TEDDY ATTACKS!

...and Brady enjoying his new tub:

Happy 4 month birthday little buddy!

Mommy and Daddy (and everyone else) love you so much!
Our little linebacker's stats were 16.6lbs and 25inches at his doctor's appointment yesterday. As if we didn't know already, we have a big kid on our hands. His doctor commented on how pleased she is with his growth, and Brady responded by grabbing and yanking her stethoscope when she was trying to listen to his heart. We heard the famous line "He's strong!" once again. As for his rashy face, she thinks its dry skin or possibly eczema, so we put some hydrocortisone on his forehead and cheeks and it went away overnight! That was easy! We just have to make sure he is properly moisturized, as she says babies tend to get really dry and itchy when the weather changes as it has here. Brady also got a few shots which he did NOT like. He must have tired himself out crying at the doctor's office because he slept soundly for 11 hours without a peep.

Dealing with the yuckies...

Poor Brady. He's been having a hard time the past 2 days. What started off as a little snot here and there turned into his first full blown cold today. He's got it all... the whiny, snotty, pitiful little hold-me-all-day moan. Bob's got it too. Oh, and I had it last week... which I guess means that I prolly gave him all those yucky germs. Bad mommy.

On top of that, the poor little guy has a serious case of the baby acne. Bob says he's a candidate for a Proactive commercial. And me, being the bad mom I am, probably made it worse. I thought a little Eucrin creme would help, but the nurse at the ped office today told me that probably made it flare up. So, we will stick to good ole' water for a while.

He's been sleeping since 7pm (Oh, and did I mention that last night he slept 8pm to 7am, straight?)... but I snapped this pic of him sleeping peacefully so everyone can help me have a pity party for my poor little sickie.

Baby Einstein in the flesh!

Not even 4 months and he's already standing and reading books. I almost fell over yesterday when he requested a James Patterson novel. Thank you Aunt Claudia and Uncle Cam for the cute "Daddy's Little Buddy" sweatshirt and the nursery rhyme books!

Back to the ole grind...

Last week I started back to work....and yes, I cried. Its hard to go from spending just about every waking (and half asleep) moment with my little buddy to being away from him for 8 hours a day, 5 days a week. What can I say, it makes me sad :( . But, every day has been a little easier and I am getting back into the swing of things with work. Its a little scary because it seems like I never left! Brady has been doing great though, and couldn't know the difference. He spends his days with Grammy and Grandpa at their house or at home with daddy. I keep up to date on his every move with multiple annoying phone calls throughout the day. Mom also satisfies my Brady fix by emailing me pics, like this one:
and this one:
He is getting so big, isn't he?!?! Where is the time going?

Happy Halloween!