life

I came in the office to clean it,but somehow have ended up checking facebook and writting this blog. I have to though, to let all my friends know what the dealio is.

So phil is starting "formation flying" now. This means he must fly really close to other air planes and not crash no matter what the lead pilot does (tricks, straight flight, etc)! They make a big deal when planes are a few miles away in civilian world - not in the Air Force tho... to see what its' like high light the web address below, right click to "copy" then open a new internet tab and right click to "paste":

http://www.istockphoto.com/stock-video-10496627-t-6-texan-formation-24_1.php

Brayden had his 2 month check up/shots! That was... sad. Poor kid the guy just slammed those things in his legs! I stood back and phil held his arms... I could not watch but instantly went for him when he started to cry. Unlike the PKU (2 week blood sample) I did NOT cry this time... Probably because it all happened so fast. But I did scoop him up and leave asap. Didn't even wait for phil to get the car seat, protective mom in me knew he'd want out of there as quick as possible! So I made a run for the door.

I am trying to cut my sweets down... I attempted working out (after doc gave the "ok") and didnt have enough milk afterwards for Brayden. So I talked to a nutritionist about eating well enough to have enough milk for him and work out. We made two goals: 1) Try 3 new veggies before next appointment 2) only have one sweet thng a day that consists of less that 150 calories. Today is the first day and I have failed... :-/ whoops... maybe this is harder than I thought! agh

oh what i wouldn't give...

So Phil is gone on his first cross country trip for the Air Force this weekend. You would think Friday through Sunday isn't really all that bad. But this past week I have dreaded it, wondering if I would be able to survive the weekend without one break. Because it isn't just one weekend to me, it is one weekend on top of his 12 hour days, that backs right into another 12 hour/day work week.
Friday arrived, he left and I wasn't feeling as bad as I thought, perhaps it didn't sink in. I was wondering what I wanted for dinner (seeing as if Phil isn't home I normally wont cook just for myself, but I know I need to eat healthy for Braydens benefit... hm... Just then my awesome friend calls and invites me to dinner and bowling. The night went great, then another friend invites me to the football game at the alamodome today (saturday). I turned that down, and proceeded to chill, shop, and clean at will. It was actually really nice! Then night time hits. Two nights in a row Brayden has cried for about 3 hours of me rocking, holding, swaying, etc... to try and help him feel better. It was all worth it because last night was the best sleep so far (only 3 feedings). So tonight we hit the same routine, hours of me trying to help ease his pains... Only time will tell if he will sleep well tonight.
But heres the kicker - I finally settle him down, get him to sleep, and in bed without waking him, only to have Saydee causing trouble. She's been doing the typical dog thing: in and out to the backyard a rediculous amount since Brayden arrived.. i keep giving in because I think she probably just wants attention, I'll give it to her and eventually she'll see she doesn't need to do that. Well... tonight I decide to ignore her, I start to go to bed (because remember Brayden is finally down after the hours of everything) and Saydee begins to make bard noises as she wines and scratches at the door. Great - So now I'm up waiting on a sick dog.. while the baby is sleeping.. It allows me to write on here, but I'm sure just long enough to bring her back inside, lay down, just barely relax and maybe even begin to doze off, and probably all just in time for the next feeding. haha OH WHAT I WOULDN"T GIVE for a dog door! This will probably be the next big purchase (I never could justify buying a 150 dollar dog door for a house we'd live in 1 year.) Now I will happily do so! haha isn't life funny!

i dont know if this video thing works, so we'll test it for now... this should be brayden sleeping. A "HEavy breather" like his father, and the dog

pics

Saydee loves Brayden, but isn't allowed to gte too close

Usually she'll try to sneak in kisses here and there...

and sometiems succeeds! haha how cute...

Dad likes to scare him occasionally while he sleeps bc its funny to him when brayden shakes his hands, scrunches his face and opens one eye slowly to see whats going on, only to fall right back asleep in 2 seconds!

This onesie describes our 12 lbs 6 week old perfectly! "I love milk" Yesterday someone at church thought he was a three month old.

His head didn't fit too well... this must be the "hurry and take the picture, so I can get this hat that's too small off" look... Funny thing is my grandma started to ask if we could fit him in the stocking?! - ya... we all got a good laugh out of that one because that wasn't about to happen... !