A Brody Update

Months 15-18 included a lot of things...most of the major things have already been blogged about...the major holidays and moving.  But a lot of daily life happened as well.  

Brody obviously has changed.  He grows more and more aware of pretty much everything and becomes more independent everyday.  When I asked Greg how many signs he thought Brody knew, he said 50+.  I'm not sure if he's right (because I didn't sit there and count them all) but I do know Greg is normally right when it comes to things like that.  Basically, he knows a lot of signs.  Brody also started talking.  His little voice is of course completely precious.  He repeats most things (so watch out what you say).  We're really working on using words & signs in place of whining (which could drive a mama crazy).  It's going, but it's a process.

Brody is such a sweet little guy.  He has his moments (actually he seems to have his days), but what toddler doesn't.  Mostly Brody is a tender little heart who loves his mama and daddy, but is still really silly a lot of the time.  He's currently loving:  dancing, trucks, any kind of ball, hockey, being outside, wagon rides, trying new things, and coo coo trains : )  It's so much fun to watch him grow up and I love to see the world through his eyes.  Being a parent and mom is such a big responsibility, but I love that in a lot of ways you can revert back to your childhood...I love playing with block as much as he does.  I'm cherishing this time even on the "hard" days because I know they will pass too quickly.

Fun at Bass Pro Shop.

The Library.

 

Loves to brush his own teeth!

Yes, I let him have a bite of cookie at the grocery store.  No, he did not
eat the whole thing!

He finally LOVES the bounce house!

He loves his new back pack almost as much as
he loves to say "back pack".



We went to cousin Maren's ice skating party in Dallas.
Brody fell in love with hockey after watching a game that
was going on in another ice rink, watching the Olympics and playing with
his own hockey stick that he got for Christmas.  He says "hocKey" all
the live long day.  : )

 

 

He wandered into the gym when we ate lunch at Maren's school.
He thinks elementary school looks fun!

Rocking the air hocKey table.

New Year's Day!

My big helper!

National Champs!!!!!

Went to see Daddy at school to wish him a happy birthday.

Katy Rodeo Parade

Brody loves going to church.  He walks in with his back pack
like such a big boy!  No crying here.  : )

While visiting, Brody decided to check out Paw Paw's new ride.

First time to the Houston Children's museum which he TOTALLY LOVED.  Right after we
got home, Brody decided to do some big boy throwing up
for the first time.  There's a first time for everything...glad this one is
over and hope is does NOT occur often.

 

“Isn't it funny how day by day nothing changes, but when you look back, everything is different...”

― C.S. Lewis