Update.....

Brady has been congested for a while, we were attributing it to the snotty nose kids at daycare, but night before last we were awakened by a certain wheezing sound coming from the little guy. First thing yesterday morning we made a visit to Dr. Rub's office and sure enough Brady has bronchiolitis. Which is contracted from other kids, most likely from daycare. He was given 2 breathing treatments at the office and as a souvenir was sent home with his very own nebulizer machine. He was put on an antibiotic, an oral steroid, and 3 breathing treatments a day for one month. Daddy came right home from work after hearing his little guy was sick to give Mommy some much needed moral support and we spent the afternoon devoting all of our attention to the lil turkey(like we don't do that already).

Still smiling....

Trouble times Two

This is my buddy Alex. We met at our Mommy's exercise class. Alex is nine days older than me, you may remember him from a previous posting. We do lots of things together. On this particular day we were shopping with our moms. It is alot more fun to shop when you have a partner in crime.(Notice Brady now has shoes!) His little feet were getting torn up from doing the Schuler Scoot.

This day was a very busy day for these two. First, we went for a long walk, then Brady went to the airport to drop off Glamma and Grampie Hayes, then it was off to lunch with Alex, his mom, Nicolas, and his mom. The excitement did not end there. Costco was next on the list. Then off to mall to look around a bit. Brady and Alex found ways to stay entertained during the shopping trip.

Like.....A little kissing/chewing session

The Schuler Scoot

Brady is almost 6 1/2 months old. He currently has 3, yes, count them 3 teeth. Two on the bottom and one on top. He is working very hard to crawl, but so far has only managed, what we are calling the Schuler Scoot. He propels himself across the floor on his belly. He looks like he is doing an army drill. He is like Aunt Steph's horse, he may not get there fast, but he will get there.

Here is the little guy perfecting the Schuler Scoot.

Sitting like a big boy.

If you look close you can see the chompers.

Mommy's little boy!

And Then There Were Two

Brady's second tooth decided to make an appearance this morning. He was a little cranky this morning so I checked and there was nothing. One hour later at the park I checked and there it was, his second pearly white. Soon he will not be able to flash his gummy grin anymore, that will be a sad day(I better take more pictures now)!

Brady the Bruiser now weighs approx 20lbs so he was ineed of a big boy carseat, so of course mommy ran out ( actually ebay is a wonderful thing) and bought a comfy new carseat, almost as good as a lazy boy.

Brady trying out a big boy high chair at a lunch date today.

Baby Wrestling Federation

Brady loves being in the water. Splashing, kicking and dunking himself keeps him very happy. When he starts swimming he will probaby go in circles because he only uses one arm at a time. Guess what the other is doing, you guessed it, sucking his thumb.

We spent the afternoon with some friends and their little boy Alex, he is 9 days older and 3lbs lighter than Brady. It was so much fun watching them play together. They were actually beating the tar out of each other most the time. Licking, kicking, biting (Alex has two teeth, that is twice as many as lil Brady) you name it, they did it. Lots of drool was exchanged.

"What did you say about thumbsuckers?"

"Come back here, I am not done with you"

My New Girlfriend Has Arrived

On July 2, 2007 at 6:11pm Sophia Elaine Spier arrived, weighingin at 7lbs 5oz. Her parents are Susan and Tim, they were here to meet Brady a few months back. Mom and baby are doing well, and Daddy is beaming.

Brady and Sophie, how does that sound?

New York, New York...

Only 5 1/2 months old and Brady has traveled more than Mommy had at 21. Brady finally got to meet all of Daddy's family this past week. Uncle Brendan was crazy for the little guy and vice versa. Great Grandma Stefanik was not feeling great so we brought Brady and his gummy grin to the hospital to make her feel better. It must have worked, she was released the next day.

Great Grandpa Stefanik was thrilled to see that I liked horses even though I have been a city boy thus far. He wouldn't share his rhine wine with me though.

Brady was a busy little boy, lots to do and not so much time. After visiting with lots of family it was off to the track to watch Uncle Duff race. Grandma MaryAnn planned a big cookout for everyone at Oneida Lake, it was lots of fun and Cousin Tucker and I finally got sometime together. (Mommy's camera wasn't working well, so not many pictures were taken unfortunately).

Who's the Daddy?

Brady liked Tucker's teeth so much he decided he would get one as well. Yes, we have a tooth and he is not afraid to use it.

It's alot of work getting teeth!

But, I am never too tired to play with Mommy!