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These past 3 weeks have been milestone filled for our little Breckan! Last week he starting army crawling on his belly and by the weekend he was crawling on his hands and knees. I cannot believe how fast THAT happened! Every day he gets speedier on all fours and is loving the freedom. He also uses us as a jungle gym all the time, trying to climb up and stand on us to get to standing on the furniture and his toys. He has so much energy! I am hoping this new-found skill will help him sleep through the night. After all, he is using up so much energy during the day now, he has to be exhausted by night time! Last night he slept from 8:20pm-5am which has been the first time he slept for more than 5 hours in a LONG time. He has been on a consistent schedule of waking up 2x a night or every 4 hours.

And yesterday he cut his first tooth! No wonder he was crabby for his Daddy. That little sucker was coming through and making it's appearance. Finally after 8.5 months we can say that Breckan now has ONE tooth! Hehe.

At Taverna Opa the night my parents arrived

The weekend of April 9, Mark and I were able to celebrate our 3rd anniversary on our first overnight trip without Breckan. We went to Delray Beach and stayed at the condo Mark's parents own near the beach. On Friday evening, we went out to dinner, had a few drinks, walked the beach and reminisced and then Saturday morning we were up at 7am riding our bikes along the beach and then stopped for a little breakfast. It was a great get away for both of us. I can't help but think that I need to spend every minute with Breckan when I have the time because I work full time. I guess it's a guilt thing. However, it was much needed for Mark and I to spend time alone. Overall, success! Breckan only woke up once in the middle of the night!

The following weekend I attended a baby shower for my friend, Mindy. She is cloth diapering as well so I was VERY excited to shop for diapers for her! After all, I am obsessed! Her shower was beautifully put together with many thoughtful ideas. I loved it! Breckan was able to attend the shower and overall he was a champ. He always enjoys getting out of our house!

Liane, Nina, Me and Minna

This past weekend was Nina and Ernie's wedding in Islamorada, FL (the keys). I was honored to be a bridesmaid in their wedding. Since I needed to give Nina 100% attention, I asked my parents if they could come down and watch Breckan while Mark and I were attending the wedding festivities. It was a great little getaway and a great excuse to get my parents down here! Friday morning we headed down and we were on the boat by the afternoon! We visited the hotel everyone was staying at by boat, and Breckan was able to play in the shallow pool and he LOVED it! Friday night we had the rehearsal dinner. The meal was phenomenal and we had great company! Following the rehearsal dinner we trucked it back to the hotel and had a little dance party of our own with a bunch of the bridesmaids and bride.

Nina was a beautiful bride. We even all called her BARBIE! She looked so elegant. The wedding and reception were beautiful and both were overlooking the ocean. There is nothing more perfect than a beautiful sunny day and a cool breezy night to celebrate the union of these two amazing people! We even made our appearance at "Hog Heaven" for a little drinks and dancing following the reception. I had so much fun dancing the night away!

Nina on her wedding day!

Easter morning my parents, Breckan and I went to a great breakfast place while Mark slept in. They had the best cinnamon buns! MMMMM. We then took the boat out and enjoyed a cruise along the bayside. Breckan is absolutely loving the boat rides. I think he was made for water! Overall the day was relaxing. We celebrated Mark's birthday as well and my parents took us out to dinner. Mark chose this seafood buffet that was awesome! Breckan even tried Mahi for the first time. He is getting to be quite the eater!

We left on Monday after saying goodbye to my parents, as they were headed over to the West Coast of FL to visit friends. It is always sad when my parents leave. I hope that soon they will be moving down here officially! After all, they did take a little trip with a realtor to look at a few houses when they got into town!

Doctor. Pulling up. Winner. Finger Foods. Teeth. Anniversary.

Breckan had his 7 month well visit at the doctor's office at the end of March. Overall he is doing great. The doctor weighed him and he only showed a weight gain of about 3 ozs and grew about 1/4" taller. He kept me at peace by explaining to me that every child will grow at their own pace, and as long as Breckan is happy and healthy then there is nothing to be concerned about. However, Mark and I swear their scale was messed up! We weighed him at home and he weighed in a lb heavier and he is fitting into his clothes differently than when he was 6 months old. During our visit, Breckan was very active as usual and the doctor commented on how energetic of a baby he is! He even said, "Does your son usually have this much energy?" Oh boy, are we in for it.....
Within the past 2 weeks or so B has been more and more confident with moving around. He started going from a sitting position to his knees but doesn't quite know how to crawl yet. He still HATES his belly and every time he gets onto his knees he ends up on his belly and crying again! If he only knew that if he crawled a little he could get around! I feel like it is right around the corner, but then again I also think he may just skip this stage. He absolutely LOVES pulling himself up onto things. Sometimes I wonder how he has so much energy! It is like he is doing pull-ups all day long. It is absolutely adorable though. When he gets to a standing position he has the CUTEST grin on his face like he is breaking the rules or something!

Breckan's contest photo!

This past week, the winner was announced for the "Baby of the Month" on Happy Heiny's website.  I had submitted Breckan's photo and because of all your votes he landed into the top 5 and then he was chosen by Happy Heiny's as the winner of the contest! We received a $50 gift card to the Happy Heiny's store to purchase more diapers (Oh gosh, not like I need them or anything!!!) and huge bragging rights as well! Here is the link to the past winners, with Breckan listed for March 2011. I know I know, he is the cutest one out of them all!
I decided to see how Breckan would do with finger foods a few days ago. He seems SO curious with everything we are eating and he always attempts to grab anything and everything in his reach. So we started with giving him little puffs that melt in your mouth to prevent a choking incident. He couldn't get enough of them! He was trying so hard to do the "pincer grasp" and was pretty successful for the most part. When he got frustrated he would let Mommy know, so I would help him a bit. Overall - SUCCESS! Following the puffs, we tried pieces of pears covered with baby oatmeal to help him with picking up the pieces. Even though they were still a little slippery, he managed a few into his mouth and enjoyed every minute of it. It's so funny though, his high chair has become a mess! I keep finding pears and puffs all over the place (Even in his ears)!
In addition to all these milestones and developmental steps Breckan has been taking, we also think some little teeth are coming in at the bottom! He has two white lumps down there and it looks like something should be coming in soon. I feel so bad though, it sucks to see him in pain. He is going to look so cute with two little teeth popping through. I can't wait!

Ready for our dinner....

Mark and I celebrated our 3rd anniversary on April 5th. I cannot believe we have been married for 3 years. It seems like just yesterday that we said "I DO".  To celebrate, I bought a porterhouse and a filet minon to grill up along with some mixed veggies and rice. We topped it off with one of our favorite bottles of wine, Estancia Pinot Noir. After we put Breckan to bed, we turned off the TV, had a quiet candle-lit dinner, and talked the night away. I felt like I was on one of our first dates (with better conversation of course)! It was awesome. We even reminisced with the wedding book! To continue with the celebration, Mark and I are heading to Delray for an overnight stay at the Condo on Friday. It is a block from the beach, great night life and restaurants. Mark's parents are watching Breckan for the night, and this will be his first night out of our house and our first night without him! Wish us luck. I hope I don't miss him too much.