Baby baby, sweet baby ...

It was another scorching day in West Michigan today ... but who cares when you can share it with a sweet little baby like Brendan? 

Last week while I was out and about, I stopped by at "Once Upon A Child" and picked up a few slightly used, but very nice, items for this little sweetheart. I couldn't WAIT until he came over to try them out! 

Brendan has always always liked being upright where he can see every little thing that is happening, so he was very pleased to sit in this walker while we ate our dinner tonight.

Brendan is fully five months now and has graduated to sitting by himself, very steady and strong ... which makes it possible to play all kinds of stuff with him. We got out all of the baby toys we could find, and even did some puzzles with him tonight ... in this smoldering heat! We tried wrapping him in a Frogg Togg, which is kind of a sports towel that stays cool and is supposed to keep a person from sweating and overheating ... I think it helped baby Brendan a tiny bit. 

We took a short walk around the neighborhood tonight. A friend of mine was having a garage sale with some baby things, and since I was looking to buy an umbrella stroller for Brendan, she sold me this one for practically nothing! We stopped by where there was a sprinkler so that we could get Brendan's little feet cool ...

But then it was STILL too hot, so we walked home and put him in my shower for a little while. He seemed very happy with the cool water pouring over him. Doesn't he have an adorable little face?

The evening went by too quickly. The toys are put away. The dinner is cleaned up. I'm so thankful this little grand baby is here in town where I can see him and love on him on a regular basis. Life doesn't get any better than this!