The Journey Has Begun: April 2010

Saturday, April 24, 2010

5 Months

What Braden is doing at 5 months:

You weigh around 17 pounds

Wear size 2 diapers-Target Brand is our favorite

Wear size 6-9 months clothes

Your eyes are blue sometimes hazel color

You still have not rolled over-I guess after you rolled off the ottoman you decided you didn't want to do that ever again.

Love playing in your jump a roo thing-not sure what it is called

Drinking 6-8 ounces

Started you on rice cereal but it hurt your tummy so bad so we switched to oatmeal and it was worse so Dr Walley said to take you off for right now it must be too early. I just wish I could nurse you more-that supply is about gone!!!

Sucks on your hands and toes all the time

MUST be in the bath at 7pm-bottle by 7:15pm in the bed aka swing by 8:30pm with his blankie

Sleeps until about 3am - needs a diaper change-nurse for like 5 minutes then back down until 6:30am-I have to wake you at that time to go to Mrs Brenda's.

Laughs out loud a lot

Sits through church with Daddy but goes to nursery on Wednesday nights

Starting to sit up but not quite there yet

LOTS OF PICTURES

Braden asleep in his care seat after church.

Daddy had to wake him up so he could visit with Nana and GrandDaddy

I just love pictures of his hands and feed. SO SWEET!

He was holding on to Sophia the Giraffe.

Paw-Paw and Gran

You should have been here-Braden was laughing so hard-he chuckles like a little fat boy-

not knocking fat boys he just sounded so cute!! I bet he laughed at PawPaw for 20 minutes.

Getting ready for bed!

These next pictures were taken at One Nineteen (where I work)

He is patting his tummy-saying he should have an interview for the Biggest Loser program!

If he can't get in-then he will just work out on his own...

The one of the left looks like he dropped the weight on his foot-

ATTENTION-he did NOT drop anything on his foot-

The one on the right makes me laugh-he is looking at someone else work out-I know he is thinking-Mommy I want to do that machine over there-this one is too hard.

MORE TO COME!!!

GORGEOUS BLOGGER AWARD

Thanks to Kristin for giving me my first award on my blog!!! I have been so busy with work, Braden, Brad, and teaching bootcamp yes you read that right-I am teaching bootcamp-more on that later though. I have not been able to blog as much as I would like.

Here are the rules.

1. Accept and thank the person who gave you this award

2. List 10 things about yourself

3. List 5 additional things you don't like

4. List 10 other fellow blogger

Mandy's Answers:

1. I love reading other people's blogs-my husband says I am obsessed.

2. I love working out, running, training, doing crossfit, and being trained by others-it makes for some good challenges.

3. I love taking naps on the weekend! But that is few and far between nowadays with a 5 month old.

4. I love summer-if only I was a teacher-I would have all summer OFF!

5. I love watching Braden sleep, hearing him laugh, and taking lots of pictures of him.

6. I love going to the tanning bed-that is where I do get my naps 12 minutes. lol

7. I love TARGET and Macys!

8. I love clean sheets! Feels so good getting in the bed at night!!

9. I like watching Army Wives, One Tree Hill, Friday Night Lights-all the cheesey stuff!!

10. I love my life-my family and my friends and my God!

5 things I don't like

1. I don't like watching or hearing about American Idol-that is so OLD now!!

2. I don't like my long drive to work.

3. I don't like leaving Braden every day-but I know he is on good hands-I just wish I could watch him grow!

4. I don't like it when people don't communicate.

5. I did not like being pregnant-ugh hated it!!!

Here are my ten blogs that I would like to award:

Days with the Cormiers

The Byrom Family

suanneferguson.comblogspot

Enjoying the small things

The Francis Family

LOTS OF PICS TO COME!!!

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

SORRY

I have not posted in sooo long. I will get back on the wagon tomorrow night-but dont hold me to it. Kristin-I am so sorry I have not accepted my blog award yet-but I promise that is to come very soon. It seems like as soon as Braden is asleep I am right behind him. I have got a ton of pics to download and even more to catch everyone else up on. All in all we are doing great! Can't wait to show you guys Braden-he is growing like a weed. We are so BLESSED!

Monday, April 12, 2010

PICS

Daddy feeding Braden his cereal

Aunt Mere Mere and Uncle Lee

No Problem!!!

Jamaica Man!

Take me out to the Ballgame!!

Braden being silly at Target!

Cutie Pie!

Mommy and Braden all ready for church!

My future is so bright I got to wear shades!!!

Bath time-

He is looking at me wondering what on earth I am saying!

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Happy St. Patty's Day

4 months!!!

KISS ME!

How could you not just want to kiss this face?!?!?

I look TOTALLY tired in this picture!

Braden is ready for some cereal-but he had to actually wait another week at this point!

I put him here in his Bumpo seat while I am in the kitchen

cooking dinner-washing his bottles-etc

don't worry I would never leave him there unattended!!!

Wednesday March 31

Braden was so sick here-he woke up with the stomach virus!

That day we rushed him to the ER because he would not quit throwing up and

he was severely dehydrated!

Thursday April 1

I stayed home with him since Brad had to work-but then he came home around 6pm-good thing I woke up at 11pm with the stomach virus-that was the sickest I had ever been.

Look at him holding his blankie tightly!!!