Wedding Photos

I will write more later and upload the weekend phots (camera battery is charging) but we finally got back the professional wedding photos...here are some shots. If anyone wants more I have them on Kodakgallery.com. Email me at Lissaquick@hotmail.com and I can send you the link to see the full slide show.

Brandon is doing good. He is smiling a lot lately. He laughs a lot at daddy.

Quick Weekend Update

I will write more later but a quick weekend update...

Friday was dinner with the extended Herbst family since it was Gpa Tim's last day of work. He is now retired and really enjoys it. Then we went to the cabin to celebrate an early Father's Day. Brandon fell asleep on his own in the crib.

Saturday was Brandon's first boat ride (photos to come later). He also saw baby birds, helped daddy play poker online, helped cook a great evening meal, and sat in his new bouncer seat. He again fell asleep on his own in the crib! See a pattern?

Sunday we slept in together as a family. We also visited the neighbors and met Roger and Belva who just loved Brandon. We went for a walk around the cabin, saw the fishies in the water and had a very crabby morning because he couldn't poop. Finally at 4pm there was a large explosion in his diaper and he was happy and content the rest of the day. He slept the entire way home. When we got home we cheered on the Celtics (WON again) and then went to bed...again fell asleep on his own!

Photos to come later. It was a great weekend.

Wednesday

Yesterday Brandon and Mom ran a few errands. We enjoyed a busy 'running around' day. Dad even beat us home.

The three of us ate dinner and went to Target. We needed some bottled water. We have decided to use formula at night time before bed. That works much better by keeping Brandon fuller for a longer period as well as for some reason helps him sleep better. He is now in a routine of putting himself to sleep at night. We put him in his bed and he talks and kicks for a little bit and then falls asleep. Sometimes he will cry and I just look over the pack and play and hold his hand and sing to him. He needs to learn to put himself to sleep at night. My Dr. today told me that she knows some 4 and 5 year olds that have to still be rocked to sleep. I don't want him to get into that habit.

We went to bed at 10 last night and his first wake up was again at 2:30am and then again at 4:30am. It seems to me that the formula works well and gives mom a little break.

We have been asked how the cats do with him and they do really well. They are protective of him as well as notifies us if Brandon is crying and we aren't super close to him. Sometimes the crying bugs them and they give us a look like, "Seriously...he is crying again." Allie sometimes wants to remind us that she is still around. Last week she chewed up one of Brandon's diaper (a new one- not a used one thank heavens). Then she knocked over lots of stuff on the coffee table and tried to taste moms lemon bars. She got past the foil and there was a nice paw print in the bars. They took a nice trip to the garbage and Allie got a firm talking to. We have been trying our best to keep her off the counters and coffee tables. However at night or when we aren't home it is hard to monitor that.

Photos and Slide Show info

Tuesday was a busy day having lunch with Auntie and some friends. It was a quick lunch. Then Mom and Brandon met Mom's friend Melissa who is having a baby boy in July. It was fun to share baby stories. The last few days have been really mellow and relaxing. He is sleeping well. Last night we put him in his bed at 10pm and he was awake. He stayed awake talking and kicking until after midnight. He fell asleep on is own too which was great. We fed him at 9pm and he didn't wake up until 2:30am for a feeding. It was a good night for him. Mom hasn't been sleeping well at all the last 3 nights but that isn't keeping her down.

If you want to see more photos (professional ones that Auntie Nicole took) and the 2 slide shows set to music you can visit her photography blog site at:

nicolebergephotography.blogspot.com

Enjoy!

Funny Shots

Monday Mom and Brandon stayed home and did nothing. He was a great baby. Mom cleaned the house and got 4 loads of laundry done. Dad came home and we decided after dinner to run a few errands. We went to Target to get some basics and then did Brandon's first Gamestop trip. He actually sat in the truck with Mom but it was still his first trip to Gamestop. Dad was proud. Here are some funny shots of Brandon.

He is boxing with Dad.

Disco Dancing

Stats

Sunday was a mellow day. Since it was Dad's only day off this week we spent some time together. We went out for lunch (the first time in a long time) and walking around The Shoppes at Arbor Lakes. We got through close to half the stores when Brandon got fussy and needed to eat. We just decided to head home. We all rested, napped, watched movies, played XBox, and basically did much of nothing. Mom then went to the grocery store...just so she can have a quick car ride with the top down. It was a nice treat for her.

Some new stats on Brandon...

He is 6 weeks old today!
According to our scale and how we weigh him he is just over 10 pounds.
We can't tell how long he is- but it is long.
His next Dr. apt is the end of the month.
He isn't sleeping through the night yet (We don't expect that yet). He usually wakes 1-3 times at night for very quick feeding and diaper changes.

We are starting to get him used to his room. He sleeps in his crib as much as we can get him in there. I spend time in his room every day just putzing so he is in his crib during that time. We also change his clothes and diaper in there as much as possible too. I want him to hopefully fully transition to his crib at night time before I return to work, but we will see about that.

Happy Monday!

Stormy Saturday

Dad had to work on Saturday so it was another Mom and Brandon day. It started rather early when the neighbors put their dog out before 5am. He was unleashed and barking like crazy. After an hour Mom wasn't too happy and called for someone to take him away. He is a big black lab that likes to bark and growl at people he doesn't know. The funny thing is when the owners were looking for him at 10am that morning. Interesting????

Brandon watched his first DVD while Mom showered. He loved his Baby Einstein movie. It was a counting one.

Here is him watching that....

After chilling at home for a little bit Mom and Brandon ran some errands. Then we heard ab0ut the storm heading our way. We knew it was going to be bad. We decided to stop by and see Grandma since Grandpa Tim was gone and she was alone. That way neither of us had to be home alone during the storm. Dad called and was on his way so he stopped by too. He had about 10 minutes with Brandon outside on the deck with the hail started falling...here are some shots of Dad and Brandon outside and then the hail storm hitting our area. Dad's truck needs to visit the car hospital and have some plastic surgery done to the hood now.

Dad and Brandon outside- right before the storm.

Dad and Brandon: "What was that? Time to head inside?"

All is well....we survived the exciting storm!