Sunday, August 30, 2009

Two month photos

Brendan is all smiles on his changing table. He loves to talk and play while on there.
Here he is mid-sentance- just talking away.
Future golfer
The golf club from his Uncle Bill is taller than he is.

Brendan and his buddy having a laugh.

I'm about to make a mess!

What's not to love about those big blue eyes?

Thursday, August 20, 2009

2 months old!

Brendan and his bear buddy.
Brendan reading From Head to Toe by Eric Carle, his Mom's favorite children's author. The book is bigger than him!
Brendan drank from a bottle while his Dad got help drinking from the can.

Our little man is getting bigger so quick. We went to his two month doctor's appointment on the 18th and he weighed 12 lbs., 14 1/2 oz., was two feet tall, and his head was 16 cm. His doctor enjoyed him spitting up all over the exam table and laughing about it. She said he was very social, smiling and cooing at her, and had excellent head control. He does love to talk and he and I practice taking turns and 'telling secrets.' It is so much fun for us!

He also got 3 immunizations and an oral vaccine. I had given him some tylenol before the appointment and had a pacifier dipped in sugar water on hand. When the nurse came in I was nursing him and she asked if I wanted to just keep him on. I had read that some babies could be distracted by nursing. Well, Brendan started to scream and turn red as soon as he got the first shot. He cried, tears and all for a few minutes and then finished eating and went to sleep. He's been a little fussy but not too bad.

Yesterday Brendan went to visit his Great Grandparents. Here are some pictures of his visit.


Friday, August 14, 2009

Snuggle Bugs


Movie night at the Camp home last night. Reese and Brendan cuddled and slept together on the couch. His Dad took note and broke out the camera. We took turns pretending to be sleeping next to them and were cracking up the whole time.

Brendan Meets his family from Philly




Today Brendan's Gram brought over his Aunt Kristin, and cousins Caroline, Molly, and Katie for a visit. The girls were excited to see him. Katie colored him a picture, Molly got to hold him and help change his diaper, and Caroline talked to him and held his little hand. They were really good with the baby and with each other. I also must say I really enjoyed the girls company and their good manners too! While Brendan went down for a nap the girls all went for a swim. Here are is a video of the fun this afternoon.


Monday, August 10, 2009

So big!


My baby is growing so quickly. I feel like I blinked and he's huge. Maybe it is the big boy diapers (no more newborn ones) I put him in today for the first time, or the clothes he grown out of. Today he just really seemed to have grown overnight. His car seat is snug where the belt is for his shoulders and his head that barely fit into the swing headrest seems to fit perfectly. The photo on the right was June 27 and the one on the left was today. He is wearing his 3 month clothes now too. My baby is growing up and I want him small forever!

Aside from his body growing, so is his personality. I sincerely enjoy spending my time with him. I have full conversations with him and encourage his responses. I'm hoping my constant communication will help his language development. We have so much fun together. He is read to almost everyday. We go on lots of walks with Reese, and we also have tummy time daily. He usually doesn't like tummy time, but the doctor says we have to put him on his tummy for 5 min per day to strengthen his neck muscles. His favorite place to nap is in his swing and he especially likes to look out the windows, at lights, and fans. He also has been eyeballing the monkey on the wall in his nursery. As you can see from the previous post he also enjoys bath time- after all he was in liquid for the first 9 months!

One quick funny story for the week. I was on the phone with a support staff person from realtor.org and I was burping Brendan on my shoulder. Out of nowhere he let one rip and it was so loud and I mean loud. The best way to describe it would be a wet, scary, grown man fart. I was mortified and the man on the phone didn't say a word. At least he couldn't smell it! I got off the phone quickly before he did it again. It was unbelievable!

Scrub-a-dub-dub!



Brendan sure enjoys bath time and so does his Mommy. We especially like his hooded towels and being warm and cozy in his oversized blanket. A clean and happy baby is the best!

Thursday, August 6, 2009

Fun with Baby

Brendan is becoming more and more animated. His personality is coming out more and more each day and it is so cool to see. He seems to be getting bigger and bigger (duh!) and heavier! I'm not sure how much he weighs but he is starting to get into the bigger clothes. He is starting to play and loves when Mommy reads to him. We are encouraging him to talk and he makes the cutest baby noises and sounds that you have ever heard.

We are getting on more of a schedule and he even let mom have 6 whole hours of uninterrupted sleep this week! (whoo-hoo!) It is not typically 6 hours- more regularly about 4 hours. Two days ago Brendan's Uncle Bill and Auntie Julie babysat him for a couple hours while Mom went to a networking event. He was a very good baby and Uncle and Auntie did a great job taking care of him. He also got to drop off Grandma Nancy at the airport and pick up Grandma Susie at the airport, and have dinner with Daddy Lou, Pop, and Great Aunt Patrice- all in the same day. Yesterday Brendan came to Mommy's volleyball game and cheered her on from the sidelines. Today he is going to Girls Night Out and Saturday he plans to spend the day with his Daddy. For a baby he sure does keep busy!

Sunday, August 2, 2009

Baby Smiles Melt Mom and Dad

He has been smiling a lot more and Daddy and I love it. Seriously, we can't get enough of it and both agree it is one of the best parts of being a parent! He had just ate this morning and I swaddled him and put him down for a minute. When I came back he absolutely lit up and we locked eyes. It was such a special moment as we smiled at each other and I talked to him. It brought tears to my eyes and I just melted.

Over the weekend Brendan came with Mom and Dad to our friends Tina and Brett's house to play Euchre. We had fun and a lot of laughs. It was good to be with friends that had a baby and knew the things we were experiencing. On Saturday night we went on a date to one of our favorite restaurants and came home to play pool and watch a movie. Today we are headed over to Grandma's house for dinner. Having a baby sure hasn't slowed us down!