My Little Cookie Monster

I gave Brock an Oreo the other day....I don't think I even need to tell you that he LOVED it. Just check out his face and hand! Look above his ear, too. Yep, that's Oreo in his hair! What a mess!

Keeping Entertained

Here's just a few photos of how Brock entertained himself at the hospital. He loves pushing anything with wheels, so off he went with Jillian's crib, and no she wasn't in it! He enjoyed being pushed around in the wheelchair, too.

The Princess Has Arrived!

Baby Jillian Brooke Schlittler
7 pounds 7 ounces
19 inches long
Check out all that hair!





Baby Jillian has arrived! She decided to come a little early, but boy was I ready for her to get here! Thursday and Friday I was having lots of braxton hicks contractions and was just down right uncomfortable so I was really ready for her to make her debut. Saturday morning TJ & I headed to the hospital and got there a little before 9:00 am. I was already at a 7, so I was getting pretty nervous that they weren't going to give me the epidural. I was having some back pain, not like with Brock though, so I feel I handled it all a little better this time around. But, wouldn't you know...that darn epidural man would have to keep me waiting for what seemed an eternity! My wonderful nurse, who just happened to be the same nurse that helped deliver Brock, paged him twice and then eventually tried to call and find him. Bless her heart, she was wonderful. I honestly thought he wasn't going to come and that I was going to have to have her drug-free. (Which I know many a gal has done before, just not the option I wanted for myself.) Anyways, since I tested positive for this Group B Strep I had to have two bags of antibiotics in my system before giving birth, so as not to transfer it to her. Well, just as soon as that 2nd bag was in, my nurse checked me out and was like, oh, goodness, there's her head. Jillian was ready to come out! The nurse went out and came back with the Dr. I was thinking in my head, oh my, why is the Dr. here already? I haven't even pushed one time yet. I knew they usually didn't bring the Dr. in until that baby was ready to be out, so I just went with the flow and 2 contractions later with a few pushes, out she came! I'm telling you, it wasn't even 5 minutes and the girl was out. So much easier than the 2 hours of pushing with Brock! Don't get any bright ideas....I'm so not doing that again. I have my happy little family of four plus a dog, so I'm D-O-N-E! Enjoy the pictures of our newest edition. She's already a heart breaker!

A Roberts Family Christmas

Well, what would a Roberts Family Christmas be without a little drama? I feel like we are the Grizwold's sometimes. This year's Christmas was quite eventful. TJ, Brock, and I spent Christmas morning at our house. Brock opened his presents from Santa and then we spent the afternoon at TJ's grandparent's. After that, we went to my parents' and had Christmas dinner followed by opening up presents. Here comes the drama... Aunt Ashley got Brock this really neat Lego dump wagon with lots of lego blocks. Well, mom wanted him to be able to pull it around and since it was zip-tied she asked my dad to use a pocket knife to cut it off. Long story short, my dad ended up getting the zip-tie undone, in the mean time also cutting my mom's leg. She probably could have used a few stitches, but she's a trooper. Of course it had to happen on like the 3rd gift being openend so we really started off with a bang. It was just nuts.
The Roberts Gang - Granddad, Grandma, Aunt Ashley, Uncle Dustin, TJ, me, and Brock Brock got a bath basketball game. He thought it was fun putting the basketballs in his mouth. It was so funny!

The dreaded dump wagon...
Uncle Dustin and Brock

The day after Christmas we went to my Aunt Susan's house in Indiana to see my other grandparents and cousins. We got to see our new cousin, Lily. She was precious.

Just Like Daddy

TJ got a stocking hat for Christmas so he could be just like Brock. They are so stinkin' cute. I think Brock likes Daddy's hat better than his own.

4-Wheelin' It

Just a few shots of Brock on his new 4-Wheeler.

Look Out World

Brock got a very cool 4-wheeler from Moie and Papaw for Christmas. He LOVED it! By the end of gift opening time, he almost had it figured out how to make it go by himself. It was probably a good thing we had him open it up first because it kept him entertained while we opened gifts. (Ok, so I didn't realize it was going to be sideways when I was downloading, but you get the idea!)

Schlittler Family Christmas

Well, it was another eventful Christmas this year! It was a lot different this year since Brock could actually enjoy all of his presents. We spent Christmas Eve day at TJ's parents' and then Christmas Eve night at my grandparents'. These pictures are from TJ's parents' house. Brock racked up in the gifts department!Our little family of three.... not for much longer.

The Schlittler Gang - Danny, Kindi, Moie, Brock, Papaw, me, & TJ. (And let's not forget Maggie!)

TJ got a pair of earmuffs from his mom and dad. Brock thought they were pretty neat!

Just Chillin'

I couldn't resist adding another picture...

Santa Baby

Big Boy Trike

Brock got a red radio flyer tricycle for his birthday from me and TJ. He LOVES it! I think we might be in trouble once his legs can reach the pedals! ( I think TJ LOVES it, too!)

Few More Birthday Shots...

Brock with Moie & Papaw.

Brock and Uncle Danny

Brock's 1st Birthday

December Birthday Boys

TJ turned the big 3-0 today! We celebrated by going out to eat at Red Lobster. Brock of course had to steal the show at the restaurant. I can't tell you how many people stopped by our table on their way out to visit with him. He's a little charmer. He's such a cheese-ball and this picture really shows it! Check out that mouth full of teeth! Here's TJ blowing out his candles. I really had the best intentions making this birthday cake for TJ. I was so excited to try and make it with two layers. Well, I let them both cool down before icing, but when I went to put the top layer on, it cracked big time in the transfer. Talk about a let down. It looked bad when he got home from work, but by the time we got home from Red Lobster, it just looked like a big, gigantic mess. My only saving grace....it really did taste good. (thank goodness!)
What a disaster. I never claimed to be a Betty Crocker. This makes me SERIOUSLY doubt even attempting to make Brock's first birthday cake like I was planning. I had very high hopes for a super cute cake for him, but do I risk it after this catastrophe?

Almost ONE!

I took Brock last night to get his 12 month pictures taken and he was such a good boy! He really did do a great job. Here is just a preview. Check out those curls in the back. I can't believe it is only a matter of days before he turns one year old!

Dig Right In!

The other day at Grandma's house, Brock was getting a little impatient waiting for his lunch, so to distract him Grandma thought she'd let him play with an apple. Well.... when lunch was ready he didn't want me to take away that apple. He had already started chomping down on it and was actually eating it! It was quite interesting trying to get bites of food down him between bites of that apple.

11 months

It's hard to believe that in less than a month my little boy will be one year old! I can't believe how fast time flies! I can remember everything about the day he was born very vividly, maybe that's why it's so hard to think it was almost a year ago. His walking is getting quite good, he can actually power walk. He's very fast sometimes. His hair in the back is getting a little long, but you can't really tell since it curls up. In the bath though it looks like he has a mullet. He can even sing E-I-E-I-O with one of his toys. I went to the Dr. the other day and he was sitting in his stroller being as cute as ever and he started singing. The nurse was like, that sounds like E-I-E-I-O. I was like, Oh my goodness, it is! Other people can actually tell, not just my mommy ears! So proud.

Do I Really Need to Explain???

Here are just a few photos of why you cannot leave a 10 month old unsupervised...

On Halloween, he decided he better see if he could fit inside the bar stool. He got a little nervous when he wanted to get out.

Any guesses on what that unknown substance is around his little mouth???? If you guessed lint from the dryer give yourself a good pat on the back! I leave him alone while I do e-mail, he gets into paint. I bring him in here with me while I do e-mail and he gets in the garbage and eats dryer lint. Seriously, what am I going to do when there are two of them?????

A Harding Homecoming

This past weekend, Brock and I went down to Searcy with my mom and dad to see Aunt Ashley for Harding's Homecoming. We had a great time while we were there and got to see some familiar faces. Uncle Dustin and Stacy got to come down and we got to meet their little maltese poodle, Barley. She was so cute. Plus, I got to see Cori and Jason and their sweet girl, Rylee. I can't believe how grown up she's gotten since April when I saw her last! It was so good to see them, except it just made me miss them and Texas that much more. We went to see the football game where HU beat the Wonderboys of AR Tech. Then we had a little birthday party for me with cake and ice cream...YUM. That night, Mom, Dad, Ashley, and her friend Rachel, and I went to the musical, The Wizard of Oz. It was really good! Their special effects seem to get better and better every year! Uncle Dustin got stuck with babysitting duty, which was an adventure. It was such a great weekend! Brock has to be the BEST little traveler ever. The drive was far, but he was such a trooper. He didn't fuss once! How blessed am I?