Our newest find

So yesterday I laid Bradley down for his nap, like I always do and I went to go get ready. I heard him talking to himself and coughing which is normal until he goes to sleep. Well after an hour I am getting ready to leave the house and I ask Bryan to just go get him, since he hasn't fallen asleep yet and I didn't want him to sleep all evening and then not sleep at night. So when Bryan went into Bradley's bedroom this is what he found...

He never plays in his room and so I think he knew he shouldn't be playing at that time and that is why he was so quiet and not screaming to get out.

So later that day this is what his bed looks like now...

We made a big deal about him getting a big boy bed and getting to sleep in a big boy bed. I had no idea how to transition him from a crib to a bed, so I just figured that since he hadn't had a nap he would be extremely tired and not fight it to bad. He also can't open the doors yet so I figured worst case scenario he throw a fit and end up asleep on the floor. So since he didn't get a nap I put him to bed at 6:30 and he cried a little but not more than usual. At 6:45 I went in to check on him and he was laying there awake just sucking his thumb. So I patted his back and walked out. Then about 11 he started freaking out and I went in there and he was standing in his bed screaming. He had pooped and has really really really bad diaper rash (any suggestions on a cure would be helpful, cream isn't working), so as soon as I walked in he said "bum ouuuu" over and over. He tries to say ouch but can't get the ch out. So after I changed him and gave him a little water relief in the bath tub, he went right back to sleep and is still sleeping and it is now 8:45 am. That's right, he takes after his father, he is still asleep over 12 hours!!!

Happy Easter

Here is a picture of Bradley at Easter. Enjoy!!

Car Pics

Here are a couple of pics of the car. I know that Bryan promised some of you pics, so I snapped a few today.

We needed a dinning room table and got...

A NEW CAR. We finally broke down and bought a new car. No pun intended. We actually went out Saturday to look at dinning room tables. Our current table only has 3 chairs left and we where having the missionaries over for dinner, so we thought we might need a table that at least sat 4 people. We got stuck in traffic and stopped by the Ford dealership that Bryan works with just to look. We were totally not prepared, we had Bradley with us, no stroller and no suckers for him. Suckers will keep him quiet for a long time. We have been looking at cars for months and have been really patient with only having one car. We got a 2008 Ford Escape. It is red and has everything we wanted. We didn't think we would buy new, but the used cars we test drove where actually the same price as the new Escape. I think Bradley loves it the most. It has tinted windows for him and a radio. So I know we will listen to the Doodlebops, his new favorite show and band.

Bradley's 2!!!!!!

Bradley's 2nd birthday was last Saturday. Here is a couple of videos of him opening presents and saying HI to everyone. Sorry I am not the best cameraman. Some of the videos are kinda long, but I kept filming because he hadn't really wanted the camera yet and he usually goes for the camera really quick.

Autism and Vaccines

Larry King did a piece on an autistic girl who's parents filed charges and won a concession that her vaccinations caused her autism. Apparently there is a fund that pays people when vaccinations go wrong, but there is a statue of limitations on when you can file a claim. It's pretty interesting. Here is the link.

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2008/03/07/lkl.autism.vaccine.long.cnn

Bradley Loves GRAPES!!!

Last weekend I bought grapes at the grocery store. I wash them and let them drain in the sink before I take them off the vine and put them in a bowl in the refrigerator. So I had them drying in the sink while I got ready. I hadn't heard any noise from Bradley in a while and came out to find this...