Brynn: 6 months old: 12-30-14

Brynn Madison

6 months old

December 30, 2014

Brynn's Stats 

Weight: 16 lbs (47%)

Height: 26 inches (47%)

Head: 16.5 inches

Teeth: Nope…none yet.

Clothing size: 3-6 months. I had so much fun going to Target with Mom and picking out some cute outfits for her that were warm.

Diaper Size: size 3- tried Up & Up since that is what Ascher wore but didn’t like them on her at all so back to Pampers Swadlers we went.

Eats: nurses every 3 hours. December was a crazy busy month. She still nurses every 2 hours but towards the end of the month I’ve been giving a 2-4 hour ounce bottle depending on her mood- if she acts like shes hungry I give her a little bottle of extra. She also gets solids two times a day- most days. Up until Christmas it was more of a here and there type thing but since Christmas two times a day without fail. She loves sweet potatoes & pears. She has also had peaches, avocado, apples, pineapple pear mixture, green beans & carrots. I think that’s everything.

Sleeping patterns: Still a terrible sleeper. December was a rough month. She goes to sleep at 8, wakes up at 1 ( I stopped feeding her when she wakes up at 1), then wakes up again at 3-4 and eats goes to sleep for 30 minutes-1 hour then eats again at 5:30 and up for the day. It makes for long nights.  During the day she takes lots of little naps and is never fully rested so she is always crabby. 

Routine: 

What’s a routine during a holiday season!? Every day was different which is probably why she was so tired and so crabby. Being a second kid is rough.

Favorites & Little Facts: 

Visited Santa the first time
went to Cookie Exchange with Mommy
went to Main Event with the Jamesons (your cousins)
had your first Christmas (whole post on this later)
love your brother- lots of love this month

naps often for 30 minutes ONLY if you hold her

loves stuffed animals/lovies/soft dolls- holds them and kisses"eats" them
sits up by herself- getting stronger every day. I still put the boppy pillow around her most of the time because I dont want her to fall on the tile and I dont 100% trust Ascher with her if I am not right there watching. 

blows bubbles out of her drool when she is really happy
tries to grab pips ears

Pictures from the month:

Christmas Tree Photos Take 1

One night we were having a quiet night and I thought what a perfect opportunity to take some cute photos of the kids in front of the Christmas tree. What follows is how they turned out. 

Love my sweet babies under the Christmas tree!! 

PooDink- Our Elf & Other Christmas Around The House

Yes. We have an Elf on the Shelf. No. I am not one of the crazies that does extravagant things with it every day. Multiple times thru out the holiday season Ascher would say...Ooo poodinks still there! Then I would say things like, "oh well I bet during your nap this afternoon he is going to go tell Santa what kind of day you've had" and then during nap move him from the picture ledge to the plant on top of the fridge. ; )  I also only did "good" ones if Ascher had a super good day or we had something planned (like gingerbread house).

The day Poodink arrived he brought Ascher a book (the elf book), pjs and hot chocolate. Ascher was so excited when he got home from school and the Christmas tree was up (not decorated) and sitting on the mantle was an elf with wrapped presents just for him.

Ascher also LOVES his Christmas tree in his room. He insists we plug it in every morning.

 The Christmas tree before the decorations were hung

 Ascher playing with his little people nativity. You see who made an appearance? Santa of course!

 Ascher in his new PJS Poodink brought him "holding sister"

 Reading one of his 25 Christmas books- he opens 1 every night. He likes opening them more than reading them. However, some of them- such as this Thomas book caught his attention and he would read and read.

We also have been doing the Advent Story out of the Jesus storybook bible. I love listening to my husband read the word of the Lord to our children. (Granted he is reading Frosty the Snowman in this picture) but that is what our nights looked like. Ascher would open his book. Then we would crawl into our bed. Read his book then read his bible story then bedtime. He loved it. He would say MY WHOLE FAMILY is here. Granted- as the month wore on it was mostly just Justin who did it with him as Brynn was sick and/or going to sleep the same time as the books were happening.

Visiting Santa

The week after Thanksgiving Justin took the whole week off. It was WONDERFUL! We got the majority of Christmas shopping done, we decorated the inside and outside of the house and it was just a pleasant week together. One of the things we did that week was go visit Santa. I apparently was not the only one excited to go see Santa...

We go see the Santa at Bass Pro Shop. He apparently works there so it is the same one every year. He is a great Santa. I also love that at Bass Pro the photo is FREE and you get to use your own camera and take more if you want. So of course, I brought my own camera. 

However, I didnt really get "dressed" or do my makeup because why on earth would I BE IN THE PHOTO!? Other than a frightened 2.5 year old. I even asked Justin before we left, maybe I should change and do my makeup. His response, why its not like your gonna be in the photo!? Lesson learned. 

I also was glad Justin was with us to use our camera since Ascher wouldnt let me put him down. Secondly, Justin was able to zoom in and crop Ascher and myself out of the photo so Brynn has her first picture with Santa- just by herself. Go figure she would be sleeping. Also, she NEVER has that paci- yet when I tried to take it out of her mouth- she was NOT having it and Santa was not happy about me trying to take it. He was happy holding a sleeping baby- not one that would scream if paci was removed. 

After visiting Santa, we wondered around Bass Pro. They have a whole Santas Wonderland set up. Ascher drove the train, raced cars and drove monster trucks. We then walked around the store and looked at the fish, tried out the 4-wheelers and recliners. And of course, as soon as I took Brynn off of Santas lap- she woke up happy as can be. Go figure.

After our visit to Santa, we walked around the mall and picked up some matching Christmas PJs for the kids. And headed home. We ended the night with all 4 of us in our bed watching The Polar Express, As you can see, Justin was thrilled to take a family selfie ; )