Brooks and Daddy

Chad and Brooks had such a good time playing together the other day while I was sick. I snapped a video that is pretty cute. Notice our poor neglected dog, Kansas, in the background.

Just some cute pictures

Brooks is growing and accomplishing new things everyday, so it's hard not to just snap as many photos as I possibly can. Plus, I kind of think it's going to be harder to blog as Brooks gets older and more mobile. RIght now he's totally happy just sitting on a blanket for a while. When he starts rolling and moving and sleeping less during the day I probably won't have all this free time to sit and mess around on the computer. So for now you'll have to deal with all my pictures and silly updates.

Brooks is now playing with his exersaucer. The doctor recommended it since he is able to stand so well. He looks really tall in this picture, but actually it's because there is a folded blanket underneath him to help him stand. He is still a little short, and without the blanket his legs just dangle there (they really almost touch). He likes looking around at all the things there are to play with. Chad thinks those things cause ADHD...we'll take our chances I guess. The other picture I took because I saw all these adorable pictures of my friends' babies playing on their tummies. So I though, 'I should take a cute picture like that'. It turned out pretty cute - and I love how it really shows his bright blue eyes!

Having Fun with Daddy

Brooks is really able to recognize his mommy and daddy, and he is having so much fun playing with his daddy. The other night Brooks had so much fun playing with Chad and grabbing his glasses. It was so darn cute!

Happy Halloween

This is what it looks like...

For those of you wondering what moms mean when they say that their baby pooped up their back, this is what it looks like:

umm...rice cereal

Brooks has had a cold for about 2 weeks now. He is snooty and has a bit of a cough that comes and goes. The doctor said that his acid reflux causes his cold to stick around longer, and his cold causes his acid reflux to flare up. She suggested trying some rice cereal for breakfast (I forget how it's supposed to help). So this morning Brooks had some delicious breastmilk that we eventually followed with some rice cereal. I don't even know how much he actually ate. It seemed like he just spit most of the cereal back out of his mouth. I wish I could've gotten a picture of his face as he was eating it - he was not necessarily enjoying it. I did let him use the spoon all by himself though, and he seemed to enjoy that. It just made a bigger mess of course, but I think that is all a part of the experience. We'll keep trying it for a week or so and see if he learns to like it.

Who needs a Bumbo?!

Brooks has actually been practicing sitting up on his own. He is still pretty wobbly, and I have to keep him from falling over a lot. I let him fall over once on his own, and he cried. I think he got scared - so now I just cushion his fall a bit. He is growing up so fast!