Swimming...

our new favorite thing to do!

I'm loving every minute...

of being a mommy!! I'm sorry that I haven't updated in FOREVER! I finally have some down time, so as long as Brayden stays asleep, I can update you all a bit now.:-) Life since my last post has been crazy in the best possible sense of the word. My days are filled with taking care of our precious gift as well as trying to keep up with housework, yard work, etc. Fortunately, Brayden has tons of people who love to spend time with him, so I am able to have at least one day a week to catch up. I always come away from those days missing the time that I could have spent with him, though. Motherhood is such a balancing act!

The highlight of our last month was spending a long weekend with my incredible family in Snowshoe, WV. Brayden did SO well on the trip (perhaps b/c he was being spoiled by 8 people, instead of just mom and dad:-)) and we thoroughly enjoyed building memories with the newest addition of our family! By far, my favorite part of the trip was taking Brayden swimming. I honestly expected him to hate it, but I was surprised to find that he LOVED it! I have never seen him happier. He was kicking, talking, smiling, and just being plain adorable. He loved it so much that Seth and I have decided to pick up a kiddie pool this week for him. I will finally get some time in a pool this summer...even if it is just a few inches of water!:-)

As far as adoption stuff goes, all is going well. We have been enjoying our visits with Mommy T. She is, understandably, still having a tough time with everything and I ask for your continued prayers for her. After two visits within the first month of his adoption, we are now spreading the visits out to 6-8 weeks. Each visit brings with it a wide range of emotions, but we do look forward to spending time with Mommy T and her family. She is such an incredible person and Brayden is so blessed to have a birth mom that cares so much for him! So far, our biggest issue has been convincing our insurance to cover him before the adoption is finalized in December. Despite the fact that I sent them a copy of the LAW that says they have to cover him now, they are still refusing. Hopefully, this will all work out soon!

Well, sorry to cut this short, but my little one is awake. I will do my best to update sooner next time!:-) I am attaching some pics from vacation. Enjoy!

Attempt at a family picture. We will get him to look at the camera one of these days.:-)

Talking to the fishies. Seth is such a good daddy!!

Hanging out with Aunt Angie.

All of the fun swimming wore the poor little guy out.:-)

First train ride!