Chore Boy - Video Added

Bradley continues to help with chores around the house. Today, he put his laundry away. He opened the drawer and took everything from the laundry basket and stuffed it in the drawer, in a completely random fashion. That will make getting dressed in the morning more of an adventure. Later, he helped vacuum the floor. UPDATE - Click picture for video.

Water Water Everywhere

We are having a heat wave in Chicago. Temperatures have soared into the double digits. To try to beat the heat, we hit the pool. We spent most of our time just splashing around. Bradley wasn't too interested in jumping into the pool, unlike when we were on vacation. Click on the picture for a video.

On the Next Maury...

We feed Bradley a chocolate chip cookie for the first time.  He promptly spit it out!  This makes me wonder if he is really Christine's child.  We will let you know the results of the DNA test.

 

Bradley can be pretty stubborn, so maybe he is related to her.

Mama for President

We had a little party for mama's birthday. Bradley unwrapped all of the gifts. Since he was so sick during Christmas, he didn't really get a chance to do unwrapping then. Later, he tried to re-wrap a few of the gifts. Mama now officially meets the Constitutional requirements to run for President.

Ex The Rex

For obvious reasons, the unborn will no longer be referred to as "Baby Rex".  We will just call him "The Deuce", for now.

New Additions

As most of you may know, we will be having another child this summer. We recently found it is a boy. Let's call him baby Rex. Here is the first picture.
The other new addition has to do with Bradley. He has got one new tooth coming and three more are soon to follow. Unlike when he was younger, he loves it when you put Orajel on his gums.

Can You Repeat the Question?

If you ever need a chuckle, ask Bradley the following question, "Do you need another hole in the head?"  About 80% of the time he will answer "yes".  On Sunday I asked him, "Do you want to get a job?"  Here, too, the answer was "yes".  However, mommy and I decided to interpret the response as "yes, sometime in my lifetime".  Even though he doesn't have a paying job, he is starting to be even more useful around the house.  On Sunday, he was using the little stick vacuum.  He really was cleaning the floor, not just playing around.  We tried to take it a step further by going outside and shoveling the sidewalk.  However, for this task, his efforts were more ceremonial in nature.

 

One other new talent I discovered is that he will sometimes cheer when daddy enters the room.  It makes me feel like the President.  Now, if I can just get him to play Hail to the Chief on his drum.

Mush

We bundled up an went to the Arboretum to see the sled dogs on Saturday. Bradley likes dogs, but never gets too close to one. However, a dog got close to him. One of the huskies jumped on stroller and licked Bradley. I thought he would freak out, but basically had no reaction.

This was the first time we could get Bradley to wear his gloves. I think Bradley had enough of the cold. He went into hibernation mode pretty quickly.

And the Winner is...

Here are your Golden Brad Award winners:

Best Physical Feat: Reaching Faucet in Bathroom
Best Photograph: Master of All He Surveys
Favorite Sign (tie): Sit and Car
Best Video: Ball in Box Game
Best Movie: Gilligan's Island

Golden Brads

The nominations have been announced for the 2006 Golden Brad Awards. On-line voting is now open. Results will be announced during half-time of the BCS Championship Game.

Best Physical Feat:

• Climbing into Pack N Play
• Standing on Rocker Bike
• Reaching Faucet in Bathroom
• Dipping French Fries in Ketchup

Best Photograph:

• There's Something About Bradley
• Master of All He Surveys
• Reading with the Statues
• Hangover
• Front Yard Fun
  

Favorite Sign:

• Bath
• More
• Sit
• Car
• All Done
• New Diaper

Best Video:

• Hot Tub (Uno, Dos, Tres)
• Ball in Box Game
• Stair Master
• Strolling

Best Movie:

• Scar Tissue
• Sports Minute Olympic
• Sports Minute Football
• Gilligan's Island