First Bath

I don't know how such a little person can make such a big mess, but when Ashlynn and finally decided to get up this morning, I unrolled her from her blanket and discovered she'd been busy! Poop all the way up to her armpit! She was pretty soaked! I decided that instead of making her scream by trying to clean her up with cold wipes, I'd just give her a bath. Here she is showing off her messy clothes.



Her she is sucking her finger. It has nothing to do ith her bath, but I think it's cute and she's getting better at it.



Here's a close-up of the mess. Yeah, thought y'all would like to see that! :)



She was pretty chill about being in the bath seat. Maybe because she had her binky?It wasn't until I started using that wash cloth to clean her that she decided she really didn't care for this new experience!



This is how she was feeling by the time I got her out and dried her off. And she wouldn't be comforted until I fed her. But she got me back pretty good by peeing on my bed before I could get a diaper on her!



All's well that ends well! Don't you just love that adorable snub nose?

Welcome to Parenthood

Just thought you'd all like to see the face that Ashlynn (currently) makes the most. Even at this moment, I'm typing one handed and using the other to bounce her around and keep her happy. She's a very opinionated little creature and usually her opinion is that the service around here stinks! *laugh* She hates getting dressed and/or undressed, she hates having her diaper changed and she hates waiting for food. She also gets very unhappy when her binky falls out of her mouth and, of course, she isn't capable of putting it back in on her own. Despite her healthy and very loud lungs, we LOVE our baby! She's so cute! Even when she's screaming her head off! :)

Ashlynn is here!!!!!

Name: Ashlynn Elizabeth Brady
Date Born: November 15, 2008
Time: 12:59 am
Weight: 7 pounds and 10 Ounces
Lenght: 20.5 inches
Head: 14 inches
Where: Bellevue, Washington

Halloween Party at my parents' house

First picture is of Dad with all the carameled apples he made. They were VERY yummy! Mom wouldn't be happy to know that I posted this pic of her, but I like it and her friend, Pam is in it too. Tony took it while they were standing at the top of the stairs. My handsome husband went as Clark Kent. Studly, no? I hate the picture taken of me, but it was the only one (thank heaven!). I went as a very swollen-faced spider. Black shirt and pants with a nice red hourglass taped to my huge belly. Heehee! It was a good party. Mom and Dad invited a couple different families, but I just wanted to get the family on here.

Jacob, Daniel, Kaitlyn, Molly, Sam, & Rachel - Halloween

Jacob dressed up as a viking and had a great wig and beard (that kinda made him look more like Jesus or John the Baptist), but this was the only shot taken of him. Next time I won't give Tony the assignment to take the pics. Daniel was some Roman dude - can't remember which one. Aren't Kate and Molly just growing up to be beauties? Kaitlyn was Alexander the Great's wife - Roxanne. Molly was a character from Eragon (the book). Sam went as Isaac Newton. All I can say is, wow. Rachel dressed as Arwen from Lord of the Rings. We tried to put extensions in her hair. It didn't work out too well. But she looked cute anyway!

Alex, Lizzy, Noah, Sophie, and Isabella - Halloween

Well, here we have pictures of the 5 youngest of my siblings. Alex was some fighter character, also from the Eragon book. Lizzy was a pink Tinker Bell. Noah was supposed to be a scarecrow but he wouldn't leave his red nose or hat on. He's got Jacob's spear in this picture. I think he finally succeeded in breaking it. Isabella and Sophie were fairies.

My current best friend is.....

OATMEAL!!! I can't get enough of this stuff. I crave it all the time. I eat it for almost every snack. Weird craving, but at least it's totally safe and healthy to ingest! Oh, and I don't want it cooked. I eat it straight out of the box. Plain, unflavored, dry, and oh so delicious to me!!! I keep telling my baby, "Your mama's getting more and more bizarre, you'd better hurry up and come out soon!" *laugh* But, like I've said in earlier blogs, there are worse things to crave and I don't have to worry about my fiber intake, right?