Standing on Daddy!! :)

Brodie LOVES to stand! If he's ever a little fussy and doesn't want to eat or sit/lay down, we'll stand him up and he'll be as happy as a clam :) In one of the pictures you can see a little smile as he's looking down at his daddy, so cute!

Brodie has found his toes!!

Last night (8/23/09) Brodie was sitting on my lap while we were just hanging out on the couch. He can sit up now! :) While he was sitting up, he was looking down at his feet so he'd bend over more and try to get them in his mouth! haha He was using his hand to lift and move his foot closer to his mouth too! It was so cute! Ben kept telling me not to let him do that, but it was so cute I couldn't stop him.

Here are a few pictures, sorry they're blurry. I couldn't get up to get the camera as he was sitting on my lap and my phone was the closest thing to me :) You can also see how long his hair has gotten in some of the pictures! Enjoy!

Some other August pictures of Brodie

Brodie's first try of rice cereal, mmm 8/23/09

Brodie tried rice cereal today! I can't quite figure out if he likes it or doesn't like it. At times he seems to really enjoy it, and others it seems like he just hates it. The doctor said we can start him off with rice cereal first and then slowly move to the fruits and vegetables. He said that between 4-6 months is usually the time babies try "real" foods :)

Brodie's first baseball game!! 8/22/09

Brodie went to his first baseball game!! We went to the K to watch the Royals play. We went with Tuyen & Scott, and a couple of our other friends Stephanie & Matt. Brodie was so good, he wasn't crying/fussing or anything. The only times he seemed unimpressed was when he was hungry. He even slept some during the game!! haha

Here are some pictures:

Brodie's 4 months old!

It amazes me every month on the 20th, when Brodie is another month older. In two more months he'll be halfway to a year old! Time is going by faster than I expected. It's funny how when I was little, I would always overhear my Grandma and Mom saying "they grow up so fast." And now, I'm saying that!

Brodie has his four month appointment on Friday. He weighed in at 16lbs 6oz and was 26" long! I thought he was going to be heavier, but he's only gained two pounds since the last time he was weighed. The doctor checked him out, and he's doing great! The doctor said that he's doing things that a six month would be doing! :D Brodie's developing so well! He had to get his shots this visit again. The first shot, he was great-didn't cry, didn't fuss, didn't even know what was going on. The second shot though, after it was done he started crying. I carried him as we were leaving the office and he was all smiles to Ben.

After Brodie's doctor visit Ben and I both had to go back to work, so I dropped Brodie off at his daycare. When I dropped him off, I told Wanda how he went at the doctor and how the doctor said we could start Brodie on rice cereal if we wanted!! I took Brodie out of his car seat and handed him over to Wanda and he was all smiles. Well, when I was close to getting off work Ben had called me and told me he had to leave work early to go pick up Brodie at the daycare. He told me that Brodie was having a bad day. At Wanda's after I left, Brodie just kept crying-scream crying. She told Ben that usually Brodie is all chill and laid back and hardly cries, so when he just kept crying and crying, she knew something was wrong. Last time Brodie had his shots, Ben and I stayed home with him and he just slept most of the day. When I got home, Brodie was fine. He was smiling at me and jabbering. I think he just wanted to be with his mommy & daddy after he got his shots. My poor baby!!

But Brodie's doing fine. He's jabbering soooo much, and even making new sounds. He's definitely grabbing at things more often. He'll be laying down and Vida will be standing in arms length of him, and he'll reach out to her legs and grab them. He doesn't grab her hard or pull. He just touches her and then she moves her foot from his hand. haha He really is doing really awesome. He's amazing. :)

What's been going on...

So much has happened since the last post. Brodie's started a new daycare, he started August 3rd. He seems to like it there! The lady has been doing daycare for 29 years and she has four-five other kids she watches, all girls! lol Brodie is the only boy and all the little girls love him! Every day that I pick him up from there, the little girls all try to help me put him in his car seat and when we leave they always say "Bye baby bye baby..." over and over. :) It's very sweet.

Brodie's also been developing soo much! We've seen him roll from his back to his side to his tummy to his side and back again! He's also talking/jabbering even more! He hasn't cut any teeth yet, but he's still drooling and biting/sucking on his fingers and hands. His hair is getting longer on top too! It's so cute after his bath it sticks straight up. He still LOVES standing (with support). He's grabbing for things even more, like, you can tell he really wants something when he grabs for it. He'll grab for our faces and when he does we'll tell him what he's touching-mouth, cheek, nose, etc. We measured him the other day and he was 25" long! Our baby is over 2' tall!! haha :) He's also trying to sit up. When we lay him down, he'll try to lift the top half of his body up as if he were going to sit up!

Brodie's doing great though. Everyone always says how he seems to be more developed than a baby his age. Makes us proud, of course :) Daddy & Mommy are also doing great! Brodie's next doctor appointment is August 21st. I can't believe he'll already be 4 months on the 20th!! :) My baby is getting big!

Auntie Eden, Cousin Shelby, and Nana came to watch Brodie

The daycare we took Brodie to told us on Friday (7/24) that she was moving back to Washington the following Monday (7/27). So we called up Auntie Eden and Nana to see if they could come down the next week and watch Brodie while we worked.

Auntie Eden and Cousin Shelby came down Sunday (7/26) and left Tuesday (7/28). Nana came down Tuesday afternoon and left today (8/2).

While Auntie Eden and Shelby were here Brodie was being kind of fussy because that's the weekend he started teething. So he wasn't really in a happy mood all the time. Since Auntie Eden and Shelby came through the week so we didn't really get a chance to do much. When Nana visited, we went to the City Market-Brodie, Ben, and Nana's first time! We walked around and bought fresh produce and a few other things. It relaxed Brodie because while we were there he pooped! So we had to find an empty table and just change him right there. He didn't seem to mind at all haha.

It was a really nice week and both Ben and I really appreciated all of them coming down to help us out. We love you!! :)





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