Brady turned 2 months old yesterday!

Not thrilled with this whole picture taking thing...

He has finally put on some weight and weighs 10 pounds! And he is 22 inches long. He JUST switched to size 1 diapers about 2 days ago, and he is now in 0-3 month clothes...they are still a tiny bit big on him though.

Brady has started smiling (!!!), he coos and grunts, and holds his head up for longer periods of time. We are still dealing with reflux, but it's getting a little bit better. He had his 2 month shots last week and was such a trooper! He was pretty fussy for a day or so after, but it was definitely not as bad as I thought it was going to be. Since getting his shots, he has run lots of errands with me, and has been out and about much more frequently.

A hint of a smile!

After his 2 month shots

Since I go back to work at the end of November, we have started sleep training because mama needs more sleep! Since switching to formula (long story), Eric has been able to take a night feeding every couple nights, which has helped tremendously! But I still don't get enough sleep mostly because Brady has started this new thing where he will only sleep with me. It's exhausting. So we have been working on getting him to sleep longer periods of time in the swing, the crib, and the rock'n'play. It's not going too great. He will sleep in those things for about 30 minutes at a time and then wake up screaming at the top of his lungs, and refuses to be consoled until he is laying with mommy. I know I'm going to miss him sleeping with me when he is older, but man, oh man, I'm not sure how much more my neck/back/arms can take - not to mention the being unable to sleep because I'm terrified of him sleeping WITH me. It's a daily struggle. We are working on it though! I have him on a feeding/sleeping schedule now and I'm partially hoping that once he starts daycare, they will just work on sleep training for me.... ;)

Brady likes when mommy sings to him, taking baths with mommy, going for walks and runs in his stroller, car rides, and of course, cheering on the Baylor bears!

With his cousin, Amelia, who obviously roots for the wrong team ;)

Brady dislikes being strapped into his car seat, being put to sleep (fights it like crazy!), being hungry, and still hates diaper changes.

Speech therapy humor!

Lovin' on Pawpaw

Hip-hip-hooray!

We love you sweet Brady boy!!

Somehow Brady turned one month old yesterday. Not sure how that happened! The past 4 weeks have been exhausting, eye-opening, chaotic, and challenging, but they have also been wonderful and beautiful. Brady has brought us so much joy and happiness into our lives and I wouldn't trade the past month for anything, no matter how sleep-deprived I am.

Before I start talking about Brady, I want to give a huge shout out to everyone who has helped us out the past month...family, friends, neighbors, strangers, the list goes on. THANK YOU!! But the biggest shout out of all goes to my mom who stayed with us for almost 2 weeks, cleaning my house, bringing us food, and helping out with Brady when Eric and I were too exhausted to even know our own names. We love you mom and are so thankful for you!!

Now about Brady...

Brady weighs about 7 1/2 lbs and is 21 inches long. He's had a little bit of a problem gaining weight, but he finally back up to birth weight (a little over now!) and is slowly getting bigger and stronger! He is still in newborn clothes and newborn diapers...0-3 month clothes swallow him right up. He is a pretty good eater and eats about every 2-3 hours, however, we are currently dealing with some reflux issues that have kept us up most nights. No fun!

Brady enjoys tummy time and can hold his head up briefly, but he sometimes falls asleep when on his play mat. I don't think he fully understands the purpose of it yet ;)

Brady likes laying on daddy's chest, snuggling with mommy, rocking in his swing and glider, getting his hair washed, being in the car, and white noise.

Milk drunk

Brady dislikes diaper changes, having his arms swaddled, and being hungry. This kid seriously has no in between and gives no sign of hunger. He is either not hungry one minute or STARVING the next. No doubt this is Eric's child.

2 days old

As most of you know, Brady had his tongue and lip tie revision done this month. It was terrible seeing him in pain after the procedure, but he is recovering really well and I can't wait to put that behind us!

Right after the procedure

One day after procedure

Eric has to do stretches/exercises every 3 hours on Brady's tongue and lip to make sure the frenulum doesn't reattach, which is terrible to watch. Brady wails and wails while they are being done and it's the most heartbreaking thing. But we only have a couple more days of doing them, thank goodness!

"Momarazzi" is in full swing over here and I have found that I take wayyyy too many pictures. So enjoy just a FEW of the ones I've taken the past month...

We had newborn pictures done this month too! Our talented friend, Vicky Cummings (Victoria Rose Photography) did the pictures and they couldn't have turned out better. She did some for our Christmas card too, but you will have to wait until December to see those. Brady did so great during the session and was such a trooper! Thank you Vicky for the pictures!

Before we know it, Brady will be 2 months...then 1 year...then 17 years old and going away to college. Okay, I'm gonna go cry now.