Brandt's new pics--June 12, 2009

On my Birthday this year we had Brandt's pictures taken by Jennifer Parker. She has been taking pictures of me throughout the years since I was 9 years old so we decided to ask her to take some of Brandt too. They turned out amazing!

4th of July!

For the 4th of July this year Caleb and I just had a cookout at our house because Caleb just got done building a new deck in our backyard..it looks so good! We had my parents and Caleb's mom over and cooked for them instead of the other way around like usual..lol. The fireworks that Duncan usually does every year were cancelled because their was a storm so we didn't get to see any. But we went to the Merrill's annual firework party the following weekend and Brandt got to see some there--it was a blast and he actually even liked the fireworks!

Brandt Caleb Stocking

On July 12, 2008 we found out we were going to have a baby! Then we found out we were having a boy on October 31, 2008. I know Caleb was excited about the boy part because he just knew it was going to be a girl. I had a really easy pregnancy--was hardly ever even sick thank goodness. Then on March 15, 2009, after 17 hours of labor which ended in a c-section, our beautiful baby boy was born. He weighed 8 lbs 1 oz and was 21 inches long. I never knew I could love something so much! Caleb is such a good dad--he changes diapers without me even having to ask him! I went back to work part time about 6 weeks after having him. Brandt stays with my mom while I'm at work so I was glad I didn't have to take him to a daycare yet. I love being a mom--its so much fun...exhausting...but fun..lol. He is sleeping through the night now which is awesome, and he can also roll over and laugh out loud now. He just started making these loud squealing noises all the time like he is trying to tell us something so bad--its hilarious! Its amazing how much he changes everyday!

How we met

I graduated from the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond, OK in May 2007. I moved back to Duncan and bought a house. I never dreamed that I would ever move back here but it has been great being closer to my parents, especially now that I have a baby! I started hanging out with one of Caleb's friends not knowing that he and Caleb lived together. Caleb was actually my boyfriend in middle school so we already knew each other, we just had not seen each other in years. I went over to their apartment one night and saw Caleb and from then on we just started dating. Funny how stuff works out. We ended up getting married on August 26, 2008 and went to New York City on our honeymoon which was awesome! I feel very blessed to have such a wonderful husband!

First Blog Post

I'm new at this so it's definitely going to take some getting used to..lol. I kind of stole this idea from another girl I saw doing this so her extended family could keep track of what everybody was doing--kind of like an "update" Christmas letter. I thought it was a good idea since Caleb and I have family that we don't get to see very often--this way they can see pictures of Brandt and get updates of all the new stuff he can do. So hopefully I can keep up with this!