Brendan's First Vacation

Our first vacation as a family of 3 came and went this past month and we had a great time! We stayed at a cabin in Carbondale with the Cole family for a couple of nights. Daddy was happy because he got a little bit of fishing in and Mommy caught her first bass! They caught 15 bass total (Ryan=11, and Mandy=4)--all catch and release since it was a private pond. Brendan got to hang out with his Grandma, Grandpa, Uncle Shane, Aunt Lilly, and his Aunt Jess. We spent a lot of quality time together by helping each other make dinners, having a washers tournament, watching a movie, and just hangin' out. It ended up being a relatively low stress first trip together.

Brendan got to meet his baby cousin, Jaxon, this month. Mommy wasn't able to meet him as she was at work, but rumor has it that he was a tired little guy. He made B look like a very big boy! And he IS getting to be quite big now, tipping the scales at over 15 lbs. We'll have more official numbers after our next doctor's appointment at the end of October. Other developments this month include Brendan continuing to improve on his colic, he can hold his head much higher--so high that he is starting to extend his arms, he's reaching for things (but hasn't figured out how to use his hands to grasp), he is starting to speak baby (mostly coos, ahhs, and squeels), he just noticed his feet today, and with the help of his new "Bumba" he is getting the hang of sitting up with assistance.


And our greatest news is that Ryan received the promotion that we so desperately wanted. He starts training next week. With that, Mommy now gets to go to part-time, for the first time in over 6 years, in order to spend more time with Brendan. We're so happy! Two full-time parents working opposite shifts was much more difficult than we ever expected. But we don't have to worry about that any more. And Daddy no longer has to be at work so early in the morning (6 am) as he is now going to be on the night shift. Woo! Hoo! Thank you for your thoughts and prayers.