Vala's Pumpkin Patch

We took Brody to Vala's on Saturday. We went with Josh, Matt, Karen, and their little boy Jack. Brody was a trooper for the five hours we spent there! Vala's has so much to see and do. We couldn't believe we spent five hours, but Brody was being so good that we wanted to enjoy the beautiful fall day as long as possible. Here are some pictures!

The giant rocking chair.

Our little pumpkin.

Choosing the perfect pumpkin.

Trying out the slide.

A tired boy at the pumpkin patch.

Check out my new winter coat!

10 Month Update!

Brody is ten months old today! I have not had a chance to post for a while. It has been quite a month. We have had a long strain of sickness over the past month. Brody had a cold, then a touch of bronchitis, then had to use an inhaler for a while. Last week he was diagnosed with hand, foot, and mouth disease. The poor little guy had a fever when he woke up last Thursday morning. The doctor found sores in his mouth. He also had one sore on his foot. He's doing a lot better now, finally. Let's hope that we are done with sickness for awhile.

Travis and Brody had a lot of bonding time together last week because I had conferences. I think they had fun!

Brody has been crawling like a champ for some time now. He is also pulling himself up and cruising along the furniture. We are constantly chasing him! It is amazing to see how interested he is in everything now. He notices absolutely everything. Caesar is trying to figure out why Brody can move now. Brody likes to chase Caesar and so far, Caesar has been pretty good. Enjoy the latest pictures!

Update

We survived our week with Travis being gone.  Luckily, he only travels once or twice a year.  Brody really seemed to miss his daddy while he was away.  I took Brody to his 9 month check up last week and he now weighs 16 lbs 7 oz (5-10th %).  He is 28 1/4 inches long (50th %).  He is a little shrimp, so we have to try to help him put on some weight.  We are trying to feed him strictly table foods now.  He's doing well with them except for eating meat.  It sure has been an adventure.  

My mom and I took Brody to Portrait Innovations to get his 9 month pictures taken.  We surprised Travis with the pictures when he got home that night.  I highly recommend this company!  They were wonderful and we got to take the pictures home the same day, plus get a free CD with all the pictures on them.  Here are all of the proofs!