BABY SHOWER

Hey Brayden!

Today was your babyshower at Nana and Papa's house in Michigan. All 4 of your grandparents were there to celebrate! You had a pretty big turn out and got a lot of neat gifts! Spoiled rotten might become your new nickname!! I will post some pictures of the shower later to show off how good it turned out!

Your mommy told me that your eyes are open now and you can see light... we took a flashlight and put it on her belly. Its a good way to find out where your head is because as soon as that light hits your eyes you kick like crazy! (some people might call that fetal abuse... but i think you like it)

Next week you have another babyshower in Maryland! You will have so many toys and clothes that you wont know what to do with them all!!

I love you B and i'm so glad I got to see you this weekend! You keep getting bigger and bigger and kick harder and harder!

Almost there!

Happy 28 weeks Brayden! Welcome to the third trimester. It’s hard to believe that the first two have
gone by so fast. Hopefully this one will go by fast too… Let’s see what you are up too this week

“Your baby is settling into the proper position for birth, with his head facing downward (toward your body's nearest exit!). Your little work in progress is now about 2.5 pounds and almost 16 inches long. He's busy adding new skills such as blinking to an already impressive repertoire of tricks like coughing, sucking, hiccuping, and taking practice breaths. Your baby's sleep now includes the REM (rapid eye movement) phase — and that means he could be dreaming already”

What could you be dreaming about already? And when exactly are you sleeping, because I swear you move all the time! Although, last night I may have discovered a new trick. You love music, so last night went I went to bed I put my bellybuds on and let you listen to some music. At first you were just dancing around, but then it calmed you down and I think you must have gone to sleep. I hope this trick keeps working because mommy needs her rest these next couple of weeks.  We have a lot to do in the next few weeks. Our first baby shower is this weekend. I am excited to go home and see everyone. I am sure it will be a shock on how big you have grown since the last time everyone saw me.  And I can’t wait for everyone to see you kicking and moving around in there. It always makes me smile to see you moving around. Then the weekend after this baby shower in Michigan we have another baby shower in your daddy’s hometown! That means we get to see our favorite cousin Savannah again! She loves just talking and talking, I am sure you heard her this past weekend. We are excited to head to Maryland, but mommy isn’t too excited about the car ride there. The weekend after we are in Maryland your mommy and daddy will be celebrating our 1 year anniversary. It hard to believe so much has happened in just one year. A lot has changed, and the best part about the past year has been you. It makes me happy to know that we are brining you into a world that is filled with so much love. I am sure by now you know that we love you more than anything in the world and we cannot wait to hold you in our arms. Your daddy tells me everyday how excited he is to hold his little boy. He is going to be the best daddy. I watched him with your cousin this past weekend, and I could tell by the way he looks at her that he is going to be an amazing father. He loves that little girl so much. You are really a lucky little boy to be coming into such an amazing family. You have the best grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousin (only 1 for now!).  I can’t wait for you to meet them all!

Nursery!

I am so happy that the big stuff is done! We worked so hard getting your room ready for you this past week. Nana even flew down to help! You are already one spoiled rotten little boy. Your dad is so proud of the wainscoting on the walls. I know you may not appreciate it when you first get here, but one day you will realize how many long hours went into making everything perfect for you. We also picked up your furniture this week. It was better than Christmas! I LOVE it so much. Nana and daddy set each piece up while I just sat there and watched! There are still a few more things that we need to get done, but all the of the major stuff is now out of the way. I am just waiting for the pictures to come in to hang above your crib and the rest of your bedding. I also need to order a chair and get curtains made. I am going to pick out the fabric next time I am back in Michigan, which will be in a couple weeks! Its amazing how fast the past few months have gone by. Putting together your nursery this week made everything a little more real to us. What use to be our guest room is now the perfect room for our little boy. When I walk by your room it now hits me that it really is your room. Sometimes we just go sit on the floor in your room and look around at all your new things. The only one who isn't really use to the change yet is Riley. That use to be her favorite room to sleep in... but now she has no bed to sleep in! I think I am going to get her a bed to put next to yours so she can sleep in there with you. I just know she is going to love you so much and want to be by you every second of the day.

Week 25!

Happy 25 Weeks B! You are now 13 ½ inches and weight a pound and a half. It is amazing how much you have grown in the past couple weeks. You really are kicking up a storm lately. Sometimes we just watch my belly move all around. It’s amazing to see you move from one side to the other. You are going to be one active little boy. I think mommy is going to have her hands full with you! This past weekend your dad and I worked on your nursery. We are not anywhere near done yet, but it’s really coming along. We are doing an airplane theme room (but not overly cheesy airplanes don’t worry!). We painted the walls tan and put up wainscoting. You dad is such a handyman. I hope he teaches you all his little building tricks. He did the wainscoting on his own and it looks amazing! It turned out even better than I could imagine. I always wanted wainscoting in a nursery, and thanks to your dad now I do! I really think you are going to love your room B. Nana is flying in on Friday to help us finish up painting the wainscoting and setting up your furniture. I am so excited to get your furniture in there. It has been in forever, but we just haven’t had the time to go pick it up. The bedding I ordered should be in next week, but the vintage airplane pictures won’t be here until May! I just want everything to hurry up and come together. We still have to pick out a few things, but hopefully we can get it all done soon. I can’t wait to upload pictures for everyone to see!!

Crusin!

Last week we went on a cruise to the Caribbean with your Aunt Emily, Uncle Ryan, and big cousin Savannah. It was so nice to get away and relax all week.  I had fun just laying in the sun and your dad is addicted to the flowrider. He wants to teach you how to surf. He already has the board picked out that he is going to teach you on. I can’t wait until you are here and we get to go on a big family vacation with you. I want you to get to see everything this world has to offer. Daddy always talks about all the places we are going to take you and all the things we are going to do. We had so much fun with your cousin Savannah on the cruise. It was her first big trip and she is amazing! She is going to be the best big cousin ever. I hope you love the water as much as she does. I know you may be a year younger than her, but you are still going to have to protect her from all the boys when she gets older! She is going to be gorgeous, just like her mommy, which means you are going to have to keep all the boys away from her! Seeing her smile every day made me more and more excited about meeting you. We are already so in love with you, but I know that when I get to see your face for the first time I am going to love your more than I could have ever imagined.  You are 24 weeks today and kicking like crazy all the time. I swear you love music. Whenever we went to shows on the cruise you would dance along to the music. At night your daddy and I just sit there and watch my belly move. You sure are an active little guy. Now that we are home from vacation we are working hard at getting your room put together. We moved out all the furniture last night and we are going to start painting this weekend! I am so excited for it to get done. I really think you are going to love it! I will post some pictures of our progress next week!