Discontent and Loving It

Brewer is growing like I can't believe. More than physically, his developmental milestones are coming quicker than I can record. (Obviously, as I haven't blogged for over a month...)

His 4 month doctor appointment went well. He weighs 14.3 lbs., and is 24 inches tall. He dropped from the 60% in weight to the 30%, which I was surprised to hear, but the doctor didn't seem concerned at all, saying that a lot of kiddos will flux up and down on the growth chart.

On July 14, he started rolling over from his back to his tummy, and he's been a wiggle worm ever since. Before, his playmat would entertain him for a good amount of time (20-25 minutes), but now that he can roll over, this is no longer the case. Even though he learned to roll from his tummy to his back over a month ago, he seems to have forgotten how to do this. So, he gets stuck on his tummy and fusses quite a bit. It's like he wants to move so badly but just can't figure out how to!

This past Wednesday, we purchased an exersaucer and since then, he's become more engaged and excited about moving around.



Tonight we went to grab some dinner, and he was so unhappy about not being able to move around! He was twisting in his carrier, trying to turn over in his carrier (we'd unbuckled him while we were eating dinner.)

Next week, Brewer will start cereal. I am blown away at how fast he's growing up! (This sounds very cliche, but I never knew how true this would be!)

We love our sweet little guy, and he really is an awesome baby. We are incredibly blessed with his cheerful personality (his daddy can make him laugh hysterically.... I cannot), his health and his presence.

Can't wait to blog about how feeding goes- I'm going to attempt to make my own baby food. (Not because I'm a granola mom- my mother accused me of this- but because it should be significantly cheaper than purchasing food.) Any tips would be greatly appreciated!

Cutest Little Ring Bearer

Brewer had the distinct honor of being a ring bearer at his Auntie Anne's wedding a few weekends ago. We had to drive to Lubbock for the wedding, and traveling has gotten a little easier with Brewer. We'll try to leave shortly after feeding him, and then will feed him bottles along the way, stopping only to burp and change diapers. Definitely not as easy to travel with a baby as it was without, but we're figuring out some tricks.

The weekend was pretty action-packed, and we had just a wonderful time with everyone. We forgot our camera, so I didn't really get a lot of pictures of the weekend, but check out this precious one that the maid-of-honor Sarah got of Brewer and my mom. (Great picture, but I pulled this off facebook so the quality isn't fantastic.)



Here's Mom and Daddy dancing with Brewer.



So precious, but my cell phone doesn't have that great of a camera.

We were so thrilled to be able to be a part of Andrea and her hubby Brian's (yes, she married a "Brian") big day. They are so obviously in love, and we just love them so much!



Here's my Brian and his beautiful sister, the bride!!!



Brian was so proud of his little man, and was so happy to be able to show him off to all the family that had gathered for Andrea's wedding.



Gammy Linda (proud mother of the bride!) dancing with her sweet little Brew Boy.

Thank you, Andrea and Murry, for letting us be a part of your big day!

Little Man is 2 Months Old!

Well, I missed the 1 month old post, so we'll start up with the 2 month post!

Brewer was 2 months old on May 1, and is the delight of our hearts.

- He is coo-ing a lot, and "talking" to us. We've started trying to talk back to him after he coos in an effort to start the beginnings of "conversation"...

- He has started smiling regularly, usually when we're changing his diaper. Almost as if to say "Be careful! I might pee on you!" (Which he does. Not quite as often as in the beginning, but still enough to be annoying.)

- He has started to enjoy baths a lot, and will sit still in the bath, letting his arms float and then will start kicking and splashing all of a sudden and get very excited.

- He nurses regularly every 2.5 to 2.75 hours, in an effort to try to reduce nightly feedings.

- We had 3 glorious nights in a row last Thu., Fri. and Sat. where he slept 8, 7 and 7 hours respectively! Then, he reverted back to waking up after 4 to 5 hours to eat again.

- He's sleeping pretty well at night in his "Swaddle Me" blanket.

- He's starting to focus more on things with his eyes, rather than staring off into space. He likes our faces, the TV and his playmat toy that plays fun music. (He gets excited when the music pays, and starts kicking along with the music.)

-He's discovered his tongue, and will stick his tongue in and out of his mouth, almost like he's tasting something, or wants to lick the air. Very funny!

- Brian wants me to include that Brewer's starting to get a "Friar Tuck" hairline.

We love you, sweet boy!

Mommy is doing well, too! It took a little longer for me to heal than I expected it would, and the recovery continues. With a little more sleep (and I think the adjustment to less sleep) I'm handling day-to-day mini crises better (hello, projectile poo!!! Who knew babies had that kind of trajectory?!?) I'm feeling incredibly blessed to be able to stay at home right now- I'm working from home, but finding it difficult to get everything done that I need to.

Overall: Love, love, love. I fall in love all over again every time I look at this face!