Brothers Forever

Things are really starting to get fun at our house and will only get more exciting as Baby J becomes more and more mobile. Baby J is becoming very interactive and vocal and mom says he will soon be crawling. He LOVES me and constantly has to be aware of where I am and watch what I am doing. If only J's head could swivel around 360 degrees then he would never have to let me out of his sight. If I am in the room and Mom is feeding J then I HAVE to be in his line of sight. Otherwise he is constantly trying to move or twist around so he can see me clearly.

The best thing of all is that I love him right back. Mom says that I am a super brother and my caring and concern about J is evident in 99% of my actions. I help mom feed him his bottle (if I am in the mood), console him when he is crying and I like to share my blankets and cuddle with him. The other 1% includes those moments when I get too excited and send some object flying through the air or run around too quickly and almost flatten J's head! Ha! Ha!

Our newest thing is that we both sit with mom and dad to listen to a Curious George story before bed. Then I like to give my little brother a hug and kiss before bed. We both think this is so funny. Mom stands him up to give a big bear hug and then she lays him in his bed and moves him close to the side of the crib. I then give him a big kiss through the side of the crib and we both are then off to bed.

Mom says "Brothers Forever"...she learned this from Nanny 911 so she must be right. But then, mom is always right, RIGHT?????

Baby J update - 6 months

Baby J continues to be a very happy and mellow and absolutely adorable little guy. At his 6 month visit to the doctor he weighed in at 17.05 pounds (50% percentile) and was 27 1/2 inches long (80% percentile). Mom says that based on the amount of food he eats he should be in the 1,000th percentile for both!! He is now eating solids and is enjoying pears, applesauce, bananas, sweet potatoes and carrots, oatmeal and rice cereal. Mind you, this food is IN ADDITION to the 32+ ounces of formula the little guy eats everyday. If I am not mistaken, this is a half gallon of formula per day. Wow!

Mommy tried to give J some peas, but let's just spare you the nasty details and say that he didn't really like them very much. Okay, well I will tell you, since you want me to.....I heard mommy tell daddy that when she tried to feed the peas to J it was like a scene from the movie "The Exorcist" but with formula and peas! Fortunately for me, mommy was the one who was vomited upon and I just got to watch!!:) I actually thought it was really horrifying but also COOL to watch. I had never seen anything like that before and yelled at the top of my lungs "Mommy, Joshie threw up!!". Mom just said "Thanks for letting me know that".

J is constantly reaching and grabbing for things and can roll over easily. He can almost sit by himself and stands with support. I love to roll on the floor with him and play with him. Mom and dad feel that he will be a very early walker like me. Lucky for me, bad for mom and dad.

He is also currently teething and will soon have his two bottom teeth. Mommy says she can see little white marks on his gums.

I LOVE my little baby and I can't wait until he can run around with me and play.

Hello Darling...Its been a long time!

What a crazy month the Fletchers have had! I have so much to tell you, but I will start with our visit to my mom's side of the family in Atlanta (yes, all four of us and yes on a plane) for an entire week . I think I got to see every single relative and friend of my mother's - let's just say our social calendar for the week was pretty full. In addition to seeing all of these crazy, nutty and loud people (I fit right in, of course), we also found time to take in the sights and visited the Georgia Aquarium and several different parks during our visit.

The week started with packing up and heading to the SFO airport. Mom said it was sort of like Noah's ark as we had two kids, two adults, two suitcases, two diaper bags, two strollers, two carseats and the list goes on and on. We made it all the way to the airport and off of the Park and fly bus and mom said "Uh, where are the car seats?" Daddy just turned a deep shade of green and said "Huh?" There was no time to go back and retrieve them from the car so we went forward on our mission - mom and dad seemed a bit concerned over my ability to stay in an airline seat without a "5-point harness restraint aka toddler proof restraint" but, big boy that I am, I stayed in my seat most of the whole flight (notice I DIDN'T say that I SAT in my seat - ha, ha) and happily watched my videos and ate my delicious boxed lunch from United Airlines. Baby J - angel baby that he is, just smiled, ate and slept. It was all a grand adventure to me.

Upon arrival in Atlanta, of course, we had to go have a Chick-Fil-A and then it was off to grandma's house. Unfortunately, our Chick Fil A cravings had to wait about an hour as that is how long it took to get the rental car seats into our "wonderful" mini-van.

As I said above, we saw everyone during our visit and it made my mom and me very happy. Grandma Anne and Grandpa Jack, Aunt Julie and Uncle Bob, cousins Christina, Sydney, Wes, Eric, Anne, George and my mom's best friends from high school and college. We also got to meet a few of mom's other friends from some of her previous workplaces. Please forgive me if I forgot anyone, but it was a lot for a little guy like me to remember all those names.

I really loved playing with my 1 year old cousin Sydney. She was just starting to walk and it was lots of fun to toddle around with her. I even shared my toys and goldfish crackers with her. She's "just a baby", you know.

During my visit, Grandpa Jack kept saying to me "Hello Darling" and that has stuck with me. I often say "Hello Darling" to my mother and other people now and it seems to bring a smile to their faces. See some pictures of me and my brother with the family above and I will post soon to tell you about my trip to the Georgia Aquarium, my fascination with spray bottles and my new pet.