1 Month

Tomorrow Bradley will be one month old! He doesn't sleep very much, but when he does, he loves to have his hands up by his head, very cute.

 

Unless we put him in his little swaddle straight jacket...

 

Here he is playing with his monkey friend

 

His onesie should say: "Mommy loves me, EVEN when I poop, pee and puke on her all in one night"

Super Bradley! Abs of Steel!

Our ride to San Diego:

There's no turning back now!

3 Weeks

We made it to 3 weeks! Time seems to be flying by, yet at the same time, each day just drags on. We'll be excited to get to a point where Bradley sleeps for at least a few hours at a time...right now he seems to prefer short cat naps on either mommy or daddy. He has also figured out how to take the pacifier out of his mouth, yet I don't think realizes that he's the one doing it...this leads to a very upset little guy...over and over again.

Our craziness continues as this is our last week in Florida. The moving truck arrives April 30 to take away all of our stuff and we hope to pile into our rented minivan and head out May 1, planning to arrive in San Diego about a week or so later...all depending on how much driving little Bradley lets us get in each day. We have valium for the cat but I think the pediatrician wouldn't be happy if we tried to sedate the baby :)

 

"I have no neck!"

 

Cute Bradley, even at 3am

 

"Why am I always awake?"

 

A rare moment in our house

Playing with his octopus friend on his mat

Snoozin in his chair with his sock puppets

 

 

Gizmo trying to take advantage of us being busy with Bradley all the time...trying to sneak a lizard snack into the house...

 

oh no! foiled by the sliding door again!

2 Weeks Old

2 week appointment at the pediatrician today--our little guy is not so little at just over 10 lbs now! I swear I birthed a 2 month old :) Bradley continues to be healthy and right on track, and his shoulder seems to be getting stronger every day.

We also had our first outing over the weekend, as we went to our local Cystic Fibrosis Walk to support some good friends. Bradley did very well, hanging out in his stroller, despite the 85 degree temp...I think we made it a little over an hour before having to head home with our tired cranky baby. We also survived our first diaper change on a picnic table...go us!

How I wish labor and delivery had happened:

Before...

After...

 

All of us love his swing

 

Getting in some lovin from Grammy

 

What did Daddy do to your hair?

 

He does not like the burping

 

Nothing better than sleeping on daddy

 

Our little escape artist gets out of every swaddle!

1 Week Old

I can't believe that it's been a whole week with Bradley already! Thankfully, alot has changed in the past week. I'm feeling better everyday and thanks to Adam and Grammy, am able to get some rest. Who knew that child-birthing was so exhausting? :)

Here are some pictures of Bradley from the past few days:

Enjoying his bouncy chair, even if he doesn't look like it

playing with daddy

Doing what he does best!

Bradley's first bath

 

Skipping his newborn clothes and moving right to the 3 month ones

Bradley Richard Hall

Welcome to the world Bradley! Born April 1 2013 3:46pm, 9lbs 5oz, 20.5 inches

(his middle name is in memory of my grandfather who passed away June 2012, just shortly before Bradley first came into our lives)

Note to self: next time, schedule C-section because babies in my family are HUGE

What an unbelievable moment...the culmination of 9 very long months and a seemingly never-ending labor:

Adam pulling double duty as both mom and dad for a few days:

 

Day 4: Finally out of bed

Time to go home!

 

Our remarkable labor nurse...would not have made it through without her and Adam

 

Gizmo checking out the new addition:

 

More photos to come!