Tuesday, May 19, 2009

8 months already....geez!!!

Today Braylen is 8 months....where has the time gone!?!? She changes on a weekly basis that I forget that it has only been 8 months....it seems like my life has always had her in it. Time has sure flown by but at the same time it seems like she has been with us forever! Braylen amazes us each and everyday. She is one smart chic with a lot of attitude...hmmm....I wonder where she gets that :0) I guess I could fill you guys in on what is going on in our lives and more of our daily routine.


Braylen is now waking up at 6:30, I nurse her and we are up for the day, we eat breakfast about 8:00-8:30 then after that we have play time or go to the gym or go on a run or we do something. Braylen then gets nursed again sometime around 12:00, maybe a little before and sometimes after. She then goes down for her nap for about 2 hours....sometimes if I run errands, her nap ends up being in the carseat...which is NO FUN! She is black and white...sometimes she will tell you she is ready to go down for a nap and then there are other days that she will fight it and just want to play but have hissy fits here and there....weird! Anwyho, so she wakes up...we play more, go for a stroll or a walk in the red wagon, or we do something, then she eats dinner about 5:00-5:30. She is still loving her vegetables and eats her chicken/rice or some other combo and then some fruit. Not sure why, but dinner time is her best time to eat. She eats OKAY in the morning but eats EXCELLENT at dinner....interesting....and speaking of eating...she still HATES the BANANA taste....too funny! I LOVE BANANAS!!! So then after dinner, sometimes she watches her Einstein or plays with us or cruises all over the house and plays or pulls up on all of mommies decor...ugh! Then she goes to bed 7:00-7:30....and I nurse her before bedtime. I should get out of that routine....but it is always nice to put her to sleep that way...it calms her....heehee!


So that is the routine in a nut shell. Next week she starts getting watched by Poppie (my dad) and Mimi (Grant's mom) on Tuesday's and Thursdays! If it all works out the way I am hoping, she will be with Ginn on Tuesday afternoon and Dad on Thursday afternoon. This will then give me the afternoon to go get lots of work done....I can't wait and am super excited to have some mommy time and focus on making some money honey!!!

So I have put two videos up.....the first one is of her napping today....check out her position....seriously....not sure if I was ever that flexible......as long as she is comfortable right?!?!


And this one....well this morning....I just got done feeding her and I put her in her down in her play area....I cleaned up breakfast, went to brush my teeth and get ready, came back out and couldn't find Braylen...all of the sudden, I heard some munching going on where Addie's bed is.....I GUESS SHE WAS STILL HUNGRY!!!

Monday, May 11, 2009

Lots of updates!

So this update will mostly be pictures...since I haven't posted in a while! When Braylen was 6 1/2 months we got several photos taken of her from my good friend Audrey who is a photographer...she does such a great job and loves children. If you are ever in need of photos....please consider using Audrey.....she does excellent work!If you are interested in seeing more, let me know and I will direct you to her website and give you the password! So on another note....Braylen is EVERYWHERE....she is a TRUE crawler and is PULLING UP on everything.....EVERYTHING! She has 7 teeth and I have just seen the signs of the 8th tooth coming in on the bottom. She loves to be outside and people watch or really babble to anyone.....so I guess she has gotten her talking skills from me.....I hope that is a good thing!Mother's Day was a special day for us because Braylen got dedicated at First Redeemer. The minister that is over the Family Ministries is also the minister who married Grant and I. He is thrilled to have us apart of the church and be apart of our families lives. He is also very excited to see the plans God has for Braylen and us as a family! I only have a picture of Braylen and I but the dedication is on video...so when I get that I will post it! More to come on the church and what plans he has for us....that will be in another blog!
Braylen is almost 8mths and growing so very fast that it is hard to believe! She has changed so much this month that I am having a hard time keeping up! I will be back with her 8 month post.