All because two people fell in love...

20 Questions by Cammi

2012-01-31T21:06:00.005-06:00

What is your favorite color? Pink & Purple

What is your favorite toy? Zhu Zhu Pets

What is your favorite fruit? Blackberries

What is your favorite TV show? Power Rangers

What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? French Fries and Apples

What is your favorite outfit? Ballerina clothes

What is our favorite game? Matching Games

What is your favorite snack? Animal crackers

What is your favorite animal? A big elephant

What is your favorite song? My little pony

What is your favorite book? Olivia

Who is your best friend? Lulu (& Tifanie)

What is your favorite cereal? Marshmallow cereal

What is your favorite thing to do outside? Climb on the swing set

What is your favorite drink? Sprite

What is your favorite holiday? Christmas

What do you like to take to bed with you at night? Elephant, Favorite Monkey & Paci

What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast? Pancakes

What do you want for dinner on your birthday? French Fries & Chicken

What do you want to be when you grow up? A princess

By: Cammi Gotts, 3 years old

20 Questions by Brady

2012-01-31T20:55:00.005-06:00

What is your favorite color? Red

What is your favorite toy? A Power Ranger Dino Thunder Morpher (it goes around your wrist, he tells me).

What is your favorite fruit? Oranges ("the little small oranges" - mandarin oranges)

What is your favorite TV Show? Lego Ninjago

What is you favorite thing to eat for lunch? Chicken & French Fries

What is your favorite outfit? Jeans & a Batman shirt

What is your favorite game? Wii Basketball game

What is your favorite snack? Graham crackers

What is your favorite animal? A tiger

What is your favorite song? Justin Beiber

What is your favorite book? The Batman & Joker book

Who is your best friend? My sister

What is your favorite cereal? Fruit loops

What is your favorite thing to do outside? Play baseball

What is your favorite drink? Pop (Orange)

What is your favorite holiday? Christmas

What do you like to take to bed with you at night? My power ranger bear

What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast? Toast

What do you want for dinner on your birthday? Broccoli & Cauliflower

What do you want to be when you grow up? A police man

by: Brady Gotts, 4 1/2 years old

We are back!

2012-01-31T20:34:00.010-06:00

After a lot of thought, I've decided it's time for this momma to start blogging again! I was looking over my past entries and realized not only is this such a nice way to document our day to day life, it's also something Brady and Camdyn can look back on... a personal diary of their life. Memories, pictures, personal notes from me... I had to get this blog back in action!

I don't want to miss a single moment of their life, not that I won't remember, because there is nothing in this world that could make me forget. But I want the two of them to be able to look back on all of their little moments... including the little things they do that make me smile every. day.

So much has happened since my last entry. First of all, Camdyn was only 2 months old!! She is now 3 years old! We just celebrated her birthday "Under the Sea, Now she's 3!!" this last weekend. She also goes by "Cammi". If you ask her, She will tell you "I'm not Camdyn, I Cammi". We filled our home with friends, family and 10 sweet little mermaids (and a couple of pirates!). I spent weeks leading up to the party creating mermaid tails and craft tables, seaweed, and mermaid accessories! And yes, I enjoyed every minute of it!! There is nothing I love more than planning a good party, especially a birthday party for my baby girl! (A separate blog entry to come solely dedicated to her party!)

Where has the time gone... I look back at the previous blogs and I feel like it was yesterday, but somehow it was nearly 3 years ago! I no longer have a baby in my home, no cribs, no diapers, no bouncers, boppies, dr. brown bottles, not even a baby toilet! My two little sweeties are potty trained, sleeping in toddler and full sized beds, counting to at least 15 (Cammi) 100 (Brady) and talking, playing, learning non-stop!! These two rarely slow down and even more seldom leave each other's side. I am so lucky to have these two as close as they are to one another, they are truly best friends. A few fun facts about Cammi and who she is at 3...

*Cammi is sleeping in a toddler bed and has been for about 6 months. She still wakes me up during the night. Sometimes a lot. She has a hard time going back to sleep, once she's up she could be up for half the night!

*Cammi is a Momma's girl!

*She is all girl, but definitely knows how to play with the boys! She and Brady could play power rangers and super heroes all day long.

*She loves to play dress up!

*She loves movies.

*She can be a bit of a couch potato if you let her. She could snuggle and watch movies all day. (Sometimes I let her, I love my snuggles).

*Cammi does NOT like to play in the snow. She does not like to be cold!

*She sure knows how to give you a compliment! "mommy your hair is pretty." "mommy, is that a new shirt? it's so pretty."

*She loves to play with your hair, especially if it is wet!

*She LOVES power rangers!

*She also LOVES Disney princesses.

*Cammi is my shopper! We usually spend the time Brady is in school, shopping. Even if it's just looking.

*Her favorite accessory? SHOES!

*She loves to dance. Cammi just started ballet 3 weeks ago. Although she has a little bit of trouble leaving Mommy, she loves ballet. She comes out of class to greet me, BEAMING from ear to ear with a great, big smile.

Brady is in his 2nd year of preschool. He counts to no limit, recognizes the beginning letter in most words, adds simple equations (2+2, 3+3, 5+5, etc.), knows many words in Spanish (including colors), can count to ten in Spanish. He is very smart, and I am very proud of the little boy he is becoming. He has grown up so quickly! He makes me a proud Mommy every. single. day. with his gentleman like qualities, always holding a door for someone entering or leaving a store, saying please and thank you, politely interrupting with an "excuse me" when needing my attention when I am having a conversation with Daddy or a friend, helping around the house, cleaning up after himself, the list could go on and on. He is just a good kid. period. A few fun facts about Brady and who he is at 4 1/2...

*If he could get by with it, he would NEVER wear a shirt!

*He has already lost his 2 bottom teeth!!

*Loves his Wii, my iPhone, his DS, the Kindle... the kid loves electronics. Of course we monitor his time spent on these games, but if he would he would spend hours playing. Keep in mind it is winter and Mommy and sissy prefer to stay indoors rather than play in the snow on a daily basis.

*He LOVES sports... this includes, Football at numero uno, followed by ILLINI and ND basketball. He also loves hockey, soccer and baseball.

*He does NOT like to lose.

*His favorite teams: Notre Dame, Illinois, Bears, and then pretty much any team that happens to be winning. He recently went to his first Notre Dame basketball game with Daddy. ND was playing Syracuse, the #1 team in the country. We say he must've been good luck because ND upset them and WON!!

*He loves to play with his sister. They play everything from power rangers to fixing and styling each others hair. He is a wonderful big brother and it makes my heart happy and I glow with pride each and every day over their bond. It's impenetrable and I hope it stays this strong forever.

*He loves to eat, and is still a string bean. He's tall but skinny as can be! He eats a ton of veggies, including raw green peppers, broccoli, cauliflower, carrots... pretty much anything raw and fresh!

*He loves to ride his bike. He actually got out on it today (Jan 31st!) it was nearly 60 degrees today!

*He loves company!! He's like his Momma in this aspect. We love to host parties and have a house full! I have never seen anyone so excited to have guests or family over. I think this is probably due to never living in the same town as the rest of our family. So anytime anyone is visiting he enjoys every minute of it!! I love this.

*He loves to play tackle football with Daddy. They play in nice weather and in the snow! He could do this all day.

*Brady loves his dog, Cooper. They are best buds!

*Best of all, he's still my cuddle bear. He loves to snuggle with his Mommy.

Camdyn's 2 month check up!

2009-04-06T20:24:00.002-05:00

Camdyn is two months old! Well she is actually 9 1/2 weeks old, but she had her 2 month check up on Friday. We met with our new pediatrician in our new city and with a sigh of relief, he is wonderful! I can't tell you how happy that makes me... having a good doctor for Brady and Camdyn is so important!

So we met with the doctor, which is so much harder with the second child. I had both Camdyn and Brady with me for her visit. I spent most of my time trying to keep Brady inside the exam room! Which was next to impossible! He loves to open and close doors... he also loves to explore! Put these two "loves" together and it makes for a very interesting doctor's visit!

The doctor confirmed what I already knew... Camdyn is just perfect! She weighed in at 10 lbs even and 22 1/2 inches long. She is so much smaller than Brady at this age. He was 12 lbs 12 oz at his 2 month check up!

Here are a couple new pictures of Cam. Even though she's still so tiny... she's growing and changing every day!

What a weekend :/

2009-03-31T21:03:00.005-05:00

We had our first trip to the Emergency Room this weekend... and hopefully our last!

Brady was supposed to be upstairs taking a nap Saturday morning in his crib when he must have decided enough is enough and tried to climb out! Brandon and I were both at home at the time... He was in the basement and I was nursing Camdyn downstairs. I heard Brady cry out for me and then his voice grew closer. I knew something was wrong. I scrambled for a place to set Camdyn down and ran for the stairway. There he was... an image burned into my memory forever, holding his arm, tears in his eyes and still screaming out "Mommy, Mommy!" Brandon was already upstairs at this point and we knew it was bad. We ran out the door, got into the car and headed for the hospital. Brady still in his pajamas and me in slippers! It took an excruciating 15 minutes to get to the hospital. Brandon did his best to drive like a mad man to get us there but it still seemed to take too long. Brady was so brave and strong curled up in my arms. I held him tight trying my best to dull the pain and let him know he was going to be ok.

We spent the rest of the day and evening at the hospital. He had to get admitted to the Pediatric floor. Finally at 5:30 pm he was actually put to sleep in the OR to set his arm and put it in a cast. Poor little guy has a cast from wrist to armpit! Brady was such a trooper. I couldn't believe how brave he was... even as they wheeled him away from me, into the OR, he never cried. I cried more then he did. Every moment of that day was like a bad dream... like a blur. It was so surreal. I couldn't believe my little baby was hurt. It made my heart hurt and it still aches...
We got home around 9:30 pm or so that night after being admitted around noon. It was a loooong day.

Brady is doing well now. The cast doesn't seem to bother him too much and he doesn't seem to be in any pain. He's getting a lot of TLC and extra spoiling from Mommy and Daddy! We got rid of the crib and he is sleeping on his mattress on the floor for now. I'm too scared to even have him sleep in the toddler bed at this point. We're too worried about him rolling out and falling on his arm.

We have a follow up appointment with the Pediatric Orthopedic Doctor on Monday. I am praying for a speedy recovery for my little man!! I love him with all my heart and I just hate that this had to happen to him...

When three became four...

2009-03-23T18:53:00.017-05:00

I can't believe 8 weeks have passed since we welcomed Camdyn Harper into our family. Camdyn is perfect, absolutely perfect in every way! I truly feel like our family is complete... I have two healthy babies and I couldn't imagine a greater gift in life than that.

Camdyn was born on January 29th at 8:04 am. She was oh so tiny... to us anyways, weighing in at 6 lbs and 15 oz and 19 3/4 inches long. My delivery seemed so organized and simple this time around. Going into it knowing that we would have her via c section eliminated the element of surprise. We didn't have to go through hours and hours of labor before the surgery. We checked into the hospital at 5:30 am, got to our room and started the routine paperwork and preparation for her arrival. Brandon and I spent the two hours before surgery sharing our excitement with one another. Finally all of the waiting was about to be over and we would soon be holding Camdyn in our arms! It felt like we had just gotten to the hospital, time was flying by... We walked into the operating room at 7:30 am, I received my spinal/epidural combo medication and 34 minutes later we were holding Camdyn in our arms!! All of my fears melted away! She is healthy, beautiful and I knew at that moment everything was going to be okay.

In the last 8 weeks Camdyn has grown a lot. She is still my little peanut, but she is changing every day. She is around 10 lbs. She has gone from newborn sized diapers to size 1. She has grown out of her "newborn" sized clothes and into her 0-3/3 month clothing. She has started smiling at me! She grins, grunts, and girgles... She wiggles - a lot! She has started swatting at the objects on her play mat. She can hold her head up and look at me while laying on my chest. A lot has been happening these past 8 weeks and I have been taking in every moment.

Brady has been changing and growing as well. First and foremost he became a BIG BROTHER!!!

He gained a sense of responsibility and loyalty and unexplainable love for his baby sister. He is already so protective of her and so interested in her every squeak, grunt, cry and move. I was never worried about Brady feeling threatened by a new sibling, I knew he would love her and they would grow to be best friends. You can already see the bond between them. He loves to kiss her on her forehead, and give her hugs while always being so gentle. If she is upset, he is usually right there with one of her pacis to place in her mouth.

He loves to rub her head and look at her. He spends a lot of his time asking about his "sissy" too!

In the last 8 weeks Brady became a big brother. He has pretty much lost all interest in Elmo, but gained an obsession with Barney. He started gymnastics and loves it! He has grown out of his 18-24 month sized jeans and into a new size 2T. He loves ice cream and gummy bears! His vocabulary has expanded even more, now including "Cami". He loves his tools! He has two sets now and still tries to take the real ones from Daddy. He loves to climb the swing set outside and go down the slide! He has started potty training and usually makes it in the potty at least once a day!

In the midst of Camdyn and Brady growing and learning to do new things, we moved!! We didn't just move to a new house, but to a new city in a new state!! We're still adjusting to our new life in our new home but we're doing just fine because we love each other, we're together and that's all that matters!

Camdyn's Birthday is Right Around The Corner!!!

2009-01-21T12:28:00.008-06:00

I am 37 weeks, 5 days pregnant and I only have 1 Dr appointment left until we get to meet our baby girl!!!!!!!!

I had my second to last Dr appointment today and found out that I am 1 cm dialated! Camdyn needs to hold on only 8 more days to keep everything as planned... but you know girls! We're very unpredictable!!

Brady is looking forward to meeting his Sissy too! I can hardly keep him out of her room! We talk about her all the time, trying to prepare him for the big task at hand - being a big brother! We're also making Brady's last few days as an only child very special, with lots of attention from Mommy & Daddy!

Guess The Baby's Weight!!

2009-01-08T10:57:00.002-06:00

Ok, so there aren't going to be a lot of "surprises" with little Camdyn. Which is fine by me!! Most of you already know her name, the date of her arrival, etc... But one thing no one knows yet is how much she will weigh and her length! So let's take a guess...

Click on the "comment" button below this posting to make your guess!

9 months tomorrow!!

2009-01-08T09:51:00.005-06:00

Tomorrow I will officially be 9 months pregnant - 36 weeks! We only have 3 weeks from today until we get to meet our little girl! I can't believe it!! All of the details are in place for her delivery and all that's left to do is wait! I had a check up on Tuesday and the Dr told me that she has dropped a lot! I pretty much figured, since I have lost the ability to walk normally, and am "waddling" everywhere now! I'm also getting a lot of aches and pains in my back, which I didn't have before.

We pretty much have everything else ready for her too! Since we'll be moving only about a month after she is born, we decided not to do too much to her room. But of course I want her room to be special, so we still hung things on the wall, put together the pink rocking chair, and got the room as put together as possible, with the move in mind. We still have the guest bed up in her nursery, which will probably come in handy for late night snuggle time w/ Mommy!

Today is also my last day of work... after today I will officially have the best job in the world! STAY AT HOME MOM! I can't wait to spend my days with my two babies! Brady is growing up so fast! This will give me the opportunity to not miss out on any of his daily achievements. He amazes me with every new word and gesture! He is such a charming, sweet and mischievous little guy and I love every moment w/ him! He's going to be such an amazing big brother!

Christmas in Nebraska

2008-12-31T13:39:00.009-06:00

Christmas was so much fun this year! Brady really enjoyed opening presents and having family around. It was nice staying out in Nebraska and not having to drive anywhere. I am getting too pregnant to ride in the car for 7 hours w/ a toddler!! So this year, My family - Mom, Dad, Katie and Robert made the drive out to visit us. They arrived around 3 am Christmas Eve morning, tired and ready for some rest after driving 9 hours through an ice storm to get here!

The next day, Brady was so excited to wake everyone up and play! He talks so much now and the first name he said was Bobert! He loves his Uncle Robert! He loved waking him up at the crack of dawn every morning while they were here and if you know Robert, you'll know how well that worked! Although, even Robert couldn't resist that cute little face - even at 7 am! Katie is always an all time favorite of Brady's. Brady woke her up every morning right along w/ "Bobert". And again, she couldn't resist his cute little face or the way he says "Katie". So she was usually up by 7 am, too! Mom and Dad were usually the first ones to wake up, w/ Brady's outbursts in the morning. He doesn't wake up quietly too often and the room they were staying in was right next to Brady's. He definitely had his way of making sure everyone was up w/ him every morning!

Christmas morning, My Mom and I made Apple Coffee Cake from scratch and we all gathered around to open Christmas presents. Santa brought Brady a Step 2 Dream Kitchen. His face absolutely lit up when he saw what Santa had left him. The only problem after that was he wasn't interested in opening any more presents! It was a little distracting. But, he eventually came around and started to get the hang of ripping paper off of the presents to see what was inside.

We had such a nice, relaxing visit all together. It was nice to take in some quality family time, because with us all the way out here we really don't get to see each other as much as we'd like and I know Brady loves seeing his Aunt Katie, Uncle Robert, Mimi and Gampy! He was so spoiled w/ all of the love and presents - I know he had such a great time!

My family left on Sunday... but Christmas wasn't over for Brady quite yet. Brandon's Mom and Bill came out to celebrate w/ the holiday with us too!! They got in on Sunday afternoon and we had a great Christmas dinner and opened presents again that night.

Brady loved to see more family come to visit, love and spoil him!! Nana and Pappy got Brady all sorts of nice things. He really got the hang of opening his presents this time around. He would tear off the paper and get so excited to see the toys underneath all of that wrapping paper! He didn't have the kitchen to distract him this time.

We are so thankful for our family and all of the time we got to spend with each and every one of them this Christmas!! We know it's a long drive out here, and both sides of our family drive the distance so selflessly to spend time with us and that means to world to all of us, especially Brady. He is so lucky to have such a wonderful family who loves him so very much! We can't wait to welcome Camdyn into our loving family next month. We'll have two very blessed and loved babies!!!!!!!

7 weeks from tomorrow...

2008-12-10T09:07:00.002-06:00

Brady will be a big brother!!!

I'm almost 32 weeks pregnant (officially on Friday)! Time is flying by and I feel like I have a million things still left to do! "Nesting" has totally kicked in... I can't seem to get anything clean enough or organized the way it should be, but I'm trying! I also have gotten really tired lately. Back to wanting to go to sleep before 9 pm! I keep reminding myself to just go to bed... Brady still has his nights where he doesn't sleep very well and I know once Cam arrives, I can just forget about sleeping more than a few hours at a time!!

Thanksgiving Flu...

2008-12-08T09:46:00.002-06:00

I think I may be the only pregnant girl out there that actually lost weight on Thanksgiving weekend!! Brandon, Brady and I drove to Illinois on Wednesday (before Thanksgiving) ready for family time and great Holiday cooking!! Who would've thought we'd all end up with the stomach flu! It started with Brady, early Thursday morning. He woke up getting sick, which continued on and off for the rest of the day. Poor little guy... I hadn't ever seen him get sick like that before. It was so hard to see my baby so sick. But, he kept on going... he would get sick, need some Mommy cuddles and then five minutes later be his normal, fun self again until the queasy stomach started to turn again a few hours later... This continued off and on most of the day until early Friday morning.

Then it was my turn! Friday night I started to not feel so well... and then it got to my Mom. Her and I both were soooo sick all Friday night until the wee hours Saturday morning. Thank goodness for my Dad! He never did catch the flu bug! He was able to really help us out with Brady. Had he been sick too I don't know what we would've done... because not long after, Daddy got it! Brandon started getting sick Saturday morning which led into Saturday night. Finally Sunday came and we were all feeling a lot better! But, Unfortunately it was time for us to load up the car and drive back to Nebraska! Not really the way we planned on spending our Thanksgiving Holiday!!

After we returned home, it was reported that after we left most of the Patterson household was struck by the stomach flu and my sister, Katie, who was in Florida when we were there. She got back home a day after we left, but still somehow ended up with it! That was one powerful flu bug!!!

The date is set!!

2008-11-24T14:40:00.007-06:00

We will welcome Camdyn on January 29, 2009!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

One good thing about having a scheduled c section... is that we can schedule it! So put it in your calendar! We will have our little girl on January 29th, only 9 weeks from Thursday! Can you believe it?!?!

3rd Trimester Belly Bump!

2008-11-14T13:43:00.003-06:00

Today is the start of my 3rd trimester!!! I'm 28 weeks pregnant! I can't believe how fast this is going. Camdyn will be here in 12 weeks, wow! I'm already feeling pretty BIG... but these last 3 months will be when she really puts her weight on causing me to gain about a pound a week until she's born!! She is really moving around... I've felt her kicks since about 18 weeks but she is really picking up the pace now!! I don't have to sit down and relax to feel her in there... she lets me know that she's there throughout the day while she rolls & moves about! I can't wait to meet her!! I'm getting really anxious now!

GD Test Results

2008-11-10T11:49:00.002-06:00

I'm very happy to report back that I tested negative for Gestational Diabetes! My Mom and I spent our Saturday morning at the Nebraska Lab Inc and I had to get my blood drawn 4 times, drink a horrendous sugar drink, go through what I call "sugar shock" from fasting the night before and drinking 100 g of sugar in less than 5 minutes, but the good news is now we know that I'm not at risk for GD.

I honestly think that I probably failed the test the first time because I had just eaten a large, iced w/ sprinkles sugar cookie and drank a caffeine free Root Beer before drinking the sugar drink and getting my blood drawn. Make sure not to do that before you have to get tested for GD!!

I will continue to eat a more healthy diet and not go back to my sugar indulging ways... but I am very happy to know that I can enjoy a piece of cake at my baby shower and some pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving! Phew... What a relief!!

Elevated Screening...

2008-11-05T10:19:00.005-06:00

So... I have to admit I really have been craving and indulging in sweets with this pregnancy. I can't seem to get enough of pumpkin pie w/ extra creamy whipped cream, dark chocolate milky ways, and just about anything from the Halloween candy stash!!

I just went in for my routine gestational diabetes check yesterday and am very disappointed to say that I failed! My glucose levels were elevated, and I have to go in for more testing. This doesn't necessarily mean that I have gestational diabetes but it means that I could. This is a big wake up call to me! Have I caused this? Have I eaten too many sweets? Or has the gestational diabetes caused all of these sweet cravings? I was so careful with just about everything that went into my mouth while pregnant with Brady, but I have been much more lax this time around. My Dr told me that it is the way your body reacts to sugar during pregnancy because the stress pregnancy can cause on your body, not what you eat. But I still blame myself for eating all of that candy and pie!

I have completely revamped what I'm eating now... Today I've had a plain bagel w/ strawberry jelly, organic oatmeal and orange juice! I plan on a healthy lunch and dinner to follow... I have high hopes that it was just a fluke, since I have not put on a lot of weight and the ultrasound we had just recently measured the baby at a normal size. GD generally causes large babies and for the Mother to gain quite a bit of weight. GD can easily be controlled with diet, exercise and close monitoring... but I just don't want to have to worry about this after our scare at the beginning of our pregnancy! I'm ready to have this little girl and have her be healthy and not have to worry about all of these tests!

Saturday I will go in for a 3 hour glucose screening. My parents are coming out for a visit, won't be too much fun but I'm glad my Mom will be here to go with me. Brandon can stay home with Dad and Brady, while we're at the lab getting this test done. He isn't very patient and it's going to be a long morning... The test is pretty simple. I have to eat a candy bar today, tomorrow and Friday and then fast from midnight Friday night until 8 am on Saturday when I go in for my test. Then the lab tech will draw blood from me when I get there, give me a sweet drink and then take my blood every hour for the following three hours. Sounds like fun, huh?! And to think I had such an easy going pregnancy with Brady! No abnormal tests, no raised levels of anything!!

Pray for us that this is nothing and we can walk out of the lab on Saturday morning feeling reassured that nothing is abnormal and I do not have gestational diabetes!

Halloween Sweets!

2008-11-03T11:27:00.004-06:00

I love Halloween and I think I love it even more now that I have Brady! He is so much fun to be around and he brings a new light to everything that we do. I have so many great Halloween memories but now that he is in our lives, each moment is different and so much better!!

I loved dressing him up and taking him trick or treating! I loved watching him run around house to house, store front to store front (we also went trick or treating at the outdoor Southpoint Mall) and seeing his excitement! He really got the trick or treating idea down in a hurry! He would run inside the store, straight to the candy person, reach in and try to snag more than one piece every time! It was so dang cute!!

Trick or Treat!

2008-10-29T11:20:00.015-05:00

Last night we bundled up and headed to Boo @ the Zoo! It was so much fun, Brady really enjoyed watching all of the other kids running around in their costumes. He is a lion this year... so cute! Especially when we can get him to make the "roooarrrr" sound to go along w/ his costume! We're really looking forward to taking him around on Halloween! He's going to have so much fun... This last week or two Brady has really been adding to his vocabulary! He mimics almost everything we say or at least tries to. He acknowledges you when you ask him to do something... It's amazing how one day they're these little tiny babies and you're wondering when they'll roll over or sit up for the first time and the next thing you know... Brady's saying "hi, bye", gives hugs, helps pick up toys, says "gross, yucky, shoes, ball, dog, yes, no, book, punkin" and the list could go on and on... what he isn't saying - he's trying to say!!

Debbie was in town this past weekend and got the chance to go to Boo @ the Zoo too! Which was a nice finale to our weekend! I know she really enjoyed spending time with Brady and getting a chance to see him all dressed up for Halloween. Brady got to stay home on Monday and Tuesday with Debbie and play! They had a great long weekend! It was definitely nice for me to have an extra set of hands around these past few days. As my belly grows... its getting harder to lift Brady and run around after him!

Speaking of my belly growing... I had my check up yesterday! I'm measuring at 25 weeks (right on target) and everything else looks great! Our next appointment is towards the end of November and after that we start going to 2 week appointments. It's hard to believe I'm almost in my 3rd trimester already! We get to pick our scheduled C-Section date next appointment too! The nursery is coming together bit by bit. We have the dresser, crib, some of the bedding, I have 2 or 3 swaddling blankets, some onesies, some really cute outfits, hair barrettes, headbands, socks, etc... Still lots more to do but I feel like we're on the right track!

Roca Berry Farms Pumpkin Patch!!

2008-10-20T11:13:00.007-05:00

Brandon and I took Brady to Roca Berry Pumpkin Patch on Sunday with our good friends Bill and Stacie and their little girl, Sophia. We always have so much fun together and LOVE to watch Brady and Sophia together. They're just about the same age and are just so dang cute together!!

We had great weather, about 70 - 75 degrees - warm and sunny with a cool breeze! Brady and Sophia got to pet the billy goats, watch a dancing mummy band, play in "Candyland", roll pumpkins down the hill (ok maybe that was just Brady), put their faces through many adorable cut outs making great photo ops for Mom & Dad, ride in the pumpkin cart with our pumpkins and eat pumpkin cookies (Thanks Bill)! The kids had so much fun and so did we!!

6 months pregnant!

2008-10-18T16:21:00.004-05:00

Fall Family Pictures

2008-10-14T11:50:00.006-05:00

Last week we had our good friend Andrea (http://www.purephotographs.com/) shoot our Fall Family pictures! She did such a great job!! These are our favorite pictures that she has taken!!! So I thought I'd share some of our favorites with you! Enjoy!!

Happy Fall!

A great appointment... a healthy baby!

2008-10-01T16:09:00.008-05:00

Brandon and I had a wonderful doctor's appointment today! We had our mid-way check up and ultrasound, measuring all of her parts and checking all of her organs... everything was there and everything looked great! She has 2 arms and 2 legs and 4 chambers in her heart.... music to our ears! Chelsea, our ultrasound tech, just kept saying "that looks normal... yep! that looks great! etc..." And Brandon and I kept smiling and saying, "that's what we want to hear!"

I uploaded my two favorite ultrasound pictures. The quality isn't the best because I actually took pictures of the ultrasound print outs so that I could upload and save them to my blog.

Her profile reminds me of Brady's profile from our ultrasound pictures with him. A cute little button nose and pouty lips! She weighs in at about 14 ounces and her heart was around 146 bpm. She measured at about 21 weeks... but we'll still keep our originally due date of February 6th/7th. Their growth can fluctuate a bit so most often doctor's do not change the due date this far into the pregnancy.

Our doctor's office even had a new 3D machine allowing us to take a more realistic look at her! Keep in mind that she's only 21-22 weeks old and weighs only 14 oz so she still hasn't filled out quite yet! But to me she's perfect!!!! (The reflection makes it kind of hard to see her pretty little face!)

20 weeks 5 days!

2008-09-25T12:41:00.006-05:00

Belly Bump Update!!

I sure am growing... I go back in to the Dr's (after what seems like a really long time... after being there so much earlier in my pregnancy) on October 1st! I get to have an ultrasound to check every little part of our baby girl and a full check up! I can't wait!!

Cam has been moving around A LOT! So much, that even Brandon got to feel a few, light movements the other night! He said it wasn't real strong yet, but he could feel the flutters!

My progress on our nursery has been temporarily put on hold... which, of course, is driving me crazy! I love projects and I love projects involving my babies! So I'm getting a little anxious but holding off for now.... Brandon got a new job - officially on Wednesday! He put in his two weeks w/ ADM on Monday and started his new job w/ DeBruce on Wednesday. Because Brandon went to a "competitor" they would not let him finish out his two weeks. So he at least got two days of vacation time before starting a new job. It was so funny... he went crazy being at home those two days. He cleaned, cooked, picked up Brady from daycare both days at noon and called me 50 times but still couldn't seem to keep himself busy enough! I don't think he'll want to retire early... he gets too bored staying home and not working!

We're going to be moving to Omaha because right now he's driving about 1 1/2 hours back and forth to work! I'm excited because I love house shopping!! My goal is to be in our new home by Christmas... which will give me plenty of time to furnish and decorate Camdyn's nursery and get the rest of our home set up before she arrives and chaos starts in! Keeping our fingers crossed that our house sells very quickly! Phew... a lot going on in the Gotts Household!!

creme de la creme... cakes by me!!

2008-09-22T13:21:00.003-05:00

I have been wanting to start a cake business for some time now... I absolutely love the look and endless creative possibilites that fondant gives to a cake! I have taken the plunge and decided to start small... I have developed a blog site for my business and will be spreading the word that I am open for business... bring on the birthday, anniversary, graduation, baby shower, weddings, or anything worth celebrating! I am ready to create a perfect cake for any situation!

visit my blog at http://www.cremedelacremecakesbyholly.blogspot.com/

Contractions, Already...

2008-09-16T11:24:00.004-05:00

I couldn't believe it last Friday when I started to have Braxton Hicks contractions already! They're not painful, but they are a little irritating... I'm not sure if it's the 100 mile an hour pace I've been keeping up or just my body reacting differently to this pregnancy, but my body is already trying to prepare itself for the birth of this baby!!!
Not to worry... I discussed it with my Dr and as long as I am not experiencing any pain along with the contractions and as long as they're not consistent... there's nothing to worry about!
I didn't start having the BH contractions w/ Brady until I was much further along, but then again he was my first... and you don't always understand what your body's going through or notice the little things right away. This time I'm picking up on the little things right away... I felt my baby's kicks a little earlier and now I'm feeling the BH contractions a lot earlier as well...
I've officially surpassed our half-way point!! How exciting!! The plan is to have our scheduled C-Section around 38 - 39 weeks to avoid going into labor on my own and having to rush the C-section. Since I had a Cesarean delivery with Brady, we decided to stick to the same delivery method, the Dr thinks that it is the safest. We are planning on January 24th for the big day (also my Grandma Zindel's Birthday) as long as the Dr gives the ok... which would make me just a little over half-way there! I am 19 weeks, 3 days today!
Wow! This baby is going to be here before we know it... and I can't wait to meet our little girl! Brady's going to be such a good big brother!!! It's amazing how fast the second pregnancy goes, I'm trying to just enjoy every minute of it...

Butterflies...

2008-09-08T14:21:00.002-05:00

Was that a love kick from my little girl inside of me!? Definitely a love kick!

Yes!! My favorite part of pregnancy has begun!!! I can feel Camdyn moving around inside of me... although it's still very faint, I definitely feel her flutters! At the beginning it almost feels like a goldfish swimming around inside of you... light, little pitter patters! I love this feeling because it really starts to connect me with the little person inside... consistently reminding me "hey I'm in here" and our connection grows bonding us together.

I can't wait to see if Camdyn is as busy as Brady was... he would bounce all over the place! I'd have knees or elbows very apparently sticking out the sides of my belly! I mean he was all over the place poking me in every which way! So I wasn't too surprised to find out that he is a very busy, young toddler! He was very busy from the get go!

18 weeks pregnant!!

2008-09-05T08:22:00.015-05:00

My baby bump is definitely showing now! And I'm feeling great! I have to admit, I get a little tired towards the end of the day... after getting Brady ready for day care, working a full day, picking Brady up from day care, picking up the house/laundry at night... I'm usually ready for bed after all of that! But the nausea has decreased... still there, but better. I never felt that at all with Brady. I was eating ice cream every night and enjoying food by now... but with Camdyn my relationship with food is still kind of blah... I'll think that I want ice cream, then I go to eat it and it doesn't taste good to me. And greasy foods make me really feel sick. I had a crispy chicken sandwich for lunch yesterday and pizza for dinner - BIG mistake! I felt awful all day yesterday after lunch with LOTS of heart burn and I have a headache today! Too much grease just doesn't sit well with little Miss Camdyn! She wants healthy food! AND cereal! Cereal has been tasting so good to me... especially Cinnamon Toast Crunch and Peanut Butter Captain Crunch! I also brought an apple with me to work today, since fruit tastes really good to me too! I always craved tart or sour fruits with Brady... like fresh pineapple... but this time it's mainly apples!

I'm so excited because we ordered Camdyn's furniture this week! We decided to go with this dark espresso color!

I can't wait to get to work on the nursery. I have everything picked out and my ideas are all in place! I love putting together the nursery! I got to do Brady's room twice, since we moved when he was 10 mo old. His room is filled with lots of blues and little sailboats! This time we're doing more pinks & greens with chocolate browns! I plan on painting the room white, since it's a tan color right now and getting a few wall decals... I love this one! (It's over 6 foot tall and 4 feet wide) I want to do lots of flowers, birds, stripes and polka dots! I'm not really sticking to a "theme" this time...

Happy Birthday Mom!!!!

2008-09-02T13:42:00.003-05:00

I wanted to take a moment to wish my Mom a Happy Birthday!!!! I really wish I was able to spend your birthday with you! You are so important to me, I love you so much! Being a Mom has made me appreciate everything you've done for me over the years even more. You've always been so selfless, caring, loving and supporting. I only hope that I can be as good of a Mom as you are! Brady is so lucky to have you for his Gammy!! Enjoy your birthday!!!

XOXO I LOVE YOU!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! XOXO

It's a GIRL!!!

2008-09-02T11:50:00.008-05:00

Brandon and I took a little vacation/get-a-way last week with a couple of good friends to Charleston, SC. Charleston has always been my favorite place to visit. I went to school there for 2 years in College and just love the city. It has so much charm... Brandon fell in love with it too while visiting me at school. We couldn't wait to share the beautiful city with our friends!

Unfortunately, we got some bad news the very last day we were there... I had the Quad Screen blood test done right before we left, at my last Dr's appointment. I knew there was a chance that the test could produce false positives and cause unnecessary worry, but we had the same screen done with Brady and it gave us a little peace of mind knowing he was healthy! This wasn't the case this time. My Dr had called and left a message for me to call her and I knew something was up. She informed me that some of my blood work came back abnormal and I may want to consider doing further testing. We had two options... an extensive ultrasound with a specialist to check for abnormalities or an amniocentesis. Brandon and I are matter of fact people... we need to know! I would've spent the rest of my pregnancy worrying had we not opted for the amnio. So as soon as we got back from our vacation... We had an appointment for an amnio scheduled at the hospital with our Dr. -- Talk about scary!!! I was terrified and so was Brandon. All we wanted was a healthy baby... like Brady. We clung to the idea that the blood work must be a false positive and made the most of our last night in Charleston... although my mind was racing the entire time from being angry to being upset to being scared... I just wanted my baby to be okay...

The amnio itself was a scary/risky procedure... it hurt but I had Brandon by my side and I just held onto him for support. Then the hard part came... waiting the 48 hours for the results. Finally... we got a phone call from our Dr on Sunday... almost 48 hours later to the dot. She had good news for us... OUR BABY IS HEALTHY AND IT'S A GIRL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We couldn't be happier... It makes me really appreciate Brady and the baby girl I am carrying now. I am the happiest, pregnant woman around!! I don't mind the heartburn, the restless nights, the weight gain, the aching pelvic bone, the nausea... I don't mind any of it because it's all worth it! In 5 more months I'm going to have everything I've ever wanted... A wonderful, happy, healthy little boy; a compassionate, loving husband; and a healthy baby girl! I feel so very blessed! I'm going to devote the rest of my life to being a good Mom to my babies and cherishing each moment I have with them.

What a wonderful Summer...

2008-08-19T08:55:00.009-05:00

I can't believe how fast this summer has gone by... It is already the end of August and even though it's still HOT outside, fall is just around the corner! We have had such a wonderful summer as a family this year. Last year, Brady was so tiny and we tried to stay out of the heat! This year... we were outside playing, swimming, running through the sprinklers, playing in the sandbox, going to the zoo for the first time, having cookouts with friends and just having a great time together!

I'm sad to see summer come to an end, but I have to admit I'm not sad to see the warm weather end! I'm ready for cool, fall days and nights! My tummy is continuing to grown and I'm amazingly already "feeling" pregnant. I get run down very easily, probably due to chasing around a very busy 1 year old!

Here are a few pictures of our Summer Fun!

You can always go home again...

2008-08-08T10:23:00.005-05:00

Brandon and I decided last week, last minute that we'd go home to visit our parents and family and make it to the biggest celebration of the year... THE DECATUR CELEBRATION! Brandon hadn't been for a couple of years, and I always enjoy the food and seeing old friends! So we packed up the SUV and drove home on Friday! It was also a very important weekend in the Suzewitz household... my little sister, Katie,turned 16!!! I was so excited that I was going to be able to be there to help her celebrate!
So we got into town on Friday and made it to the Celebration and out for a couple beers for Brandon and a couple bottles of water for me... The smells at the Celebration were so NAUSEATING! It wasn't too appealing this year, didn't make me crave Garcia's pizza or even my favorite, Strawberry Crepes! All I wanted to do was get far, far away from the smells... I think Brandon was having sympathy pains because the food aromas were making him sick at his stomach too!
Saturday morning we spent with Brandon's family! Brady played in the backyard and had so much fun! We had lunch and got a chance to catch up! The rest of the day was pretty low key... My Mom, Dad, Katie, Brady and I made another attempt at the Celebration. It was a nice day and the smells didn't get to me as much. So I got to enjoy a delicious Strawberry Crepe!
Sunday gave us a chance to celebrate Katie's Sweet Sixteen as a family! Brandon and I got balloons and helped Mom cook! We didn't leave Decatur until about 4 pm or so, making it a late night getting home! But it was all worth it! I love knowing that we can always go home... we have two great families that are always anxious to see us!!

Brady riding back to Nebraska with Ky Belle on his lap!

Brady didn't want to wear the Sweet 16 Birthday Crown!

I think Robby was having more fun then Brady was with his Mega Blocks!

Gotts Family

2008-08-07T09:56:00.001-05:00

Create your own family sticker graphic at pYzam.com

Gender Prediction Chart

2008-08-05T09:41:00.002-05:00

A girl for the Gotts family, perhaps? According to the Gender Prediction Chart below, we will have a baby girl this January! Find age 24 along the top and the month of May... GIRL!

This chart proved to be correct with Brady! Age 23 and the month of September... BOY!

Baby Bump Update... Almost 13 weeks!

2008-07-31T09:13:00.002-05:00

12 Weeks, 4 Days EXACTLY!

2008-07-30T13:13:00.005-05:00

We have a confirmed due date! I am due February 7th! Although, since we'll have a scheduled C-section with this baby, we will plan on somewhere around 38 1/2 weeks for delivery of our baby!!! So expect another addition to the Gotts' Family between January 24-31!

I just got back from seeing our doctor with Brandon. We had our first ultrasound, and got to take home the very first pictures of our new baby! I couldn't believe how big he/she was already!!! It was so amazing... The heartbeat was right around 150 bpm. Right in the middle, giving us really no idea if it could be a boy or a girl! Darn... We kept our fingers crossed and let the Ultrasound Tech know that we would love to know the sex if she could see it. She told us that there was a slight chance... but it was too early to tell, we'll all have to wait 8 more weeks!!! We knew it was a long shot, but with us... the sooner the better! We're not very patient :)

Everything else has been great! My prenatal bloodwork all came back - baby and I are healthy and strong! Two things you want to hear at your check-ups! The nausea comes and goes... I'm ready for my food cravings to kick in. Part of the fun of being pregnant is getting to eat whatever you want (with of course still being healthy) but really enjoying your food and your sweet treats! So far this part of pregnancy hasn't quite gotten there, but I know it will be soon... My energy has started to spring back up a little, which is great news since I have a very busy little boy already to chase after!

Brady's list of tricks!!

2008-07-22T16:23:00.003-05:00

Brady... Brady is growing up so quickly! Every day we come home and discover him doing new things... or "tricks" as Brandon and I fondly call them. We are really working on getting him to learn his body parts, blow kisses, and explore new words. Our work is paying off!!!

Brady's list of "tricks"
He gives a great Hi-Five!
He's walking
He can say "dog"
He can say "look"
He will point to his nose when you ask him, "Brady, where is your nose?"
He will point to my belly when you ask him, "Brady, where is the baby?"
He can say "Mama, Mommy, Mom, Dada..."
He will smell you and sniff a lot! He smells flowers, candles, food, you... just about anything really! It's too funny...
He can wave and say "bye bye"
He pretends to talk on the cell phone
He just started pointing to his own belly button when you ask him, "Brady, where's your belly button?"

I will post more updates as this list continues to grow with interesting, funny and cute, new things Brady is doing!! He's at such a fun age right now, every day is something new!

Thank you to everyone who made my birthday special!

2008-07-22T15:50:00.005-05:00

I had a great birthday over the weekend... a big one! I turned 25!!!

It can be hard living out here in Nebraska on our own without any of our family around... especially on birthdays! I miss being surrounded by my family and friends everyday and even more so on important days... such as my birthday!!

Birthdays have always been so important to me! Probably because growing up my parents always did such a good job of making them so special! My childhood birthday memories are filled with wonderful images of the time we had a puppet show in the backyard, the backyard, basement and/or garage covered with decorations from top to bottom ready for a party, Skateland parties (because that was the cool thing to do when I was young!), and my Barbie doll birthday cakes... the list can go on and on... The importance of making birthdays special was instilled in me at a young age and I've spent my adult years making them special for my loved ones, or at least trying to! It's the one day that is just yours, no one elses! And they should be special!

So... I turned 25 on Friday! I always am off work at noon on Fridays, so I got to go home and spend the afternoon with Brady. That is a birthday present in itself... any extra time I get to spend with him is a gift! Brandon did a great job of planning the rest of the day... starting with a romantic dinner at Magnolias! Followed by the movie of my choice (unknowingly a bad one) Mamma Mia. Brandon bought me perfume and indulged my latest obsession w/ Tori Spelling (Tori & Dean Home Sweet Hollywood) and bought me her new book sTori Telling! He did such an amazing job making my birthday so special... I am so lucky to have him!!

My parents bought me a gorgeous Coach wallet and matching checkbook cover that goes w/ my Coach purse and sent me delicous cookies from a bakery back at home. My brother and sister did a great job picking out presents... Robbie and Britt sent me a Woodwick Candle (Cinnamon & Sugar, Yumm!!!), a Lolita "Birthday Girl" mug (not wine glass... good thinking Robbie) and Katie sent me "Mommy" coasters w/ really funny quotes on them and a much needed "pampering" gift... foot creams! My Mother-in-law took me shopping a couple of weeks ago for my "pre-bday" gifts and sent me the "Birthday Cakes" recipe book and "Party planning" book I had been wanting! My best friends sent me a couple very thoughtful gifts! My Grandparents and Aunts all sent me cards... It was just a GREAT birthday!!! I felt very loved... what else can you ask for on your birthday?!?!

Thank you to all of my friends and family who really went out of their way to make my day!! I love you... Muah!

Baby bump watch!!

2008-07-16T11:33:00.007-05:00

Baby Bump Alert!!

It is true... your baby bump does appear much faster with your second pregnancy! Although, I could be a couple weeks further along than we had originally thought... My belly has appeared much more noticeably with this baby than it did with Brady.

I was nearly 18 weeks before an apparent bump started to show. Closer to 5 months before it was noticeable. I still have a little ways to go before my bump is completely "noticeable" or people actually realize I'm pregnant and not just a little soft around the middle... but I'm getting close to needing my Bella Bands!

A couple of night's ago, I was playing with Brady and I asked him "Brady, where's the baby?" He lifted up my shirt and pointed at my belly button! It's absolutely the cutest thing I've ever seen. He continues to do it every time we ask him "Where's the baby?" He's so smart... :) I think he's already figuring out that there will be another one of him soon!

I absolutely love being a Mom! Every day is a new adventure or surprise. Brady is always doing something new and cute... We're always getting the camera or camcorder out to record one of his many talents or to capture his precious smiles. He keeps us on our toes and forever happy! I can't wait to be a Mommy of two! To add to our Gotts Family which is already near perfection!!!

10 weeks, 11 weeks, 12 weeks... No one knows!!

2008-07-15T13:11:00.004-05:00

Today I had my first Dr's appointment which included the whole works... check weight, height, blood pressure, physical exam, blood work, etc.

I've been excited about this appointment for weeks now for ONE THING! Listening to the baby's heartbeat for the very first time!!! I always looked forward to my Dr appointments with Brady. They were always so exciting for me... listening to the heart beat, seeing the ultrasounds or just the reassurance that, Yes. He is still in there! and Yes. He is healthy!!

So we're meeting with our Dr, Dr. Hutchins and she lifts of my sheet to check out my baby bump and she says, "Well you do have a little bump already! I think you could be further along than 10 1/2 weeks!" She measures me at 12 weeks, but we're still not quite sure how far along I am or what our due date will be. I will be going in for an ultrasound in two weeks! July 30th... we will solve the mystery!! How far along am I?????

Next, we get to listen to the most beautiful first sounds of our pregnancy... the little pitter patter of the heartbeat. It was only there for a split second but we did make out a strong, fast, steady heartbeat. He or She decided to hide for the rest of the exam, we think behind the placenta. But there was indeed a heartbeat and that's the important thing!

Pink Ladies...

2008-07-14T12:49:00.003-05:00

Although I'm deliriously happy with the fact that I'm pregnant with my second, precious baby... I have been feeling so yucky! I'm tired ALL OF THE TIME... and have been so nauseous! Could this mean that I could possibly be pregnant with a baby girl this time?

It was different with Brady. I never really felt sick. I think I may have had the case of an upset stomach here and there but for the most part I felt great!

I loved to eat pineapple while I was pregnant with Brady... this time, it's apples! Like right now, I just finished a delicious Pink Lady Apple! It tasted so good, I ate it down to the core... really wishing I had brought a second one to work. One just wasn't enough. I find myself being very hungry in the late morning/early afternoon and then not being able to eat a bite of anything as night approaches. The thought of food towards dinner time makes my stomach turn. My solution is drinking lots of water... it's the only thing that doesn't make me feel sick.

Keeping track of our progress...

2008-07-10T13:59:00.000-05:00

Brady's Birthday and The Big Reveal...

2008-07-09T14:44:00.000-05:00

Brady is one year old! His birthday was last Saturday, July 5. So we packed up the SUV and drove home to celebrate with all of our friends and family! We also thought this would be the perfect opportunity to tell our loved ones that Brady is going to be a big brother... that I'm pregnant!!

Looking back a few weeks...
The symptoms began and since I have already done this before, I knew what it meant when I started falling asleep at 7 pm, midnight bathroom breaks and when my jeans wouldn't quite button over my belly bulge! We knew it was time to run to the drugstore to get a pregnancy test! We couldn't wait to become parents again... but thought it would take a few months and by that time Brady would be a little older... From my previous experience with the EPT test I knew that it would appear immediately if I was indeed pregnant... So I ran out of the bathroom w/out looking. I wanted Brandon and I to find out together. Brandon grabbed the test immediately, in excitement we both looked at the stick that would change our world as we knew it... Brandon looked baffled. One look and I knew... I was pregnant!! The two lines meant I was pregnant!!

Skipping forward to Brady's Birthday...

I am not a good secret keeper... at this point I have made it 4 weeks w/out telling anyone!! Well I did tell my best friend, Ashley (who was soooo excited to be the first to know). And I told my sister, Katie... She was out visiting when we found out, like I could go a whole week with being around her and not tell her! But I had made it 4 weeks w/out telling my Mom or Dad or any other close friends!! That's hard to do when I talk to my Mom everyday about everything! But I really wanted to tell everyone in person. Brandon and I came up with a really cute idea to put it on a shirt and see who would notice it first. On the front it read "I know something you don't know" and on the back "I'm going to be a BIG BROTHER! February 2009"

We had waited long enough! Finally the whole family was together for a early birthday dinner for Brady at Brandon's parent's house. We slipped the shirt on between dinner and cake... and no one noticed! We couldn't take the anticipation any longer... so Brandon told his Mom to read what was on Brady's shirt... Bill actually read it aloud and the secret was out!! Everyone was so excited for us! They could see the excitement in our faces and knew that we were ready for another baby.

Brady is such a good baby... we can only hope for another healthy, happy baby like Brady. He is the best thing that has ever happened to us and we can't wait to add more joy to our family!