4th of July!

We had lots of fun on the 4th! We went over to my parents house for a bbq and Liam did some swimming in his little pool. We tried to get Brendan in the pool, but I think it was a little too cold for him, and he started freaking out. Afterwards, we headed over to Yucaipa High School to watch the fireworks. We found an empty field behind the high school and sat in the trunk to watch the fireworks. Liam loved them, and each color was a Power Ranger. Brendan just watched for the first half, then fell asleep! It was a great night! Liam has been asking each day since to see more fireworks!

6 months - a few weeks late!

It's a few weeks late, but here is Bredan's 6 month update!

Brendan had his 6 month check-up about 2 weeks ago, and it doing well. He is almost 18 pounds and measured 24.5 inches. The doctor was a bit concerned because at his 4 month checkup, he was the same height. To me that's not correct. We all feel that he has gotten taller, and he no longer fits into his 3 month clothes and barely his 6 month clothes. His feet are hanging out of his car seat and in general, he just feels longer. The doctor said she wants to watch it and we'll make sure to check him at his 9 month check-up. She said that if he had lost weight, she would have been more concerned. I think he was measured wrong at his 4 month check-up, but that's my own opinion :)

Brendan is trying so hard to crawl right now. He really tries to pull himself to things that he wants and he actually gets there. He will be mobile before we know it. He's sitting up pretty good, but still falls over after a while. He eats like a champ! If he hasn't had his meals by a certain time, he gets really cranky! He loves his brother and really enjoys playing with him. Liam is the one person that can make Brendan laugh hysterically. His personality is really growing and he is so much fun. He loves going places and seeing people, and loves to ham it up with the ladies!

5 Years

Today Deron and I celebrated our 5th Wedding Anniversary! We went to the movies and out to lunch at our favorite restaurant, Chevy's. I can't believe it has been 5 years already. But, 5 years and 2 kids later, here we are! I am lucky to be married to such a great man. We've had to endure a lot as a couple and family over the last year, and I wouldn't want anyone else by my side. I love you very much Deron, and look forward to many more years together!

Brendan - 5 1/2 months

Brendan is just doing so much more these days. And, I realized the other day that it has been a long time since I have taken pictures. So, here are a few pictures from today.

Brendan is such a smiley baby. He loves laughing at his brother, and has been trying so hard to sit up. I think within the next few weeks he should be sitting up pretty well. He LOVES to eat baby food. We cannot feed it to him fast enough, and he gets so mad when it is all gone. We are pretty sure that he is getting a tooth. His drooling has increased quite a bit, he's really chewing on his fingers and he seems to have a lot of discomfort when he is drinking a bottle. Hopefully, we will see something pop up soon! He is growing up so fast and we are loving watching his get bigger. He really loves his brother and wants to be involved in everything Liam is doing. I can't wait to see these two boys as they grow older.

1st Week of Preschool - Complete!

Liam started preschool this past Thursday, and he is having a blast. I will admit that when I dropped him off on Thursday, I spent the rest of the day worrying and hoping that he was going to have a good day, and wouldn't tell me he never wanted to go back when I picked him up. All my worries were gone when I went to get him and the director told me that he acted as if he's always been going to school there. He ate all his food, took his nap, played well with the kids, listened to the teachers and even helped clean up! The cleaning up part baffled me because we cannot even get him to do that at home! The whole way home all he did was talk about school. He really had the best time. On Friday when I dropped him off, he sorta freaked out and started crying. But he was fine by the time I got to the car and did great once more kids started getting there. He gets reports sent home each day and everything has been positive. He even seems to favor one kid, Wilbur, since that is who his teachers says he's been playing with each day. It makes my heart smile to see my little boy enjoy something so much, and since that something is school, it makes me even happier. Hopefully he will always love school :)

Here is his first project: a caterpillar, from the book The Very Hungry Caterpillar

When I picked Liam up on Friday and we were going to get his stuff, he said to me, "Mom, did you know that caterpillars turn into butterflies? They are hungry, then they turn into butterflies!"

Water Fun

The other day we took a walk with Auntie Leanne and Kara at the University of Redlands. It was so hot and we happened to come upon that great fountain near the quad. Liam had so much fun running around in the water, and hasn't stopped talking about how much he wants to go back to the water!

5 Months

Brendan is 5 months now and it feels like he is growing like a weed. He is loving baby food. Sometimes he just gets so angry when we give him a bottle because he would rather have baby food. He is so interested in what we are eating, and have started letting him gum on some Mum Mum treats. Everything that he touches go into his mouth. This kid is all about having something in his mouth, whether it be edible or not. He just wants to be like his brother. He watches everything Liam does and could laugh at him all day. He cannot even just lay around. He needs to be sitting up or standing in the action. He is rolling over like a champ. One day he rolled over during his nap, and had been doing ever since. Brendan also seems to really like books. One night I was reading him a book and just got so excited and was turning pages and making cooing and laughing noises. His hair is also growing. He never really lost too much in the back since he has been sleeping on his stomach since he was about 5 weeks old, so it is really growing! I think his hair grew over night one night when I was closing. When I woke up with him in the morning, it looked like his hair had grown about a 1/2"! We are so excited to see how his personality it growing and how well these two little boys are interacting. They love each other so much and you can really see that they will have a great friendship!