First Two Weeks

Life with Brayden has been very busy and eventful thus far, but also absolutely amazing!! He is a wonderful blessing and has taught us so much already! All in all, he is a wonderful baby and we all continue to figure each other out a little more every day.

The first two weeks my parents were here visiting/staying with Dan and I so that they could help us out and also get to spend some precious time with their grandson. They were an amazing first two weeks, filled with lots of appointments (doctors, blood work, photographer, etc.) and visitors!! All of our friends and family have been very generous and extremely helpful bringing us dinners to make things a little easier for us during this adjustment period.

This past Sunday we had to say goodbye to my parents. It was a really tough day for me (and Dan and Brayden as well). We miss them so much and can't wait for them to come back for another visit!! Better yet, I wish they would move closer...I would take even a few hours away at this point!! I just can't imagine them living this far away forever while Brayden is so little and growing and changing so quickly! Growing up, my grandparents lived far away...and I don't want that to be the situation for Brayden. So we just keep praying that a job will bring them closer to us!!!

Some milestones, Brayden is growing very quickly and weighed in at 8 lbs 2 ounces (gained almost 1 lb in a week) yesterday when we went to the doctor. We had to go back for a quick visit because his belly button was not healing properly. However, it finally fell off yesterday evening and is doing much better now! We can't wait to give him a "real" bath tonight! Brayden is also very strong and can already pick his neck up when you are burping him. He also picked his head up one time and turned it to the other side yesterday during tummy time! Last week Dan printed out some black and white shapes online, and Brayden loves to just stare at them when he is awake and alert! So far we are all doing well and getting settled in a little more each day. Dan goes back to work next week and it will be my first week alone all day with Brayden, so we will see how that does. Brayden and I are both very sad that Dan is going back to work and think that he should just retire and stay home with us every day!! But reality is that he has to work, and I am sure that we will all settle into a routine at some point...