Week 48

This week, our sweet boy turned 11 months old!  I can't believe he's almost a year.  He's getting so big, and learning so fast.  Here are some pictures ...

Sweet Brian is curious about everything! Like the clip on Daddy's school bag.

The old toys that aren't as much fun they way they are designed ... but are great for climbing on and in

 

The shape on the side of the toy drums, and the wipes box with Legos in it ... 

And especially Daddy's reflex hammer (though this isn't a great picture - he sure loves this thing)

Brian with one of his stuffed animals - a lamb named Lucy.  He loves to hug his stuffed animals!

Doesn't he look all grown up?  He's going to need a haircut soon!

Playing in his room with the shape sorter. He does a great job getting the shapes where they go, though he still tries the "round peg in a square hole" trick. 

 Reading a bedtime story with Daddy

And playing ball with Daddy.  Brian sure loves these times when Cory can take a break from studying and just play!

 Playing on the patio ... and playing with his toolbox.

Our little escape artist is trying to figure out the doors.  I have to keep the front door locked so he doesn't get out.  The door to the patio is a round handle, and he can't get that one open ... yet.

 Happy with Daddy 

A new fascination of Brian's is to turn the fan light in the office off and on.  

 Hanging out at Gram's

And being helpful at Gram's

And being helpful at home!

Sitting in my chair

 Playing with the sun shade in the car.  The strangest things keep him occupied when we're driving!

At the playground

 Playing peekaboo!  He loves to peek around a corner at you (or under a table, or around a blanket, etc.)

The rest of Week 47

Here are the pictures from the rest of the week.  I guess we got on camera overload this week!  But he's so cute, I can't not share!

Random pictures of Brian with Mama ...

With Papa Chuck before Church

Part of the computer generation for sure.  He knows just what to do with a mouse!

Playing at the playground with Gram and Mama

Going down the twisty slide with Gram!

Out on the path where we go walking in the morning there is a park with baby swings.  We stopped this time (and had the camera) and he loved it!  He sure likes to swing!

We finally finished watching all of Star Trek: the Next Generation.  So we started watching Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, which has new intro music.  Brian was fascinated!  His love of all things Trekkie continues.  :)

Playing in the pool at our apartment complex.

Baby Blues ... they never get old!

Playing with Daddy ... Brian got the hang of throwing the ball back really quick.  Most times it actually made it back to Cory!

These are fuzzy, but cute.  Brian crawled over and gave Daddy a hug.

Listening to Pandora - Brian kept trying to push the pause button!

Eating real green beans.  :)

He decided he wanted a drink ...

Just random cute pictures ...

Shopping at Sprouts, the local healthy food market

This was from the trip up to Carlsbad but it got lost.  

We went to check out the park where we're having Brian's first birthday party, and had lots of fun playing!  This playground and swingset are in the shade in the mornings, so it's a perfect place to play.  I'm looking forward to everyone getting to play with Brian when they come out for his party!

Notice the feet ...

There is also a skate park with lots of ramps and stuff for the skateboarders.  Brian decided to climb up the ramp, and did an amazing job.  He got almost vertical.  (This is also his weekly picture for this week.)

Crawling around the skate park.  We tried to convince him that if he walked, it wouldn't hurt his knees, but he still likes the speed of crawling!  Soon!