Saturday, June 25, 2011

NINE months!!!


My baby is NINE months old today!

June 22, 2011

(This post is a little late this month b/c you were on your first vacation on your nine month birthday!)

Brody bear you are nine months old...

Where has the time gone? I feel like I was just writing last months post. These days are flying by and I just wish I could freeze time!!!

What have you been up to this month?









* I just love you more and more every day!!!


* You are the sweetest little guy ever!!


* You crawl every where now, the right way and you are FAST!!


* You stand up at the coffee table and walk around it...very fast! You are so brave you can go to the coffee table to the couch to the table. I know you will be walking very soon! =(


* You say dada, bye bye and boo (Bruiser??) all the time! You did say MAMA once!!! =) But, you started saying it often on your nine month birthday!!



* You are very interested in all of our food! You get very upset if you can't have a bite of our food. You will start yelling and whining! It is sooo funny! But, you always get a taste of our food and you LOVE it!


* You eat 4 5 oz. bottles a day...we cut one out b/c I think you were getting to full with all of the food you were eating.


* You eat a baby food fruit in the morning and a veggie for dinner. You also eat a lot of snacks in between. You have had: bananas (small pieces), cheese ( small pieces and shredded cheese), Popsicles, ice cream, avocado ( you do not like this), spaghetti ( you loved it), strawberries, pieces of toast, graham crackers, cheerios, yogurt, yogurt melts, puffs, gold fish ( little pieces). Basically you get little pieces of most snacks Avery is eating or what we are eating. You have loved everything.


* You weigh 21 lbs. 14 oz. You are 29 inches. You are in the 75% on both!


* You still wear a size four diaper.


* You wear size 12 month clothes.


* You can NOT wear shoes at all b/c your feet are to chubby. I haven't found a shoe yet that will go on your foot and I have tried a bunch of shoes!


* You have had your hair cut 5 times now...You need it cut every 2 weeks....you HATE getting your hair cut and cry from the second it starts until we leave! =( I even gave you a sucker this time to see if it would help..not so much...but, you loved the sucker!!!


* You had your first sucker!


* You are a real mommy's boy and I LOVE it!!!!


* You are on a good schedule now. It took us many months but we are finally there.


* You eat your last bottle around 8 and go to sleep right after that...IN YOUR OWN BED!!!


* You still have not slept through the night yet in your bed. You wake up anywhere from 11-3 and there is no putting you back down in your bed. You sleep the rest of the night in bed with us.


* You are such a cuddler. You love sleeping right up against me either that or with your head on my chest. You always rub my arm or play with my hair until you fall asleep! I LOVE it!!


* You take a nap in the morning and afternoon for about an hour and a half each time.


* You are very curious and move fast around the house exploring new things! You especially like to crawl as fast as you can to Bruiser's dog food!



* You got your first tooth on your nine month birthday! We woke up that morning and there it was! It is on the bottom left and it is so cute and perfect!



* You went on your first vacation to the beach! You were such a good boy. You did perfect in the car there and back!



* You went to the beach played in the sand and swam in the ocean for the first time! And, stayed in your first hotel!



You are just such a joy sweet boy! You are always smiling and happy! We are so blessed to have you in our lives! I am so thankful for you and love you more than you will ever know!! Happy nine months sweet boy!!
















Bath time fun!

Avery and Brody love taking a bath together! Brody gets soooo excited when he sees the water going! Avery also really loves taking a bath with her brother and is so sweet to him! They are playing with their new toys they got on our vacation! Brody loves his new boat Avery picked out just for him!

Going home...

We were so sad to be going home!
Brody got his first tooth while we were there and he turned nine months old!
We let him chew on some beef jerky...it was a very thick piece that I couldn't even break a piece off of! The lady said they give it to all the babies! He LOVED it! I sat right beside him the whole time just in case he got a piece off!







Avery rode home with Mimi and Paga so I of course didn't get any pictures of her on the way home! We had such a great trip! It went way better than I expected with two kids! We had fun and relaxed and enjoyed being together for the week! Thank you again Mimi and Paga!!! We can't wait till next year!

Rainy day...Day Four

Wednesday was a rainy day! =( We hung around the hotel that morning. We actually went out to the pool just as it started raining. That didn't stop Avery, Daddy and Paga. Mimi had to run inside so her hair wouldn't get wet! =) Brody and I hung out in the cabana until the rain passed!
After the storm we went shopping in the gift shops. Then, went and had some really good mexican food and margaritas!! After that we did a little shopping on the strip!
Then we went back to the hotel to rest! We decided not to go out to dinner that night and let Mimi and Paga have a nice dinner to them selves! Ryan, Avery, Brody and I went down to the pool that evening and had fun! It was actually kind of chilly so Ryan sat in the hot tub while Avery swam with a little girl she met! Brody and I just hung out and watched! We ordered room service again that night...we were getting spoiled!
Avery ready to go!
View of the water slide and water fall
Ryan relaxing in the hot tub!

Schlitterbahn....Day Three

We went to Shlitterbahn on Tuesday! Avery had a BLAST playing in the pirate ship! She played on this thing forever! She was so funny saying "Argh Matey!!" She climbed up and down going down the slide over and over again!



Stopping at the top of the slide for mommy to take her picture!



Brody loved hanging out in the pool too! He was such a good baby! He played and splashed in the pool and even took a nap in his stroller!!

Sassy little thing posing!

Avery got really brave and wanted to go down the big slide by her self! We went down together a few times but she really wanted to do it alone! She had such a great time. We also found two other places that had slides just for kids, but I didn't have my camera! =( Avery had such a fun day and can't wait to go back to a water park again!

This night we decided not to even chance it on going out to dinner because the kids were so tired. We ordered room service and hung out in our room! It was GREAT!!!

Crystal Beach...Day two

Avery and Brody getting ready to go to the beach! We rode a ferry over to Crystal Beach! It was really nice! Avery loved riding on the ferry! Paga even took her out of the car to see what it was all about. There were way to many birds for me to get out of the car! Avery loved the ferry!
Ryan and Avery checking out the water! As soon as we pulled up there was a huge black storm cloud! It started pouring down rain for about five minutes and then the sun came out and stayed out the rest of the day! Thank goodness! It was such a fun day and Avery loved the beach! Brody also loved the beach, I wasn't sure that he would, but he had a blast!!
Avery showing her brother the beach for his very first time! Check out the smile on his face!
Sweet, sweet boy hanging out in the back of the car waiting for his sunblock!
He is seriously the cutest thing I have ever seen!!
Avery and Daddy had so much fun playing in the sand.
Beautiful sky and beautiful ocean!
Our cars parked right on the beach!
The sky was soooo pretty!
Mimi, Paga and their grand babies!!
Running in the ocean!
Brody had to get in on the sand castle building!


Brody and Daddy! Brody LOVED playing in the sand!
Avery and Brody
The heart Avery drew in the sand
Toes in the sand
Sweet Brody having soooo much fun!

We had such a great 2nd day! We played at the beach for a long time! Then we headed back to the hotel to get ready for dinner! On the way to dinner Avery passed out in the car and would not wake up! We ended up getting take out from the best restaurant! And, of course when we got back to the hotel Avery was wide awake and ready to go again!