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I have naturally curly hair, but I didn't think the gene would express itself this way...

Baby's First Thanksgiving

Getting ready to carve his first turkey :)

Sorry for the hiatus, folks. Brock has had an eventful last couple of days. His Mimi and Pop Pop drove all the way from Washington to be with him on his first Thanksgiving--a great time! Then he got sick and spent 6 1/2 hours in urgent care and the emergency room. As soon as his great grandparents left, I got sick too.  The world is getting back to normal, so here we are again. Here are some pics from his first Thanksgiving :)

Brock and his Mimi

Brock and his Pop Pop

Sleep Sheep

Brock needed a friend to take a nap with. Sleep sheep saved the day.  

Squealing Good

Brock has discovered that he can make a new sound. Squealing. He does it quite a bit. I guess we'll have to be a little more careful about where we take him for a while so as not to disrupt anything somber or super important. Once in a while I shush him because I figure he needs to know there are times to be quiet, but for the most part I let him go for it. He seems to be having fun exploring the many facets of his voice :)

Brocky Wanna Cracker?

One of my favorite books, "Your Baby's First Year Week by Week", says its okay now to give baby a cracker at mealtime to suck on while the rest of the family is eating. We tried it out on Sunday, and it was a success. He seemed to enjoy his first taste of salt and crunchiness...although it didn't stay crunchy for long!

Just Browsing

Do they have the "Sucks to be U" shirt in my size?

Lots of good stuff in here...

Tastes good too

Here's Lookin' At You, Kid

If I were this cute, I guess I'd spend a lot of time looking in the mirror, too :)

Party Animal

Brock went to his first kid birthday party a few days ago. Since he's not mobile yet, his first party experience involved watching the "big kids" play in the backyard while I carried him around and talked to all the moms. He and the two other infant party-goers were napping during the group photo, but Brock woke up just in time to feast his eyes (and fingers) on the cute little piggy cupcakes!

I think I would like to eat one of these someday...

Big cupcakes for the moms and mini cupcakes for the kiddos. 

Let's see...my first birthday is only about 8 months away...

Rice Cereal

Brock had his first taste of rice cereal a few days ago. I don't think he was a huge fan. They want you to mix it so thin when you first give it to them it's basically like  creamy milk on a spoon...quite messy :) We'll keep trying and see if it gets any better!

Go Go Gadget Arm!

This moment just made me laugh. Can you guess what's going on? He dropped that teething ring and decided he really needed it back. But his telekinesis isn't fully developed yet and neither is his Gadget Arm, so after watching in amusement for a few moments and snapping a pic or two, mommy came to the rescue.

A Day at the Park

Daddy took us to the park the other day. So much fun!! 

Whee!

Check out all these playgrounds!

Can you see me, Mommy?

Ahoy, Captain!

Sliding!

Checkin' out the dog park

Brock, look at the turtle...and the GATOR. Yikes.

Mr. Turtle, don't let that yucky gator get you! (See the top of the pic)

Off to our next adventure...

World's cutest disc golf putter!

I loved the park. Now I'm concentrating very hard on sleeping and hanging on to all my toys

Publish Post

For This Child I Prayed

Ashley was one of my favorite walking partners and great friends in Mississippi ( as seen in the previous post, "Wanna Walk?") . She was one of the many people who prayed and prayed that God would give us a baby, and when we found out we were pregnant, she painted this picture for the nursery--a quote from I Samuel 1--a story from scripture about how God answered Hannah's prayer for  a child after years and years of waiting, and how He used that child in amazing ways for His glory. The picture hangs over Brock's crib now as a daily reminder of God's goodness to us. This weekend, Aunt Ashley got to meet our little answered prayer for the first time. We even took him on a walk together for old times' sake. God is so good :)

Birthday Buddies

When we found out my due date was July 2, everybody said, "Aw, maybe you'll have a 4th of July baby!" When he was late, our good friend Tyler said, "You know he's just waiting until July 10th because he wants to come on my birthday."  Although I silently cursed Tyler for wishing me a prolonged pregnancy and/or labor, he was right. Brock came into the world at 5:54 am on Tyler's birthday. The birthday buddies met for the first time this weekend, and I'm pretty sure they like each other...maybe enough to share a birthday party once in a while.

My Fair Baby

Brock's Aunt Ashley G and Uncle Tyler came to visit this weekend, and we sure had fun! While the big boys went to the football game to watch FSU manhandle Miami, the girls took Brock to the fair! He watched a circus from up on mom's shoulders, met lots of animals at the petting zoo, and rode his first ride! He seemed to have a good time, but he was ready to sack out when it was all over (notice the dazed look he has on all the merry-go-round pics). I would have put him straight to bed, but we definitely needed a bath to wash away the smell of livestock and fair food. Mmmmmmm. Maybe next year we'll share a fried Oreo :)   

That was fun, guys. Can I go to bed now?