No Reason...

Just because Brady looks so cute in his new outfit. Thanks Grandma MJ...

Brady Update

Brady is now 5 weeks old and doing great. We discovered last week that he has reflux which started really bothering him. Jackson had reflux as well, but we were really hoping to avoid this with Brady...oh well. He is now on medicine and seems to be doing better. When I took him to the doctor (at 4 weeks) he weighed a healthy 10 pounds, 3 oz. So, he is clearly eating well. He still pretty much eats and sleeps in 3 hour cycles all day.

We did have a first...when Grandma Demday was here, Brady gave us his first smile and it was heartwarming!

Other than his belly issues, he continues to be a good baby and we are all enjoying him a ton!

Help Arrives

Dustin had to travel this week, so thankfully MJ came to Denver to help me with the boys! It was great having the extra hands and both boys really enjoyed Grandma.

Here is grandma trying to wake Brady up so I could feed him, which is not so easy to do sometimes:



She succeeded in waking him, but I was not fast enough with the food. He is not so patient when he is hungry...



And here is Grandma helping Jackson with one of his favorite activities....picking up dog poop!



Then, while Grandma finished the poop job, Jackson destroyed the remainder of the snowman he and Dustin built. This provided tons of entertainment for everyone!



Thanks again for everything. We had so much fun and already miss you!!

The Boys

Jackson still really loves Brady. He is constantly wanting to help with him. He asks to hold him, helps burp him, if Brady is fussing in his bouncy chair Jackson will rock him (and say "rock him" the whole time), Jackson always bring Brady his pacifier and then tries to shove it in his mouth. Really, Jackson has been such a sweetheart...so far!

I try and capture as many pictures of the two of them that I can. Here is Jackson saying "cheese" while Brady lounges. As a side note, when Jackson is done he says "all done, cheese" which means no more pictures!




And some more...

Strike a Pose

We may have a future Heisman winner on our hands...

Snow Man

This morning Dustin and Jackson (mostly Dustin) built a snow man in the back yard.




The finished product:

Snow Storm and Sledding

Denver got its infamous March snow storm this week. We got about a foot of snow. Dustin got a snow day. So, once the worst was over we all bundled up and headed to the sledding hill.

Getting Brady bundled:


Enjoying the snow:




When I got to the sledding hill Jackson was flying down the hill (which was not small) face first on his tummy- all by himself. I was not happy about this. Apparently Jackson saw a big kid do this and refused to go down any other way. My child has no fear!





Taking a break for some animal crackers and cheerios:



Rainey got in on the fun and enjoyed the sledding as well:




One last time down the hill with Daddy:



Overall, a fun snow day for everyone!

One Month Old

Brady is a month old today. This month has flown by. He is doing great, eating well and sleeping well. That is pretty much what he does all day!! I honestly can't imagine him not being around. He is a joy!

Brady finally got his turn in the Einstein play gym. He enjoyed it for a little while:




And even enjoyed some tummy time. Such a sweetheart!

Friends

If you ask Caroline if Jackson is her friend she says: "no, he's a boy." I think it made Clay happy to hear that Caroline dislikes boys. But, check out these pictures. They were so cute together! I am pretty sure they are friends!



We bought Jackson this easel for Christmas and finally decided to get it out. It was a big hit!




I got this out for Brady but before I could put him in it, the big kids had to have their time. I am pretty sure Jackson hated this when he was a baby. It is amazing what they will play with when they have not seen the toy in a while...

More Fun with the Watsons

More pictures of the kiddos enjoying themselves. We are going to miss them when they have to head back to Texas. Hopefully they will be back in Denver permanently next year!!

Playing with food:



Hanging with Rainey:




Hugging Caroline (this is Jackson's favorite thing to do these days although sometimes he end up tackling Caroline):



Just being cute:

Brothers

My two favorite boys...