A Toast

First piece of toast. I think this will be a breakfast staple.

Little Drummer Boy

I told my mom the other day that I wanted to add some more structure to our days by planning different activities for Brock to do. One of her suggestions was "music time"...i.e. get out the pots and pans and a wooden spoon or two. We did. I was impressed at how quickly he caught on. Maybe we have a little BRock Star on our hands :)

Orange and Blue

We are an FSU family. At our wedding reception, the groomsmen entered the room to The War Chant. When we moved to Mississippi, we hung our FSU flag with pride and blared our fight song from the car stereo at game time. When our son was born, my husband insisted he wear a Seminole onesie home from the hospital which I had to make because you can't get them small enough. His first crocheted baby blanket was garnet and gold. Along with doggies, kitties, ducks, and sheep, we are teaching him "what a Seminole says". I once put a cute blue designed Osh Kosh T-shirt on the child with a pair of orange shorts. His dad came home and said, "What is my son wearing?!" I changed him immediately. You get my point.

Our beloved brother-in-law is one of our favorite people despite the fact that he is a Gator fan. The first time he came over to visit Brock, we made sure our boy was ready.  Uncle Mikey was ready, too.

My dear cousins are gator fans, too (bless their hearts). Because of this (and Tim Tebow), my Mimi became part of the Gator Nation.  Oh how she loves to rib my hubby.  Whether we win or lose, we can count on antagonistic phone calls and emails from her throughout football season. Her best move to date has been a blanket she made for Brock. Check out the personalized touch.

The gator is chomping a Seminole spear...in his dreams :)

Well, from here on out, this is the closest thing to Gator orange and blue this kid will ever wear :)

Rubber Duckie

Ah, bath time.The kitchen sink has gotten much too wet for me now that baby knows how to splash. The bathtub is painful and nerve racking with having to lean over and make sure he doesn't slip. Bottom line...I love this duck.

Flip Me Over And...

This was a funny night. I put the cutie pie to bed sleepy and ready to snooze.  As always, I laid him down on his back, gave him his pacifier, and tucked his blanket around him. He was especially wiggly, but I figured he'd fall asleep pretty quickly. Unexpectedly, a few minutes later, he was crying...with  gusto. I went in to check on him, and to my surprise, he was no longer on his back. He had flipped himself over on his tummy...for the first time. The problem is, he doesn't like to be on his tummy. And yet he kept doing it. We repeated the process over and over. Put the baby down on his back. Walk away. Hear crying. Walk in and the baby is on his tum tum. Well kid, I guess you'll eventually figure out that if you don't like being on your tummy, you should not do this anymore. I suppose he wasn't too upset...he took a break from his tears to smile for the camera :)

Dig My Do?

Brock finally has enough hair to give us some styling options and some fun after-bath pictures. The first time I realized this, I broke out the video camera. The video is fun although the harido dried too fast to catch the crazy hair on film. I followed up with some pics at his next bath time so you could see. Enjoy!

Happy New Year...And Christmas Continues

One more family gathering to wrap up our Christmas celebrations. Brock got some more great toys. Where will we put them all? :) 

This caterpillar is perfect to wrap-around as a cushion in case he tips over. 

And it can be a body pillow when he gets older! Or maybe I'll borrow it  :)

Aunt Christy

Giving a big smile to Debbie and Uncle Ed

Grandpa!