Hodges Family Blog: January 2015

How it all began

Ralph and I have been together since the summer of 2008 but it all began in 1992. Ralph's sister, Colleen and I have been best friends since 6th grade and we grew up at each other's houses throughout the years. Ralph was always around but being the younger brother was forbidden to be around us (not that he wanted to make up dances with us). We said hi during high school and when I needed a jersey to wear to school on Fridays, Ralph was nice enough to let me wear his. He visited Kent State while I was there once to look at the football team and campus but decided against attending. He joined the Marine Corps and we spoke through emails every now and then just to see how the other was doing. Life went on and our paths finally crossed again in 2008 when Colleen invited me to their families yearly 4th of July party. Ralph was home on leave from Iraq and I just moved back to Cincinnati. This time when we saw each other things seemed a little different and the rest is history. In December 2011 we were engaged, July 2012 we were married, April 2013 we bought our first house and March 2014 we had our first child, Braxten! Each year has been more blessed than the last and we are so excited to see where our future takes us!

Thursday, January 29, 2015

New phase

So a new phase has begun. Two days ago I walked into Braxten's room in the morning and he stood in his crib smiling at me. "Look we I can do" was the look. I was proud for a second then it hit me... New phase. It started with him standing and sitting about 8 times with no problem, it seemed like a game and fun to plop back down. I left for work and later was told on one sit he bumped his head... Fun over :( Now he stands in the crib screaming and crying until you go in and lay him back down. It has only taken one time in the past episodes to calm him and have him go back to sleep but we are working on the third time now. Goodbye sleep, the last month or so was nice. Hello new phase, please pass quickly.

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Monday, January 19, 2015

Scariest moment so far!!!

Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Exploring

So we are exploring more and more. From the stairs to under the table, going to be a busy day of chasing a baby!

Sunday, January 4, 2015

Love for spoons

Braxten does not love to eat with spoons although he is getting better. We have found that the food that comes in squeezable pouches is his favorite. We start by squeezing it to a spoon and once that gets old he holds the spoon and we squeeze the food into his mouth. So much for homemade food for this kiddo! At least he is eating a lot more this way!