Noel Month 7

And while Ethan is our resident thinker (and often times stinker), Master Noel's become quite the charmer. I imagine in this picture Noel welcoming someone to the party..."Hey, welcome, so good to see you. What can I get you? Milk? Juice? Pai....can you whip up some Super Porridge real quick?"

Month 7

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Ethan Month 7

Yes, we just posted month 6 the other day, but that was old news. Seven months is the new 6 months and Master Ethan is looking rather dapper these days....

Month 7

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Professional Brudam Brigade Photos - 6 months

(posted in January due to previous omission)

We continued our professional photo series with the passing of the 6 month mark for the boys. Chad and Marci suggested that we escape the Dallas Summer heat and head indoors to the Gaylord Texan out in Grapevine for some interior shots (that actually look exterior in some instances). We stll managed to break quite a sweat, but it was worth it for the cute pics that follow.

For the boys attire, we went with a "baby biker" outfit that we had to admit was pretty funny and adorable at the same time. The boys had really started to display their true personalities at this point and Chad and Marci managed to capture that in quite a few of the pictures.

The biggest surprise for us in viewing these pictures was just how brutally the 2nd quarter had taken a toll on our appearance . . . the bags and black circles under our eyes were well-earned after a series of long, long, sleepness nights with the boys, who had really struggled to embrace our intended sleep schedule. It wasn't too long after that we finally turned a corner and they were sleeping for 9-10 hour stretches, but we definitely earned our parenting stripes during the 2nd quarter of fatherhood!

Thanks again to Chad and Marci for really capturing the personalities of the Brigade!

Noel Month 6

And Mr. Noel continues to grow as well. His first tooth came in over the weekend, so now he can start eating ribs, like we promised him he could.

Month 6

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Ethan Month 6

Ethan has been great this month...he's almost sitting up on his own and has two teeth (sharp ones at that!). He's also discovered an amazingly high pitched squeal that scares Noel to death...to which he delights in a little too much. :O)

Month 6

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