Random

We had a date night Friday night. My mom and dad kept Brody for us. We went to Outback for dinner, and we didn't even have to wait! That was very exciting! We got to sleep a little longer than normal, and then went to IHOP for breakfast! It was so yummy! Saturday, I had a double wedding shower to go to. My two cousins are getting married in May and June, and since they live out of town, my family gave them a double shower.

Saturday night, we headed to Mike's Farm for dinner. Chris's parents went, along with Cliff, Heather, and Miss Reagan. It was so much fun! Brody got to help feed the goats some corn! The food is GREAT! They have the BEST mac-n-cheese too!!! We attempted to take some pictures, but all we had were cell phones, so the picture quality was not really that great!

Today we skipped church because we had a family reunion to go to. It is a HUGE family reunion with 200-250 people! We usually have it at a big park, but due to the possibility of rain, we had it at a church. It was fun, but Brody usually takes a nap right after lunch, so we couldn't stay long. When we got home, Brody crashed!

While Brody takes his nap, we are being lazy! Chris is leaving for NY tomorrow, and will be back Wednesday! I wish we could go! We are very excited about this weekend. We are leaving for vacation on Saturday, and will be gone until the following Saturday! SO excited to get away!

Hope everyone enjoys what's left of the weekend!

Peeps

I usually don't give Brody candy or "junk" food. He's not really a great eater, so I would rather him eat healthier foods. He really has started eating a LOT better now.

Our house was and still is overcome by Easter candy, so Brody had his first taste of Peeps! He LOVED them!

The First Of Many I'm Sure

They said it would happen...






I've read about "them" on my monthly emails...






I have NOT been waiting for it to come...






Well,


It


Did!


Tonight.


Granted he was tired (I'm not giving excuses), but really?




Brody threw his first "real" fit tonight. Over NOTHING! I don't even know what it was about. We just came inside from playing outside, and all was good. Then, all of a sudden...............there it was! He slung his self on the floor and started crying, and scooting all around. I just watched. I don't think you are suppose to react to a situation like that, but I'm not sure. I really don't think I knew how to react. So I did what any good mom would do, I grabbed my phone (video camera), and hit RECORD! Oh, the memories!!!

Happy Easter!!!

We have had a busy weekend! Friday afternoon, we decided to go back to the daffodil field for a quick photo shoot with one of my friends, and her two girls. Most of the daffodils had already bloomed and died, but we managed to find a few good ones for the pictures.

Brody was in love! He got to spend his day with two beautiful little girls! When Kendra called me about going to take pictures, I hadn't tried Brody's Easter outfit on him yet. When I put it on, it was way too big! I didn't have time to move the buttons to make it smaller, so in all of his pictures, atleast one shoulder is exposed!

Miss Grayson loved having her pictures taken! It is way easier taking her pictures because you can place her where you want her, and get a few fun shots too!

I L-O-V-E this picture above! Brody's face is priceless! Logan is trying to give him a kiss, and his face is so funny! I know he want always do that, but right now, it cracks me up!

She is a natural! Most of her "poses" she thought of her self. She would be playing around, and come up with a cute pose. As for the other two, there were NO "posing"!

Grayson

Logan

I think this is the cutest picture! They loved this log that was randomly on the ground, and it ended up making a really cute picture!

Brody didn't stay in one place long! He was constantly on the move!

Saturday morning, we had an Easter Egg Hunt at my church. There was so many kids, so we divided the kids up. The smaller kids used one playground, and the older kids took the big play ground for their hunt. Candy and eggs were everywhere! Brody kept calling the eggs, "balls", and then he would throw them! Here are a few pictures from the Easter Egg Hunt:

And finally to end our Saturday, we celebrated my niece Reagan's 1st Birthday! They also had an Easter egg hunt at the party. There were so many babies there, and we had so much fun! Happy 1st Birthday Reagan!!! I didn't take any pictures at the party because I forgot my camera.

Now, as soon as my two boys wake up from their naps, we are headed to Lowe's to get some sand to fill up Brody's new sandbox his Grandma Rouse got him.

Hope everyone had a nice Easter weekend!!!

Spring Has Sprung

We took Brody to the Daffodil field today for a little photo shoot! We had so much fun despite the ants! There was so many people out there, so it was hard to get a good place. I think we got some cute shots! I took probably 50 or so pictures!

Brody went to sleep on the way there, so considering he didn't get his nap out, I think he did pretty good!

He loved all the flowers, and kept trying to pull them up! This one is my favorite! He looks so sweet and innocent with his ripped up daffodil in his hand!

15 Months

Brody turned 15 months old on March 19th. I can't believe it! Time goes by so fast! I never thought that until I had a child. It seems like we don't have a baby anymore, but we have a little boy! He is so growny sometimes, and surprises us all the time!

15 months:

~You weigh about 22-23 lbs

~Just moved into size 4 diapers

~Wears 12-18 month clothes, mostly 12 months

~Just moved up to size 5 shoes

~You love juice! You are not much of a milk drinker, but you will drink it. I give you half juice, and half water. People may think I'm crazy, but I just want you to be healthy and keep your teeth!

~You HATE for me to brush your teeth, you like to do it yourself! You think you are grown!

~You LOVE to play in the kitchen cabinets and drawers! I find your toys all the time with my pots, pans, and kitchen utensils!

~You LOVE any type of ball! You have probably a million, and you love each one of them. Sometimes, you wake up in the morning and the first thing you say is "Ball"! No kidding!

~You talk ALL the time! Sometimes we can't understand what you are saying, but you are saying something! It is so cute, and your little voice is precious!

~You make us laugh all the time! You are so funny, and silly! You love to do a "flip", and run around in circles in the living room.

~You LOVE books! You point and talk like you are reading it to us. We LOVE it!

~You are still eating with your hands. You love to play with your spoon, but can't quiet feed yourself with it yet!

~You are extra sweet at night. It's probably because you are still because you are sleepy, and you smell so good after your bath. I think I could probably eat you! I tell Chris all the time to go get me a fork! Ha!

~You love kids! And people! You do not know a stranger! Chris and I are both kind of shy, but Brody is NOT!

~You love to play outside! It wears you out, but you love it!

~You love to color! My mom has a little table and chairs at her house, and he always goes and sits down so he can color. I think he thinks it's snack time too, because he sometimes tries to eat the crayon! Eww!

~You also love to climb steps! I think you would go up and down non-stop if we would let you!

~You know where most of your body parts are, especially your ears! You have had so many ear infections, so you learned where your ears where a while ago! You had tubes put in on February 25th, and they have been such a blessing! It is unbelievable the difference they have made!

~You are so loved, you have no idea! You are your daddy and I's whole world, and we love you so much!

I will be posting pictures from today a little later. We took Brody to the daphodil fields today for a little photo shoot! It was almost a very tramatic experience for us! We got into some ants, and they were everywhere! They were red and huge! I thought they were fire ants, but I'm not sure they were. They were as big as the big black ants, just red. They were covering my feet, and pants, Chris had some on him, and were all over Brody's pants! Neither of us got bit, so that's why I'm thinking they were not fire ants! God was looking over us for sure! I think I had about 10 heart attacks when I saw them all over Brody! I was wearing flip flops, and they were covering my feet, in between my toes, and all over my pants! S-C-A-R-Y!!!

Tubes

Yesterday, Brody had an appointment at the ENT. We met the doctor, which we really liked, Brody had a hearing test, and we had to watch a video. While talking to the doctor, he said it..."I would like to do surgery tomorrow". It completely caught me off guard! I said "did you say tomorrow?". Wow, I was thinking I would have at least a week to prepare my nerves, but now, I only had a HOURS!

At first they told us to be at the hospital at 6:00am, but we had to call to verify the time. Since they go by ages, I just knew we would be first. WRONG! We had to be there at 8:30am! That meant, I had to hold Brody off from food or drink for 8 1/2 hours! I "may" have gave him food and drink after that time, but I'm not telling!

When we got to the hospital, of course we had to wait awhile. They brought us back, and we had to put the smallest yellow hospital gown on Brody. He didn't like it very much. He also got a name tag around his ankle, and they checked his temp and blood pressure (with the smallest bp cuff ever).

He was in the best mood considering he was probably hungry, and around all those strangers. He reached out for them to pick him up, and off they went. We waited for his surgery to be over, and it probably took 6 mins. We then had to go to the recovery room, and it wasn't long before we heard him screaming down the hall. The doctor told us that he would probably be crying and irritable after the anesthesia. He was right!

Everything went good, and we are home now. Brody has taken a nap already, and is working on his second one right now. I pray that the tubes work, and gives my baby some relief!