Gums and Grins (A Quick Catch Up Post)

Sorry about the extended time-out. It is amazing how your life gets flipped upside down and crazy when a baby crawls into it! It's a wonderful kind of upside down, but all the same, its crazy.

So Brady Q. arrived in May, 8 lb. 7 oz., kicking, screaming, purple, and puffy all over. He was beautiful! I just knew I would cry when he arrived, but instead, I was just shocked that this massive little human being had been inside me all this time. It definitely took a while for the shock to wear off.

After our 3-day hospital stay, we got to go home. It happened to be the same day summer arrived. We went into the hospital in fleeces, and left in tank tops! Talk about symbolic. Once home, we introduced Brady to Spalding and Lyddy, who were more upset about us being gone so long than they were curious about the new, naked puppy we brought home. The cat seems to like him, but the dog... let's just say the jury's still out. Once Brady can budge a ball, I'm sure Spalding will become his biggest fan.

Fast forward 2 weeks of no sleeping (we were total zombies). 

Here we are at his 2-week check-up! Everything went well until we had to strip him naked and place him on a freezing metal scale. I'm sure his screams were making the kids in the waiting room nervous. Anyhow, baby boy had gained back all of his weight, and then some. Note: this kid has NEVER turned down a bottle.

Brady's hearing, vision, and vocal chords (obviously), were all in good working order! Thankfully, no shots were given at this visit, and we were sent home with a clean bill of health and a baby that was super happy to be back in his clothing.

Speaking of happy babies... here we captured his first smile! All gums and grins. Dude has been an extremely chill baby (except when he is poked and prodded at the doctor's office).  ;)

We have truly been blessed and look forward to so many adventures ahead!

PS We are about to pursue CIO with Brady. He is currently sleeping in a Rock N' Play, but we are dying to move him to the crib so we can't get a decent night's sleep. If you have any tips or suggestions, send 'em on!