March

I cant believe that March is almost over, time is flying by way to fast. This month was filled with lots of fun things. Brock is starting to talk so much more. He has tons of words that he uses daily and he also has his own language of chatter. He loves to stand and climb on anything he can. On Wednesday we flipped his car seat around and he is now forward facing. He was so excited that day. He was pointing out so many things that day, trucks, birds, trees, and even an airplane. We even took a short trip down to my parents house to visit Oma and Grandpa. He had so much fun with the wagon and the new swing that Oma purchased and that Grandpa put up for him. We also had a play date with Grayson on Thursday, they had so much playing and sharing snacks.He had so much fun that he hardly slept while we were there, but thankfully he slept from Roseburg all the way to Salem. He was very excited to see his dada and doggies when we got home.

(there are a ton of pictures on this one)

Bucket Head’s and the Zoo

Ok so I am a little behind with posting. At the end of February we took a wonderful day trip to the Zoo. Brock is now seeing the animals and is even able to say some of their names. We even got to see the baby elephant. We had a blast and look forward to going more this summer.

Here are some funny photos of Jon and Brock playing with his bucket that Dara gave him with his baby shower gift. He loves playing, sitting in, and carrying it around. Thanks Dara!! We have also started the per-potty training stages of life. For the most part Brock is doing very well with it all. He has even gone potty in his potty chair a half a dozen times. We did hit a bump in the road for some reason and Brock decided for about a week that he wanted nothing to do with his potty chair. Thankfully we have since passed that and he is starting to get more use to the idea of being a BIG boy!!

Our Trip to Sweden

Ha Ha, just kidding. On Saturday Jon wanted to go to the Golf show that was going on at the convention center, so we got up early and headed out. It was actually pretty interesting seeing all the stuff that they had and all the stuff they were giving away was pretty amazing. After the Golf show we were trying to decide what to do. It was to cold to go to the zoo, so we decided to take a trip to Ikea. Brock and I went last year with Nana and was amazed, but Jon had never been. It is a pretty amazing store, but be prepared to spend at least 3 + hours there the first time you go. Brock did very well and even got a few new toys for being such a wonderful boy. Later that day I took Titan and Nismo to the dog park that is over by the Hillsboro Stadium, and boy did they have fun. There were tons of dogs for them to run around and play with. It was a wonderful day.

Superbowl

This year for the superbowl we went over to our good friends the Marteney’s. They are some of our best friends and we love hanging out with them. They have a daughter, Madison who is 7 months older than Brock. They love to play together, so during the superbowl they had tons of fun. Madison was showing Brock who to use pegged blocks and then Brock showed Madison how to climb on to the table. Madison even learned Brocks middle name that day, after hearing mommy say “Brock Thomas no please” many times that day, she repeated it a few times, “Brock Thomas”. I thought it was very cute. We love hanging out with them and look forward to spending time with their growing family. That night when we were trying to get the dogs to go in to their kennel Titan decided that he was going to sit on Brock’s couch and stay there. It was quite amusing.

Some fun random photos of Brock

The New Year

Ok so it is almost the end of January and I have only done one post. I am sorry to all of you on not keeping up. So here it goes.

This last month has been crazy. Brock is growing up to be such a big boy!! We graduated from our highchair to a booster seat. He has figured out how to ride our dump truck around with out someone pushing him, though he still loves to be pushed around on it. He figured out how to stack his blocks. He met 2 cousins a few weeks ago when we went to Spokane for a friends wedding. He had tons of fun playing with Forest (who is 3 ½) and was very gentle with Eliot (who is 3 ½ months old). Got his first set of super hero PJ’s. Went to his first wedding, and did pretty good. Though I did have to get up and leave with him because he was saying “Hi” to everyone that was there. Had tons of fun at the reception playing with the limes and a chair. Oh and I would have to say my favorite is the climbing. He is climbing of every thing, the oven, the side table, the chairs, the book case that has his toys in it, pretty much anything that he can. He is so much fun and so very busy. I am looking forward to the next fun thing he figures out.

Fourths

Well I must join in on the 4th Folder, 4th Photo. Though mine is more the 4th folder, 4th folder, and then 4th photos. I arrange all our photos by category and then by date.

So this is a photo of Brock sitting at the table in his Big Boy seat. The night before we got him a booster seat and took his high chair to the garage. I was not sure how he would adjust to the Big Boy chair. Every morning when I make him breakfast just before I am finished I tell him " Brock go to your chair" Well this morning he went to where his high chair use to be, and looked at me with utter confusion. Put both hands up and said, "huuu?" I showed him where his new Big Boy chair was and he got a HUGE smile on his face and then tried to climb up in to it.

He loves sitting at the table with us and he even bows his head now when we pray.

Children are such a blessing and it melts my heart every day when Brock does something new or funny.