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!       

Braylie's Baby Blessing

Well we had Braylie's baby blessing on March 1st and it went really well. Brad blessed her and did an amazing job and gave her a beautiful blessing. Afterwards we had a luncheon at Brad's Aunt and uncle's , which was so nice of them to let us use their house because we didn't have a clue how we were going to fit all those people into our tiny house. So it turned out great and we had quite a few family and friends there to support us also which was very nice.

Braylie's Blessing Dress

Braylie's Baby Pictures

Braylie got her pictures take a little over two weeks ago and yesterday I went and picked them up. So here they are! There are about 60 total so I just chose out my favorites for you to see. My friend Jessica who took my pregnancy pictures also did these if anyone is interested her website is www. uncropped.smugmug.com

Valantines Day

Brad and I had a very good valentines day. We didn't do a ton since Braylie was only about 2 weeks old but Brad's Aunt and Uncle that live here in Nampa offered to babysit for a couple of hours while Brad and I had a date. We ended up going to the dollar theater and it was really fun. It was very nice to have a little bit of time to just Brad and me also since the whole parenting thing was still a bit new and we hadn't been alone since she was born.

So this is a picture of Braylie right before we took her to her first babysitter.

Brad's cousin Brooke ended up watching her most of the time and I'm sure Braylie loved it because she was held almost the whole time.

These are the flowers Brad got me. They were really pretty but you can't tell very well in this picture because the lily's hadn't bloomed very much yet, which are my favorite!

Identical twins

So my Mother-in-law brought me some of Brad's baby pictures and I couldn't believe how much Braylie looks like her daddy (pretty much identical). So I thought I'd share these with everyone. I'd make ya guess who was who but the picture quality kinda gives it away. She definitely takes after her daddy though.

My little Family

Well life has been crazy and hectic lately but so great also. I never imagined motherhood to be so amazing but it is. I'm a huge goal setter and I have to always keep myself in check with the whole thinking that if I do or get this "then" I will be happy. The grass is always greener on the other side type of attitude. I'm always telling myself to not look to far into the future and learn to enjoy the here and now. That's been one of my big goals this past year, to learn to enjoy life not just endure it. Well I can honestly say I am loving life to its absolute fullest right now. I immediately fell in love with Braylie and everyday it grows even stronger. She is such a good little girl and Brad and I are so lucky to have her in our lives. Pregnancy definitely wasn't my favorite thing but the end result is so worth it! I would do it all over again and 10 X's worse if I had to, to get our little girl again. She is very special to us.

Yesterday Brad and I went and got her pictures taken and we were trying to do those naked baby shots with the hands and feet. Well she has this things for peeing on her daddy and guess what! Yep she did it again and worse in the middle of those shots. It was pretty embarrassing because she pretty much catapulted her poop and my friend Jessica ended up having to clean it off of her backdrop but it was pretty funny also because I was just telling Jessica how she always did that to Brad and then she did it like she was on cue. She must have know what we were talking about.

Grandma Broadhead sent us this cute little outfit! It's not quite St. Patricks Day but I wanted her to be able to wear it before she grows out of it. She's growing quickly. She already weighs 8 lbs 2.5 oz

Meet our beautiful little girl!!

Well she is finally here and completely worth the long wait!!

Braylie Anne Williams

born 1/31/2009 at 5:51 am

7 lbs 11 oz - 20 1/2 inches long

Brad and Me during labor....so excited shes almost here!