So much going on lately!

Wow! Not even sure where to start. I guess with Braden...about 2 weeks ago (July 14), Braden started standing on his own. First few times, he was holding a toy and I don't think he realized he was doing it. As soon as he did, he would quickly grab on to whomever was near. However, in the past week, he has been standing for longer periods of time without getting scared. On July 22, he stood for Mom, Dad and I for at least 30 seconds before plopping to the ground. Then, on Tuesday July 25, he did it by himself. He was standing holding on to the chair and he voluntarily let go! So, yesterday, Madison and I were in the basement and I set Braden on the floor. He stood there for a second and then took 1 step toward me to reach a toy. Later the same day, we were in the bathroom and he was holding on to the potty, I moved his hand to close it and he stood there for a second before turning and taking 3, yes three steps toward the bathtub which he recently seems to like. So, he has taken his first steps! Being the scrapbooker I am, I am sad that I did not have a camera near, but plan to try to catch some on film later tonight. I am sure that this is not the end of it by a long shot! Marrisa gives him a few days to be running around the house!

Mr. Ashton - what can I say about him! He is still a bundle of energy and spunk and he is also growing up. A funny/scary thing happened at Mom and Dad's the other day. Madison found a dime and Mom let her keep it. To be fair, she also grabbed one for Ashton and Braden. Well, Ashton decided to put it in his mouth and ended up swallowing it! Well, he is that much richer!