Home with mom

We are here! In Corpus! We got here Sunday and Ryan was up and gone again Monday morning back to Zapata! Bridger and I have been busy unpacking and getting things organized. Here Bridger is "helping" me in the kitchen

Since being home this week with Bridger I have realized a couple of things. This little boy craves the social scene! It is definitely true about your kids acting better for other people and while you are away. Bridger knows exactly what we are saying - he is really just that stubborn and refuses to listen or do what I tell him. He hates being locked up in the house ALL day. 

He has been a pure monster for momma this week...within 5 minutes of being up he is usually crying and throwing some kind of tantrum. He ignores everything I tell him and laughs when I try to discipline him. Tantrums are coming in by the hundreds! =)

Aunt Katelynn came and watched him while I ran a couple of errands yesterday. He was 100% angel for her! Thank goodness! But I was confused. The minute I walked in the door - screams. Kids and their mothers.....but he loves having people over.

I took him to the store today and the only time he wasn't screaming was when random people talked to him and showed him all kinds of attention. "you're so cute", "I love your hair", "What are you saying?," "Tell me more" He absolutely soaked it all in and loved it!

We also have been seeing grandma lots since she is just across the street. Bridger is loving that! We have sat outside and hung out in the shade in the evenings and he really enjoys being out of the house. He is too much like daddy, but so much like us both!!

I am enjoying this time home with my sweet baby as I set up house and look for a job. However, I can not wait to get back into a schedule/routine and give Bridger that daily social scene with his "friends" at daycare...I know it will take him a week or so to warm up, but I know he is really missing daycare. I have been super busy cleaning and setting up, I am worn out!!! But we are off again this weekend to Houston to see my cousin Courtney who is flying in from Colorado.....and of course....more moving from Beaumont!

I can't wait to actually be home and have NOTHING to do but relax! =)

Playtime without Daddy

We are really missing daddy! I think between Bridger not feeling 100%, daddy being gone and packing...he is completely out of sorts!! So far we have had 3 solid days of a pretty unhappy baby, with a splash of sunshine every now and then! I know he will be so excited to see his daddy in a few days.

My little boy has learned to climb into his small toy box! He has a harder time getting out, but all of a sudden became a pro with climbing in! My little monkey boy!

He is loving his breathing machine tube....I don't know where this obsession comes from!



My hair brush is also a huge love for Bridger. It was cute until he now hits me with it!

Trying to "read" his book!

Tonight I decided to tackle Bridger's room and get as much packed and put up that I could! I did accomplish a lot but with Bridger it can never be a complete job until he goes down for a nap or bed. This is what I ran into.....suddenly he knows how to climb on his cute chest his grandma bought him.....

I had to run to get my camera, he looked so cute!

Then, he decided to get brave, and this worried me. I had to help him down, then he would do it all over again...we did this several times....this baby boy has no fear. I really don't know how he got so big so quick! ha! He thought it was fun to watch momma help him down over and over again....hence the part of not getting anything done.

Clearly he is proud of himself!

Not much going on....

So I am not sure why the last post "Obsessed" is showing, I wrote that back in March! weird!!


So Ryan is back down in Corpus again working hard. He seems to be really busy and I don't get to talk to him as much! Tomorrow morning he is headed out of town for work already. I think he is enjoying his new job so far. We miss him like crazy!

He left back to CC super early Sunday morning with his load and Bridger and I were really bored! We washed my car, or more like I washed and he played in the bubbles, after that it was extremely hot so we had to go in! My poor baby's face was entirely red from the heat. I was happy to go to work Monday morning! Boredom got the best of me.

Today when I picked Bridger up from daycare he had a terribly runny nose and a cough. They said he didn't really nap nor eat well today. Once we got home I knew what they were talking about. My poor baby does not feel well at all! I started meds I had immediately and gave him a breathing treatment and also steamed the bathroom. He is clingy and whiny and nothing makes him happy. He has been coughing since I put him to bed. I am praying tomorrow he wakes feeling a little bit better!

This is my last week of work and Bridger and I are headed back to CC with Ryan this weekend. We won't have everything moved, but hopefully most of the "important" stuff. I'm sure we will need to use every weekend of this month to get all of our stuff down there. I am getting excited and can't wait to get down there and settled, and find a job! =)

Back to packing and organizing loads! whew!

Obsessed

I am obsessed with taking pictures of my sweet baby boy. I suppose it isn't a bad thing - and I can't help but share. We have so much family afar. I wish I would've taken as many in the beginning of his little life as I do now. I thought I was obsessive back then....but nothing compared to now and especially with the newer better amazing camera.

I used to think, really, one picture of a newborn looks just like every other picture of a newborn....why...because they don't do anything but sleep! BUT for a mother, they are not all the same.I know that. Each picture is different and special in its own way.
This blog is really like my journal, a way to document Bridger's milestones. pictures of him growing. funny quirks. important things going on in our life. silly things. It is for us. And I love how you can have a book made of your blog whenever you want! year by year. certain months. etc. how fun! I wish I would've started the the moment I had Bridger. better yet, the moment I became pregnant. He might not enjoy it as much as I will one day. But I'll have it. just in case. 

11 Months old

3 days old

6 Days old

1 week old

Babys hand is still "healing" poor thing.

2 weeks!



So I guess my newborn pictures are different. wish I took twice as many as I did. He was so little and precious! His tiny head fit in our hands. not anymore. precious.

Packing

I have been packing this past week and I am wore out! It is truly amazing how much crap you can accumulate over time! Definitely a TON more than when we first moved up here 5 1/2 years ago! I have been trashing lots and it feels great!

I have now packed around 17 boxes and am probably not even half way packed! It is tiring and very hard to make some of these things fit into a box or wrap safely so they won't get broken. We are getting there and I can't wait till we are 100% complete!!

Tonight Ryan and I loaded up some big stuff on a trailer and will finish off his truck tomorrow morning before he heads back. Since we got some bigger things out of the way, we have a lot more space. We decided to get out Bridgers pop up tunnel thing that his Memaw got him for his birthday. I didn't put it all together, but the main piece we put up and Bridger was going crazy with excitement!!!

We have never seen him so excited before, he was doing his little "evil" laugh...which is really a crazy laugh held in..under his breath....does that make since? He kept doing it over and over again as I was setting it up....it was the sweetest cutest thing. We put the balls in it and he had a blast and played in it for awhile with his Daddy! I'm sure this will be a good "new" toy for him while we finish out our last couple of weeks here in Beaumont.

Once we get it to Corpus and find a place to set it up for him, I would like to buy enough balls to fill the entire bottom! Make it more fun and playful for him! I can't wait till he starts going thru the tunnels that all connect to each other! Here is what it looks like put together!

He also found his boppy pillow that was stored kind of behind the couch. Since finding it he loves sitting in it or laying on it! He gets up, runs around, and goes back to sit in it again. I can't wait to buy him a little chair to sit in, I think he would really enjoy it.

Tonight was a late night and Bridger didn't get to bed till 9ish. He had a late nap and was such a good boy after waking! We played and he actually ate a good dinner while I cooked dinner for Ryan and I. Usually he doesn't eat too much, but I even had to open a can of green beans for him after his finished his meal. He ate every single piece of food I gave him and 2 sippys full of water! What a good little boy!

Today was a friend of ours baby shower for her sweet little Kendal that is due August 24th. Since we are in the process of moving and need to get finished...and Ryan is working down there and coming home on the weekends to take loads back, I will not be in Corpus until our final move. I had to miss the shower. I remember how amazing it is to have people show up and help you celebrate this new perfect life! I'm sad I missed it, but I can't wait to see her in just a few short weeks!! I love all these sweet little babies!

Doctor Appts

This morning I had my annual scheduled and was luckily enough to have Ryan still here to keep Bridger while I ran to the doctor real quick. Thankfully I was a first appointment and I was in and out in no time.

Then I had to make Bridger an appt has he has had diarrhea for a couple of days now, even colored a shade of green. Daycare called about 4pm Monday and asked me to come get him and he isn't allowed back till he is diarrhea free for 24 hours. Well, this morning he still had this colored diarrhea going on. Got into Dr. Taylor and again, was in and out in no time at all. Bridger weighs 23 lbs! He was a good boy and Dr. Taylor seems to think he just has a sinus infection, maybe viral...we got some meds and advised that we wouldn't be coming back. We updated shot records and gave some hugs. I am actually sad to be leaving my OBGYN office and Bridger's Pediatrician. Both are so wonderful and have always been great! I can only hope that we can find someone as great in Corpus.

After our appts we headed to meet Daddy at the mall and grabbed some lunch. Ryan headed back down to Corpus for his very first day of work tomorrow! Bridger and I stayed for a bit and did some shopping. Ryan actually has to dress up for work, something he has never had to do before. I went shopping to get him some nice Polos and jeans. I even got Bridger a beautiful seafoam green Polo. After 4.5 hours of no nap, Bridger was overly due for a nap!!

We are still looking for houses and Ryan is going to talk to a real estate company tomorrow about a house across the street from my mom. I just hope we can find something this week before he heads back home to Beaumont Friday night.

I am still job searching online and found a few jobs I could apply to. I really wish I could just be down there and walk into these jobs and hand them my resume. Maybe it  makes me feel like I'm accomplishing more. I will stay on it and hopefully I won't be out of work too long in between jobs!

So we will be home again tomorrow and pray Bridger is feeling better and has no more issues with diarrhea. I have started packing a little bit and will jump back into it tomorrow. Only a couple more days till Daddy is home with us again! I hope he has a wonderful first day and I know that he will do fabulous!!!

New Adventure!

Recently Ryan was contacted by his best friend about a job opportunity in Corpus Christi. We were never seeking another job or trying to move anywhere. After Ryan heard about the job, he was very interested! We waited about 2 weeks before we heard anything and weren't counting on getting the job, but we finally got the call last Thursday, he got the job!

Congrats to my hubby on his new job! He will be a superintendent for a pipeline company.  He was suppose to start tomorrow but it got pushed back to Wednesday. For now, until we find a house, he will just commute back and forth. Bridger and I will stay here and Ryan will come home on the weekends. I just gave my 2 week notice today, but I may be longer. Depending on the whole house situation. I can't wait to get down there and find a new job and get settled.

We are excited for this new adventure and being back home with our friends and family, and happy for Bridger to be closer to his Grandma and Memaw! We were both ready for something new, we just didn't know what. This is a great opportunity for us and we are going into it very positive and excited for the new path we will taking.

We will miss things about Beaumont, but I guess we can always come back for visits. I know personally I will miss the "colder" weather, it does get a lot colder here than in Corpus. I will miss all of my lunch hour shopping trips, the wonderful traffic, all of our sweet friends and Pappadeauxs! ha!

It will be weird being back in our "hometown" but ready or not, we are set to go!!! Praying to find a house soon!!

Corpus weekend!

We went to Corpus this past weekend to look for houses. It didn't go as good as we were planning. Houses are much more down there. We were expecting a raise in rent, but not this much. All of the nice houses that are in our budget seem to get rented within a day!! It is crazy! We looked everywhere we could and drove around for 2 days just looking for those little red rental signs. It was overwhelming and I am so happy that Bridger was such a good boy for the 2 days of driving around town.

We met Ryan's cousins at Kikos and had lunch and Bridger was so tired, he was wanting to run and be wild. He was cranky and wouldn't sit still. Luckily my mom came by and got him to take him back to the house for a well needed nap! Thanks mom! We enjoyed our lunch with his cousins.

We also got in some time with our niece's and nephew Saturday night. We stayed home and babysat while the adults went out to have a little fun. We didn't do anything too exciting, baked brownies and ate ice cream for dinner! Isn't that what we are for? They passed out pretty early and were such angels!

The one house we found didn't work out so we are out there house searching again and hoping that we can find something so Bridger and I can meet back up with Daddy and be a family again!!

Bridger still loving feeding himself!

Trying to get some good pictures with my boy!!

Ice cream and movie time!

Mixing Brownies

Bridger loves his cousin Colton!!! He pushed him around the house for a good 10-15 minutes! So sweet!



Bridger

Here was Bridger and his daddy the day Ryan got back from his fishing tournament. Bridger was so excited to see his daddy!! What a sweet time.

Bridgers sweet faces!!!

Poco Bueno 2011

The Annual Poco Bueno fishing tournament rolled around again and Ryan left for 5 days! He left slightly earlier this year as he needed to run down to Corpus to take care of some things, and then turn and head to Port O'Connor for the tourney.

This year the Brocks have a new boat! It is so beautiful and perfect! They traded in the good ole' Fountain and in turn got a larger Venture. The previous weekend they fished the Deep Sea Roundup in Port Aransas and did excellent,they took 1st place in Sailfish division. There were high hopes for Poco this year!

Unfortunately they had some slight issues. A couple of the boys ran the boat up to POC and noticed a knocking in the motor. Ryan headed up to POC immediately to meet them and take a look at what was going on. Good thing my hubby is such a great marine mechanic! They were fortunate enough to get another lower unit sent up and Ryan spent most of Thursday putting the new unit on and fixing everything up for them to be able to leave Thursday night.

Saturday night, 7:30ish I finally got a call from the hubs! I knew they didn't do too hot because he called so late, had they had a fish.....they would've been in much earlier! Its OK, they did what they could and had a great time out there together. Only 1 boat weighed in a blue marlin at the last minute. I guess it wasn't a good year for many.

I'm sure they had a great time and made many more amazing memories, even with the motor issues.

Poco Bueno 2011 - 1 Sailfish

The new Marlin Majic

Here is the Marlin Majic crew last year at Poco Bueno (2010). This fish would've won, but with all the controversy going on, they left without a win. Nice fish.

Leading the board....for awhile at least