A few of Brayden's favorite things...

Brayden is growing and changing everyday!  We just can't believe it!  He has outgrown all of his newborn clothes.  He is smiling so much now and we just love to hear him "talk" and laugh.  Mostly what he has to say is "goo" or something similar.  =)  He also discovered how to move his hand to his mouth.  We don't have a thumb sucker on our hands, but we do have a "fist sucker"!  We catch him a couple times a day trying to stick his whole fist in his mouth!

Here are some pictures of things that he loves!

Below is a picture of him in his crib.  If you look to the left of the picture you can see a toy that he has.  It lights up and has characters that move and it plays a song.  Many times I have caught him smiling and giggling by himself in his room with this toy!

Here is a picture of Brett, Brayden, Brandy and myself on a walk.  Bray LOVES going for walks or just riding in his stroller (which makes for fun trips to the mall while dad is at work!)  =)

Auntie Julie and Uncle Jacob bought Bray a fun mat to play on.  He has fun learning how to move and touch things on this!

Bray LOVES bath time!  He can be fussing and as soon as he sits in that warm water he is so content!  We are excited to take him to Hawaii next month to see what he thinks of the pool!

Below is a picture of Bray in his swing!  This was an amazing discovery a few weeks ago.  Our friends Rachel and Kevin let us use theirs and we found that Bray just loves to swing in it.  (No clothes because I was getting a bath ready for him, but he was just too cute to not take a picture of!)

Brayden's First Thanksgiving!

Brayden had a wonderful 1st Thanksgiving!  We enjoyed a good dinner at Grandparent's Mark and Elaine's.  Then we went over to say hello to Uncle Greg, Uncle Jacob and Auntie Julie at Grammy and Bebo's and to play poker!  =)

Brayden at JC Higgins!

Today was fun because Brayden and I were invited to the Thanksgiving lunch at Brett's work, JC Higgins.  Brayden got lots of attention and had a good time!  Below is a picture of the proud papa and Bray at his desk.  =)

"First" birthday party!

Last Sunday we had a party with the Putnam side of the family.  

We celebrated fall birthdays so technically Brayden fit into that category!

He was the star of the show and was so spoiled with love the whole day!

Brayden's First Movie!

Last Saturday Bray was treated to his first movie!  I don't think he knows that he even went because he slept the whole time (woohoo!) but none the less it was his first movie and we got to enjoy the whole thing!  We went up to Seattle and watched the Warren Miller Ski Movie to get ready for the season.  We had a fun time hanging out and having dinner at Auntie Julie's ahead of time too!

Here are some pictures from the last few weeks...

Bray's One Month Dr. Appoinment

Dad and Bray's first night without Mom!  The did a good job during the first half of my night out.  However, halfway through I got a panicked call from Brett with Bray crying in the background.  I told Brett to swaddle and rock Bray and that I was on my way home.  When I came in the door they were both sleeping on the couch (see picture below).  Needless to say, we are taking "baby steps" to having Brett and Bray stay home alone together.  =)

Brayden's first Sunday going to church!

Bran was feeling jealous during this photo shoot...

Enjoying some smiles and giggling...

Brayden's Newborn Photo Shoot

When Brayden was exactly two weeks old we had a newborn photo shoot!  It was so fun because he was so happy throughout it all and gave us lots of good shots!  We love that we were able to capture some of his many faces and expressions that he is making.   We are just soaking up every movement and getting more and more smiles everyday!  Also, we are starting to get more "baby talk".  It is just intentional noise that Bray is making while making eye contact with us.  Its so sweet and we just can't get enough of it!