14 Weeks Old

Bradley is 14 weeks old. Lately he folds his hands together like he's praying and often sucks on them when he does that. He likes to hold my hand a lot--when he's feeding, going to sleep, etc. He opens his mouth really wide when he's pleased with something. He's starting to try to put things in his mouth and chew on them. He must be able to see a lot better because he really seems to enjoy our walks now. He stays up longer during the day in between naps. He still talks the entire time I'm reading to him and stops when I finish the book. Today was the first day we brushed his tooth. Dad and I took him to McDonald's this morning, and Dad said, "Bradley, you're turning into a true Kentuckian. Every morning you wake up and brush your TOOTH." (Ya get it?) :-)

I tried to take a picture of his tooth. Hope you can see it.

13 Weeks Old

Bradley is 13 weeks old now. He does indeed have a tooth. It just never even occurred to me that he would have a tooth this early, so I was really surprised when I saw that it had already cut through the gum without me noticing. Wow!

He is a little blabbermouth when I read books to him. He talks the entire time I'm reading! :-) One time I said to him, "Do you want to read the book, b/c you can't hear what I'm saying over you talking." :-) He can make more sounds now and especially has giggle fits around Lovey.

Aunt Joyce and Susan came to see him Saturday, and we had lunch together.



Bradley had his first set of shots Thursday morning (the 23rd). He did not enjoy that, of course, and has been exhausted and extra clingy ever since. He weighed 10 pounds, 12 ounces. He is only in the 10th percentile for weight. The Dr. really wants him to gain some more weight. Mom and Dawn assure me that tall and lean runs in our family, so I should get used to hearing this and not worry about it anymore. The Dr. told us he had only seen 2 or 3 kids with teeth this early, so he was surprised about that. When Bradley was born, the hospital told us he was 21 1/2 inches. The pediatrician told us he was 21 inches. Today he was 24 3/4 inches. So he has grown a good bit lengthwise. He is in the 70th percentile for length. His head circumference was 42. He is healthy and seems to be following his namesake in every respect so far, so I guess we named him appropriately!

Now to Alex stories...

Dawn and Erich showed Alex the smiley 11-week pic of Bradley, and he pointed and climbed up to the computer screen and said "Want!". Isn't that sweet? :-)

Alex told me on the phone this morning that he loved me. :-)

He had two balls in his hand. He said, "Two ball." He threw one ball and said, "One ball." :-)

He was playing with a little boy his age the other day when the little boy fell down. Alex got a very concerned look on his face and kept giving him hugs and kisses to make sure he was ok. :-)

Could Babykins Have A Tooth?

Last night I had my finger in Bradley's mouth to calm him down before bedtime while I let the dog out, and I felt something sharp. I woke up this morning and took a look. There seems to be a little white tooth popping through his bottom middle gum. I wonder if it will keep on coming. I definitely wasn't expecting him to get a tooth at 12 weeks! Will I be feeding him for at least 9 more months with teeth??!! :-)

12 Weeks Old

Bradley is 12 weeks old. He has a giggle fit at least once a day now. That is just the best thing in the whole world! He gave me a hickey the other day from sucking so hard on my shoulder. Ha! I never thought Xon and I would have a baby with auburn hair. When we're in the sun, sometimes it looks downright red. His eyes MIGHT be turning hazel, but I'm not sure yet. I think he looks less like a baby and more like a little boy now. He can hold his head up on his own for short periods of time. We've been reading lots of books lately, and he seems to enjoy them. He is also getting more interested in toys and LOVES the little doggy on his play gym.

I forgot to mention in my last post that Alex calls Xon "Yon" now. He used to call him Bo because he couldn't say Xon, but now he is giving it his best shot! :-) Alex decided he wants to use the potty now--and does so at least once a day. He is so proud of himself. What a good boy!

11 Weeks Old

Bradley is now 11 weeks. I packed away his 0-3 month clothes. He blows spit bubbles and laughs when he hears someone else laugh. That is priceless. He smiles all the time. One time he was sleeping on my stomach. When he woke up and looked up at me, a big smile lit up his face. That was sweet. :-) He sleeps on his side, stomach, and back, and switches positions regularly.

He still sleeps well at night, though it's not consistent. He will sleep anywhere from 4-7 hours at a stretch. It is different every night. He usually wants to go to bed anywhere from 8-9 p.m. The past couple of days he has woken up from his nap after a half hour. I have been able to put him back to sleep pretty easily--except for yesterday. He hardly slept at all yesterday. Then he slept great last night, but I couldn't sleep a wink! Go figure. :-) I happened to look at www.babycenter.com, and the article on the home page was "Does your baby wake up from his nap after a half hour?" :-) The article said a half hour is the end of their first sleep cycle, and many babies can't put themselves back to sleep after that. So you have to help them out. Usually I just sit down and stick a pacifier in Bradley's mouth, and he goes to sleep, so hopefully that trend will continue and yesterday was not a sign of things to come...

Lovey and I took Bradley to the tea room for lunch, where all the older ladies swooned over him. :-)


He went on his first boat ride this past weekend. I don't think he enjoyed it much b/c the life jacket was huge, but that's just how life jackets are with babies so small. I do think he enjoyed the breeze and being outside all day. We slathered him with sunscreen (even in his hair), and kept him in the shade pretty much the whole time.



Alex ADORES Bradley and gives him lots of kisses!!!!! He says "baby" over and over. This is good, b/c he will have a sibling pretty soon! :-) Alex puts words together now. If I'm feeding Bradley, he says, "Baby eat." He loves to say "John Deere tractor." ;-) (You can tell what he's into lately...) We sure do have a cute little bunch!