We are going to visit MrKLB's family in North Carolina for Thanksgiving. This will be our first trip with Brady (and the dogs!) so it will be interesting to see how that goes. I'm sure we'll pack our car full of way too much stuff and still find that we've forgotten something essential. Luckily they have stores in North Carolina, so I'm sure we can get whatever we forget! We'll be staying in Atlanta for Christmas and New Year's and MrKLB and I will both be taking a full week off work so that will be fun!
Since I haven't posted in a while I'll give a quick update...
Brady is now 4.5 months old. He weighed almost 17 pounds at his 4 month pediatrician visit and is 25 1/4 inches long. He is definitely a growing boy! So far he hasn't brought home any illnesses from daycare and we're hoping that continues all the way through this cold and flu season - though we know it's more likely that he'll end up with something at some point. MrKLB and I both actually got very sick last week with a stomach virus and somehow miraculously Brady didn't get sick. We were so proud of the little guy and so happy that he stayed healthy! Let's see... what else? Well, he is rolling over all the time now. He's very good at back to belly but sometimes forgets that he knows how to roll from belly to back. The past two mornings when MrKLB has gone in to wake him up he has been asleep on his stomach. I'm glad that he just goes back to sleep when he rolls over, though, rather than waking us all up screaming!
Brady can't sit up on his own yet, but he is getting very good at holding himself up when we hold him in our arms or when he's in his Bumbo seat, etc. He also started rice cereal recently. That seems to be hit or miss as to whether he is interested. The first day we tried it he really seemed to like it. There have been other days where he wants nothing to do with it and some days he likes it again. So, we'll just keep offering it every couple of days and may move to oatmeal cereal once we get through this box of rice cereal.
Brady laughs and smiles and "talks" to us all the time now. He loves when we sing to him (and I do love to sing even if I'm not very good at it) and he loves when we read to him. He is starting to really see things a lot better now and we catch him staring out the window of the car or staring up at the sky when we're outside or really looking at the dogs now. He is also great a grabbing onto things. He is very good at reaching out and grabbing toys... and I have to watch out if my hair is down or I'm wearing jewelry because he's got quite the grip!
We had some photos taken this weekend and while I haven't seen all of them yet, we did get a sneak peek and they are amazing! Here are two that I just love:
Well, that's the quick update. If anyone who reads this blog doesn't have the URL for Brady's Blog then just let me know and I'll send it to you. That's where I post the more frequent updates and photos so that family and friends can keep up with what's going on. Happy Holidays!!
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