Big Step for Mommy

Today i took a big step...i finally sent brody to the nursery during church. i know some of you are thinking...."hes 4 months old, he should have been in the nursery weeks ago!" well, i havent been ready for that....i guess until today. Until about a month ago brody did great in the service...he usually slept through the whole thing. but hes passing that "sleepy baby" stage. if there is anything going on around him he wants to be awake and watching! we have a little room at church for nursing moms to take their babies to during the service. its got a one way glass where we can sit with our baby and watch the service. so for about the past month or two brody would make it through the worship time, being very quiet, and about the time the preaching would start, he would begin to get unhappy, so i would just go and sit with him in that room. But, its been getting harder and harder to concentrate on the service while im dealing with him too. So today, like always, his eyes popped wide open as soon as the preaching began, so off we headed to the nursery. i hadnt planned on taking him today, but it just happened! before i knew it i was dropping him off! they said he did really well though! so i guess this is a new part of his little life....nursery on sundays! my little boy is growing up....or I guess maybe mommy is!

Never ending battle

Brody and i are having a battle....over whether or not he is going to suck his fingers. im pretty sure that no child of a dental hygienist should suck their fingers! theres hardly a time that he isnt shoving his hands in his mouth, and hes finally found his fingers. the funny part is that hes been sucking his 2 middle fingers just like parker did when he was little! im not sure whos going to win this battle.....he thinks its so funny when you pull his fingers out of his mouth. he just laughs and puts them right back in there!

Blondie

when i got brody out of the bath yesterday, the sun was shining in just right.....i could see a head full of very blonde hair coming up under his dark hair (that has been falling out and has left him quite bald:) it looks like we are going to have a little blondie:) just like his mommy when she was little!

house update

i feel like the house progress is creeping along at this point! Everything is completely done except for hardwoods and carpet....but its still going to be 2 weeks before we move in. we are SO excited! im so ready to be organized again! half of our stuff is in storage and the other half is all over the place here at mom and dads. brian has been working so hard over the past few months to get everything ready for the horses to be able to move in too.....putting up fencing, building barns, seeding and fertilizing the pastures, pulling up trees....the list goes on and on. its been such hard work...but im so proud of him for everything hes done out there! it looks amazing! hopefully the horses will be able to be out there soon. i cant wait to sit on my back porch and look out and see them! ive had horses since i was 13 and they have never been on the same property as me...so im pretty excited:) heres a few new pictures.....the view from the barns looking at one of the pastures and the back of the house.....and that gorgeous stream is off the back of the land.

TARHEEL for life!!

Brody was born into a Tarheel family....i cant help it because i was born into one too! And seeing as we have been living with my family since he was born...which is pretty much all of basketball season....brody hasnt had a choice but to watch ALL of the games:) hes so cute sitting next to Pop Pop on the couch watching the tv. he really does love watching the games...his eyes are glued! i had to take a few pics of him in his tarheel gear:)


Hes really started "standing up" alot in the past 2 weeks. hes learning how to put weight on his legs and they are definitely getting stronger, because he can do it for longer each time. he also is not too far from sitting up on his own i think. its crazy how strong he is! last night he sat there by himself for probably 20 seconds or so before falling to the side. we did that for quite awhile last night:) he hasnt quite got the strength to sit straight...hes still hunched over. but he will learn!

Brody's Dedication

We went to richmond this weekend to visit brians family for easter. while we were there we also got to dedicate brody! We desire to raise brody in a Godly home where Christ is the center.... to be able to dedicate him in brians dads church was so special! we are so glad brians family was able to take part in such an important day! although brody has no idea what happened today, it is a promise from us a brody's parents to try to raise him to be a Godly man and to later in life hopefully accept him as his savior. We look forward to that day! we got to spend some time with brians sister and her husband, who are expecting their first baby in september! they havent seen him since christmas so hes definitely changed alot since then! we had a wonderful easter...and brody looked adorable in his easter outfit:)

Parker and lindsay's visit

parker and lindsay finally made it back down to see the little guy last weekend. it had been about 6 weeks since they had seen him last. he grows so fast... hes definitely more of a little boy now, instead of a baby. Brody had so much fun with them! it was great to spend some time with them again! they were here all summer so its definitely weird not having them around anymore. we all miss them like crazy! they are getting married on january 2nd...its strange to think brody will be toddling around then!

Its been awhile...

wow..im just realizing how long its been since ive posted anything. I guess, that means nothing huge has happened in the past few weeks. we are still waiting to move in to our new house. they are still painting...which has taken longer than i ever thought possible! the only things left are the floors, lighting and other little accessories:) we are getting there! Brody is doing great....growing like a weed and learning new things everyday. he is such a joy! we are starting to get in the swing of things....ive been back to work for over a month now. we have just about got our routine down pat! i do miss him like crazy when im gone though! until next time....