The First Of Many

Boo Boos that is! Brady got his very first injury!! He's been pulling himself up and cruising for months now but we are now in the part where he is getting brave and letting go! We are all for independence so we try not to hover! Thats when it happened! He was holding on to the computer table and let go to move to the rollie chair and he fell and smacked his little ear! Poor guy his ear was 5x bigger then his other ear and bright purple! Everyone just said "its ok, it is the first of many"! I hope it doesn't get to much worse then this he didn't even want to be held at first he was so upset!!!! Of course as soon as he let me console him and calmed down he was fine and it was like it never even happened!!!!

I think I found my calling....

Cakes!!!! I have always loved to bake. People have always given me cupcake books, cookie cutters, and recipes! I never thought about trying to do anything big or challenging until it came to Brady! He seems to be my inspiration for everything lately. His first birthday is coming up in a few short months and we are having a pirate pool party! There will be 30 plus guests. Mostly adults of course. And I have gone all out. The backyard will be pirate paradise including a ship in the pool! Anyways I wanted to make Brady a 2 tier pirate cake with fondant and all! I gave fondant a practice run this past friday! Let me just say for my first time I cant believe how good it came out!!!!! I made it for my brother in laws birthday! For the next few months I will be doing plenty of cakes for more practice!!! This is the cake!

Aquarium=Pure Happiness

This weekend we ventured to the new Aquarium that opened here in AZ! I will start off saying it was the most amazing place! Even better was the look of pure happiness on Bradys face! His eyes were lit up the whole time. He is our little water baby so I know he was just itching to get in there!!! Here are a few pictures of the Sea Life Aquarium trip!

Time Flies.....

People always told me time flies when you have a baby. I believed they grew but I never knew how fast until I had my own. Brady is 9 months old today and I find myself in shock when I say that! He is almost one! I never wished away a moment, not one of them! Even when we had sleepless nights I still loved it! I found the best in the moments that most people find the worst in. I looked at those nights as alone time with my baby. Time where no one was bothering us. Yes I was exhausted and grumpy but I would gladly take that back if my baby would slow down!!!! This age is amazing! Crawling, cruising, learning to talk, getting into everything! Brett always gets a crack up at how selfish babies are! "They want what they want, when they want it" he says! I love every second of it! I cant wait for everything that lies ahead, but I hope time can slow down a little bit so my baby can stay a baby a little bit longer!

Welcome to The Birds Nest!

So I had started this blog back in Dec 08 when I found out I was pregnant with Brady! I never really updated it and eventually I forgot about it. Now you all can follow my adventures as a mom and a wanna be photographer! Mammarazzi as my friend put it! I decided to start fresh with a new name and a new entry! Forgive me Im not very creative at writing like a few of my friends (Sevi, Erin, and Misty) but I will try my best to keep you entertained!

Lets catch up. So December '08 we find out we are expecting our first baby! April '09 we find out that baby is a little blue bundle! We decided to name him Brady Cunningham. Cunningham is my maiden name and it is a tradition in my family to pass down the mothers maiden name to the first born son! July '09 my husband Brett leaves the Marine Corps and moves us to Arziona. I am 8 months pregnant. We get settled in with my inlaws! August 15th becomes the happiest days of our lives to date. Brady is here weighing a whopping 8lbs 15.4oz and is 22 inches long! Aug-now Brett starts college and his new job and life has been a whirlwind ever since! We have an offer in on a house and we are still waiting to hear if we got it! Fingers crossed! So here are a few pictures!

 

Bradys Birth

                                        
                                                               My 3 month old

                                           
                                                           Family pics by Erin

                                             
                                                               Mommy and Brady

                

        After a fun swim!