Braylie's first friend and Interviews

Life is going crazy, as usual right? Braylie is growing at amazing speed. She is now 13 lbs plus...not sure the exact amount, but she gained those two pounds in like a week and 1/2.  I wish she would just slow down it's too fast for me to keep up with and I feel like we are missing so much.   

This is her toy Mr. Alien and it is her best friend. I'm pretty sure she thinks he's real and alive.  Every time we bring him out she gets so excited.  She starts to kick an wiggle and then he gets big smiles. They've had the best conversations also (He talks in rattle language).  It's so cute to watch.  We've brought out quite a few of her other toys but she thinks they pale in comparison for some reason we don't know.

Brad finishes up this semester in the middle of May and then he only has two online classes through BYU. After that he is completely done with school!!  I'm getting so excited that he is so close to finishing.  It's definitely going to be nice for many reasons like having him home more often. I'm also excited that he will have more time for himself soon too.  He has given up a lot to finish school this quickly and I'm hoping that he will be able to spend more time doing some of the things he likes (like golfing).  So since Brad is so close to being done he has been job hunting and this last week he has had two job interviews.  We think they went fairly well but things are pretty competitive with the economy the way it is right now, so we honestly have no clue what turn out will be but we're hoping it'll be good...we'll see.    

New Hair Color!

So I have a new hair color and this is one of the few that really is new (a very rare thing) because I've never been an all over brown before.  It's definitely taking some getting used to because I'm so used to being blonder, but I think I'll like it better when it fades and becomes a lighter brown...not so drastic.

I finally caught a smile on camera!  She is kinda covering it with her 

hands though but still visible.

I just thought this one was cute too.  I'm a little picture happy now.

2 Months Old...Where did the time go?

Braylie today.  I was trying to catch a smile.  This is the best I got.

Well Braylie is growing like a weed and time is passing all to quickly. Today was her 2 month doctor's appointment which she did very well at.  The doctor said she is very healthy and doing well.   They weighed her in at 11 lbs and 4 oz which is 63 percentile and measured her at 23 1/4 inches tall which is 83 percentile (I'm hoping she continues to be tall but I doubt it with my genes).  While the doctor was checking her she was having the time of her life cooing and smiling.  I'm pretty sure she was telling him some pretty good stories by the sounds of it.  She was having a really hard time sitting still also, he was laughing pretty good at her too because of it. He also said that she is doing very well with her milestones and that she is actually at the level of a 4 month old instead of a 2 month old.  I thought that was pretty cool.  What mom doesn't like to hear that their kid is excelling right? They also gave her 4 new immunizations, 1 orally (she loved that one) and 3  shots.  She did pretty well with those ones also.  She only cried while she got the shots and then for about a min afterwards but I did get to see a new shade of red on her face while she was crying  that I hadn't ever seen before.  It was pretty funny...what a mean mom right?  Most moms cry with their babies, not laugh.  Afterwards she did well also because she fell asleep for her nap immediately in her car seat and was out like a light for a few hours...usually she only sleeps about 1 hour at a time.  She has been a tiny bit more fussy than usual but she is such a good baby it really isn't that bad compared to most babies' fussing. 

 Anyways we are having the time of our lives right now.  Brad only has 5 1/2 weeks left of school this semester and then two more online classes and then he's done for good!  It's getting so close, I can't believe it!  It's very exciting to think he's done so soon and our lives will be moving on to another new chapter soon also.  Right now I am mostly doing the stay at home mom thing, which I absolutely love.  I've been going to work (as a hair stylist for those who don't know) one day a week and it's been so hard for me to leave Braylie even then.  Luckily I have my sister in town to watch her and that comforts me a ton because I completely trust her.  I can't imagine how much harder it would be for me to take her to a daycare where I don't know the people very well.  I'm just so grateful my sis is willing to do it for me...so thanks sis, your the best ever!