So the last post was Brandon sitting on my lap writing to all of you. He is an amazing writer isn't he? We have to admit that he is only 4 months so spelling isn't his strong point right now. :)

The last week or so....

Thursday, August 21- was Brandon't 4 month birthday. He celebrated it being sick. Due to his shots his temp went up to 103. We were a bit worried but Tylenol helped bring it down. He was achy too. He just wanted to be held or left alone totally. Poor guy!

Friday, August 22- We went to the cabin. We were early so dad got to golf Friday afternoon. That evening Brandon must have still been feeling crummy or something??? He woke up at 10pm, and again at 11:15pm and screamed until 12:30 or so. Nothing would calm him down. He finally fell asleep and did good throughout the night.

Saturday, August 23- Brandon woke at 9ish. We were glad he got some sleep. He hung out with dad while mom helped make bfast. Dad then out him down for a nap at 12:30 then went to play golf again. I went and joined Brandon at 1:30. He slept until 3:30pm!!!! He was great. He must still be shaking off the bug. We had a great rest of the day- he sat in his bouncy car- his toes barely touched.

Sunday, August 24- We went to brunch with Gma and Gpa. We went back to the cabin where mom napped and dad took care of Brandon. Then we headed home. Brandon slept the whole way and did great.

Other new things...

Brandon has found his toes. He loves playing with them!

He is standing as well. We hold onto his hands or body but he really likes standing.

He laughs alot more. I tickle him during diaper changes and he laughs.

He grabs things really well- including his bottle. If you put it in front of him he will grasp it and tip it to eat. Most times he misjudges his mouth and the nipple goes into his nose- but he is getting the point.

He is a DROOL KING! He drools alot. This may be the first sign of teething???

I will go add some photos soon.

This is Brandon writing....

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Wednesday...owie day

Wednesday we spent the morning at work. We had a meeting which Brandon slept through most of. Then we made the dreaded trip to...THE DOCTOR! It was time for his 4 month check up. He was having a fussy day besides the nap. He fussed in the car, while eating, burping! So he was fussy during the check up. He is very engaged and healthy. ALTHOUGH, he is behind with his physical developments. He doesn't do well on his tummy lifting his head up with his arms. This is our fault that we haven't done more 'tummy time' but he really hates tummy time. We really don't care though. He will most likely go from vegging to walking. No big deal. We have since done more tummy time and he likes it occasionally.

His new stats:

Weighs- 14 pounds .05 ounces (50%)

Length- 25 3/4 inches long (90%)

He will be a long and TALL kid!

He got 3 shots. He was already having a fussy day so it was okay. He was funny when they stuck him he gave us a funny look and then cried. The cry didn't start until the needle was out. After the shots (this nurse was great- quick and fast) I picked him up and he calmed down really quickly. I nursed him then and he was done crying. He did feel sleepy and sluggish all day- but that is normal.

She says he is a healthy baby- just tempermental! I wonder where he gets that from? :)

We asked about the sleeping thing since he still isn't sleeping through the night. We put him to bed at 9ish- The dr. wants us to keep him up until 10 or even 11 would be good. So we tried....he couldn't even make it through dinner. So we put him to bed at the normal time and he slept until 4am- which was great!

Monday

Brandon and Mom had a pj party on Monday and stayed in our jammies until noon. It was a nice treat. Brandon found the mirror on his activity mat and noticed that he is in that mirror. In the bottom picture he is looking up and into the mirror. He sat and started at that thing for over an hour. He was smiling and even gave a tiny giggle because he could see himself.

Catch Up...Sunday, August 17

Saturday dad spent the day with Brandon so mom can go shopping with Auntie. We got TONS of great bargains.
So Sunday dad got to go golfing while mom and Brandon hung out with Auntie, Uncle, and cousin Hudson. We met them for lunch (Brandon sat in his Bumbo chair and played with Louie, his red cardinal toy). Then we went back to Aunties in Richfield. We played with rattles (his new fav thing). B. was having bottom issues so we decided to soak his bottom...hence the photos of him in the sink. We also did a photo shoot. Auntie will have the more professional and buttered up ones- but I took a few as well.

Catch Up..Friday, August 15th

So I need to catch up here.
Friday was a busy day. My (mom) cousin from St. Louis flew in for a visit. It is a neat story actually...Robby is 16 or 17. His family lives in St. Louis and him and his sister are starting school soon. His dad asked what was one more thing he wanted to do before school started...he said he wanted to visit Tim and Diane in Mpls. So, he hopped on a plane (he is the son of a pilot so planes are 'home' to him) and came up for a visit. Do you know any 16 year old kid who wants to spend his last weekend before school starts visiting his aunt, uncle, and cousins in Mpls? We had a fun time.
So...Friday we picked him up and had a couple hours to waste until we needed to be in the other side of St.Paul to pick up some canning jars I got from someone on Craigslist. So we headed to the zoo. This was Brandon's first trip to the zoo and moms first visit in over 15 years! It was PACKED with moms carrying babies, pushing strollers, and grabbing their kids. I had a little panic attack while there that I have turned into what I was seeing. Actually I wasn't since Gpa Tim was pushing the stroller the entire time and I was waddling behind. It was warm but we had a good time. Brandon sat in his stroller most of the time. We took him out to go into the butterfly garden, see the fishes, see the shark (picture below). He did great. Of course, he napped during a large portion of it.
We finished the zoo, visited Sonics for a shake since we don't have them on our side of town, and picked up the jars. We headed home and mom and Brandon were sleepy!



The snow monkeys were our fav! This is a new mom and her very little baby. The baby monkey was nursing and was smaller than our kitties when they were home. SO CUTE!

Gpa Tim with Brandon at the shark tank. That is a shark saying HI to Brandon. We teased him that if he was cranky we would feed him to the sharks! :)

"Mommy, I am SO tired. But I don't want to miss anything...how do I stay awake."

Visiting Dad at work for a picnic lunch

Lunch time

SLEEP....PLEASE

Brandon is no longer sleeping through the night. He is up every 15-30 minutes and I am going NUTS. I need some sleep.

I will take ANY suggestions.

Trying to eat my toys

Laughing and eating feets

See what I mean about Ash

Brandon Laughing

Day at the pool

Fell asleep in the stroller on the way to the pool

Dad and Brandon getting into the pool.

Dad floating Brandon on his back. He let go of his butt and Brandon kicked his feet.

He liked this part better...chilling' with moms sunglasses on.

Mommy warming up Brandon

Brandons hungry from swimming and wants to eat mommy's hand.

Wednesday

Asleep on Auntie's shoulder

Coiusin Katelyn playing with Brandon...even when he's asleep

Uncle Mike holding Brandon and Cousin Lucas

On our way to meet our cousins for the first time. We were making faces (this one was right after his medicine).

Finally dressed! He looks like he is going hunting or fishing.

Time to put the arms in.

Time to get dressed. He had a huge smile when I sat him up and then when I took the photo it went away...bummer

His new way of sleeping- with his arm over his eyes

Or maybe not...still sleepy

Good Morning Smiles