Cheerios and glue

 Miss Lissette said Bryant did the entire art project by himself...insisted, was the word she used. 
 













Gotta love it.  She said that with most art projects she does a majority of the work.  I can see that, but why this one...I wonder why Bryant decided he wanted to do this one.  She said he did it all to the very last detail.  So, that means the placement of the starfish on the paper, the placement of the cheerios on the starfish.  The shape of the sand, the size/shape/color of the shells he picked and the placement of those shells on the sand. I think he did a awesome job. So, like all of his artwork, I put it on the refrigerator.  He likes to point at his works and say "kool" (school). 

Too bad the dad-gum dog turned it into her afternoon snack...














That's right. Nick and I were talking while I was cooking dinner.  I looked over and noticed Dixie biting and licking something.  Nick moved over and I saw it was B's artwork she was eating.  Dad-gum Dixie!  We couldn't help but laugh.  The look on her face was priceless.  She had no clue she was eating cheerios with glue on them.

5 months

I just realized the Bradley is 5 months old.  Golly, Gosh!


















He is my little bear!  He is beginning to find his voice and I just love to hear him laugh.  He still smiles all over and is the most laid back kid.  He is grasping objects and putting them in his mouth.  Poor baby is fighting a cold...heck, we all are.  

We tried baby food at 4 months...he wasn't ready.  First, was cereal...he spit that out.  Then was green beans, spit that out.  Then, apples, spit that out.  And finally, bananas, I was sure he would go for it, NO...spit those out too.  Oh, well.  No worries.  We'll try again soon.

Rice cereal...

and Green beans.  Icky!

In other news, Bryant will be having his adenoids and tonsils removed as well as tubes put in his ears on Monday, May 21st.  I am not looking forward to this at all even thought it is going to help him so much.  The adenoids and tubes shouldn't be a big deal...it's the tonsils that I am worried about most.  Be in prayer for us on this one.

That's all for now...

Easter and the week before...

As mentioned in previous blog posts, Bryant spent spring break with his Ga-Ga and Pap-Pap. I talked with my mom or would text with her daily making sure Bryant was being a good boy. And he always was.  Bryant had a blast and I know she did too. I think we are going to make this an annual thing.

Sunday afternoon outside

 
 

Night one, sleeping in his big boy bed

Mom's friend/neighbor bought this train for Bryant while he was visiting.  So sweet!

Playing with a neighbor, Emma.  Bryant said Emmy.

Mmmm...Gaga's spaghetti

Watching Pap-Pap go to work

Watching Uncle B go to work

Drawing with Ga-Ga.  Loves for you to draw Mickey Mouse

 At the Zoo with Ga-Ga, Pap-Pap and Maw Maw...

Nick and I headed to AL on Friday to pick B up.  It just happened to be Easter weekend.  So happy we were able to celebrate with our families. We had an Easter egg hunt at Nick's moms house on Saturday...

Poor Bradley...next year Bubba, next year!

All the kids in the things I made; shorts for the big boys, a john john for b and a dress for Isla

Easter Sunday! The Easter bunny left goodies for the boys...

 Hunting eggs on Sunday...

Oh, and you can't forget the dreaded family picture. They are getting so hard to capture. The sun was in our eyes...can't you tell...

Because it's fun to reminisce...

Bradley, Easter Sunday 2012

Bryant, Easter Sunday 2010

Rookie mistake...

You know that funny joke people tell about the difference between someone who is naked and someone who is necked...If you are naked you do not have clothes on. If you are necked you do not have clothes on and you are up to something. Well, my two year old was necked this morning and taught me the difference between someone who poops and someone who sh*ts...Can you guess the difference...You poop in a diaper. You sh*t on the floor, step in it, play in it, then walk across the carpet (with it all over your feet) to tell me about it....Uh, oh...

Yep, that's the difference. The rookie mistake was not putting a diaper on him after our shower this morning. It didn't even cross my mind since he had gone once this morning and I saw him pee in the shower...he thinks that is funny. I was getting dressed and the next thing I know he is next to me saying Uh, oh...wash hands.

Oh well, you live, you learn. Good thing I know the difference now.

Sorry if this is offensive to anyone, but again, I post these things so that I have a record of them. I had to post this because I do want to remember this and I do want Bryant to read this one day. He needs to know that I had to explain to him what happened, what he did and proceed to spend the next hour (or more) of my life cleaning it up. He needs to know that he followed me around repeating...Mommy, pick up poo-poo. And I would confirm and say, yes, mommy pick up poo-poo. Good times!

Big boy...

Bradley had his 4 month check up today. He is a whopping 18 lbs! and he is 26 1/4 inches tall. That puts him at 95% weight and 85% height. We are clear to start cereal, oatmeal, veggies and fruits as we see fit. His development is right on track too. Gross motor is good. He is rolling over...back to front. So, time to un-swaddle him at night. He is grasping objects and holding his head up and steady. He is still not great with tummy time, but Dr. says that if he rolls over he is ok to sleep that way. We'll see...

In the next few months he should start to sit up with support, which he can kinda do already...on your lap. He should also move objects from one hand to the other.

Bryant is spending this spring break week in AL with his Ga-ga and Pap-pap. He is having a ball. I'll post about that soon. So, its just been me and b this week. He has watched me sew, sew and sew some more. I would still be at it, but my machine broke. Thank goodness Ga-ga (my mom) is coming to my rescue. My 30th birthday is next month, so she got me a new machine. I can't wait! You can see what I've made here, mandymade.blogspot.com