Anniston and Treyson give Brecken a bath :)

Last night, we let Treyson and Anniston take over bath duty.  They are always wanting to hold her, kiss her, help change diapers, etc.  We thought they would really enjoy this....and they did!  Anniston started out with the job of running warm water over her.  Treyson held Brecken's hand.  Then they switched (although I had set my camera down and didn't get pics of Treyson pouring the water).

Brecken, you are so lucky that your brother and sister are SO in love with you.  They just can't get enough of you....and neither can Mommy or Dadoo!

Bedtime Prayers

It seems like Brecken's schedule is slightly different every day depending on when she has her initial feeding.  The big kids go to bed at 7:30, and we go into Treyson's room to say prayers before bed.  Sometimes Brecken has just been fed and is very content and happy....sometimes she's due to eat and is not happy :)

Last night, Brecken was in the BEST mood.  She had just had a bath, so we got her jammies on and all headed in for prayers.  The kids were SO EXCITED!  They love getting to love on Brecken in bed.  We normally all hold hands when we pray together, so the kids wanted Brecken in the middle so they could hold her hands--so sweet!

First "Real" Bath

Brecken's umbilical cord finally fell off yesterday (2.5 weeks).  Her cord was very thick.  We were told that was because she was such a big baby.  Jerry even had a hard time cutting it :)  We were so excited to finally get to give her a real big girl bath!

Our other two kids HATED baths when they were tiny, and we figured out that their hands flying around is what upset them.  So, we immediately put socks on Brecken's hands, and the kids held on to her.  She squealed a little bit at first, but then enjoyed herself....although she had a look to her the entire time that read, "what are you people doing to me?!"

 Proud big helpers!

 Dadoo gives "princess baths".  Mommy does the scrubbing and such, while Dadoo continuously pours water over her belly, chest, arms to keep her nice and warm.  Dadoo has perfected spoiling his little girls :)

Squeaky clean baby girl!

For the Love of Bubby

I am still in awe (and some shock) over how obsessed Treyson is with Brecken.  He loves kissing her and hugging her, and always wants to "play" with her.  It is absolutely precious! He doesn't like that she's sleeping when he leaves for school, because he can't kiss her goodbye.....so he kisses my hand and tells me to give it to Brecken as soon as she wakes up--melt. my. heart!

Brecken you are so loved by so many!  Treyson, I am so proud of the big brother you are to Brecken!

Week 1

We've only taken about a billion pictures (I was determined that Brecken wouldn't be neglected with 3rd child syndrome with an obvious lack of pictures.....at least for now- ha!).  So this will mostly be a picture blog entry.  

Things are so great with Brecken right now.  She's being a good eater and sleeper....that's what it's all about!  She has put herself on a great schedule (with help from us).  We've always followed the "BabyWise" schedule, and we've always had very happy babies.  The idea of BabyWise is "feed, wake, sleep".  There is always some awake time after each feeding, with the idea that they learn to put themselves to sleep, not rely on a feeding to soothe them.  The exception to the rule is in the middle of the night....no wake time then! :)

Brecken goes between 2.5 to 3 hours in between feedings during the day.  At night, she falls asleep around 7:30-8, and then we do a "late night" feeding around 9 or so (depending on timing--every day is slightly different).  She basically sleeps through this feeding (and last night I couldn't even get her to nurse the second side because she was so clonked out).  She'll normally sleep 8-9 hours straight, nurse again around 5-6 (again sleeping through this one), and sleep for 3 more hours.  Then she's on her daytime routine.  All three of our kids have done this routine.  Jerry's cousin introduced us to BabyWise, and while I don't follow it "by the book" (there are some pretty extreme suggestions on certain topics), we do subscribe to the "feed, wake, sleep" theory--and it's worked so well for us.  The baby knows what to expect, and we do too.  

Ok, now for pictures!  Miss Brecken has her Dadoo's feet and toes!  Long skinny toes that curl up--we call these hammer toes in our family.  Jerry keeps apologizing to her..... :)

 One of the kids' favorite things......to get to snuggle Brecken in bed

 She is the best big sister.....always wanting to hold her and calm her down :)

 First washcloth bath.....success, right?! HA!

 Kisses from sissy should make it better

 Treyson brushed her crazy hair after her first bath

 Warm sun = naptime

 First visit to see Dr. Ball

 Pictures with the sign that the grandmas got for Brecken

 Story time!

 If Brecken's under the play gym.....Treyson's under the play gym :)

 With the cradle cross at church when it was put out in her name

 This is how we roll......having Anniston next to Brecken--best. idea. ever!  If she fusses just one bit, Anniston starts in with her "sh, sh, shhhing" and will give her the paci if needed.  Sweet girl!

 Treyson and Brecken bonding while watching Tinker Bell movie :)

 This baby girl looks just like her Dadoo!

The past 3 weeks have been a whirlwind, but we have so enjoyed having Brecken in our lives.  She is such a doll baby, and I cannot imagine my life without her!  Precious baby girl!