The Milestones of Brody

It has been a while since I have really written down anything about the boys. My mom was reading me a diary entry that she wrote from the 80s the other day and I was inspired to just write down some fun things about the boys. I'll start with Brody. He is talking up a storm, and his vocabulary is exploding. He understands far more than he can say, but here are the words he is saying:

baawl - ball

wa wa- water

hi

bye bye

booww-bowl

Ni Ni-good night

na na- either nap or no depending on the context

boo boo - poo poo

der go - there go

der -there

ishy - fishy

dow - cow

da da - dog

boo - moo

tseee - cheese

plee - please

uh oh

muuu - more

be be - Colby

beeeh beeeh - bear bear

no

uuh hugh - yes

yay - Im happy thank you

cank ooh - thank you

uh uh - no

yeah - yes

ahh guuh - all gone

The other day he might have even said in only words a mom can understand "I dropped my bowl"

Here is some video of this precious boy babbling away. My niece Amber used to repeat "coota coota" and Brody's is "gooli gooli" There is nothing more scrumptious than that sweet baby talk and chubby cheeks.

Besides saying new words,Brody is just really growing socially. He loves to say Hi to everyone he sees and bye bye when it is time to go. He smiles and loves to play peek-a-boo and chase. With the good also comes the naughty...it is just part of this age and he is starting to throw a few minor tantrums. Mostly he just cries when he doesn't get what he wants, and sometimes he will even go throw himself on the floor and lay face down crying as if the world was over...you know how it goes, but I guess the second time around now it doesn't really bother me, in fact, some days it's pretty funny. He is very mild mannered though and is super patient most of the time. He really listens to what you say and ask him to do. Matt and I both shrieked and said no when he tried to grab something he wasn't supposed to have the other day and he immediately cowered and put it right back. Just yesterday he got the marshmallows out of the pantry and asked for some. When I long windedly (this isn't a word is it) said...thank you for asking but no....he immediately put them back in the pantry and cried a little bit, but he is VERY obedient (this is a whole new thing for me). He loves to play outside. Some of his favorite things to do are to slide, climb, and swing.

A habit we need to break is the routine of his morning bottle. Yes, he still loves his bottle of formula in the morning. He is an extremely picky eater, but what he does like he eats well. He loves rice and beans, spaghetti, spaghetti O's, ramen noodle soup, chicken noodle soup, crackers, pretzels, and popcorn. His favorite junk food is anything chocolate. Here is a video him begging for chocolate cookie dough we were making one day...it's pretty funny....

He protests all meat. Occasionally he will take it from someone other than Matt and I, but most of the time he will not touch it. He still takes one look at any vegetable and turns up his nose, and most of the time he will not touch milk either. He is beginning to eat a few fruits. He will nibble on bananas, apples, and sometimes watermelon, but never eats the whole piece.

In order to eat all this food he does need teeth, right? Well, I have been horrible about keeping track of his teeth, but he did start teething his last two (the bottom canines) at Thanksgiving and they are almost all the way in now.

He still naps two times a day on most days. It is essential that he has his favorite blue bear for naps. He loves his "bear bear." He carries it with him every where, but will let it go sometimes. He also still takes a binky at bed time only and he only uses it to fall asleep.

So that is my little Brody in a nutshell. It is hard to believe that he is approaching 17 months. We all love him so much. Our lives would not be as full without this precious little guy!