Weekend Update

Much of our weekend was devoted to the excitement of the new house. Friday night we went carpet shopping and Saturday morning we signed our lives away at the mortgage office. We close officially on October 10 which gives us just under 20 days to get our act together. Packing...sigh...I don't even want to think about it. At least this time we will be packing for our home and not a tiny, overpriced apartment.

Saturday afternoon we watched the Cubs clinch the NL central. Brady was so excited, he screamed at the end of the game! Or maybe he was screaming because he was hungry and mommy was too busy watching the game.We went apple picking today at an orchard that belongs to our friend Stacy's family. We decided this would be a Hubbie tradition, although you can see from our pictures that the littlest Hubbie was less than impressed. It was fun and a beautiful day. This evening I channeled my inner earth mama and peeled and cored some of the apples for a batch of homemade applesauce. It is currently simmering away in the crock pot.

Don't act so excited, Brady.

Someone in this picture may have eaten more apples than he picked.

Stacy and her kids, Samuel and Rebecca (peeking over the seat).Brady and his apple picking sticker, "It's cool to be healthy"After 15 apples I barely made a dent in our stash. What else can I make besides apple butter?

Everything is better in the crock pot.

And here is our big boy in his cute overalls. He wouldn't look at me because the football game was on. Typical man!

P.S. Scroll down and watch Brady's new video for an extra dose of cutie-patootie!

Brady's Tummy Time

You'll have to excuse our baby-ish-sing-songy voices, but here's a pretty cute video of our little man!

Our New Home

We placed an offer on this house in Firestone Park yesterday and found out this morning that our offer has been accepted! The seller even agreed to pay our closing costs. We are beyond excited and praising the Lord for such an amazing deal, and for a house that barely needs anything done to it. Want a short tour?

This is the view from the street. The house is on a corner lot and has a nice big yard on the side that you can't see. We won't have to do any landscaping. It is one block from a park with a playground and most importantly, a baseball field. The house has new siding, windows, and roof.

The back deck - big enough for our grill, that's all we really need!
Also in the back is a large driveway where Brady can ride his bike. (someday!)

The living room and the awful royal blue carpet that we are replacing before we move in. The living room is actually much bigger than it looks in the picture - actually all the rooms are bigger than they appear in the pictures! We will also be removing all the window treatments.

The kitchen that I am very pleased with! Short-term plans include taking down the wallpaper (ugh!) and long term plans include a stainless steel sink, replacing the vinyl floor with slate tile (Jason can do that himself!) and a new stove. Plus I am not a fan of the WHITE WHITE fridge but I can definitely live with it since it is new. I can live all of it, actually. It's all just cosmetic changes and we will wait for the cash before we make the changes.

Dining room. Another shot of the lovely carpet. Bye-bye carpet! Bye-bye curtains! Bye Bye light fixture from the 80's!

Bedrooms - they really look tinier than they are. Brady will probably get the smallest one, and the guest bedroom will also be my office. Carpet will be replaced in all three of them.

So there you have it! The Hubbie Starter Home. We recognize that we won't be able to live here forever, but for now it will be perfect as we grow our family (no, that is not an announcement, ha!). We are thrilled with this house - the Lord provided it, that is clear to us and we are so thankful.

Weekend Update...

Brought to you in bullets...

• We are officially house hunting. As soon as Brady has had his dinner, most nights we strap him in his seat and drive around looking for houses. Our realtor is back from vacation so we are hoping to get inside a few houses this week. We have a list of addresses that we want to check out. (Did you know that house hunting is waaaay more fun when you are drinking a pumpkin spice latte?)
• We went on our first date since Brady was born. Friday night (his six week birthday) we dropped him off at Jim and Ashley's house to play while we went to Starbucks, Target, and a movie. (Did you know that a dropping your son off at a babysitter is waaaay more relaxing when you are drinking a pumpkin spice latte?)
  
• After our hot date on Friday night, we spent most of Saturday attempting to end Brady's poop strike. He decided not to poop for six days straight until we met his demands. Apparently his demands were a warm bath, watered down pear juice, and a lovely glycerin suppository. All of which ended in a poop-tastrophe on Sunday afternoon. (Um, nobody warned me about the lengths I would go to make my son poop and nobody offered to get me a pumpkin spice latte so I could recover.)
• Tomorrow my friend Kimmie is coming and staying for two nights on her way back to Minneapolis from Pennsylvania. Brady can't wait to meet Aunt Kimmie! (Hey Kim, wanna go to Starbucks?)
• That about wraps it up. Life at the Hubbies is all about Brady. And houses. And pooping. And lattes!

This is a shameless attempt by Brady to get his Uncle Jeff Jeff to comment on mommy's blog again.

This is what Brady plans to wear to his Chippendales audition.

Mommy, could you please not bother us while we are cooking?

Brady has discovered his tongue and is not sure what to do with it.

Blahhhhh

Little Baby in a Big Bed

Mr. Brady wasn't a fan of his crib today. Mommy gave in and let him sleep in the big bed.

A Visit with Granny and Papa

Jason's Mom and Step Dad came to town this past weekend to meet their new grandson. They spoiled us with meals out, a trip to Babies R Us, and plenty of Brady-holding. Kenny and Jason even went to the Cleveland Browns and Dallas Cowboys game on Sunday while Alice and I stayed behind to play with the baby. Brady had a tight hold on his granny all weekend - he didn't let her too far out of his sight!

Granny and Papa came bearing gifts - one of which was this adorable Cowboys onesie. That would be Daddy wearing the Browns jersey! Like his giant slippers?

Matching Papa and a big yawn...

Brady was pretty fascinated by his new mobile that Papa picked out to hang over his crib

Granny and Brady...Brady's pants might be pulled up a bit too high, haha!

Papa, Granny, and Brady

A picture from last week...I keep finding Brady with his blanket over his head during his naps! I guess he prefers it really dark :)

Thanks for a great visit, Granny and Papa! Come back soon!

Mom, if you take ONE MORE PICTURE, I'm gonna be soooo mad...

I WARNED YOU!

We went for Brady's one month checkup yesterday. He has gained 3 pounds and now weighs 9lb 8oz which puts him at the 50th percentile. He is also a whopping 23 inches - 95th percentile! He's gained 2.5 inches since birth. He has a bit of baby acne, as you can see from our pictures recently. That will clear up on it's own. He was also prescribed Zantac to help him with his gas and reflux. Our cute little sweet baby farts like an old man. And it STINKS and it's LOUD! He could clear a room. A stinky fog surrounds him. Most of the time it is funny to us, but you can tell his little tummy hurts when he has gas. He also started spitting up more than normal. Hopefully the Zantac will help him feel better.

Do you think someday my son will be embarrassed that I told everyone he has stinky farts?

Kisses for mommy. Please ignore her double chin.

I love my new tummy time mat! But I'm not on my tummy right now...

Hanging out in mom's office. I chill here in my boppy every day while she works.

Weekend Update

Happy Labor Day, everyone! It's officially the end of summer...at least that's what Labor Day always meant to me. Jason finds himself laboring today so Brady and I are hanging out. We are hoping to make it to the grocery store today and do a little Emmaus work but that's about the extent of our plans.

Our weekend was pretty lazy. Brady was a good boy and slept a lot so we both got naps in on Saturday and Sunday. The only difference is now we take our naps in shifts, not at the same time! I am still anxiously awaiting the time when Brady will surprise us and sleep through the night, but I am usually only up once in the night and then Jason still takes the early morning feeding since he's up getting ready for work anyways. It's a great time for them to bond over a bottle and Sportscenter.

We have officially started the process of looking for a house. We met with a mortgage guy on Saturday and took Brady to his first babysitter, a family friend. I did not cry when we dropped him off but I sure missed him! We will see where this process takes us - as of now we are pretty optimistic!

Last night we went out for ice cream with some friends from church, and like a rookie mom I walked off and left the diaper bag sitting at our friends' house. Brady was a good boy and slept in his car seat the entire time so my mistake was not so bad.

Brady's insurance card came in the mail this weekend. For some reason I thought that was just adorable. It has his name on it and everything. I'm going to put it in his wallet along with his social security card and let him try to stuff it in the pocket of his 0-3 month jeans. (EBC people, can you say Doc Fish? HA!)

It is hard for us to believe that Brady is one month old already. We survived!

Enough chatter, on to the pictures!

Mom's handsome man

I still love my bumbo! It makes me feel like a big boy.

Discussing life with Dad

Just five more minutes, Mom!

Beautiful eyes

Smiling for Daddy

Good Morning, Mommy!

Forget the weekend update! Check out what mommy was rewarded with after a tired Monday morning feeding!

Nothing says cute like a toothless grin!!

Weekend Update

It's hard to believe that fall is almost here; the weather we've been having is a great indicator that it's coming sooner rather than later! Of course fall brings MLB playoffs and the World Series...something the Hubbies are looking forward to as the Cubbies are looking better than ever! But I'm not sure I'm ready to be cooped up in a snowstorm just yet, so I hope summer holds out a bit longer.

We've been enjoying our time with our little man. He's such a joy - and generally an easy baby. He has his fussy moments but we can usually calm him down by picking him up - he loves to be held! He only cries when his diaper is being changed or when he's hungry. Oh, and when he is given a bath! Sometimes he gets mad when his dad insists on kissing him a zillion times with that stubble on his face. Mommy can relate. He's also been a great sleeper - we can usually get him down between 10 and 11 PM and then he will sleep until 2 or 3 AM and again until 5 or 6 AM. Jason has been taking the morning feeding which is a huge blessing!

We are still amazed at how much he poops. We are pretty sure he would win the gold if pooping was an Olympic sport.

Tomorrow is my first day back to "work"...I put that in quotations because I don't have to leave the house (yay for working from home!) and I'm only on light hours for the next two weeks. We will probably make a trip to the Haven of Rest this week to visit all of Brady's adoring fans.

Here's some more pics...as if you haven't seen enough...but the grandparents demand pictures!

Talking back to Mom...I'm telling her she has really bad hair and needs to get her roots done.

I like to help hold my bottle.

I still really love my lovey...here I am making out with it.

Life is GOOD!

Mommy says I'm getting fat. She calls me Chubby Hubbie.

See...I really hate my bath!

Trying out my bumbo!