Merry Christmas

I hope this note finds everyone recovering well from a Christmas dinner, and more importantly Dessert!!!  Well, Ainsley's first Christmas went extremely well and I think she had a great time, and more importantly, we had a great time with her.  There wasn't a lot of stuff under the tree for her yet, but she didn't really understand what was going on during the whole extravaganza...Here are some pics of her first Christmas!  Much joy and love to you all!!!

Christmas Pictures

On Friday we went to Picture People to get a family Christmas Picture taken. Ainsley did marvelously and was all smiles for the silly lady beside the camera. We had taken our christmas pajamas but none of those photos were very nice so we will be trying those at home. Have a great day!

Solid Foods!

Today was Ainsley's four month well baby visit which included several SHOTS! Oh no! She produced new decibels of sound not heard from her mouth during and following the event. She weighed in at 16.0 pounds which made Dr. Erica very happy! Big chunky baby! Since here weight is doing well and we have reached the four month mark Dr. Erica recommended that we start solid foods. So on the way home from the doctors Ainsley and Molly stopped to pick up some rice cereal. The results were very good. We think she was wearing as much as she ate, but she did not scream or refuse to eat so we are counting it as a win. Additionally on the plus side she could not stop clicking her tongue or trying to eat her bib. 

Here is the first attempt at posting a video and a link for new pictures.

Happy Turkey Day

Happy Belated Thanksgiving and Happy Advent to one and all. We had a wonderful Thanksgiving here in the Braun House. We were joined by family from both sides as we hosted our second Thanksgiving. Brent masterfully prepared the 21 pound Turkey whose name was Evangeline. We are almost finished with the leftovers, and if they are not gone soon we will be done with them. 

In Ainsley news she continues to be an amazing blessing (do I sound like a broken record!). On Saturday she made a giant leap and started to roll over from her stomach to her back. She only got herself onto her side but we were both ticked pink! Sunday we took Ainsley to Molly's church where she grew up for their annual Hanging of the Greens. It was a wonderful service with no crying from Ainsley and it was so special to show her off to many people that had seen me grow from about her size. She must have know it was special because she didn't even spit up on her cute christmas dress (well the one of many she was wearing). As we gear up for the Advent and upcoming Christmas season we anticipate the joy and excitement Ainsley will have from all of the celebration...lights, bows, paper, and great big boxes!