Brody has settled very comfortably into the life of eating food! Carrots, squash, sweet potatoes, applesauce, bananas...you name it, he's had it (on his face, clothes, hands, mom's hair!) He gets very excited when I strap him into the high chair, he has figured out that that means chow time. I am fairly sure that teething has begun...nothing showing yet but he is showing all the symptoms. He is chewing like crazy on ANYTHING he can get his mouth on...especially the stering wheel on his cool convertible bouncer! It has music buttons on it and I think the drool may short it out!

Brody rolled over last night! He was whining this morning around 5, I could hear him on the monitor. I went in to get him, and he was on his stomach! He's not a big fan of being on his stomach either. Everyday is something new. Can't believe he'll be 5 months on June 1.

It's official...Brody has begun eating solids! Well....semi-solids I guess is more accurate. He is eating rice cereal off of a baby spoon like a big boy! He is sitting at the table with us in his high chair and loving it! I'm pretty impressed that he caught on so quickly. And what a blast he has with it! Way to go, Brode! We are also working on getting him onto a more grown up feeding schedule which will consist of breakfast, lunch, dinner, and bedtime bottle. I'm pretty excited to start sampling different foods and see his reactions. Next week we start oatmeal. Then the following week is orange and yellow vegetables.

Brody has his 4 month vaccinations last week...still tough to watch but at least I was prepared for it this time! And baby tylenol works wonders! Thanks for the tip Julie H and Paula J! He was still crabby but much better than last time. He weighs 15 lbs 11 oz! I couldn't believe it...he went from the 25th percentile to the 70th!!!!!!!!! No wonder my back has been killing me and i have a regular appt with the chiropractor! We got the go-ahead from the doctor to start introducing solids. I am going to start rice cereal tomorrow. Very exciting stuff! He's getting so big and funny! He is about to sit up on his own. He is close to rolling over. He squeals with delight (seriously a sound only mom can love...he hits a decibel and pitch that no one should have to hear!) It melts my heart. He met his newest (and youngest friend Rocco, on Friday night. Rocco is 1 month old and has bigger hands and feet than Brody! It was so funny. Brody looked like a giant. They are probably going to get into a lot of trouble together. We were making jokes with Kristin and Mike, Rocco's parents....trying to read their minds saying "you get the beer, and I'll get the chicks!" Stay tuned for more episodes of the Brody and Rocco Show. Hope everyone had a Happy Mother's Day! Mine was very special. Check out the pic of Brody in his cool convertible from Grandma and Grandpa J!

Brody is 4 months old today. He is moving around like crazy! I put him in his crib to go to sleep. Then later in the night I hear rustling around on the monitor. When I got to check on him, he is facing the complete opposite way, still sound asleep. I hope he is not going to be a sleepwalker! I was when I was younger. A co-worker of mine gave us an exesaucer and Brody is LOVING IT! I put him in it for the first time yesterday and he loved to be able to stand, jump, and spin around. He was laughing and talking the whole time. After about 10 minutes he got tired and needed a nap. It was pretty exciting!!! Tomorrow we are going to the Goose Lake Garage Sales. Most of my blog readers probably have no idea of the fabulousness of this annual event. Goose Lake is this rural community on a decent size lake south of I80. Many of the people in this community are wealthy and have waterfront property and huge pieces of land...so the saying "One man's trash is another man's treasure" was made for this event. Rich people's garbage rules!!!! Plus there are thousands of people that go, so you are guaranteed to see some heated arguements and a possible physical altercation or two! ALL THIS, Plus be home before 10am, which used to be the time I'd be waking for my first dose of Advil after a night of partying! I will be setting out in search of Little Tykes stuff. Wish me luck!

Forgot to include this in my last posting....does anyone want a Great Dane or a crazy looking mutt? The dogs are a little overwhelming for us now that we have Brody. They are not getting enough attention and to put it bluntly DRIVING US CRAZY! They do not have to be a package deal FYI. I've included a pic so that you can see just how cute they are.
Brody also attended his first birthday party this weekend. For Colleen's daughter Abbey (4 years old already!!) It was a Pirates and Princess theme. He did well, it was a beautiful day and we sat outside. I was nervous about sunburn but thanks to Auntie Julie and her "sunshield" he was just fine! Good to see Meghan, Jeff, and Maureen too. And Jeff made a little boy named Gage cry...

Hope everyone had a Happy Easter! Brody's first major holiday and what a day it was! It started off opening up Brody's basket from the Easter Bunny followed by breakfast for Mom and Dad. Then we headed off to Tinley Park to see my high school friend Beth C. and her mom, Mrs. R. Beth goes to Duke University and hadn't been able to meet Brody yet. So after a visit with them, we were off to my parents house for Easter with Mom, Dad, Phil, Lyndy, and my Grandparents. Everyone loved Brody's easter outfit. We had a great meal there and then had to run to the Fabian's. As many of you know, they have a very large family. So it was pretty exciting over there and by this time, Brody had a very overwhelming day without much naptime. So he was good when we arrived and showed off his outfit and hat but then had a meltdown and had to change into PJs. He had a hard time falling asleep with all the excitement and was pretty crabby. So we headed home around 8pm. What a day!