Teeth!

In the last couple of weeks, Micah has cut two teeth. The first one came in about two weeks ago, while I was staying with my aunt (the dental hygenist--how appropriate). Micah had been chewing on everything and drooling everywhere, and then the bottom right tooth came through. He wasn't fussy or feverish or anything.

Then last night he started running a fever, but he had no symptoms of an illness. Today he was fairly fussy, and ran a fever all day. We spent about an hour at Taco Bell tonight with the youth group, and one of the girls who loves to play with Micah was letting him chew on her finger (don't worry, it was freshly washed!). He just chewed on it forever, and when we were on our way home, I noticed that the bottom right tooth came through! I guess Kira's finger did some magic. I'm hoping that was why his temperature was high, but I guess we'll have to wait and see.

I was going to attach a picture of his brand-new pearly whites, but it's pretty near impossible to get a picture of a 6-month-old's teeth...his tongue was always in the way....

First Cereal!

Well, Micah has been extremely interested in food lately. If I'm holding him and eating a cookie, his eyes will look at the cookie in my hand, follow it to my mouth, and then follow my hand back down to where it's resting. He's constantly trying to grab at whatever food we're eating, and a couple of weeks ago he even succeeded in tearing off a piece of a mandarin orange and swallowing it. Pair that interest with the fact that he's been waking up to eat at least once a night (after sleeping all night for over a month), and we figured it's time to start some solids. He did a great job of swallowing the cereal. None of it came out his mouth until he was just full. Now he's tired and ready for bed, so I've gotta go...

February Pictures Posted

Here's a link to a facebook album with more pictures from February:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=62799&id=506485788&l=a38b0

Long Time No Post...

Well, it's been weeks since I posted anything, so I'll just spout out some random things we Browns have been doing lately.

This first picture is just a stylin' outfit that Micah wore to church. My parents came down to see "us" (but really they only care about seeing Micah) for a couple of hours after church that day.

Also this month, Micah made a couple of new friends. This is Alayna Dunlap. Her mom and I were teachers together. Another teacher friend of mine had a baby this month, and although Micah and I went to visit them, I forgot to take a picture (of course). These are the first people Micah has ever met that are younger than him!

Josh's parents and sister had the privilege of going on a Bible lands tour of Israel at the end of January/beginning of February. They had a great time, and they brought us back some loot. Here's Micah wearing the yamaka (sp?) they brought back for Josh.Josh and I have taken turns being sick this month. First Josh, then me, then Josh again. You know, when I signed up to have a baby, I never really thought about the fact that I'd still have to take care of him even when I was sick. It's not easy! Thankfully, Micah is just so easygoing that even though I was too achy to get off the couch, he could lie next to me and entertain himself. I entertained myself by taking pictures of us.

I started subbing this month. Luckily, all my jobs so far have been at the school where I used to teach, so it's been nice to know the students I'm teaching and to know all the teachers well enough that I don't feel silly asking a question. Micah has stayed at a friend's house while I subbed, and one day Josh got to stay home with him. That day Uncle Matt came over to play and to do laundry, so Josh and Matt got some Wii time in. I think Josh appreciates having someone to play Madden with. :)This month Micah turned five months old. He's starting to grow some hair, which you can kind of see in this picture. He talks, laughs, and buzzes his lips all the time. He also rolls over quite easily from back to front, although he's only done the front to back thing a couple of times. That's okay with me, since he still generally stays where I put him. His other trick is sucking his toes. Not sure why a person would want to do such a thing, but it sure is funny to watch! In this picture he's holding the Valentine's Day bear from Grandma Brown.

Well, there you have it. I'm working on posting pictures to Facebook, so stay tuned for a link if you'd like to see more. Blessings!

January Pictures

Well, January has come and gone. Micah is now four months old and loving life. His big things now are grabbing his toes and screaming like a girl for no reason other than to hear himself. Today was so nice out that we got to take a walk outside for like the second time in his life. I think he enjoyed our stroll.

Anyway, I posted all the pictures I took in January on Facebook. You may access them by clicking on the following link:
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=1290569&l=69a01&id=506485788

Leave comments! Enjoy!

Awesome Video

Hey All. My awesome husband just showed me a video that I think you should check out.
http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1137883230/bctid1509297822

Leave a comment and let me know what you think.

Ahh, weddings...

I have five male cousins in their thirties and forties, and last weekend the first of them got married. Micah and I went to the wedding (Josh was out of town), and we had a marvelous time. Micah sat pretty quietly through the entire ceremony, except for one notable exception when he broke wind rather loudly as the couple lit the unity candle. Oh well, I don't think too many people heard...

Here's the happy couple: Mr. and Mrs. Jarrod Wiechert

Also at the wedding was my cousin Patrick (shown here with my dad). I'm mostly posting these pics because I know my siblings haven't seen a lot of these family in years.

And here are our dear great-aunts, Martha Ann and Joann.

By the way, my husband is awesome. He gave me random flowers today, delivered to my door totally out of the blue. Flowers for no reason are the best kind, am I right, ladies?

Aren't they pretty? It's nice to be loved.