The Brody Blog

Hole-y Toes

It started as just one piggie pokeing through the top of his sock...

And then it grew to three...

Brody and I leave for Washington tomorrow. We'll be back on October 10th... see you then!

Oh, the Cuteness!

So Much Packing, So Little Time...

Brody and I are going to visit Brent's parents in Washington State October 1st-10th. I'm starting to get things together for the trip, since we're leaving in 4 days.

Here's my question: how can such a little (relatively speaking) boy require so much stuff?! The little stinker is going to require his own suitcase!

Target's Aftermath

Shopping at Target is exhausting! So many customers and cashiers to charm...

In other news, Brody had his 9-month check up today. He weighed in at 21 lbs 13 oz (67th percentile), is 30" long (82nd percentile), and his head measures 47 1/2 cm (90th percentile.)

And last but not least, congratulations to my brother-in-law & sister-in-law who welcomed their third daughter, Allie, into their family at 11:20 this morning!

Nine Months

Dear Peanut,

Today you are 9 months old! I can't believe it. Where has the time gone? Nine months seemed like forever when I was pregnant with you, but the nine months since your birth have gone by in the blink of an eye.

You're hardly a "peanut" anymore. The day you had surgery you weighed in at just over 22 lbs and measured 30" long. You're not as chubby as you were- you're thinning out as you get taller and move around more.

You are a champ at sitting up, and can army crawl like a true Ranger. You know how to hold your own bottle, although you won't do it when I'm around. That's okay, I don't mind holding it for you. It's basically the only time you'll let me hold you. You're so curious about your surroundings- you're way too busy to just cuddle with me. You love bath time- especially right before we put you in the bath- we let you "dance" naked in front of the bathroom mirror. You giggle and squeal and fling slobber all over the place. Daddy sings "Don't Cha" by the Pussycat Dolls while you show us your moves. Once you're in the bath, you love to splash and get me wet.

You just about eat us out of house and home. You drink a quart of formula and 8 ounces of juice a day, in addition to 4-6 jars of baby food! You love fruit- especially bananas and pears. You hate every vegetable except for peas, and you refuse to eat any baby food that has meat in it.

Other things you hate: being lotioned after your bath; having your hair combed; putting your arms into sleeves; taking an afternoon nap; and shopping (you must get that from your father.)

You do love your sleep- we put you to bed around 7:00 p.m. and you sleep 11-12 hours without so much as stirring. You also like your morning nap- you'll usually sleep for two hours.

Peanut, I can't even begin to tell you what a blessing it is to have you in our lives. Daddy and I can't even remember what life was like before you. It couldn't hold a candle to our life now as a family. You are proof that miracles happen and dreams do come true. We love you more than anything. We can't wait to see what comes next!

Love,

Mommy

(Sorry it's blurry... it's impossible to get him to hold still these days!)

Stylin' Sheep Shirts

Saturday Brent & I went to the Utah State Fair with our friends Brock & Stephanie. It was quite interesting. It was the first State Fair I've been to. It was neat to go around and see all the different animals and people watch.

There were sheep that were wearing shirts to keep them warm. I don't know why, but this made me laugh my head off. Hence the title "Stylin' Sheep Shirts." Most of the sheep just had burlap-looking blankets. Not these two- they were big pimpin' in the red and blue spandex.

And here we have a 790 lb pig. Yes, seven hundred and ninety pounds. As Brent said, "That's a lot of bacon!"  She filled the pen from side to side. This picture doesn't do the old gal justice. She was the same size as most of the cows at the fair.

And finally, some little piglets. Just the right size for Egg McMuffins. Ha ha ha.

New & Improved Peepers

Before:

After:

Follow-Up, First Overnighter & Brody's a Pervert in Training

Brody's follow-up on Thursday went really well. His eyes are healing nicely, and for now he doesn't need glasses or patching. (We didn't realize that would still be a possibility... wasn't that what the surgery was supposed to fix?!) He has another follow-up on Friday and again in December. As of today, you can hardly even tell he's had surgery. Almost all the redness is gone.

This weekend we spent our first night away from him. Brent had a work party in Layton (about 1 1/2-2 hours from our house) that went until 11 p.m. on Friday, so Brody spent the night with his Guh & Paw-Paw (my parents.) I don't think he even noticed we were gone! He had such a good time.

One of his favorite things to do is go check the mail with Brent. Last night when we got home, they went to check the mail, and when they came back inside, this is what I saw:

Brody's a little pervert in training- he was chewing on the Victoria's Secret catalog!

Success!

Brody's surgery went off without a hitch. He's really tired and really cranky, but still managed to charm all the nurses. He has a follow up appointment tomorrow afternoon- I'll post again then. Thank you for all your well-wishes and prayers!

Surgery Tomorrow!

Tomorrow is Brody's surgery. Please keep your fingers crossed that all goes well. Brent and I are both so nervous about it. I know it'll be harder on us than it will be on him.

I'll update tomorrow when we get home.