Hot Weekend = Pool

I don't have a ton of time but here are some teasers to our first hot weekend in Chicago...mama and Brady are gonna have some fun!

Seven Months

Seven months... seven months already? Some of you know and some you don't but I write a letter to Brady to capture every month. I plan to publish them in his book that I will complete for his first year (more to come on that). But as I was writing today, I realized that seven months has FLOWN by since this little guy turned Glenn and I's world upside down for the better.
No stats, nothing major.... well maybe a little milestone. Seven long months later, Brady has finally decided to roll over. But, let's be clear. You place him on his belly and he IMMEDIATELY rolls on to his back and stays there. The kids hates his belly! The video is after he rolls over him doing what he thinks is so funny...it is pretty cute! Enjoy!

Attack of the Squirrel

No joke... I am going to write this post and want you to know that while most of you will laugh this is a true SCARY story.

As you know it has been raining cats and dogs here! So, today after school I was determined to get out with Brady and take him to the park. He was in the Bob and we went to the "hidden" park on Nelson. It was empty with the exception of two junior high boys who were on the other side of the park. I parked the stroller next to the swings, got Brady out and put him in the swing.

I started to push and felt something rubbing my leg. I thought it was leaves blowing and kept kicking my leg. When all of sudden I felt a pinch. I looked down and there was a squirrel attacking my leg. I screamed and started doing a dance trying to get away from the squirrel and Brady started giggling. No joke...giggling. So the squirrel stops directly below the swing. So, I spent some time thinking about how to get him out and I started crying (if you know me, you know this is typical).

At the same time, a grandma and grandpa are entering the park with their two grandsons. I quickly tell them to be careful, grab Brady out of the swing and run for dear life to the stroller. But, the squirrel had other plans. He followed me and before I could get to my stroller, the squirrel jumped in it. Then, I lost it. I had tears streaming down my face, a death grip on Brady, and I was panicking.

What do I do? How did this happen? Before I could react, the grandpa runs over, tips the Bob over and the squirrel falls out and then climbs in underneath. OMG! So, he repeats and the squirrel is now standing between me and the stroller. The grandpa, in an attempt to get the squirrel to go away starting kicking his foot, finally sends the squirrel airborne when he connects one and the stupid squirrel scampered back. But not before I grabbed the stroller ran out of the park and hustled home.

(Pardon my weird post, but I had to tell this story because it is funny in hindsight)

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Brady's Six Months Pictures (Gimme 5 with Heidi Peters)

Can you tell I am thrilled? Thrilled that I decided to do six month pictures with a woman named Heidi Peters in Western Springs! These are the results and I cannot be happier!

A Visit With the Tuuk Twins and Six Month Pictures

What a busy weekend... rainy but we managed to get a lot of things done! For one, we had Brady's six month pictures taken in Western Springs with Heidi Peters. I will post some pics when we get to preview them! After the pictures, we went out to Plainfield to meet Olivia and Grace Tuuk. Our great friends Paul and Sarah Tuuk were blessed with twin girls exactly three months after Brady was born on January 19th. Glenn and I could not get over how LIGHT they were...

Six Months

Disclaimer- Before all of you start chiming in and passing judgment about him being in a walker I would like to state a couple of things.

1. He LOVES it.
2. He is rarely in it for more than 30 minutes a day... usually while I am trying to cook dinner.
3. He is always in a confined area so he is NOT out of our sight.
3. They still sell them, though ours is old, which leads me to believe they are safe.
4. You, I and every other person our age were in them for hours a day and we turned out okay.

6 Months = 1/2 Year

Holy cow...where the heck has the time gone? Brady has exited the newborn phase (a long time ago) and is now an infant. An infant who makes himself laugh, smiles at just about anything and is still not rolling over! He is eating oatmeal, solids and of course his beloved bottles. We have had some sleeping issues for the past 5 WEEKENDS! Yes, you read correctly. For 5 straight Saturday nights, he has not slept through the night. Every other night, he sleeps religiously from 7:30pm- 7:00am. Needless to say, mama and daddy are struggling on this one.

Here are the stats from his 6 month appointment:
Height- 28 1/4 inches = 90%
Weight- 20 lbs 11 oz = 90%
He is one healthy, happy boy and so are we! :)

Easter Weekend

We spent Easter as a family, the three of us. Just me and my boys all day, the entire day with my boys. I honestly couldn't have asked for a better end to my spring break, a Sunday or a holiday. One full day of uninterrupted family time. It didn't hurt that the weather was unusually warm, totally gorgeous and sunny most of the day!
We were having some sleeping issues in house prior to Easter so daddy and I were pretty darn tired come Sunday morning. So, our day started with a trip to Starbucks. From there it was on to the park. We laid on a blanket, played, went on the swings. Then we walked and ate lunch on Roscoe and ended our day with a second trip to the park and a stop at Whole Foods. We grilled a great meal, not that Brady cared, and went on to our nighttime routine.
While the thunderstrom rolled in, I couldn't help but think that there is nothing I like more than to fall asleep in the rain and who cared after such a great day.