High 5!

Well, Brady is now giving high 5's! Ok, so, if he's in the mood to give you a high 5, he will. Otherwise, he'll just look at you and smile, like "Hah... I don't think so!" He started doing that last Wednesday. We were walking around Babies R Us with Ashley and she said "High 5" and he just started doing it. Now it's hit or miss on whether he will actually doing it.

Then, Sunday morning, Dusty was holding Brady while I was getting ready to leave for church and he just started clapping out of the blue. It's SOOO cute! And when you say "Yay!" after he does it, he smiles REALLY big and does it some more.... just to hear you say "YAY!" but I do it because it's cute! =)

Anyway, Brady will be nine months next week... a week from today, actually! I can't believe it! But, I will write again next week and update you on his stats for 9 months.

Later!
The Cottons

8 Months!

Well, Brady is now 8 months old. I can't believe how fast he is growing. It makes me sad that he is not going to be a baby much longer. But at the same time, I can't wait to see him grow. I think I mentioned in my last blog that he has been army crawling. He is ALL over the place now. He followed me into the bathroom twice today! Ha ha...

So, for new things, his second tooth is ALMOST to the surface. It wants to pop through SO bad! He looks so cute with a little tooth sticking up out of his gums. His next big feat... HE PULLED HIMSELF TO A STANDING POSITION! I couldn't believe my eyes! I was in such shock that I couldn't even get Dusty's attention to tell him until he was already standing!

I need to upload some more pictures to my computer and then I'll add some to the post.

Love ya!
The Cottons

7 Months!

Well, Brady is now 7.5 months old. There is SO much to update so I figured I better go ahead and do one now before he adds even more to it! So, he just started REALLY army crawling this past weekend and now he doesn't stop. He's constantly on the move even though he's not quite up on his hands and knees yet.

He also just got his first tooth yesterday! It's just barely broken the surface but it IS there... you can feel it's sharpness! I have a feeling his other bottom tooth is following quickly behind. He's been a trooper, but I am pretty sure it's starting to bother him now.

I have pictures to add, but I haven't uploaded them to my computer yet. I will do so soon, I promise!

Oh, something else to add... Brady has a new cousin!!! His name is Jack Evan and he was born on April 30th. He weighed 8 lbs 7 oz and was 20.5" long. I DO have pics I can upload of him! =)

Brady is also rolling ALL over the place now. As you know, if you've kept up with the few blogs I've actually written, he's been more than capable of rolling for 3 months now, but he was just so lazy! Especially once he figured out he could sit up all by himself. He decided he was too big to lay down any more. Now that he's learning to crawl, I can't hardly keep him in a sitting position because he starts chasing some toy all over the floor. I just can't believe how big he's gotten. Before we know it, we are going to be having his 1st birthday party.

Ok, I'll try updating again soon. Until then...

Love to all!
The Cottons

6 Months

Well, Brady is now 6 months old. I'm still horrible at keeping this updated, but I AM working on it! Anyway, he went to the dr on his 6 month birthday. He weighed in a 17 lbs 8 oz (which is exactly what I had guessed) and 27 and 3/4" long! He's still in the 50% for weight but he jumped up to 90% for height! He's a long boy!

A few weeks ago, Brady started sitting up on his own. I still sit near him or put the Boppy around him because he doesn't have complete control yet, but he is very capable of sitting all by himself for more than a couple of minutes at a time. He's actually gotten to the point where he doesn't like laying on the floor any more because he knows he can sit up. He also finally rolled all the way over from back to stomach. He's been so close for months, but was just too lazy to take his fingers out of his mouth and actually do it!

I can't believe how much he's grown so fast. It really does seem like just yesterday that we were bringing him home from the hospital. Every day is just such a blessing. He's such a sweet little boy. His daddy and I love him so much! We can't imagine our lives without him.

I will try to update a little more often, but I can't make any promises.

Love to all!
Heather

2 Months - 5 Months

Well, I decided I'm just going to skip ahead... there's no use trying to go back in time. Hah! Anyway, Brady turned 5 months old on Monday. Let's see if I can catch you up quickly. He started laughing middle of November, so he was almost exactly 2 months old. I remember it was the Wednesday of the week before Thanksgiving because I was going over to my mom's to keep her company after her colonoscopy. He was laying on his changing table because I was getting him dressed and I tickled him and he giggled. It was the cutest thing I've ever heard. He rolled over for the first time a few weeks ago. He's only done it once since then. I think it scares him. =) He has got the SWEETEST personality and I just love him to death. He is so happy (for the most part)! I just can't believe how fast he's growing. It's definitely bittersweet.

I started a part-time job today... I'm keeping a 1 yr old girl two days a week so that we can go on vacation this summer. Once I get that paid for, I'm going to put it towards paying off credit cards. Brady didn't quite know what to make of the situation. They both wanted me to hold them, and well, that's just not possible. I keep her again tomorrow, so we will see how that works. My mom is supposed to come over (if she's feeling better) after noon, so that will be a big help with Brady at least.

I'm going to attach some pics, but I don't have his 5 month picture uploaded yet. I'll do a post for Valentine's Day once I get those pics uploaded too.

Love to all,

Heather

October 16, 2008 - 1 Month

Well, Brady turned 1 month old today! I took him to get his pictures done at Target. They turned out GREAT and I will attach a few of my favorites.
Since I'm just now writing this and he's already 5 months old, I don't have a whole lot to write. I'm trying to think back and see if there is anything I can think of that he's doing now. I know he's smiling already. He's such a sweet little boy! We are already getting into a routine. He's definitely a morning baby...

Brady James Cotton

Well, I know I'm a little late getting all of this updated, but better late than never right?!

So, I will start with the birth story. I was induced on my due date because I was not progressing. My cervix wasn't doing anything, so I went into the hospital Monday night (September 15th) to have Cervadil put in to "ripen" my cervix. They put two doses in throughout the night. They started Pitocin at 5:30 Tuesday morning. At 8:30, my doctor came in and I was dialated to a 3. She broke my water and Oh boy, did my contracions get 100x more intense! I think I made it to about 10 am without an epidural. I don't remember every single detail, but I do remember that my Epi didn't work on the right side of my back so I was still in excruciating pain. I was fully effaced, and dialated to 10cm by 1:30, but my doctor had a scheduled c-section so she made me wait to start pushing... UNTIL 3:00!!!! So, I start pushing and pushing and pushing... the little stinker was face up so it was rough getting him out. But, at 4:47 p.m. on Tuesday, September 16th, we welcomed sweet Brady James Cotton into the world! I will try attaching some pics, but I've never done this before, so I don't know how it will work.