Yep, the crawling has shifted into full force. We're all over the place now. Still occasionally doing the Army crawl, but we've been doing all fours a lot more. Better get the baby-proofing done--this kid is on the move!
And more crawling
And even more
Can you tell he loves magazines!
Oh how we love to clap. In the past couple of weeks Brady has figured out how to clap with both hands open instead of keeping one fist closed. It's good stuff.
Yep, that's right. Brady is already 3/4 of a year old. We were able to get just a couple of pictures this morning. He's quite squirmy--sitting still next to Pooh is next to impossible these days. I don't know how my friend Kelly was able to get Peyton to sit so nicely next to her stuffed animal--must get the secret!
So, we've got this creature in the backyard. Can anyone tell me what it is? It's not a beaver, a raccoon, or a possum. Maybe a muskrat, but they usually hang out around swampy areas and I don't think our forested back yard qualifies as swampy, but who knows. I'm hoping somebody out there can tell me what this thing is.
This is just another video of the Army crawl that Brady has mastered. He did crawl over the weekend on his hands and knees, but just for a few feet. I imagine it will be another couple of weeks before we master that skill and can tape it for posterity! In the meantime, he still has no problem moving around.
The kiddo does love electronics. Here he is playing with his toy cell phone. He primarily puts it in his mouth--like everything else these days. 
So, Brady hasn't been a pacifier user for quite awhile. Sometime around month 3, he discovered his index finger was much more readily available, so he's been sucking on his fingers rather than his pacifier for a few months now. However, he has recently re-discovered his pacifier. But only for chewing purposes. I don't know if it makes his teeth feel better or what it does, but he plays with it like any other toy.
Brady loves the jumparoo, although the still shot from the beginning of the video sure doesn't look like it! This video is 3 weeks old; he's grown enough that he doesn't need that book underneath his feet anymore. We had to use that because he was in between the 1 and 2 marks.
And here we are post-bath, wrapped up and all nice and cozy. 
We've got quite the bath routine now. Brady moved out of his tub and straight into the big tub on July 3rd with no problems. He sits and plays with his toys and splashes and has all kinds of fun. We bathe him and then get him all nice and dry. Then we put on the pj's and the last thing we do is sit him in front of the mirror to comb his hair while he plays with more toys. I can't tell if he likes the mirror more or the toys.
Here a couple of pictures we took on the 4th of July. Brady is all decked out in some Royals gear--got to support our team even when their performance is awful! He doesn't sit still very long, but we were able to capture a few moments. Look at those blue eyes--cute, cute, cute! Then again, I'm the mom so I may be a little biased!
Well, the new Kauffman stadium is beautiful. Can't wait to take Brady, because there is a ton of fun stuff for kids in the outfield area. The whole experience is great. That is, until it's time for the first pitch. The Royals lost to the White Sox the night we attended. Bah humbug. But besides the actual game it was great. Oh, and besides the fact I gimped around the entire night--nursing a little injury from marathon training! It was Buck Night, so we enjoyed some dollar hot dogs, Pepsi drinks and peanuts. On top of it, it was also Fireworks Friday. The fireworks were great. It started to rain, so I think they ended them quickly by shooting off everything they had in the last 30 seconds. But still a great time!
