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Thursday, October 2, 2008
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
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.
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.
Sunday, September 7, 2008
3 Months Old
Brendan has made it to 3 months old and his colic seems to get better every week. Instead of being fussy all day, it seems to be concentrated between 6pm and 10pm every night. We'll take it! And the rest of the time he is such a different baby! He smiles, laughs, and makes those adorable baby noises that you just can't get enough of. We had people over last weekend for a Welcome Home Party for him. He was very happy to meet many of his friends and family for the first time. Although he slept a lot, the attention didn't make him too crabby which mad
e for a wonderful day. Thank you to everyone who was able to make it. And to anyone who couldn't, give us a call. We love to show him off--we're pretty proud of the little guy if you couldn't tell. He was able to meet his great-Granny that weekend and also his Great Grandpa Pelhank for the first time. All in all, it was a memory-filled, and exhausting weekend for all of us.
e for a wonderful day. Thank you to everyone who was able to make it. And to anyone who couldn't, give us a call. We love to show him off--we're pretty proud of the little guy if you couldn't tell. He was able to meet his great-Granny that weekend and also his Great Grandpa Pelhank for the first time. All in all, it was a memory-filled, and exhausting weekend for all of us. 
We are also very happy to welcome to the world our first nephew (and Brendan's first cousin) Jaxon Jonathan. He was born on September 4 and weighed in at 7 lbs. 10 oz. We are so excited for Johnny and J'me. We also can't wait to see Jaxon and Brendan grow up together and be huntin' and fishin' buddies with their dads and Grandpa. What a great time they're going to have! Can't wait to get them together. Hopefully we'll have pictures of the little guy on our next post. Until then, enjoy the pictures of Brendan's Welcome Home Party.
Brendan waiting for his cousin Jaxon to arrive:
Jaxon has the hiccups
Thursday, August 21, 2008
He CAN Smile!!!
Well, it's been a trying couple of months to say the least. Our beautiful baby boy has a horrible case of Colic. In fact, the pediatrician told us that it's the worst case she's seen in 2 years. And our prize...high levels of stress, concern, and frustration. But the good news is that things have gotten much better over the past week. Brendan had his 2 month appointment last week and we were sent home with some new formula that is intended for infants with Colic. It seems to be working as we've seen much more bouts of happiness in between all of the crying. We even got our first smiles this week! We are breathing a sigh of relief that there is light at the end of the tunnel. As I'm sure you can tell, he's also gaining a healthy bit of weight. At his appointment he weighed in at 11 lbs. 1 oz. That's 4 lbs. more than last month!
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