9 Months Old ( July 4th, 2012)

We survived the nasty 8th month and we are on to bigger and better things now!  Like Hand, Foot, and Mouth disease, woohoo!  My baby has never cried soooo much because he didn't feel good.  It is such a sickening feeling to have a baby sick and there is absolutely nothing that you can do for them.  We went for rides, rocked in the glider, went outside, took tylenol, listened to pandora...........NOTHING worked.  My husband was at his wits end and I was too, but I was blessed with more patience than him.  He cried for an hour straight and we were all in pure misery.  He slobbered more than ever, ran a fever, and had a few spots on his body.  I hope we never experience that one again.

On a happier note here were some milestones from the month:

• His bottom 4th tooth starting breaking through
• He kind of began to cruise along the furniture, but not very well
• He LOVES to eat everything in site, this child is not picky
• Mommy had to supplement with a little bit of formula every once in a while because the supply started to run low.  I tried herbal supplements and they worked pretty well, but we still did a bottle of formula every now and then.
• Jett began drinking half breast milk and half vitamin D organic milk every once in a while towards the end of the month

8 Months Old (June 4th, 2012)

The 8th month of Jett's life has seemed to be the most challenging thus far.  Although, maybe it was because I was still getting used to being a stay at home momma for the summer.  He was teething like crazy and in need of some serious attention at all times during the day.  He never wanted to nap and I was in the peak of creating my website and getting my photography business rolling.  So...we had a lot of craziness going on in the Brewer house.  We did finally figure out that yogurt bothers his tummy, thus some of the fussiness was due to that lovely substance. Some other milestones and biggies included:  Clapping, and biting momma during breastfeeding.  I quit breastfeeding and I started strictly pumping. 

We had two photo shoots for this month because like I said, it was a challenging age.  When we did the second shoot at my parent's house he decided to stand up and take a dive for the wood floors.  My heart raced and my camera went flying, but he survived and the photo shoot ended abruptly!  Therefore, we don't have many great ones from the 8th month.  Such a shame because 8 is my favorite number. 

7 months (May 4th, 2012)

7  Months and he can finally sit up!!  During the 7th month we have hit some fun milestones.....He crawls up to me and pulls up, my husband had to finally lower the crib, he loves to wave his hand in front of his face, he tried puffs for the first time and he seriously loves them, and he can kind of hold his bottle on his own.  He is growing like a weed and we are about to order the next level car seat.  Below are some fun pictures of his adventures learning to sit up on his own!

6 Months (April 4th, 2012)

6 month update from April!!  Jett is on the verge of sitting up but he isn't a big fan of his Bumbo.  On April 30th he began to scoot along, he isn't quite crawling yet.  Here are a few pictures of the 6 months session.

5 Month Update (March 4th, 2012)

Jett got his first two teeth 2 days before he turned 4 months old.  He ate cereal for the first time on February 10th...not much longer after his 4 month bday.  He also began sitting up and sitting in a high chair at this age.  Right after he turned 5 months old we put him in the crib for the first time.  We have the Angle Care monitor system and it eased my fears.  Shawn and I were both so exhausted and I asked him to take care of him...sure enough he picked him up and said he could cry in the nursery (Shawn is REALLY cranky when he doesn't get his sleep).  I thought it was the worst thing he could have done, but Jett acutally did really well and we slept much better without him being at the foot of the bed in his cradle.  It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be!  Here are some pictures from 5 months old!

 

Jett is already over 7 months old and I haven't even posted his 4 month pictures yet! Yikes, I guess that is what happens when you are a momma, a wife, trying to start a side business and have a full time job! Whew, life is crazy these days and I am exhausted with bags under my eyes quite often, but I love my life. Jett is growing like crazy and we are loving every minute of it (well maybe not so much when the top row of teeth came in last week). I only have two weeks of school left and then I get to spend the whole summer with my love bug and hopefully by then I can blog more.....but don't hold your breath. :) For now, here are some 4 month pictures.

Happy Valentine's Day

A few sweet pics of our angel for you!

4 month pics are up next!  Jett has been very busy this month....he got his bottom two front teeth in the last two weeks and he can now roll over.  He barely turned 4 months on the 4th, we like to think that he is super advanced for his age :)  Yesterday was his first day to try rice cereal and he seemed very happy to try something new.