Brewer's World at 18 Months

Brew will be 18 months in a couple days so I figured it's time for an update.  He'll be trying out nursery on Sunday which I'm pretty stoked/nervous for haha. Mainly nervous because I worry about the other kids lol Brew is a rough one and loves to be up in everyone's grill and is not afraid of anything ha so we'll see how it goes.

He is sure he's invisible when he hides. He will sit like this forever and not make a peep.  Every once in awhile he'll say "shhh" but that's it ha.

Sunday morning cozy in the diap.

He loves to "work" I'm the yard with us.  If we pull something, he does too, and he normally chooses to pick a flower instead of a weed. Go figure.  He has his tools and whatever me or Dal does he is right on our heels trying to work too. It's my favorite cause he is very serious about is working.

One morning he pulled his chair out of his toy room, but it on the couch and say there to watch his morning shows like "gedge" (curious George).  He thought he was so cool.

Driving his Four wheeler.  You will rarely see this boy without a car, tractor (tra-tuh), dump truck (duh truck) or train in his hand.  Every table, ledge or flat surface in my house has a car on it because that's where he likes to drive.  He stands by this window and yells about all the vehicles he sees.  He's very particular is its a truck or a dump truck, and it's always right ha.  Whenever we drive anywhere he points out every vehicle on the road. He also loves airplanes (ay-pane) and stops dead in his tracks when he hears one and has to go watch it fly over the house.

Excuse my awesome face, but I was making sure he didn't fall ha he can hang up there for forever ha it's pretty crazy and he obviously thinks it's hilarious.

Easter fun. He played the whole day and next year I will know to bring a swim suit ha.  We practiced hunting for Easter eggs all week and man it was a waste, cause this is all he wanted to do.

Putting rocks in his car. This happens every morning without fail.

His pose before church.  Don't let this fool you, he's a nightmare at church. He cannot sit still for 2 seconds, and if he sees another kid (2 year old, newborn baby, whoever) that has a pacifier he will beeline it across the chapel and rip that thing right out of their mouth ha so naughty.  We are the ward circus.

His face here kills me, he was not pleased about hat snowsuit.

Toy Story was on tv one night and he laid and watched most of it.  Loves his shows!

Brew and Crew.  Best buds and are exactly alike.  They play pretty much every day and have so much fun.  Plus they love to deck each other and steal each other's toys.

Loves to help vacuum. If there's not a cat in his hand there's a sippy. Usually both.

He loves to dump out all the laundry and put this on his head. Ticks me off but he thinks it's hilarious.

Thinks he's cool

Our daily brunch snack on the front porch. One of my favorite parts of the day for sure.

We busted out the pool finally and we were out there for over 4 hours straight.  He was obsessed.  I looove this nice weather, makes life so much easier!

He has started talking so much more and is really figuring life out.  He can point out and say the letters, A,B,H,M,O,M and X. 

He thinks if he brings me his shoes he gets to go outside, and it usually works ha.

He is still a climber and loves to climb and hang on everything.  

We still go to the park everyday and he thinks he owns the place.

He talks about Mimi and Monie constantly and Chey-na-na and poppa sometimes too. He will not say Sagy or Ginny and Grandpa but he will say Aiker, baby for Wake, and Austri. 

He likes to feed himself and I find forks all over my house from him just ditchin them wherever.  I found one in my makeup thing the other day ha.

He loves to say no no or naugh naugh for naughty when he's doing something he isn't supposed to do. It never stops him though. 

He is very used to getting out in time out multiple times every day, and it usually doesn't phase him too much, he just finds something in his room to play with. When he knows he's in big trouble though, he'll come out and hug me and all is forgiven haha.

I am exhausted every single day because he doesn't stop at all during the day but this has by far been my favorite stage. He's my best little bud!

Clearwater Beach, FL

Me and Dal just got back from our first trip without Brew, and let me tell you, it was SO nice to sleep in, eat without fighting him to stay in his chair, and not be putting him in a car seat constantly, but man I missed that boy.  I don't know how parents leave their kids very often, cause all we did was say, "Brew would love this" to everything we saw haha. But it really was so nice to go without him and get to relax a little.

So we had flights we needed to use and we did a little research and decided to go to Clearwater Beach outside of Tampa.  Everything I read raved about it and it did not disappoint! We will for sure go back. It was the funnest trip either of us had been on, alone or together.  The water was warm, clear, and the beaches were the whitest, best sand I had ever seen.  A bunch of the locals said it was a pretty unknown vacation spot, which is crazy cause it was seriously so cool.  I kinda expected it to be like California or Mexico but honestly,  SO much better.

We took a red eye flight there and couldn't check into our hotel until 11 so we went straight to the beach and this is what we pulled up to at 6 am. Perfect weather and like no one there.  We were exhausted and ended up sleeping on the beach chairs and it was awesome ha. 

Dal was in the water within minutes of getting there.

This is Pier 60.  Looking off the edge of this there were TONS of sting rays. Like seriously everywhere.  Apparently it's breeding season there since the water is so warm they just come and hang out in the shallows. They tell you to do the "stingray shuffle" to scare them away.  Totally works.

I think this was from St Pete Beach one evening.  This beach was less crowded and more chillaxed.  

Cutest little hotel on the water on the bay side. Totally want to stay there next time.

Selfie it up.  My hair looked like this the entire trip because it was so humid.  A black lady informed me that "this ain't nothin girl" haha.

He wasn't too pumped on the picture taking.

One of my favorite beaches.  We spent most of our days at this beach people watching ha.  It's amazing how confident everyone is, you can be pushing 300 pounds and still be wearing your thong bikini here ha I saw wayyyyy too much of some people lol.

Waiting for our boat to Caladesi Island.  Hands down our favorite place.  We made sure to take the first boat out there (it's an uninhabited private island) and we were the first people on the beach.  Literally alone on miles of white sandy beaches.

First thing I saw when I got off the boat, and Dal talked me out of bringing it home:(

This pic does not do these shells justice.  They are pretty dang big and they were everywhere! We spent hours looking for shells, so fun.  I knew Brew wouldn't give a crap about one so I made sure to get some for Bryir.  

That shows a little better how big they were.

Literally alone on this island, so cool.

Gulf of Mexico 

Red Sox vs Rays at Tropicana Field

Dal has been obsessed with the Red Sox his whole life and has never seen them play.  He was seriously in heaven.  It was a way fun game and I have even been pretty into the Red Sox the last couple years so we had fun, definitely the highlight of his trip. 

This was the flight home.  The little strips of island was where we were.

For picking a random place that no one we knew had ever been to, I was so impressed by it.  There was so much we didn't get to do so we will go back again.  Thanks to Russ and Liz for watching Brew boy for us!

Playing Catch-up

I'm the worst, I haven't blogged since Brew turned one and now hes almost 16 months old, so it's about time I wrote down a few things he's up to now days.

He is the craziest, and by that I mean that he does not want to sit still for 2 seconds.  At church other kids sit and play with toys or color, and Brew runs absolutely everywhere and keeps everyone in the ward entertained.  

He is all about hauling every toy out of the toy room and throwing it downstairs. He seriously thinks it's the funnest game.  The bigger the toy, the louder noises it makes falling down the stairs, and the cooler he thinks it is.

He started walking really well around 14 months and it has made his whole life.  He is sooo much happier. His "run" is more like a fast walk, but he loves when you tell him to hurry or hustle.

He brings me things all day long, and won't put it down unless I thank him for whatever be brought me.  His favorites are books, cars, my rugs or anything from the kitchen or bathroom.

He's still the biggest climber.  He still climbs his crib daily, plus I found him on my dining room table and straddling his baby gate downstairs. 

He's starting to talk more and more, but still doesn't really care to at the same time.  He says, mom, dad, Aysia, Cheyna (chey-na-na), moo, outside (ahhTide), and again (ani). He jabbers all day long but I can't understand most of it.

He's the naughtiest boy, but so sweet too.  He blantantly ignores me telling him no,mouth then will come and give me the biggest kiss ever. 

He loves to swim, swing, slide, "play basketball" with dal, read books, and play cars.

He is an ok sleeper, nights are good, from 7-7 usually, with one 1-2 hour is all. 

He wears mostly 24 month clothes and is still pretty big.  

He loves to play with his friends here and him and Crew are starting to chase each other and really play, it's so cute.

He wants me to see whatever he's doing all day by taking me around the house or bringing me things. I can't even go to the bathroom alone or shower, so I don't get too much done during he day. He has to see whatever is in the kitchen aid or microwave if they're going.  He also super loves the broom and vacuum.

He is a good eater if I feed him, but if I make him feed himself he chucks the plate and drink on the ground after about 2 bites and climbs out of the high chair.  The other day I walked in on him standing on his high chair tray balancing, but about to fall. I came in right in time.

Peek a boo is still his favorite thing. He will hide so quiet and so still until I find him.  We get into some pretty serious hide and seek games.

He does "somersaults", kicks his legs, jumps, claps,and waves if you ask him to (usually).

Loves to shake his head no at me all day long.  He also recently started "blinking" when I tell him to and it's hilarious.

One year pics

He was so proud of himself here.  He would bring the bumbo wherever the table toy was so that he could sit in it and be lazy while he played.

Just enjoying a little whip cream one day.  Mom of the year, right here.

Every time he goes to the grocery store they give him a sucker, which he loves.

Best purchase ever.  This slide gets used so much.

He loves his shows, and the tonka truck my parents got him.

This is how we grocery shop now.  I'm not allowed to help push the cart.

One day he decided this is his favorite blanket, expand ever since he takes it everywhere.

If you tell him to swim, he get son his belly and kicks his little legs.

If I ever can't find him, chances are his door is shut to his room and he's chillin in his chair.

He was so proud of himself for bringing his chair from his room and used it to watch tv on.

Loves his tools

Loves to help sweep.

This age is so fun and Brew is learning so much and being so funny every day.  Right this minute he's walking around with his blanket over his face laughing his head off. Crazy boy!

Month 12

I feel like Brew is a toddler all of a sudden.  A big, non walking, toddler haha. Everyone says they're so sad when their babies grow up, but I love it. I love that he's learning new things and really figuring things out for himself. He's actually a lot more cuddly now than he was when he was younger. He basically wants to sit on my lap wherever I am, all day long.nimlove it, until it's 3 and nothing has gotten done ha.

This month he:

Is 22 lbs and 10 oz (70%) and 31 inches tall (97%)

Seriously wants to sit on my lap for half of the day.  Yesterday I fed him breakfast, and I know he was full, but when I sat down to eat my own, he weaseled his way onto my lap and ate most of my cereal ha it's all day every day.  If he watches a show he has to have me right there watching too.

Loves having a blanket or towel wrapped around him.  He's been that way for awhile but he's getting to where he thinks it's the coolest thing. He now gets out of the bath with a little help, and sits there and reaches for the towel and gets so pumped when he sees me get it down.  In the mornings we wrap up in a blanket while he drinks his milk and he just loves it.

Likes pretty much every food, and is getting so much better at feeding himself. His favorite foods are yogurt, fruit, and anything with cheese.

Not walking yet, but is very good and pulling himself up and leaning on anything he can find. He makes his way around any room by holding onto the furniture or the wall. He can stand balanced by himself,mouth is scared to do it very often. In the pool he dares do it way more than at home.

He is the official garage door opener and closer. Dallan closed the door once and Brew thought his life was over. 

Loves to drink from a real cup, but still no straw. 

Says "mama" and "dad" and sometimes I think I hear other words but other times not so much.

Loves to get kisses or give kisses.

Can clap, and do "high in the sky" ( hands over his head), and knock on the door.

Loves to play with a ball or cars.

Size 18-24 month clothes, depending on the brand.

Size 4 diapers.

Can shake his head no and does so too often ha.

Still loves the swing and the slide, and can push himself down to the slide now.

Giving himself kisses

Such a cheeser when he wants to be

Like I said, a cheeser

His new way of going to the store

With Grams

With papa after the football game

At the pumpkin patch which he thought was the coolest thing.  He clapped through the whole hayride.

Bry and Brew's favorite place

sim a for Halloween

His ride from Ginny.  He loves to climb on and this is how he watches his shows.

Loves the selfies

I love this look he has

So pumped on the swings

Loves the cars

In other news, we are closing on our house next week and will move in soon after that,  and we are so dang excited.  I'm so ready for Brew to have a yard to play in and just more room in general. Mica of hat to come!