Before Judson was born I put together a Big Sister Bag for Braylen. I wanted her to be occupied in the waiting room and I wanted her to have things to do once she came back to visit. In my head, she wouldn't really need the bag because she was going to be so excited and enamored by her little brother. Yeah, right. That lasted all of about 20 minutes. I was so thankful to have this bag of some of her favorite things. I started putting it together a few weeks before he was born, but I didn't give it to her until the morning we went into the hospital. And here's a look at what we included in her bag. It's easy to create your own and … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2014
i don’t have a picture of that
Admittedly, I take a ton of pictures. There's an abundance of photos from day one, of both children. I don't think my photo taking obsession really began until I had children and I become this weird photo-crazed person. I sort of self-evaluated my photo taking obsession and eventually deemed it was probably because of this whole fleeting time concept. Maybe if I have photos every day I can somehow capture this time. Sadly, it just doesn't work that way. I'm left with a full hard drive, a full phone, and a million photo albums that sit in the closet. Lately, I've come to a scary conclusion, one that I have a hard time typing on this blog because it means I'm giving it some acknowledgement. … [Read more...]
time for your check-up
Last Friday, I scheduled an appointment for Braylen and Judson. They were both due for well visits, and I thought it would be easiest to take care of them both on the same day. Allen went with us and it honestly wasn't too terrible. They checked her height and weight and hearing and vision, and the doctor did a quick assessment as well. She has stayed consistent in height and weight since birth. She's in the 25th percentile for weight at 33 pounds and the 75th percentile for height at 41 inches. Judson weighed in at 13.8 pounds and 24.5 inches, putting him around the 60th percentile in both. BK wasn't too happy when we told her she had to get shots, but she was a little … [Read more...]