NO MORE PEAS!!!

Well, we've been experimenting with the different veggies out there, and Brock has decided that he is NOT a green bean or a peas fan. We started off with some sweet potatoes, which he just downed. So, I thought that this food business was going to be a breeze....oh, I couldn't have been more wrong! He won't even look at me when I've got green beans or peas on a spoon. He is a fan of some oatmeal with bananas mixed in and we even tried some juice which he liked. Let's hope the peas go over a little better tomorrow.

Brock Makes History

Brock is a 5th generation baby on TJ's mom's side of the family and a 4th generation boy on the Schlittler side of the family.

An Apple a Day

Brock thinks that he's ready to eat apples. I think we need to work on teeth first, though!

And Baby Makes FOUR???

Well, what do you know??? Generic Wal-Green's pregnancy tests are accurate! It has been confirmed, Brock is going to be a big brother in January. I finally went to the Dr. this past Monday and had my little exam. Everything was going pretty well until we went to listen for the heartbeat. The nurse was having a hard time finding it and it seemed like an eternity while I was just laying there freaking out. In my mind I was just sure that this was my punishment for secretly hoping that when I actually did get to the Dr. that they would tell me the tests had been wrong, I really wasn't pregnant. But, as I was laying there, listening to the sound of just my stomach, no heartbeat, freaking out, we heard it! It was brief, but THERE. She said she had heard it kick a few times, too. She pointed one kick out to me, so that was nice to hear, too. The nurse said it must be a girl as stubborn as it was in letting us hear the heartbeat, but my money is on it being a boy. Any takers????

Remote Control Baby

Brock is taking after his Daddy....always has to be in control of the remote control.

Brock's First Taste of Rice Cereal

Here is Brock BEFORE trying cereal for the first time. We were just testing out the high chair. And here he is AFTER. Cereal wasn't a big hit with him.

I LOVE UNCLE DUSTIN!

Uncle Dustin came to visit this past week and Brock got to spend some quality time with his favorite uncle. They are best buddies!

Memorial Day Weekend

This past weekend we spent Memorial Day with Aunt Susan & Uncle Joe at their beautiful (huge) home in Peru, Indiana. The weather was trying to be cruddy, but the sun came out just long enough Monday for Brock to have his very first swimming experience. Joe made sure to have the pool heated for us so that Brock would enjoy it. He enjoyed it for about 10 minutes, then he'd had enough. I think it took me longer to slather him up with sunscreen than he was actually in the water. It was so fun and a great weekend! I must say though that I'm about "deered" out as we had deer burgers one night, deer roast the next, and deer brauts on Monday. I betcha anything that sausage we had on Monday for breakfast was deer, even though Aunt Susan said it wasn't. Am I right, Aunt Susan????

Brock's a Swimmer Boy

Daddy's Pride & Joy

I am SOOOO Big!

Brock is growing like a stinkin' weed! I think we skipped 3 month clothes. He enjoys standing up and the Doctor said he has great trunk control. Who knows...maybe he really will be walking by 7 months!? Oh, and don't you just love the chunky little legs?

Mr. Personality

Brock has started getting such a personality lately. Last night TJ & I had him upstairs in his swing and I found a Wal-Mart bag on the floor. I was just moving the bag up and down and Brock just thought it was the funniest thing ever! TJ & I had never heard him laugh so much, so hard. It was the best sound in the world. I love how his little face lights up when he sees me or TJ. Yesterday when I dropped him off at the babysitter's, when she came around the corner he just gave her the biggest smile. It made me feel so good to know that he likes her! I just felt really comfortable leaving him that day knowing that he was going to be well taken care of and loved. However....it will be so sweet when school is out and I can spend everyday with him!

Momma's Boy

The Sun Is In My Eyes

Brock has a Fun, New Toy!

My Little Thumb-Sucker Baby

Brock has found his fingers! He especially loves sucking his thumb! I guess he's going to take after his mommy.

Spring Sing at Harding

Brock and I drove to Searcy with Dustin and Stacy in her car. It was Brock's first LONG car trip and he slept for most of it. We were about 40 miles from Searcy when he decided that he'd had enough of the car seat. He did about the same thing in the car with mom and dad on the drive from Searcy to Gifford. We got about 30 minutes from home and he'd had enough. I was really surprised at how good he did though. Although I must say I don't want to be in a car again for that long of a haul with an infant in tow. Spring Sing was so fun! Ashley's club did a "School" theme and they got 2nd place. It was fun spending time there in Searcy with all the fam including Granny and Granddad, but boy was it COLD!

Hippity-Hoppity

Brock got to visit the Easter bunny while we were in Texas for Spring Break. We went one day to see him, but Mr. Easter Bunny was taking a forever long break so we said, "Forget it." I tried again the next day and we still had to wait a bit but it was all good. As we were waiting in line Brock was being so good. Wouldn't you know though, as soon as we are the next people in line Brock decides to get fussy. He did really well though. He wasn't scared or anything. He just sat there. He wouldn't crack a smile for anything!!

Spring Break

For Spring Break TJ, Brock, and I flew down to Texas to visit all of our Texan friends. Our trip started off with a bang as we missed our flight out of Chicago. We even got a hotel room up in Chicago so we'd be ON TIME, and what do you know??? Our shuttle was late and the line to check in was soooooooooooooo long!!! Luckily the Southwest lady was super nice and re-routed us through Kansas City...yeah, there were only 12 other people on the flight. I guess not too many people want to spring break it to Kansas City. To make a super long story short, Brock did really well on the flights. He did end up with the worst case of diaper rash though considering we couldn't check the diaper rash cream since it wasn't in a 3 oz. container. He was a hurtin'! But we finally made it to DFW and wouldn't you know...our luggage got checked on what was supposed to be an earlier flight to Dallas though somehow we beat it there and had to wait over 30 minutes for our bags. Then on top of that they cancelled our rental car reservation since we were so late and we ended up having to get an SUV and paying an extra $40 some dollars. Can we say "grouchy" by the time we got situated??? But we had the BEST time. My only complaint....it just wasn't long enough!

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