If looks could kill....

If looks could kill...


.... You would be safe with this mean face!!!
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17 months

My oh my, how time flies!!!!

Brody, I cannot believe
that you are 17 months today. You have brought so much joy to our lives and we are so glad God chose us to be your parents. You are a funny, sweet, easy going boy but very curious and busy busy busy!

You weigh 25lbs and are 31inches tall. That's half as tall as your mommy!! Ha! You are wearing 12-18 months clothes, size 4 or 5 shoes and size 4 diapers. You have a pretty good routine and your favorite things right now are your trains, balls, shapes box and Mickey Mouse. You say dada, momma, yes, this, that and on occasion Jack, dog, please. We have heard you say Papa a few times but you haven't mastered it just yet. You have your own way of saying drink when you are thirsty and trying to get us to know so. You also love to read! You will go in your room to get a book any chance you can.

We can't wait to see how much you grow this coming month!!
Love,
Mommy and Daddy





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New Year... New looks

Let me start by saying, I've still been quite the slacker. I just downloaded the blogpress app in hopes I may get some more blogging done from here on out.

So it's a new year and for almost everyone this means new things. New goals, new looks, and all those resolutions. I have started back to the gym and eating right. I've decided to make that lifestyle change again since it kind of got away from our family when we had Brody. I have promised myself to lose 25 pounds this year. That will put me back at the healthy weight from when getting married.

Also, in this new year we decided to finally work on our kitchen and give it an updated look. My husband has been working so hard this week and has painted cabinets, closed in an extra window with shelves and a place to hang our wine glasses and put down new baseboard. Now we just have to pick a wall color and start on them. Here is the new area which also shows the new color of cabinets. I am in LOVE with this!!


In the excitement of today and all things paint, my sweet little man started running a fever. We took him to the doctor only to find out.... He has strep. This is round two in the past six months and we don't even use daycare yet! We got some scripts, had some cuddle time and he will hopefully be back to normal in the morning!

We can't let a post go without his sweet face, so here is what he has been up to lately. Fun at the park enjoying this fabulous weather!!


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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!

Supporting his Daddy's team

One month old!!!

Fabulous birth announcement by Kristin Hollensworth...love her work!!

One Month

It's so hard to believe that just one month ago, my life was blessed with a beautiful baby boy. Time has gone by way too fast and I just want it to slow down since I will be returning to work very soon. Things I've learned in the past month:

- multitasking is sometimes a must

- spit up does happen and I no longer care if it gets on me

- my world revolves around that precious little thing

- take advantage of time when the baby naps

- white noise app is a must for us when we haven't quite made it home for the bottle

- carry a camera at all times because you never know when you need to snap a picture of something cute

- I no longer care about shopping for me..it's all about the baby now

- time goes WAY TOO FAST and my little boy is growing and changing too much

I'm sure this list could go on and on but I'll stop there. I am so in love with our little family and my husband is THE BEST DAD EVER!!! He gets up for the middle of the night feeding/change every single night and does so much for us ALL the time. Brody and I are blessed beyond words to have such an amazing father/husband.

Just for fun

Where did the time go and our precious little tiny man turn THREE WEEKS already???? It has been the BEST three weeks of our lives and we still couldn't be happier. I am still on picture taking overload, because you don't want to miss anything when they are this small!! So I leave you with my three favorites from this week.

Bad parenting? Maybe, but we just call it curious parenting. We wanted to see how much the little guy was growing!! Up 10oz from birth weight... way to go Brody!!

Two of my favorite men...sporting daddy's NFL team. While Daddy works today, Brody will be wearing it for him and ready to watch the game on DVR.

Three weeks old and changing everyday!!

Sneak Peek at Newborn photos

Brody's newborn sneak peek has been posted at :

www.kristinhollensworth.com/blog

Go check them out, we think they are fabulous and cannot wait to see the rest!!

No more help for mommy

The first week I was home with Brody my parents took the week off to spend with us and help out. The second week we were home, Eric was able to spend with us. Now it's week three home and no more help for mommy. Our day started with a coffee and bottle.. you can decide who got what this morning. Then I showered, got ready and got little man ready to head to the park and run some errands. We went to the post office and the park to do a few laps with Amy to try and help things get moving for baby Hannah to make an appearance. Then it was off to the bank and I realized I didn't even eat a bite of anything this morning.... I totally forgot to eat breakfast. Good thing I didn't forget the coffee though!! I thought I could make a quick run through sonic for a Diet Dr Pepper with cherry and the little guy got hungry and when he gets hungry, he gets fussy!!! I called Eric and told him we would be sitting in his parking lot to let the little guy enjoy his bottle. At least we got to see Daddy!!

We are home now. Baby is in bed and I'm going to take the time to relax... I mean to do laundry and catch up on my to do list.

Note to self.... don't leave too late after first feeding of the day because it doesn't give you much time before the next one rolls around.

Happy Birthday Hubs!!

Eric's vacation is coming to an end today, but while baby and daddy are still snoozing after the last feeding... I'll catch you up on our weekend. This weekend was Eric's birthday and the kickoff to Razorback football. I try to do something special on Eric's birthdays because he is always putting me and now us(Brody + mommy) ahead of anything else. We went shopping and to lunch with his parents Friday and then Saturday we would cookout and watch the Hogs play and eat cake! Here is our day in pictures......

Daddy and baby relaxed on the couch and watched football while I cleaned and finished the cake.

Eric is a big TN Titan fan so after days and hours of searching, here is my gift to him.

We couldn't find any Titan gear small enough for Brody so we had some made and this is what he gave his daddy for his birthday. Now they can dress and watch the games together.

Front row seat for kickoff, had Directv not ruined our kickoff moment.. Thanks Direct TV!! At least we saw the rest of the game.

No explanation needed.

Love this child!!

Eric and his "mini me"

Family Photo op

All we needed here was Hannah out of the belly on in the picture...oh and for Stephen to come back from the dark side!

Too much birthday and game excitement for the little man, off to bed for him!!

Daddy's first day of vacation

Bath time can be tough on a little guy!!

Daddy and baby are still sleeping while I enjoy my coffee and bagel, so I figure it was time for a small update. First all, little mister slept 6 hours straight last night and we had to wake him for a feeding.. off to a good start I hope?

Yesterday was Eric's first day of his vacation and it is so wonderful having him home. We got up, I had to have my coffee (non decaf thankfully) and while I showered Eric fed the baby then we got him ready for a bath since he was having newborn photos taken. My fantastic husband let me get ready while he did the bath and got the baby ready... have I mentioned how wonderful my husband is and how he is such a great daddy? He even takes Brody to the mens bathroom to change him when we are out and about. Anyway, we got ready and headed to LR to have newborn photos taken by Kristin Hollensworth and I cannot wait to see them. She was so good with our little man and he was such an angel, didn't cry once the entire two hours we were messing with him. Afterwards, we headed to Five Guys for lunch ( not good for my post baby diet) and then went to the doctor to see how the little man has been growing...... and drumroll please..... we are up to 7lbs. 4oz, 2oz more than birth weight. Way to go Brody!! We may have been an ounce or two less because he wet his diaper on the way to the scale and we didn't know until after, but none the less he is back to the 7 lb. mark and we are excited about it.

Confession... I find myself crying here and there because I am sad my baby is changing so much so fast and is already 11 days old. And then I sometimes cry just because I am so happy to have him here and in my arms, while missing his kicks in my belly at the same time. I can thank those crazy hormones for this one!!

Week One Down

We have officially been home with our new baby one week as of today and things could not be better! Our lives have changed so much in the past nine days and it has all been for the better. I told Eric that ours lives must have been boring before the baby and that now that he is here, I can't imagine a life without him. Though we are new at this, I feel like we have gotten off on a wonderful start.

My parents took the week off when we got home and spent it with me at our house while Eric went back to work. It was nice to have them around to help out with all the things that had been left undone when we left for the hospital at 6am to go have our little miracle. We had a lot of visitors to come meet Brody and were able to get out of the house quite a few times which was nice. Today, Eric and I took Brody to church and he did fabulous!! The loud music only startled him once and then he was right back out. It was of course lunch time for him and he can be a bit of a noisy eater, so I hope we didn't disturb too many people. All in all I think the trip to church went great and he enjoyed every bit of it. This week will be the BEST week because Eric has the week off to spend with us and we will end it with his birthday on Saturday and have people over to watch the Hogs play. Brody will be sporting his Razorback gear ready to cheer on those Hogs. Tomorrow we have newborn pictures scheduled and have to go by the doctors office for a weigh in. Brody has changed so much in a week and I'm pretty sure he is back to his birth weight. His little tummy and cheeks are starting to fill out nicely.

Our sleep hasn't been too affected either. We usually put him down around 8:30 - 9:00 and he gets up at 11 to eat and then every four hours after. We usually have to wake him to eat, but he lets us know its getting time when he starts making tiny little noises trying to fight waking up. One night he even slept five hours straight...ooops!! He eats around every 3-4 hours during the day as well and sleeps A LOT!!! He was awake longer at church than he has been at a time the entire week.

Bath time has been an experience, mommy has been peed on twice now but it is all worth it and I am getting everything on camera!!

Brody is here

The best thing has happened since my last post..... Brody made his debut on August 20, 2010 at 6:53 pm weighing in at 7 lbs 2 oz and 20.5 inches long. He is perfect in our eyes. I woke up with contractions at 4am and waited it out for a bit and then headed to the hospital. I, of course had to make sure my hair and makeup was done before we left. I had told people I was going to do so and nobody believed I would, but really weren't shocked that I did. We had some family and friends with us during the long day and at the end we were blessed with this precious bundle. We are very blessed and than God everyday for a happy, healthy baby. I never knew I could love someone so fast but I have more love for this little man that I thought my heart could handle. I also fell more in love with my husband that day as well. He is such a good dad and I couldn't ask for anything better than our little family of three.

trying to stay busy

As the days come close to my actual due date, I am becoming VERY impatient. I have been at home on semi bed rest for 30 days now!!!! I had the chance to go back to work half days but it really wasn't going to work out for us with the way our benefits are set up and we all thought Brody would be making his debut sooner rather than later. Last night and today have been by far the worst, I am so tired of being pregnant and have tried EVERYTHING to help this labor process begin. It's even more frustrating that I have so much pre-term and false labor in the weeks before and now everything seems to be going VERY S-L-O-W!!! I know he will come when he is ready but I feel like I am going crazy. My house is clean, his clothes are clean, folded and put away nicely and I even mowed our back field today with the supervision of the hubs of course!

I go to the doctor tomorrow and will hopefully receive an induction date or some good news at least. Until then I just pray for patience and something to keep me busy. Eric has left for work today so it's just me and the pups till he gets home. And to top it all off, I've been waiting on a package from UPS all day too!!