Late night...but worth it!

We had a late night...not Brandon but mom and dad.

We stayed up late and watched the Celtics win the NBA Championship! I remember almost a year ago calling Rob in the middle of the day to break the bad news to him that Kevin Garnet was traded to Boston. Rob is a HUGE fan of K.G. I remember the day well. He said, "Good, you watch with Ray Allen and Paul Pierce they will win the championship." I thought he was just being a big dreamer but had faith with him throughout the season and all the playoffs. We KNEW they were going to win it and they did! What a game too!

Brandon watched the first part with us and then it was his bed time. We love putting him to bed. We do bottle, hugs and kisses, little snuggle and put him in his pack and play. He is usually asleep in a few minutes. We just look at each other and say, "We have the best kid." We are so blessed! He is such a good baby and we are so in love with him.

He did WHAT?

Yes, this is more about dad than Brandon.

Brandon is doing great. He has finally pooped a few times (massive amounts) so his tummy feels much better. He is sleeping well at night and is still putting himself to sleep at night. Sometimes we want to rock him to sleep but I force myself not to as he needs to be able to put himself to sleep and I don't want to break that habit. Monday Mom and Brandon tried to take care of the dog issue at the townhome. We had a quiet rest of the day at home. It was beautiful day!

When dad got home from work he decided he needed a haircut. He did need one (his hair grows really fast). He decided to save some money and do it himself...that and it is hot working outside all summer so he decided to do this.....

He says he wants to be like his son. So now I have 2 bald men in the house! :)

Actually Brandon probably has more hair than dad now! It does make sense. Dad is outside all day and he gets really hot so this will help him stay cool. Plus if he doesn't like it- it will be back in a week or so. His hair grows so fast. Kinda funny though!

Brandon eating his hand

Brandon has learned something new! He likes to try and put his fist in his mouth. Here is a quick video of that. Enjoy! You can hear him too!

Father's Day

It was a great Father's Day (after a long horrible night with a upset baby who can't poop). After just 2-3 hours of sleep we got up and made pancakes. We relaxed for the morning/mid-afternoon with Brandon. Then we went on a picnic. We got Subway and went to a park close to our house. We ate at the picnic area then went for a walk around the lake. It was a beautiful day. Brandon slept the whole time. See photos below and notice dad's gift that he is wearing! He loved it.

Happy Father's Day to all the dads!

A few photos

Dad and Brandon nap time- this is a regular at our house!

Hi Auntie Nicky

"Whatcha doing mom?"

Mom and Brandon- after 3 hours of sleep. Notice Brandon looks great...mom is a little tired.

Meeting mom's good friend Bonnie. He 'broke her in' with a little spit up. Sorry Bonnie!

Brandons new favorite chair from our neighbors at the cabin! He loves the red, black, and white. Notice he is grabbing it!

B-Tom and G-Tom

Brandon's first boat ride on the pontoon.

Ready for a Celtics game while watching more hail come down. Notice Allie climbing the screen. We are going to change her name to either Spider or Decaf since she needs to switch to Decaf.

This outfit makes him look like a school prep boy. Our son is not a preppy boy...more of a sports guy we think. But it is cute. We love the outfit- not the hat!

Dad and Brandon seeing eye to eye!

Sorry for the delay

So we haven't posted in a few days. I had camera issues (battery was dead and I didn't put it on the charger the right way to charge and didn't notice it for a few days). Then my lap top had some issues. We have just had a up and down kind of week.

It has been really stormy and icky so Dad hasn't been working too much this past week. Now the rain has somewhat gone away he will be working a lot more.

We have been fighting with the neighbors on a dog issue that has been going on since the day we moved in. This week he managed to pee on our grill and jump on my car when I was putting the top down on my convertible. His owner was even out!

Brandon has had a few visits to Gma and Gpa's and Gma came here yesterday. Friday night mom and dad got to go to a movie and have a quick dinner. Saturday mom got to sleep in late while gma watched him. It was a nice treat.

Brandon has also been fussy the last couple of days. We think he has an issue pooing. He has gone from many messy diapers a day to one or two. This is normal at 7-8 weeks (which he is) but we think it is just the adjustment of it that takes some getting used to and his tummy needs to get used to it. Last night we all finally fell asleep around 5am. We can't complain that this was the first bad night we have had. At least we got to sleep in until 9am!

Brandon has also grown a lot. He now weighs about 12 pounds. He has started making better eye contact and coos. He also smiles a lot and responds well to us playing with him. We can't believe how quickly he is growing. We did a height prediction calculator (3 of them). They all say he will at least be 6 feet 6 inches tall when he is around 21 years old.

I will throw a few new photos up here too on the next entry.

Off to celebrate Father's Day!