My boys

This week has been kind of rough for me. I am overwhelmed with my physical therapy stuff, I am overwhelmed with memories from the past, I am overwhelmed with being a mother. I feel like I am dealing with old feelings and I don't want to pass them on to my children. Anyway, today I was sitting in my room, crying, trying to get a grasp on things when I heard a sound. I had set Brody in the hall outside my door and Noah was running around doing something. Brody had started to laugh, a big belly laugh with his signature squealing noise. And then Noah started laughing. I didn't want to disturb them so I just listened. This went on for five minutes before I even looked to see what they were doing. I peeked out my door to see Noah putting his favorite green blanket on Brody's head and waiting while Brody pulled it off. They would look at each other and both would crack up. I know it doesn't sound like much, but it was a tremendous blessing in my day. I love them both more than I ever thought possible.

Catch up

Here is what has been going on with us this summer.
So Brody is obsessed with food. You can't eat anything anywhere near him without him opening his mouth and leaning towards you. He cries when people around him are eating and he isn't. Anyway, he found this chocolate chip cookie and was in heaven. I went to get him out of here and found him covered in brown goop. It took me forever to figure out that Noah had left a cookie on the exersaucer.

We love our neighbors and our neighborhood. This is Anders and Olivia, they live next door. Noah loves them. Sometimes I think he would rather live with them! It keeps me sane being able to talk to all the people that live around me.

We went to the Children's Museum and Noah loved it. His favorite part was this section that had hundreds of balls that you could put in different tubes and things. Isn't that surprising? Noah loving balls?

Noah, Aaron, and Grandma loved playing in the water in the gutter during a rainstorm. At first, Noah was a bit skeptical. He kept saying, "Oh no! Noah wet."

Oh wonderful bath time! On the nights Aaron is at school I sometimes use bath time as an escape. Is that weird?

We spent a lot of time at the park with Grandma, Ethan, Abbie, and Kathleen, trying to keep ourselves sane with the absence of "Daddy" due to school. Abbie and Noah are enjoying burying Grandma in the sand.

We went to a little water park to celebrate a friend's birthday. Noah used to have no fear when it came to these parks, now he will wade around in this pool, but we can't get him near anything that sprays.

Brody is now seven months and I still swaddle him. I know it is crazy, but it works for us and I need sleep. He is starting to wiggle out and stay asleep so there may be hope. If not, the poor kid will be swaddled until he is two.

The boys are starting to play together. Noah loved pulling Brody in this little wagon. It's great to see them interact. Brody spends most of his day laughing at Noah. He loves him.

Other things that are going on: Aaron is now super busy with school. I don't know who misses him more, me or Noah. Baby steps to April. I am doing a little playgroup with some neighbor kids once a week. Noah loves it and never wants to come home when I go to get him. He always looks at me and says, "No Mommy."

We had Noah and Brody's pictures taken a few weeks ago. Noah is such a ham, he loves the camera. We got them done at Pretty Little Pictures. She did a great job and I am so happy about how they turned out.

Sweet little Mr. Bean

So I wanted to write a little bit about my little Brody. I think I have written many times about how he doesn't sleep, but he is such a wonderful baby besides that. Brody is so sweet and mellow during the day. He is super sensitive and gets scared when Noah and I are too loud. He likes being talked to and touched and cuddled. He loves watching his older brother and his face lights up when Noah walks in. I get more excited every day for the day when they can play together. Noah laughs all the time at the noises Brody makes and says, "Funny Brody." Noah also likes to show things to Brody. He points out things in books and likes to make animal noises at Brody. He also likes to help Brody roll over which can cause problems sometimes.

When Brody is awake he never stops moving. His feet are always kicking and his arms are always flailing. He turns in circles when I put him on the floor, and he is so close to rolling over. He likes to put everything into his mouth, mostly his own feet. He smiles a lot and laughs when you tickle his chubby little thighs, or his neck. I love both of my boys so much.

Liberty Park

We went to Liberty Park today and Noah had a blast playing in the water, of course. At first we just wanted him to walk in it. We tired to stop him from sitting in it, but as you can see, that didn't last very long. He was completely drenched by the time we left. His diaper was so full he was walking like a cowboy. I kept calling him cowboy and he kept saying, "Yee-haw!"

Tiger Woods

We went miniature golfing with Aaron's parents the other day and Noah had a great time. He was so excited to play golf. He talked about his orange golf ball and club for many weeks after.

So messy

I thought maybe I would luck out with Brody and get a clean eater this time. Noah is a disaster when he eats. His food ends up everywhere; in his ears, on his head, in his eyebrows, down his pants. It really is crazy how messy he is, so I was hoping Brody would be clean. No such luck. Brody puts his hands, his bib, anything he can find, in his mouth right after I give him a spoonful. The other day he even put his feet in his mouth while I was feeding him. I feed him in just his diaper now to save some of my sanity.