An update is long overdue and with all the unfinished projects I have that need to be done (that take forever doing) this is going to be a short post with some things excluded because I don't feel like downloading the camera right now.
Brayden is 10 months old-he'll be 11 on Christmas day. He's finally older than the amount of time he was in my belly, and that also means that that's how long Bryan has been home. This time last year was something I don't want to go through again so I'm extremely grateful that Bryan and I got to have Thanksgiving together and that we don't have to worry about moving during Christmas. Last year all I wanted for Christmas was for Bryan to be home and I want to remind everyone that one of the important things about Christmas is who you spend it with -not what you get to unwrap and to not get caught up in presents. (That wasn't worded very well but you get the idea).
We were able to go to my parent's house for Thanksgiving this year and it sure is nice that we live close enough to drive! If only we could make it there for Christmas...
My little brother Chase and Brayden played along with each other well. Here they are playing with one of my favorite toys-the doll house.
There was also a kitchen area that Brayden
loved to play in as well.
There was a competition for a Christmas card
and this is what Bryan's squadron turned in.
Bryan and I helped paint this. Helped is the
key word.
A lady from Bryan's work gave Brayden this
toy and here he is playing with it-it's gonna
be his Christmas present even though he's
already seen it (and is still out...)
Bryan's squadron threw me a baby shower, which
was really nice because 1) I'm not a part of the
squadron in the same way Bryan is and 2) we already
have boy stuff. It was a lot of fun. The guys were
invited as well and boy were they a crack up!
The cute cake. Brayden loves that little bear.
Brayden and Laila liked each other. They are
only a few months apart (Brayden is older). They
were so cute!
Here is a little video of our crazy little man.
ok that's not the one I wanted to post. (He shakes
his head back and forth like a crazy man which
is what I was trying to get him to do but of course
he wouldn't). Here's the one I wanted to post:
The pregnancy is going well. I'm tired and have no energy which won't improve until who knows how long after the baby is born. It's as uncomfortable as ever and sleeping well through the night doesn't really happen. I'm 3 weeks away from the due date. I look forward to the day when I can be normal again which still won't happen right after birth but it's a step closer. Even though I did this a year ago, I'm terrified to do it all over again. Brayden loves other kids so hopefully he'll love his little brother too. :)
6 comments:
Hey Rach, I'm sorry to hear you are at the end and so uncomfortable. You are so close hang in there! I'm feeling lots better than I did at the end of the pregnancy only 2 days after he was born so there is hope. Sleep deprivation is different but physically I"m doing better- hope that gives you something to look forward to.
That's so cool that you only have 3 weeks left! I'm terrified too! But we'll make it through. A couple things to look forward to: 1.the sleep that you do get will be restful because you will be so tired and you can sleep on your tummy again. 2. You will have another cute munchkin 3. you will be somewhat back to normal. I personally can hardly wait and I still have almost 14 weeks *sigh*. I hope these last few weeks go smoothly and so does your delivery!
so kewl!!!! brayden is growing so big, he was so talkative in the first short movie hahah!!! im glad ur doin well, cant wait to come see you guys durring winter break!! and yes you can take that cruise, then i get brayden and his brother all to my self!!! hahahah jk, love ya caity
Rachel, you are so brave to be working on baby #2, already. I hope everything goes well with labor/delivery. It seems like only yesterday you had Brayden! And he is looking so big!
Well, anyway, I can't wait to meet your new baby boy! He's gonna be so precious and you'll get to experience that cute little age all over again.
Rachel, I've been thinking a lot about you. I hope everything goes as smoothly as possible. And I will be checking your blog to see photos of the new addition.
Hang in there! The last few weeks are rough! It will all be over soon! Glad you could visit your family on Thanksgiving!!!
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