Brandt's 1'st Birthday Party!

We had Brandt's first Birthday party at the Simmons Center on Saturday March 13, 2010. It was a St. Patrick's Day theme so needless to say everything was green. Including his "1st bday cake" that was supposed to be white icing but when my mom went to go pick it up the one with green icing is all they had left. So his mouth and hands were stained green after he dug into it..lol. He wasn't too interested in it-he just dug around in it and rubbed his hands together but didn't put any in his mouth. Then he started throwing a fit when we tried to clean him off but that only lasted for a little while. There was a bunch of people there so it made the little room that it was in sooo hot, but I think it went as good as a one year olds Birthday party could go I guess! The look on Brandt's face when everyone started singing 'happy birthday' to him was priceless--he was like what in the world is going on!! I can't believe it's already been a year--Time is going way too fast! We took him to his 12 month well check Drs. Appt and he had to get 3 shots so he didn't like that at all! But his pediatrician said that everything looked good and that he was healthy and growing well. He weighed 22 lbs and was 32 inches long--hes one tall baby!! She said to switch him from formula in a bottle to whole milk in a sippy cup.We've been trying but he hates the milk so thats been a little hard. He will drink everything else out of a sippy cup, just not his milk. Guess Im just gonna keep trying and hopefully he will come around! He is starting to become a really picky eater too so that's always fun..lol.He took 8 steps by himself the night before his party when Caleb's dad was here. Hes done it a few times since then but still mostly crawling.

New things Brandt can do

Brandt can do so many new things now it's amazing. At the first of February he started to play pat-a-cake and basically does it on command now. He throws his hands up in the air when you ask him if he's a big boy, he does the sign for baby, he starts making blowing sounds when you tell him something is hot, he holds up his finger when you ask him if hes "1", he says momma and daddy all the time, he's not walking unattended yet but last night he did stand alone for about 30 sec which was longer than he's ever done before and took one step to Caleb. He's basically running when he's holding on to something though..lol. He walks over to his car walker and pushes the button to start the music and then starts dancing, and he definitely understands the word "no" and does not like it one bit..haha! He points outside when you say outside and we swear he said juice twice but not sure. It is such a joy to watch him learn and change everyday!

Sick of being sick :(

At the end of February me, Brandt, Caleb and my mom were all sick. We are just now all getting over it. I noticed Brandt was coughing way more than he usually does when he just has a cold so I started worrying it might be something more serious since every baby i knew basically had RSV so we took him to the doctor. Well the poor baby did end up having RSV and an ear infection :( They had to give him a shot of antibiotics and put him on a steroid. Luckily though he was feeling better within 3 days. I dont like being sick but I would much rather it be me than my little man! Its so miserable to see them like that!! We take him to his 1 year well check on March 16 and he has to get shots again. Hopefully he will take it like a champ like he usually does. Its still sad to watch though. His Birthday party is this Saturday so I am really excited for that. Its a St. Patricks day theme--I have all the decorations bought and cake ordered so im just hoping that everything turns out good! I can't wait to watch him dig in to his cake..lol! Lauren and Aiden might get to come down this weekend so that would be awesome if they got to be there. We booked our vacation to Destin, Florida in May. Me, my mom, Brandt and Caleb are all going. We rented a 2 bed 2 bath condo on the beach--it is a gated community and has its own private beach so it looks like its going to be really nice--I can't wait to watch Brandt play in the sand! Hopefully he is walking by then!