Brayden is 1 month old!!

WOW! Where has the time gone?? It seems just like yesterday Brayden entered this world and now he is already one month old! I cannot believe it.

In the past month, Brayden has met members of his family, had his first bath, celebrated his first Thanksgiving, and hung out at home with mommy and daddy. Daddy was able to take a lot of time off to spend his first month at home with us. He only worked 4 days this month. We were happy to have him home with us.

A week or so ago we were finally able to give Brayden his first bath and he loved it! Thank goodness! :)


Here are some pictures from Braydens first bath:

Brayden did very good during his first bath. He seemed to actually enjoy it! :) Here is a video of him sucking his thumb during his first bath. He is so precious!

We really enjoyed our first Thanksgiving with Brayden and we cannot wait till Christmas! Even though he is to little to know what is going on, he already has tons of gifts from mommy and daddy. I could not help myself. :)

On Thanksgiving, we decided to stay home and cook dinner here at home and put up all of our Christmas decorations and our Christmas tree. We did not want to get him out and about just yet with all of the sickness going on. He has only went out to go to the doctor and he has went out with us on a few car rides. He really seems to love riding in the car. We also took him to get his newborn pictures made and I believe that I just spent a small fortune on them. Oh well, they are only small once. I am sure it will only get worse as he gets older. We have taken so many pictures of him, but I want to have as many photos of him as I can. Here are some photos of his first Thanksgiving!

Brayden is only a month old, but he has been so alert since birth. He already has such a personality. Here are some things about Brayden since birth.

***Brayden loves bath time! I was surprised but it seemed like it really calmed him. He seems to really like the warm water. Lets just hope it continues! :)

***He only wakes up twice a night to eat. When he gets hungry he lets you know. That is the only time he cries. He is such a good baby.

***He sleeps really good, but has a hard time going to sleep at times. He seems to fight his sleep at times. He doesn't want to miss a thing!

***Brayden is going to be a thumb sucker. He doesn't do it very often yet but when he can find his thumb it is in his mouth. I am totally okay with this. I think it is very sweet and it is his way of comforting himself.

***Brayden loves to lay in the floor and kick his little legs and work his arms.

***He still has a head full of dark hair and when he gets upset or hungry he grabs for it. This past week he was upset and he grabbed Mommy's hair and pulled as hard as he could. :)

***He is very alert and is starting to really notice things. He loves to be talked to and will just stare at you while your talking to him. He also notices shadows on the wall and loves to look at lights.

***He gets the hiccups ALL THE TIME and he hates them. At first, he will just lay there but then I think they get old to him and he starts to grunt and fuss at them. Poor guy!

Brayden is such a blessing to us. I do not know where I would be without him. He is my world. He is so special and so precious! We love him so much!

Anyway, I will leave you with several photos of Brayden. We have taken so many photos and they are all so cute that it is so hard to pick just a few. :)

My bright-eyed baby :)

Modeling the cute outfit his Aunt Lacey got him
This is the face you usually see after he gets his belly full :) How Cute!

How Sweet!

Sleepy little boy :)

So Precious!
My beautiful little boy

I see you :)

Mommy and Brayden

Be sure to check back around this time of every month. I am going to try and post new updates around the 3rd of each month or so, so be sure to check back for updates on Baby Brayden!

Love you all,

Nick, Amy and Brayden