Almost back to normal

Well, Michelle came back home last Friday and was feeling much better. She has recovered quite well and is almost back to normal. As you can see from the pictures above, Brenden isn't to fond of his beans. Not a vegetable man yet.

Brenden has started getting Gerber baby food, which makes those morning poops smell so much better. Ew! He likes a few types and won't give the time of day on others. It's quite funny seeing him eat various things and the expressions you get out of him.

On Sunday Michelle and Brenden met me at the Ajax Santa Clause parade. Brenden's first parade. He loved the loud bands belting out the tunes from the trumpets and trombones, and at the end of it all, really could care less about the man in the big red suit. He would rather look at his own reflection in the window of the car behind us. Next year, he'll be more inclined I think.

Brenden is now sitting without support. We do put pillows around just in case, but he never falls over. He is a very happy baby in that position. He still hasn't figured out how to crawl, but that's ok. That means we don't have to chase him around yet and we know exactly where he is.

Brenden loves the mirror. Every morning we get up, before he eats, we have to look at the other baby in the mirror. He laughs at him everytime. Or maybe he's laughing at the fact that his dad has a twin. Who knows.

Until next time, check out the picture site, as I've added many more photos. Here's the link again. http://thevipers.ca/ourbaby/index.html

So Quiet, It's Eerie

For the last few days it has been very quiet here at home. Michelle had her gall bladder surgery on Tuesday morning. All went well, although she said when the pain killers wore off she was in so much pain. She is staying with her mom and so is Brenden until Friday or so. Chevy our cat, is keeping me company, so it's not totally lonely here.

Brenden is doing well away from home I here, so that's good news.

I would like to say congrats to Michelle's cousin Justin and Christine on Thomas' first tooth. For those that don't know, Thomas was born the exact same day as Brenden. Brenden just drools a lot, no teeth though. He's still gumming everything to death.

Anyway, back to my lonely night, here's a couple pictures of the company I've had the past few days. See you soon Michelle and Brenden!! Miss you!

Brendens First Post

Brenden has a few words of wisdom before bedtime.

njjjjjjjju,k. I think that means good night in baby typing.

Brenden

Sleeping

Had to show you a picture of Brenden sleeping. He sleeps like I do already!

Lack of Postings

We're all still here and doing ok. I caught a little bit of the flu bug and think I've passed it on to Brenden. He has a little cough, but still pretty happy nevertheless.

Within the next week, Michelle will be having surgery to have gall stones removed. She's been having attacks regularly and not feeling well because of it. She may be going on Tuesday if she has another by then. The pain is unbearable and she said she would rather give birth than have attacks. It has really limited her to what she can eat and what she does eat, she can't keep it down. We are blaming Brenden for the Gall Stones, as they say it's pretty common after giving birth. We believe this is the contributing factor, "Estrogen: Excess estrogen from pregnancy, hormone replacement therapy, or birth control pills appears to increase cholesterol levels in bile and decrease gallbladder movement, both of which can lead to gallstones".
I'll keep you posted on any further updates to this.

Today, we had our first family pictures done at Walmart. We also got Brenden to pose for a few himself. We were late getting there and had to wait about 20 minutes at which time Brenden starting getting tired and a little crusty. He hung in there like a trooper and smiled at every picture taken. Once we get the pictures, I'll scan them and post them here. They turned out awesome. Can't wait to get them.

Brendens' sleeping patterns have finally changed. He is finally on Eastern Standard Time. On a good night, he'll sleep until 8-9am without making a peep, and other times, he'll wake up during the night 3-4 times in search of his soother. Right now he may be a little off at night due to the cold which I generously passed on. It's so hard to stay away from him when you have a cold and you need to help out.

As far as words, he hasn't picked any new ones up yet. He still makes motor boat sounds and blowing spit at the same time, all while driving his bouncy car.

On Saturday (Nov 13) I gave Michelle a much needed break and took Breden to see my Aunt Marilyn and Cousin Brian and went to see Grandma & Grandpa Schaefer for the day. He was very good and in high spirits all day.

Other than that, nothing else is new. Sorry for those looking for photos. I don't have any new ones to show you. Since I know there are many out there that want to see more. I've had a few people mention that I should post 1 each day. Yeah right! I'm lazy, can't you tell by the lack of postings?

Daylight Brenden Time

Well, since we have all changed our clocks back, most of us in the EST are now on Standard Time. As I said, most. Guess who's not? You got it. Brenden is still on Daylight Savings time. He is waking up almost exactly one hour before he's suppose to be. This makes for less sleep for us. I can't complain, since it seems that he is starting to get back to routine. It is closer to 7pm once again. We had to hold him off one nap in the late afternoon to get him off the old schedule. I can't believe how much babies are like clockwork. Brenden tells time better than I do. I can use him as an alarm clock now. When he cries to get up, that's my queue to get ready for work.

Well, Brenden's first Hallowe'en has come and gone. We didn't go trick or treating however we did put him in a costume. Had to get some pictures for his first Halloween. We did visit some family though. For his first one we had to dress "B"renden up as a what? A Bee. His first initial. Creative eh?

Enjoy the pics......Bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

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