Happy 1st Birthday Brock!!!

We officially have a one year old! We celebrated Brock's 1st Birthday this weekend and I think he may have had the best 1ST Birthday weekend EVER! We had a really busy weekend filled with tons of fun. Are you ready for picture overload? We went to lunch with Daddy on Friday (His real Birthday) and then we went to the aquarium. Brock loves to watch the fishies.

Jelly Fish

Sing Rays!

Eel. Gross!

Turtles

Lots and lots of sharks!

Jelly Fish

We like to call this the Campbell fish.... Check out that huge forehead!

Saturday we had his party and it went off without a hitch. The weather was nice so we grilled hamburgers and hot dogs and played with our new friends. The ball pit and tunnel that Gigi got Brock for his big day were a huge hit! I made a photo booth and got some really cute pictures. The adults had more fun with it than the kids but I'll blame that on Tami's sangria! I really thought Brock wouldn't be into the cake because of of the epic failure that our Birthday photo shoot was but he LOVED it! We cleaned cake out of his hair and ears for the next 2 days!

I made a photo banner with a picture from each month of Brock's 1st year

The Birthday Banner I made

Play Time!

Baby Cruz

Cruz & Jilly

Parker

James, the funniest 5 1/2 year old you will ever meet, having fun in the photo booth.

Grandbuddy & Brock

Kyla

Brock & Mommy

Grandbuddy, Nona, Aunt McKenzie & Aunt Morgan

This is why we love Daddy

Dad & Aunt Kenzie

Mommy & Daddy

Glama & Brock

Brock's Great Grandma

That's parenting for the books people!

Let him eat cake!!!

Sunday the Dallas Stars were in town. Grandbuddy and Nona got Brock tickets to his 1st professional sporting event for his Birthday. He loved it! He clapped when everyone else clapped so clearly he was cheering for the wrong team but it was too cute! He did great through the whole game and we all had a lot of fun even though our Stars lost.

Sorry some of these are backwards. I don't have time to fix it so use your imagination!!!

2 Years

Aaron and I tied the knot 2 years ago! It has been a crazy 2 years for sure. It seems like such a short amount of time but in those 2 short years we have bought 2 houses, had 2 kids, & moved to 2 states. Nona & Grand Buddy watched Brock for us Saturday night. It was my 1st time away from Brock over night but it went really well. Aaron and I bought a beautiful townhouse Saturday and we should close by the end of April. Here are some pictures of it! We are super excited. I think it will be perfect for us. When we finish the basement it will have 4 bed and 4 bath with a family room and hopefully a wine cellar!!! The past 2 years have been the best 2 years of my life. My love for Aaron and our family continues to grow each day. I could not be any more blessed. I love my Husband. I love my boys. I love my life. I'm one lucky girl!

A trip down memory lane...

Wedding Day

Pregnant with baby boy #1

Waiting for Brock and the house

House # 1

Brock Christian Campbell arrived at 11:47 PM on 4.8.2010

The Campbell's, A family of 3...

... Almost 4!!!

Happy Anniversary Aaron!

Happy St. Patty's Day!!!

11 Months

Only one more month till I have a one year old! This has been the fastest year of my entire life. Where has the time gone?

What Brock has been up to this month:

• Has 3 teeth. He is cutting the top 2 now but only 1 has broken through
• Cruises all over the place and walks between furniture but hasn't taken freestanding steps yet
• Broke 19 pounds. Woot Woot!
• Shakes his head no and looks to make sure we are watching before he does something he knows he shouldn't be doing.
• Loves looking at fish, bubbles, clapping, being up side down, laughing, "talking", Lego's, feeding himself, his Daddy.

Minnesota Zoo

Last week we took a trip to the zoo. They had a nice indoor area with lots of monkeys, pigs, and reptiles. The has a couple of fish tanks that I guess you could call an aquarium but Brock loved it none the less. We will definitely be going back when it warms up and we can see all of the big animal outside. By the way... What do they do with the animals during the winter?

Brock loves the fish. We have to go to the aquarium soon.

Pajama Party

Brock and I decided to stay in today and hang in our Pj's. It's been an awesome day. He has eaten 2 good meals, finished all of his milk (still out of his cup... woot woot!) and is taking his 2nd nap. I don't want to jinx myself, but I think I have my happy, silly, playful baby back!

What is that stuff Mom?

So pasty!

Check out that bed head!

I love my lazy boy!

Adjusting

The last of our boxes arrived yesterday and we are settling into our corporate apartment. We came here with 4 boxes and 4 suitcases. I feel so lost without all of our stuff. We definitely have to do some shopping for winter clothes. It's FREEZING!!!! The past few days have been pretty rough but each day is getting better. We are all trying to adjust to a new place, apartment life (our poor neighbors) and stay at home mommy-hood! It never crossed my mind that Brock would have a hard time adjusting to a new place. He is such a laid back kid I figured he would just go with it. He hasn't been eating or sleeping well which makes for a cranky baby and an exhausted momma! Last night he only woke up once and went right back down after I gave him his paci back so I'm hoping this wont last much longer.
Other than our challenges with eating and sleeping we have been able to get out and do some exploring. We went to Lego Land at Mall of America and Brock absolutely loved it. There were a lot of kids his age there that he could bang the blocks on the tables with. They also have an aquarium that I think we are going to visit next week. Yesterday we had baby story time at the library. We had a lot of fun reading, singing, dancing and playing with toys.
We are going to continue our search for a home on Saturday and our house in Florida closes next week. I can't wait to find a place of our own, with our own furniture. I feel like I'm living in someone elses place. It's weird.
We met Brock's pediatrician yesterday and are really pleased. The office is brand new and super clean. His doctor was very nice and he loved the fish tank in the lobby. :) The best part is- His ear infection cleared, so we can hold off on seeing the ENT Specialist for tubes!!!! Fingers crossed that we can make it through this winter with no more ear infections and no surgeries!!!
Nona and Grand Buddy (my in-laws) are babysitting for us Friday so Aaron and I can go see Hall Pass. I'm SO excited for a free babysitter and a date night!!!

Birthday Picture FAIL!

Our friend Abby takes FANTASTIC pictures but this was just an epic fail on Brock's part. Way to go buddy! Even with a massive melt down Abby was able to get some cute photos of Brock. Maybe we can take this as a practice round and we can try again closer to his actual Birthday. Who knows.... He just may be the only kid out there who hates balloons and cake?!

10 Months

This is Brock's last month as a Floridian. He will turn 11 months in Minnesota and celebrate his 1st Birthday up north! He has grown so much over the past few months and is looking less like a baby and more like a little boy every day. He is growing up WAY too fast! Here is what Brock has been up to this month...

• Walks using a push toy
• Drinks from a sippy cup (this is a new development and may be a fluke but we are on day 2 of no bottles!!!)
• Wears size 12 month clothes
• Wears size 4 shoes
• Has learned to throw things. Even things that aren't supposed to be thrown
• That big personality of his is starting to get him in trouble. Hopefully it's a phase due to all of the change going on in our life right now but Brock is pulling hair and screaming when he does not get his way. How do you disipline a 10 month old?
• Off purees and eating only table food (3 meals & a snack per day)
• Loves to play outside. Especially soccer with Daddy!
• Loves bath time. I can't wait to take him to the lake this summer. The beach was too much for him last year but he is old enough to enjoy the water now... So excited!!!
• Has had 4 ear infections. Poor kid :(
• Can clap
• Can wave bye bye
• When you say "How big is Brock"? he will put his hands over his head and laugh when you say "Sooooo big"!

I'm so excited for what the next few months will bring. I will soon have a one year old on my hands! Eeeeek!!

Double Digits

OMG! Only 96 days till my due date. Thanks for the reality check bump.com! All I really have to say is OMG! I'm not ready for 2 yet!!!