Please let it be spring

It has been so chilly, and finally the weather is turning- I hope this is for good and it doesn't get cold again! I also hope that summer weather doesn't come too soon. B and I love this nice weather- we even walked to meet Eric for lunch today. Getting out and about makes the day fly.

Here Brooks his in his new shades- he was not very tolerant of them until he got distracted by the joy of swinging.




And today we went to the park and I was able to finally get a shot that shows his TWO TEETH!

Here he is showing those 2 teeth off as a ham- and as a nice smile :)




And some more cute pics from the park!

Sicky Baby

Well- I have not taken too many pics in the past few days- Brooks is all out of sorts. He has a fever, runny nose, bit of a cough, is cranky, and got tooth 2 with #3 close by all in a matter of days. It has not been much fun- he won't sleep unless it is on me, his naps are shot to hell, and I think both of us are kind of miserable and tired.

Things we have been up to- there was a carpenter's union protest across the street so Eric brought B out to check out the 'rat' before heading into work.


He has a lot of 'favorites' now. Favorite song: The Wheels on the Bus, favorite game: peekaboo, favorite book: a tie between Goodnight Moon and The Very Busy Spider. Favorite thing to do: chase the dog. Favorite food: Canned Peaches Blackberries

This kid can eat a whole container of blackberries- he LOVES them. But they are Messy- very messy. Check out the back of his shirt-






Also- in crawling news- he is EVERYWHERE- and fast. So we have set up baby jail in the living room- it is kind of easier to keep him contained than babyproofing everything.






We had brunch with the Lubers over the weekend. We didn't get a good picture of the boys because Brooks started out crabby, and when he calmed down it was Zach's turn. The 2nd picture will show you what it looks like after 2 babies have a meal- our tip % has been well over the 20% mark since dining out with B.


And I will leave you with- a cute tub shot!

2 videos!

Well- our little man has taken to crawling like a pro and is everywhere! He is crawling to everything, pulling up and standing, and being a crazy guy- I am EXHAUSTED

Look what he started doing just 4 days after crawling:



And here is a video of him in his walker- he is crazy and his favorite thing to do is use it to play with poor Ming's bowls.

Happy 10 monthday!!! & NJ trip

Happy 10 month birthday Brooks!

Each month I say it and each month has been true- but this is my favorite age and you are so much fun!
At 10 months old you
* eat everything- I would say right now your favorite is fresh blackberries (I however am not a fan of all the purple staining of clothes and skin)
* CRAWL!!! You only started 3 days ago, but you are already scooting all over the place to get what you want. It is time to seriously babyproof. Just this morning I turned around for a second and you moved 5 feet and pulled yourself to standing on the glass coffee table.
* babble- A LOT. I don't think you really have words yet, but you love to say Bop, do lots of bababa'ing, and like the p sound. You also do m, g, k,
* Walk with assistance- you like pushing your table around and are a pro with the walker
* Still get up once a night- although twice in the last month you slept straight through 8-7. Hopefully it is soon!
* Are still nursing- it may embarrass you to read this someday, but I don't care- I am proud of us! 2 more months and you get cow's milk!
* Are really starting to show your likes and dislikes with facial expressions and grunts
* Love drumming- banging things with your hands is your most favorite thing to do
* Have a 1 tooth gummy grin- it is so cute! Most babies get the 2nd tooth pretty soon after the first, but I am glad you didn't- the smile is adorable :)
* you LOVE to be outside- when you are crabby that helps cheer you up- even looking out the window helps
* Are obsessed with Ming's food & water bowls- now that you are crawling we are going to have to move them
* Always look at me and how I react before reacting to strangers
* Have a goofy grin that involves scrunching up your face- it is silly and adorable
* Still like everything we own better than your toys
* Are really into imitation- you like to tilt your head, then watch us, then go the other way and repeat. You like to open and close your mouth if we do, blow raspberries if we do, and so on.
* things that are sure to get a smile are Peekaboo and singing The Wheels on the Bus
* you are really starting to notice and interact with other babies when we see them
* you have a great sense of anticipation- Daddy always throws you in the air when he gets home. One time when he didn't and put you right down you went into hysterics until he picked you up and threw you.
* You enjoy being read to much more lately. It used to be the same 2 books- but now you are up for everyting and like to flip the pages yourself. (although I think you like flipping the pages more than anything- you love to flip things open and shut and get impatient if there are too many words on a page)
* wave hi & bye and are starting to sometimes clap- we are working on it!


Monthly Pictures!

Here is your monthly chair pic!


Now normally I take and post a bunch of cute shots- however this month it was impossible to do so because you kept doing this:


So here are 2 other shots, but that's it!



And of course- your montly monkey comparison pictures!

1 month:

5 months:

10 months:

And again- normally I take a bunch of cute shots- but here is a photo tutorial of how taking the pics this month went!




So I thought maybe if I sat you in your glider I could get some good shots, but you just got mad


And tried to get away


Happy 10 months sweet boy!




Saturday Brooks and I went up to North Jersey to watch Uncle Griff play lacrosse. It was supposed to be a big family picnic but the weather forecast was terrible. On Saturday morning when we checked the weather and found out it wasn't supposed to pour as predicted B and I headed up because we wanted to make sure we got to a game this season. Griffin played great and B surprised everyone with a team shirt with Uncle G's number on it! It was super cold though and he got antsy- but we grabbed an impromptu lunch before hitting the road and he was great (surprisingly).

Uncle G's #1 fan!



Watching the game!

Go Chiefs Go!


I love my Aunt Ali!



And my favorite 1 toothed grin!

EPIC event!

Normally I do not post 2 days in a row- but look what someone started to do today!

checking in

Sheesh... I have barely had a minute here and there because we have been so busy. Last Thursday Brooks had a scary incident at breakfast- I *think* his waffle got caught in his throat or something, but he turned red and completely flipped out during breakfast. He cried pretty much immediately, so I don't think he actually reached the choking point- but something happened. I did throw him over my arm and pound on his back a la baby heimlich, and I swept his mouth and got some mucusy waffle. But for 30 minutes straight he did not want to be put down and was just a mess. Then for 3 straight days he was miserable, waking at night, cranky, etc. I think maybe he was sore and the waffle scratched him? (it did have a bit of a burnt edge). I don't know. All i know is that today my baby was finally back to himself, and it makes me feel so much better.

And of course- pictures.

This week- Ming & B are well on their way to becoming BFF's




Today was the Phillies Home Opener- so he got to wear a batting helmet in honor of this at playgroup :)



We also have been enjoying the great outdoors- if this picture does not capture pure joy I don't know what does. The 2nd picture not so much joy- but it cracks me up!



Give him a bag full of toys (I was cleaning out his toy bag- my house normally is not this overwhelmed by baby stuff) he would still rather play with kitchen equiptment





He has 2 working grins- his normal big smile he got from daddy, and then a closed smile where he scrunches his nose and just looks adorably silly

And today we went to meet my friend's new baby- Zoey. Zoey is 2.5 weeks old and she is bigger than Brooks was when he was born- which is crazy because she felt like air to hold and look at him next to her!