We love being a family!!!

Last weekend we went to the pumpkin patch to try and take the infamous Halloween costume pictures of our Little Pumpkin!  Round 1 was not so successful but here are a few pictures from it.  We also went to Stillwater Farm where I give horse lessons and walked around and enjoyed the beautiful day!

 One of Bradford's new favorite things is sitting in his Bumpo.  This little guy doesn't want to miss out on anything, and loves sitting up and seeing everything going on around him.  He is still small for it but it makes him feel like such a big guy and my goodness he is so cute!!!:)
 

Last week I was also feeling a little rundown so we stayed at the house most of the time so here we are having Mommy and Me time.

Loving my life today and always

Last week I went to MOM'S (Moms Of Many Seasons) for the first time and it was great.  I am learning how to be comfortable in this new role and God has been teaching me a lot of exciting new things through it.  I had started to realized that I need to slow down and was trying to do too much running around and not taking in enough of the moment!  I would get frustrated about having to stop in the middle of doing something because I was getting very task-oriented. At MOM'S she described how some of us are like a colicky baby with God kicking and screaming and wrenching around instead of being quiet and still and settling down in our Father's arms.  God had already been piecing this together for me.  Zephaniah 3:17 says "...He will quiet you with His love...".  That hit straight home to my heart!  Ever since then my heart has been at peace and I have not been frustrated and have been able to let some things go and really didn't feel like I was doing anything that really was making a difference. Now I really take time to enjoy the little moments that I have with my son every day.  I saw that nothing is going to be forever! 

With starting to go to MOM's we are really getting into a good groove with each other, I am loving every minute of it and feel incredibly blessed!!!  Friday Andrew went to Kentucky for the weekend and Sandra came to watch Brady and hang out!  We had a great afternoon and I got to give a horseback riding lesson. The first one since June actually.  It was so much fun and I realized how much I missed it.  I had five students before and they all want to start back with me; through that God was like Caroline you are serving these little girls and sharing your love of what I have created with them.  I really truly LOVE TEACHING LESSONS, and all the details are working out for it to happen:)  Tuesday night I needed a break and went to get coffee with Becca.  Andrew happily watched Brady (such an awesome Dad/Hubbie) for me and I realized it was the first time he had watched him on his own.  I called to see how everything was going and he didn't answer his phone.  I started to panic when I realized that is actually a good sign that everything was great.  I returned home to Andrew lounging in bed with the computer  and Brady asleep beside him in bed! He had slept the whole time I was gone so precious!!! And thanks to Daddy for giving me a much needed break:)

Wednesday morning we went for a walk at 6 AM and I got him all bundled up it was cold that morning.  At first he was not too thrilled with idea, but once I assured him he would stay warm and that his hat wasn't dorky he agreed that he would be okay, and he was!

 

 Here are a few cute pics from bathtime of our little frog!

Saturday my friend Becca and her dog Otto came over to hang out and they spent the night we talked and went shopping, watched movies and ate lots of junk food.  The perfect weekend!  Brady's personality is really coming out now; specifically over the weekend, he is smiling and cooing and just wiggles with excitement when he is happy.  It is the cutest thing ever. 

Another thing I am going to now is Mommy and Me through the hospital there are moms I have met at both so that has been fun getting to know people and make new friends!

Last night we had  a babysitter for the first time!  I really wanted to head back to the business meeting and really missed it!  I found a babysitter on Sittercity.com where I used to have a profile to get jobs my self.  That is where I found Christy!  She is a freshman doing veterinary medicine and is super sweet.  It was hard leaving him with a real baby sitter but he was great as he usually is and she loves dogs.  What more could I ask for right?! haha   I kept my phone clutched between my hands IN CASE she texted me and needed anything which she didn't!  I just felt like I left a piece of my heart behind and missed him so much!  I have left him before but this was real babysitter time; so all is well that ends well:)

5 Weeks Old

Brady is officially 5 weeks old as of yesterday!!! So hard to believe...Sunday we had  a wonderful time with Andrew's parents and sister that came down to eat lunch and hang out for the afternoon.  Brady got loved on a lot by everyone!

 Grandma and Aunt Allison with the man of the hour

 Pappy and Pop

 please no more pictures...

Monday we went out and ran a few errands and got to see Aunt Beth and her friend Amy and her son and nephew who are both super cute, and last night Ashley my roomie from college stopped through for a couple of hours with her mom and Jacob!  I am always excited to see this bunch, it's such a rare treat!  Jacob was so enamored with Brady and it was adorable.  That is great since his little brother Thomas will be here around Christmas.  He did This Little Piggy went to the Market it was a really cute moment.

 Forever friends 

Jacob and Brady

Week 4 Continuing to Learn More

Sunday evening we enjoyed a family movie night! It was so nice to have Andrew home and spend some time snuggling on the couch together. 

Friends came over almost everyday this week to walk and we have been walking Brolly with the stroller which has been really fun and we are excited knowing how great he is doing!

We went out and about a lot this week!  Mommy is learning what it means to SLOWWWW DOWN...it is not easy for her because she wants to go go go like she used to.  We founds his Halloween costume, it is super cute "Our Little Pumpkin". 

I went in for my post op and everything is looking good, I have about two more weeks of taking it easy, no running or riding yet, but it is right around the corner.  I am excited to push my butt to get back into shape 20 lbs to go and I am going to get FIT because I can!

 Erin and Brady having snuggle time!

 

 Sweet sweet baby

Thursday September 30 was our 4 year wedding anniversary!  It is so exciting to look back and see where we came from and how wonderful and blessed our lives together have been so far!  Last year we had a 2 month old puppy and lived in the apartment and I was working a job.  Now we have a house a 1 yr old puppy, a baby and I am at home, they are all good changes!  We really enjoy each others company and have so much fun laughing together and goofing off doing almost anything.  Life is the most different for us right now than it has been yet.  I am at home and able to slowly take care of more everyday which I love and becoming parents is truly a reason to celebrate this year!  Andrew has become an amazing Dad, he loves his little boy so much and we enjoy having him around and doing things together as a family.  I love you Andrew Bost, you rock my world and I am so proud of the man you are and how hard you work to provide for your family and for making our lives fun!

Friday night Nana came into town to watch Bradford and Andrew and I went on our first date as parents to get Mexican for our anniversary.  Mexican is always our first choice and we had a great time!  A big thank you to Nana and for her hanging out Saturday morning so we could go to the grocery store as well. 

We dog sat OE this weekend and her and Brolly played together constantly and Saturday it was beautiful and we took all the kids to the park for a mile and 1/2 walk it was a great week!