6 Weeks

Finally we are posting pics of Brecken! Many have been checking daily and patiently waiting. Where have the last six weeks gone? Well, there was Thanksgiving, Christmas, and all the craziness that goes along with getting ready for the holidays. Combine that with a demanding two-year-old and a newborn that has gas/fussiness issues, that wants to be held a lot and managed to catch her first cold and there's just not much time for blogging! : ) And she was usually sleeping, eating, or crying! Having two kids has pretty much turned our world upside down! But of course, it's all worth it.

A few notes about our lil' Miss Brecken...

*she was born on my Grandma Evans' birthday and my stepsister Cindy's birthday...my Grandma passed away in 1999 and I believe would have turned 86 on the day Brecken was born.

*her middle name comes from her two grandmas' middle names, Roberta Jo and Bonni Lee.

*she has had some stomach/gas/reflux issues (just like Cade), but seems to be getting better...the first couple weeks she would only sleep on her tummy on us...Cade slept in his car seat, but now the doctors don't recommend that...so finally we started using the papasan (probably not recommended either), but she has been doing good with that and will sometimes go up to 6 hours between feedings...she is going 3 hours between feedings during the day up to this point, but seems to be showing signs of stretching that out a little...she was eating soooo much at first, but seems to be slowing down a little now.

*is becoming more content to lay by herself for longer periods and just look around.

*is smiling sometimes, but you have to work at it!