Ready to Party in California!

Brielle is so excited to go to California to visit her Grandparents!! The last time she saw them she was just little.It will be the first time she's ever seen the ocean! She's got her swimsuit all ready and she can't wait to go swimming with the fishes.

Sundays

Sundays are special! On Sundays I get to go to church. First I take a bath and get squeaky clean......











Then my parents dress me up in my best outfits, we get in the car and go to church.

For the first 20 minutes or so I amuse myself by looking at the people, my books, or the ceiling fans. Then I decide I need more attention so I start sqealing and sucking on Dad's tie. If that doesn't work then I scream. That always works!

Dad takes me out in the hall and we walk up and down for the next couple hours, half the time Dad feeds me, and half of the time I scream. That's just what little girls do.





Then we get back in the car and go home. After two and a half hours of crying I am refreshed, and happiness prevails once more.


I love Sundays!

Educational Outing

My parents took me to the museum and I looked at ALLLL the reptiles. My mommy took me around pointing out which ones would make the best shoes or belts. The Python would make the best pair of boots, and the Chameleon would make a darling purse. I learned soooo much at the museum!

Toys, toys and more toys!!

Clasping and unclasping her little hands, Brielle surveys her toys with satisfaction. She has her parents completely trained, they'll buy her anything!

However sometimes Elle finds her toys terribly boooooring, at which time she must stare at the ceiling for a while to let her parents know that she is not pleased and they must quickly buy her some new toys.
Which her parents will gladly do, just to see the little monkey grin up at them.

The First Month

When we got home from the hospital we found out that our baby was jaundiced. That's normal enough, so we weren't worried, but we took her to the doctor and her level of jaundice was very high. She had to be on a bili light for over a week, and her level was still rising in the beginning so we had to switch her to formula for a little bit until the jaundice levels went down.















Here she is on her bili light. She spent her first weeks naked except for a diaper and we kept our house very warm!























Brielle has always loved her baths!





























We blessed Brielle when she was four weeks old. She only screamed a little bit!

Brielle's Birth

I'm going to do a quick overview of what's been going on. Brielle was born January 21, 2006. She weighed 7 lbs. 6 oz. and was 20 1/2 inches long.

This is Brielle three minutes after she was born.

My Mom was my nurse, and that's her putting Brielle's little hat on.



This is Brielle, one day old, in the hospital.

And on day two we left the hospital and took Brielle home.

Family Pictures

Sure, the baby isn't smiling, but at least she isn't screaming in this one!! Calm moments like this are difficult to capture on film. Russell's a little concerned though, because he forgot to take the bottle out of his back pocket and he's afraid it will draw attention to his behind. Try not to look there, ok?