Brody Eyes

Since Brody was born, Tim and I have been curious about what color his eyes will be. We started taking close up pictures to try and capture their progression. I think he is set on a color now and it's been fun to watch them change.

Green it is!

Nicknames

It's funny how many nicknames and pet names come out when addressing your little one. I think Tim and I have gotten a little out of hand, it's kind of ridiculous.

Damon Brody Grossnickle

Brody
B
Brody B
Brodamon
Brodamer
Brodamer Pancake
Brodamer Skunkspleen
Broders (Denver)
Broski
Pancake
sweet pea
sweet heart
Squish ball (Danelle)
Caterpillar (Michelle)

Brody is 5 months old

Brody is so fun. He is starting to really laugh and smiles at everyone. He weighs a whole 16 pounds and I think he was 24 inches at his last appointment. I Love having him around to listen to his stories. Hes got lots of them. These are a few of my favorite pictures. I keep trying to post videos but my internet is too slow I think.

Roll over

Last night Brody decided to roll over in his crib while battling sleep. Tim and I both missed it but Tim noticed on the monitor that he was on his back when he remembered laying him on his belly. I went down to help him back on to his belly since it was time for bed. When I got to him, he is so pleased with himself. Not grumpy anymore, all smiles. So I picked him up since he obviously wanted to show off his new skill. I layed him down on the blanket upstairs; which he was ok with since he got to stay up later. He wouldn't roll over for us because he remembered he was tired and I put him back to bed. He then woke up every two hours, after he so graciously gave me 8 hours the night before. That was a nice but short lived I guess

Testimony

This past Sunday was fast and testimony Sunday. Usually I sit quietly in my seat watching everyone Else's testimony grow, too scared to go up myself; full of doubts on what to say. Then I sit there while my chest is pounding trying to plan it out, knowing I'm going to forget everything I prepared as soon as I get to the pulpit. So rather than making a fool of myself, I just sit instead and let my testimony stay lit from the stronger ones around me. The previous fast Sunday I did just that and let everyone else go ahead, even though I felt the need to get up. There were a lot of people that day so there wasn't much time anyway. Determined to make sure I feel that feeling again, I made myself get up and start walking this Sunday. It was an awesome feeling having my body propelled up out of my chair and walking by my starving spirit. This was the first time since Tim and I have been married that I bore my testimony in sacrament meeting, excluding talks. Pretty sad I know. I was shaking and a mess when I got back to my seat but I had smiling faces greeting me back. To make things even better, My sister Melanie works most Sundays but had this past Sunday off. She too has been married 5 years and hasn't shared her testimony since she has been married. She was holding Brody and she stood up, I thought maybe to walk with him but she kept walking, not out the door but to the front! Her husband and I just looked at each other in awe followed by tears. Her words were so sweet. It was a great day.

I have lately been trying to listen to any inkling or whisper; Big or small, weather I understand it or not just to make sure they don't stop coming. I want to try to bare my testimony every fast Sunday for a year. If I don't have a burning pounding feeling, then I should sprint to the pulpit.

Brody's Blessing

Brody is being blessed on August 1st at 11am at our ward building. He's really excited

I got the job!

I finally got my dream job. It was a temp to hire position but now I am full time. I love my co-workers, they are seriously the best. My technical job title is "Mommy".



Damon Brody was born May 31st, 2010. Six weeks early from his supposed due date of July 13th. He came into this world a whole 5 lb. 9 oz. and 19 inches long. My water broke at about 8 pm Sunday May 30th, and he was born at 4:08 am Memorial Day. Brody and I worked great together with the help of Dad cheering us on. My Mom was able to come to the hospital which was a great support as well as my brother in law who happen to be working there that night.

It was actually a very stressful labor and delivery. Because he was so unexpectedly early, both my Doctor and Doula Danelle were out of town for the holiday. I was also taken by surprise that the hospital I had chosen wouldn't delivery my Brody because he was so early and didn't have the equipment they would need if something were to go wrong. Only hours before he was born, I had to start from scratch to find a hospital to go to and hope I had a good Doctor. If only I could have been so lucky. I am grateful that my labor was short and that I bore a healthy baby boy. It would have been a greater, more amazing experience if I had different staff members that made things less stressful. The hospital experience was the worst thing I have every encountered but I was able to stick to my guns and basically ignore them and push him out with out any drugs or cuts. I'm not saying it didn't hurt, but I knew none of the pain I was feeling was going to matter in an hour and that it was almost over. I pushed for 20 min; crowning for about 5 min before he was out. What amazing bodies we have. I don't want to get into much detail about the hospital stay because it's not a pleasant story, I'll be happy to tell you if you want to hear about it. He was placed in the NICU for 8 days before we took him home. It has been wonderful having him here. He is such a great blessing and I am glad the Lord thinks I'm qualified for this Job :-D