LaCrosse

Brode and I made another trip to LaCrosse. Matt was playing in a hockey tournament in Madison and all the girls were going to be around so we figured it was a perfect weekend to go before the end of school got crazy and everyone went home! Brode was great on the car ride there and slept the whole time! He got to meet a lot of people and get lots of playing time in. Erin, Erin, and Kelsey even babysat him while I went out with Tiff, Wes, and Ryan to the dance benefit on campus. The weather was so beautiful that we got to put Brode in the stoller and sit outside at Wes's Lacrosse games! Here are some pictures of all of his fun and all the people he met!

Brode and Erin, and Brode and Leah

Brode and Tiff, and Brode and Kelsey

Brode and Wes!

Picking Brode up from daycare on Monday was interesting as they asked me how he was that weekend. I said fine, they said he was crabby when he was playing. Sure enough, just what I thought, he would not play by himself because he got so spoiled and so much attention over the weekend! It took him a few days to get back to normal!

Nothing is really happening this week. I had two exams, a couple quizzes, work every day, and a big application essay to write so Brode has been getting a lot of bonding time with Daddy and Gramps! Hopefully the weather will be as nice as it says its going to be and we can get outside tomorrow and have a good Friday! Brode is also turning 7 months this weekend! I can hardly believe it.

Have a good weekend!

Easter

Tomorrow is already Easter, I couldn't even believe it was April already! The weather makes it seem like it is still winter. Hopefully it will get nice soon, we're all ready for green grass and playing outside!

This week was rough for Brode. He is getting his front two teeth in the middle so he had temperatures and was in pain. He stayed home from day care and wasn't into the eating or playing so I had some nice days just carrying him around and getting him to sleep and giving tylenol to try and help. This also meant that I got nothing done which was not good with two exams! Luckily my parents could work from home in the mornings while I went to class and Matt was around at night so I could study and work.

We didn't have much planned for this weekend. I had to work last night so Matt was here playing with Brode and then we just sat around and watched a movie after Brode went to bed. I worked again this morning, then Karly and her mom came to visit Brode for a bit. After socializing he was ready for lunch and a nap so we took care of that. While he was sleeping Matt and I ran some errands and looked around at the mall while gramps did things here until Brode woke up. Tomorrow Matt and I are each going to Easter mass at our own churches and they end up being and different times so one can watch Brode while the other is gone. Brode is going to go to brunch with Matt's family and then the two of them are going to come here because my mom's side of the family is coming here for dinner and hopefully an easter egg hunt outside!

Brode is eating some new foods. He loves yogurt, toast, and mashed potatoes now. It is fun trying all these new things, Libby likes it a lot too! He is also sitting up very well now too so he can play with some new toys and see things differently.

Ooopps!

Well it has been almost 2 weeks and I haven't updated on anything so here we go!

Spring Break wasn't much of a break, Brode got called out of day care all week because he was sick. We weren't really sure what was going on but he has some constant temperatures, didnt want to eat, and those darn teeth were really bothering him. As of today he is doing much better! This past weekend he was great and back to normal, but he went to day care yesterday and was home in no time! Hopefully being healthy is here to stay, he hasn't been 100% in two months!

We have been giving Brode some different foods and he is doing well! It is very entertaining watching his reactions to each new one! Brode has been getting some attitude lately. He needs attention at all times and is not happy when you set him down or leave him for a minute. He is going to be a little stubborn one!

I had to work all day Saturday last weekend so Brode and Matt got some good bonding time, then Sunday we all relaxed. We put Brode down for a nap and watched some movies until we realized Brode had been sleeping for a LONG time... oh no... wrong... He was just upstairs playing with gramps, who quietly snuck him out of his crib to play when he woke up!

Monday we went back to Milwaukee to meet Brode's second surgeon, the craniofacil reconstructive surgeon. We got some more questions answered and learned a little more about his procedure, now we are just waiting to schedule. This time gramps came with us so afterwards we stopped a few places and took Brode on a little field trip! He even got his first hockey stick to match his first little golf club, and a Badger hat that fits a little better than gramps golf hat. He was extremely well-behaved and loved his little adventure.

We're now back to the routine. I've got exams, Matt is back in work, and Brode is back and day care and actually staying there! This weekend we don't have too much planned besides dinner with Matt's parents and grandparents to see Brode! They haven't seen him for a LONG time so he'll be very big to them!

Have a good end of the week and weekend!