Summer So Far

Here are some pictures from the summer so far. Brooks and I went to Washington for a few weeks and then Nate joined up and we drove to Boise to vacation with Nate's family for a week.Here are some pictures of our adventures.
But first...here are the monthly pictures.
Here is Brooks at 6 months old.

Now, here is Brooks at 7 months. He is growing like a week and he has cut a tooth already.
Just a cut picture of him watching TV in Boise.
We were trying to dress Brooks up as a bobcat. He was moving like crazy and we couldn't get a good picture.
A Grizzly at Yellowstone.
A Black Bear at Yellowstone.
The biggest dog I have ever seen. There were two of them walking the streets of downtown Boise.
Grandpa Hadley feeding baby Brooks. Brooks is a messy eater, so we feed him in just his diaper.
The whole family together in WA. April was MIA for the picture because she was working.
My parents. My mother wouldn't let Brooks go. He loves being outside especially with the dogs.
This is Brooks' new trick. He will get up on all 4 and rock back and forth. He is funny.
Brooks and Daddy with Ol'Faithful blowing up in the background. We timed it perfectly. We only had to wait about 5 minutes.

We had such a great time spending several weeks with family. We are now back in CA and Nate is back at work and Brooks and I are trying to get back in a routine.

Brooks is 6 Months Old!!

I can't believe he is 6 months old already. Its pretty crazy. He is getting to be so fun. Here is what Brooks is up to these days.

Sleeping:
Morning Nap 10am for about 1-2 hours
Afternoon Nap 2 for about 2-3 hours (depending on morning nap)
Night from about 8:30-7ish.

Size:
27 inches long - 80%
15 lbs 13oz - 25%
He is a long skinny one.


He can army crawl pretty well now.
He has no interest in sitting. He wants to be down and moving so its hard to get him to practice sitting.
He can swing in the baby swing outside. He loves it.
He loves reading books with me. He laughs when I make the bear noise when I read "We're going on a bear hunt"

Here is Brooks at 5 months.

Here is Brooks at 6 months. (He is a cheese ball. He smiles and laughs all the time now.

Brooks having A LOT of Firsts

Brooks has had a lot of firsts this last month. I should be better about staying up with the blog now that we have started doing a lot of things with Brooks. But for now I will just play quick catch-up. His first MLB game. He did so well. Slept a few innings at the end, but all and all he really liked it. Just sat and watched (although, I'm not sure his eyes can see that far).
His first time trying rice cereal. He loved it. Since this picture, he has tried bananas, avacados, and sweet potatoes. He does NOT like green beans. When I tried to give him some he started spitting it out and turning his head away, so I guess I'll try again when he is older.
His (and mom and dad's) first time at the Golden Gate Park. We went into San Fran to celebrate Nate's birthday. Nate is the big 26 now. We spent time walking around Golden Gate Park, then went the Ocean beach, and after that, went to eat at crepevine...it was very very good.
We couldn't resist. This is basically the best picture in the world. I love it.
Brooks first time watching fireworks. He LOVED them. This is what he was like the whole fireworks show. Very interesting. This was after the As game we went to (picture above).
This was Nate's happy birthday dessert. Unfortunately, Nate looks like a creeper right here, but he is actually is way more photogenic than this picture...oh well.
Ocean Beach in San Fran. It was SO SO SO windy. I had a blanket wrapped up over my head and around me. The locals said it was way more windy than usual. We will just have to go back and see if that's true.
Here we are spending a day at Stanford University. It is a beautiful campus.
The main quad of Stanford. There is a big Catholic church in the middle. It is really pretty and there were about 4 weddings we saw that Saturday we were there.
Brooks first time trying ice cream. He was staring and reaching for my spoon, so I decided he could have a little taste.

5 Months and Videos

I am loving this new stage Brooks is in. He babbles, he rolls, he smiles all the time, he loves his daddy. He can also entertain himself by grabbing and chewing on all of his toys. Some of his favorite things are rolling, talking, looking in the mirror and going on walks.
Here are some pictures for your enjoyment.




Brooks at 5 months. He is getting bigger all the time.
Brooks at 4 months.
He is so cute.
Happy Mother's Day to me!!
Brooks has started sitting up a little bit. He likes to play in his swing.

This is Nate's favorite picture of Brooks. We are on the top of Mt. Diablo. Brooks decided it was too sunny and took dad's sunglasses.
Here we are playing softball. His outfit says "Little Slugger" on it.
He was pretty excited to go on a walk.
I get this face all the time. I'm not sure what it means yet.
He gets pretty tired jumping around in his jumparoo. He really has a fun time in it.

4 Months Old

Here Brooks is at 4 months.
Here he is at 3 months.
This is how I found Brooks in his swing the other day. Time to start buckling him up.


These next pictures are from our trip to Washington to visit my family.

Grandma hated when I swaddled Brooks up for his nap, so this is what he looked like when Grandma put him to bed.
Here is Carson giving Brooks some toys to play with.
Brooks was a little too big for the sink, but it had to do.
Playing X Box with Uncle Matt.

First time Carson got to hold Brooks, he isn't sure how he feels about it.

Brooks and I visited my family in WA for 2 weeks while Nate worked long hours at work. After the 2 weeks in WA the whole family met up in Utah. I don't have any pictures of that trip. I will have to get them from my mom and post them later.

3 Months Old

Here are some pictures of Brooks. He turned 3 months old today. I don't know his stats right now, but I'll post them next week after his appointment. New things Brook can do. First off, I would like to tell everyone my little baby boy is an AWESOME sleeper. He sleeps at least 8 hours a night. Usually its about 9 to 10 hours. Also, he can roll over. So, here are some pictures to help you see what Brooks is up to these days.

Here he is at one month.

Here he is at 3 months. Does he look bigger?

Here he is playing with his toy gym.

Sometimes he gets his fingers stuck because he can't let go.

Look at those feet...his dads feet.
Here he is being studious.
He has started to like his bumbo seat a lot more now.

He likes to suck on his fingers.
He regularly attends church now...tie and all.
And again...he sleeps.

I'll post stats next week.