My baby is 4 months

So my lil munchkin had his 4 mon appt. today. As always i was ready too early (i am very eager when it comes to these appts ) so we went to walmart to get formula and then found a park so that we could waste some time. OF course Brody wasn't too disappointed.

So at the appt we found out that he weighs 14 lbs and 11 ounces. (my chunk) he is developmentally sound. and best of all he Doesn't need a helmet...wahoo. They said that his fontanels are still soft so he will have lots of room and time to mold his head to look right. I just have to keep lying him on the other side. yippy.

Before i tell you the next news i need to tell you some info this one. A couple days ago i found a lump behind his ear. kind of big like a marble. well on sat. his right ear was red and had lots of wax. and then on sun it was way worse, stinky, and oozing all over his outer ear. So we found out that his eardrum had ruptured (not so good). then he had to get two shots. poor thing. so he hasn't been the best today. He is really sensitive and he has been throwing up more, i don't know why. so that hasn't been fun. I hope he will be happy tomorrow. Here is my fav picture from this weekend. blake and bently waiting to go to church.

random cute pictures

peekaboo

Just some random pictures of my cute boys. brody is so fun now and super funny. he has the cutest personality. Last night he said "mom, want to see jesus." i said really? he said "yeah him nice" so cute.
Bently is getting to that really fun age to. he is so alert and smiles and laughs alot. he loves loves brody. he watches him and kicks like crazy. I know that they will have a great friendship. Brody will lay by him and kiss him. he is a really cute big brother. I am so lucky.

being brave

Okay so lately I have been feeling frumpy and just needed something.I described it to my brother in law as feeling like an eighty old woman. Well I was buying formula today and i started looking at hair color.It is so hard to pay $50 for highlights when I am going to need it for gas so I thought " that would be fun and cheap but what if it comes out horrible" but feeling frumpy out weighed the scariness, so i bought the stuff.

I know that this picture could be used as blackmail, but I have to tell you what Brody said. I walked out of the bathroom and he said " mom you being silly". and yes that is some on my nose.

And this is how it turned out. You can't see it very well in the picture, but it is alot lighter. When i took the cap off there were some down my part that needed some touch ups. So i acted like a professional and whipped out the tin foil, did my little weave and colored them too. Not to shabby for not knowing what i am doing.

June 2006

I was looking through all of my pictures and stuff and i ran across this video.

This is brody when he was 6 months old. I couldn't believe that some of

the same mannerisms he had then he still has. He was so cute. See how thick he was.

Blake and I make chunky babies. Anyway as i am watching the realization comes

to me that in two short months Bently will be doing this. WHAT??? I can't believe how fast

time has gone and will continue to do so. I am thinking that bently might be more fiesty than

brody was but i think he will have a great personality. he already does. I think he will make

us laugh and maybe even make us think another one will be, umm lets just say "ok". :)

just for fun

So goood!!!

so many emotions

Happy Bday bro

Some of my favorite things about Justin are...

1. He can always make me laugh, no matter what we are doing.

2. He is very caring and always concerned for those that he loves.

3. He is a extremely hard worker.

4. Hilarious sense of humor.

5. Does an awesome cheerleader impression.

6. Can sing any song and actually sound like the singer.

7. Knows how to break the silence in a room.

8. Still feels like he needs to "pick" on me even though we are adults.

but most of all he is the best brother in the world. You're all I've got!!!

HOpe you have a Great bday justin. We love you .

Fire engines and Friends

Tonight was so much fun. We went up to duck creek to a celebration for the fire fighters. They were serving yummy hot dogs, and hamburgers. After we ate the real fun began.



Here brody is with a new friend Garrett. Also aunt paula. She was the big guru of the party. And me and my lil Bentweat. He was so good. He fell asleep and didn't even get fussy.




The first thing that he got to do was spray the water. As he started to pull back the handle a gust of wind blew and most of the water got all over us.

Next was the ride on the fire engine. Brody loved it. he was in heaven. He just giggled the whole time.

Here he is pretending to be a firefighter. Check out his face of determination.

It was so nice to get out and do something different. It was the best weather and so great to be around good company. I think that this might become something we do every year. Expecially since we have two boys. Thanks aunt paula for inviting us and showing us a great time.

What in the world??

Went to get bently his meds and this is what I came back to.

Guess it is now that time to use the buckle.

dr appt

When i called the dr yesterday they told me to bring him in. When we got there he was weighed like normal and guess what he weighs... 15 pounds. He has gained almost 3 pounds in one month. Last time he weighed 12 pounds 6 ounces. what a chunk!! Anyway the dr said that they were for sure under dosing him. So they upped the dose and said that should help. And so far so good. he has been alot happier. He only woke twice and even better brody slept until 9 am. yeah!!!


But the bad news is.. He might have to wear a helmet. His head is really missed shaped. It makes me sad because i know that he is going to hate it. but better to have it done now. I won't find out until him four month appt which is the 26.

love this poem

Sometimes you get discouraged

Because I am so small

and always leave my fingerprints

on furniture and the walls

But everyday I am growing-

I'll be grown someday

And all those tiny handprints

Will surely fade away

So here's a little handprint

Just so you can recall

Exactly how my fingers looked

When i was very small

Mixed Emotions.

I have had an emotional rollercoaster this week. On friday my neighbor called and asked me what i was doing all day. I said i had some errands to run and i needed to do the dreaded grocery shopping. She asked me if she could take brody to the discovery park in cedar city and bring him back later. I said that i would be needing to go to walmart so i would just drop him off. She veto'd that idea sensing that i was nervous and said "no i will pick him up on my way out." You see she is a mother of four and doesn't understand my nervousness. I have never let brody go with anyone but my family. It isn't about not trusting her, she is amazing, it's more about me. So for the half hour before she came, my heart was racing I thought of hundreds of things that could happen, and i called my mom, caprice, and lindee about 15 times. I just needed them to tell me that i wasn't pyscho. He got in the car with no hesitation and waved goodbye. I walked in the house and fought back my pathetic tears. I packed up bently and went to town. I only went to two spots and skipped grocery shopping, and came home. I waited and waited. I tried to do things around the house to keep me busy. FINALLY the doorbell rang and there was heather (my neighbor) she said he was fantastic and had a blast. She said he made her laugh the whole time. and then she asked if she could take him home to play with her son. I said sure.
So i made it. My first time and only a few tears were shed. Please all of you out there tell me that I am not the only one who feels this way??!!
Next was today. Bently's reflux has taken a turn for the worse. I will be sleeping on the couch tonight so that he can sleep in the bouncer which keeps him very elevated. He threw up 20 or more times today and screamed for 6 hours. I finally got him to sleep. I laid him in his bassinette and within 10 minutes he was crying. I researched the internet and found out some good tips but it still is so hard. I wish that i could take him to the dr and that he would make him better. And having the experiance of working with a dr, they feel the same way especially with infants. but unfortunatly it doesn't work that way and with reflux theonly thing to do is make him comfortable, give him his meds, and he will have to grow out of it. So that has been my weekend. Hope yours was wonderful....

chubby chubby chubby

well my little bentweat is getting chubby. and i will admit i love it. He is very strong for his age. But i knew he would be from the moment i could feel him in my tummy. He is a fighter and for that we are thankful. But besides the fact that he is chubby we have some news.... he can now

ROLL OVER. not kidding. He can roll from tummy to back. at first i think it was accident but now he does it all the time. Such a big boy. I love my little Bub.