Recall?!?

So, I guess I have been living under a rock because I had no idea Similac recalled their formula. I honestly don't watch the news. It seems like everything on the news is sad and horrible and I just don't want to know about it. Ignorance is bliss in some cases. Not so much in this case. I went online to the Similac website and put in the numbers on the 3 containers that I had. All of them had been recalled. I did this last night at 6:20, both kids had had their bath and were in the night clothes. Since Justin is out of town, I had to make a mad dash to the store with both of them. I ended up buying Enfamil and thankfully Brody drank it with no problem.

No, No!!

I am constantly saying those words to Brody. In the last 2 weeks, he has become all boy. He is becoming more of a dare devil-which scares me, he gets into everything and is just plain crazy. We have 2 staircase in our new house. One is by the front door and the other is by the kitchen. We put a gate on the kitchen one because we are always in the living room or kitchen. We have yet to put one on the other one because it has a wide opening and not sure if I can find one that fits plus we don't want to drill any holes in it. Brody LOVES the stairs!! When it gets quiet and he is not in eye site you can find him going towards the stairs. He waits near them until he sees us and then takes off towards them. Justin and I will say "Brody, no no" and shake our head. Brody then will shake his head and laugh. Its pretty funny and we try not to laugh in front of him.


Going grocery shopping has become crazy. We usually go first thing in the morning before it gets crowded and Brody would sit perfectly in the cart. Now, it is torture going. He is constantly trying to stand up-even with his strap on and starts throwing fits. I guess, I will have to wait for Justin to get home and then go.
The car seat has become the enemy. Just this past week he has started throwing fits when I put him in. It's not a quick fit either. One day he cried for 30 minutes while in it. I have no clue what is going on with my sweet, lovable baby boy.



About 6 weeks ago, Brody got a severe case of diaper rash. I couldn't figure out why he was pooping so much. He went from 1-2 dirty diapers a day to 6 or 7. He poor little hiney was raw, he screamed when I would wipe him. He refused to sit down in the tub and when I made him, I felt like the worst parent ever because it hurt him so bad. Several oatmeal baths and some stuff called Bag Balm(its used on cows utters-best stuff ever!)cured it. I finally figured out he was teething and soon he had 3 more teeth. I think we are about to go through the same thing again as his dirty diapers have increased and has had a snotty nose the last two days.

My little dare devil

Using his car to get on the fireplace

Super busy

We have been super busy the last two weeks. We are finally getting settled into our new house which is still a work in progress. Kate started attending a new school which I'm not too sure I love. I keep comparing her new school to her old one. I LOVE her old school, there were 8 students per class with a teacher AND an aide. It was very structured and I just felt comfortably leaving her everyday. Her new school can have up to 18 kids per class with just one teacher and a floater aide. When I drop her off in the morning, there are kids running everywhere and yelling and not to mention it seems like pee. The new school takes babies as young as 6 weeks old, her old school wouldn't take babies younger than 12 months. Everyday when I pick Kate up, I ask her if she likes school and she says yes which make me feel a little better about it. I am going to continue to look at other schools in hopes I can find one with smaller teacher-student ratio.
I just look at today's date and realized in 1 month I will have a FOUR year old. Bring on the tissues!!

10 Months

I know I say this every month but I cant believe how fast this year has gone. Brody is now 10 months and learning new things everyday. He now says, mama, dada and bye bye. He also claps, waves and will use sign language to say "more". Within the last couple of weeks, I started feeding him more table foods. He loves watermelon, cantaloupe, avocado, peaches, bananas and animal cookies. Three teeth have pushed through the last couple of weeks, which makes a total of 8 teeth. Brody hasn't started walking yet but we think he is close. He likes to walk with his car and will stand without help sometimes.

Swimming

Kate had her last swim lesson of the summer last week and I am amazed at how much she has learned. She can now swim underwater by herself and loves jumping off the edge of the pool and swimming to us. Justin and I decided we are going to keep her in swim lessons year round, instead of only in the summers.
Last Friday, I took Kate to see her new school and she loved it. She is is so excited to start. She will start, once we close on our new house in Katy, which should be a couple of weeks.

9 months

Brody is 9 months today! Oh, how time has flown by. I remember the first couple of months, when all I wanted to do is sleep longer than 3 hours at a time. Now, Brody is sleeping 12 hours at night, plus 2 naps during the day. He is such a mellow baby, he just goes with the flow. He added a new word to his vocabulary, "bye bye" and even waved when he said it. Brody loves Kate and follows her wherever she goes, he thinks she is just the funniest person.
Brody's 9 month measurements-
Weight-16lbs 14.7oz-5th percentile
Height-29in-75%
Head circ.-17 3/4inches-50%

Proof

People are constantly telling me, "Brody looks just like Justin". CONSTANTLY!!! Okay, I get it, Brody is Justin's mini me. Well, I was going through some old baby pictures and found a picture of me at 7 months. I think Brody resembles me in the picture. You be the judge, and if you still think Brody looks like Justin, don't tell me.


Brody 7 1/2 months