Brekan - 5, 6, and 7 months!

So I know I've missed months 5, 6, and 7 blog updates for Brekan. Poor kid, he's not getting as many blog updates as his older brother. What he is getting is lots of time with his mommy and brother though....so hopefully it wont matter much to him when he's older (Sorry Brekan, having 2 kids is busy...there's not much time to just sit and blog like I used to!).

 

Justin is super busy right now at the farm too, so time to myself is pretty  much non-existent or it happens at 8:30 when the boys go to bed and then I'm ready for bed myself! Thankfully both boys are doing great with the adjustment of not having daddy around much right now. We are lucky that we can go visit him at work to say hi or have a meal with him.

Enjoying time at the farm with daddy - we try and visit lots for lunchtime/dinner time if he's working late.

Let's see if I can sum up all the fun, new, and exciting things this precious little B has learned!

He developed a love of sticking out his tongue and curling it to the side. He is always SO happy when he does this...it's been fun to watch as he figures out what it does.

 

Brekan officially rolls from his back to his tummy by turning to the right. He has almost figured out how to get from tummy to back too! If only I could teach him at night time that when he rolls to his tummy he can lay his head down and fall asleep (not so much yet).

5 months - Brekan learned to sit up all by himself! Hooray!

 

Dreky-B (as pronounced by Coleman), loves to chew chew chew, especially on his hands!

Brekan is fascinated with his big brother. He loves to watch him play and Coleman loves to make Brekan smile. I think they are going to be good buddies!

6 month little B, 26 months Coleman

At 6 months we introduced solid foods. a HUGE hit with HD (Heavy Duty, nicknamed by his grandpa). So far we've tried bananas, avocados, sweet potatoes, squash, green beans, apricots, prunes, pears, yogurt, mango, and carrots. He loves it all! Currently we are working on using a sippy cup with water and he's just starting to get the hang of it.

 

 

6 month stats: 27 inches (58th %), 21.5 pounds (93rd %), and 43 cm head circumference (77th %). He is currently wearing 9 month clothing and growing at a rapid rate! Adorable smiles and SO healthy! Don't you just love the spiky hair? He lost all of his dark precious baby hair he was born with, this is what has been growing back =) I love it!

 

Brekan also developed a cute little habit of deep breathing when he's really excited. He sucks in and out really fast then squeals with delight.

He has the most adorable giggles. He especially loves to laugh after hearing his big brother laugh. Coleman can get Brekan laughing better than I can (and so can his daddy!).

 

 

 

7 months old - isn't he just precious?! I can't figure out how to turn the picture around...but it's too cute not to share!

 



He has recently developed a love for standing up on by the couch and on this fun toy!

 

I'm super happy to announce that Brekan is in a car seat that he likes! He was getting to big for the infant carrier and just this week, Coleman's new car seat arrived and he passes his down to Brekan. YAY for having a happy Brekan riding in the car again! I'm thankful I don't have to carry the 6 pound careseat with my 21 pound baby around my arm anymore too!

We are so lucky that Brekan is such a happy and content baby. All the pictures that I take of him he pretty much always has a smile. I love that he is content to sit and watch, but I also love that he lets me know when he needs me too.

 

Brekan, know that your mommy loves you SO much and I would do anything for you! Thanks for bringing me so much joy each and every day.

 

Life with 2 is busy, and it's really busy right now because I'm pretty much taking care of them 24/7 on my own. I wouldn't trade it for the world though. I love that I get to see each first for the boys and watch them grow and learn new things each day. I'm so lucky to be their mom!

7 months and 27 months