2-3 month update

 

2 months!

3 months!

I feel like such a slacker mom!! I never did a two month update so be forwarned this will be one long update of the past two months! Sweet Brayden is so amazing to watch grow, he is changing so much and doing new things almost everyday!! He is all smiles now and is "talking" away!! It is the sweetest sound and we just can't get enough of his goos and caas!! Brayden had his 2 month checkup and dreaded immunization appointment. We finally found a pediatrician that we really like and are so relieved. Brayden is steadily gaining weight weighing in at 11 lb 13 oz and is about 21 inches long. He cried of course when getting his shots but pretty much took them like a champ! It wasn't till we got home that our sweet baby started feeling crummy. He had a low grade fever (for which he got Tylenol for the first time) and all he wanted was to be held and cuddled. Everytime we would try and put him down even for a second he would scream and cry. Luckily it only took him a couple of days to get back to feeling like himself.



Getting checked out by our new pediatrician



Poor baby!!  Look at all those bandaids!!

Here is what Brayden has been up to the past two months:
*He now loves baths and we have started a nightly ritual of giving him one every night before his last feeding
*Lately he has loved getting his diaper changed!! He lays there and smiles and coos the whole time, it is so cute!!
*He is finally out of newborn clothes and is fitting into three month clothes
*I am so happy to say that his sleeping habits are improving wonderfully!  At two months he was consistenly sleeping for about 5-6 hours a night, now at three months Brayden is consistenly sleeping 6-8 hours at a time.  The past two nights he has slept for 8 hours straight and has not woken me up till about 4:30 to eat!  That doesn' t mean tht I am neccessarily sleeping the whole time though, it is going to take a little while for my body to adjust and not wake up at 2 am anymore!  The best thing about Brayden going down at night is how easy it now is to put him down to sleep.  It used to take about an hour of giving him his paci and him spitting it out, me putting it back in repeatedly until he fell asleep.  Now, we give him a bath, feed him, put him down awake at about 9:00 with his paci and thats it he falls asleep on his own!!!
*Brayden is SO incredibly active!  We can lay him on the floor after we feed him and he will wear himself out kicking away
*Brayden has starting going to the "kids club" at the gym.  Luckily, he is happy to go and spends most of the time getting cuddled by the girls that work there.  He spends most of the time sleeping and swinging while I am able to get in a workout
*We are trying to transition Brayden to his "big boy crib" translation-his actual crib in his nursery, so we are putting him down for naps in his own room.  The first couple of tries, he hated it and would not sleep for more than a few minutes without waking up screaming.   Just within the past couple of days, I have been able to put him down in his crib swaddled and with his paci and he will sleep in there for about an hour which is great cause I am able to get a couple of things done around the house! 
*Brayden is very observant and loves watching the fan, he will sit there and smile and just stare!  He will turn his head so he can watch you as you move around a room
*He hit one of his first major milestones, rolling over from stomach to back!!  He did it for the first time at 10 weeks and a couple of days and did it several times that night.  Brian is really good about getting Brayden to do tummy time and he only rolls over for Brian, I can't seem to get him to do it for me!!! 
*This baby is so easy to go out of town with (for now!)  we have gone down to the coast a couple of times and to Dallas and he literally sleeps the whole entire way.  We pull over to feed him and then put him back in his carseat and once we start driving he is back out like a light!
Overall, Brayden is a very happy baby and so easy!  He is in such a good mood first thing in the morning after he eats and also in the evening after his 5:30 feeding when he gets to play with daddy.  He eats well, (he is getting fed 6 times a day)  sleeps well, and is consoled very easily when he gets upset.  He doesn't cry very often or for very long.  He makes us SO happy and we are havng a blast getting to know him every day :)

Sweet and snuggly after his bath

All smiles :)

Tummy time with Daddy!!

Look at that strong neck and back!

 

Brayden got a visit from his sweet cousins Halley and Carson



Love these guys!



First time in a big pool

This kid doesn't have enough baseball stuff.... haha!







My first fourth of July

We spent Brayden's first Fourth of July down in Port Aransas with Brian's parents. Brayden spent the weekend in his festive red, white, and blue and mommy had so much fun dressing him up!! He spent alot of time showing off his new trick- rolling over!!! It is so much fun to watch and I definitely scream and laugh still everytime he does it! On Monday we went over to Braydens great grandparents house in Sequin. While there Brayden put on his bathing suit and got in a baby pool for the first time!! He seemed to enjoy the relief of the cold water on a hot July day!!!  Here are some pics of the weekend:

Brian's Mamer loves the Fourth of July!  Here is Brayden with his great grandparents

Four Generations of Barron boys

Brian is such a trooper!

Brayden and the girls all conked out on the way home

Yay, my feet are big enough for shoes now!!!





First Ferry Ride!



We had to rush out of the car so we could get a quick picture!

Just chillin at the condo, I love the look on Brayden's face here!

Fathers day and Brayden's first trip to the coast

We spent fathers day weekend down in port aransas and what a special weekend being Brian's first fathers day!! We spent time with Brians parents and sister Christi and of course all of the dogs. Us girls spent Saturday fishing in a powder puff fishing tournament and came out empty-handed but we had alot of fun! Brian stayed back at the condo and spent the day with his babies. Check out the picture that our captain
(Brians dad Eddie) took of us girls...

Patti, Christi, and Debbie 3rd annual powder puff tourney (and third year not making it to weigh in!!!!)

 Hard to tell that we are even in the picture being that I think he was more worried about getting a good shot of his new boat, haha!!   Brian and Eddie tried again on Sunday and came back with a couple of keepers.  Anyway, it was a great weekend getting away and spending time with family. Brayden enjoyed his first trip of many to port A though it was too hot for him to leave the condo! Maybe next time we will venture out and introduce him to the pool! Well, happy fathers day Brian. You are such an amazing dad and it is so much fun watching the two of you together! Brayden is truly lucky to have you as his dad and we will be lucky if he turns out to be anything like his daddy! We love you!!

3 generations of Barron boys

You can't spend time with Brayden without Mia nosing her way in to getting a little lovin!

This shirt says it all, thanks Aunt Christi!

Newborn Pictures

Here are Brayden's newborn photos taken when he was just nine days old.  The photographer that we used likes to get them in early when their umbilical cord is still hangin on.  It is hard to believe that Brayden was ever this small and that he is growing SO fast!! He has already almost doubled his weight since these pictures were taken. Brayden was in the nude all morning for these pictures and we definitely went through several blankets and towels cleaning up all his little messes!  It is a good thing Brian had an extra shirt in his car because I had to wear it home and take my tank home in a little plastic bag along with all the other soiled garments!  It is amazing how cooperative newborn babies can be and will mold to any position you put them in.  We had a blast getting these pictures taken and just looked on in awe of our sweet new son.  Enjoy!

I love the look on his face here

One of my favorites!!!

I am pretty sure this is right before he filled up daddy's glove with a wet mess!!!

I love the almost grin in this one, this is the picture that we ordered a huge one of to put in his baseball themed nursery.

This just melts my heart :)

Look at this little tiny body and head!

Our new little family, we had just made it through our first week of being parents!