3 months with Brady

Brady- 3 months
I can’t believe Brady has already been a part of our lives for 3 months now! These past 3 months have gone by so fast. I’m amazed at how much he’s changed over the past 3 months! He’s a completely different baby now compared to the day we brought him home. I honestly thought he was stay tiny a lot longer than he did.

 Here’s what Brady has been up to this past month:
*I think he weighs around 14lbs. He hasn’t been back to the doctor since his 2 month checkup so that’s unofficial.
*He eats between 4-5 oz of formula each feeding (sometimes a little less). He gets 1 tbsp of rice cereal per ounce of milk.
 *Until this week, Brady was sleeping through the night. I don’t know what has happened to him this week but he hasn’t slept well at all! I’m ready for the Brady who sleeps through the night to come back to us!
* He is doing good with our bedtime routine. Around 8-8:30 I can tell he’s starting to get tired… I may start putting him down sooner, but I don’t want him to start waking up earlier… I’m not really sure what I should do.
*Right now, he still sleeps in the bassinet beside our bed. I’m seriously considering moving him back to his room & his crib very soon. I definitely want him in his crib before I go back to work in August so a part of me thinks we should start fighting that battle now while I can still rest & recover during the day if it doesn’t go so well.
*He is almost too big to wear just 3 month clothing. He fits comfortably in 3 to 6 month clothes.
*He’s wearing a size 2 diaper now.
 *He loves taking baths, and hates it when you take him out.
*He’s still attached to his pacifier.
*He still loves to be held but is doing much better when we put him down. He is exploring the world around him a lot more and is content being on his back playing.
*He still isn’t a fan of tummy time. I’m concerned he’s going to be delayed on rolling over and crawling because he doesn’t spend much time at all on his stomach.
*He makes the cutest little animal noises.
*He is doing a lot better in his infant carrier. I still sit in the back seat with him when someone is in the car with us, but he’s doing a lot better.
*He’s doing a lot better in church. I have actually been able to sit through an entire service without having to take him out a couple of times.
*He smiles all the time.
* He is really starting to try to talk more and more. It’s so cute to carry on a conversation with him.
*His new trick is blowing bubbles!
*He drools all the time. I’m wondering if he’s about to cut a tooth?? My mom said I cut my first tooth at 4 months…so I guess it’s possible that could happen to him as well.
*His eyes are still blue.
*He’s getting more and more hair on top, but starting to lose a little in the back where he lays all the time. *He’s holding his head up all the time.
*He followings things with his eyes and will move his head to follow something.
*He tries to stand up when you hold him up.
* He is fascinated by his hands. He will hold them out and just stare at them. He’s also chewing on his hands a lot more these days.
*He has no problem at all with letting you know that he’s unhappy. He can throw some major fits.

So that’s what my little man has been up to this past month. I fall more & more in love with him each day.
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Greatest Grandparents

I know I’m a little bias, but I honestly have the most wonderful grandparents in the whole world. They’ve been a huge part of my life from the very beginning and I feel so blessed to still have them alive and healthy. However, they’re getting older and it’s starting to show. They don’t get around as well as they used to, they get sick more often and when they do get sick, it takes them longer to recover, and they are starting to become more and more forgetful. So, I’m trying to spend as much time as possible with them because I want them to be a huge part of Brady’s life too! My grandmother is so sassy...she loves babies and babies love her! My grandpa is the sweetest man I know...you don't get much better than him!

Mother/Daughter Lunch

This past Sunday one of my oldest best friends, Neelie, and her mama came over for lunch after Sunday morning church services. They also brought baby Randon with them. Randon is almost exactly one month younger than Brady and I haven't seen him since he was born so I was excited to get to see him again. I was so surprised at how much Randon had grown since I'd last saw him in the hospital. It was so nice for my mom and I to visit with Neelie and Sybil. Neelie and I were very close growing up but kind-of went our separate ways after I left for Denton way back in 2001. But our pregnancies brought us back together. We were only ~4 weeks apart in due dates so we pretty much were going to everything at the same time. It was nice to compare notes and be there for each other. Now, we get to do the same thing with our little boys. I hope Randon and Brady will be friends like Neelie and I were. They don't live in the same town, but hopefully we can get together often for play dates.

2 months with Brady

Brady- 2 months It’s amazing how much Brady changes each week…much less in a month. I think things are starting to settle down a little bit and we’re all getting more comfortable with each other. That first month took Steven & me by surprise. We didn’t know what had hit us when we brought Brady home from the hospital. It was a total life-changing event but one that has brought us so much joy and love! Here’s what Brady has been up to this past month: *We took Brady to his 2 month wellness checkup yesterday and he now weighs 13lbs 1oz (80 percentile). He’s now 23 ¾ inches long (79 percentile) and his head is 15 ½ inches around (34 percentile). *For the past 2 weeks I’ve been trying to dry up my breast milk, so as of yesterday, Brady is now a formula fed baby. He takes between 4-5 oz each feeding (sometimes a little less). I took him to the doctor a couple of weeks ago and he has colic/acid reflux so when he was 6 weeks old we started putting rice cereal in his milk. The cereal has really filled him up and that’s the reason he’s not eating so much. *Since beginning the cereal, Brady is sleeping a lot better at night. We usually only have to get up once to feed him and that’s usually between 3:30-5am. We are very pleased with his nighttime sleeping progress and hope that continues to go well. * This week we’ve started our bedtime routine earlier and I’m hoping in a week or two, we will have a good routine established. *Brady is now wearing 3 month clothes, he can even wear some 3-6 month clothes (with a little growing room). *He’s still wearing size 1 diapers. *He loves taking baths, and hates it when you take him out. *He’s still attached to his pacifier. *He still loves to be held but is doing much better when we put him down. He is exploring the world around him a lot more and is content being on his back playing. However, he doesn’t like tummy time, so I haven’t really pushed him to do it too much. *He makes the cutest little animal noises. *He is doing a lot better in his infant carrier. I still sit in the back seat with him when someone is in the car with him, but he’s doing a lot better. *He’s still not a fan of church. I haven’t been able to sit through an entire church service since he’s been born. *He is smiling on his own now. He’s got the cutest little grin…I think he’s going to be a lady’s man. *He still have blue eyes and they are so pretty. I was a little disappointed when he was born that he didn’t have big brown eyes, but his eyes are beautiful. I actually would like them to stay blue now. *He’s getting a little more hair and I think it’s going to be brown, but he doesn’t have enough yet for me to be certain. *He’s holding his head up very well these days. It’s amazing how much he’s able to do in just one month. *He followings things with his eyes when you move it in front of his face. *He tries to stand up when you hold him up…I think he’s going to be a very busy little boy. *He tries to talk to me…I love to hear him coo. *He knows how to poke his bottom lip out when he’s upset…It’s going to be hard to say no to him. *I think he’s getting very close to really laughing…he hasn’t quiet done it yet but I think it could happen any day now. I’m amazed how much he’s changed this month. He’s becoming more fun to watch each day. I’m loving every second of every day I have with him. It makes me sad to think that in 3 short months I’ll be going back to work and leaving him with a babysitter. I’m trying to enjoy every second of my time with him.

Hopelessly Happy

Mother’s Day 2010 and 2011 were rough days for me… I spent the day thinking about the babies I’d lost and wondered if I was ever going to be a mommy and truly be able to celebrate Mother’s Day myself. After my third miscarriage, I honestly felt hopeless, I felt like God was never going to say yes to my prayers to have a baby. But, thankfully, God’s answer wasn’t no, it was not right now, then it was yes! I’ve spent the day looking at my sweet baby boy and I’m amazed at the feelings I feel about someone I’ve only known 2 months. He’s absolutely wonderful, sweet, funny…honestly to sum it up…he’s perfect. I’m so thankful God said yes to my prayers. I’m so thankful He gave me Brady. I hope I’m able to raise Brady to know and understand what a wonderful God we serve. He gives us hope when we aren’t strong and fills our lives with a happiness that is indescribable. Happy Mother’s Day to you all!

#32

It's hard to believe I'm 32 years old (as of yesterday). I had a wonderful birthday, but this one was much different than any of my other b-days. With Brady here, I've been completely preoccupied with taking care of him...if my family hadn't been talking about my b-day, I honestly would have completely forgotten it was "my" big day. After church the family came over and we had hot dogs and cake. Afterwards, my friends Jenny & April came to visit and meet Brady for the first time. I am so thankful for the blessings God has put in my life. I'm so excited to see what this next year has in store for me.

Getting behind

I am amazed at how much time a little baby can take up! I never blog because I never seem to find time. My little munchkin doesn't like to take naps or lay by himself for very long, which means, mommy doesn't get to do the things she needs to do around the house. Today, however, has been different... He has taken around a 2-2 1/2 hour nap! It's been awesome! I've checked on him several times to make sure he's still alive...I can't believe he is sleeping so well. I've vacuumed, moped, washed clothes, folded clothes, unloaded the dishwasher, reorganized one of my cabinets, and got completely ready! It's been nice. I had planned on going to Texarkana to do some shopping, but there is no way I'm waking him up when he's sleeping so well. He hasn't even had his bath today and it's almost 3pm! Even though I usually don't get much done, except hold him all day...I am loving every second of being Brady's mommy! He is such a sweet baby and I'm so blessed to have him in my life. God is so good!!!