Brayden is 4 months old

Kids Klub Easter Egg Hunt

I'm so sorry family and friends. I know I'm terribly behind on blogging. I have no excuse other than I'm exhausted from moving and unpacking. However, it's going to be worth all the time an energy when we have our friends over for my 30th birthday party. Yes you read correctly, I'm turing 30, but that's a whole nother blog post in itself. Last Friday Katelyn and I headed down to Mission Viejo for the Kids Klub Easter Egg Hunt. It was so much fun!! Of course Katelyn pooped as we were getting in the car, thus causing me to rush back inside to change her diaper, which in turn resulted in us arriving late for the egg hunt. As I pulled into the parking lot I saw all her little friends scattering around picking up eggs. I immediately felt bad for Katelyn. She was going to miss out and how was mommy going to explain why she had an empty Easter basket and everyone else had eggs. Instead of turing around and driving home I decided to unload the car and we would still have lunch and play at the park with her little friends. As we walked up to the group the hunt was just concluding and one by one her little friends came up to her and began putting eggs in  Katelyn's basket. My heart broke, what a wonderful gift to have such great little friends. Even though she didn't get to hunt for eggs, Katelyn walked away with about 8-10 eggs in her little basket. Thank you friends for making the day so special!

Rice Cereal

Tonight Brayden tried rice cereal for the 1st time. He did such a good job! I think he might've even swallowed a couple of bites. I'm not sure how well I'll do being consistent with this, but there's no rush. I think with Katelyn I was always so excited for the next thing, I forgot to relax and enjoy each stage. So while I did give Brayden rice cereal tonight, I don't feel that same urgency to make sure he picks up this new skill right away. I want to enjoy each moment with him because he's getting so big so fast.

Getting ready for rice cereal

first bite... yum!

Brayden's 4 Month Wellness Visit

Yesterday I took Brayden in for his 4 month check up.

Weight: 15 pounds 13 oz. 

Height: 24.5 inches

Brayden has started drooling a lot lately. He's getting ready for those teeth to come through. Hopefully I still have a couple more months to go. Nursing and teeth don't always bode well together. Brayden is doing great during tummy time. He can push up off his hands and hold his head up while looking at his surroundings. He is tracking frequently and will even turn his head when he hears a familiar voice enter the room. Brayden loves colors and enjoys napping in his swing in the morning while Katelyn and I get ready for the day. Right now we're working on sitting up because every time we try and have him relax on our lap all he wants to do is sit up. He is very strong.... even the doctor made several comments about his strength. Poor guy did have to have his vaccination shots, but he handled it like a champ and only cried for a couple of minutes. I was also given the go ahead to start Brayden on rice cereal. We are loving every moment with our little man. Katelyn especially loves her buddy and kisses and hugs him often during the day. She has even made him crack up laughing. It's the cutest, most adorable thing I've ever seen.

Thanks for your continued prayers for our little one. He is such a joy and I feel so blessed and honored to be his Mama.

The Ice Cream Man

A couple days ago we introduced Katelyn to the ice cream truck. It drives around our neighborhood during the week... we can hear his from around the block. While this won't be an often treat, we thought Katelyn would enjoy it. Thank goodness we have a cute white picket fence that locks in the front yard so when she hears the truck she doesn't attempt to go find it herself.

Swing, Swing!!

After we bought our new house, Kyle's parents surprised the kids with a brand new swing set for their new backyard. It took Kyle and I several hours to put it together, but it was worth every minute with one glance at Katelyn's face when she saw it. Since she was at Papa and Gigi's house for 4 days while we moved we were able to get it put together before she arrived. She loved it!!!! I can't wait to have play dates in our backyard.

Thanks Papa & Gigi.... we are already putting it to good use. 

Love, Katelyn & Brayden

Tummy Time