Sitting at 5 months!

Brooks is doing fantastic sitting!  He began sitting a few seconds by himself last week and he continues to sit for longer and longer by himself each day.  He loves to sit in the bumbo and play (although he hated it for a while).  He also spends some time playing in his exersaucer!!  His favorite

activity is still standing!

  



 

He is now officially 5 months old!!

I can't believe it!

He has started grabbing my face... which melts my heart :)  He is also reaching for new things, lately he has been trying to grab the patterns or colors on our shirts.

Brooks is loving his feet!!! He is always grabbing his feet and pulling them towards his face- I know they'll be in his mouth soon!!  Last night he noticed my toes and couldn't stop staring at them when he was eating!

Here is Brooks with his BFF, Dayton!

 Brooks is also starting to hold his bottle by himself, especially when he's really hungry!

I am going to risk the ginx in saying that Brooks is officially sleeping through the night!! During the last month we have been waking up to the alarm and the not the babe!

 Brooks and me on Mother's Day :)

 

Here is my gift from Brooks for Mother's Day 

(Sunbrook Academy, haha)!

  Brooks' first time in the pool!

 Lovin' Life!

Brooks' first time in a swing!

My happy boy at school!

4 months and counting!

4 months have come and gone and we can't believe how big our "little" bundle of joy has gotten! 

Loving to smile!



Hi Friend!



 

We went to the doctor on Tuesday and he is 15.2 pounds (44%) and 25 1/4 inches long (56%).

He loves to laugh!  I tried to attach a video of him laughing, but its not working :(  Any help?

Also, Tim and I feel Brooks looks very similar to my sister, Lori.  Here is a picture of her as a baby... probably a little older (and bigger) than Brooks, but you can see the resemblance!

Only 6 more weeks of work until I get to stay home with him for 9 weeks this summer!! Can't wait :)

Playing Catch-Up

I have tons of pictures to share, so here's a few for your viewing pleasure:

Our family on Easter after sunrise service at church

Brooks and Maddox

Brooks and O'Pa



Papa, Nana & all the grandkids!



Brooks and Sydney..
check out that lip!



Give me that bottle!

 

Brooks and Emily



Chillin in my Easter Basket!



Cruisin in my cousin's wheels!



I'm so proud of my standing!

 

Easter goodies!



So happy :)



Heavy Hitter!

Brooks has been enjoying his time at daycare, but mom was ready for a much needed Spring Break with my son!  Not to mention some much needed sleep :)  Brooks has been waking up earlier and earlier at night, giving us the impression that he's not satisfied with his bottles.  He transitioned to a full 8 ounce bottle of formula before bed to see if that helped, but it didn't. 

So... we decided we would to try a little rice cereal (I know every mom out there has a strong opinion about this one way or another). So on Sunday he had his first go at eating from a spoon!  Granted the cereal was as runny as milk, he did pretty well!  And that night... he slept until 5AM!!  We had a similar repeat last night (which really helped mom out because I started reading The Hunger Games and couldn't put it down- no matter the amount of sleep I was missing).  I have my fingers crossed that he has turned over a new leaf and it's not just a coincidence... I'll keep you posted!

                                                                                                   Brooks is growing so rapidly- I was warned of this occurence, but its very different when you actually experience it.  He's a "supported sitter" now, loves to stand, and talks like its his job!  His teacher even mentioned how vocal and strong he is!  He can finally grasp on to a rattle and can follow anything (mainly mommy) with his eyes! Yesterday he weighed 15 pounds at the house, nothing official :)  And he is ready for size 2 diapers!

He had his first school pictures this week, which I am very anxious to see how that turned out!  He doesn't always smile when you want him to, he's already stubborn like his daddy.  He also had his picture taken with the Easter Bunny this weekend!

Brooks' new cousin, Maddox, was born this week!  So of course, he looks even more gigantic next to him.  I know they will have so much fun growing up together!

We are looking forward to spending Easter with our families this weekend!  Pictures to come...