Brennen 22 Months Old

Well, I said I wanted to post more frequently and now I am making two posts in one day!  It took me half the day to realize B is 22 months old today!  I can't believe it. He has really turned into quite the amazing little man these past few weeks.  He is talking so much and almost in sentences.  He is so smart and really makes us so happy that there aren't even words for me to describe how wonderful he is! (Please excuse the wrinkled sheet in the background. He was being adorable after a nap one day so I snapped these pics.)

- You are such a polite little boy. You always say “thank you mama” when I do something for you and I love it!

- You are eating so much more this month. You are definitely hitting a growth spurt and want to eat all the time. Your current favorite foods are bagels, granola bars, cereal and yogurt for breakfast.  You like chicken nuggets or chicken patties, frozen peas, rice and veggies, grilled cheese or hot dogs for lunch and dinner. You are definitely more willing to try new things these days.   

- You have a huge sweet tooth just like your mama!  You love cookies, ice cream, fruit snacks, M&M’s and anything else we will give you. You also love pop!

- You love playing games on my phone. It is crazy to me how good you can find everything and play all by yourself.

- You are funny these days about getting your diaper changed so I am trying to convince you to potty train. At first, you wanted nothing to do with it. I would ask if you wanted to go in the potty and you would say “no, diaper change”. But, towards the middle of this month you started going in the potty more frequently, so hopefully you will be potty trained in the next few months!

- You get excited when you like something you are eating. You start to say “yum, yum” and  “I like it, I like it”. It is one of the cutest things ever!

- You can gallop, march and jump. You like to spin in circles sometimes out of nowhere and you are learning to do a forward roll. You are pretty close to doing it on your own without going sideways.

- You know most of your shapes and a lot of your colors.

- You love to color and write with pens or pencils. You will say your letters, or shape names while you are writing like that is what you are making. It is adorable!

- You know a lot of your ABC’s. You usually say “ABC” then skip to “H” and say the rest of the alphabet. We are working on filling in the gap!

- You are very opinionated and know what you want or don’t want.
- You love to play ball or shoot hoops on your basketball goal.  
- You are in 24 month clothes, size 6 shoe and size 4 diapers. 

We are so lucky to have such an amazing little boy like you and I cannot believe in two short months you will be 2 years old!  I love you more than I ever thought possible!

Love, Mommy

Already Tuesday

Well, I have been wanting to try to post more frequently but haven't been doing a very good job of it.  From a work standpoint I am saying "it's only Tuesday" but from a blogging perspective I am saying "it's already Tuesday"! I missed posting Friday about last week, so here is last week and this past weekend all together! 

Last week Brennen and I went over to Ryan's parents to have dinner and let B play with his cousins.  B and Landen had a blast playing together.  We are in big trouble with these two hams!



Showing me their muscles!

They both climbed into Landen's bed and started reading...too precious!

Brennen being spoiled by his Uncle Chris

B loves playing in his bed these days

Taking advantage of the nice weather

B enjoying his Valentine candy

Friday night we went to Ryan's last basketball game for his Freshman team and got to cheer them on to a victory!  Then we stayed for some of the Varsity game.  Brennen's eye was really red and swollen the whole day so he wasn't really in the mood to be in a big crowd.  Before the game even started his sty decided it was time to pop and so he kept saying "eye hurts" and I could see that there was some "goo" in his eye.  Of course I hadn't planned for this to happen while we were out so wasn't really prepared. Needless to say, we stayed for half the game then went home and put B to bed. 

This is what we looked like every time the band played!

We finally had a weekend all together that Ryan didn't have basketball practice.  His coaching season is winding down and we aren't going to know what to do when he doesn't have to go to practice or games anymore. 

Saturday morning I woke up to Brennen calling for me from his crib and by the time I rolled over and looked at the monitor, he was hanging halfway over the side of his crib and I thought he was going to jump/fall out.  He has gotten to the point of wanting to do everything by himself.  He wants to help us do EVERYTHING, and if we do something without him participating you would think it was the end of the world!  He has been trying to climb into his crib too, so we figured it was probably time to move him to a toddler bed.  We headed to Nebraska Furniture Mart to get the converter piece and decided to just go ahead and put it on.  Brennen was pretty excited about being able to climb in and out of his bed all by himself!

We were having some friends over to watch the KU game that night, so I was a little nervous about our decision, but of course our boy did great! I read him some books in the bed and did our normal goodnight routine.  He got up once, but I went in and laid with him for a few minutes and within 10 minutes he was out!  He has been doing great for both naps and bedtime! 

On Sunday we spent the whole day at home and Ryan actually said "I'm bored".  If you know us, I am usually the one to say this and he is the one always wanting to sit at home! He isn't used to not having anything to do so this made me laugh!  We ended up getting some bushes torn out in front of our house that had died from the drought we had last year and took the dogs for a walk before it got too cold. 

I told B to put his hands in his pockets if he was cold then he road like this the rest of the walk!

It was so wonderful to be able to spend so much time with my husband!  We are supposed to get some pretty bad weather here Thursday then I am getting two of my wisdom teeth out on Friday.  Looks like a very boring weekend in my future.  Have a great rest of the week!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Hope you are all enjoying a wonderful day filled with lots of love and sweet treats!!

I have had quite an interesting Valentine's Day so far. I had planned to take some Valentine pictures of B yesterday, but he was not in the mood at all! I did manage to get a few good pics, but didn't get to do a lot of what I had planned. The one tiny surprise I planned for Ryan was ruined when I didn't hide it before he got home last night. Brennen woke up with a very swollen eye, so we had to make a trip to the doctor already this morning. Ryan is at conferences from 8am to 8pm tonight and to top it all off, last night our bathtub drain broke so I need to find the time to go buy a new one and replace it.  Can you feel the love I am feeling?!

Fortunately, my wonderful mom surprised me this morning with an adorable homemade valentine that she made with Brennen and a box of chocolates. I have the best parents ever!!  Did I mention they are having me over for a steak and shrimp dinner tonight too?!  They really are the BEST!

Poor baby has a sty on his left eye :(

 

 Love my little Valentine!!

Photo Dump Friday

I never posted about last weekend, so here is a photo recap of last weekend and this past week!

Dinner for Dustin's birthday!

Dustin & Meg

Brennen loves to play with the camera on my phone. He will hold it up and say "cheese, daddy" or whoever he is pointing it at!

B moved up to 24 month PJ's and these were the first pair he picked to wear!

Superbowl Sunday we went to Landon & Julia's and had a wonderful time!

This past week has gone by somewhat quickly.  We had some wonderful weather in the middle of the week so I think that helped quite a bit!

B snacking while driving around Grandma & Grandpa's

Wednesday morning we stayed home and relaxed and my mom and I gave B a haircut.
 

Here he is drinking like a big boy!

We went to US Toy and Brennen loved carrying the bag all by himself!

We met Daddy for an early dinner before his basketball game

Then we made it to the park just in time before the sun went down!

 Ryan & I both commented on how much he looks like a big boy here! 

Brennen and I finally had a night at home last night and Ryan was able to be home early (7:15 is early these days)!  Ryan had games Mon, Tues, Wed and he has another one tonight so it has been an exhausting week for him.  We are all looking forward to the weekend so we can spend time together and relax!

Happy Birthday Dust!

My baby brother turns 27 today! I am so proud of the wonderful man he has grown up to be and I love him so much! I know he is going to hate me for this, but I thought I would post some pics of us growing up.  Oh how time flies! Love you baby bro!

February 1, 1986

1989 (check out my crimped hair!)

Family trip to Florida in 1996

2002

Me & Dustin at our friend's wedding in September

So fun to look back at how we change over the years! Hope you had a wonderful day Dustin and can't wait to celebrate with you tonight!

Keeping Busy While Daddy Coaches

Brennen and I had a pretty busy week. We had something planned almost every night, so I am looking forward to hopefully having another relaxing weekend!

Watching the Varsity basketball team where Daddy coaches on Tuesday night

Having a donut for dinner on Wednesday at Grandma & Grandpa's

Playing with Landen at Nana & Papa's house on Thursday!

Daddy enjoying some snuggle time with his boy!



Brennen got a card in the mail from his Great Aunt Sarah in FL. He was so excited to open it and even more excited when he found she had sent him some stickers!

So happy the weather is supposed to warm up! Looking forward to SuperBowl Sunday and spending time with our friends!