Happy FIVE Months!!

I can't believe it either ...
5 months ago today, this beautiful baby boy entered our lives!

-Brady weighs right under 17 lbs. and is 27 inches long.
-He has a bottle 4 times a day, and cereal twice a day. We started veggies today, mixed with his cereal. Apparently he likes sweet potatoes.
-He likes to wake up between 6-7am and goes to bed around 9:30-10pm.
-He takes 2-3 naps a day ... including (usually) a long one!
-He wears size 2 diapers.
-Most of his clothes are 3-6 months. But we sneak in a few bigger sizes because we want him to wear them more than a couple of times!
-He wears size 1 or 2 in shoes.
-He likes wearing a hat.
-He still has the bluest eyes.
-He has had TWO official haircuts. and will be getting his THIRD in the next week. I guess we could just call them trims.
-We have taken the extra padding out of his carseat.
-He sleeps on his tummy and side now. We have even caught him a couple times sleeping on his back ... but it didn't last long!

-Since he still loves his baths so much, we took him swimming this past week. He loved it.
-Being outside makes him super happy.
-He can roll from one side of the room to next in a matter of seconds.
-He enjoys our walks in his stroller.
-He laughs when bevo and violet play fight and bark at each other.
-He is very ticklish.
-He coos and cahs constantly. He especially has this HIGH PITCH sound that he loves to make. I am going to dub his first word as DADA.
-He looks when we say his name.
-He definitly recognizes people he knows.
-He is getting better at sitting up on his own every day.
-He is the JOY of our lives!

What a Great FIVE Months!

Rice Cereal, Take 2

second time went a little smoother. the spoon wasn't a total foreign object to him.


getting the hang of things.

deciding this stuff isn't so bad.

still not fast enough,
but getting a little more patient.

thickening it up has helped a lot!

Security!

i guess the seat beat wasn't enough security ...
he needed to hold on.

Rice Cereal

we finally decided to start rice cereal. at 4 1/2 months.

we started with a few broken up cheerios ...
he did not eat all of those on his platter, daddy put those there.

this was a cute bowl we received as a shower gift.

let's just say ...
it did not go well.

i was no where fast enough for him ... though what do you expect when he is expecting the constant flow of his bottle.

3 Weeks

I am trying to lose 10 lbs. in 3 weeks.

I should have been working since I got home from the hospital ... but let's just say there has been a small distraction around here.

Why 3 weeks you might ask? Well, I am a bridesmaid in my cousin's wedding on August 21st ... and I am almost positive that we will be getting measured for dresses the weekend of June 5th (her bridal shower)!

So the we are doing 4 sets of crunches/situps/ab stuff a day, eating healthy, drinking lots of water and working out. Bryan said my goal is to burn more calories than I take in.

So here's to the next three weeks ...

Favorite PJs

i absolutely LOVE these pj's ...
and decided to pull them out of storage
(even though they are size 9 months)!

thanks,
marcus, anna and abby lu!

calling the indians

first driving lessons

brady had his first driving lessons the other day. we were driving home on a sunday afternoon ... and not a car was in site on our lane!



he loved the views from the front seat.


and chewing on the steering wheel.

such a cutie.

Dr. Pepper Boy

Mother's Day 2010 / Baby Dedication

our little man was dedicated today! we know he is a gift from God ...and is so thankful for him every day!

he was hands down the cutest baby in the church.

sporting polo for the first time ...
then we had both of our families over for some yummy bar-b-que.

lala and pappy bought Brady the perfect present.

even bryan's grandma came down.

so it was obviously a long and full day ... and the little man only had like a total of 2 hours worth of naps. so at 7, we were fighting to keep him awake ...

we were looking at the dogs for a little too long ... and when we turned back, this is what we saw.

so we decided to go ahead with the bath ... which only lasted 5 minutes.

when he is usually in bed around 9:30pm ... today, he was asleep by 8:15pm! haha bryan even had to put blankets on the windows cuz it was too bright outside!

and a Happy Mother's day to my wonderful MOM! and also to all my mommy friends out there!!

poor guy.

brady moves all over his bed at night. we have even laid him down, and when we woke up in the morning ... his feet were where his head was and his head was where his feet were. hehe

and this is how he was this morning. poor guy couldn't go anywhere.

silly willy

i love that sometimes babies laugh at the silliest things.

this started by me saying "GO" to bryan for something ...
and he laughed.

so bryan and i took full advantage and kept it going.

4 Month Appointment

this morning, brady had his 4 month appointment.

he weighed in at 15 lbs. 4 oz ... 50 Percentile
he is 24 3/4 inches long ... also 50 Percentile
his head is 16 1/8 inches ... 25 Percentile

doc said he still looks perfect ... and to keep up what we are doing!

he also got TWO shots ... one in each leg. and they were out of one! so we will have to come in later this week to get the third one! he cried for maybe a minute, then he was done. he's such a trooper!

we have also been okayed for rice cereal ... and then fruits and veggies!