Holiday photos 2010

Our friend Karen worked her magic again and took some amazing photos of our happy, handsome little guy:

MERRY 1st CHRISTMAS!!!

Since everything still goes straight into his mouth, we decided against putting up a tree filled with delicious looking ornaments this year.  Instead, Santa filled a 4 foot tall stocking (and then some…).  Santa didn’t just stop at Brex's house in IL, he also dropped off TONS of gifts in OH and PA!  This boy is truly blessed!

Towering over Champ Jr.

At his recent doctor visit, Brex weighed 19 pounds (25th percentile) and was in the 70th percentile for height. He is much bigger than his pretend brother...

Visiting Santa

I was worried Brex was going to freak out when he sat on Santa's lap for the 1st time.  Nope, he was fine.  According to Santa, it is between ages 18 months - 3 years old when they go berserk.

Bibs

Brex has a total of 51 bibs. 
40 were either gifts or hand-me-downs from family and friends. 
10 were purchased by mommy. 
And 1 was purchased by daddy:

Family

Brex is showered with love (and attention) everytime we visit our family...



Brex's 1st Thanksgiving

Falling behind *YET AGAIN* with blog updates. Time to get my act together and post Thanksgiving before Christmas sneaks up on us.

Up until now, Brex was a strict vegetarian.  He really loved the turkey!

Happy Birthday Auntie Lori!!!

We tried to get a good family photo for Christmas cards and after 14 attempts, we scrapped that idea. Here is the least crazy looking shot...

Peacefully passed out

Napping on the floor after a long day of playing...

CHEEKS!!!

Digging for something good

This storage ottoman has been one of the best purchases we've made in a while.  Not only is it a good place to hide the loads of toys and books, but also fun to dig in and pull things out over and over and over...

Hand is up, getting ready to dig:

Digging for something really good in there...

Geez, it's deeper than I thought:

JACKPOT, I got it!!





Ambidextrous Brex

We are starting to transition away from the pureed mush and Brex is getting to solid food that is actually solid.

Practicing with his RIGHT hand:

Practicing with his LEFT hand:



 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 




The top teeth are pushing through and a cold cucumber feels good on his sore gums:

Supported Standing

Brex is pulling himself up on anything and everything.  This boy can't sit still!

Stallings play date - PM

We went over to Michelle and Blake's house for a playdate tonight.  It is SO MUCH FUN to see our little guys together. Quinn was born 2 weeks before Brex.

Bella was licking off the left over carrots and plum Brex had for dinner.
***UPDATE: CHECK OUT THE DROOL HANGING DOWN BREX'S LIP***