2 Month Well Check...

I have been anxious to see how much Braxton has grown since his 3 week check-up. He has slept through the night a handful of times - first time being 6 weeks to the day. Man it sure is nice to wake up at 6am for the first time some nights. We are usually able to just give him his nuk when he does wake up - but sometimes that doesn't work and we feed him. He usually eats every 3 hours during the day and eats 5 ounces for each feeding. I am an anal person so he never eats sooner than 3 hours and never more than 5 ounces.

Reminder at birth Braxton weighed 8 lb 15 oz and was 20 3/4" long.

At 2 weeks (before leaving the NICU) he weighed 9 lb 1 oz ~ so only gained 2 ounces in 2 weeks.

At 3 weeks he weighed 9 lb 5 oz. and was 21 1/2" long and his head circ. was 14".

At 2 mon. he weighed 12 lb 3 oz. and was 24.2" long and his head was 15" long. He is in the 50% for his weight and length and in the 35% for his head. It sounds as though he has a "small" head but really it looks normal. He had 3 shots and one oral immunization (which he took like a trooper). Of course he cried but as soon as I had him dressed and in his car seat he was out like a light. He has been pretty sleepy since we got home - hope it continues through the night.

Everything else continues to check-out fine for him so I can only hope and pray that he continues.

Cheese...

Braxton

Chloe, Payton, & Rylie

Uncle Buck, Jim, Travis, Biev, Buff, Trent, Craig, Chloe, Rylie, Tatum, & Brooks
Braxton "Cheese"

Okay... so I uploaded a bunch of pictures from the last couple of weeks and couldn't resist sharing a bunch of them. I hope that everyone enjoyed trick-or-treating as well as the weather, it was beautiful. The kids sure seemed to enjoy their costumes as well as seeing all the other kids in theirs. The older guys had a great time goose, duck, and pheasant hunting this weekend as well. Thanksgiving will be here before we know it and then it will be Christmas. Enjoy the beautiful weather while it's here... I can't believe it's been in the 70's, in November, in Minnesota. Not a normal combination.

Trick-or-Treat

Payton, Braxton, Brooks, & Andrea
Payton & Brooks (Brooks is saying "Trick or Treeeeat")
Gma Bev, Tatum, Auntie Rita, Braxton, Rylie, Chloe, Payton, & Brooks

Braxton ("Mommy's Lil Monster)

Braxton ("Snack-O-Lantern")

*from Uncle Tristan, Auntie Danielle, & Jacob

Pumpkin Carving...

Tagged

Here are the rules...

1.Post the rules on your blog
2.Write 6 random things about yourself
3.Tag 6 people at the end of your post
4. If you are tagged, just do it, and pass the tag along!

1. We raked leaves this morning and Payton and I filled 10 "big" bags full of leaves by our selves. It seems like it has been forever since him and I have done any kind of activity together - other than school work. It was really nice... I miss that.

2. 3 boys.... YIKES!!!!

3. I agree with Kitsie... I can't believe that Payton is 6 years old and is reading, writing, and doing arithmetic. You can't even spell out the "naughty" words and they know what you are spelling or what you are wanting to say. They are just too quick.

4. Officially 2 more months until Santa comes... I have no idea what to be getting for presents this year.

5. I am still on maternity leave and loving it... I am off until Dec. 1st. I will be excited to see the kids again... as I can't believe how big they have gotten in just the last 2 months.

6. When I went to college 11 years ago (man that seems so long) I started out in nursing. I changed 2nd semester as I didn't think I could do it. There was too much partying and socializing to be done. I now sometimes think that I would like to go back and I really think that I could do it. Sorry... Jenny and Kitsie - you guys gave some good "randoms" to think about.

I tag... Angie M., Nikki K (just write yours in my comment section), Erin O., any anonymous people who read my blog can certainly comment on here w/o having an account. Just sign in anonymously and make sure you type your name at the end of the message.

Baptism

Braxton has officially been welcomed into God's family through Holy Baptism (Sunday 10.12.08). We had an awesome brunch following church at our house with our families. My sister Nicole and her husband Dan were two of Braxton's sponsors as well as Craig's brother Jason and his wife Tambi. It worked out well as they were here visiting from California (with their sons Joey and Sawyer). It was an awesome autumn day with the leaves coming down in full force.

New Pics of Braxton...

Well... here I stand with the camera trying to get some decent pictures of Braxton for the birth announcement. I finally had to just settle or it would probably be another month before I would have gotten them ordered. He has started smiling and cooing - quite a bit. Craig just thought it was the cutest thing when he just sat and cooed and every now and them gave him a "quick" little smirk. It's hard to believe that he is one month old already - you would think I would know how fast time goes as well as how fast they grow now that this is the 3rd baby. But I have seem to have forgotten. Craig's brother Jason and his wife Tambi and nephews Joey and Sawyer are coming this Friday. We are having Baptism on Sunday as Jason and Tambi are two of his sponsors. Payton is super excited to see his cousins again... they seem to enjoy eachothers company.