Braden's First Check Up

We took Braden into the pediatrician yesterday to check on his heart murmur and possible jaundice. His heart sounded good and the murmur was not there anymore!!! Thank goodness. The pediatrician sent us to the hospital for lab work to check on jaundice because he was a little bit yellow. We had the blood drawn (he fell asleep through it and never cried!) and the doctor just called with the results! His bilirubin levels were 10.9 which is normal for a newborn and she said that he does not have jaundice! So happy that my little man is healthy! He has also gained weight already and has surpassed his birth weight. At birth he was 6lbs 10oz, when we left the hospital he was 6lbs 9oz and at 4 days he was 6lbs 13 oz (with clothes, so she guesses he is actually 6lbs 11oz).

We take him back for his "2 week" appointment on Tuesday of next week.

Welcome to the world Braden Michael! Part 2

I guess it won't let you post as many pictures as I wanted....here are some more!

Welcome to the world Braden Michael!

Braden was born on April 23rd at 11:27am. He weighed 6lbs 10oz and was 19.25 inches long. I will post his birth story sometime in the next few days, but here are some pictures to start with!

Random

Here is a picture of Josh and me with Coach Jackie Sherrill from the A&M Club Pre-Muster Luncheon yesterday:













Here are some pictures of Rowdy and Sarge with their new hair cuts for the summer (and one of Aggie for comparison):

Hand

I went in to give Hunter some cough medicine last night at about midnight and as I got to his door this is what I found:



















He was completely asleep by the time I got the camera and took a picture, so no cough medicine...but I had to share the picture!

37 Weeks

Here are the new belly pictures:

Is it working??

Hunter is definitely showing signs of wanting to start potty training....

• When I go to the bathroom, he wants to strip down and sit on his potty.
• Asking about pull-ups
• Talking about being a "big boy like James" (his friend at day care).
• Trying to help with diaper changes

I am a bit nervous to try potty training so close to having the baby and the "big move".

This weekend, as I went to the restroom, Hunter said "Hunter go potty" and he stripped down and sat on his potty. He covered his "pee pee" and then proceeded to point to it. He then looked at me and said with a really concerned look "Mommy, is it working?".........

I almost fell over laughing it was so cute the seriousness in his question!

To potty train or not....that is the question!