Pointer

Bradley has learned something new. He is now pointing at anything and everything. I picked him up from daycare and he points at me. He points at his toys, his food, and himself in the mirror. I know it is something so small but it is almost like he is saying, "Look! There's my mommy!" It is so cute! He is turning into such a little person!

On another more depressing note, he is sick AGAIN. I took him into the doctors yesterday for a check up and to ask my doctor about the H1N1 vaccine and I am so glad I did because we caught an ear infection early. When I picked him up from daycare he had an elevated temperature so it was good we were already going to the doctor office. I don't take ear infections lightly. I had chronic ear infections as a child and as a result have nerve damage that has reduced my hearing to that of an 80 year old and have had 6 ear surgeries. It isn't something I want Bradley to go through. He is back on antibiotics and is going back to the doctor in 2 weeks to make sure he is cleared up before he gets his vaccine.

Hoover

As you all know, Bradley loves to pick stuff off of the floor to eat. Well, I dropped him off at daycare this morning and even before I set him down Miss Carol asked what he was chewing on. I replied it must be his tongue because I didn't give him anything besides cereal. I left not thinking anything of it. Here is an email I get from Melissa, who has her little boy at the same daycare.

"Miss Carol told me to tell you that Bradley wasn’t chewing on his tongue this morning…she scooped her finger in his mouth and it was a carrot!!! Probably got it from his highchair or on your floor!!! She says they call Bradley the Hoover Vacuum! And that he is so fast!"

I have no idea where he got a carrot from because he hasn't had carrots this week and I just cleaned the floors! I need to step up my cleaning apparently! I cant believe the daycare teachers call my Bradley the Hoover Vacuum! I am starting to think that I have to start putting his dinner on the floor because he eats better when he isn't supposed to have it than if it is on his tray!

Frankenmuth

We took a family trip along with Mike, Jen, and Mackenzie to Frankenmuth on Saturday. We went downtown and visited a couple shops. We drooled over the handmade fudge but didn't buy any and strolled around. In the Bavarian Inn they have an amazing toy store that we just had to check out. Bradley loved the Thomas the Train room and didn't put down the Thomas engine the entire time we were there!

Bradley and Mackenzie posed for a picture.

Then we went over to Bronner's, the Worlds largest Christmas store, and had some fun with our cameras.

Oh no! The elf has Bradley!

Then, Uncle Mike dressed up as Santa for Bradley!

It was a great day and we all had so much fun! Both babies were so good and happy the whole day as well. We bought personalized Christmas stockings with our names on them too so we are all set for the holiday!

Pumpkins

We went to the pumpkin patch today. It was a great day for it too because the weather wasn't too cold.

Bradley riding in the wagon with his pumpkin!

"I want this pumpkin!"

Playing with the pumpkins.

Grapes

So far the stories from daycare have been very entertaining. I got out of work early on Friday for the Thanksgiving holiday and I was so excited to be able to pick Bradley up from daycare and see him in action. Of course, every time I get the opportunity to pick him up he is eating when I get there so I don't even get to see him playing with the other babies. I noticed that some of the older kids were having grapes as snacks but he was eating Cheerios (his favorite snack) when I got there. About an hour after we got home I noticed he had something in his mouth so I fished it out. It was a half of a grape skin! How in the world did he get a grape and why does he still have the skin in his mouth? When I dropped him off on Monday at daycare I asked them about it and here is what they told me:

Miss Carol: "We didn't even give him grapes!"
Me: "I have noticed he is starting to pick things off of the floor now."
Miss Carol: "Yeah, he goes up to the table and picks food of the the other kids plates or eats what falls on the floor. He even goes up to the kids in the highchairs and they hand him food!"
Me: "Are you serious?" LOL
Miss Carol: "Yup, he is such a little scavenger that we have to lock him in the other area while we feed the other kids!"

At this point I am picturing him begging for food and having to be separated in order for him not to steal from the other kids. It is a pretty funny picture in my head. I wonder if that is why he came home on Tuesday with an incident report stating that he got bit on the thumb by another baby...

My Growing Boy

Here is a good picture of Bradley's first tooth

And he is now able to crawl under things so he is double the trouble!

Holy Crap!

Bradley and I were sitting on the floor playing with his toys last night. He was sitting right in front of me and just stood up! I mean, he went from sitting to standing and just stood there like he knew how to do it all along. It was the coolest thing to see and frankly, I was pretty impressed because I cant even go from sitting to standing without pushing off with my hands but somehow my baby who cant even walk can do it. I better start working out!