It is Becomming Clear...

I am starting to realize why 2nd children usually dont have as many pictures growing up as first borns... My new job keeps me so busy that I dont have the time to organize and resize pictures like I used to which means I have not been taking as many. It is actually depressing looking back through my camera and realizing that I have only taken a few pictures in the last 2 month. That is crazy for me, someone who loves taking pictures. Time to step it up!

My Poor Baby

Bradley had a fever all weekend but I wrote it off as being connected to teething because he has been working on his molars lately. It wasn't until Wednesday morning that he developed a rash from head to toe and was all swollen in the face. Leaving out the details of taking him to the clinic and daycare, we found out that he had a reaction to the antibiotic that he had stopped taking a week and a half ago! The doctor said it was an allergy to penicillin and gave him Benadryl. The swelling is slowly going down and the rash is fading but it is not an immediate thing. Bradley is so sleepy with the medicine he is on but he is at least in a better mood. I had no idea that a reaction could be that delayed! At least we know now though. I will keep you posted as to what the doctor says when we get him tested for allergies.

Catching Up

Sorry to my avid readers for my extended break in writing. Right after my last post I started my new job and it has kept me exceptionally busy. There have been so many changes in the last 2 months since I stopped writing so I will try to catch up.
Bradley took his first steps but didn't seem like he wanted to walk full out yet. Then on the day before his birthday he just got up and started walking. I haven't seen him crawl since. He had a wonderful birthday with all the family present. He dug into his cake like a champ and when I accidentally dropped it on the floor cleaning up from the party he walked faster than ever to get to the site and used both hands to eat as much cake as he could in the time it took me to clean it up.
He is a climber, I have seen him climb into my cupboards and onto the shelf! He also climbs up onto his slide and slides down on his own. He climbs up his baby gate but getting his toes in the holes and scaling it. He is an independent boy that is for sure. I had my first week away from him in January. I had to go to Toronto for work and left my boys home to fend for themselves. I am a bit of a control freak so I laid out clothes for Bradley and helped Scott plan dinners. We all lived through that week and were better from it. Scott and Bradley bonded so much that week and it is amazing to see that. I had a good time but am so glad that it is only once a year I have to do that! We discovered he loves spicy food. He loves cheesy enchilada Hamburger Helper and chili the best. He is off baby food altogether which is an amazing freedom.
Bradley is now starting to communicate as well. He can sign "all done" and "more" which is really nice when he is eating. His vocabulary consists of ball (baw), book (buh), kitty kitty, and of course, momma and dada. He is so close to saying banana and cookie as well. His favorite word and toy is "ball" though. He walks through the house saying "ball" at different voice frequencies and as learned how to throw. I'm not sure if that was a wise thing to teach him though...
I think he is my little genius (as every mom thinks of their child). He can put legos together now and will study things until he figures out how they work.
Most of all, he is a sweetheart. He now will run at me with his arms outstretched and when I gather him into my arms he gives me a big kiss. I am the luckiest mom ever!