Big People Food

One of our new things over the past couple weeks is...no more baby food! The week we went back to daycare/school after the long break, he began trying "real" lunch at daycare and I continued the baby food at supper. Then one night he completely shunned the baby food - held up his hand and turned his head as if to say "Mom - I'm to0 big for this stuff now. Give me the real stuff". This has actually turned out to be much easier, in some respects, since he can pretty much eat whatever we eat (in small pieces). Thought the grandparents might like to see him enjoying a meal or two! In one video he was sooooo tired...he had only one 30 minute nap at daycare that day, finally went to sleep when he got home - and we only got him up long enough to eat dinner, take a bath, and go right back to bed! He is really enjoying breads right now, like pancakes and rolls...he also still LOVES fruit. He likes potatoes alot - i baked sweet potato fries in the oven one night and he even likes broccoli and cheese. Brett is a big fan of cheerios too. And I'm a little thankful (sometimes) for the floor cleaning crew (Buster). Because a lot sure does wind up down there.

Bah.

More home videos...just playing!

HE CRAWLS

We've lots of catching up to do as usual, but first things first! Had to post a video - this is mostly what we've been up to since we've been out of school this whole week for snow/cold (nobody likes getting out of bed when it's this cold anyways!)!! We have really loved our extended time off and have enjoyed getting so much family time. It's made for a nice long holiday break. Christmas was so much fun with our families and our little one--will save those photos for another day. I'm extra thankful we were home this week - otherwise we wouldn't have gotten to see Brett's next two milestones firsthand because he would have been at daycare! Little man turned 10 months old yesterday. It's so hard to believe! He is truly the center of our world and the joy of our lives. I'm not sure where the time goes, but every night when I'm rocking him before I put him in his crib I think about how small and sweet and cuddly he is at that very moment and just try to soak it all up. But back to the video - Brett is officially on the move! And he is just about to be EVERYWHERE. For the past month or so he's been acting like he was getting ready to crawl just anytime. He started out trying to get on all fours but would always get one leg stuck underneath him...then if he got brave and leaned (or lunged) forward he would just fall on his face. The day after Christmas he took one tiny "step" forward--just barely! This past Sunday when I was taking down the tree he was finally motivated to take a few more "steps" when he saw all the ornaments laying on the floor. He really loves going after those things he can't have! Yesterday he would look at a toy and whine a little before he would realize he could actually go after it himself. Each day since then he's gotten a little braver and has finally started to realize that he can go....today he explored a little further...and I know he is just about to figure out he can go just about anywhere he pleases. Today he also pulled up to a standing position for the first time, using his red wagon his grandma Peggy got him for Christmas. We brought it in from the garage so he could play with it since it seems it will be awhile before the weather is decent enough to take him for a ride. I thought some folks might enjoy the video of Brett doing what he does - particularly his grandparents. We think he's pretty fun to watch. :) And the ball. Have I mentioned this boy is obsessed with the basketballs? They bring an instant smile to his face. He loves to sit and roll it back and forth with us. That's a video for another day. I was trying to urge him to crawl after his ball so I could get him on video crawling a little more, but he actually didn't....so I sound like I'm talking to Buster telling him to go get his ball. We did a little 10 month photo shoot last night in the new outfit his Memaw got him for Christmas - which is getting a bit more difficult since he's a busy little fella these days.





I love these sweet feet.











The End.

Sick Day

Brett had to stay home from daycare one day this week, doctor's orders - bronchitis and a slight ear infection...Despite his being a little under the weather, we had a really good day just hanging out. We stayed extremely busy doing lots of important things...

Put Me In Coach

Check out this "official" BHS basketball uniform...too cute! I think he's ready to play!

Found a Turtle

Brett went on his first trick-or treat Friday. My sister-in-law Stacey works at the home office where they decorate and hand out candy to tons of little kids for Halloween. We saw all kinds of cute kiddies in cute costumes. Brian and I now have lots of candy to eat...I guess Brett will be able to help a little more with that next year. We didn't even have one trick-or-treater at our house this year! Here are some pictures from baby's first Halloween...


Brett with Aunt Stacey

He was a little scared of the pumpkin at first...and also of the black panther

You'd be upset too if you had just gotten all in your costume and then had a poopy diaper.


Since we went trick-or-treating on Friday and don't really live in a "neighborhood" we opted to stay in Saturday evening for a photo shoot (plus...like Brian and I really needed any more candy!)




still not quite sure about the large black kitty, who is mostly only viewed through the window and from the safety of mom and dad's arms...not on ground level

This was also Brett's first hands-on experience with these crunchy things. He didn't try to eat them though-I was surprised

I thought I should throw this one with the random bunny hat in here too, from this weekend...tortoise....hare...you know...

That's How I Roll

Since shortly after Brett turned 6 months his new mode of transportation is rolling. At 5 months he learned to roll from his belly to his back; then after 6 months he learned how to roll back onto his belly...then he got faster. And now he can roll continuously. He prefers to sit up and play most of the time now, but when he does play laying down it's not uncommon for him to roll up against the furniture. Then he looks surprised when he looks up and sees that he is so far away from all his toys!




How did you get over there?!