In the Immortal Words of Timbuk3...

Their future's so bright, they gotta wear shades.

Food Critics

Guess who has two thumbs and HATES rice cereal?  This guy.

Guess who lacks opposable thumbs but loves rice cereal?  This guy.



Brady at Five Months

Brady has been having lots of fun this month trying new things.  To name a few:

Sitting up (with a spotter) and playing with his toys.

  

Hanging out in his high chair, chewing on everything in sight due to a pesky tooth beginning to poke through:



And rolling back to front!

Brady is very proud of his new rolling skill, but still hates being on his tummy and is not so great at rolling front to back.  So he flips over, spends a few minutes looking around in a very self-satisfied way, and then starts crying when he realizes in horror that he is on his stomach.  Hopefully soon it will dawn on him that he holds the power to flipping back over.


 

Seven vs. The Dishwasher

As shown here, Seven often sneaks up and licks the dirty dishes as I'm loading the dishwasher. Last week he got more than he bargained for when, while my back was turned, he stuck his head into the dishwasher for a lick and caught his collar on the dishwasher rack. The rattling noise it made startled him and he reared out of the dishwasher, dragging the entire rack full of dishes with him. An ungodly racket ensued as Seven bucked around our front hall in a panic, swinging the rack full of dishes from his neck and littering the floor with cutlery and plates. After what seemed like an eternity but was probably only five seconds, Seven managed to free himself and went skittering down the hallway, ears plastered to his (empty?) skull.

The great news? Nothing broke! I can highly recommend Lenox Tin Can Alley. Their quality testing must involve Labrador Retrievers.

For anyone wondering, Seven was unscarred by this experience- not ten minutes later he was once again neck deep in the dishwasher. No one has ever accused him of being a quick study.

Gossip

Brady caught up on his celebrity gossip today. He is absolutely shocked by Brad's double life.



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Brady at Four Months

At four months, Brady has become much more active.  He loves bouncing in his jumperoo and attempting to cruise around in his walker.  He still thinks Bryan and I are hilarious (proving that he is of above average intelligence), and he has also decided that Seven is funny, much to Seven's confusion.  All this activity makes a guy tired - right after he hit three months, Brady started sleeping through the night.

Bryan and I have started referring to the jumperoo as the 'jumperpoo'... maybe it's gravity, or the leg workout, but something about this thing really sets Brady's system in motion.  We've had countless blow out incidents in the jumperpoo.  Brady's current record is three in one day but he's working on breaking that.  Reach for the stars, buddy!

Brady is trying hard to sit up on his own and he's a big fan of his Bumbo seat.  Seven is also a fan of the Bumbo - he is a fan of anything that puts Brady within licking distance.  He can often be found lurking around the jumperpoo, waiting to sneak a lick in between jumps.  Seven has no idea the deliciousness that awaits him - soon those little fingers will be covered in rice cereal, and it will only get better from there!

Seven - An Update

I posted a glowing review a few months ago regarding Seven's transition into brotherhood. While that remains mostly true, he did stage a formal protest last weekend when all the two-leggers in the family went out to dinner without him.





I believe the incident to be a warning, as it's just a magazine- not our wedding album or anything. Seven just wanted to give us a taste of the destruction he will rain down upon us if we get too socially active for his taste. Needless to say we will not be vacationing any time soon.

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