Happy Turkey Day!!

We had a very nice Thanksgiving this year. We remembered that last year at this time, we were just starting to tell the family that Brenna was on her way into the world! We had dinner at our house and Grandma and Grandad Pearson and Aunt Jamie and Uncle Josh came to visit. Brenna babbled and cooed all day long and then took a nice little nap right as we sat down to eat - she konked out at just the right time! We have all been fighting a little cold, but in general doing great! Brenna weighs 13.5 pounds now and is changing so much every day. I just put away a lot of her 0-3 month clothes and felt so sad that she'll never wear them again. I just can't believe how fast she has grown! We put out the Christmas decorations this weekend and Brenna really seems to enjoy the lights on the tree (and so does mommy). We have a surgery date of 12/27, so we are beginning the preparations that go along with that. She'll be out of day care for about 2 weeks, so we are planning for that and making all the arrangements. We'll continue to post updates, so check back for all the details on her surgery!

Favorite time of day

Brenna loves her bathtime. She gets a bath every day and it seems to be her happiest time. Even if she is grouchy for no reason at all, once she hits that water she is happy! She frequently tinkles in the tub and thinks it's very funny that mommy (or daddy) has to empty and refill the tub. We love giving her a bath, but it's starting to get a bit wet for us too - she's enjoying splashing a bit too much. We're still using her tub over the kitchen sink, but think that that will soon come to an end because of all the splashing.








Mommy was home with Brenna a couple of days this week since some kids in the daycare (including Brenna) got pink-eye. She is doing fine, but hates getting the drops in her eyes - who wouldn't? We also had an appointment with the geneticist (a part of her cleft team) to see if her cleft lip/palate are related to any other genetic conditions. She was fully examined and lots of medical history questions and developmental questions were asked and it looks like she has what is called "isolated clefting" meaning that it is not connected to any other conditions. She was also weighed and measured and is currently 12 lbs, 11 oz and 26 inches long! She's getting so big =)

3 months!

Brenna hit the 3 month mark last Wednesday - we just can't believe how fast these months have gone by! She is doing very well and growing every day. We don't know officially how much she weighs since we didn't have a well-baby visit this month, but we estimate about 12 pounds from our experiences with the home scale. She is really adjusting to the day care and is smiling more and more throughout the day. She has now figured out how to roll all the way over - but still tends to get stuck on her belly and get upset. Most nights, she sleeps quite a bit, maybe waking up once in the middle of the night. She is holding her head up very well and the day care teachers have been putting her in the Exersaucer, so we decided to try it at home and she loves it!