3 month update!

Wow time is really going by so fast!! I can't believe that Brayden is already 3 months old, he is growing up way to fast. He doesn't head back to the doctor until the middle of October..but the last time he was weighed back at the beginning of September he was 11lbs. We can tell everyday that he seems to get longer, but I think his weight is finally starting to catch up to him. He also has found his hands and feet and loves to play with them! He loves to talk and smile and when he wakes up in the morning that is when he has the biggest smile on his face!! A couple of weeks ago he started to sleep in his crib...thanks to his Uncle Josh!! He doesn't last the whole night in there but he does sleep thru the night without waking up to eat, so we will take whatever we can get! We are also getting ready for our first family vacation...we are really excited to show Brayden the Smokey Mountains! We will be sure to post as may pictures as we can when we get back..but for now here are a few from this past month.

Family Time

Last week a bunch of my family came into town to get my cousin Laura set up at her dorm at Radford..she is a freshman in college, I can't believe it!! And this also ment Brayden got to meet more of his family and his new cousin Chloe!! Chloe was born 2 weeks before him..by surprise! We had so much fun catching up and I love when all of them come into town...especially the younger ones that I have watched grow up. And now that Laura has moved from the DC area down here hopefully we will see a lot more of them!! :)

Chloe Jane and William Brayden

Caroline, Aunt Carolyn and Brayden

Paul and Todd

Laura and Brayden

Claudia and Brayden

Cezanne and Brayden

Jennifer and Chloe

2 month update!

Well it has been a few weeks since I have posted something...it is just so hard to get on here now a days. Brayden is doing fantastic!! He is up to 10lbs, 7oz and 22 inches. His personality is really starting to show...he loves the outdoors we sit on the front porch a lot! His smile really lights up his face and he loves to just talk to you. His eyes are a deep shade of blue and I just loving looking into them day after day. We can tell that he is going to be a very active little boy, his little legs are always moving. He is starting to sleep thru the night without waking up for a feeding, now we just have to get him to lay in his crib. Here are few pics that we captured this month..hope you enjoy them.

July Ending...

Well July is now ending, but so many other things have been happening! Brayden is now 6 weeks old...I can't believe it!! He was up to 9lbs and 1 oz at his baby well check, he loves to eat!! He got to meet his other great grandparents on there 50th wedding anniversary last weekend and he also had a new friend born into the world this week..Miss Marian Elizabeth. Here are a few of the pictures from the past couple of weeks..hope you enjoy!!

Brayden visiting daddy at work

Playing on his activity mat!

Looking at his cute self!!

Smiling for Granny Lou

Sitting with PawPaw Bud!

Celebrating 6 weeks!!

Brayden and Marian

Brayden's Newborn Photoshoot

We had the honor again to have Beth Ann come back into our home to shoot Brayden's newborn photos and she did such a wonderful job. He was a little fussy in the beginning, but after another ounce of milk he settled down. We had so much with these shots and hope to have her do them again when he is 3 months!! Here are just a few of the shots, we hope you enjoy looking at them as much as we do! :)

Fouth of July Weekend

Hope everyone had a wonderful 4th of July!! We spent our first 4th of July with Brayden at the lake house for a week and had a wonderful time! He saw his first fireworks & went on his first boat ride..but of course slept right through them. He also got his feet wet in the lake with daddy. Brayden also met one of his great grandmothers..and she couldn't get enough of him. She wanted to take him home with her! It was really great to see her spend time with him!! Brayden is her 13th great grandchild, and me being the youngest of her grandchildren it was just a wonderful moment!! Here are some photos from the week, we hope you enjoy them!! :)

Welcome William Brayden Bryant

Well I can't believe that Brayden is finally here!! Our son is the most precious little angel and we couldn't be more in love! He is a very healthy eater, sleeping during the night he is getting better at. He only cries when it comes to having his diaper changed...he has a very healthy set of lungs that we are sure of!
Bradley has been amazing!! I couldn't ask for a better husband and father! He is very involved he changes most of Brayden's diapers and doesn't mind giving me a break if I need one!

I won't go into the heavy details of Brayden's birth..only to say that I did experience the pain with out an epidural, but for only a couple of hours and then I had to give in! Dr. Keene came in and broke my water around 12pm on Tuesday and by 3pm I sure did need something. I was in active labor for almost 15 hours and pushed for 3 of those hours. He finally made his appearance at 2:41am on Wednesday,June 16th. Brad and I have so much enjoyed being parents to this wonderful and happy baby and we can't wait for what's to come!! :)