It has been so fun watching Braxton in his new role as "big brother". He frequently looks at Layton and says, "Hi! I big bru-er!" He LOVES it when he thinks Layton is looking at him and he will say, "mommy! Lay-un oo-ing at me!" He loves holding him, though it's normally for no more than 15 seconds and he is so great about giving gentle kisses (this took some training!). Braxton also gets very concerned when he hears Layton crying and tells me, "I check on him!" In the car yesterday, Braxton asked for "Toby Mac" songs and as soon as the first one came on, he looked at Layton in his car seat and said, "Dance Lay-un, Dance!" So cute.
(take note of the green/white ball beside Braxton....it will make more sense when you read below!)
(apparently this is Braxton's new smile) :)
"the obsession".....
It started several months ago. I don't really know when. But the reality is this....Braxton is addicted, I mean obsessed, with balls!! Any kind, all sizes. Baseballs, Footballs, Soccer Balls, Basketballs, Golf Balls. He identifies them with accuracy. He notices them in logos, drawings, pictures, billboards, signs, commercials. He calls out when Daddy is watching SportsCenter which ball he sees. And the obsession itself isn't all...it goes so far that he evens carries a ball around 95% of the time as if it's his security blanket. Seriously. At any given moment, there is at least 3 balls in every room of our house. He constantly has a ball that he is toting around and continually refers to it as "my ball". It goes from room to room with him. It goes in the car with him. It goes to the bathroom with him. It even sits next to him while he watches a show. It could be a different ball from day to day, but the bottom line is, he always has a ball. He will even jump down off the couch while intently watching a show, just to find "my ball" and come back to watching. Reilly has her babies, Braxton has his ball.
this is seriously how he sits...one hand on the ball at all times.
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