2 Months

Monday I took Brady in for his 2 month check up. He sure is growing fast. Part of me is sad that he is already out of the newborn stage but I am excited for all the future milestones. Unfortunately he still does not sleep like Nathan did, maybe my expectations are too high but I am finding it exhausting only getting a 4 hr stretch at night. By six weeks Nathan was sleeping 6hrs. I only remember because that is when I went back to work. Mostly he is a happy baby and I just love when he smiles at me.

He now weighs 11 lbs 0.6oz and is 22inches long.

Swank Farms Pumpkin Patch

It is that time a year again. I always forget how much I enjoy Halloween especially now that I have kids. I love watching Nathan experience all the fun this time of year brings. I really wanted to take Nathan to a pumpkin patch this year, but not just one where you go pick out a pumpkin. Over the years I have seen others post about these great places that are so much more then a pumpkin patch. Really they are a farm, corn maze, Halloween experience. I was excited this year when I remembered that we now live close to one of these farms. So Saturday afternoon we headed over to Swank Farms corn maze and pumpkin patch. It really has gotten so much bigger then I remember it being several years ago. Nathan had fun enjoying all the different activities.
Of course I brought my camera but forgot to check the battery level, so I ended up taking most of the pictures with my phone.
                                                Getting a ride on the pedal cars with Dad.

    Nathan wouldn't get on the giant Jumping Pillow by himself, but had a great time jumping with Dad.

                                             Taking shots from a corn cannon.

      
                                 Nathan was the most excited to ride on the cow train.

 

Fun times riding on these bouncing horses.

                                                         Playing on the farm equipment

 After getting our fill of fun we went through the kid size corn maze and then picked out a pumpkin to take home. What a great way to spend our Saturday!

Blessing Day

Last Sunday our family joined us at our church meeting so we could give Brady a name and blessing. It is always wonderful to be reminded how blessed we are to be an eternal family.

                                               Great-Grandpa and Grandma Dickson

                                                Grandpa and Grandma Bell

                                                    Grandma and Grandpa Griffith

                                         Finally starting to really smile!

One Month

Can you believe it has already been a month since Brady joined our family? And although there have been a few rough nights I feel so blessed to have him with us. Usually I only get up 2 times a night, unfortunately the second time is around five, so by the time I get back to bed I feel like Nathan is getting up for the day. But I am starting to adjust and have been trying to train Brady on the EASY Schedule. It is still a struggle at times  and I sure look forward to growing out of the newborn stage. I will miss how small and precious he is but I will not miss how hard it is to get anything done. Nathan has been doing great and he really does love his brother. There are times  when he still struggles with me not being able to drop everything to play with him. On several occasions Nathan has told me to put Brady down and to go on a road rally with him. And of course it is while I am trying to feed Brady.

I took Brady in for his 1 month well check last Friday and he now weighs 9lbs 4.5oz and he is 21 3/4in long. They grow so fast.