Saturday, February 13, 2010
"Hats, Hats, Hats"
There is a children's non-fiction book called "Hats, Hats, Hats" by Ann Morris. It depicts hats from all over the world. Tall hats, soldier hats, baseball caps, etc. Well, apparently, Brooks LOVES hats. His teacher told me that he loves to put all the dress-up hats on his head. I've seen it at home, too. If he doesn't have a hat, then he usually finds something else and pretends that it is a hat. I guess I need to go get some hats for him to play with. It's great, too, because when I want him to wear a hat when it's cold - he loves it and doesn't even take it off. I've also always loved him in hats. I think he looks absolutely adorable in a beanie (not that I'm biased or anything).
He's worn a lot of hats since he's been born...
The first time I saw him he was wearing a hat:
Coming home from the hospital he wore a hat:
One of my favorite pictures with Aunt Cari is one where Brooks was wearing a hat:
He wore a hat to his first baseball game:
He had a hat for Halloween and a hat for Christmas:
Some hats were knitted by friends:
Some hats were down-right silly:
And some hats were floppy, and perfect for the crazy/hot sun in Texas:
And lets not forget the infamous "naked baby in the cowboy hat" picture (although I cropped it a bit for this post):
Some hats almost seem like they were made to bring out my baby's beautiful blue eyes:
Here's an example of his recent excitement over hats:
He's worn a lot of hats since he's been born...
The first time I saw him he was wearing a hat:
Coming home from the hospital he wore a hat:
One of my favorite pictures with Aunt Cari is one where Brooks was wearing a hat:
He wore a hat to his first baseball game:
He had a hat for Halloween and a hat for Christmas:
Some hats were knitted by friends:
Some hats were down-right silly:
And some hats were floppy, and perfect for the crazy/hot sun in Texas:
And lets not forget the infamous "naked baby in the cowboy hat" picture (although I cropped it a bit for this post):
Some hats almost seem like they were made to bring out my baby's beautiful blue eyes:
Here's an example of his recent excitement over hats:
Thursday, February 11, 2010
We finally got rid of it.
Well, the one good thing that came of Brooks being sick was that we finally got rid of his paci. I never really thought that he would be using it still, but it just happened that way. He liked the paci and I went with it. I always had excuses not to get rid of it like, flying or being too busy or being away for the weekend. You know how it goes.
Well, he's been sleeping without it for naps for the past 2 weeks, but I was still dreading taking it away at bedtime. With him being so sick he was too tired to notice that he was going to bed without it. Perfect. Now we're set and we finally got rid of the paci.
Well, he's been sleeping without it for naps for the past 2 weeks, but I was still dreading taking it away at bedtime. With him being so sick he was too tired to notice that he was going to bed without it. Perfect. Now we're set and we finally got rid of the paci.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
104.5
Chad traveled down to Corpus for an extended weekend to do some work and enjoy some time with his family. I would have loved to go, but taking off work isn't all that easy for me. Plus, we pay for Brooks' daycare even if he's not there, so it seems like a waste of money to pull him out unless we really need to. Anyways...I was debating going up to Arlington, but I decided that Brooks and I would just have some quality mommy/Brooks time. You know - hanging out, coloring, running errands, playing with friends, etc. Well, 104.5 fever sure does ruin those plans pretty quick. Let me tell you the story...
Friday night Brooks was running around and playing while I "cooked" us some dinner. His nose was pretty runny and he had a bit of a cough. We went about our night, took a bath, and got ready for bed. He started to cough more so I gave him some cough/cold medicine and some Tylenol to help him sleep. We cuddled in his chair to read before bed and he REALLY started coughing. Then I thought to myself, "I think he might throw-up he's coughing so hard!" Any guesses what happened next? Yup. He threw-up all over the both us of. You know how people tell you that it's different when it's your own child? For me - that actually was the case. I HATE seeing/hearing/smelling people throwing up. I gag a little just thinking about it. Well, Brooks threw-up and I just cuddled him and went to the bathroom to get us undressed. It was like I had super powers cleaning up that puke without gagging. And by that point I realized that maybe he was sick. I took his temp and it was 103.1. I called every mom I know and nobody answered. (Remember that Chad was out of town, so I was flying solo.) I threw some laundry in to clean all the puke, and then I called my mom to see what advice she had for me. Brooks played and jumped on the bed while we talked...and then he puked again. So, now I was thinking he was REALLY sick. I took his temp again and it had spiked up to 104.5. I panicked. I called my Aunt Pam (who happens to be a nurse). She told me to run a luke-warm bath and get him in immediately. She warned me that Brooks might fuss because of the water temp, but to keep him in at least 10-15 minutes. Well...Brooks didn't really know that he was sick, so he just played and colored on the tile in the tub. He stayed in for 30 minutes. When I took him out I checked his temp again and it had dropped down significantly, so I did feel a little bit better. My Aunt suggested Vicks rub for night time to supress his cough but of course I was out of Vicks, so I got him dressed in his P.J.'s, set up the pac-n-play in my room, and off we went to HEB at 10:00 at night. He actually feel asleep on the 5 minute ride home he was so tired. I tried putting him to bed in the pac-n-play, but it didn't work. The only thing I could do to keep his coughing to a minimum was to hold him in bed. This was the FIRST time that Brooks has ever slept in bed with me. He woke up a lot and I just held him and he'd fall back asleep. There was something so cute about this little body lying next to mine. He slept until about 8:15 the next morning and we spent all day just relaxing. No milk products. No playing outside. Lots of cuddling. Lots of juice. It wasn't really what I expected for the weekend, but we did get to spend lots of time together. I had to give him Tylenol every 4 hours all day on Saturday and even into Sunday morning otherwise his fever would spike back up. Like I said, besides losing his appetite and cuddling a lot, Brooks didn't really "act" sick. However, he did throw a couple of silly temper tantrums. I happened to capture one of these tantrums after I took the camera away from him. It's a little different than the smiling pictures I usually post, but lets face it - it's not all smiles all the time. Notice his outfit - A short-sleeved shirt with a vest.
He really wanted to wear the vest that day...whatever.
Friday night Brooks was running around and playing while I "cooked" us some dinner. His nose was pretty runny and he had a bit of a cough. We went about our night, took a bath, and got ready for bed. He started to cough more so I gave him some cough/cold medicine and some Tylenol to help him sleep. We cuddled in his chair to read before bed and he REALLY started coughing. Then I thought to myself, "I think he might throw-up he's coughing so hard!" Any guesses what happened next? Yup. He threw-up all over the both us of. You know how people tell you that it's different when it's your own child? For me - that actually was the case. I HATE seeing/hearing/smelling people throwing up. I gag a little just thinking about it. Well, Brooks threw-up and I just cuddled him and went to the bathroom to get us undressed. It was like I had super powers cleaning up that puke without gagging. And by that point I realized that maybe he was sick. I took his temp and it was 103.1. I called every mom I know and nobody answered. (Remember that Chad was out of town, so I was flying solo.) I threw some laundry in to clean all the puke, and then I called my mom to see what advice she had for me. Brooks played and jumped on the bed while we talked...and then he puked again. So, now I was thinking he was REALLY sick. I took his temp again and it had spiked up to 104.5. I panicked. I called my Aunt Pam (who happens to be a nurse). She told me to run a luke-warm bath and get him in immediately. She warned me that Brooks might fuss because of the water temp, but to keep him in at least 10-15 minutes. Well...Brooks didn't really know that he was sick, so he just played and colored on the tile in the tub. He stayed in for 30 minutes. When I took him out I checked his temp again and it had dropped down significantly, so I did feel a little bit better. My Aunt suggested Vicks rub for night time to supress his cough but of course I was out of Vicks, so I got him dressed in his P.J.'s, set up the pac-n-play in my room, and off we went to HEB at 10:00 at night. He actually feel asleep on the 5 minute ride home he was so tired. I tried putting him to bed in the pac-n-play, but it didn't work. The only thing I could do to keep his coughing to a minimum was to hold him in bed. This was the FIRST time that Brooks has ever slept in bed with me. He woke up a lot and I just held him and he'd fall back asleep. There was something so cute about this little body lying next to mine. He slept until about 8:15 the next morning and we spent all day just relaxing. No milk products. No playing outside. Lots of cuddling. Lots of juice. It wasn't really what I expected for the weekend, but we did get to spend lots of time together. I had to give him Tylenol every 4 hours all day on Saturday and even into Sunday morning otherwise his fever would spike back up. Like I said, besides losing his appetite and cuddling a lot, Brooks didn't really "act" sick. However, he did throw a couple of silly temper tantrums. I happened to capture one of these tantrums after I took the camera away from him. It's a little different than the smiling pictures I usually post, but lets face it - it's not all smiles all the time. Notice his outfit - A short-sleeved shirt with a vest.
He really wanted to wear the vest that day...whatever.
Saturday, January 23, 2010
19 Months Means...
...A more extensive vocabulary. Some words are really clear and some words are only ones that Chad and I can recognize. He is saying his friends' names very clearly, but "bubus" is what he says for blueberries. I know this because he asks for blueberries every time we put him in his high chair.
...Lots of food. Multiple snacks on top of all of his table food. For dinner the other night he ate asparagus, 3 chicken nuggets, half a quesadilla, blueberries, some crackers and a cookie. My mom said that when I was little she used to run the garbage disposal when she was getting food out for herself so I wouldn't hear it and want some. Well...the other day I was getting some goldfish (for myself) and sure enough - Brooks came running from the other room, "GOFISH! GOFISH!" Wow. Maybe that garbage disposal trick isn't all that bad of an idea.
...More playtime. Brooks is starting to learn how to "play" with things. When playing with his blocks the other day I taught him how to "fly" the blocks through the air to pretend it was an airplane. Chad started playing with his animal toys and making them move around and make noise. Now Brooks does the same thing. He'll take his cow and make it walk across my legs. It's fun to see him really playing with his toys (and making a mess).
...More time in the corner. Brooks is an absolute sweetheart...BUT, he does have his moments. He is really into hitting these days. He hits when he doesn't get his way, he hits when he wants something and I won't give it to him, and he hits sometimes just because. It's not a fun stage. So, he gets flicked on the hand, goes and sits in the corner, and then has to come apologize. The frustrating thing is that he doesn't seem too upset when he has to sit in the corner.
...Singing and Dancing. Brooks will say, "Moomoo?!" as he points to the stereo and does a little dance move. His dance moves haven't improved much, but he still looks pretty dang cute. And in the car he'll sometimes just be back there singing to himself. The other day he kept singing and then stopping to say, "Yeah!" as he clapped for himself. It's times like that I wish I had my camera.
...More of an attachment to his blankies and paci. He only gets these things at bedtime, but he definitely loves them. He'll carry his blankies around with him before bed and he asks for them by name. His blankies he refers to as, "Mimi". I'm not sure why. And his paci he calls, "Dada. I don't think he can say the /p/ sound very well, which is why "paci" sounds like "dada". I never imaged that he would still be sleeping with a paci at this age, but oh well. I love the weekends when I get to put him down for a nap and he falls asleep listening to a story and rubbing his blankie. It's the only time I can get him to sit still and cuddle.
My "baby" is closer to 2 than he is to 1...here we go!
(Sorry there are no pictures this time...I need to get my camera out just for fun.)
...Lots of food. Multiple snacks on top of all of his table food. For dinner the other night he ate asparagus, 3 chicken nuggets, half a quesadilla, blueberries, some crackers and a cookie. My mom said that when I was little she used to run the garbage disposal when she was getting food out for herself so I wouldn't hear it and want some. Well...the other day I was getting some goldfish (for myself) and sure enough - Brooks came running from the other room, "GOFISH! GOFISH!" Wow. Maybe that garbage disposal trick isn't all that bad of an idea.
...More playtime. Brooks is starting to learn how to "play" with things. When playing with his blocks the other day I taught him how to "fly" the blocks through the air to pretend it was an airplane. Chad started playing with his animal toys and making them move around and make noise. Now Brooks does the same thing. He'll take his cow and make it walk across my legs. It's fun to see him really playing with his toys (and making a mess).
...More time in the corner. Brooks is an absolute sweetheart...BUT, he does have his moments. He is really into hitting these days. He hits when he doesn't get his way, he hits when he wants something and I won't give it to him, and he hits sometimes just because. It's not a fun stage. So, he gets flicked on the hand, goes and sits in the corner, and then has to come apologize. The frustrating thing is that he doesn't seem too upset when he has to sit in the corner.
...Singing and Dancing. Brooks will say, "Moomoo?!" as he points to the stereo and does a little dance move. His dance moves haven't improved much, but he still looks pretty dang cute. And in the car he'll sometimes just be back there singing to himself. The other day he kept singing and then stopping to say, "Yeah!" as he clapped for himself. It's times like that I wish I had my camera.
...More of an attachment to his blankies and paci. He only gets these things at bedtime, but he definitely loves them. He'll carry his blankies around with him before bed and he asks for them by name. His blankies he refers to as, "Mimi". I'm not sure why. And his paci he calls, "Dada. I don't think he can say the /p/ sound very well, which is why "paci" sounds like "dada". I never imaged that he would still be sleeping with a paci at this age, but oh well. I love the weekends when I get to put him down for a nap and he falls asleep listening to a story and rubbing his blankie. It's the only time I can get him to sit still and cuddle.
My "baby" is closer to 2 than he is to 1...here we go!
(Sorry there are no pictures this time...I need to get my camera out just for fun.)
Friday, January 15, 2010
Mt. Bonnell
"Mount Bonnell is a prominent point alongside Lake Austin. It has long been a popular picnicking & tourist spot ever since the mid-1800s, where one can obtain an excellent view of the City of Austin, Lake Austin, & the surrounding hills of the Hill Country."
Thought the tourism site of Austin could explain Mt. Bonnell better than I could. We went out there after the New Year to explore and enjoy the sunset.
It was amazing!
Thought the tourism site of Austin could explain Mt. Bonnell better than I could. We went out there after the New Year to explore and enjoy the sunset.
It was amazing!
Saturday, January 9, 2010
Growing Up...
My little boy is growing everyday.
Sleeping.
At school this week he slept on a nap mat instead of in a pack-and-play...for THREE HOURS!!! That's right - from 12:30-3:10, Brooks has been sleeping on a mat...on the floor! He never once got up or ran around the room. He is the youngest in his "school" so apparently Ms. Kelly said that he thought it was the cool thing to do to sleep on his mat. He even gets up before the others, and he still just lays there and "talks" until Ms. Kelly's gets him up. I can hardly believe it!
My Little Helper.
He is also getting more interested in "helping" around the house. He helped me "clean" the other day:
Okay, so maybe I posed that picture a little bit. But he was using the paper towel to clean after I sprayed. He LOVED it!
Eating.
This kid eats A TON! On Tuesday night he ate 4 snacks, half a chicken breast, half a tortilla, 5 strawberries, cheese, and broccoli. Really? I can hardly keep up! At 5:00 on Wednesday he took his highchair tray to Chad and said, "Eat!" And then he walked Chad over to his chair. I have to try to distract him every night while I cook his dinner. And THEN while Chad and I are eating he comes up to us and says, "Bite?" He's so cute, I can't resist. Chad, however, doesn't share well.
Parrot.
He tries to repeat almost anything that we'll ask him to say. He loves to say people's names, animal sounds, and he points out lots of things in books. It won't be long before he's speaking in sentences.
I love EVERY minute of my time with my son. He is totally lovable, totally fun, and totally adorable. I feel so blessed that God has trusted us in raising him. Thank you, Lord.
Sleeping.
At school this week he slept on a nap mat instead of in a pack-and-play...for THREE HOURS!!! That's right - from 12:30-3:10, Brooks has been sleeping on a mat...on the floor! He never once got up or ran around the room. He is the youngest in his "school" so apparently Ms. Kelly said that he thought it was the cool thing to do to sleep on his mat. He even gets up before the others, and he still just lays there and "talks" until Ms. Kelly's gets him up. I can hardly believe it!
My Little Helper.
He is also getting more interested in "helping" around the house. He helped me "clean" the other day:
Okay, so maybe I posed that picture a little bit. But he was using the paper towel to clean after I sprayed. He LOVED it!
Eating.
This kid eats A TON! On Tuesday night he ate 4 snacks, half a chicken breast, half a tortilla, 5 strawberries, cheese, and broccoli. Really? I can hardly keep up! At 5:00 on Wednesday he took his highchair tray to Chad and said, "Eat!" And then he walked Chad over to his chair. I have to try to distract him every night while I cook his dinner. And THEN while Chad and I are eating he comes up to us and says, "Bite?" He's so cute, I can't resist. Chad, however, doesn't share well.
Parrot.
He tries to repeat almost anything that we'll ask him to say. He loves to say people's names, animal sounds, and he points out lots of things in books. It won't be long before he's speaking in sentences.
I love EVERY minute of my time with my son. He is totally lovable, totally fun, and totally adorable. I feel so blessed that God has trusted us in raising him. Thank you, Lord.
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