14 weeks

Brandon surprised me with my second night of eight hours of continuous sleep last night!!! I still think we are a ways away from this happening on a regular basis but a new mommy can hope can't she??? Kevin, Brandon, and I are getting used to our new routines with me returning to work. The evenings sure do go by fast and I can't believe how much more I look forward to my days off (especially if Kevin has the day off also).
Brandon is now regularly rolling from his back to his stomach (and vice versa). We attempted to weigh him on our home digital scale and he is ~18 pounds already!!! He is actually wearing the same size diaper as his cousin, Ally (and she is 14 months old)!! We are going to have a big boy on our hands.

Jake and Lilly absolutely love the grass that Kevin put in a couple weeks ago. Kevin is pretty proud as it is very green and appears to be doing well. Hopefully they won't dig it up as it gets hotter. We have found that projects take a bit longer to finish with Brandon around. Aren't my dogs too cute!

Getting Older

Happy 30th birthday to Mommy!!! We celebrated last night by going out to dinner at the Steak Out and Brandon got to spend a few hours with Grandma and Grandpa Thomas.

Fun in the tub

Brandon seems to have outgrown his infant tub and now we are using his duck bath tub!! He had fun last night and managed to roll to his side and look at himself in the mirror. He still really likes bath time. We have started putting a few toys into the tub but mostly he likes to splash around and get water everywhere.

Back to Work

My first day back to work was actually a very good day. Brandon didn't sleep through the night like I had hoped but he only got up once ~2 am to nurse. I admit, I was teary eyed when I pulled out of the drive way but the rest of the day I was fine. It was nice to see everyone and to use my clinical thinking skills again.
Kevin and Brandon did very well together, which I knew they would. I only called home once to see how things were going. Kevin would make a great Mr. Mom (if anyone has seen that movie!!). Kevin couldn't resist taking Brandon's picture on our new lawn, with his camo on.
Brandon surprised me by sleeping through the night for my second day back to work!!!! I was shocked when I realized he slept from 8:30 pm to 5:30 am!!!! I can't believe how nice it was to sleep for eight hours straight. I am slowly finding my routine again at work and hopefully next week when Kevin and I are both back to work, we will figure out that routine too!

Summer starts

Since yesterday was about 94 degrees, Brandon spent the afternoon just hanging around in his diaper (as we haven't turned on the air conditioner yet).

Brandon has also discovered he can adjust the volume of his voice lately. He starts talking to us and by the end of the "conversation" he is squealing as loud as he can! He is getting better at tummy time and is reaching out and (successfully) grabbing the toys on the toy bar of the bouncy chair. He still seems to prefer "standing", and has started trying to army crawl (which usually fustrates him). I'm still waiting for him to do more rolling over. His hands are now a favorite item and he usually tries to put both of them in his mouth at the same time.

Brandon is still taking naps during the day but the length of his naps vary based on where he is sleeping (in the bouncy chair vs the pack n play/crib).

Tomorrow I return to work.....hopefully we have another good night tonight. Brandon let me slept again from 8:30 pm to 3:40 am last night!!!! I will miss Brandon like crazy however I am taking some pictures with me to work to show him off. Wish me luck!!!!

12 weeks

Brandon is going to be bigger than his Monkey soon!