4 Month Dr. Visit & Eating Solids

On last Tuesday Braydon had his 4 month Dr. visit. He got weighed, measured and some shots. Our little man isn't so little anymore. He weighs 17 lbs. 13 ounces and is 26.5 inches tall. He got another three shots and an oral. He did better with the shots this time, he had a little bit of a delayed reaction to the shots and only screamed for a little while. Next visit is at 6 months and he will be getting the flu shot then, he was too young for it this time. We talked about starting him on solids. So on Wednesday we picked up some oatmeal to try. That night we attempted to feed him the oatmeal and it was interesting to say the least.

We waited a few days and then tried the applesauce. This seemed to go better, but still got all over the place. We have been doing this every night and it seems to be getting a little better. We went and got a high chair for him and this helped a little because he couldn't get away :) I wonder how long it takes before kids understand that they should swallow the stuff on the spoon? Good thing we have tile floors!!!

Here are some new pics of the little guy. Just click on the picture and it will take you to a gallery of more. We are getting nervous about flying back to the states with a 4 month old (he will be 5 month's the day of the flight) but can't wait for everyone to see him.

Almost four months

So Braydon will be four months old tomorrow...wow the time sure does fly by. He loves to stand on my lap and on the floor (with us holding his arms). He also recently learned that he can sit on his own, even though we have to put him in the position. Braydon loves putting everything and anything in his mouth. He will take our fingers and put them in his mouth or even his own pajamas. We think he is teething because he is drooling like crazy and putting everything in his mouth. We have taken him out to friends house's more and he is a little shy at first but then hams it up. We finally got the pool we ordered for Braydon so maybe we will get to use it once before the end of the year. We are a little lucky because it does stay warmer here longer, but not much longer. Maybe tomorrow we will test it out. In a few more weeks we fly back to the states for Dan and Kelly's wedding. It will be the first time everyone gets to see Braydon and it should be lot's of fun. I'm a little nervous about flying with a baby, but everyone tells me he will do better then us. I know everyone is anxious to meet the little dude and we are anxious for it as well. Tuesday Braydon has his four month Dr. visit. He gets more shots and we may even start him on rice cereal after that. This may help with getting him to sleep longer at night. I really can't complain though he does pretty good and usually goes right back to sleep after he eats.

Much needed update

I know I've been really bad with updates this month. Things have been moving along here and the time is just flying by. Between school and Braydon my days are filled. I've also started working out to try and lose the baby weight (next time I'll try to not eat so much when I'm pregnant). I can't believe it's almost September and Braydon is 17 weeks old. He is such a little ham. Last weekend we went to some friends house and he was the talk of the night. He kept laughing and was being so good when everyone was holding him. I can't wait to take him home in October and see how he does. It looks like in a couple weeks we will be starting on food with Braydon (should be interesting). He just doesn't seem to get enough to eat with the formula. Plus he has been eyeing our food at dinner. Today he tried to drink my Diet Dr. Pepper, he put the can to his mouth and everything. He has such a little personality.

FINALLY

When we first put Braydon in his swing, he wanted nothing to do with it. So I figured I'd wait awhile until I tried again. Lately he has wanted to be held and rocked a lot and it's killing my back. So today on his 12 week b-day I decided to try my luck with the swing again. I put him in the swing and he didn't cry, so I stepped away and look what happened, he fell asleep. I'm so happy because now maybe this will save my back.

Pool Day

Today we decided to go to the pool, we wanted to go yesterday but it was 103 degrees and that's a little too hot to take Braydon out in. It was a little cooler today and the pool wasn't crowded at all. We thought this would be a good time to see if Braydon liked the pool or not. They have this little kid section which is in the shade and very shallow. Braydon only went in up to his waist because he wasn't really sure if he liked the pool or not. We will keep trying and I'm sure eventually he will like it, but he is only 11 weeks old so maybe when he's older.

Braydon the mini Spartan

Braydon's Nana was just here for a 10 day visit. It took him a little while to finally warm up to her, but once he did he was gone. We had a lot of fun going out to dinners and to the mall. We went to the castle in Motta and also to Taromina. When we went to Taromina when he was just a couple weeks old the altitude played havoc on him. We were very nervous this time, but he did awesome. The only time he cried was on the bus from the parking garage. We got dirty looks from these German's and i just wanted to get up and strangle them. Haven't they ever seen a child cry? I didn't get the chance though we got off the bus. I did swear at them in German though (thanks PA for my little bit of German).

We have lots of toys coming for Braydon in the next few weeks so there will be lot's of pictures. He is getting a swimming pool, activity center and books.

This picture is for Dan and Kelly. He loved this outfit, he was playing with it when I took it off him, must be the bright green color. Guess we have a mini Spartan on our hands!

2 Month Dr. Visit

Braydon had his 2 month Dr. visit today, I can't beleive it's been two months already. He weighs 14.6 lbs. and is 25 inches. He got three shots and one oral and did very good, well as good as to be expected. He did scream when he got them but calmed down quickly once we comforted him and gave him some Tylenol.

He is developing quite nicely, yesterday was his 2 month b-day and he amazed me by rolling over. We were doing our normal tummy time routine and every time I put him on his tummy he would roll over to his back.

He has settled into a routine for the most part. We wake up around 8 am and watch Sesame Street. I can't believe this show is still on, I used to watch it growing up. After that he takes a nap and then Daddy comes home for lunch. In the afternoon we do tummy time and some reading. He takes another nap and then Daddy is home. Some nights he gets a little antsy but for the most part he does good. Chris usually lets me go up to bed for a few hours before he and Braydon come up. Then Braydon gets up once in the middle of the night and eats and goes right back to bed. He is such a good little boy and he is changing every day.