Brooks in the Blue Bonnets

It is blue bonnet season here in Texas. The weather has been just fabulous the past week or so and this afternoon was no exception. We took advantage of the lovely weather and spent part of our afternoon in Cameron park. We found a shady patch of blue bonnets and subjected our son to a photo session beside the road.

at rest and at play

Here are some more pictures of Brooks and a VIDEO!

Granted, video of an infant is not too interesting, but it is also not very long:)

Brooks had a check up this weekand weighs in at 10lbs and 14 oz- growing like a weed and starting to get lots of fat rolls that I love to squeeze- so cute!

Also- All his hair is falling out. He has a receeding hairline. I told Larry we should take pictures now so he can see what he will look like at 40 if he goes bald. If he does he can blame his father because there are no bald men in my family- on either side:).

He loves to play under his activity gym ( if he doesn't have gas) and he swats at kicks at the toys that hang down. We usually do this in the evenings as to help keep him awake a bit before bedtime. It helps him sleep longer- which is good for all involved.

Bath Time :: Nap Time :: Trips to Great Grandma's

The above are pictures of current events in the life of Brooks Bradley.

Bath Time- he loves the bath and we know this not because he reacts in any real way to the bath- but he does relax and does not have a melt down when he sits in the warm water so we assume he loves it:).

Nap Time- I (Christy) just love to watch him sleep. He is so peacful all wrapped up like a baby taco in his swaddler. I snuck a few pictures the other day as he was having a nap. The great news is he has gotten himself on a schedule that we can all live with and takes regular consistent naps. This allows me to have some sanity and get a nap of my own in from time to time.

Trips the Great Grandma's- This past weekend we drove to east Texas to visit with Larry's grandmother and let Brooks meet one of his great- grand parents. We packed up ALL the stuff that BRooks needs to go away for a night and let me tell you- it is a lot of stuff! It really makes one consider the necessity of traveling and the length of the stay when you have to pack up so much gear. Brooks did great - he likes riding in the car- he pretty much hates the car seat if it is not in motion- long redlights and traffic jams could prove problematic in the future.

He ate and slept on schedule and only had a meltdown at the very last as we were pulling into the parking lot here at home.

We got to spend some time with Grandma and see Larry's brother Roy and his baby- Justin who is 8 months old and weighs 25 lbs. He is seriously a large baby.

We also stopped in and had a short visit with Larry's mom and dad. I was hoping to see some baby pics of Larry- but his mom had not had time to look for them. evidently when you are the fourth child it is more difficult to find pictures of you around the house.

It was a good trip and we enjoyoed our weekend away from home.