Bananas, Avocados, and more - oh my!

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Video of Brennan and the plastic bag via YouTube

So Mr. B has started food! We did bananas last week, which he loved! Mixed them with a little cereal and expressed milk and yummmy! And this week we have moved on to Avocado - which he also loves! (now we just need to introduce the chips, salsa, and queso!). I made lots of baby food this weekend - potatoes, carrots, and pears (soon will do swt potatoes as well) - froze it so we can start on those in the next few weeks. He is a great eater! See funny picture of our "avocado exploration" below!

Brennan is doing great - just growing so much! He laughs all the time - I love that I have the HAPPIEST BABY ON THE BLOCK (and I haven't even read the book - ha ha!). He thinks Tucker is a riot and loves to grab him (and luckily Tucker just rolls with it all). He loves to grab his feet as well, and today realized there was something else to grab - uh oh - diaper changes are about to become even more fun...

We had great visits with two sets of grandparents over the past two weeks, with another set coming up this weekend. Then visits by Aunt Jessie and then Aunt Courtney (or Aunt Nae Nae as we like to call her). Looking forward to catching up with cousins in Kiawah this summer. Brennan is going to be quite the jet setter - headed to South Carolina for a McCool family vaca, followed by a trip to California for some DG lovin! He is coming with me to the Delta Gamma Convention (along with Belle and Jessie) - I just can't imagine spending a night apart, so we won't!

He is a vocal baby as well - he just let out a scream about something. I know I have said this before, but I really think he is teething now- seriously, he is always chewing on his hand, shirt, us, toys, books, whatever - it is hilarious, but at times seems painful.

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What's new with Mr B?

Wow - Brennan is just moving and shaking! He is sitting up totally unassisted and has started holding items and grabbing for things! It is so great - sometimes when I am doing laundry, I can just sit him down next to me with some toys and he goes to town. I love it!

I think food is on the horizon - we had attempted Rice Cereal and then some bananas, but I decided to hold off for a while......actually, I am not really sold on the rice cereal concept - there is very little nutritional value to it and the filling up their bellies myth is just that - a myth! Anyway, he LOVED the bananas when I mashed them up for him, but I think his belly just wasn't quite ready - but soon enough! Last night when I was eating dinner he was just watching me and making a chewing motion with his mouth - every time I took a bit, he chewed - it was hilarious!

Daycare - so we have to find new daycare - talk about stressful! Our current providers circumstances are changing and she can only care for the children through March, then we have to find something new. As you can imagine, this kind of stuff puts me over the edge. I have been calling and calling and calling TONS of places with very little luck. But, I have located 4 places (2 homes, 1 church, 1 center) that have immediate or upcoming openings, so I am going to visit and interview them. I love the home care for now - very intimate and cozy - it really works for us. I think when Brennan is older, we may move to a center/school type atmosphere, but I am not quite ready for that.

Not much else new - I am exhausted - my big baby just loves to eat through the night. He must miss his momma during the day and saves up for nursing at night - so I am up more than I would like througout the night. But - it is so worth it for the first year - though I can see myself nursing way beyond that. Ughh, the thought of formula if I don't have too....yuck! Oh - and get this - Mr B is such a long baby. He is about grown out of all the 6-9 month stuff! So we had to go get some 9-12 adn 12-18 month onesies and jammies just to get through the next few months. Why do I envision him wearing a size 2T this summer?! Long long long baby - but so precious, my little man.