WHAT A SLACKER

Wow, what a slacker I have been.

We have gone from this sweet three month old......

To this handsome fella who will be 16 months tomorrow!!!!

I have no idea where the time has gone, but boy has it been fun!!! In the past year we traveled, learned lots of new things and enjoyed being a family of three.

We took two short vacations to Branson and Birmingham as well as a long vacation to the beach. Brody was great on all three trips and I can't wait to see what the future of travel holds for our little family.

Brody started walking the friday before Halloween and talks non-stop but in a few words. His favorite things to say are: Dada, yes, this, that and occasionally Mama, Please, and Jack. Severel people have heard him say dog but I have never caught this. He is INTO EVERY SINGLE THING his little hands can get to. Our poor Christmas tree has lost a few ornamanets this year to a more than curious toddler.

Brody loves loves loves to read and I catch him sitting quietly with a book in his room quite often. His favorite toys right now are his ball pit and his legos. He has just begun to put his leggos together but is quick to take them apart as well. We have eight teeth and two coming in at the moment and these last two have wrecked havoc on our sleep!! He loves to open and close things and would play in the drawers all day if we would allow it. Let's just say my boy is ALL BOY and there is never a dull moment in our home.

Christmas is just a few days away and we are looking forward to spending it together and with the rest of our family.

Happy 3 months Brody!!

Happy THREE months Brody ( and three days)!!!

You are such a HAPPY sweet baby. People tell us all the time we are lucky but we don't have to hear that to know how blessed we are to have you in our lives. You are such a good little man for us. You still sleep all night and are only fussy when you are hungry, gassy or hot. This week you had a tooth break through. A little too early, according to me but it's exciting nontheless.

You weigh around 14lbs

You wear size 0-3 months and a few 3-6months

You are in size 1-2 diapers

You love to laugh and smile all the time and we love that!!

You also love to watch football with your daddy and he is loving that.

Happy 2 months Brody!!!!

Happy 2 months Baby Boy!!! Mommy and Daddy love you very much!!!

Here's what you are up to:

- you weigh around 11 pounds but will get your actual weight at the doctor next week

- you sleep in your own room now and LOVE it

- you sleep from around 9 - 6 or 10-7 without waking up these days

- you eat around 5-6, 5oz bottles a day and get a tiny bit of rice in your last bottle before bed

- you smile and laugh ALL THE TIME and I love that

- you still look just like your daddy and he loves that

- you have started using your Bebe Pod seat and seem to enjoy it

- you wear 0-3 month clothes and size 1 diapers

- your going to be a ghost for halloween

- you like going to the gym with mom and dad and looking at all the lights

- now for the big one... you will be attending your fist Razorback game this weekend

You are so special and I can't imagine what life would be like without you!

Do I still have a blog?

It's been so long since I've posted that I didn't know if I still had a blog. I'm not sure I even remember what all has been going on to give you an update. So I'll start here...

- TODAY Brody turned 2 months old!!! Really, I have a two month old? (pictures to come later when he wakes up!)

- I went back to work last Monday and it wasn't as bad as I had anticipated once things got rolling and we adjusted to a new routine.

- We went to the pumpkin patch...see below

- We had a few playdates

- I started Bootcamp at the gym

- Brody moved to his own room and is doing great sleeping ALL NIGHT LONG without a fight!!

- We have introduced a VERY TINY amount of rice cereal in his last bottle but did without the past two nights because he was so sleepy

- He has learned to sit up in his Bebe Pod seat and LOVES IT!!!!

- Next week we have two month shots and his weigh in, so sad

- Saturday we are supposed to go to the AR vs Ole Miss game so we are praying for no rain since we are taking the little man, if it rains we will not go : (

mommas little pumpkin

family photo op

watching football in his seat

sweet babies holding hands

future Mr. and Mrs???

Check it out

We are FINALLY able to see Brody's newborn pictures. After much frustration of waiting and waiting and waiting and well, you get the point. I can't post any yet on here because we do not have our disc or copies yet so check them out at:

www.kristinhollensworth.com

go to enter site, then clients and the password is brodyt

ENJOY!!!

Stroller Time

I accidentally left this picture off from yesterday when we were at the park.

Amy with Hannah Grace, Christie with Hannah Grace and Me with Brody Cole

Dr. Visits and Play Dates

Yesterday, Brody had his one month checkup with the doctor. He is up to 9lbs 6oz and 21.5 inches long. Way to go Brody!! I am always so proud to hear all his little measurements. Silly I'm sure but I just love the boy and all that he does.

Brody is growing and doing so great despite our forced switch in formulas. He had been on Similac and doing really well on it and then they had a recall. My parents called early Thursday morning but we were still asleep and I didn't think it would affect us so we stayed in bed. Got up, fed the baby just to find out that both our cans lot numbers were in the recall!! OOOPS!! A little extra protein never hurt anyone right? Since then, we have switch to Enfamil which hasn't always agreed with the little guy. I think is adjusting ok despite the terrible gas that has been hard on his tummy ,but we will be going back as soon as they get their bug situation cleared at Similac.

On the the fun stuff....Today my friend Christie brought her little girl Hannah Grace, who is almost 5 months over for what I like to call "baby playdate" They were so cute laying on the little mat together just content and looking around. We got to visit for a while and then headed to the park to meet up with Amy and her Hannah Grace. We walked around the trail and had some nice visits. It was so nice outside today until lap three or four and then it got a little warm with the long sleeves and sun. LOVED being outside with the baby though. I think Amy and I will being hitting the park often. Hopefully some of those laps will help get rid of the baby weight!

Speaking of baby weight, I am so excited for my 6 week appointment and to be able to go back to the gym this weekend. I had my membership put on hold when I got put on bed-rest and it will be re-attivated Friday. I am hoping that we will get back into the routine of going often like we did before the pregnancy.

Enjoy our pictures of Mr. Man!