Jack: 2 years 2 months
Brady: 6 months
Monday, October 28, 2013
Brady: 7 Months Old!
7 Months old already!
This month Brady has really perfected sitting up well, for longer periods of time. He's also rolling everywhere!
He (kind of) started eating more food. We bought him some baby rice crackers that basically dissolve in his mouth. He'll like to gnaw on those until they have dissolved in his mouth/ all over his hands and clothes. I also tried feeding him some roasted squash which he did actually eat a few bites of! Otherwise I've tried bananas, avocado, mushed up apples... all of which he spit out! Still not interested in much food!
Because he can sit up pretty well, we have started doing bath time with both the toys together! It sure is the cutest thing! Jack always has to sit next to Brady, and loves pouring water on his head to help him get clean :)
We did a lot this past month. We went back to Des Moines for a weekend with Grandma Kane, had a visit from Grandma Doherty, and went to the pumpkin farm. Brady traveled really well-- he really continues to be such an easy baby!
In the last month, Brady has been able to interact with Jack more, so Jack's paying him more attention. Jack will sit down next to Brady and hand him toys, Jack will talk to Brady, Brady will babble something back, Jack will giggle... some of my favorite Mommy moments to date are listening to them interact with each other!
This month Brady has really perfected sitting up well, for longer periods of time. He's also rolling everywhere!
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| Love the rolls! |
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| Love this smile! |
He (kind of) started eating more food. We bought him some baby rice crackers that basically dissolve in his mouth. He'll like to gnaw on those until they have dissolved in his mouth/ all over his hands and clothes. I also tried feeding him some roasted squash which he did actually eat a few bites of! Otherwise I've tried bananas, avocado, mushed up apples... all of which he spit out! Still not interested in much food!
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| Brady's favorite way to suck on his pacifiers... |
Because he can sit up pretty well, we have started doing bath time with both the toys together! It sure is the cutest thing! Jack always has to sit next to Brady, and loves pouring water on his head to help him get clean :)
We did a lot this past month. We went back to Des Moines for a weekend with Grandma Kane, had a visit from Grandma Doherty, and went to the pumpkin farm. Brady traveled really well-- he really continues to be such an easy baby!
In the last month, Brady has been able to interact with Jack more, so Jack's paying him more attention. Jack will sit down next to Brady and hand him toys, Jack will talk to Brady, Brady will babble something back, Jack will giggle... some of my favorite Mommy moments to date are listening to them interact with each other!
Recent Milestones
New Things I can Do: sit for a long time, roll to my belly, roll all over the floor, babble "dadada" and "bababa"
Favorite Things: pacifier, his feet, his very hungry caterpillar toy, his light up "bee" that plays music, tickles from Dada, playing with big brother, and snuggles from Mommy
Places I Went: Fox Cities Marathon, Des Moines, the pumpkin farm
Special Events and Holidays: the above events and spending time with both Grandmas on back to back weekends
7 months old, time is flying!
7 months old, time is flying!
Monday, October 14, 2013
Visit to the Pumpkin Farm
This weekend we made our second (hopefully annual) trip to The Little Farmer! My mom was here for a visit so she went with us.
Jack had a lot of fun playing in the children's playground area which he was a little small for last year. I just carried Brady around in the carrier but he really loved watching all the action-- he was smiling and kicking his feet the whole time. It was a beautiful day- upper 50s/low 60s and sunny. Perfect pumpkin picking weather!
Jack had a lot of fun playing in the children's playground area which he was a little small for last year. I just carried Brady around in the carrier but he really loved watching all the action-- he was smiling and kicking his feet the whole time. It was a beautiful day- upper 50s/low 60s and sunny. Perfect pumpkin picking weather!
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| The best picture of Jack standing still by the ruler! (Also he's more like 35 inches...) :) |
Monday, September 30, 2013
Fox Cities Marathon and a Visit from the Newtons!
On September 22, James ran his 6th marathon. That weekend, we also had a visit from our good friends Chase, Sara, Caedon (3.5) and Drake (1) Newton! Chase and Sara were some of our best friends in residency (Chase was in my class). They now live in southeast Iowa where Chase is a family practice doctor and Sara is a pharmacist and manager of a local pharmacy. We met up with them last fall for the St. Louis Rock n Roll Marathon, and this year they came to visit us for a race!
We started off Saturday morning with a visit to the Neenah Farmer's Market and then went out to lunch. That night we hung out at our house and had a spaghetti dinner for the boys before the big race.
On marathon day, Sara and I did our best to get ourselves plus 4 boys age 3 and under out the door to catch the guys at mile 17... we were a little late though. Oh well, we were next to some music speakers and had fun cheering on the runners we did see!
We then drove to Neenah and got a spot at mile 25. We caught James and Chase as they were almost done with the race! Both guys finished and did a great job!
It was so great to catch up with the Newtons, some lifelong friends! We can't wait until the next visit!
We started off Saturday morning with a visit to the Neenah Farmer's Market and then went out to lunch. That night we hung out at our house and had a spaghetti dinner for the boys before the big race.
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| Jack, Brady, Caedon, and Drake! |
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| Future Junior, Freshman, Senior, Sophomore :) |
On marathon day, Sara and I did our best to get ourselves plus 4 boys age 3 and under out the door to catch the guys at mile 17... we were a little late though. Oh well, we were next to some music speakers and had fun cheering on the runners we did see!
We then drove to Neenah and got a spot at mile 25. We caught James and Chase as they were almost done with the race! Both guys finished and did a great job!
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| Marathon #3 for Chase and #6 for James! |
It was so great to catch up with the Newtons, some lifelong friends! We can't wait until the next visit!
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