The Beaman Crew

Having a snack before gymnastics... Fun with Daddy Face-paint from the winter carnival at Shelly's school... brother's turn... fast asleep with both eyes open. ha...  just sweet... cutie-pie... my two red-headed girls... Addison and Gabriella enjoying the tire swing at Asher's bday party... Mud!!! the two escapees... More mud!!! ...and one of brother...just because he's that cute... "...but Mommy, I'm not sleepy"... sick babies... feeling much better the next day...brushing daddy's hair... SO CUTE!!! Big, brown eyes.. Addison with all of her favorites... rosy cheeks...

Broughton turned 8 months old on February 20.  The last month has been very eventful for Broughton. First of all, he started crawling like a pro just after turning 7 months old. Now he is pulling up on everything and "thinking" about walking...I would say that he is far from walking on his own, but at the rate he is going, he could be walking in a month or so.  I'm not so sure if I'm ready for all that! He still has 4-5 6-ounce bottles of breastmilk/formula mix per day.  He has stage 2 or stage 3 baby food 3-4 times/day, and he LOVES puffs!  It didn't take him long to figure those out! He does pretty good eating out of the little pouches, which is great when we're in a hurry... He still has just the two teeth at the bottom, but I think I can feel a couple more down there preparing to make their grand appearance. His eyes are still a beautiful blue! He is the snuggliest baby I have ever seen in my life!  He loves bath ti