My Dearest Braedyn,
You are now 10 months and 2 days old. My how time flies!!! You are so funny and loveable and everyone who meets you says the same things. Let's see what things do you do since the last time I wrote...You have mastered clapping and "How Big is Braedyn." You still have no interest in walking or pulling yourself up, rolling is your main way of getting places. You have two more teeth on the top. You love people food and are pretty much over the baby food thing. And you LOVE feeding yourself! Your sleeping is unbelievable, you go down about 5 p.m. and sleep anywhere from 5;30 a.m. until 7:30 a.m. truly I don't know how I got so lucky.
Ms. B you are the best. I'm spoiled with how amazing you are. Daddy and I are quite obsessed with you and love you more and more everyday.
XOXO
Mommy
Sunday, December 6, 2009
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
9 Months and 1 week
Alright my love here is your official standings from Dr. Monroe:
Height: 28 inches-75th %ile
Weight: 20 pounds 4 oz-75%ile
Head: 46 centimeters-15th%ile (small but proportional)
You got 4 shots today, the H1N1, regular flu, TB, and a lead test. I hate when you get shots, it makes me so sad to see you cry, but you did it and shortly after you were back to your old self laughing and babbling. I was really hesistant on giving you the H1N1, but after I heard that a 2nd grade in my school district died last week from the virus I decided to. I just couldn't bear having anything wrong with you and knowing that I could've done something about it.
Ms. B you are awesome and perfect in every way.
All my love,
Mommy
Height: 28 inches-75th %ile
Weight: 20 pounds 4 oz-75%ile
Head: 46 centimeters-15th%ile (small but proportional)
You got 4 shots today, the H1N1, regular flu, TB, and a lead test. I hate when you get shots, it makes me so sad to see you cry, but you did it and shortly after you were back to your old self laughing and babbling. I was really hesistant on giving you the H1N1, but after I heard that a 2nd grade in my school district died last week from the virus I decided to. I just couldn't bear having anything wrong with you and knowing that I could've done something about it.
Ms. B you are awesome and perfect in every way.
All my love,
Mommy
Friday, November 6, 2009
Nine Months
B child-
This past Wednesday marked your 9 month birthday. In this past month you have completely mastered the art of eating. You love cheerios, puffs, avocado, banana, basically everything. You roll all over the place and have figured out how to twist your body to get to certain areas of the room. You have four teeth and just babble dadadad, nanana, mamama, bababa. And very soon there will be meanings to your babblings. Every morning when Daddy or I come and get you you have the biggest smile on your face, it's amazing. All you do is smile and laugh and I can't get over how amazingly lucky I am to have you.
We are working on you crawling and putting weight on your legs. But I'm in no hurry to get you walking. I am told when that happens I'll never be able to catch you
I love love love you!
XOXOX
Mama
This past Wednesday marked your 9 month birthday. In this past month you have completely mastered the art of eating. You love cheerios, puffs, avocado, banana, basically everything. You roll all over the place and have figured out how to twist your body to get to certain areas of the room. You have four teeth and just babble dadadad, nanana, mamama, bababa. And very soon there will be meanings to your babblings. Every morning when Daddy or I come and get you you have the biggest smile on your face, it's amazing. All you do is smile and laugh and I can't get over how amazingly lucky I am to have you.
We are working on you crawling and putting weight on your legs. But I'm in no hurry to get you walking. I am told when that happens I'll never be able to catch you
I love love love you!
XOXOX
Mama
Sunday, October 4, 2009
8 Months
Dear Braedyn,
Eight months. Today you are eight months. Eight months! I can't believe it! You are so incredible and we have been so lucky with you. Everyone says the same thing, "She is a dream." And it's true. You are. I'm not being biased here. You really are an incredible baby. You are so good natured and love to smile. You touch everything and then put it right into your mouth. And when you feel things for the first time you use the tip of your index finger to feel it out. It is the most adorable thing. You are rolling over like crazy, sitting up so well, and you have just recently started to sleep on your tummy. You have two teeth on the bottom and I think sometime in the next week or so a few more are going to be popping through.
I say this every month, but time is flying. I love being with you and making you smile. You are the first thing on my mind when I wake up, the last thing I think of before I fall asleep, and it's you who gets me through my day. Braedyn, I love you, I love you, I love you.
Happy Eight Months Baby Girl!
Eight months. Today you are eight months. Eight months! I can't believe it! You are so incredible and we have been so lucky with you. Everyone says the same thing, "She is a dream." And it's true. You are. I'm not being biased here. You really are an incredible baby. You are so good natured and love to smile. You touch everything and then put it right into your mouth. And when you feel things for the first time you use the tip of your index finger to feel it out. It is the most adorable thing. You are rolling over like crazy, sitting up so well, and you have just recently started to sleep on your tummy. You have two teeth on the bottom and I think sometime in the next week or so a few more are going to be popping through.
I say this every month, but time is flying. I love being with you and making you smile. You are the first thing on my mind when I wake up, the last thing I think of before I fall asleep, and it's you who gets me through my day. Braedyn, I love you, I love you, I love you.
Happy Eight Months Baby Girl!
Friday, August 28, 2009
First Week
First week of school down, 36 weeks to go, not counting other days off, so let's go with 35 weeks to go. And may I say I'm exhausted. I don't know how I'm going to do this the rest of the year. It's tough to make sure Ms. B is up, changed, fed, packed and I'm up, showered, dressed, fed, packed, with coffee in hand all by 6:15 a.m. But man, B you are a rockstar! You did fantastic with J and R & O. They all love you and I'm pretty sure you love them. I'm so glad that when I'm worried and stressed out at work, it's for the reason it's work related and not about you. Don't get me wrong, I'm always thinking about you and wondering how you're doing, but I know J is taking great care of you. I may say you're very lucky, and so am I that we found such a great woman to watch you while I have to work.
I think I may have to start this blog into funny things that have also happened at work type thing as well as things keep popping in my head...
1. A boy hissed at another student
2. A parent asked where "daban" is and I replied, "the banana?" He said, "no, jaban." Therein I replied, "I'm sorry I don't know jaban." Then a student jumped in, "He wants to know where the BAND room is." Really?
3. One female colleague says to my male colleague who says he's about to cry..."Don't f****in' cry."
It's going to be a good year!
I think I may have to start this blog into funny things that have also happened at work type thing as well as things keep popping in my head...
1. A boy hissed at another student
2. A parent asked where "daban" is and I replied, "the banana?" He said, "no, jaban." Therein I replied, "I'm sorry I don't know jaban." Then a student jumped in, "He wants to know where the BAND room is." Really?
3. One female colleague says to my male colleague who says he's about to cry..."Don't f****in' cry."
It's going to be a good year!
Monday, August 17, 2009
6 Month Check-Up
Alrighty Braedyn,
Here's the low down of what happened at the doctor for your 6 month check-up. In a nutshell, she said you are..."splendiferous." Which according to dictionary.com means, "spendid, magnificent, fine." I just loved hearing that! She also said you now weigh 17.8 pounds and are 25 3/4 inches long. I really don't know how you managed to gain 4 pounds in 2 months, but good for you! I was also told to start giving you a sippy cup (which you love!) and wean you onto milk based formula. So you are getting one bottle a day and I think you're doing great with it! Saturday we will start with giving you 2 bottles a day of it. You also have a tooth coming in, finally a reason for all your drooling. It is your lower left and I can't wait to see how long it takes for it to fully come in.
Watching you grow up is so fun. I can't believe my summer of Braedyn and Mommy is coming to an end. We have one last week together and I'm going to milk it for all I can. I'm so happy that we have found an amazing woman to watch you and I know you are in amazing hands. J is going to take such good care of you. And even though I'm sad that it won't be me watching you and playing with you, I'm glad it's someone as thoughtful and caring as J.
XOXO
Here's the low down of what happened at the doctor for your 6 month check-up. In a nutshell, she said you are..."splendiferous." Which according to dictionary.com means, "spendid, magnificent, fine." I just loved hearing that! She also said you now weigh 17.8 pounds and are 25 3/4 inches long. I really don't know how you managed to gain 4 pounds in 2 months, but good for you! I was also told to start giving you a sippy cup (which you love!) and wean you onto milk based formula. So you are getting one bottle a day and I think you're doing great with it! Saturday we will start with giving you 2 bottles a day of it. You also have a tooth coming in, finally a reason for all your drooling. It is your lower left and I can't wait to see how long it takes for it to fully come in.
Watching you grow up is so fun. I can't believe my summer of Braedyn and Mommy is coming to an end. We have one last week together and I'm going to milk it for all I can. I'm so happy that we have found an amazing woman to watch you and I know you are in amazing hands. J is going to take such good care of you. And even though I'm sad that it won't be me watching you and playing with you, I'm glad it's someone as thoughtful and caring as J.
XOXO
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Six Months
Dearest Braedyn,
Today marks your 6 month birthday. Honestly, I cannot believe you are 1/2 a year old. In the last 6 months you have gone from waking up every 2 hours to sleeping 12 hours straight (on most nights). You have gone from eating breast milk, to soy formula, to oatmeal, and now fruits and veggies. You have gone from wanting me to hold you 24/7 to wanting to play on your playmate and exersaucer and entertaining yourself (though you do get the occasional where is mommy is she looking at me cry). You have gone from this blob who didn't move at all to this little wiggle worm. You were this little peanut who fit in the palm of her daddy's hand and are now this long string bean. You're so long you're wearing 9 month clothes! Today you even decided to go from front to back twice and from back to front! You are changing right before my very eyes, everyday there is more hair growing on your head, eyebrows and eyelashes growing in. You just smile and laugh and sometimes cry, and everyone says they can't believe how beautiful and how good you are. And guess what? They're right!!
Braedyn it's hard to believe that a year ago I was just telling people I was having you and now you're here (actually you've been here for 6 months). This is the hardest job I have ever had to do, however it's been the most fun and rewarding. I cannot wait to see what's in store for these next 6 months. You truly are an amazing baby and I am so blessed that you came into my life.
Love,
Mommy
Today marks your 6 month birthday. Honestly, I cannot believe you are 1/2 a year old. In the last 6 months you have gone from waking up every 2 hours to sleeping 12 hours straight (on most nights). You have gone from eating breast milk, to soy formula, to oatmeal, and now fruits and veggies. You have gone from wanting me to hold you 24/7 to wanting to play on your playmate and exersaucer and entertaining yourself (though you do get the occasional where is mommy is she looking at me cry). You have gone from this blob who didn't move at all to this little wiggle worm. You were this little peanut who fit in the palm of her daddy's hand and are now this long string bean. You're so long you're wearing 9 month clothes! Today you even decided to go from front to back twice and from back to front! You are changing right before my very eyes, everyday there is more hair growing on your head, eyebrows and eyelashes growing in. You just smile and laugh and sometimes cry, and everyone says they can't believe how beautiful and how good you are. And guess what? They're right!!
Braedyn it's hard to believe that a year ago I was just telling people I was having you and now you're here (actually you've been here for 6 months). This is the hardest job I have ever had to do, however it's been the most fun and rewarding. I cannot wait to see what's in store for these next 6 months. You truly are an amazing baby and I am so blessed that you came into my life.
Love,
Mommy
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