daniel & aubrionna

10 Things I've learned about being a mom 1. Trying to diaper a 6 month old baby is like wrestling a monkey while your hands are covered in butter. 2. The best toys are not toys. Water bottles, plastic cups, boxes, tags. 3. Regardless of the time, babies ALWAYS know when you're looking at them through the monitor. And it never gets less creepy. 4.  5. One minute you're so frustrated and the next minute you miss them because they're napping... so you watch videos of them on your phone. Over and over and over. 6. Hormones man! I've always been a blubber-er (is that a word?) but before I could at least hold it in. 7. We're ALL learning. He's just trying to learn to baby and I'm learning how to mom and trying to remember how to human. 8. Being a mom comes in many forms. Some moms have many babies, some moms have no babies and some moms have angel babies. Adam called Eve a mother before they even had kids because he saw her potential. ( ...

Growth Clothing: 3 month & 3-6 Diaper size: 2 Rolled from front to back Wears a DOCband Likes Standing Looking in the mirror New toys Being independent (kinda) Rolling Dislikes Sitting or laying Tummy time (hence the rolling) Being in the car too long General Brooks is adjusting to his band very well for the most part. He has been pretty fussy and clingy the last few days but I don't think that's caused by the band. He must be teething, growing or something! He doesn't even seem to notice the band.  I've been out and about with him quite a bit and I haven't noticed any rude looks or stares. Then again I'm not looking to see if people are staring at my baby because frankly I don't care! I've had a couple nice people ask me what it was for which was super polite. He's staring to have a little bit of anxiety for 'strangers' Dan's mom Sylvia was visiting and Brooks started whimpering when sh...