"All the better to bite you with my dear."

Brody really isn't biting, but what a mark it would leave if he did! He has 7 teeth and I can see #8 below the gum line.

He looks like my baby when he isn't smiling, but looks like such a toddler when he grins and shows his chompers.

Just as I am typing this, he is using his teeth to open a container of puffs. He can easily get the lid off. Good thing he just finished the last of them - I would have had to pick them up off the floor for the 3rd time!

Oh How She Cracks Me Up!

I made spaghetti and meatballs for supper the other night. We sang the song and Landry loved it.

Landry and Titan going down the slide. She would go down and he would slide down right behind her on all fours.

There are far to many hilarious things said to write all of them down, but here are a few from recent days.

We were in church and Landry was digging through Grammie's purse. She found hand sanitizer wipes and pulled one out. I asked her what she was doing and she told me that she needed to clean. She said, "These are my Clorox infecting wipes! They are for messy spills and messy cleanups!" Too much TV!!!

Also at church - she went downstairs to Children's Church. They discussed "What God Made" and made a collage of stickers, leaves and flowers. I asked her when we got in the car what she had done downstairs and her response still makes me laugh so hard, "Arts and craps." It was too funny to correct.

Most often she gets her words correct. She uses words/phrases like - precisely, exactly, opinion, option, on second thought and SO many more. I am amazed at how smart she truly is.

Brody is 10 Months

Love those blue eyes!

Check out my chompers.

Brody is 10 months old! He is so much fun right now. The major loves in his life are:

1. Momma - he continues to say "mom" and "momma" countless times every day; he says "Da-da" too.

2. His sister - he loves to pull her hair and climb all over her
3. To crawl and attempt to climb (anything he can step up on, he will try)

4. To eat - he can sign the word more and says "mo" on occasion; he knows the word eat!

5. The bathtub - he loves to stand at the edge and try to lean in; also to knock as many bottles as possible into the tub

6. To drink from a straw

7. Ice cream - thanks Papa!

8. Momma - did I mention that already? :)

Fun things:

1. He wrinkles his nose and squints his eyes when he smiles (pictures of this in upcoming posts)

2. Likes to chase the cat and pull out as much fur as possible.

3. If you look at him like, "What are you doing?" he will give this ornery look - he knows he is funny.

4. If you pretend to chase him - he puts his 'crawler' in high gear and moves across the floor! He loves this!

5. Loves to play with whatever Landry is playing with - she is really easily annoyed by this.

6. Loves to pull out all of Landry's DVD out of the tub they are stored in.

7. Loves to laugh and his laugh is infectious.

He weighs 19 lbs 3 ounces and is 28 1/4 inches long.

Swimming fun (...and "Time to go" meltdowns!)

Hayley and I took the kids to the YMCA to swim yesterday. They had SO much fun. Landry asked every few minutes on the way to Wichita if we were there yet. It was Brody's first encounter with the pool and he loved it. I only got a few good pictures of the kids because they would not stop for 2 seconds to pose. They were constantly on the go. They were sad when it was time to go. We had a great time (thanks Hayley!!).

Brody

Some random pictures of Brody. Love those baby-blues. He has just finished cutting his 6th tooth and during lunch today I noticed #7. He is pretty fussy and is NOT sleeping through the night any more. Poor baby. It is amazing how much he has accomplished in the last month. Hard to believe just a few days ago he was pushing up to stand, now he cruises the furniture. I swear his arms get longer every day. He can reach everything! He has an infectious laugh - so funny. He is getting taller and thinner. Has anyone seen my baby??........

Landry - What season is this???

Mid-air


Having a great time jumping in the mud.



Landry and Scratch

"I want to be just like my Daddy when I grow up." (minus the necklace and bracelet!)

Landry has had so much fun playing outside lately. Rain or shine, warm or cold. What a strange month - jacket one day, swimsuit the next.

This is Quite the Month!

Brody has learned to crawl, push up from a crawling position to sit, pull himself up (fireplace, couch, crib), balance sitting on his knees/legs and he is getting both of his top teeth (one is already through).

He is the fussiest, most active, momma's boy I have ever seen. His teeth are driving him crazy. He is not normally fussy like this at all! He is SO active - all over the place. Standing, sitting, opening drawers and cabinets - YIKES - I can't keep up. He wants to do so many things and yet just wants me to hold him.

Ahhh, growing up!!