February 2012

Brandon got to be very verbal during this month.  He loves to babble long sentences.  He can say a few words: mama, dada, doggie, yay, ney.  Brandon also began to really love to read this month.  I took him to the library several times, which is only a half mile away.  They have an awesome kids room for him there and he can run around.  

Our first trip to the library

Playing at the library

Taking a break at the library

February turned out to be a great month.  Sean got a new job with Unisource so he will be off night shifts with Coca Cola.  His new job starts in March.  Also as I mentioned in my prior month, I really hate the months of January and February mainly due to the darkness and the weather, but the month went by really quickly which was nice.  Brandon did get sick again right around Valentine's Day with a fever and flu like symptoms so we spent our Valentine's Day taking care of him.  At his doctor appointment, he weighed in at 27.5 lbs.  Brandon is still napping twice a day, about 1-2 hours in the morning and then 2-3 hours in the afternoon.  He is sleeping about 11-11.5 hours a night.

Poor sick Brandon

Taking his hat off

Tickles from Daddy!

Feeling better towards the end of Valentine's Day-his shirt says Most Eligible Bachelor

Cute in overalls

Sleep time with butt in the air

My parents left to go to India for 5 weeks in February.  Before they left, Brandon and I went down to Corvallis for a long weekend to spend time with them.  Brandon loves Callie and loves running around my parent's house getting into everything.  It was really fun but exhausting too because their house is not as baby proof as our's and is huge.  The weather was nice when we were down there and we went to the park and played in an indoor play area.  

Hilarious picture of Brandon eating his spaghetti

Playing at Avery Park

Big Smile

Gramsie and Brandon at Avery Park

Having fun on the swing at Avery Park

Playing with Gramsie on the train at Avery Park

Playing at Cook Park in Tigard

Sean and I also got Brandon his first baby sitter, a high schooler in the neighborhood, while we went out to a much needed dinner and wine tasting.  That was a lot of fun and Brandon did great with his sitter.  We are hoping to be able to use her quite often as he grows up.  Brandon also got his second hair cut towards the end of February.  This time we did it much shorter so it would last longer than the last (we did not want to pay to have it cut every 4-5 weeks).  He did great with his second hair cut and enjoyed playing with the toys at the salon.

Wine tasting and enjoying some time together

Sleeping with his butt in the air

Such big blue eyes

2nd hair cut much shorter and Brandon got a lollypop

Rosie had her bridal shower for her upcoming wedding in April.  That was a lot of fun and we played fun games and I got to see a lot of my old sorority sisters.  

 

The cute cake pops at Rosie's shower

Me, Rosie, and Brooke at her bridal shower