Braenna's Baptism Weekend

What a busy weekend here! Braenna had her baptism on Saturday and it was quite the event. Aunt Teresa, Aunt Cece and Emily came in Wednesday night and left Sunday morning; Grammy came in Thursday morning and left Sunday morning; Nana and Pop, Uncle Johnny, Aunt Jen, and Max all came in Friday night and left Monday afternoon. We had quite the turnout! The baptism went well and Braenna was just adorable in her beautiful baptism gown that Grammy made for her:We all think Grammy needs to start a side business!! We went to the Dallas World Aquarium on Friday, had the baptism on Saturday with a little gathering at the house afterwards (during the hurricane...which turned out to just be some wind and lots of rain here), and then went to the zoo on Sunday. It was such a busy weekend. Everyone is exhausted, but I think a good time was had by all. Thank you to everyone who attended her special day and to all that took the time to travel all the way down here. It was great to see everyone and we had a really nice time! Here is the link to the pics from the weekend, I apologize for the large quantity, but I wanted to get them out and didn't have time to sort them: http://photos.walmart.com/share/p=746151221528100839/l=16800976/g=3342801/cobrandOid=1011/otsc=SYE/otsi=SALB

3 Months Old!

Braenna is 3 months old today! It is hard to believe, time is really flying! There was not a whole lot new this month that I haven't already written about, with the exception of starting daycare. Braenna of course did wonderful (mommy did okay too!). Braenna is really growing these days and becoming more and more alert and interactive. She still loves to be talked to and played with. She's even growing to somewhat tolerate tummy time! She is up to about 12.5 pounds now and I'm finding new baby rolls to clean on a daily basis! She is really filling out. Here are some pics from recently:

Braenna's First Day of Daycare

Three months old today!!



Her cute baby smile!

August

Sorry for not posting in awhile! Things have not been very eventful here, so I have not had a lot to write about. I guess it's time to wrap up the month and post monthly pics though, so here goes...

August was a pretty slow month for us here as far as activities go, but the month really still just flew by! Mikaiya had a pretty good month. We have been working hard on potty training and she is really making a lot of progress. She wears underwear now all weekend and has been doing well. We still have a few accidents here and there, but that is to be expected. She also moved to her new classroom at school, which has been good too. She was in Early Preschool I and is now in Early Preschool II. Based on the names, I wasn't expecting a lot of differences, but I was very wrong! Mikaiya's new teacher is responsible for preparing all of the kids to start preschool. She is very regimented and strict and runs a very tight classroom, which is perfect for a bunch of 2 1/2 year olds! She is working on potty training the whole class since they cannot move up until they are officially done. Mikaiya is still wearing pull ups most days in school, but she keeps them dry usually. She has been resistent to undies at school because she had an accident one day and was very upset by it. We (us and her teacher) have decided it's best not to push her and we will let her decide when she's ready. We have been getting a lot of homework ourselves in this class too...flashcards, chore sheets to make Mikaiya fill out, etc...

Braenna is growing like a weed! She is up to 11.5-12 pounds now and seems really long too! She's had a month filled with smiles, coos and all kinds of curiosity. She loves to look around and hates to lay still! She's been sleeping through the night for a little over a week now which has been really great for us! Go Braenna! Hopefully it keeps up since I go back to work tomorrow and she officially starts daycare. I was really worried about how she was going to do at daycare being that she pretty much sees just me and Jeff...oh yeah, and Jodi...her favorite person to sleep on! But we had a very busy weekend this weekend and she was great with all of the strangers at three different loud get togethers we were at. She let anyone hold her and was very content, so I'm feeling a little better about it all now. She's been quite the trooper this weekend and has shown that she's just a laid back, easy baby! We are so lucky!!

I think that's about it for the month here. Sorry this post is so long, but I haven't written in awhile. I am really nervous about going back to work tomorrw, worrying about leaving my little one (even though I know she's in good hands), and worrying about getting back into the swing of things after being out for 4 months. Should be an interesting week!

Here is the link to our pics for this month: http://photos.walmart.com/share/p=22511220291521214/l=12749016/g=3342801/cobrandOid=1011/otsc=SYE/otsi=SALB Sorry again about their being so many, but I tried to keep it to as few as I could!

Mikaiya Sings in Spanish

It's been forever since I've posted a video, so I thought I'd put one out here. Mikaiya LOVES to sing these days. This is one of her favorite songs that she learned at school. Hard to believe that she knows her colors in Spanish!!

Braenna Is Two Months Old!

It's crazy that Braenna is two months old already! She is growing into quite the little baby these days. She has a very feisty personality and when she wants something, she wants it now! She's also very curious and loves to look around and is really into any change in scenery. This month brought her first smiles and baby coo's. She is getting really strong and loves to hold up her head. She actually enjoys her tummy time (for a little while anyway!) and loves to play in her little play gym. We've been lucky because she is a pretty good sleeper and has been only getting up one to two times per night to eat. One night this week she actually went 7 hours between feedings! Go Braenna! She had her two month well child visit today and weighed in at 10 lbs 3.5 oz and is now 22 1/4" long. She is still pretty low on the growth curve, but that's to be expected since she was early...we're sure she'll catch up in no time! Here are some pictures of her from today:

The girls...

I finally was able to get the two girls together this weekend for some pictures that actually turned out halfway decent. Here's a couple of my favorites:

July Photos

Here is the link to the July photos: http://photos.walmart.com/share/p=77211217639397682/l=12634594/g=3342801/cobrandOid=1011/otsc=SYE/otsi=SALB

It's been a busy month here. We had Nana and Pop come to visit, the Fourth of July, Braenna's 1 month birthday and so much more! Mikaiya has been enjoying being the big sister and is so good with Braenna. She had a great time with Nana and Pop and also really enjoyed her Red, White and Blue parade at school. She is working hard on potty training these days too and is making a lot of progress! Hopefully soon we won't have two in diapers!

Braenna is growing like a weed and trying hard to catch up to her big sister. She is close to 10 pounds now and 8 weeks old. This month has brought her first smiles and lots of fun facial expressions. It has also brought her finding her voice and we're getting to see a lot more of her personality. We've been very lucky as so far she has been a good baby. She only wakes up twice a night at the most!

Enjoy the pics!