Two Chunky Monkeys

We had to take Brody to the doctor yesterday. He has bronchitis & an ear infection. I hate that we are already dealing with ear infections. I hope he doesn't have problems like Gibson did. Anyway, yesterday at the doc, Brody weighed in at a whopping 16 lbs 1 oz. I couldn't believe it! He's such a big boy. The doctor said we may have a linebacker to feed. :) So, after our doctor visit, I started to think about Gibson & what he weighed when he was Brody's age. I dug out the paperwork (because I have yet to finish his baby book) & Gibson weighed 14 lbs 15 oz at 4 months old. Brody is only 3 months old & weighs 16 lbs 1 oz. I wasn't expecting that much of a difference. I remember Gibson always being a big baby too. I guess he was...just not as big as Brody.

Here's a little photo comparison. Both of my boys are 3 months old in these pics.

Gibson

Brody

My two favorite chunky monkeys!!

Triple B....Big Boy Brody!!

Here's our little big man! Brody is 3 months old now & quite the heavyweight. :) He weighs about 15 lbs. That's not official because we won't go back to the doc until his 4 months check-up. He's quite the ham. He loves to play pat-a-cake. He likes to eat (a lot) but doesn't like to burp. :( He has acid reflux which is SO sad. I hate it when he hurts. He's sleeping through the night now. (Insert choirs singing HALLELUJAH!!!!) He naps from about 9pm or so until his last bottle at 11pm & then will sleep until 7am or so. I cannot put into words how much this thrills me. :) I hope I can cut out that last bottle pretty soon so I can start getting in bed at a decent hour. We have a pretty good routine down now. He goes to work with me if Jason is working. If Jason is off, then he keeps B at home. He naps pretty good most days. Overall, he's a pretty good baby. He's not big into lying on his belly for belly time. Neither was Gibson. Brody could already use a haircut. He has hairs around his ears that when pulled straight go below his ear lobe. Don't worry...there's no haircut in sight for B at this point. I'm hoping I get to wait until that magical one year old mark. However, G had his first haircut at 7 months so I'm not crossing my fingers B will make it to a year old without looking like a hippie. :) Brody loves his big brother. He thinks G is hilarious. Gibson has started playing with B more. For a while, G ignored B unless he was crying loud enough that G couldn't hear his cartoons. Now, Gibson will talk to B about his day & he likes to give him hugs & kisses before bedtime. Ok....enough of my rambling for now. I may eventually come back & add more info here for B's baby book. But for now, I'm done. Enjoy a few pics of Bruiser Brody!

Merry Christmas!!

Christmas was lots of fun this year! Gibson had a blast & told us that "this Christmas was the best Christmas ever".

During the night Christmas eve, Gibson joined Jason & I in bed. Oh wait, Brody was already in bed with us. So it got pretty crowded real quick. :)

Gibson in bed Christmas morning! Gibson wanted an airplane & a spiderman for Christmas. Pretty easy list, huh? This is his reaction to seeing the airplane.

and now Spiderman!


This was Brody's reaction to Christmas at our house. Pretty good since he didn't open a single present.

Santa also brought a Spiderman costume. Gibson was thrilled! He put it on immediately & barely took it off the rest of the day.

Playing with the stocking stuffers!

One last pose before we go down to Nannie & PaPaw's for Christmas. Here he has on his Spiderman outfit under his Christmas pajamas. (& it was a fight to get him to put on the pj's.)

At Nannie & Papaw's house, Gibson wanted to make sure Payden didn't get a jump on any of the toys. So he tackled poor Payden.

Gibson got lots of fun things at Nannie & Papaw's. Can you tell he was a little excited?

A very cool Cars alarm clock!

Payden ripping open one of his presents!

Santa brought a Hungry, Hungry Hippos game with the strict instructions that it MUST stay at Nannie & Papaw's house for the sake of my ears. :) The boys decided to play a very competitive game.

I'm not sure who won but it was very intense.

This picture made me laugh because Josh looks like Paul Bunyan compared to the rest of them.

Brody enjoyed Christmas at Nannie & Papaw's too. Just in a little different way.

The day after Christmas, we went to Gran's house to celebrate with Jason's family. Gibson got 40 cars from his Nana & Poppy. Thanks so much! We didn't have any of those at our house. (said with VERY sarcastic tone).

Gibson also got some Spiderman & Transformers pajamas. Very exciting!!

He also took home this snazzy robot dump truck. It responds to voice commands & dances. Gibson thinks it's hilarious.

Brody had a good time at Gran's too. He wasn't a tad bit spoiled while we were there.

Brody's favorite thing from Christmas this year was the discovery of our ceiling fan. He just laughs & talks to the fans all the time.

The tree is down & decorations are put up. I better start saving now for next year's Christmas. I'll have a 5 year old & a 14 month old strutting through my house. Where will I put all the toys?!?