my little talker

I took this cute little video this morning, it shows his little personality starting to come through =)

2 month portaits

Today I had Braden's two month portraits taken, a couple days early so I could get them done before I go back to work. I'm always a little nervous taking the boys to get their pictures taken, hoping they aren't fussy or asleep. I have to stop stressing about it because my boys have yet to take a bad picture! These turned out so precious and I love them.

eight weeks old

Braden is eight weeks old today. He has had a busy past week too, he enjoyed his first Thanksgiving and his first family trip when we went to Gilroy Gardens yesterday. Just as we are getting a good little routine going I head back to work Wednesday. I am so sad about it and really don't want to go back, wish me luck.

Gilroy Gardens

Today was the last day of the season that Gilroy Gardens is open, talk about waiting to the last minute to use our free tickets. Although it was a little cold (not complaining though because last time we were there it was 103 degrees) we had a blast. The whole park was decorated for Christmas and looked so festive.
Darren's favorite part by far was riding the train, he smiled the WHOLE time! Braden was very good and slept most of the time.

So happy on the train

In the Monarch room

Daddy and Dare in the corn maze

Thanksgiving

Our Thanksgiving was wonderful and busy like usual. We spent the morning and early afternoon with my family and then headed over to the Munro's for dinner. Darren only took about a twenty minute nap in the car between houses, played hard at both and slept very well that night. Braden on the other hand slept at my mom's house, in the car and all through dinner (thanks for letting Mommy eat)!Overall, a great Thanksgiving.

cousins

Yoga with Nina

Darren super likes Nina and Star on the Goodnight show on the Sprout channel. Every night Nina teaches the kids a new stretch to do before bed. Darren has been doing the stretches along with her for about a week now and is so cute doing it!

seven weeks old

My little love is seven weeks old today. He is just adorable and becoming more and more responsive to us everyday, giving us lots of smiles and coos. Darren is still being an awesome big brother, giving Braden lots of love at every opportunity. As an added bonus, my two boys are on the same afternoon nap schedule, yay for Mommy!

mommy's little artist

We found these really cool Mickey and Minnie figurines that you can paint. Darren loved it so much, he really likes doing any kind of coloring and art projects. It was a good way to keep him busy in the house while it rained.

The finished product

I was not too happy last week when Mommy's little artist snuck out bath tub crayons and colored all over the closet doors in his room!

six weeks old

Braden is six weeks old. He is so adorable and I am having so much fun watching him get more and more personality everyday. He seems to be the happiest first thing in the morning. He wakes up babbling and when I pick him up he smiles for ten minutes straight! Love him so much.

daredevil

This boy is going to give me a heart attack! He refuses to just sit in his chair anymore, constantly climbing on it and trying to jump off! I guess I'm thankful he is not doing this on the couches or bed yet because they are a lot higher up, still this is a bad baby =)

five weeks old

Braden is five weeks old today and also had his one month well check with our doctor today too. Our little man is 11 pounds, a full three pounds more than Darren was at this same age! All in all he is doing very well, he is in the 75th percentile for weight and 65th percentile for height.
Just within the last couple days he is becoming more vocal with oohs and ahhs, so cute!

one month bear pic

Braden

Darren

The Giants are the World Champions!

The Giants won the World Series, they are the best baseball players in the world right now!
Today we headed up to San Francisco for the "Parade of Champions", a parade with all the players and the whole Giants organization that started in the financial district and ended at Civic Center where the Giants received a key to the city. We were so lucky and hit virtually no traffic and found a fairly close parking spot to the parade route. We found a good spot to stand and within about two minutes all the key players in the parade, Bruce Bochey holding the trophy and all the players in cable cars, went right in front of us. Tim and Darren were right up in the crowd while me and Braden stayed back where it was a little quieter. It was an amazing experience that I'm glad we were a part of.
I can finally get Darren's hair cut too. Tim is a pretty superstitious guy when it comes to sports (he still thinks the Giants lost the 2002 World Series because he is had to use the bathroom in the middle of game six) and decided in September that the Giants might lose if I get Darren's hair cut!
Our little Braden has also been nicknamed "the magic baby" by one of Tim's co-workers who is a Dodgers fan who thinks that the birth of Braden has brought them luck. That one I have to agree with too because in early September Jerry, Tim's dad, texted me saying that Braden could not be born until the Giants clinched the NL West. He jokingly texted me through out the month with things like "Gotta beat the Padres" or "maybe this week". So the Giants clinched October 3rd and Braden was born in the early morning October 4th!
Spring training starts in four months!!!!

Matt Cain and Barry Zito

four weeks old

Braden is four weeks old and the time is flying by like crazy. He is such a strong little guy always trying to hold his head up already and really enjoys tummy time because that's when he can really show off his skills. He is starting to focus in on objects better and is now able to follow objects when moved in front of him.

I like this picture because he opens his eyes so wide when he is getting burped and is so cute that he acts surprised when these loud noises come out of him!

Baby Batman celebrating his first Halloween