9 months old!

We can't believe Manny will be 9 months old tomorrow! He is getting so big. He crawls everywhere, talks to everyone in his own little language, opens every drawer and cabinet, and pulls up on EVERYTHING! There has never been a more fun or happy baby. We had to take him to the doctor for a cold last week and he weighed 20.4 lbs. Not sure how long he is now, but he will go for his 9 month check up on Thursday so I'll update then.
Check out some of the new pictures we took this weekend. It's hard to get him to be still long enough to take a picture; so, enjoy! They are few and far between these days!

Learning to Walk!!

Manny is working hard on learning to walk!! He really doesn't get anywhere except flat on his face, but he gets an A for effort!! He has mastered standing for about 10 seconds. We'll get there eventually. Here is a video where we tried to capture his amazing standing abilities; enjoy!

Manny's big summer!

Sorry it has been so long since we updated. Manny has been a very busy boy this summer! He's getting so big and SO fun. On July 25th he will be 8 months old!! Such a big boy. We went to the doctor last week; he weighed 21 lbs. and was 29" long. He just knows that he can walk. It seems to make him very mad that he can't! He will be running all over before we know it. Da Da, night night, uh oh, and every once in while, Ma Ma are very big phrases around the house these days. Manny carries on all kinds of converations with Franny and his pacifier, but those are in a language we have yet to learn! His words and sounds are becoming so fun to him now that he has some teeth. His middle bottom two are in now and one of top middle has just broken the skin. He has been quite a trooper through all of his teething.

Manny has loved swimming this summer. He goes under and splashes like a big boy! We took him swimming this afternoon. Now he is sacked out on the couch beside me! Above and below are some pictures and a video of our afternoon swim. All of the new pictures on his page are from this summer since June. We'll try to do a better job keeping everything up to date!

Little Beach Boy

Monday was such a beautiful evening, we decided to take Manny for a walk to enjoy the beach and sunset. He had a blast playing with the sand on his feet. He even thought it was funny when he fell and rolled off his blanket into the sand! These are a few pictures that we took.

Big trip to SC!

Manny took his first big trip to SC this week with his mommy and Granny to visit his Great Mamaw and Papaw Brown, his Aunts and Uncles, his many, very fun cousins, his "Aunt Honi" in Atlanta, a few new people in Tuscaloosa, AL! After a 15 hour trip, a flat tire, and a LONG wait at the tire shop in Tuscaloosa's Walmart, we finally made it! Now it is without a doubt official...Manny is the best baby ever to be put on this earth. He laughed and played the whole trip through. Even after the LONGEST DAY EVER in the car on Wednesday, he was still laughing when we arrived at his Mamaw and Papaw Brown's. He definately was in a better mood than his mommy! We had a blast visiting and shopping. Thursday night he got his first real taste of his crazy family and a little bit of pound cake thanks to his big cousin Pike! It was an unforgettable trip that will get its own page in the baby book!!!! He is enjoying the rest of the weekend with his Nana B. and Papaw, Jeremy's parents. He will have all kinds of stories to share in the nursery at daycare on Monday! Check out the new slide show to see all of the pictures from the trip.

Such a big boy!

It's hard to believe Manny is almost 6 months old! He has changed so much over the past few weeks. He has the funniest laugh, but he has also developed a very funny serious face! His favorite thing in the world is doing his baby stomache crunches, standing up, and eating his feet!! We are enjoying the beautiful weather; it's so fun that he is getting big enough to play outside some. Over the past couple of weeks we have been on some fun adventures and had some wonderful "first." I am attaching some of these fun pics above this post.

Enjoying the weather!

Here are some pictures of Manny Brooks on Sunday after church. We played outside for a while and then took him to the pier in our neighborhood.

Such a big boy!

So sorry we don't have up any Easter pictures; we don't have any!! Mommy got the stomache virus Easter morning, so, there were no Easter pictures. We'll get dressed up and pretend soon.

Manny had his 4 month check up this week, and everything is great. He weighs 16.5 lbs and is 25.5 inches. This put him in the 75th percentile. Everyday he does something new. He is cooing and trying to tell us all kinds of things, laughing up a storm, eating all kinds of grose messy foods, trying to get two teeth, and standing really well with us just holding his fingures. Can't believe how he is growing!!

Having a "Good Friday"!

Manny is enjoying his day off on Good Friday. He thinks the world is great because we let him sleep in nothing but a diaper last night, and then let him get in the "big bed" this morning. He has been quite the little camera ham, and it's only 11:00 a.m.! These are a few pictures I took of him while he was sleeping in our bed and when he woke up to play. Right now, he is sitting here beside me being very noisy. He has learned to squeal! He thinks the sound is hilarious; Franny thinks it's frightening! Be sure to check his page Monday morning for Easter pics.

St. Patrick's Day

Here is Manny on St. Patty's Day! He and his mommy have on matching shirts!!

Palm Sunday

Today is Palm Sunday, and Manny was a hit at church this morning! He wiggled and danced during the music, waved his palm branch, and, of course, he slept through the sermon! (sorry Leanne!) He is such a good church baby. These are a few pictures that we took when we got home.
It is a beatiful day here today. Jeremy and I are going to take Manny and his friend Joel to the beach. I'm sure we'll take pictures of the boys so be watching for more to come!

Getting a tooth!

Guess Manny will be eating a steak before we know it!! He has one little tooth that is starting to break the skin and another that is not far behind. Thank God for infant Tylenol! He likes his teething rings, but he loves nothing more than to put his whole hand in his mouth and use that instead. Before we know it that sweet sweet crooked smile will have a little snaggle tooth!

Manny is blogging!!

Hi everyone! We thought a webpage would be a great way to keep everyone up to date on Manny. He changes every single day, and we want everyone to be apart of all of the fun. We will try to update this every week, maybe even more.

This week we have started putting some babyfood in his cereal! It has been absolutely hilarious! Here is what we know so far: Applesauce seems OK, he'll eat it; prunes are NOT a hit! There were more prunes on mommy and in his ears than in his mouth! BUT, bananas are the key! We hear a lot of mmmm during bananas! This picture is the first time he tried out babyfood.

Hope you enjoy the updates as much as we enjoy updating!! Manny sends his love to everyone!