Visiting Amy and Eric

This past weekend we went to Amy and Eric's house to visit! Brody had never been there so we decided it was time to go and see them! Brody was introduced to their dog, Laney. She is such a good dog and as you can tell they both got along great together! We had a lot of fun taking Brody to get his hand print on a plate, going to the river market and eating lots of Amy's yummy food!!

Brody enjoyed petting Laney. She is such a pretty dog!

This is us trying to put Brody's hand print on a plate. It was not an easy thing to do but we did it and I can't wait to see what it looks like when it is done being fired!

Uncle Eric and Brody at the River Market. Brody is a very active little boy and always likes to be looking around or jumping on someones lap! This weekend he started waving! It was so cute to see him wave at you and really try to get his hand to do what yours was doing!

Aunt Amy and Brody. I think this is a cute picture of the two of them! They are having a great time together! It was such a fun weekend!

Man oh man!!

Man oh man what a cute little boy! I can't get over all the new things he is doing and how he will smile for the camera now and try to go after it when he notices it is out! He got one of his top front teeth in over the weekend and we are just waiting for the other one to come in! His new things for the week are saying babababab (close to mama) over and over again... and learning to stand up while holding onto something. He gets so excited when he is standing up... like look at what I am doing!

A visit from Mimi and Micaw

7 months old!!

Happy 7 month Birthday Brody!!

We took Brody to the park today to enjoy a picnic and celebrate his 7 month birthday outside! (He loves being outside.... typical boy). :)* We all had a great time!

It is very hard to believe that he is 7 months old! He is such a big boy and is doing new things every time we turn around. He is scooting everywhere and loves to scoot to things that he should not touch... like the VCR.... any kind of cord.... our flip flops.... needless to say he is learning the word no no. :)* He loves to grab the spoon when we are feeding him and try to feed himself. This makes things get real messy at meal times but it is building an important skill that we want him to learn. (that is what I tell myself when the food gets everywhere!) He is starting to pull up on things now and is getting pretty good at it. He is interested in everything and has a hard time taking a nap if we are out and about because there are too many interesting things to look at. We are in the process of teaching him sign language so that he can communicate with us before he can talk. We are enjoying each stage that he is at because we can tell that he is going to grow up before we know it! Brody is a very active little boy and we can not even remember what we did before he entered our lives! We love you Brody Ja!

Lesson learned!

I knew that one day this would happen... and today was the day! As Ja was getting Brody's bath ready I was playing with him... trying to keep him happy ( since he was getting sleepy). I was on my back with him on my knees flying around in the air. And as if it was in slow motion I saw some orange spit up (it was orange since he had sweet potatoes for dinner) coming out of his mouth and where do you think it landed. That's right ...... in my MOUTH!!!!!! AHHHHH!! I love Brody with all my heart however I do not love having his spit up in my mouth!!!!!! How disgusting! I have cleaned it up off of many things... my shirts, the couch, the floor... yada yada yada, but to have it in my mouth just about took the cake! Needless to say I immediately put Brody down and went and washed out my mouth! Note to self......... NEVER laugh or have my mouth open when he is above me! Lesson learned!

I will post some pics tomorrow since it is his 7 month birthday!

Happy Mothers Day!

The wedding

This past weekend one of Ja's cousins, Kristin and his good friend, Michael got married. It was a beautiful wedding and we wish them a happy life together!

We were so glad that Heather was able to come up for the wedding! I know that Brody was as excited about seeing her as we were!

What a cute little boy!


The girls

The blushing bride and groom!

We had a wonderful time at the wedding and enjoyed being there to support Kristin and Michael as they start their new lives together!

The Car!

What a mess... yet what fun!

So today Brody tried a bitter biscuit for the first time and they are quite messy..... as you can tell! But he had a great time eating it and really did a good job! This was our first real big mess while he was eating.... I know there will be many more messy days to come! :) Needless to say we went and took a bath after this.

Ready.... set.... crawl!

We are almost there as you can see in this pic. He is in the crawl position and ready to go! When I saw what he was doing I of course had to grab my camera and take a pic... and I thought oh gosh where are all of those outlet covers that we have! I need to put them in and quick! I don't think I am quite ready for this yet! :)* However I think he is telling me ... "mom you better get ready because soon I will be on the move and into everything"! He has been scooting for awhile now and loves it! However I don't think it will be long until he moves to the next step! I need to get off of here and go put bubble wrap around everything in my house! :)*

What a cutie!

Bath time!

I thought this was a cute picture of Brody after his bath time. Bath time is part of our bed time routine..... so I wanted to share this cute little face that I get to see every night with you guys! I also decided to change the look of the blog today. Something new and different .... kind of fun.

Having fun outside

6 months old!!!

Well I can not believe it! Brody is 6 month old today! He is half a year old and growing like a weed! He is at the age now where he will just look at you and give you this big smile and no mater if it is at 4:00am it just melts your heart! One day I was trying to put him down for a nap, I thought I had him down and all of the sudden his head pops up and he looks at me and gives me a smile and then he layed his head back down and he went to sleep. As if he was saying ......"I love you mom and thanks for taking care of me".

He can now sit up without support, he has his two bottom teeth, he can scoot to get a toy that he wants, he loves to eat, and is starting to drink out of a sippy cup, he can roll over from his stomach to his back, he has blond hair and hazel eyes, and he is talking a lot more. I think this is a fun age because he can play with some of his toys, and he is interested in everything!

We are so blessed to have such a fun and loving little boy and can't wait to see how much he will change in the next 6 months!

We love you Brody Ja!

It was an outside day!

What a day we had yesterday! The weather was great and since Ja was off we decided to work outside! I love to work outside and these days do about anything if it gets me out of the house for awhile (even if it means pulling weeds)! We are in the process of making some flower beds in our back yard and we decided to go to Lowes and get some shrubs to plant. It was a lot of fun and if I do say so looks great! I can't wait until the weather gets a little warmer so that I can plant some flowers! After Brody woke up from his nap, he and Ja went outside and had some fun together. They both had quite the day and as you can see are both very tired and ready for bed! What a sweet picture!

Today is my 25th Birthday! Wow! My parents came over to watch Brody while Ja and I went out on the town. We greatly appreciate that so thanks mom and dad! I had a great day and enjoyed spending this rainy day with Brody.... here are some of the things we did today.

In this picture Brody is reading a book.... he is such a smart kid!

However it did not take very long before he decided to taste the book. Man he will just stick anything and everything in his mouth! Crazy!

Ok so let me explain this picture........ He LOVES this chew toy! When I put this toy down on the ground with a bunch of other toys he will spot this one and will go right for it every time! So...... I put it further away from him so that he would scoot and get it. So this is a picture of him going and getting it.

And he got it! He is getting very good at scooting and getting things!

Yummy!

Easter 2007

Bible Study

Today Brody and I went to church, so that I could go to a bible study. I have been before but I have not put Brody in the nursery that they provide. I enjoy going to these, not only so that I can talk with other girls my own age, but also so that I can do a bible study! I am particularly excited about doing this one because it is a Beth Moore bible study and I love those! OK ANYWAYS........

So on the way there I am feeling pretty good about the day. We are in the car and on our way with time to spare!! WOW that is a major accomplishment for me! So I take him to the room and drop him off. As I was getting ready to leave, I looked over to say goodbye to Brody and this little girl was looking at him saying BOO! Brody looks at her then looks at me and puts that bottom lip out and starts to wale! Like mom what are you doing ..... where are you going .... and why is this strange girl in my face! I did not know what to do.... should I go ...... should I stay??? The worker looked at me and said he will be fine, go and enjoy your bible study. Then she went and picked him up and comforted him. So with a heavy heart I left. When I got into the room with the other girls Mandy (Cooper/Beam) asked me if I had dropped Brody off at the nursery, that is when I started to tear up!!!! Yeah I am one of those mom's!!! I have left him before and I have not cried and knew he would be fine, but for some reason today the tears came! The girls comforted me and said he would be fine and I knew he would be. It is time for both of us to get out of the house, make new friends and every once in awhile let someone else comfort us.

All I want for Easter is my two front teeth!

For about a month now we have thought that Brody was going to get some teeth at any time, and they never came. So when he was running a temp and not feeling good Ja thought that he might be cutting teeth.... I however just thought it was a cold that he caught from someone when we put him in the nursery last Sunday. We even took him to the doctor to see if it was ear infections, but the doctor said just give him Tylenol and it will go away. I asked Dr. Raley when do we know when he is teething and he said with a smile, "when you see two teeth". Thanks doc that helps!

So today I saw two little bottom teeth sticking out of his gums! I was so excited and very glad he has some teeth.... but a little part of me was disappointed that I was wrong and his dad was right!! :) So I guess mom's don't know everything.... sometimes dad's know a thing or two.

Marmee and Pops new house!

Yeah! We are so glad that Marmee and Pops are now in their new house! The week after Brody was born they sold their old house and had to move into a rent house. And now they are finally in their brand new house and it looks great!

We went over on Sunday to wish mom (a.k.a. marmee) a Happy Birthday and to help them unpack. We had a great time and loved being in the new house! We can't wait to see it when everything is put in its place! Congratulations mom and dad!