2 month checkup

Yesterday was one of those mornings when you wake up and just have a feeling that the day is not going to go your way. I was feeling exhausted. I just went through the morning routine, got Brayden to daycare and made my way to work. I hit traffic on my way to work, which rarely happens (of course it happens when I'm running late). As I unlocked my office door, I could hear my work phone ringing already. It was daycare telling me that Brayden was acting really fussy and had a fever of 100.2 and needed to be picked up. I grabbed my stuff and headed right back out the door.

I got back to the house and we got out the ear thermometer. It was the first time that we had used it so Jeff ended up testing it on me first...100.8! No wonder I wasn't feeling so good! I was achy and had a sore throat, headache and chills all day. Brayden and I spent the entire day on the couch. Luckily, he had an appetite and was able to drink all of his bottles throughout the day. The doctor wasn't too concerned and said that she would just see him the next day since he was already scheduled to come in for his checkup. He continued to be pretty fussy throughout the night, but only got up at 2:00am and 6:00am. I was expecting to be woken up a lot more than that! He was still stuffed up this morning, but was starting to act more like his normal self. His fever went down to 99.7 also!

We got to the doctor this afternoon and our "sick" child was smiling and "talking" to the doctor. You would have never thought that he was ever sick at all! She felt comfortable enough to give him the shots that he was scheduled for today. The doc said that she thinks that he is fighting off the cold just fine and she isn't concerned since his chest sounded clear. Today he was 13 lbs, 9.5oz (75% percentile) and 25 inches (90th percentile). His head circumference was 16 1/2in (80th percentile). Hopefully he'll stay healthy!!

Homecoming 2009!

We love Homecoming! It's always so great to see people that you don't expect to see. It's so nice to catch up with old friends and relive the college days a bit. Brayden got to share part of the day with us this year...even though he slept through most of it :)

2 months!

Here are some pictures that I took of Brayden on his 2 month birthday! It's amazing how much he has changed!

This is his look right before he smiles. I guess he has to check you out and make sure that what you're doing is worth smiling about! :)

There is a good smile!

Sleepy boy

Best friends

Jeff's family moved into a new neighborhood when he was about 3 years old and he ended up meeting Doug. They've been friends for about the past 25 years. Doug and his wife, Jen, just moved to Cincinnati and I hope that Brayden and Corin will have a chance to have the same friendship that their dads have had for so long. I think that it will be funny to show them this picture years from now! GO BROWNS!

Jeff, Brayden, Doug and Corin watching the Browns game, 10/11/09

The boys hanging out 10/20/09

1 month checkup (a little late)

Brayden went for his 1 month appointment today even though he's almost 2 months. Our doctors' office called us to reschedule his checkup, so he finally got to go today. He was 12 lbs, 10 oz (80th percentile) and 24 inches long (90th percentile). His head circumference is 16 1/4 in (85th percentile). Needless to say, we have a big boy on our hands! The doctor said that he looks very healthy!

Brayden been so much fun in these past few weeks. He's really started to make more sounds and he "talks" so much more. He is starting to smile a lot when you talk to him... or when he's looking at the ceiling fan. He's drinking about 4.5-5 oz each feeding. Bedtime is going better since he's now sleeping anywhere from 3-6 hours at a time. He'll usually eat around 7:30-8pm and not wake up again until about 1:30am. He'll usually wake up one more time around 4:30 am. We are really hoping that he starts sleeping all the way through soon, but I'm not holding my breath.

He got 2 shots today, Hep B and DTP. It was not too fun for him, but he only cried for a second. There will be about 4 shots coming next month, so that will not be an appointment that we're looking forward to.

I have been back to work for about a week now. It was good to go back and I am really enjoying my job. Brayden goes to Kindercare on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. I'm just glad that I get to spend all day on Mondays and Wednesdays with him. Jeff has been doing a lot of work from home lately, so we're able to see him a lot during the day too!

We can't believe that he's almost 2 months already!