Brady is 2 months old

Brady is 2 months old (and then some). His 2-month day was actually last Thursday, but we didn't have his doctor's appointment until yesterday. I waited so we could update you on his vitals. He now stands in at 23 inches long (47%) and weighs in at 10 pounds, 6 ounces (17%). So, he's short and skinny. What a shocker, considering his parents!
I tried taking 2-month pictures last Thursday, but he was not happy about it. In the first picture he looks like he's trying to get away from Pooh.

But, he did pretty good for this one, but only because he had his binkie! Thank goodness for pacifiers. I give props to anybody who can raise a baby without one, but this kid just needs it sometimes, as do his parents.


And here's our precious little guy taking a nap. Just so cute when he sleeps. He hasn't been doing a great job of taking naps during the day, so he's been quite sleepy at night. But, he seems to be getting better. He has a tendency to take several little naps during the day instead of one or two big ones. So we'll see if that continues.

I can laugh!

The big milestone over the weekend was Brady laughing for the first time. Woohoo! The first time he did was on Saturday for Dad. Here's a video from Sunday night that captures a little laugh as well (as long as some really lovely pooping noises if you listen carefully!). It's not a big laugh yet, but he's getting there.

Lazy Weekends

Just showing some pictures from our lazy Sunday. After venturing out for church and for Brady's first trip to Wal-Mart, we stayed inside the rest of the day. He did fine at Wal-Mart; I carried him in the baby carrier and he slept the entire time.
The first pictures is Brady smiling on the couch while blowing spit bubbles. The kid does have a lot of spit and drool. I can't imagine how bad it will be once he starts teething.

He we are during Tummy time. He's doing a good job of lifting his head and turning it from side to side. He can lift to about a 45 degree angle, which is just normal.


The best picture of the weekend was captured by Dad. Brady's just lounging on the couch. Too bad there wasn't any football to watch! I think he looks like a little grown up just laying on the couch.

Off to Day Care

Here we are dropping Brady off at day care. He's doing a great job according to Misty. He seems quite happy, so that's good.

He was very happy last night after we picked him up. We did tummy time and read a book and played and he was just full of smiles for most of the evening. Except, of course, when he had gas and was crying!

A Weekend of Activity

We had a big weekend. And it was full of smiles as you can tell from the pictures. Brady is cooing and aahing, but still not laughing. But oh so close. The smiles are great.

Here he is smiling with Dad. Aren't they cute!

On Saturday we went to see the women beat Iowa State at Bramlage. It was a great crowd. Brady slept through the first half, but was very awake and alert for the second half. He does a great job with all the loud noises.

On Friday night, Mom and Dad got to sleep! We swaddled Brady up and he went 6 hours between feedings and then 5 hours, so we got quite a bit more sleep than we're used to. That was nice.

And on Sunday, we moved up a size in diapers. He's now wearing a size 1 instead of newborns. The 1s are plenty big on him, but the newborns were cutting off the circulation in his legs.

Whew, big weekend!

8 weeks is almost gone

Well, I go back to work on Monday, January 19. When most of you will be enjoying the day off, I will be going through my first full day back at work and Brady's first full day at day care. He's doing some half days this week, so we can both get used to it (more for Mom than it is for Brady). Like every mother, I'm conflicted about the situation. It's nice to work, but it's also nice staying at home and spending time with the kiddo.

We also have our 2-month checkup next week. That one will involve shots, which will not be fun. But, we'll also be posting new pictures. The posting should become more frequent once I'm back at work at least!

It's So Hard to Laugh!

Brady is giving us good smiles, especially on the changing table (who wouldn't be happy about getting a dirty diaper changed!). He opens his mouth like he wants to laugh, but he just doesn't quite have it yet. Here we are with the open mouth.


And here is one of the smiles we get to see. They are just fantastic. Hard to catch them on camera, but I managed to snap one shot.

Brady is doing good. His neck and back are getting strong; he holds his head up quite a bit. He can roll to one side or the other, but I think we've got a ways to go before we're rolling all the way over. He's very long and still very skinny--not much change in that area.