Brennan-14 months

Age: 14 months

Weight: 23lbs 5oz

This month Brennan has perfected waving and pointing. He loves to wave at Xander every time he sees him. He is gasping in shock and pointing ALL OF THE TIME. He's so funny, he'll gasp and then point at a photo, a window, or nothing at all. I think this is my fault, because now I notice that I'm gasping when I talk to him, trying to get him excited. It's pretty darn cute, though.
Brennan has 12 teeth!!! He doesn't put up too much of a fight when I brush them every morning and every night. A little positive reinforcement goes a long way. Usually when I say, "You're doing such a good job!" he'll whine a little less :)
Brennan is running with his walker. He takes off so fast that I get nervous, but he's never wiped out. He's an expert at turning and picking it up to go over things. He really enjoys pushing anything he can. Some of his favorite things to push lately are the dining room chairs and the coffee table.

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Brennan-13 months

Brennan stood up with no hands right after his first birthday. If we try to get him to take some unassisted steps, he laughs and sits down. Oh well, he can take his time :) He also got his first two molars! He has a total of 10 teeth now! 

Brennan has become a little tornado. He makes messes everywhere he goes. Some of his favorite places are the kitchen cabinets and drawers, Xander's toy jar and water dish, and the stairs. When Brennan goes onto the stairs, fifty percent of the time, he'll go up two stairs, and then wait for one of us to see him. Once we make eye contact, he is beside himself with excitement! His whole body shakes, and he screeches. He loves to be chased! 

Grandma Barb got Brennan to really drink from a straw. GG Fran taught Brennan a couple months ago, but he didn't get the hang of it until recently. This is wonderful during meals. Speaking of meals, Brennan is packing away that food somewhere. He loves everything we've given him, except vegetables. He refuses to eat broccoli and carrots, unless they are pureed with some fruit for sweetness.

a typical breakfast

Brennan also went on his first vacation! We went to the Dominican Republic with my family to celebrate my mom and dad's milestone birthdays. This also meant Brennan's first flight. He did pretty good, considering we woke him up at 3:30am and he didn't nap at all. 

Going on a relaxing vacation with a toddler, isn't so relaxing :) We still had a wonderful time!

Brennan's first time in the ocean

Brennan's first time in a pool

 I'm proud to say Brennan didn't get a sunburn, or even a sun tan!

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