Brody's 4 1/2 Month Stats...

At 4 1/2 months old Brody is 16lbs 5 oz and 26" tall! He is heavier and shorter than Hudson was at his age! My little chunky boy is the most precious thing and most of the time I feel like I could just inhale him! I really love this age and I am trying to take it all in and enjoy it because although I always toy back and forth about having more...this just might be my last baby. Who knows?

He has begun putting himself to sleep for naps which is WONDERFUL! I hope this sticks! Right now was are remodeling our upstairs bathroom (which is right next to Brody's room) and he managed to fall asleep with all of the banging going on in there! I'm shocked! Hudson wouldn't be able to so I put him on the couch and he is out like a light also! So nice...

Well I guess all is well here...maybe I will post some pics of our bathroom. Now that the demolition has begun I probably should have taken some before and afters! Ugh! Oh well!

4TH OF JULY PICS

ZEB & HUDSON IN THE POOL

HANDSOME BOY :0)

Success...I tried the apple flavored cereal and he LOVES it! I know you're not really supposed to start with that but OH WELL! It worked! He has been on cereal once a day for about a week now and he always looks forward to it! Just this morning he was in his walker and I was facing him eating a bowl of cereal and he was getting all excited and everytime I took a bite he was soo mad! Poor thing...I was teasing him. I am seeing him show an interest into food now. He must have realized there is something more than just the breast :0) My only problem is...I don't remember what comes next! How could I forget in just 2 1/2 short years? Amazing. Brody's 4 1/2 month visit is Wednesday and I'm curious to see what his stats are! He's a chunky boy and I love it!

Last week we went to NYC for a visit and I decided to leave Hudson with daddy because I couldn't imagine pushing a stroller around the city but of course...Brody must go wherever I go. I really debated if it would be worth it or not but decided to just give it a whirl. I had planned on carrying him in the baby bjorn but that thing is not at all comfortable for a whole day of sight seeing. I researched some carriers and ultimately decided (the night before we left) to make my own Moby Baby Wrap! I bought 6 yards of stretchy jersey knit material and added my own decorative panel and learned how to wrap it on the internet. That thing was sooooooooooo comfortable and Brody loved it! I also felt like he was all tucked in away from the NYC germs! I was beyond pleased with it and I highly recommend it! They sell for about $60 but I made mine for just $27 and it would have been cheaper if I had brought my coupon!

That's all for now! :0)

Cereal...FAILED!

Yep...it's true! I tried rice cereal with Brody twice and both times...he HATED it! He closes his mouth tight so that I can't put the spoon in and when I finally sneak some in there, he GAGS! That boy is so different from Hudson it just amazes me! Lately, an attitude like no other has been leeking out of him! If he gets frustrated about something or if he needs something you definitely know it! But then when he's happy...he's sooo happy! So strange how different your kids can be.

Right now he is asleep in his crib in his own room for the first time. We have been doing naps in there all week which has seemed to work out better because big brother cannot wake him up as easy. My house is all hardwood so you can still here a lot...but it really helped. We took down the co-sleeper tonight and I have to say it was a bittersweet moment. I will finally get to crawl out of my bed like a normal person but...my baby wont be right next to me and it's going to feel sooo weird. I'm not expecting it to last long at all because he is so used to me being right there. But I thought we would start getting into the habit of nursing in his room and putting him down there. It's a big step...but I'm ready (I think).

I guess that's all to report for now. Open to suggestions on the cereal thing. I will keep trying it and maybe will mix some baby applesauce with it and break a rule or two :0) Who knows!