Brayden at JC Higgins!

Today was fun because Brayden and I were invited to the Thanksgiving lunch at Brett's work, JC Higgins.  Brayden got lots of attention and had a good time!  Below is a picture of the proud papa and Bray at his desk.  =)

"First" birthday party!

Last Sunday we had a party with the Putnam side of the family.  

We celebrated fall birthdays so technically Brayden fit into that category!

He was the star of the show and was so spoiled with love the whole day!

Brayden's First Movie!

Last Saturday Bray was treated to his first movie!  I don't think he knows that he even went because he slept the whole time (woohoo!) but none the less it was his first movie and we got to enjoy the whole thing!  We went up to Seattle and watched the Warren Miller Ski Movie to get ready for the season.  We had a fun time hanging out and having dinner at Auntie Julie's ahead of time too!

Here are some pictures from the last few weeks...

Bray's One Month Dr. Appoinment

Dad and Bray's first night without Mom!  The did a good job during the first half of my night out.  However, halfway through I got a panicked call from Brett with Bray crying in the background.  I told Brett to swaddle and rock Bray and that I was on my way home.  When I came in the door they were both sleeping on the couch (see picture below).  Needless to say, we are taking "baby steps" to having Brett and Bray stay home alone together.  =)

Brayden's first Sunday going to church!

Bran was feeling jealous during this photo shoot...

Enjoying some smiles and giggling...

Brayden's Newborn Photo Shoot

When Brayden was exactly two weeks old we had a newborn photo shoot!  It was so fun because he was so happy throughout it all and gave us lots of good shots!  We love that we were able to capture some of his many faces and expressions that he is making.   We are just soaking up every movement and getting more and more smiles everyday!  Also, we are starting to get more "baby talk".  It is just intentional noise that Bray is making while making eye contact with us.  Its so sweet and we just can't get enough of it!

One Month!

Today our little boy is over a month old!  We went in for his one month check up with Dr. Clapper.  Well, as you could guess, he is tall and slim!  He was in the 50% for weight and in the 88% for height!  His weight is exactly 10 pounds.  We have a very healthy and happy boy!  

He is growing and changing every day!  He had his first smile when he was two and a half weeks old!  Grammy feels pretty lucky that she was the first to have a big grin with eye contact.  We got so excited and as soon as Bray gave her a smile and she handed him to me and as soon as she did, he was not interested in smiling and very interested in lunch, haha!  To Bray, mom = food!  After I nursed him, he thanked me with a big smile!  Soo cute to see that grin, showing his gums and all. 

He is also working on holding his head up!  He loves to spend time on his tummy moving his head from side to side and holding his legs up in the air.  We are noticing more and more when we talk and play with him that he is starting to make noises back!  He is really making good eye contact with people.

Brett and I are also really excited that his stretches of sleep are getting longer and longer.  Last night we got six hours in a row!  Which was amazing!  He is learning that in the middle of the night it is time to nurse and go right back to bed.  So even when our sleep in interrupted, it is just for a short time.  In the beginning, there was no difference from day to night for Bray.

I will post pictures soon!  Things have been busy as we just moved a few days ago...

Our little Pumpkin...

Brayden's 1st Halloween!

Although he is not old enough for trick or treating, we still enjoyed halloween!  We had a fun time hanging out at Uncle Michael and Auntie Kik's house playing games!