Tuesday, October 3, 2017

Canaan {2 Months}





Oh, Canaan, you are the sweetest little baby!! Your smile and easy going spirit make me forget how traumatizing your birth was! haha ;) He is the best baby and we are enjoying every minute with him. 

Size: weighs 11.4 pounds, size 1 diapers, size 0-3 month clothes
Eat: Nurses every 2 hours during the day unless he takes a long nap and then it's 3 hours. So thankful that he's a great nurser; we've never skipped a beat!
Sleep: Sleeping anywhere from 8-10 hours at night- hooray!! Around 5 weeks old he started hitting the 8 hour mark. I usually put him down for the night (in his rock n play) around 9 pm or so and he sleeps until around 6 am. I nurse him at 6 and then put him right back down and he sleeps for another 3 hours. After he wakes around 9 am we start our eat/play/sleep routine every 2-3 hours. :) 
Milestones
~sleeping 8-10 hours through the night!
~He rolled from tummy to back on accident a week ago while on his playmat :) 
~He's been coming with me to my Tuesday morning Bible study for several weeks now but had his first Sunday morning at church on Sept. 17 and got to hear Ryan preach ;) We have been sitting in the nursing room and listening until he gets all of his vaccines and can go to the nursery. 
Likes: interacting with people-- he likes to see faces and be held and talked to. He loves his mommy's arms and to be snuggled tight. I don't mind it either ;)
Dislikes: loud noises. He gets very upset when Levi gets too loud or the dog barks. 

Wednesday, September 27, 2017

Fam of Four

3 weeks old 


Big thanks to Courtney Wise for our first pictures as a family of four. We are so grateful for your talent and for capturing these moments. These were just some of my very favorites, but I will treasure all of them forever. 

Sunday, September 3, 2017

Canaan {1 Month}



Canaan is the sweetest and easiest little babe. He fits perfectly into our family and is smothered with love and kisses by all of us, especially big brother. It's been fun to learn a new baby and watch Levi become a big brother. Levi is very sweet with him and has been a good helper. We are working on being more gentle but he loves to hold him and talk to him. I love being mommy to these two little boys and can't wait to watch them grow up together. The Lord has done great things for us and we are glad.

Size: Weight was 9 lbs 5.5 oz at 1 month well visit, just switched to size 1 diapers, and is wearing newborn/0-3 mos clothes
Eat: Canaan has been a champion nurser since day 1- PTL! He nurses every 2-2.5 hours during the day and anywhere from 4-6 hours at night.
Sleep: He's recently started to give us some good stretches at night- the longest he's gone is 6 hours but usually he sleeps about 4.5-5 hours in between feedings at night. He's still in that sleepy newborn stage so he's drowsy most of the day but we are establishing a good eat/play/sleep routine. 
Milestones: Turning 1 month old!!
Likes: white noise, lying on his play mat, rocking in the rock n play, eating, being held and swaddled, riding in the car and stroller
Dislikes: being cold/hungry/dirty ;)











Monday, August 21, 2017

Introducing...

Canaan Barnes Brannan
August 3, 2017 
5:27 p.m.
7 lbs 8 oz 
20 and 3/4 inches long 

perfect.
monkey from big bro


proud Aunt HaHa



the boy who made me a mommy




that smile!!
my 3 guys






sweet visit from Aunt Meg and Isaac

Home sweet home as a family of 4!



"I'm the big brother" :)

Canaan meets Finley
Both boys at 11 days old 

Both boys at exactly one week