9 Months

Brode was 9 months old on Friday!

He seems to be growing 5 inches a day and getting stronger as well as he starts to stand up on things and really crawls around now!

Dog Bowl

Brode has officially gotten into everything, including Libby's dish. She is not happy.

Weekend

There are a few videos of Brode crawling! He doesn't do a typical crawl, but it gets him moving as you can see!

We have had a great couple of weekends! This nice weather has been making them a lot more fun! This past weekend I went to LaCrosse to see everyone again and Brode and Matt hung out for Father's Day! Brode had a very eventful weekend with his second swimming lessons, walks, lots of crawling, and Father's Day brunch!

I went to LaCrosse with Mindy, Josslyn, Tiff, and Wes to visit Kelsey and Ryan and we all had a lot of fun! We were lucky to get an extremely sunny and hot day on Saturday so we could lay at the beach, play bags outside, and grill out! It's always great to see everyone and get back to that city! It was a very relaxing weekend.

Brode is going to be 9 months this weekend! I can't believe it! I think the change between 8 and 9 months has been the most drastic. He seems like such a little boy now. His check-up is on Thursday so we'll see how much weight he gained and how many more inches he grew! His toes hang off the end of his car seat!

Slow and Steady Wins The Race

We have a mover! Brode has slowly started crawling. He wasn't too into so it took him a while to learn. He much more prefered doing circles and scooting on his butt but he finally trusts himself on his knees. It isn't a typical crawl that he is attempting, more of a stance like a block start in track and tries to hop on the one knee on the ground. Regardless of how its done, he can slowly gets to where he wants to be! The huge downfall/negative, he is crawling around the living room where there are table legs and fireplace bricks so we need to take care of those.

Aside from crawling Brode also began pulling up on things. This means his crib mattress needs to go down and he is getting pretty daring on the tables,chairs and toys!

Lastly, Brode started swimming lessons today. Matt and Grandma Beth are taking him to the Y on Saturday mornings for Water Exploration! They just left so we'll see how it went in a couple hours! He is a splasher in the bathtub so I'm sure he will love it. Unfortunetaly I forgot to send my camera so hopefully after next weeks class I can get some pictures up!

Terror

Brode would like to start the day by telling you a story:

It has happened, Brode has an attitude and little terror ways about him. He loves to bite and pull hair, and especially loves laughing afterwards. His laugh is so contagious that it is very hard not to laugh with him.

Our week was pretty much the usual. It was my last week of a school! Now that I'm all finished our grades have been posted and I was very excited to see that I got a 3.75 and made the Dean's List! Brode had another week in day care without any trouble. Friday was so beautiful out that I went and got him early after my exam and we hung out for the afternoon. Saturday wasn't so nice but we had a house warming party at my cousins so we just hung out with everoyne and Brode spent some time with Daddy staying warm. Brode also got to sleep at Grandma Beth's again last night! She loves having him and he loves to play over there as well.

This week starts my full time job! I will be going into the office instead of working from home now, which could be good and bad, we'll see. The major downfalls are that Brode will need to stay in day care a little longer and I won't be able to get workouts in in the afteroon. I was too spoiled with my perfect schedule during the semester!

Have a good week!

Our Weekend

We had a great weekend now that the weather is getting so nice!

Friday Brode went to Daddy's to hang out and spend the night. A family friend of ours was having a birthday party so Brode got some good time with daddy alone and I got to go with my family there and hang out and sit by the bonfire. Brode learned a new word on Friday "dada", so he has moved on from his G's and everyone and everything is "dada". Perfect for Matt, not for me though!

Saturday Brode and I went rummaging with Grandma Beth. It was nice to get outside and he loved seeing new things! That afternoon gramps, gram, Brode and I went to my grandmas and ran a few errands. Brode was so well behaved and just looked around and was so content even though we were gone long through dinner time! He has now had a trip to all the manly stores (Fleet Farm, Home Depot, and Lowe's) and he loved them all! Saturday night I went out with my cousin and some of his friends. It was really fun, except for getting home really late and getting up really early!

Sunday Brode went to Matt's to play and go for a walk so I worked until noon, then my mom and I went to the outlet mall in Oshkosh and got lots of stuff! I needed some new clothes for work now that I'm going to go into the office and can't wear my pajamas like at the kitchen table.

We got out one of Brode's christmas toys that he is old enough for now, but he doesnt know what to think of it. Sometimes he gives it weird faces and whines and sometimes he loves it. He loves to cheat and stop the balls or steal them off the ramp as well.

Memorial Day and 8 Months!

Well our long weekend is over and it's back to reality! Brode sure does love his Johnny Jump Up as you can see. He is getting much better at it instead of just eating it!

Friday I had an exam then spent the day getting some things done before playing with Brode. That afternoon we all hung out outside and planted flowers and played in the nice weather before I had to work. Friday night and Saturday morning I worked, then got some more stuff done! While brode napped I got my car cleaned out, and boy did it need it! I can't stand when it is all messy.

Sunday morning we got all packed up and headed to my grandparents cottage in Waupaca for Memorial Day! We sure had a full car with Brode and all of his things and Libby and all of her things, and all of ours on top of that! Gramps had to take Brodes toys in a separate car. You would have never known we only went for 1 night. Sunday we hung out on the dock and enjoyed the sunshine while the boys fixed the dock. It was nice to sit around, and it was perfect weather to do it. Monday wasn't as nice but we could still go outside for a walk and sit in the patio. Brode and Libby got tons of fresh air and still haven't caught up on their sleep!

May 26th means Brode is 8 months old today! I don't even know where 7 went! Each month as he learns more he gets so much more fun and giggles even more. It is even better now that is he is feeling better and back to his old self! He is still doing breathing treatments, but doesn't mind them very much as you can see below.

Everyone have a good rest of the week!

Weeks Later!

May 8th! I don't even remember back that far a lot has happened since then!

First my parents went on vacation to Tennessee and the Carolinas. Brode, Libby, and I were all alone for the week! Libby gets very jealous and missed her family so she was being difficult running away and stealing clothes! Brode still had pneumonia so getting him up and ready for day care on time and giving him medicine and getting enough sleep was a large challenge but we made it through! I had finals the day after they got back and I have to say they all went pretty well! It was nice to be done, but I am also taking a 3 week interim to get a general ed course over with! I need an A so that I can make the Dean's List so hopefully my exam today got me off to a good start! I'm pretty confident.

Finale and Mother's Day was also in that long time span. Saturday night (may 9th) I went to Finale and got up on stage for the alumni song, Celebrate, but I couldn't remember the words! It was still fun though and the show was great! Brode stayed at Grandma Beth's that night so I got to sleep in on Mothers Day! Brode has made me fingerpaints at grandma beth's and at day care so I got those on Sunday. We went to the cottage for the afternoon with my mom's family since my parents were still gone and celebrated Mother's Day.

The weekend after THAT (wow this is a long time) my cousin Tom got married. I read in the wedding so we had a full weekend of rehearsal and dinner, the wedding, the reception, and gift opening afterwards. Brode got to stay with daddy that whole weekend and hang out with him. Everything went pretty well!

This week seemed a lot longer with my 3 hour interim class every day! It is a long time to sit and learn about geography! Tiff came here from Manitowoc on Wednesday to hang out with Brode and I, and then Kelsey stopped by to see the little guy as well! We started talking about planning some things for the summer so hopefully we can get people together to go to all the fun summer places like six flags and noah's ark!

This weekend is already memorial day weekend! I have to work tonight and tomorrow morning, then we're going to head up to the cottage on Sunday morning! This will be Brode's first overnight trip up there! Hopefully the weather will be nice and we can sit outside!

Gramps started giving Brode popsicles and he sure loved them! Brode has been doing well! He is back to his giggly happy self! We are still doing breathing treatments after the pneumonia to help treat the asthma that seems to be causing it. Brode has also started jabbering more so grandpa, daddy, and I are all working on getting him to say our names first! He has become very animated and yells very loudly. Brode has also started to sleep on his side and stomach so when he rolls over he gets his legs through the bars and gets stuck so he can't roll over. He gets quite startled at 4 in the morning when he is stuck so he wakes up crying but goes right back to bed when I roll him over!

Everyone have a great memorial day weekend and I'll try to update and put pictures up more often!

Here is a video from a while ago of Brode eating, he sure chomps with those teeth!

This is a little video from this morning of Brode chatting and playing. He seems to be getting so big! I'll have to remember to film them the other way because you can't rotate them like pictures!

A Couple Weeks!

Wow, I didnt even realize I haven't updated in a couple weeks! I always get reminded by the girls and other friends so that they can see what is going on with Brode. Unfortunetaly I do not have any pictures to put up today.

Things have been pretty crazy. My parents are on vacation in Tennessee and the Carolinas so it is Brode, Libby, and I all week by ourselves. Luckily they didn't leave until later in the week because Brode once again got kicked out of day care on Monday. He had a pretty rough night that night so we made a trip to the doctor's office on Tuesday to find out that he has pneumonia again! He is on antibiotics, steroids, and a nebulizer. The days have been getting a little better. He stayed with my mom a couple mornings and Matt's mom another morning while I went to school. Day care went well yesterday, but the nights are long. He wakes up coughing and cant get back to sleep so he starts crying making it worse. Hopefully these medicines get rid of this soon otherwise we'll have to go back in and look for something else or a different way to get rid of it!

This weekend should be busy too. Saturday I have to work, then Vintage and Act II Finale is that night so I'm going to go with some alumni and get up on stage to do our song (and hopefully remember the words)! Brode should get some good time with daddy that day. Sunday is Mother's Day so we're going up to Grandpa and Grandma's cottage on the chain with the rest of the family! It'll be a nice relaxing and fun weekend before finals week!

Have a good weekend!

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!