All about Brady

I made a comment in my last post, that I haven't been able to let go of, about how most of my posts are about Aaden, well I'm changing that, tonight.

I found out I was pregnant with Brady when Aaden was about 10 months old, quite a shock!! It was actually a funny story though, I was home from work with Aaden, we ran to Target to pick up his medicine, as I passed by the pregnancy tests, my heart raced a little, so, I thought, mmm, what's $10? I'll grab one. LOL. Since we weren't trying to have another little one, I hadn't been keeping up with things, I actually had no idea if I was 'late' or not. Well, good thing I bought the test, because it litterally took 2 minutes, and I saw both lines, and started crying. The feeling of missing out on Aaden growning up, and him being so young just broke my heart. I cried every day for almost a month.

I went to my first Dr. appt 9 days before Aaden's first birthday, and had an ultrasound, right then, my feelings changed, I was excited!! But, somewhat scared at the same time. My due date was November 20th. {Side note-- My birthday is November 24th, and Evan's birthday is November 25th.} Pregnancy wasn't too rough, the hard part was chasing after a very active toddler. Especially because I was working, and from month 7-9 Evan was working 7 - 12 hour night shifts... PHEW. Talk about wearing you out!

I spoke to Dr. Lewis about delivering via c-section with Brady, because of some difficulties I had with Aaden. When she agreed, I could not have been any happier. I know most people probably think I am crazy. But until you have been thru what I did, you wouldn't understand. I would rather have major surgery then go thru that again!!

Brady was born November 12, 2010 at 7:31 am. He weighed 8 pounds 2.4 ounces, and  was 20 1/4 inches long. From the minute I was able to hold him [the only down side of a section, you don't get to hold the baby right away], I knew he was going to be such a calm, easy baby. Which he was, in every way. He was just so laid back, and peaceful!!

Nursing was super easy with Brady! Our first night at home, he slept for 7 hours!!! He put on weight like no baby I've ever heard of!! When he was 3 weeks old, I had kidney stones, well they waited to tell me, as I was laying on the table, for lithotripsy, that I would have to pump & dump it out for 4-6 weeks. WHAT?!?! Pumping was not my favorite thing, probably on the top of my least favorite list. So I quit nursing, since I would be returning to work by then anyway. To this day, there is NOTHING the kiddo will not eat! He took to formula and a bottle, like a pro.

We are looking forward to this Christmas, since BB was so young last year...

He smiled since the day he came home from the hospital!! Just always happy!!

Christmas 2010

Brudder nap time <3

Like I said, the kid will eat anything, ALL the time!! Of course, we tried the normal, rice and oatmeal, and then veggie and fruit purees. By the time I realized it, Brady was eating $7-10.00 worth of baby food every. single. day!! Add that up in your head!! He was eating a HUGE hole into our budget. So I started making his food. Not only was it cheaper, but we were able to offer him a larger variety of foods, and it was super easy. I very much recommend making your own baby food!!

Our little chunky butt

Lashes that people pay for...

It's hard to believe my baby is already ONE!! I don't know if I should be happy, or sad. Happy because we actually survived having two small BOYS, or sad, because my baby isn't a baby anymore.

 Pretty sure it's safe to say, he LOVED his cake :)

 Hmmm... did I said LOVED or LOOOOOVVVVVEEEDDDD it!

I found a cute idea on Pinterest, to take pics of Brady with just one of Evan's ties on, this is what we got~ hehe

Well that is Brady's little story, summed up real short. But I'll tell you one thing, there is nothing else I would rather do than see his big ole happy eyes, and kiss is huge cheeks in the morning!! Even better, he likes to sleep until 9:30. :) I am so proud God gave him to me, and trusts me to be his Momma. Love me some BB.

Until next time...

With love,

Courtney :)

Can't sleep post...

Yes, it is 12:45 in the morning!!! And I can't sleep. This is 'going out late' for me. Which Evan and I never really did, so how would I actually know? Hehe, any who, we came to my Granny & Pawpaw's earlier today and ended up staying the night. BB went to sleep at his normal earlish time, but Aaden, not so much. The boys don't stay away from home, I think they are still too young, others have different opinions though, I'm sure. I mean they have, just not often. Aaden was so happy, he went and crawled in Granny's bed with her, he thought he was The Boss in the big bed. So cute, and so animated, as usual. I finally convinced him to come in what he calls, 'his bed' at Granny's, to watch Cinderella. Once he fell asleep I realized I had been staring at him for almost an hour, because Cinderella was over. It brought a lot of things to my mind. Such as, how flipping adorable he is, things I could do to keep him so peaceful, wanting him to eat a full meal, just once, to understand he has an amazing family, and friends we consider family, to know he will never meet my Mom, Big Momma, Big Daddy, and others that left us before Aaden was born.

The main thing I think about lately is, what would my Mom think about Aaden.

{I know most of my posts are about Aaden, this is definitely not a 'favorite' thing, this is me expressing how I feel about Aaden's condition, he is our -not so easy- child that I cry at night wanting to help and understand}

So tonight, as A and I are laying in the room my Mom and I lived in for a while at my Granny's (I'm pretty sure) I imagine her being here and wondering what words of wisdom she would have for me. I know I lose my temper with Aaden, even when I know that adds to his stressful days. Sometimes, I feel like I can't deal with him at all. I hate saying Aaden has a 'condition', but he does. I have accepted it, and I am more than grateful it isn't anything life threatening, it's just something we have to figure out day by day. But really... what would my Mom say?? I was only 9 when she passed, but I remember her being the most caring, passionate person I think I will ever know. I remember her yelling at me one time, knowing I deserved it many other times. It was not long before she passed, if I remember correctly, I was playing ball in the house with my step-dad, Pops, and I was obviously swinging for the fence, as always, right? Well, the ball hit her Scarlet O'Hara off the mantle. Yes, she LOVED Gone with the Wind. Poor Scarlet's whole head came off. Even while she was upset, I still knew she would always love me, and protect me. I hope she was up above laughing about that time while I was playing ball in high school, and each time I had 2 strikes on me, I would take a deep breath in and say, "This one is for you, Mom."

Phew, I am all over the place tonight, probably because I haven't seen 1AM, unless it was feeding a crying child, in years.

Another thing I think about is Sunday lunch at my Big Momma and Big Daddy's house. They are my Granny's parents. Life was much simpler back then! Every Sunday Big Momma would cook lunch, I would get to go every other Sunday, when it was my Mom's weekend. She always had fried chicken for me, she knew me too well ;) I remember playing on the swing under the HUGE oak tree, and in the dirt underneath it. In all seriousness, she had the COOLEST dirt. It was so fine and dusty. LOL. Yes, I did just say that. How different would things be if we could all go back to the days where plans didn't interrupt family time, and spending hours surrounded by the people you love most, eating amazing food.

I know soon, I want to start talking to Aaden  & Brady about my Mom, and the things I do remember. I talked to my Aunt Shanna, my mom's sister, about a 'grandma' name for my Momma. We came up with Gigi.  I can hardly wait to share...

I had tons of things on my mind, and I know they are all jumbled up in this post somewhere, if you can't follow it, I guess it was more the less just for me to get some things out. I hope it isn't too difficult.

Pray I can get some rest now!!

Until next time...

With love,
Courtney :)