Cute Noises

Bracken us really coming to life. He loves for people (especially his mommy) to look him in the eye and talk to him. He responds with the sweetest smiles and sometimes he'll talk back a little too.

Muchas Gracias Tia Chelsea!

My sister Chelsea made this adorable

apron and mailed it to Nathan.

Nathan was super thrilled to have a package

just for him sitting in the mail box.

I helped him open it and when he saw what it was he said,

"Let's make food!"

Pumpkin Patch

It's that time of year again, Pumpkin Patch time!

Nathan remembered going last year

and kept asking us if we could go again.

So we headed out with Grandma and Grandpa

and spent the morning enjoying all things Harvesty.

Nathan loved these tractor trikes so much we almost

didn't make it to the rest of the attractions.

Nathan went on the train ride 4 times.

It was a big hit.

Navigating the corn maze with Uncle Dallas,

or "Dally" as Nate calls him.
The newest attraction at the farm this year
was also a big hit. Go Nate, go!

Brothers

I love it when the boys interact with each other.

It gives me a glimpse into the years to come.

Years of being one another's best friend.

Pictures

Here are some pictures from this week. We sure love our two little boys.

We blessed Bracken on Sunday, October 11th.

Smile!

Fall Harvest

For F.H.E. last week we decided to treat our garden to a little TLC.

It was looking overgrown and out of control.

We took out the dead plants and harvested a ton of produce

mostly tomatoes, bell peppers and green beans.

Yummy!

One Month Old

Our little Bracken is one month old now. The time does fly by. He is an enjoyable baby. There was a week were he had a fussy hour every day, but that seems to have passed and we are settling down into a routine. He does great at night. I feed him around 9:30pm and he is down by 10pm. He sleeps till sometime between 2-3am and he wakes me up for another feeding. Then he goes right back down till 6:30am. During the day he eats about every 3 hours, has some awake time and then some more sleep time before it is time to eat again. He responds to all of our voices and loves to look at people's faces. I love to rub my fingers up and down his spine when he is resting on my shoulder, he is very tickelish and he squirms and does cute little squeals.

He does really well with tummy time, which is a new one for me because Nathan detested it. Bracken gets so comfy on his tummy, some times he dozes off.

Almost caught a full smile!

Right now his eyes seem like they will be blue, right now they are a clear dark blue color.

This was his first bath the evening after his cord stump fell off. He calmed down the minute I sat him in the warm water. He relaxed and started kicking his legs like a little frog. He was so comfortable in the bath that he through a fit when I took him out.

Here I am snuggling with Baby Bracks right after his late evening feeding before bed. He loves to snuggle up near my neck and I love to smell his sweetness when he is close by.

Happy One Month Bracks!

"Footbars Games"

Nathan LOVES "footbars" and this is how he hikes the ball.