Happy Brennan!

Brennan is now two months old. He weighed in at 13 pounds at the Dr.'s office yesterday! Brennan has had issues with spitting up and acid reflux. It has been so bad that I issue a warning to everyone who wants to hold him! His Dr. has put him on zantac and we are hoping that helps. It was also recommended that we start him on a small amount of rice cereal. The cereal should help the spitting up and as an added benefit, it may help him sleep longer! I am still very sleep deprived as Brennan is usually up at least twice a night. I am hoping with the medication and cereal he will be more comfortable so I can get some zzzzzzz's! We started the regimen last night. Brennan seemed to really like the cereal and ended up sleeping 6 hours straight... yipee!

Mason is doing well. He had a rough time with me returning to work but, I think he is getting use to the routine. Yesterday he went pee on the potty for the first time! He did it all by himself too! We were very excited. Something to make you laugh: This morning he was outside and looked up in the sky and saw the moon. He said "moon in sky". I said "yes". He then said "cow?". I said "no there is no cow". He then started to cry because he could not find the cow jumping over the moon! I tried to explain that the cow only jumps over the moon in books but, I don't think he gets that yet! Mason is very attentive to Brennan. As soon as he starts crying, Mason comes running to see if he can help. What a good big brother!

I have had a tough couple of weeks with having to return to work. I am hoping it gets easier as the weeks go by and I get some sleep! We are heading to visit Rob's parents in New York next week. It will be an interesting trip as it is about a nine hour drive. The new DVD player will hopefully keep Mason busy and hopefully Brennan will sleep a lot!

Smile!

Big Smile!

Mason has been very attentive to Brennan. He has wanted to hold Brennan a lot. Mason also loves on Brennan by giving him hugs and kisses… including Eskimo and butterfly kisses! I will have to keep a close eye on Mason as today he tried to pickup Brennan when he was crying! I appreciate the help but, I think mommy should be the one to pick baby up:)

4th of July

For the 4th of July we went to a AAA baseball game; the Richmond Braves vs. the Norfolk Tides. We started the adventure off getting stuck in a rain storm! Since it was a sold out game, we had quite a trek from the car to the stadium. As we were walking, the rain started coming down! So, we started out soaking wet! The game was good but very long; 14 innings! With two outs in the ninth inning the Braves came back to tie up the game. This was a disappointment to all of us since we were waiting for the game to end so the fireworks could begin. Finally, the game ended around 11pm and the fireworks were fantastic! Mason and Brennan were both excellent for the game and fireworks show. Mason happily sat in Aunt Cathy's lap for a good portion of the game. He enjoyed the fireworks and kept saying "stars". He would also name the colors such as "star, it's blue!" He was so cute!

Brennan is a chunky monkey! He is getting so big quickly! He smiles are great and I am trying hard to capture a good one on camera (not an easy task!). Brennan is staying awake longer and more aware of his surroundings. He is very strong. This week while lying on his belly he was able to lift his chest off the floor!

Mason has discovered the sprinkler. He loves water and we are having a hard time keeping him from turning on the hose! In the pictures above, he is actually in his P.J.'s for an early morning sprinkler run!

This is my last week off before I return to work. I will miss being home full time and it will definitely take us some time to get into a new routine. For now, I am going to enjoy my last week off though!