friend dinner date.

we had a really great time at huntington's house last night for an impromptu picnic on the patio.  your seat-strap from aunt sarah came in handy for a make-shift high chair.  you & cora had the best time playing on the blanket in the yard while we cooked dinner.  we love good friends & amazing weather!  welcome, spring.

play table.

you LOVE this play table we borrowed from our friends.  cora is a big fan too.

cart corraler.

brady's great-aunt sarah made him this cart securing belt!!  it's so awesome, holds him in so much better than the flimsy ones attached the cart.  he's very happy about it too.  well, either about that or the mustard selection.

borrowed toy.

you're a BIG fan of this new stand-and-play activity center we borrowed from a friend.  i put you up at it yesterday for the first time and you grinned away as you pushed buttons & explored it.

jumpers.

our little crazy jumping bean!  still loving the jumparoo.

fave.

bathtime is my all-time favorite part of our day.  bradykins LOVES it and splashes & plays til his toes turn into raisins and i make him go to bed.  and i love how smiley and fun he is.  and if we're being honest, i also love how it's almost bedtime which means me-time ;)

other mamas - we love this bathseat.  makes me less nervous about his wobbly sitting in the tub and he gets to play independently which he loves.

discovery.

"you mean those have always been up there?!"

sophie love.

the joy of teething!  lots of drool, hands in the mouth constantly.  today i busted out sophie to see if B would like it.  he put it straight in his mouth and gnawed away.  i think she's a hit :)

transport with two!

julie just got an attachment to their britax b-ready stroller so that we didn't have to bring ours out to washington this weekend.  it fits two babies & it's awesome!  they picked brady & me up at the airport with it and it was a breeze to snap ruby into the lower seat & attach brady's carseat to the top.  i think they both liked it, evidenced by ruby's sweet grin.  look at all those teeth!!  she is getting so big, and prettier by the day.

getting around.

here we are on our way through the airport again little mister.  you love your ergo baby carrier with infant insert (you're still too small to go without the insert - i checked!).  the only time you've hung out in it with me is through airports, as it's still too hot in colorado to tool around town in it.  but i have a feeling we're going to use it a lot together this fall when snuggling against mama in the cooler weather is in order.  i can't wait (for snuggles AND cooler weather).

swaddle mayhem.

oops!  you're learning to escape!

new swaddle.

upon my friend jen's recommendation, we got bradykins a new swaddle.  i was using the summer brand of swaddlers for nighttime - and she suggested i switch to the halo brand.  i found that the summer swaddles came un-velcroed at night sometimes, he could get his arms out to his elbows and thrash around waking himself up.  i also had to get him all the way out of the swaddle to change him in the middle of the night which was less than ideal.  with the halo brand, it zips from the bottom up to the neck, so i can change him with only exposing his legs.  and the "wings" of the swaddle are longer so his arms stay covered, and the velcro stays shut no matter how hard he wrestles around.

two thumbs up for the halo swaddles!  and also, for the cute peanut above :)