There's a NEW Food Group

***BREAKING NEWS*** Toilet paper is now a food in the food pyramid! Brock has discovered how to unravel the TP in the bathroom. This is his 3rd bathroom adventure. First he was caught playing in the toilet *GROSS* and then he had unraveled the toilet paper once before, but this time, he thought he ought to try it out for himself. I swear, he puts everything in his mouth! You just can't let him out of your sight.

Brock's 8 Months Old

My little Brock is now 8 months old and a complete ham whenever you get a camera in front of his face. My camera is just not quick enough to catch the cutest little grin you'll ever see, so by the time my camera actually clicks, I get "Mr. Snarly Face." Here are some funny ones, although I actually did catch one cute grin!

Buddy Junior

My little Brockster is an EATER! He is now taking after Buddy whenever he sees anyone putting anything edible into their mouth. It's almost a race to see who can get their first and be the first one to get a taste of whatever it is you're eating. Without fail, every first bite gets a wrinkled up little face, but then keep it coming!

Guess the Sex

TJ & I went to the Dr. today for my sonogram..........and.........IT'S A GIRL!!!!!!!!!!! I can hardly believe it!!! I was seriously set on it being a little boy! I am soooooooooooo excited!!!!! I kept looking for that little penis, but she pointed out the little girl parts to us. I have a photo of them, too, but I'm not putting it on here...it's private. No, I'm just kidding! It just looks like a bunch of nothing to me, but I trust the sonogram lady to know what "girl parts" look like. You are getting the first glimpses of Baby Girl Schlittler. How precious is she????????

Sweet Aunt Ashley

Brock has definetly enjoyed spending some quality time with his Aunt Ashley this summer. He just lights up when he sees her! We'll miss her now that she's on her way back to Harding this weekend, but I guess that means we're going to have to keep this blog a little better updated. My goodness, where did the summer go?????? (I warned you he was a cheeseball)

Brock & Buddy - BFF's

Buddy is the best little dog, he is so good with Brock! Anytime Buddy is playing with his rope or ball, TJ & I will try to get it away from him and he will just not give it up. When Brock's around though, he'll just drop the ball right in front of Brock for him to play with, it's so cute. Now that Brock is more mobile, he's pulling up onto the couch, where Buddy likes to rest, and has just started bugging the tar out of Buddy. Buddy just gets up and leaves. He knows when enough is enough! Now if we could just get Brock to stop putting Buddy's bones and rope toy in his mouth we'd be all good!

Mr. Cheese-Ball

Brock has started making the funniest face! He squints his eyes and just gets this big ol' grin on his face. Just recently he started doing it when he saw the camera. What can I say, he's Mr. Photogenic.

A New Adventure

Well, TJ, Brock, Buddy, & I are all moved into our new home in Tuscola....FINALLY!!! I will have to post photos soon of our new home when I get some taken. We are moved in, but yet we still have a garage full of boxes that still need to be gone through. I have stuffed every crevice in that house with things that I don't know what I'm going to do with the stuff still out in the garage! How in the world did we acquire soooooooooo much stuff?!?!?! TJ likes saying that it is all mine, but oh, I don't think so! Our door is always open so come see us in Tuscola!! If we aren't appealing enough, don't forget about the outlet mall right down the road!

Brock's New Pal

Brock got to meet Bub & Lisa's little boy, Corbin, back in July. He's a doll and such a good mix of his mommy and his daddy. Brock loves other babies, let's hope he feels the same in January!

Kindi's Wedding Album

The photographer finally has Kindi's pictures posted on the web. The web address is http://www.mcgownphotography.photoreflect.com/
At the top of the screen it will say recent events and click on Danny and Kindi. I think the one of Brock is on page 5. It's number 72. It's cute!

World's Cutest Ring Bearer

This weekend, 7-7-07, TJ's sister, Kindi, got married. Everything was just beautiful! But, Brock was definetly the CUTEST thing ever!! I got him a little tux off of ebay. He was just Mr. Handsome. It was such a long day for him and he didn't get his much needed afternoon nap, until of course it was time to walk down the aisle. They had this little wagon all decked out for him and I sat his little bebe pod seat in it for him to sit in so he wouldn't topple over and out. Well, just as soon as it was time for the parents and grandparents to be seated, Brock falls asleep! I started in on panic mode. What am I going to do with this kid? So, I couldn't hold him any longer, it was my turn to make the trip down the aisle, so I just stuck him in the seat, he cried for like 5 seconds, then just started sucking his thumb and slumped over in the seat passed out. It was hilarious! So, I go down the aisle....all the other girls come down the aisle, and then you see Danny's brother, Ryan, coming down the aisle pulling the wagon, followed by extreme laughter. Being up at the front we couldn't see what was so funny, but we knew it was Brock. The laughter was like "the wave" at a baseball game as he got closer and closer to the front of the auditorium. Sure enough, Brock was still passed out asleep, slumped over in his seat. This last picture really doesn't do it justice on how funny it was, so hopefully when the photographer gets the pictures posted online, I'll put his link on my blog so you can see all the pictures. We had the best time, and everything was wonderful. Brock has a new UNCLE!!!!



Here he is asleep. Sooooooooooooooooooo funny!!!! (If you try clicking on the picture, you can see it a little better.)

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