Climbing rockstar

9.5 Months old

Things have been pretty crazy here so I missed posting last weekend. We've had some good days and some bad days. First the bad: Bradley got pretty sick this past week and ended up in the ER of the children's hospital. He was having severe breathing issues (probably caused by his latest virus) and has now been getting breathing treatments over the past few days. When he's older, he potentially may be diagnosed with asthma. He's still coughing and wheezing a little but sounding much better.

He's otherwise been working on his mobility. It seems like in a few short weeks he's gone from scooting around to now being able to crawl, stand up and even climb up several steps. He also enjoys participating in a conversation, even if we can't decipher his words yet. And he has let us clearly know that he does not enjoy eating broccoli.

As far as good news, we are excited to have found a new house. We'd recently been debating whether to buy or rent and have looked at a few things but luckily came across a nice single-family home to rent. It will give both Adam and I a shorter work commute plus a nice big fenced-in yard for Bradley to play in. Our lease starts end of February so we'll probably move sometime during the month of March.

This is our new place

Making friends with the baby gate

Off on a run with Momma

Another fun day at the beach!

water is too cold

play date at the park

being told that the Patriots lost

loves eating cereal, anytime any place

uh oh, climbing steps already

loves eating pancakes

Happy Bradley

Bradley enjoys playing a game where he throws everything onto the floor...he thinks it's just the funniest thing ever :)

Hiking and Stomach Flu

After returning to sunny San Diego from frozen New England, we made sure to enjoy the beautiful weather with a trip to the beach. We also did some hiking along the cliffs at Torrey Pines last weekend. Our fun was short-lived though as Bradley continues to be coughing and sneezing and then also picked up a stomach virus during the week. After a few days, he finally seems to be feeling better, but unfortunately, Adam still doesn't feel great.

Bradley also visited the pediatrician this week for his 9-month checkup. We're pretty sure the nurse (not our usual one) messed up when weighing him because he clocked in at a hefty 25 lb 8oz (99th percentile!)...after several attempts ourselves with the scale after the nurse left, we were only getting 24 lbs 6oz. So that's what we're sticking with. He's big but not ridiculously big! And he's almost 30 inches long. Aside from the stomach flu and the never-ending cough, he seems to be growing and developing as expected. He also has teeth #3, 4, and 5 coming in so that's definitely adding a bit to his fussiness. Adam and I are desperate for a good nights sleep but I don't think thats in the cards anytime soon.

Locked down

 

Coooookkkkies!

 

Showing off his skills at eating pieces of cheese

 

Torrey Pines State Park

 

playing in the sand for the first time

 

Hiking the next day at the Torrey Pines cliffs

 

 

Look who can stand up now!

 

and he enjoys being on his knees a lot more too

"I can stand all by myself"

 

 

Bonus Pictures

And as a special Christmas bonus, a bunch of random Bradley photos! I was going through pictures on Adam's phone and found more than a few that I wish I had added to the blog previously. So here they are...in a poor attempt to be chronological in order:

 

the Heisman

 

at the San Diego Zoo

 

 

 first baseball game (padres vs mariners)

 

 

so gifted

 

napping with Grandma

second Padres game with Adam enjoying their free mask giveaway

first patriots game on TV

 

eating at Chipolte

 

La Jolla, CA 

 

visiting a local winery with my brother Tim

during our trip to Tucson, AZ

visiting Adam's friend Tim and his family near Los Angeles, CA

 

early morning coffee run with daddy