13 Month Update!

Brody is quite the go getter!  His latest interests include computers, buttons he can press, banging toys on other toys, chasing Caesar, giving Caesar his cat toys, and walking, no practically running around the house.  He is becoming more and more vocal everyday.  His most favorite words are dada, daddy, and dad.  Occasionally we hear a mama, mostly when he's upset.  Brody also says "kitty" when he sees Caesar, and takes Caesar's toys to him while saying it.  It is so cute.  Brody is pointing to many things and it sounds like he's asking "what's that?"  He has been a little healthier over the last month.  I need to knock on wood.  We go to an allergist next week to confirm how severe his peanut, milk, and egg allergies are.  That will be a relief to find out since we have had to be very cautious with what foods we can give him.  Enjoy the latest pictures!

He slowed down for a second for me to snap a picture of him on his 13 month birthday.

Two lazy kids. 

Here is Brody at the desktop trying his best to navigate the page.

And he absolutely loves typing on the laptop as well.

Brody and daddy cheering on the Hawkeyes during the Bowl Game. 

Brody pushed his learning table across the room and behind this chair.  He was very proud of this accomplishment!

How old are you Brody?  I'm one!!

Brody celebrates the New Year!

Merry Christmas!

Brody's 2nd Christmas!

What a difference a year makes!!

Happy 1st Birthday Brody!

Brody turned 1 today!  The time has just flown by.  Some of Brody's favorite things to do include playing catch, playing with Travis' Xbox controller, pushing buttons on the DVR (or pushing any button for that matter), petting Caesar, walking around the house, and throwing food off of his high chair tray.  We had his first birthday party today.  Both sets of grandparents came along with Uncle Curt, Uncle Curtis, and Alyssa.  We had a pirate theme for Brody's birthday.  It was a very eventful day.  Even Caesar wanted got some extra attention by getting stuck in the branches of our Christmas tree!  We had to use wire cutters to free him from it.  We destroyed our tree in the process.  Looks like we'll be buying a new tree for Brody's third Christmas.  Enjoy the latest pictures!

Checking out my cake!

This size is more like it!  Brody's personal cake to dig into.  He barely touched it though!

The birthday boy!

Happy Birthday Brody!

Brody's mini cake!

Uncle Curtis and Alyssa helped Brody celebrate.

Brody with Grandma and Grandpa

Brody with Grandpa, Grandma, and Uncle Curt

My busy ball popper is so fun!

Mommy, Daddy, and Brody

Check out my birthday hat!

Mommy's nametag is enough for me to sit still for my 12 month picture!

   

Walking!

Brody has been taking 5-10 steps for a few weeks now, but finally got good at it last week.  Look out world!  Here he comes!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Waiting for my Thanksgiving dinner #2.

My First Thanksgiving.  

We spent Thanksgiving at our house this year.  Grandpa and Grandma came to spend Thanksgiving with us.  Josh and Ren also came on Thursday.  

Taking a break from all that turkey.

Help!  Let me out of this cage!

Brody and Caesar are quite the pair.

Brody trying to escape!

11 Month Update!

Brody turned 11 months old on Friday!  He is such a busy little man.  Some of his favorite things to do include pushing anything he can get ahold of across the floor, playing catch with mommy and daddy, cruising along the furniture, chasing Caesar, and crawling/cruising around the house.

Enjoy the latest pictures!

Brody enjoys his Thanksgiving dinner in Lovilia.  We had to do Thanksgiving early because Travis is on call starting Tuesday and we can't leave town for the week.

With Brody's 11 month birthday comes four new top teeth that are making their way down.  Brody has been really fussy at night over the last week or so because of the teeth coming in.  We keep the teethers really cold.

Envisioning his career in IT like his daddy.

A little different for the 11 month pose.  There was no possible way we were going to get Brody to stay put long enough to take his picture.  So instead, we taped the sign to his new John Deere tractor that grandpa and grandma bought him.  He got it for his 11 month birthday instead of his 12 month one.  Somebody couldn't hold off any longer....

Here is Brody pushing his tractor.

He also likes to ride it.  BEEP BEEP!!

Happy Halloween!

Brody was a dinosaur for Halloween!

Roar!  I'm coming for you!

Brody got his own little pumpkin at the pumpkin patch.

Brody posing with Travis and Josh's carved pumpkins.

Travis carved an Iron Man pumpkin.  It took him 6 hours to carve it.  He and Josh were up until 3:30 in the morning carving.  

Here is Travis's Iron Man pumpkin lit.  

Here is Josh's pumpkin.  He carved James Bond.  

Here is Josh's James Bond pumpkin lit.

Here is Sarah's pumpkin.  Note the clear lack of artistic ability when compared to Travis and Josh's pumpkins.  Even Caesar enjoyed the pumpkin carving.

Sarah's normal pumpkin lit.

Curt moved in with us to start a new job in Omaha.  Unfortunately, after three days into the job he got a really bad chemical burn on both arms and hands.  He needed to take a shower, so my mom wrapped him up.  Here he is flexing for the camera before his shower.