Fall is in the air

Pumpkin Patch in Wimberly

Brock turned 5 months this past month and celebrated his first Holiday, Halloween. He is topping the scales at 18lbs. 9oz as of two weeks ago, and has even starting to sit on his own. He cant quite do it all by himself, but if he leans forward he can hold himself upright for a minute or so. Brock is rolling around all over the place, can walk in his new walker, and LOVES to talk. He has even started growling like a lion, it is quite funny to listen to him carry on with himself. I am amazed at how quickly he is developing and how he seems to do something new every day. He is starting to develop quite a little personality and is very interested in your every move. He is quite the flirt with his big blue eyes, long eye lashes and sweet smile. He certainly isn't shy when it comes to the ladies. :-) Brock was a lion for Halloween. I am fully aware that he is going to hate me when he is older and sees his first Halloween costume, but I don't care, it was so fun dressing him up. Secretly and I know he liked it too :-) Starting about 3 weeks ago, Brock had his first meal. He is eating whole grain rice cereal once a day and loves it! He is transitioning to solids quite well and eats from a spoon like a champ. He literally opened his mouth like a baby bird on the second bite. You would have thought he had been eating off a spoon for months! I am in the process of getting a few books, and the equipment necessary, to start making Brock's baby food. I have decided I am going to make most of his baby food and will hopefully start giving him some of the Stage 1 foods here in the next week or so.

I will leave you with a few pictures of what we have been up to the past month. I hope all is well with everyone and I am SO excited to keeping everyone up to date with new posts over the next couple months. Celebrating the Holidays with a new baby is very exciting for all of us!

MS 5K

Slept the whole time

Wants to crawl but doesn't quite get what he is supposed to do with his legs

Brock and Aunt Katy

Bungo Men, 3 Generations

Having fun at The Pumpkin Patch

Brock and Mommy

Getting ready to go Trick or Treating

Have you ever seen a cuter lion?

4 Months

Brock is literally growing like a weed and developing more and more every day. At his 4 month wellness check last week he weighed 16 lbs. 9 oz and was 25.5 inches long, in the top 75 percentile for both. He has complete head control, is trying to pull himself up when laying down, and can put most of his weight on his legs when held up. He started rolling over about 5 weeks ago and can roll both right and left from his belly to his back. Brock's favorite thing to do right now is jump in his jump-a-roo and talk. He is cooing more every day and will sometimes just carry on for 20 minutes or more. It is so cute, he'll even try to mimic some sounds that we make to him. He is reaching out for toys and bringing them to himself, and is a PRO at finding his thumb. Brock LOVES his thumb!!! He found it over a month ago but struggled with being able to put it in is mouth when he wanted it. Now, he knows exactly how to get it there. Me, nor the pediatrician, are worried about this as it is a great self-soothing tactic and won't likely be an issue when he gets older. Brock is also giggling more and it is just the sweetest thing. He has been belly laughing for quite some time, but this is an all out chuckle! I never thought a giggle could sound so sweet but it is sweet enough to bring tears to my eyes. With every new sound and expression he makes I fall more and more in love with him.

Brock's reflux seems to be improving. His voice is better and he seems to be less irritable. He still spits up quite a bit, but the medication doesn't stop the spit up, just balances out the acid in it so it's not uncomfortable for him. We did go to a specialist as recommended by my Pediatrician, but he was happy with the progress Brock has made with the medication and did not see a need for any further treatment or testing. We were very happy for the good report. The specialist did give me signs to look out for, but so far, he seems to be doing really well.

As for Joe and I, we are good. Joe is traveling a lot for work and getting to see some really cool places. He spent a week in Greece and Cypress, and even had an unexpected detour in Rome. He also went to Monterrey and Mexico City and has at least one UK trip in the next month. It is very hard when he is gone but it is getting a little easier... I suppose. As hard as it is sometimes I am very thankful for the jobs that we both have so really can't complain too much.

The biggest news from Joe and I is we spent our first night away from the baby. I was in my friend Logan's wedding a few weeks ago; instead of having my parents have to wait up late for us to get in we decided to let Brock stay at their house and we would pick him up in the morning. I felt a bit guilty at first because he is still so little, but with reassurance from my Mom and Joe that he would be just fine, I decided to go ahead and do it. I was a bit of a nervous wreck and showed up at 7 am to pick him up, but we all survived. Joe and I had a lot of fun with each other and all of our friends, Nana and Papa loved it, and Brock didn't skip a beat.

Attached are a few pictures from the past month. I hope everyone is well and we hope to see all of you really soon.

All of our love,

The Bungo's

Brock's 3 Month Pictures

Brock in his jumper

Brock's first time tailgating

Airplane

Ready to walk (Mommy is NOT)

Bobcat Baby #2 on the way. Sweet Caroline

12 weeks

Oh my goodness, I can hardly believe it has been 12 weeks since our little man was born.  Brock continues to grow like a weed and develop more and more of a personality.  He is smiling and cooing all of the time, and occasionally catches himself laughing out loud.  I still don't think he knows quite how to laugh but when he does do it on occasion he stops and gives a face like, "Did I do that?".  It is quite cute!  Brock can hold and lift his head up.  I had him in his Pod seat the other day and he was able to sit in it for like 20 minutes.  He continues to enjoy his play mat and has stated swinging at the toys that hang from it.  It is so much fun to sit and play with Brock and he is so often in such a good mood I really cant think of anything better to do with my time.  Work continues to go well and I am SO much enjoying Wednesday' and Friday at home with him.  I hope in the next few weeks to try a Mommy and Me We gym class here by the house.  They offer a 0-6 month class so I have been curious to check it out.  

We are still srtuggling a bit with Reflux but are trying a new medicine, Prilosec, and hope maybe this fixes it.  The Dr and I are still just a bit concerned with his horse sounding voice and want to make sure the reflux is not casing pollips that can cause further damage to the vocal cords.  She is going to get in contact with a Pediatric ENT Specialist to ask what other treatment, if any, is suggested for babies Brock's age.  Hopefully I will know more next week.   

Brock weighs 14 lbs 11 oz.  I had to buy 6 month pajamas last week b/c he was too long for his 3 month ones :-(  I love that he developing so well and doing new things every day, but am sad because I feel like he is growing up too fast!  I just want to be able to hold and cuddle him forever but I know his time as a baby baby is short lived.  Everyone warned me about this but I had no idea.  I am cherishing every day that I get to play on the floor with him, take naps cuddling with him, and wind down the day in the bath tub together.  Brock is such a joy to my life, I am not sure how it is possible, but I love him more every day.

    Brock and Mommy

Tummy Time

I found my thumb and I LOVE it!

Brock loves Daddy's shoulders already!

Happy Birthday MiMaw

I am the cutest baby in the world!!!

Mommy, I am getting very sleepy

Brock was my best Birthday present ever this year.

Brock in his Big Boy chair.

2 Months

                                     Hook 'em

What a whirlwind 2 weeks it has been!  Last Monday was my first day back at work and as you can imagine it came with a sea of emotions.  Sunday I was a mess.  I was very emotional and had a bit of a break down to Joe.  He assured me everything was going to be OK and Monday actually went better than expected. Joe kept Brock the 3 days that I worked last week since he was off of work for the entire week.  This gave Brock and Joe time to bond which I am very happy for. Joe did great of course and didn't even act frustrated when I called every hour to check on things.  :-)   

Joe is gone this week to Brazil and Argentina for work so it was good that they got to spend some extra time together.  Being home without him is a real shock!  I am missing him like crazy of course, but am so busy I don't have time to think about it too much.  This week is the first week that MiMaw (Joe's Mom) and Nana (My Mom) watched Brock for a whole day while I was at work.  They are both so good with him, I am so lucky to have them helping us out and for Brock getting to spend time with them every week.  I was very close to both sets of my grandparents growing up, and am happy Brock will have the same.  

Brock went for his 2 Month well check last Monday.  He weighed 12 lbs. 14 oz. and was 23 1/4 in. long.  His Dr is very happy with his weight gain and growth and told us that he is in the 75th percentile for weight and 60th percentile for height.  While we were there Brock had to get his first round of shots.  This broke my heart and was horrible to see him scream in so much pain.  He recovered very well of course, only had a slight fever as a result,  and slept a lot for the remainder of the day.  The Dr examined Brock and was a bit concerned about his horse sounding cry.  I had noticed it as well but always thought it was just his cry since it has sounded like that since he was just a week or two old.  We got to talking about some other of his behaviors, unexplained fussiness, grunting, and spitting up frequently, and came to the conclusion that he was probably experiencing acid reflux.  She gave us a prescription for Zantac and Brock has responded very well to the medication already.  His unexplained fussy spells are much fewer and further between, his grunting and irritability seem to be gone, his spitting up has been significantly decreased and his cry sounds less horse.  I am sorry that he had to suffer while I didn't know what was wrong, but am happy that he is showing all the signs that he is feeling much better.  

I have saved the biggest news for last..... First Brock is smiling all the time and has starting to laugh.  It is the sweetest thing I have ever seen and heard in my life and it makes my heart just melt every time he does it.  Also, Brock is sleeping through the night!!!!  Well at least 9o% of the time anyway.  He goes to bed around 9pm and gets up between 4-6am.  This works prefect because it allows me to feed him before I go to work.  He usually goes back to sleep for about 3 hours after his early morning feeding, which is nice for getting to sleep in a bit on my days off and the weekends.  :-) 

I hope all is well with everyone.  Sending you all of our love,

Joe, Emily and Brock

8 weeks

Today Brock is 8 weeks old and wow are we reaching new milestones every day.  

*Brock has started to smile at Joe and I.  It is the most precious thing I have ever seen and my heart just melts every time he does it.  

*Brock slept through the night about a week and a half ago!  I know that there is more to come of this is in the near future.  His usual is once a night, he goes a 6 hr stretch then a 4 hr stretch.  No complaints here! 

*Brock is now in cloth diapers.  Some of you knew about my decision to use cloth diapers months ago but for those of you who didn't, no I am not crazy.  I actually love it and Brock's cronic diaper rash has already cleared up  because of it :-)

*Brock's Thursh is completely gone.

*At 5 1/2 weeks he weighed 10 lbs. 13 oz.  Up 2 lbs. 2 oz. form him birth weight.  I estimate that he is at least 12 lbs. now.

*Brock and Mommy took a road trip with Nana to go see both my Grannie Jackie and Hopper and my Grandma LaVerne.

*Brock is loving Tummy Time.  He is getting very strong and can even hold himself up from his belly up with his arms.  

*Brock had his first out of state visitors over the 4th of July weekend.  My cousin Pam and her husband Naresh from California and her parents Greg and Jan from Colorado.  

I will update again next week after Brock's 2 month Dr appointment and after my return to work on Monday :-(

Brock at 6 weeks holding his head and chest up during Tummy Time

I thought he looked like a little old man asleep in his favorite chair.

napping with Daddy

enjoying his play mat