Bodie

Bodie was the only one we hadn't quite planned on, but he has been such a wonderful surprise. I didn't exactly know I was pregnant because there was no missed "anything" to know except that I was about to go on birth control and had a feeling I was pregnant so took a test and low and behold! And so 9 months later (16 after Sutton was born) we had our youngest. 

On May 7th, 2010 (two days before Mother's Day), Bodie was born. 

We now had a 2 year old, a 1 year old, and a newborn. 

Intimidating. 

But an awesome adventure.

May 2010 a week or two old

 October 2010 - 5 months

November 2010 - 6 months

November 2010 - 6 months

Taken by MEL Photography

December 2010 - 7 months

 

 December 2010 - 7 months

December 2010 - 7 months

2011

 9 months

(That's my daycare kid Nolan at the left. This was his birthday.)

His first birthday

 (we were getting ready to move to Buffalo)

Out at the ranch still May 2011

 In our house next to the police department

June
13 months

July
14 months

August
In our new house
15 months

September
at an apple orchard for Laina's birthday.
16 months

End of September and early October - the Ranch for Billie's Wedding

October

With Jack-Jack!

Laina put these on his feet and he just was silly!

November

At the Mall of America

 December

 

Our little family Christmas

 
2012
In January for Sutton's Birthday

March

 
 April

Easter

May
his birthday at the Lake

His cake with Grandma and Grandpa Brown

Cake with the Roemer clan 

(at our house before we went down and the cake had to travel 2 hours in the car. :))

At our house

Then we went out to eat to the Pizza Ranch.

And he's been a joy since he arrived. He's the patient 3rd child (at least he was until he started to talk). hehe When he was a baby, he'd just lay there until I was done feeding the older kids. He's a good little singer and has been "duh, duhing" along to songs since he was 10 months old. He loves to repeat everything we say, whether he knows what we're talking about or not. He loves to do flash cards with Sutton. When Laina and Sutton are having school, Bodie likes to sit at the table with us. I didn't realize that the shapes, colors, and letters were sinking into his brain as well. All of a sudden he was saying what letters were and their sounds and he knew his shapes, too! And it's only because he has siblings that are so close to his age. That was a nice surprise. :) He is such a sweetheart and thinks that his brother (and sister but especially his brother) is the coolest and so hilarious. He just cracks up at Sutton's silly voices and marching around. It's fun to see his personality develop. He has the sweetest little face.