life as we know it...the govig family blog: November 2015

Thursday, November 26, 2015

GG

Here is a picture of GG with all of her great grandkids. Brax was not being very cooperative about taking a picture.

Well, Brax picked out two cars from the Walmart in York that change colors when they are placed in hot or cold water. All Brax has wanted to do is put the cars in the water. Here are some pictures of him playing in the sink at Grandma's house. One side was cold water, and the other side was warm water with bubbles.

Mater

Brax looks pretty cute in his Mater underwear.

Nap Time

Brax and Hadley have been napping at the same times which is so nice for Mom and Dad.

Potty Training

Well, Brax is pretty much potty trained! We started on September 26. He threw his diapers away in the trash can. He had 5 accidents the first day. Since then, he rarely has accidents. The three day method does work! It did take him a few weeks to regularly poop on the potty. He is very proud of himself when he does poop on the potty, and he even has started to stand up to pee at school. He still wears a pull-up for naps and bedtime, but it sure is nice to not have to change so many diapers. Here are some pictures from the first weekend of potty training in September.

Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Trouble

While I make dinner, Brax likes to play with his sharks in the bathroom sink. I fill the sink up about halfway, and he gets his stool and plays in the sink. Tonight, after playing for a bit, he came in the kitchen and said, "Look Mommy. I got my hair wet." He had splashed some water on his hair. He went back to play just as Wade was getting home. About a minute later, Wade walked to the bathroom and said, "He's naked in the sink." I guess he wanted to take a bath. The water was pretty chilly!

Snow Day

Well, it snowed, but not enough for my school to be cancelled. Here are some videos and pictures the nanny took of Brax having a play date in the snow.

Monday, November 16, 2015

Five Months

Wow, I cannot believe you are five months old already!

Notes from month five:

You weigh 15 pounds 5 ounces. You are a long girl.

You love to suck on your fingers especially your thumb. This is how you comfort yourself especially when you are tired.

You had to go to the doctor because you are spitting up a lot. We just started an acid reflux prescription.

You drool so much. Your outfits are often soaked with your spit in the front.

You breastfeed and drink from the bottle well.

You laugh and smile often. We love making you laugh. You laugh the most when you watch Braxton run around or if we chase him together.

You get upset if Daddy takes you into another room and you cannot see Braxton and me.

Your naps are starting to be a little bit longer. You nap the best when Brax takes a nap since it is much quieter.

You are an amazing sleeper at night. You fall asleep around 8:00. Most of the time you will sleep until about 6:00. If Brax cries at all at night, it wakes you up.

You do a good job with tummy time. You have rolled over a few times, but nothing consistent, yet. You are starting to really roll up on your sides.

You dressed up as a mermaid for Halloween. Brax was a shark.

You try to hold your bottle sometimes when you drink it.

It is so fun to see your personality develop.

You recently starting reaching out for me when I come home.

You love bouncing in your exersaucer. You like to be upright and try to sit up when you are laying on your back. It's like you are doing stomach crunches.

You don't cry very often and mainly only when you are tired or are about to spit up.

You really have started to grab for things around you.

We love you so so much!