A quick little update....

Crawling all around -- Walking with assistance -- Getting VERY fussy when she can't walk on her own -- Opening cabinets and drawers -- Drinking with a sippy cup -- LOVING bathtime -- Eating Gerber 3rd foods -- Making a mess with finger snacks -- Saying "uh oh" when something happens -- Favorite word is "DaDa" -- Laughs at Kobi when she pets/hits him -- Claps at everything....

Halloween -- our little honey "B"

After eating, hanging out with everyone, picture time, and Emma handing out candy to the kids at our door, we went trick-or-treating! Braylin had a lot of fun -- she spent the whole time "talking" and giggling. It was a GREAT 1st Halloween!

Meeting Taylor....

Here are a few pictures from our trip to New Orleans to meet sweet Taylor. On the Wednesday after Taylor's birth, Braylin, me, and Susan Austin headed to New Orleans to meet up with my mom. We had a wonderful "girls" trip and of course had a GREAT time with Jen, Ray, and little Taylor. My dad, Jay, and Dr. Austin made the drive on Friday, and we all enjoyed a fun weekend. It was so hard leaving on Sunday. I can hardly wait to get back down there and get my hands on my niece!!!

Happy Birthday Bryce Langham!

Yes, it's true.... little Taylor was born on Sunday and one day later little Bryce was born! Braylin has 2 newborn cousins now! I'm counting down the days (well, only 1 day now) 'til I get to meet my niece on Wednesday!!!! I can HARDLY wait to get there and see her. I get all excited just looking at pictures of her.

Meanwhile, I had the pleasure of being Matt & Kasey's nurse today and delivering my nephew. It was a wonderful experience, and I had a lot of fun being part of it all. Thanks so much Matt & Kasey for asking me to be your nurse. You both did GREAT today! Picture to come.... Poppi, email me a picture!

Happy Birthday Taylor Jarvis!

Well, Taylor decided she didn't want to wait until Monday morning...
Jen's "water broke" this morning a little before 4am and off to the hospital they went. Jen is still in the OR right now, so I don't have ALL of the details, but we do know that she weighs 8lb 5oz and is 21 inches long. I can hardly wait to see her little chunky self!

Ray sent us this picture from the OR

The Giggles

Braylin in action....

I posted this video so Aunt Jen and Uncle Ray can see how much Braylin's changed since last time we saw them. Have fun Jen! Everyone else...feel free NOT to watch :)

a month of changes

When Gram wrote me asking if I was waiting on Braylin to write her OWN post, I decided it must have been way too long since I've written anything! Where does the time go?!

Braylin has grown so much over the last month! She's decided to hold her bottle on her own, she loves sitting up, she gets around pretty good in her new walker, she waves bye-bye, and she has 2 teeth coming thru. It's been so much fun watching all of the changes she has made. Here's a few pictures...

photo shoot with Melissa

6 months

I know it takes me FOREVER to post something new on here, but I'm trying... I promise! It's been an entire month since my last post, and I feel like so much has changed! Braylin had her six month appointment last week... She weighs in at 16lb 14oz, and she's 26.25inches long. Talk about a growing girl! Overall, the doctor said she looks great and would see us back at her 9 month appointment.

She's loving carrots, peas, green beans, sweet potatoes, apple sauce, prunes, pears, and squash. Now that she's six months, Dr. Haynes said we could start on meats... however, after one try of the pureed 2nd stage Gerber chicken, Braylin's facial expression and the smell of dog food has officially marked chicken off of the list of foods she can eat. Daddy and I have decided it stinks too bad to feed to a cute little girl. :) We'll wait 'til she can eat shredded chicken.

I posted a few pictures below of some things she's been doing. LOVES to chew on her feet, LOVES bathtime, LOVES her new doorway-johnny-jump-up (but not as much as her Exersaucer), and is doing pretty well at sitting on her own.

Hopefully I'll be able to get back into the program of updating my blog. Work and Mommy-hood have kept me busy busy! Hopefully Jen will be much better at postings than I am.

Braylin... and the beach