Broderick::Sitting Up

This little baby is becoming quite the little boy! Well, was he ever actually a little baby? I see newborns now and I think "Gosh, Brody was never that little!". And in all reality, he wasn't a little newborn(8.3 lbs) and his head was huge so he never looked teeny tiny to me. But...people tell me he was little. He just got big really fast!:)

Anyways...I got some photos of this little boy sitting up yesterday! He topples over and does lots of face plants. When I was taking his photos yesterday he sat there for a good minute or two without falling over! 

I just love this face!! He a growler...

 His hair is growing in super fast. He has about 5 pieces left of his hair that he was born with--I will never cut them. (Tear)

I did not enhance the color of his eyes at all...we have a blue-eyed babe!

These overalls just KILL me. I want to dress him in them every day now--My little NorCal boy;)

Thanks for following our little space here. We have lots of Portrait Sessions coming up so stayed tuned for other people on here besides our little boy!:)

Five on Friday

Happy Friday everyone! 

One.

Monday was my birthday and I got totally spoiled. My parents sent me sweet cards and two awesome books! One Organic cookbook and one novel--can't wait to look through them! Travis' parents were visiting and took us to the best Steakhouse in town!! My husband and I think it is pretty funny(and awesome!) that his parents always visit for my birthday but not his. I'm definitely their only favorite daughter in law! 

Two.

I'm kind of shocked that we only went to In N Out two times during Travis' week off. Maybe we will treat ourselves with a burger this weekend to celebrate!;)

Three.

We've been struggling to get Brody to take a bottle. He had taken a few when he was around 6 weeks old but we didn't make it a priority since then so he has gotten really used to the real thing. Travis tried a few times but just got screamed at. So, Grandma to the rescue!! He took TWO bottles with her! Well, he only drank a little over half of them but still--I consider that a success! She didn't mind the screaming--she had 5 kids:)

Four.

I've been curling my hair recently(Thank Ashleigh for the quick tips!) and I've burned myself twice. I use my straightener and my fingers have clipped the side. I'm pretty sure Haymitch gave Katniss some lanolin cream when she was burned in The Hunger Games. That stuff heals anything!

Five.

Yesterday I blogged about Brody's schedule. I should have known better. He fought his last nap and won! Ugh--1 point for Brody. Although, then he fell asleep during his last feeding and went straight to bed. 1 point for mommy?

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Have a great weekend(I almost typed Have a great feeding)! Mommy brain is alive and well.

Enjoy this awesome weather and thanks for following!

Broderick::4 months

Sorry for the lack of posting--we have had family in town for the past week! Lots of fun and pretty busy. Although, we did lay around the house lots too:)

Broderick was spoiled like crazy by his grandparents. He got lots of snuggles and he even took a few bottles from Travis' Mom (which has been a struggle).

A few new things that Brody is doing during his fourth month--rolling over lots from his back to his tummy, grabbing his toes, drooling buckets, sleeping on his side and eventually rolling to his tummy for the latter end of his naps. This kind of made me nervous at first but he is pretty strong and does a great job at lifting his head and turning it to the side to breathe.

4 Month Check up:
17lbs. 3oz. 90%
26 inches 90%
Head circ.44.7cm 97%

See the drool I was talking about?? BUCKETS. I really don't mind the drool but Travis--he can't take it. He is wiping it up every chance he gets!

So, I've had people ask me what his schedule usually looks like, so here you go. Brody has officially dropped his last nap. We had him drop this nap because we had to wake him up a few times because when we would put him down for a nap around 6pm, he would just keep sleeping as if it were bedtime. Here is what our days look like:

7:30-8am--wake up

8am--eat

play

9:15am--nap

11am--eat

play

12:15pm--nap

2pm--eat

play

3:15--nap

5pm--eat

play and hang out while mommy & daddy eat dinner

7:30-8pm--eat

8:30--down for the night

Travis will get him out of his crib every morning. If I get him, he usually wants to eat right away. This...I like very much:) I get to sleep another 30 minutes or so while Brody and Travis hang out while Daddy eats breakfast. Win-win:)

Travis is the one to put him to bed every night too. I'm a blessed woman:) I feed him and hand him off to Daddy for bed time. Travis is much better at swaddling him then I am. We are going to have to stop swaddling him soon--we is totally out of it by the time he wakes up. We only swaddle him at nighttime. He sleeps in his crib for all of his naps and bedtime. What a trooper!

His naps range anywhere from 45 minutes to 1.5 hours. If he wakes up around 45 minutes he is usually still tired but won't go back to sleep. We all are in better moods after the 1.5 hour naps:)

He is seriously such a joy to be around. He is a very easy-going baby. He sleeps great (Praise the Lord!) and he smiles at everyone--even the old ladies who come up to us in every store we go into. I don't tell them that he smiles at everyone:) They think they are special so I'll just let them keep thinking that! 

I'm so thankful for this little space where I can document Brody's life and share it with you! Thanks for following!

Five on Friday

Happy Friday, everyone! 

One.

Travis, Brody, and I went for a walk Tuesday night. We ended up being those parents with the screaming baby who is kicking in mom's arms while dad pushes the empty stroller that said baby is supposed to be quietly sleeping in:)

Two.

A lot of our friends are on Spring Break right now--not as students but as the teachers. Makes me feel old:) Anyways, we had friends over for dinner. Travis BBQ'd some chicken and it made me really excited for summer! I can't wait to see Brody's little bum crawling around in the grass.

Three.

My gardening skills needs some sharpening. I just pray we get one good vegetable outta this whole thing. Travis said to me last night "You're doing great so far"! Um, I've had to start over twice but thanks babe.

Four.

I ended up doing all of our grocery shopping at Trader Joes this week. I forgot to grab sweet potatoes so the cashier person asked someone to go grab some for me. They asked "Do you want regular or organic?"...pause...people are listening..."Oh, I'll take organic. Thanks!" Ha!! 

Five.

I feel like I no longer have a baby--I have a kid. Although, come on Danielle, he is only 4 months old! But he faced out in his stroller today when we went on our walk. That officially makes him a big boy(in my mind)!

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Have a great weekend!!