4 Weeks of Brody

Wow! Our baby is 4 weeks old. It is so crazy. It seems like I was just in the hospital, and yet at the same time, I feel like he has been around always. So many things have gone on in our lives in the last 4 weeks. We are really getting to know this little guy and his personality.

First of all, Brody loves the car! I don't think he has had much of a choice though. He gets packed up and put in the car seat at least once a day. I am going a little stir crazy by the time Trevor gets home from work, so we load up and go get a soda for Trevor (sometimes me too) and go for a drive. I think Brody is starting to like the car seat more than his own bed.

Another exciting event was Brody rolling over! That's right...last week this little beast rolled over. I don't know if it was a freak accident or what, but he did it twice and was going for roll number three when I stopped him. He hasn't done it since, so it may have just been a chance thing.

Brody might be getting a head start on the rolling over business, but when it came to his umbilical cord, he's been a slow poke. Everyday we have been carefully swabbing it with a q-tip and alcohol, but to no avail! That dang cord has been clinging for dear life. I was really starting to worry. A book I read said that it could take up to four weeks for it to come off, but I had never heard of it taking so long. Well, Brody likes to cut it close...wouldn't you know that it fell off this very morning? The day he turns 4 weeks old...

Because of the cord, Brody has yet to receive a real bath. We sponge bathe him and he HATES it. He gets super mad and cries through pretty much the whole thing. Maybe tonight if I give him a real bath he'll like it. We'll keep our fingers crossed.

Brody has favorite things for sure. One is food...he can be crying his head off but as soon as Trevor hands him to me and I'm ready for him he makes this noise like, "oh yes....finally.." and he seems so relieved. Then once he starts eating he is no quiet kid. He lets us know it's good. Second thing he likes is mom and dad. But I think that's a given. And the newest development is tummy time. He LOVES to be on his belly. If he's awake and on his back he pumps his legs and arms and goes crazy. On his belly he is so mellow and takes in everything around him. He even loves falling asleep that way (too bad he can't stay sleeping on his stomach...it would be so much easier!).

I think that sometimes I'm gonna pull my hair out, but overall I'm getting more accustomed to my new job of being a mom, and I really think it gets more and more fun. I love all the progress Brody makes everyday.