"Holy Roly Poly"

-After getting home from our trip to STL, we laid around and did lots of floor time. All of a sudden he rolled from his tummy to back! I thought it was an accident...but he kept doing it! It was so fun to watch him get so excited. He was so proud of himself...and so were we. We captured it on video, but I'm having a hard time uploading the clip. He's doing so well with his floor time. He loves reaching and grasping toys as well as his toes. He is actually enjoying tummy time as well. It is so fun to watch him change daily!

My First Trip to the STL

My Great Grandpa Postol...how cool!

Grammy Videmscheck giving me a bottle

I got to meet my Cousin Miranda for first time

-We took Brooks, Brutus and Sweet Pea on a road trip to St. Louis. This was our first time traveling as a family. It was a packed car. Brutus was up front with Josh driving. Sweet pea was on one side, Brooks in middle, and I was on other side in backseat. Brooks was a champ again! He slept 3.5 hours straight on the way down there and half of the time on the way home. We stayed with Josh's mom and step dad Friday night. Brooks loved his Grammy! He slept in his pack'n'play for the first time. He did really well considering he was in a new place. We got up the next day and traveled into the city to stay with Josh's dad. Brooks got to meet his Great Grandpa for the first time. It was such a special moment. He also got to meet his Great Aunt Marsha and Uncle Ham. We then went over to our friends' home (Mandy and Toby) for a cookout in honor of Brooks. It was so nice to catch up with everyone. We had to leave a little early to avoid a big sleepy meltdown by Brooks. He is still struggling to fall asleep on his own, which makes nap time hard. Brooks did so great on his first family road trip and we were so proud of him. It was a busy, jam-packed weekend...but he loved all the attention!

4 months old

Don't make fun of my hair...it needs a trim!

-Happy Birthday Daddy! We love you so much!

-Brooks is now 4 months old. He weighs 16 lb 3 oz (75th percentile) and 27 in long (97th percentile). Still a big boy. He did so great with his shots (actually checkup was 4/30) and barely cried. He slept extra long that night. He is doing great and very healthy. He is now getting a few formula bottles of the Similac Sensitive. I had to cut out dairy from my diet due to Brooks' gas, fussiness, green poops, skin sensitivity...and it seems to have helped! I now have no storage breast milk to give him when I'm gone, so we had to supplement. It actually is nice to not have that "pressure" on me to provide all his meals :) I am slowly building back my storage supply. His bm's have slowed down due to the formula. Poor guy....only goes about 1 time every 3 days. The doc said we could start cereal feedings when we were ready. I think I'm going to start when he is 5 months old...just one more thing to have to do! He's sleeping 7-8 hours at night. Not bad...but ready for him to wake later than the 4-5 am time frame. But, he has been more consistently nursing and then going back down for 2 more hours...nice!

Spring Break Fever

My first hotel stay on my first road trip...I can get used to this!

Our first "pit" stop and some diaper changes

My first Easter bunny picture and I slept through it!

Go Butler Bulldogs!

My first time on the beach...the ocean was cold!

Wish my Daddy was here

I love my cousins!

My first time in the pool...not too bad

Ahh...the life of a baby!

My mom and I got a hole in one!

-Brooks and I went to Sanibel, FL on spring break with my family. It as so nice to get away from the everyday routine (or no routine) of reality. My mom, dad, Brooks and I drove...yes drove...21 hours to get there. Brooks was a traveling champ! We only stopped 3 times the first 12 hour day and 2 times the 9 hour day. Not too bad! Thanks to my mom for entertaining him in the back and my dad for navigating...we made it there with all our hair! He was just as good on the way home.

-We stayed in a condo with my parents and my sister Tara's family. They were all such a great help with Brooks. I got to go bike riding and kayaking with my sister and family while grandma watched Brooks. No laying out for me...but nursing him on the beach under the umbrella was so relaxing. We had great weather and food. It was so special to me to spend that time with my family. It had been years since I went on vacation with them. We hope it is a start of new traditions for Brooks....spring break with Grandma and Grandpa McCarroll and family. Josh was not able to make it because this is the busiest time of year at work for him. We missed him so much!!

-Brooks had many firsts on the trip: first hotel room stay, road trip, swimming pool, bathing suit, beach, ocean, Easter, put put