Happy Thanksgiving

We went to Matt's parents house (BB & Nana) for Thanksgiving. Aunt Dana & Uncle John were also there, so Brayden got lots of loving all day long. While we were there, Matt's grandparents, Papa & Grandma Nita, came by for a visit. This was their first time meeting Brayden. We also took a picture of all the Enzor men together.






BB is an incredible musician and writes all types of music. When we found out that we were having a boy and had decided that his name would be Brayden Augustus, BB decided that his nickname would be Auggie. Then BB wrote a song entitled "Auggie's Revenge".


Untitled from Jennifer Enzor on Vimeo.

On Thursday, I asked BB to play the song for Brayden. Brayden really seemed to enjoy listening to the music. BB continued playing several other songs & Brayden just watched & watched the entire time. Hopefully, he will get his BB's musical talent!

BB also wrote a song when we lost Taylor. I am hoping to get a video of BB playing "Taylor's Lullaby" sometime as well. It is a beautiful, peaceful song.


Happy Thanksgiving to All!

Visit to Beth's house

Last week, Brayden & I went to visit Beth & Luke. Luke is getting ready to be a big brother in the next month so spending time with Brayden was his practice session. Luke is going to be a GREAT Big Brother & Mommy's Helper!

Road trip

On Friday, Brayden & I hopped into the car & went to Albemarle for the weekend. We had a busy weekend visiting with Paw & Grammie. We dressed Brayden in all of his NCSU attire & did a "photo shoot". Once again, he wasn't so happy about having his picture taken so many times, but we got some really good photos.

Learning how to pass the ball.


And hold the ball.




So tired from all of the photos.


On Friday afternoon, we went to see Mawmaw Rachel's Hospice Tree. It is decorated with all kinds of beach & NCSU things in memory of Pawpaw Don.




Grammie's friend, Elaine, also came to visit on Friday. Friday night was bathtime. Grammie & Paw assisted with Brayden's bath & we got some more photos, but they are on Grammie's camera.

On Saturday morning, Brayden's Great-Great Aunt Peggy came to visit.




Then on Saturday afternoon, after we watched the NCSU vs UNC football game, Grammie, Paw, Brayden, & I went to Concord Mills mall to shop - we didnt' really find anything to buy though. Brayden was a very good boy during our mall ventures.

Then we meet 2 of Mommy's friends from high school for dinner. Mommy's friend, Renee, has a little boy named Hayden, who is almost 2 years old. Brayden & Hayden got to meet for the first time. I am sure that in a few months, Hayden will be teaching Brayden all sorts of things :)



We had a good time catching up and Brayden slept though the entire dinner, even with all of the loud music and talking.

On Sunday morning, Brayden spent some quality time sleeping with Paw and Grammie. Brayden was also getting to know some of Grammie & Paw's cats. This is Prissy.

1 Month checkup

Today was Brayden's 1 month check-up. He weighed in at 7 pounds 15.5 ounces!! He is still 20 1/4 inches long, although I think he has gotten longer. He is a healthy, happy baby and is doing very well. Unfortunately, he has developed baby eczema which the Dr said is pretty common. Hopefully, it will clear up in the next few weeks. I will post some new pictures in the next few days.

So I measured Brayden myself at home today (Sunday) and he was 22 inches long. I did it 3 times to make sure that I hadn't messed up. I think the Drs office was a little off on Thursday. I really thought he had gotten longer.

Week 3 update

Sorry that I haven't updated the blog recently. I can't believe that our little baby is now 4 weeks old & isn't a little baby anymore!

Brayden continues to thrive & grow well. We go back to the Dr on Thursday, so I will have an official weight/length update then. I think he has gained at least 1/2 -3/4 of a pound in the past 2 weeks. I also think he has gotten longer! Some of the little clothes we bought when we first came home from the hospital no longer fit at all!

Brayden & I have been busy the past week or so. Almost everyday, we go somewhere...Wal-Mart, Target, the grocery store, Carter's, etc or someone has come to visit us.

Grammie & Paw came up again to visit for the afternoon 2 weekends ago & of course we took some more pictures.



Last Tuesday, Mommy's friend from high school, Stacy came to visit. Stacy brought her baby, Megan along as well. Megan is such a cutie pie and is starting to get into everything!

Last Wednesday, we went to visit Daddy at work & took Daddy to lunch. It was a nice outing & all of the people at Daddy's office thought Brayden was very cute! Next time, we will take pictures to post.

Bradyen also spent some time with Uncle John (who was finally over his cold) and Aunt Dana.





This past weekend, Nana & BB babysat so that Daddy & I could go to Babies R Us & Old Navy. Mommy bought 3 new shirts that are NOT maternity tops!! How exciting!

Brayden has also moved from the bassinet in our bedroom to the crib in the nursery! I started out by letting Brayden take his morning nap in the crib when I was upstairs getting dressed & cleaning up. Then on Friday night, he slept in the crib all night for the first time. I slept in the nursery on Friday night as well (there is a bed in the room already). Brayden did just fine sleeping in his "big boy bed". Then on Saturday night, he slept in the nursery & I slept in our bedroom. We used the monitor for the first time (Thanks Rachel, TR, & Noelle)! I love our monitor because it will alarm if Brayden stops breathing! This give me so much more comfort than a regular monitor.

Music Time

I came downstairs to this on Sunday morning and had to capture it on video. For those of you that know the Enzor family, this is classic. For those of you that don't know the Enzor family as well, watching/listening to the Allman Brothers is a tradition.


Untitled from Jennifer Enzor on Vimeo.

Family Time

Saturday morning was Family Time in the Enzor house. First, Daddy & Brayden spent time hanging out on the couch & then Mommy & Brayden read several books together.




Afterwards, Brayden got his 3rd bath at home. We FINALLY got 1 photo during bathtime. He is still not very fond of bathtime, but each time seems to be a little better than the last. Maybe we are all finally getting the hang of it :)



We also went to lunch at Chargrill & on a walk through the neighborhood since it was such a beautiful day. Of course there was a bit of football watching going on in the afternoon. What type of Saturday in the fall would it be without watching football on TV?

Dr. appointment

Brayden had his 2 week check-up on Wednesday. He had gained 8 ounces in 8 days, so he is now up to 6 pounds 14 ounces (probably more than that now though). Otherwise, the Dr said that he was growing & developing normally. We go back in 2 weeks for another weight check.

He is still a very good baby. He sleeps well & is up most nights about 3 times. He eats & goes right back to sleep most nights (not all though). When he is asleep, he sleeps very well, much like his daddy.

Go Pack!!!!

Last night was the first NCSU basketball game. It was an exhibition game against Fort Valley State and was held in Reynolds Coliseum. Matt & I decided to get tickets to the game & to take Brayden with us. We strapped Brayden into the Baby Bjorn & off we went. He slept through the entire first half even though it was REALLY LOUD and rather hot in Reynolds. After taking a few photos at half-time, we decided that it was too warm for Brayden to stay for the entire game and left. We are still working on teaching Brayden how to make the "Wolf" sign with his hands...maybe by the next game in a few weeks he will have figured it out :)

Lunch with Mommy's work friends

Yesterday, Mommy & Brayden went to Duke to visit everyone at SORF. Mommy FINALLY (after 7 years) got a parking space in the gated lot across the street from SORF. This is great because now Mommy will be guarenteed a parking space within walking distance to SORF.

We went to lunch at Nosh (yummy food!) and Brayden slept through the entire lunch. Wendy, the owner of Nosh, thought that Brayden was a very cute baby. Here are a few photos of the lunch party at Nosh.

Election Day

Brayden participated in his very first election yesterday. He slept through the entire process, but I thought it was important to document his first election, especially since this was such a BIG election, with a few photos.

Tummy Time!

Surprisingly, Brayden doesn't seem to mind Tummy Time, especially when Daddy is on the floor with him :)

Time with Daddy

Every evening when Daddy comes home from work, Daddy & Brayden spend time together while Mommy gets a shower & does a few things around the house. Here are a few photos of last weeks Daddy/Son time. I love seeing Matt with Brayden...it melts my heart :)

Happy Halloween!

After the photo shoot, Mommy had the grand idea to actually put Brayden in a real pumpkin. Paw carved a big pumpkin out & then Grammie lined it with plastic. Brayden was not so excited about this 2nd photo shoot, but we still got a few photos. We also got a few photos of Brayden in his Halloween outfit. Hope you enjoy!

Visit to Grammie & Paw's house

This past weekend Brayden went on his first road trip to Albemarle. He slept most of the way there and about 1/2 of the way back. While in Albelarle, Brayden was introduced to several members of the family and several of Mommy's friends.

On Friday night, Brayden meet Elaine, one of Grammie & Paw's good friends. Elaine tried her best to wake Brayden up so that she could hear him cry (crazy I know). Eventually, Brayden woke up for Elaine & she heard a little bit of fussing.

On Saturday, Great Buh (Grammie's mom) came to visit. Brayden enjoyed spending time with his Great-Grandmother.




On Saturday night, one of Mommy's best friends from high school, Susan, came to visit.



Grammie & Paw got out the really old cradle (Mommy, Paw, & then like 3 more generations back) have slept in this cradle. Mommy was a little unsure of the cradle since it was SO old, but Paw made sure it was good & secure. Brayden was able to sleep in the cradle in the living room. He really seemed to enjoy the cradle & was able to snooze nicely.

Pictures

Yesterday, we had Brayden's pictures taken by Rick Mullis in Albemarle. Rick did my wedding portraits & our wedding.

Brayden was not too excited about being naked in front of the camera, but there are still some really great shots! We also had his photo taken in his Halloween "costume" and in his NCSU attire. There are some really good family shots as well when Brayden was a bit happier being held. To view the photos, scroll to the bottom of the page, select "Order Online", choose "Portraits", and then choose "Enzor". I hope you all enjoy!