brandon

sorry i've been neglecting this blog.... tim and i are working on a website right now, and it includes a journal feature, so i've been writing in my journal there (we don't have sharing working yet) and blogging there too.  i'll write more about it when we're done developing it.  :)

lately, brandon has been doing the following things:

• learned how to share food... so sweet!...  but also learned how to *pretend* to share the food, and then take it away right as you lean in for a bite!  omg.  SO BAD.  i couldn't believe my eyes when he was cracking up because of this.  he also makes this really cute "naughty face" when he's doing it.
  

  naughty face - cracker

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• waving really well - both with the whole arm sometimes, and sometimes with and open-closed-open-closed hand.  so cute.
• able to give kisses!  i love this.  however, he also knows when he doesn't want to give kisses, and can push your face out of the way.  :(  so sad.
  

  give daddy a kiss
• standing for quite a while on his own - best when he's holding something to disctract him.  he hasn't taken any independent steps yet, though.  he can crawl all over the place, so he doesn't really feel the need to walk around.
  

  standing
• likes to drink out of a water bottle... see video
  
• he has 8 teeth now - 4 on top, 4 on bottom

1. your favorite stuffed animal is kody the dog (from kristie, from pbk).  your favorite non-stuffed toy is the wooden rolling toy (from grandma, from pbk). 
2. you love lights and ceiling fans.  you even make an open-closed-open-closed hand when you see them.
3. you love pushing buttons - light switches, door bells, phone buttons, keyboards, any buttons.
4. you can give kisses now!
5. you like to play peek-a-boo where i hide under the sheets and you lift up the sheets.
6. you poo standing up
7. you love water - water fountains, baths, sinks, whenever you hear water, you want to go see it.
8. your eyes were gray/blue when you were born, and now they are hazel-ish.  babycenter says they should stay this way.
9. you still sleep with us.  :)
10. you are still breastfeeding (mostly at night and to fall asleep for naps).
11. you don't like getting your face wiped after you eat, unless it's a warm soft towel. 
12. you can say dadada, some b sounds, some j sounds, but mostly you like to say dadada.
13. you love the vacuum - you love to watch daddy vacuum and you even love the vacuum when it's not turned on.  you like the hose, you try to sit on the base, and you try to stand up with the beater.
14. you love to watch tv and youtube on the computer.  you like cartoons, elmo, swedish chef, and thomas the train.
15. you have a huge head - just like daddy!  haha.  ok, mommy has a big head too.
16. you have been wearing size 6 diapers for many months now.  there's only 1 size bigger!
17. you haven't met a veggie you don't like - carrots, broccoli, zucchini.  i'm gonna gook you beets tonight!  :)
18. not so much on the fruits though.  bananas are ok, but you didn't immediately like strawberries, blueberries, mangos, or applesauce.
19. you are a regular at benihana and yuki sushi.  you eat tofu and avocado (and sometimes salmon now).
20. you don't like when things are organized?  when blocks are stacked up, you will knock them down immediately and mess them around.
21. you don't like your nails cut, but they grow so fast so i have to cut them all the time.  i cut them when you're sleeping and you don't even notice.
22. you like to spin things
23. you are so smart!  (i'm sure every mommy says this)  you are really good at copying things we do.  you learned kiss in 1 day! 
24. you like to play "mama's coming to get ya!" while daddy is holding you.  you scream and squeal like crazy.  it's so cute.
25. your favorite songs are itsy bitsy spider, wheels on the bus, frere jacques, alouette.  your favorite books are b is for bear, f is for farm, tails, and your truck book.