B & D

Daddy boot camp is in session. And as you can see it is torture. The first few tries of getting Brayden up he refused, but now he is getting the hang of it and with more practice walking will be just around the corner.

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11 Months Old!

I CAN NOT BELIEVE that our Brayden boy is 11 months old and only one month from turning 1! This past year has flown by and this boy has been such a joy in our life. Some new things happening with our Brayden are:

Brother and Sister are playing together more!

I love to give Mom rasberries any chance that I get.

I can pull myself up and cruise around the furniture.

I can't get enough of love my ball!

And I really love to ride in the car!

Yes, our Brayden is a happy, healthy boy and we just love him to pieces. Although I know I've said this a million times a few times, I can't believe my baby is almost no longer a baby :( Better savor these last moments while I can!

Big Boy Brayden

We have a big boy in the house! In the last week Brayden has started to pull himself up! We all know what's just around the corner...WALKING!!!! He started with crawling up the stairs, and pulling up on small items like myself and toys. Then yesterday I heard Brayden crying when he woke from his nap. And this wasn't a fussy because I just woke up, it was a "help me!" scream/cry. I walked into his room just to see him holding on for dear life standing in his bed. What a big boy! And now he just can't stop. Every time I turn around he is climbing and standing on what ever he can get his hands on. Not to long now I'll be chasing these kids in different directions!

10 Months Old

We have a big boy in our house! I still can't wrap my mind around the fact that Brayden is 10 MONTHS OLD! Only two months away from his 1st birthday. It's just shocking to me. Our big guy is about 19 lbs and his head is only 1 cm smaller than Keely's! He is still the happiest little guy who constantly makes us laugh. He loves being tickled and has become quiet the independent eater. We are moving away from the baby food and enjoying all finger food! Looks like we're ready for 1st birthday cake!

Class of 2010!

Yeah for Brent!!!! On Saturday Brent graduated from The College of Santa Fe and he couldn't be happier. We had a great weekend celebrating with family and friends. Brent's brother, aunt, uncle, and cousin surprised him by joining his parents to come out to watch him walk and get that diploma. It was their first trip to the Southwest and can you believe we somehow went through the whole weekend without any New Mexican food! Such shame I know. Hopefully next time. After graduation we headed back to our house where friends, family, and neighbors joined us for food and fun to congratulate the graduate. We are all so proud of Brent on this amazing accomplishment. It wasn't easy, but he always meets any goal he sets for himself. And through all the hard work and sacrifices he did it!!

6 Months Old

Weight 17 lbs 5 oz (50th percentile)

Height 27 in (75 th percentile)

Head Circumference 44 cm (50-75 th percentile)

Brayden boy is 6 months old! He's a growing boy who really lights up our lives. It so fun to see him develop more and more into his own personality. He's got the biggest smile and the best laugh. We had his check-up today and overall he's a healthy, growing boy. We had to hold off on shots for a few more weeks...which is okay with me because shot day is never fun. He was a great patient for the doc and we were glad to hear he's doing pretty good!

5 Months Old

My happy guy is 5 months old! I seriously can't believe it. In one month he'll be half way to 1 year old! We'll be starting solids, crawling will be around the corner. Please make time stop!

Sitting Up...Sort Of

It's not perfect and he can't really do it alone yet, but we're getting there!

Smiles

Sweet smiles from a sweet boy...

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20 lbs and 6 Needles!

Today Keely had her 12 month well baby appointment. Here are the stats:

Weight: 20 lbs 1 oz

Height: 29.33 in

Head Circumference: 43.4 cm

She is doing great and climbing the chart steadily from birth. She's hitting all milestones that she should and was a great patient for the doctor. We were given the OK on weaning away from formula and also the OK to try peanut butter. Bring on PB & J's! Unfortunately with the check up comes the 12 month shots-5 to be exact and 1 blood lab draw, which equals 6 needles. Poor, poor Keely was not a happy camper. All things considered she did great. Her appointment was right in the middle of nap time and instead of falling asleep in the car like Mom wanted her to before the appointment, she stayed up the entire car trip (which never happens that close to nap time). So we had the Dr. appointment, visit to get shots, then lab to get blood drawn which led to leaving at Noon and no morning nap. Thankfully we were able to go my Mom's and had a much better afternoon.

On another note, I had my Dr. appointment yesterday. I'm currently 24 weeks and 4 days. My weight gain is right on track and everything still looks great. We listened to the heartbeat which continues to sound strong. Keely was with me for the first time at the appointment and had a blast listening to her brother's heartbeat. She was laughing and clapping and really entertaining Ms. Felicia (my midwife). So things are continuing to progress beautifully for everyone in the Duncan home! 

Can Someone Please Stop the Maddness!

I believe it was just a month ago that crawling finally took off, well here we go on to the next challenge. Keely is very much enjoying standing and walking with Mom and Dad's help. You really should see the look of accomplishment on her face when she is standing or moving around. Do they really just keep growing so quickly or do we ever get to hit that pause button? Okay, so I know the answer but if anyone does have that magic remote could you loan it to me. Thanks!

Whoa?!?!?!

Yesterday I was out shopping with Auntie Teresa and this is the pic/text I received from Brent. That's right, Little Miss Keely figured out how to stand up in her crib! Can I just say how SCARY this is to me. Every thought about how she's going to fall out ran through me, yikes!!! I guess that's why she did it for Daddy. She was pretty proud of herself to say the least.  Standing up, what's next walking?!?! Wasn't she just born, stop the madness of the ever growing/changing baby.

New Tricks Everyday!

Sometimes I just can't handle how much my little girl is growing. She'll be heading off to college before I know it. Well, to go along with her new game of crawling today Keely figured out how to sit up by herself. What a big girl!

CRAWLING?!?!?!

That's right people, we're crawling now. Today we went and got Holiday pictures taken and ran around town doing some errands. I guess after being confined into her car seat most of the day and sitting for pictures this girl was ready to move. We got home and I laid out our pictures on the floor to look at what we got. As I had the pictures laid out Brent put Keely on the floor to stretch her legs, she then proceeded to move about 3 feet immediately. Out of nowhere it clicked and this girl was moving. We got some of her toys out to practice this new trick. Game on now people. There's no going back. I've already moved her countless times from the Christmas tree and the cord to the laptop. Boy are we in for it now, help!!!

6 Month Check-Up

Yesterday Keely had her 6 month check up along with the dreaded booster shots.  I'm happy to report that she is doing great and is exactly where she should be. Here are the stats:

-16 lbs 5 oz

-25 1/4 in

-Head circumference 41 cm

Needless to say she is continuing to grow strong and healthy. She is a constant Rollie Pollie moving all over the room. She gets up on all fours and even up on her toes, crawling is just around the corner. The past couple of days I've found her trying to sit herself up from the laying down position, absolutely amazing! Brent and I are so proud of our baby girl and continuously feel the joy of watching her grow. She's become more and more interactive and developing her own willful personality. She loves playing games like hide and seek and being picked on by her Daddy. At the Doc she did get 4 shots and is a bit sore today, but she was a trooper getting them and even got a little toy from the nurse for being so brave. The next appointment will be the 9 month check up in March so we get a little break from the Doc for a while. 

Happy 1/2 Birthday Keely!

Yesterday Keely turned 6 months old! What a milestone, we are half way to one year old. Next thing we know she'll be turning 18. Believe me I'm in no rush, just starting to really grasp what everyone meant when they said that the time goes by fast. It still seems like she was born just the other day. Since Keely turned 6 months she received her first bowl of cereal. Brent got to enjoy feeding her as I took the pictures. She did really well eating from the spoon (even wanted to help Dad out). She couldn't get enough as a matter of fact. We had a good time watching her and wanted to share some of the experience...enjoy!

Wearing more than I'm eating.

Give me more!

Here Dad, let me help you out.