Poor B! Why do weird things always happen on the weekends?

He really hasn't had the paci that much..

I can't deprive my sick guy ;(

The oatmeal bath was unsuccessful

and ended pretty teary...

Poor guy!

Not what I thought I would use my new camera for, but

I wanted to make sure Dr G knew exactly how his rash is changing..

This Sunday a.m. Braydon woke up with a little bit of a rash near his ears..I thought he slept really hard and it would fade after a few minutes. I was wrong.  Poor little guy looked terrible about an hour later...his face was swollen, his nose, eyes and cheeks were puffy and he had these terrible red marks all over his body.  So after two trips to urgent care we "think" he may be having a  reaction or maybe a virus of some sort....I can't wait to get our little guy to Dr G tomorrow so we can find out what is going on.  For now the Children's Benadryl is doing the trick, but both of our hearts break when we watch our little B itchy and annoyed with this rash...Is it always after hours or on the weekends that something weird comes up with your baby?? Or is it just us??  We count our blessings for a healthy boy...nothing worse than a sick baby.  

Buddies!

Braydon and Drew have become such good little buddies! It's fun watching these two laugh at each other.  This was today at Gymboree!  

Braydons Big Boy Room!

Big Boy Bed

Target had wall art...yay!

He loves to take his hats of the hooks:

one hat for mama and one for B!

Since Braydon will be turning 2 yrs old in about two months, we decided to move him over to a big boy room and get the nursery ready for baby #2.  Everything is almost ready...I need a few more accessories/wall decor, a side rail for his big boy bed, and of course I can't live without my video monitor to watch my sweets sleep!!!  So maybe next week we will let the little man try out his new room for the first time.  We will let him choose where he wants to sleep for the next several months and hopefully by March he will be fully transitioned to the big bed...if not, no worries I like to have my newborns close by for at least 4 months :) So technically we have 6 months or so to get him ready!!  It feels like yesterday we were getting his nursery ready so it's hard to believe that he is moving on to a big boy room so soon...he's growing so fast!!!

Side Note:  Braydon is not the biggest talker thus far and has a very slim vocabulary to date, but the other day he asked for cheese and I said "Here it is" and he looks at me and said in a song like tone, "hed id is"  I about died...He has been saying it for days....so funny that he has 3 word sentence but won't repeat Cow...funny boy! :)

SNOW!!!!

Braydon was annoyed with his gloves...

He wore layered jammies! How stylish!!

Snug as a bug!!

Please notice the river he ran through....it was cold!!!

And his FAVORITE part!!

Today we woke up to a yard and park full of snow!  Before I woke up our little sleepy head...I made Braydon his first cup of hot chocolate.  So we watched cartoons and snuggled with our hot cocoa before we realized our snow was turning to rain and our Winter Wonderland was melting....We rushed out to play!  He had so much fun!!  I just wish Rowdy could have been here to roll around with him in it!  We hope it snows again soon!!!

Weekend Pics!

Cousins:  Jaxson 18 mo Braydon 22 mo  

Watching The Letter Factory after bath

Two little monkies in a tub!!

At Gigi's playing in the leaves with Hayley

Fall is FUN!!

Silly boy!!! Always wears a smile when he's outside!!

Braydon's 1st Wedding!!

It was either the his Dad's rose or my necklace.

Owning the night!

The little girls starting chasing young ;)

Dancing the night away!

Just for Gigi!

He got these from the DJ and thought he was so cool!

Winter Cousins

Exploring with Big Daddy!

My little guy in his tux and "chucks"

Still a little sad that this is the best family pic we took :(

Braydon LOVES his Uncle Rory!

My sweet boy!

He knew he looked too cute!!

Braydon's Uncle Rhett was married this weekend in Barton Creek.  Braydon was a ring bearer for the first time and did a great job running down the aisle!  He then danced the night away at the reception.  He literally danced from 7 to 11!!!  He was so wiped out that when I sat down to rest at the table he laid his little head down on the table!  What a great weekend!  Congrats Rhett and Lacy!!

Baby Ella is Here!!

Fun visits with Lisa and baby Ella!

Ella says "Hi"  She is so beautiful

Mommy and baby girl!

Today I was able to slip away and visit my sweet friend Lisa and her new baby Ella Marie.  It was so fun to just sit and watch a beautiful new life sleep in my arms while hearing all about Lisa's delivery.  Lisa looked amazing and was getting around great!  Ella was just a beautiful sweet pea and did not make a peep while I was there!  Congrats Eric, Lisa and big sister Campbell...You have such a gorgeous new baby girl! Thanks for sharing her with me today.  I can't believe the roles will be reversed in about 16 weeks! 

Park!

Just some pics of my boys at the park for Carter's 2nd Birthday Party!  It was a beautiful afternoon and little man loved watching the kids play baseball on the surrounding fields!  He runs around until he falls down with his football....he is becoming such the little boy in the way he likes to play...today we had to tell him to take it easy b/c he just kept running into stuff and falling down...laughing :)  

Last year to be a "stuffed animal"

Cousins: Katie, Reese, Lyla and Braydon

Look at all those blue eyed girls!

1st stop!

Reaching for more candy

And he is off!!

The Family

This year for Halloween Braydon was a giraffe.  I just wasn't quite ready for the big boy costumes yet.  I just figure he has the rest of his childhood to be sports players and firefighters...I just had to get in one more year of my furry little B!  He literally wore out his costume this year as he wore nearly 10 times before Halloween arrived!  I have to admit I was kinda of over it!  Even though he seemed to be tiring of dressing up, Braydon wore his costume all Halloween night...with the hat on!! He loved trick or treating and would eat his wrapped candy after every door..(afterall, this is Braydon...he eats everything!)  It was such a help to have his cousins teach him what to do....he loves his cousins and pretty much copies them in everything they do!  Don't they make the cutest little princesses and baby chick?  

Halloween Party at School

He must have napped hard...he had serious bed head when I got there!

Making Halloween Handprints!

Making sure I don't leave without him!

Today was Braydon's MDO Halloween party.  He acted a little shy when I first showed up and just wanted to snuggle me.  After he realized I was not leaving without him he started to play with his buddies! He sure has been a Mama's boy lately....but I don't mind one bit!!  It was fun to spend some time in the classroom with him and see how he and the other kids interact...I couldn't quite pin point who has been teaching Braydon his new favorite word...."MINE!"  :)  

Baby #2

Baby #2 looks a lot like Braydon did in his 23 wk 3D sono!

Any guesses?? Boy or Girl...(Check out that high kick!)

Just Because...

He won't sleep like this forever...

Best Day to Play!!!

Another petting zoo! B fed the goats leaves!

Stacie and Hudson and Baby Saras (Due December)

Playing with the pumpkins!!

Handsome B!

These boys make me smile!!

Best buddies!!!  

Daddy visited for our picnic

My sweet B!!!

I love him so much!!!!

My favorite!!! Silly boys!!

Today Stacie and I took the boys to the arboretum for Mommy and Me Monday!  We had so much fun! The weather could not have been any better!  We had a picnic in the park and chased the boys all over the place.  Rowdy even skipped away from work to come see us..Braydon was thrilled to play ball with  Daddy! It was one of my favorite play date days!!!  Stacie and I just kept saying, "What a great day!"  It's fun to get in these special times before the new babies come along.  

Baby #2 update:  Baby is kicking LOTS!!  Rowdy actually felt this little one kick several times the other night (at 19 weeks)  Baby kicks lots when I am holding Braydon in my lap and pretty much all throughout the day! What a magical blessing!!!  It's great to feel baby kicks again, especially, b/c my belly is still pretty small.  There is a barely there bump that seems way more spread out than my little basketball bump I had with B....Anyway, just wanted to give Baby #2 a little attention.  Can't wait to meet this little one!!