Baby Hamster Ball

Two Cool Dudes enjoying our picnic

Relaxing by the water

BUSTED!

I'm in the market for a baby hamster ball. Why hasn't someone invented one? You mean to tell me millions of parents have been through this crawling stage and no one has thought of it?? Brenden started inching along two weeks ago and now he's blazing along and into EVERYTHING. He has no interest in toys anymore. There's no need to go to Toys R Us - he's thrilled to chew on a lamp cord or rip up piles of paper. He loves to follow me around the kitchen and pull on my pant legs, and if I open the fridge he tries to crawl in there and gets mad when I pull him out.

We're definitely still adjusting to his newly-discovered mobility, but Brenden is more fun than ever. I can't fold laundry without Brenden unfolding half of it during the process, but it's still easier than having to hold him 24/7.

He has also started saying "mama" and "dada." I know he doesn't know what he's saying, but I love it when he says mama.

In addition to adjusting to our new routine with Brenden, my work has been really demanding the last couple of weeks. I've been working extra hours to keep up. Not a lot of hours, but even a half hour extra after Brenden goes to bed puts me behind on the stuff I need to do at home. It's exhausting.

As you can see from the pictures above, we went on a nice picnic on Saturday. It was wonderful to sit by the water and enjoy the peace and quiet. Brenden was pretty mellow and had fun watching some older kids play and watching the waves when we went closer to the water.

Here's a cute video of Brenden crawling.