What's Brady up to?! Glad you asked...

It's been awhile since our last post, so I apologize for depriving you of Brady news! It's been a busy couple of weeks... Brady is growing bigger and stronger every day. He's rolling over like crazy, responds to our voices when we walk into the room, holds toys for long periods of time (and puts them in his mouth, of course!), and he loves to watch and reach out for his hairy big brother. We're not sure that Tinley likes Brady "petting" him, but we know that very soon the two of them will paling around together... getting into trouble!

We introduced Brady to the Baby Einstein Exer-saucer and he loves spending time spinning around and playing with all the toys. Especially the audio buttons... "moooo... cow... vaca". He'll be speaking Spanish in no time :) The other big news is that Brady started eating rice cereal last weekend. I use the word "eating" very, very lightly, as I'm not even sure that he's swallowed any of it. At first it seemed like he didn't mind the cereal, but the last two days he's become a little less excited about it. Maybe it's time to introduce fruits and veggies!

Matt and I still can't believe everything Brady can do at 4 1/2 months-- it's unbelievable! Watching him grow and learn has been the most amazing thing ever... I can't wait to see what he does next!

Here are a couple of recent pics... Enjoy!

Hanging out with his buddy Jack

With Aunt Lindsay and Uncle J (Brady loves Cubs fans too)

Big boy in his chair, ready for his cereal

I hope it tastes better than it looks!

Trying to give Grandpa Grits a kiss

Brady with his Mom, and her Mom and her Mom... on Mother's Day!

Giggle-time!

No matter what is going on around us, what kind of stress we're dealing with, or how tired we are...5 minutes of this everday is enough to wipe all that stuff away!

Bathtime!

Brady loves bathtime! It's a real treat every night to put the little man in the tub, because he enjoys it so much. Sometimes he goes so crazy, I can't stop laughing...

Brady's First Easter

April showers bring... more pictures!

So, April isn't quite over yet, but today's weather feels like June! While Brady is napping (well, trying to nap), I thought I would upload a few pics from this past month. Enjoy!

Waiting to see the Easter Bunny

Gotta have the blankie over the face to nap!

Havin' fun in my chair!

Just too cool!

The Eatherton boys on a neighborhood stroll

Brady's mobile!

It all happened over a couple of days. First, Brady noticed his feet. Then he pulled them closer to take a better look. When he did that, he started to wobble. He used that momentum to roll to his side. Then, he rolled a little more. Then, with the help of Mom & Dad, he rolled from his back to his belly. Then, today, he rolled over all by himself! The feeling of pride is truly amazing, and this is just the TIP of the ice berg. Here's some footage of the big event...

Such a big boy!

We weren't sure if he was ready for the "bumbo"*, but we thought we would give it a try. The first time we put him in it, he looked a bit uncomfortable. So we gave it another week and let him get a little stronger during tummy time, and low and behold, he was ready to sit in the "bumbo" like a big boy! Next stop... Little Einstein's Entertainment Center thingy-ma-gig!


* Disclaimer: We don't have the real Bumbo chair, but the word is universally used, sort of like "kleenex" for tissue. Anyway...