Brynna is 10 months

Where do I begin? Things are moving along so fast I can't remember what happened when. It seems like one day we had her and now she is almost one. There have been so many changes with both of the kids lately. Brynna is 22 lbs 8 oz. She is pulling up in her crib and anything else she can use for leverage. We are having to baby proof all over again. I sweep my floors several times a day but this kid could find a frog hair. She will pick up pretty much anything and stick it in her mouth. She also likes to play with sockets. This month Brynna got 2 more teeth on top so she is up to 6! Her newest thing is waving and saying "buh". Although she doesn't have many real words she is getting pretty good at telling us when she wants something. Dane is not so sure he likes this because most of the time she wants what he has and isn't willing to back down until she gets it. Luckily she is over the mommy phase now too. I think it was starting to hurt everyone's feelings.

Brynna is 9 months!

Happiest when she is in a pile of toys

loves to clap

Snack time! Eating a pretzel

Very prim and proper

Getting all dressed up to see Uncle Jason and Aunt April for the first time.

Brynna is mobile!!! She started crawling this month so there is no stopping her. Her favorite thing to do is to go to her brothers room and play. First thing when she wakes up she goes to his room and bangs on the door. I thought she missed him and wanted to see him but once he got up and came to the living room she took off down to his room to play. I guess big brother does have all the cool toys. I am not so sure he likes her waking him up to play with them though.

She is also going through a major mommy phase. She doesn't want anyone else to hold her and if she sees me she will freak out until I pick her up. I am hoping this is just a phase but I see little girls that are still doing this at 2 and it makes me nervous. Deep down I secretly like it because it makes me feel so loved. 

Dane is 28 months

I may not make it to see Dane turn 3. I am definitely in the middle of the TERRIBLE twos. Dane has decided that he knows exactly what he wants and he knows when he wants it and if you don't comply he will let you know about it. Pretty much anywhere we go we are THAT parent who has the screaming, fit throwing, kicking, kid. Lovely right? I this is totally age appropriate but man it is rough. The biggest fight is usually over what he wants to watch on tv. He is over Sesame Street, Word World, and Sid the Science Kid. If I turn those on he says "NO WATCH! NO NO". The new favorite is Dora and Diego. He usually likes to switch back and forth between the two. It is a good thing I am here to serve him all day long. On a positive note he can be so sweet and loving and he is such a wonderful brother. Of course there are those times that he takes her toys and pushes her over but for the most part he is so attentive to her.

Every day his language skills get better and better. It is already at the point where you have to watch what you say because the other day I said "what the heck:" and sure enough he blurted it right out too. He also likes to tell me "no way". Jacob and I tried to figure out where he came up with that and found out it was from his Nana. The other day he was watching Diego and the rescue pack said "tell Diego he needs a boat" then out of Danes mouth word for word he said "you need a boat". I was amazed how he is comprehending these days. One day you can't understand them and then the next they are putting small sentences together.

The other day Jacob was about to change Brynnas diaper and he told Dane to go get one of her diapers and a few minutes later he comes out carrying a huge package of them. We couldn't help but laugh at him it was so cute.

Brynna is 8 months

hanging with gigi

doing the usual "relaxing with papa"

This month Brynna got her 2 front teeth!! Now she has a total of 4. She is also starting to get on all 4's and sway back and forth. I am sure crawling is just around the corner. When she is in her bed she can sit herself up but so far she hasn't done it in the living room.  She also figured out how to take her bows and any kind of clips out of her hair so now I have to either fight her every few seconds or just let it fall in front of her eyes like a shaggy dog. I think it bothers me more than her.

Uncle Jason & Aunt April Visit 2012

Last week we had a great time visiting with Jacob's brother Jason and wife April. Unfortunately they only get to come to KC about once a year so we are always so excited to spend as much time with them as we can. This visit was even more special because we got to show off our little angel Brynna for the first time.

Hand, Foot, and Mouth

Well we had such a great time at Crown Center but we ended up taking something home with us. The next couple of days included fevers, blisters, and very fussy babies. I know you can't live in a bubble but man it stinks having little ones that catch all kinds of sicknesses. Our house often feels like a pea tree dish. Most have never heard of hand, foot, and mouth but supposedly it is very common and unfortunately there is nothing you can do for it. Dane had blisters mostly in and around his mouth and Brynna had them all over but really bad on her hands. It took about 10 days for the blisters to go away but they were better after about 3 days. You can still see where Brynna had her blisters.

Crown Center - Tails and Trails

Crown Center has a new exhibit open and it is called Tails & Trails. This exhibit was perfect for Danes age. They had a camel and a tiger that you could sit on. They had an elephant that you could turn the wheel and move his trunk. There was a bear and bear cubs in a little cave to sit by. There was a nest to sit in and a slide and maze to crawl around in. Dane had a lot of fun running around with his friend Tucker. Brynna liked sitting in the nest until the big kids started trampling her.

After playing around in the exhibit we went over to Fritz's and the kids were mesmerized by the trains. For those of you that don't know what it is there are trains that circle around the restaurant and one even brings your food to you. Perfect place to take kids since they stay pretty entertained.