Brody's First Haircut

Brody was born with a full head of hair. Most of it fell out save for a chunk of it in the very front. A few times, I actually took some baby scissors to Brody's mane and tried to clean things up a bit. Well, we were finally at the point where I really couldn't do that anymore. Honestly, do you really think a 9 month old is going to let you anywhere near him with a pair of adult scissors? I think not!

So, this morning I decided that it was time for Brody's first haircut. We found a place that specialized in cuts for kids, but what I neglected to do was research prices. Who knew that it would cost $17 for a baby's first haircut! Yikes! I even researched the infomercial product "Flowbee" - you know, the thing that you connect to your vacuum that has attachments and you actually cut your hair that way? Um...well after I saw what the product actually looked like and saw how much they were going for on E-bay (can you believe that people were going to pay $100 for one of those things!), I thought I would suck it up (no pun intended) and go to a kid's salon just to watch someone else cut off my little guys lovely locks.

The before picture is above. Here are some of the "during" shots:


Brody in his "ride"


Hmm..Not too sure about this


Okay, that tickles!


Is she going to cut off my ear?


Okay, ready to go!


All done! Don't I look handsome?

And He's Off!!!

That's right...BRODY IS WALKING!!! Yes, he's 9 months old, and yes it seems early, but this little guy does not want to stay still!!! He had been cruising around the furniture for quite awhile, and then finally started letting go to take a few steps toward the end of October. Then, about a week and a half ago, he finally started getting the hang of it, and now he's off! He can get go almost the entire length of our living room before he ends up on his bottom, but then he gets right back up....again and again...over and over. He's kind of like the Energizer Bunny. Very determined. We're so proud of our little guy.

Road Trip to Rocklin!

This past weekend, Brody and I joined our friends Shona & Taylor, and Vanessa & Luana on a road trip to Rocklin, CA! Brody's friend Callie turned one last week, so we thought we'd pack up the car, pack up the kids and head out on a Mommy & Me day trip. Callie's mom, Julie, lived in San Jose and attended our Mom's Group until this past summer when she and her family moved to Rocklin. We miss her lots, but we are happy that there are only a couple of hours separating us by car. I think that there will definitely be more road trips in the future...especially now that Julie is expecting baby #2!

Happy Birthday Callie Jane!


Party Animals: Luana, Taylor & Brody

Trick or Treat!

A belated Happy Halloween from our Little Stinker! Brody dressed up as a skunk for his very first Halloween. He seemed amused by the costume, and I was even more amused that he managed to keep the headpiece/hat part of it on for the majority of our time at a local Halloween Parade for toddlers! I joined my friend Stephanie and her little bunny rabbit, Hattie, for a stroll down Lincoln Avenue in Willow Glen so the little ones could experience their first Halloween and see other kids in costumes. Brody definitely enjoyed seeing lots of other kids (he just can't stop STARING at everyone!), and he especially liked picking candy out of candy buckets at the shops along the street. We kept telling all of the shop owners that the candy was for daddy's emergency candy fund!

Here are some of our fun Halloween moments:

Yummy...I wonder if I can eat the whole thing!

Maybe I shouldn't be playing with mommy's ghost necklace.

Miss Hattie as the cutest bunny ever!

Our Little Stinker!