The Pumpkin Patch

We took Brody to the pumpkin patch last sunday night and he had a great time. He wasn't quite sure what to think of everything going on around him... but we were still able to get a few great pictures of our 11 month old baby boy! It's hard to believe that he's almost 1!

2 more teethies

Brody has 2 more bottom teethies..making the grand total 6 teeth now:)

Where does he learn these things?!

So this week my mom was feeding brody some food by way of a fork....ive never really done that. i always use a spoon or let him pick it up himself. she put some cooked apples on the end of the fork and set it down just for a second to grab his juice. before she knew it he had the fork in his mouth,he ate the apple and laid it down as if he was saying "more please". she assumed i had taught him this, so she let him eat most of his lunch that way. she called me later and asked when i started letting him eat with a fork!of course i was shocked and told her that i had never let him do that before. when i got home from work that night, i had to see it with my own eyes of course and sure enough when i laid the fork in front of him with food on it...it his mouth it went:)

The funniest thing....at least to Brody

Sippy cups have been a bit of a challenge for us. For a long time Brody refused to pick them up...he wanted me to hold it for him. Then when he figured out how to hold it, he couldnt figure out how to tip it back. So i tried the sippy cups with the straws. it took him a while to figure out how to sip from it....but once he figured it out, he thought it was the funniest thing! he would take a sip from it and then let out the biggest belly laugh! he kept doing it over and over again and laughing everytime:) So, needless to say...no tipping is involved with drinking from the straw sippy cups. He knows how to hold it up to his mouth and drink from it...but alot of the time he just crawls up to it and bends his head down and sips! it pretty funny!

Tooth #3

Brody's third tooth has finally popped through! its been a rough past few weeks! he was really uncomfortable a couple weeks ago. he was waking up at night and just crying for a few minutes and then going back to sleep (pretty quickly thank goodness!). We gave him tylenol for a few nights until the worst was over and let him chew on cold things-- which made his poor little gums bleed:( they were so red and swollen! So the top right tooth finally popped through a couple days ago and the one right beside it is close to it! He's had everything that everyone says goes along with teething-- runny nose, diaper rash, and fussiness. i have heard horror stories of teething though...a really none of this has been anything to complain about! so thankfully brody hasnt been as bad as alot of kids are when they get their teeth! his bottom ones came in without any trouble, but the top ones have been a little more difficult for the little guy. im not promising any pictures of this one though... ive only gotten to see it a few times:)

10 months old

Another month has flown by....my baby is 10 months old. He went for a well check up at the doctor last week. He is 23 lbs 12 oz (85th percentile)and 32 inches long (90th percentile). Some of his new things hes doing this month....
*when you ask "how big is brody?" he stretches both hands up in the air
*making truck and tractor sounds when he is playing
*saying "hi" and waving
*standing up by himself (no steps yet though)
*walking all over the place with his push toys
We have been having so much fun with him. Hes definitely into EVERYTHING and is hearing the word "no" alot, but He is such a joy and i am so proud to be his mommy:)

Teeth Pics

For those of you who have been wanting to see pictures of Brody's little teethies (Meme and Poppy:)) i put a picture with the post about his teeth down below.