Sweet Tea Dreams

Monday, October 31, 2011

The Great Pumpkin

Saturday night we took Brock to his first Halloween party of sorts...a pumpkin carving potluck with our friends and their kids. Brock had fun watching his daddy carve our pumpkin. It was funny--the daddies seemed to do more carving than any of the kids. So it was a night of "firsts" for Brock and for us...our first "kid" party. I had to laugh to myself when we got the invitation and noticed the party started at 5:00 p.m. It was a wild and crazy night...we were out the door at 7:00 to make it home for bedtime.

Sunday, October 30, 2011

Mamas Like Their Boys to Smell Good

I love bath time. I love it when Brock is squeaky clean and smelling like baby shampoo and powder. After his bath the other day, I decided Brock needed to know why he gets this delicious smelling white stuff sprinkled all over him every day. I hope this little bit of wisdom will stick with him :)

Mamas like their boys to smell good
And girls like boys who smell good
So when you get stinky like boys do
There are some things that you should do...

Take a bath
Use soap
Brush your teeth
Spray cologne

Of course you're loved just as you are
But smelling nice will take you far

Little girls like nice boys with kind hearts
Who share their toys...and smell good

Saturday, October 29, 2011

You Make Me Laugh

My mom asked me the other day if Brock has laughed yet. I said, "Well, he has smiled and made noise at the same time...I guess that's a laugh." Did I miss his first laugh? I haven't written it on his baby calendar yet. Hmmm. So I started paying closer attention. I caught him laughing today and tried to re-create the moment. This kid cracks me up :)

Friday, October 28, 2011

Speedo Baby

I don't know how early you can start teaching a child to swim. I will research this. But we got a good start yesterday...our first trip to the kiddie pool. This is one of the benefits of living in the South. It is the end of October, and we can go swimming. 80 degree weather + swimmer diapers from Grannie = an afternoon at the pool...despite the chilly water. He stood in the kiddie pool. He sat in the kiddie pool. I held him and let him float in the kiddie pool. Did he like it? Well, he didn't cry. I thought about blowing in his face and dunking him for a second, but I thought I better not push it. Overall, I'd say our first trip to the pool was a success.

Hmmm...that was much colder than the bathtub.

Is this gonna happen every time I don't finish my nap?

Thursday, October 27, 2011

Nice to Meet You, Mr. Hedgehog

Brock has lots of stuffed animals. They sit in a cute little toy bag waiting to be introduced, all hoping to be his favorite. This week, Mr. Hedgehog made his debut. My Mimi made this spunky little guy, and I think he made quite an impression. It's hard to tell whether it was a good impression...you'll have to judge for yourself.

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Fearfully and Wonderfully Made

I find myself making up a lot of songs nowadays. I sing to Brock about everything and nothing. It keeps things entertaining and he seems to like it most of the time. I wonder if he will think life is a musical. Right after he was born, I was inspired by a framed scripture our friend made for his room. I want him to know this truth from God's Word and what all his body parts are called, so... The song goes on and on to include every body part I could rhyme, but we did a condensed version here so as not to bore you ( and I am getting sick, so you probably wouldn't want to listen to me singing for too long!)

Fearfully and Wonderfully Made

I love your nose; I love your nose

What a perfect nose; Just goes to show

That you are fearfully and wonderfully made