One Month Old

It's hard to believe that a month has passed since this little guy has come into the world. Here we are already at one month old. We've really enjoyed the past month bonding as a family of four. Keely has done great adjusting to having a baby in the house. She's become more and more curious and observes each move Brayden makes. Her newest sign is "cry" and does it each time we here Brayden cry on the monitor. Brayden is so much more alert throughout the day. He's up for about an hour at a time and takes about 2 hour naps. When he's up he enjoys looking around taking in the surroundings. He's not a big fan of the swing, but doesn't mind sitting on the floor.

Over the past couple of weeks we've had many visitors in our home. Last week Whitney brought over some dinner and got to hang out with Brayden. This weekend Aunt Cheryl and Cousins Jaccob, Domilyse, and Simon came up from Carlsbad to meet their new cousin. Lydia came up too but ended up spending the weekend with her friends in Edgewood that she hasn't seen in a year. She'll get to meet him at Thanksgiving.

All in all it's been a busy month. As we enter this last week of October I'm bracing myself for life to kick back into reality. Next week Brent goes back to work, after having him home since mid-September it will be an adjustment not having him home everyday. Keely sure has enjoyed having so much time with her Dad. I feel like I've got a good routine set to get me through the day, however I know that kids are unpredictable and I'll just have some of those "off" days. Each day is getting a little cooler which also means more time indoors. That adds up to a cage crazy toddler who is into everything these days. Time to get ready for winter and become more creative with at home activities. I'm going to take advantage of this last week with help at home and time to take some cat naps throughout the day.