Brady's First Labor Day!

The long weekend has come and gone, and with it, Brady's first holiday celebration. He was a social butterfly with all of the picnics and parties we went to. It was a bit hectic, but still nice to see everyone, some for the first time in a long time! On Saturday, we went to Aunt Elaine and Uncle Duane's where Brady met some new friends and Chloe, the dog that never stops barking. But Brady was very good about the annoying little thing; he chose to sleep right through her yapping. At the end of the evening, it got a little chilly outside, so we bundled Brady and he ended up looking like a little thug. There are pictures here of his sideways hat and "do' rag"--pretty entertaining :o)
Sunday was very nice; Uncle Derek and Aunt Kim came to visit and Brady got to hang out with them on the deck. He enjoys the warm weather and blue skies so much--most of the time, that's all it takes to calm him down if he's crying. That is, if he's not wet or hungry! After that visit, we hiked it to the Wexford area where Brady got to see his aunts, Sandy, Jess, and Lisa, again. AND he got to meet some new people like Sandy's parents and sister and in-laws. Everyone was so kind and gave him gifts (my personal favorite: an outfit that says, "My mom is a fox!"; Zach's favorite: a baseball paper weight with Brady's birth info on it!) and wanted to hold him. That worked well for Zach and I because we actually got to sit down and eat and get in a game or two of corn hole. It was a long day and Brady eventually fell asleep in his stroller AND slept the whole way home, so we were worried that he wouldn't sleep through the night. Nope. He was wonderful. He normally wakes up around 2:30 and 5:30, and if I'm not ready to wake up for the day at that point, he'll usually go back down until 7:30 or 8. Have I mentioned that he's wonderful?
Today, Labor Day, we went to my parents' for dinner. Brady just loves Pappy Barone--he always smiles for him. There are some pictures here of their time together on the back porch; you'll see that Brady listens intently to everything Pappy says!
Other pictures in this post are from a great visit with Gram Scalzott and Great Grandma Barb. They were kind enough to visit with Brady (and introduce him to Elmo and Cookie Monster!) so I could get some grad work done--THANK YOU! During the visit, Gram took some awesome pictures AND Brady finally got to meet his Great Uncle Ted and his wife Theresia. What a lucky baby to have so many people care about him :o)
Tomorrow was supposed to be my 6 week check-up (yes, that's right--Brady is six weeks old already!), but my dad has been having so much trouble with his eyes lately that he needs to see a doctor ASAP and I just don't feel comfortable with him driving. My mom has an appointment, so I'm canceling mine to take Pappy Barone. Everyone please say a little prayer for him; this all happened so suddenly that I can't help but worry. Here's hoping it's something simple and is fixed by my next post. Until then, enjoy all of the Brady pics!