Toddler Chronicles October-14 months.....

November 5th 2013: I cannot believe that our baby boy is 14 months old. In my mind that is soooo old and yet the days of him as an infant are still so fresh on my mind. Luke frequently comments on how strange it is that he cannot recall exactly what Braxton looked like as an infant without looking at a picture as a reference and I must agree that its true! How crazy is that? I mean obviously I know that he was adorable and he had a thick head of dark hair and his eyes were a grey in-between color that no one could pinpoint (they still are). I can remember that he was so small and so helpless but I cannot remember specific features without the help of "old" photographs. I cannot imagine what our recollection will be like when he is a teenager.

Braxton now has 10 teeth total....his 4 front teeth on top and bottom, and then a molar on top and bottom on the right side of his mouth. Luckily, our sweet boy has never had a lot of problems with teething so its hard for us to know exactly when his chompers bust through.

I am coming to the realization that Braxton is a sensitive little guy. He has always been a snuggler for sure and now he loves to give great big hugs with a sweet pat on the back to all of his friends and family.....just last night in church he gave a little boy behind us about 15 big hugs and even a smooch. Braxton loves to pucker up and pass out kisses at home and at school. A few weeks ago his teachers sent us a note home stating that Brax had been hugging and kissing all of his friends. And our guy is not a cheek kisser, he likes a big slobbery kiss right on the lips with the smack noise included. I love it! And I love that my lil man is a lover and not a fighter because this momma still cherishes every time he falls asleep on my chest with his arms wrapped around me.

Braxton Cole also LOVES music! He loves music of all kinds whether its the radio or someone singing. And he loves to dance to said music whether its with hand movements that he has learned at school or if its his own signature "white boy" moves! It would be a rare occasion if we didn't have at least one dance party at home daily!

Other things our lil dude loves: wagon or truck rides outside, playing with trucks or balls, and being outside with daddy while he is working on projects (I would say crafts but projects sound more manly...hehe)! Braxton loves pictures of all sorts and loves pointing to people in pictures at school and has just started kissing the people in the picture at home. We are also working on catching a playground ball with inconsistent success right now!

Braxton is still not much of a talker but does say.....mama, dada, more, "dis" for this, bye-bye, hi, pop, ball, and dog. I'm sure he is saying so much more but I don't speak baby so I can't make out most of it. He signs more and all done. This past week he has started nodding for yes which is pretty darn cute!