Pulling Up to Stand

I'm way behind on posting pictures on here. Hmmm, I wonder why. : ) Here are some cute pics of Brody standing. He's so darn cute! I love that little tushy!

Reaching for a book....

Look at those curls!

I Have an Ulcer

I mean, really. Okay, not really. But I will.....soon, I think. Raising a boy is not for the faint at heart, that is for sure. Incident #1 tonight....Brody is pulling himself up to stand on EVERYTHING. Tonight he took a big spill and wiped out on our hardwood floor. He was crying so hard that no sound came out for what felt like forever. However, he recovered quickly and all was well. Incident #2 tonight.....I had been giving Brody a bath in a blow-up duck for a while now. Well, recently, I graduated him to the big ol' regular tub and just didn't put much water in it. Tonight he slipped and went underwater. And whats worse is that HE LOVED IT. I almost had a stroke. So then he spent the rest of bathtime trying to go underwater. I don't think I can handle this : )

9 Months Old

I know I'm a little late with this post but I can hardly believe that Brody is 9 months old! We had his check-up at the beginning of this week and he checked out perfectly. And he's finally on the growth chart!! haha Usually when people say that its because their child has been on the lighter side. Not my big guy! He's always been off the chart....as in over 100%. But he now weighs 23lbs 4 oz (80%) and is 28 3/4in long (73%). He's really starting to thin out with as much as he's moving around. And, of course, he is just cute as can be!

Brody has been hitting several milestones lately. I'll mention the most important one first....he FINALLY said "mama"!!!!!!!!!!!!! This just started yesterday : ) I LOVE it! He is also transitioning from army crawling to up on all fours crawling. AND he is now pulling himself up to his knees on just about everything. This makes me a nervous wreck. I want to wrap pillows around him or something. I'm constantly envisioning him losing his grip on whatever it is and busting his chin. I know its bound to happen, though.

Well, on to a slew of pictures. I tried to do Brody's 9 month pictures myself but he's a moving target now so it was not easy.

I slicked back the curls for his photo shoot. Doesn't he look like such a little man?!?!

I could not PEEL the monkey away from him to take pictures!

So cute!

Eventually he was sick of being dolled up and just wanted to play with his cars : )

Getting up on all fours..

I love the chub!

Pulling up to his knees..

Naked Baby on the Move!!

When I say that Brody is on the move 24-7...I mean that he is on the move 24-7. Nothing stops the boy, not even diaper changes. This morning was particularly adventurous when I tried to change his diaper and get him dressed for the day. He was not having it! He wanted to MOVE! It has gotten almost impossible to change his diaper because he wants to grab whatever is around him or roll over or sit up, etc.


But look at that little tushy!! So cute!!

This picture really shows what I'm saying here. First of all, notice that I'm changing him in his crib. Why? Well that would be because last night I tried to change a dirty diaper on the changing table and he decided to roll over mid change. So the cover had to be washed : ) Secondly, notice the mobile is lopsided and uneven. Well that would be because he yanked one of the fish off. (I just need to take that thing down. Who am I kidding?! haha) Then we have naked Brody crawling all over.

"What's that you say, mom? You want to take some pictures?"

"Here! How about this face! Take a picture of this!"

Discovered that his crib rail doubles as a teether : )

Practicing for his American Idol tryout

How can you resist that face?? : )

First Time Sledding!

And I didn't even get to enjoy it with him!! : ( But thats okay because it was a fun time that Brody and Rory were able to have together. Rory even took a picture on his cell phone and sent it to me at work. I laughed so hard! And, actually, I was quite proud of Rory for even attempting to get Brody in his snowsuit all by himself. : ) The boys had a good time!

Finally Caught Up!!

Whew! I think we're caught up. I did skip blogging some fun events over the holidays. Maybe I'll blog them sometime but for now, we're caught up! So here are some pics of Brody in real time...today!! : )

Christmas 2008

Well, I have about a millions pictures from Christmas but here are just a few to sum up Brody's first holiday season. Christmas really started for us on Christmas Eve morning when we went over to Mimi and Poppy's house to open gifts with Mandy, Nic, Belle and Ethan. Mimi and Poppy, as always, went overboard and the grandkids got a TON of awesome gifts. Check out this picture of Brody next to his Santa bag full of goodies. : )

This is a play tent that Brody got and he really loves it! Check out the cool camo play flooring too. Mimi got that to put down when she watches Brody because its nice and soft.....and easy to clean : )

The boys in their matching pjs. I swear Brody could probably gobble Ethan up in one bite : )

All of our gifts from Mimi and Poppy under our tree

Grandma Horner got Brody this stuffed puppy and he LOVES it! Thanks, Grandma : ) (by the way, we miss you!)

And here is the aftermath. This is after Brody got a visit from Grandma Judi and Grandpa Ed on Christmas morning, who brought him lots more goodies! Can you spot Brody is this mess?? : ) And notice that the Christmas tree is already down. I couldn't stand it. I had to start cleaning and organizing.