I know its been a while!!!

Hello everyone! I know it has been a while since I sent out new pictures but everything has been so hectic around here. Susan started back to work a few weeks ago and Brayden has been adjusting to his Nanny well. A few days this week the weather was near 75 degrees and Brayden was able to go on a few stroller rides around the neighborhood. Brayden is still growing like a weed and is probably weighing close to 16 or 17 pounds. He is a bottomless pit and loves to eat all the time. I am not sure where all that milk goes but it is constant and when he wants to eat he lets you know. Right now he is probably eating about 20 ounces a day, maybe even a little more!! What a little piggy he is!! Brayden started eating cereal last week and took to it very well, he didn't push the spoon out of his mouth but ate from it like he had been using a spoon the entire 4 months!! He is walking too.......no just kidding......wanted to see who was paying attention. We have started to work with Brayden on rolling over, he still cant do it completely by himself but is getting the hang of it. He has an easier time of going from his stomach to his back the vice-versa. He is funny to watch though because he wants to rollover and gets very frustrated because he cant quite figure it out! Brayden has started sitting in his bumbo seat and is pulling himself up without letting his head go out of control when you pick him up, it is so cool to watch him learn new things every week. If he lays on his stomach his does a nice job at propping himself up on his arms and holds his little head up. We have found out that if soccer, basketball, or Sports Center is on the TV he cant peel his eyes away from it no matter what you do. He LOVES basketball......he is gonna fit in real well around here, I now have an excuse for watching sports, just blame it on the baby!! You will see in some pictures how fascinated he is with basketball. Anyway....as for Sue and myself, we are finalizing the paperwork this week for our franchise endeavor and hope to have the first one open by this June. We purchased the Norfolk, Virginia Beach, and Chesapeake markets and have to open 3 stores over the next 3 years. I think we can get 7 stores in our territory so we'll see how it goes. Our boat finally arrived also, it took the electrician forever to get the lift hooked up but he finally did. Kendal and myself brought the boat across the 20 miles of Bay and River to get the boat home and we ended up having to leave the boat at the end of our street because we missed the tide and couldn't come up the canal. Typical boater luck! Brayden had his first boat ride last bight though and slept through the whole thing. Ok......I think I have filled everyone in on whats going on...enjoy the pictures!!!

Love,

Jeremy, Susan, and Brayden

Wont you be my Valentine??

Hello everyone! Its been a few weeks since I sent out an update on Brayden so I figured I need to get something out. Brayden is growing like a weed, he nows weighs about 14.5 pounds, maybe even 15 pounds!!! He is packing the weight on day by day. Brayden is now a little bigger then his cousin Lila Ann who is 5 months old and it is pretty funny to see them side by side. We took Brayden to get his V-Day pictures done last week and it was an adventure. I think we had a total of 3 pictures with him smiling, even though he cheeses it up all the time! He was a little camera shy during his first official photo shoot, but who wouldn't be....he was only in his diaper and maybe was trying to play modest. I am sure you will all enjoy the end result of the pictures though. We have had a lot of things going on lately. Sue starts back to work tomorrow and Jen (nanny) will have her first full day with Brayden. I am sure they will all do just fine. We have secret agents who will pop in at random times during the day to make sure everything is going well. Arynne(Jeremy's sister) has been in the hospital with a misterious intestinal disorder which the doctors cant nail down yet, please say a few prayers for her. She just had a new baby a month ago and her husband is home taking care of all 3 boys until she gets well, so say a prayer for him as well. As for me, my new job is going well, I am getting settled in and learning the ropes of transitiong from a $100 billion company to a $1 billion dollar company, things run a bit slower but it is a great bank. For anyone who didn't know, Sue and I were awarded the franchise rights for a men's salon in Virginia. We are in the process of working out the final details of everything right now but we hope to have our first location up and running by the begining of Summer.....no wise cracks about me being bald and running a mens salon either!! Lets see.......if we dont already have enough things going on we decided to set our fish tank up again, and this time we made it salt water, it is one of the coolest tanks I have ever played around with. We went this weekend and busted the budget with new lights, sand, new stand, and real coral. We tried to get fish today but our water wasn't ready. I will send new pictures out when we get some fish. Also, we have our boat coming this Saturday.....I have been waiting about a month for it and it will finally be in this week...weather permiting.....right now they are calling for 6 foot seas on Saturday and I dont know if I want to run the boat from the marina back to our house since it is about 20 miles of bay and river.....everyone keep there eyes peeled for my emergency flares!!! The boat should be OK though, it is plenty big enough for those waves, not sure I would survive though. i am used to surfing big waves but not riding in a boat on them. Anyway.....hope everyone is doing well and enjoy the latest pictures!!

Love,

Jeremy, Susan, and Brayden

Happy, Healthy, Growing Boy!

Hello everyone! Brayden is growing like a weed these days and is weighing in at 12pounds 6 ounces. He has also grown to 23 inches. Sue and I were pretty much right on with his weight but the doctor made it official this past week when he went for his 9 week check-up......he actually is 10 weeks old today. Poor little fella is still looking like his dad though, maybe its just the bald head, but he does have Sues demeanor....oh yeah, he also like to take up most of the bed just like his momma :). Brayden did get 5 shots last week, Sue said it broke her heart to see his little eyes light up when that needle went in. I was telling a guy at work about the shots and Sues reaction and he started tearing up remembering when he took his 2 daughters for their first shots....must be a pretty hard thing to watch as a parent. Sue and Brayden were in MD a few weeks ago and got to see Great Gram, Keith, Phil, Linda, Debbie, Fallon, Kyle, Camille, and Heather......from what I understand it was a pretty event full trip since it snowed the whole way there and turned a 4 hour trip into a 6 hour journey....I want to thank JoAnn(Sues Mom) for riding in my place! We hired a Nanny for Brayden today for when Sue goes back to work on February 19th, her name is Jen and she has been a nanny in the past for a family in Minnesota before moving here with her husband who is in the Navy. She is a very nice girl and we are sure that she is going to take great care of the little guy and be able to have the one-on-one interaction during the day. The dogs will also enjoy because now they will have another person they cant train into letting them outside 100 times a day. I hope everyone is doing well and I hope you all enjoy the new pictures!!!

The Churchill's

MY BIG FAT BELLY!!!!!

Hello everyone!!!! Brayden is growing fast and now weighs about 12 or 13 pounds. The weight is unofficial since he doesn't go for his 2 month check-up until next week but Sue and I took turns weighing him yesterday at the hospital. When we weighed ourselves with him we were 13 pounds heavier!!!! What a little chunky monkey he is becoming......doesn't surprise me though because he eats all the time! We were at the hospital yesterday because Arynne finally had her baby, one week late.....he is a BIG baby weighing in at 9 pounds 5 ounces!!! Brayden is doing great though, he is starting to blow bubbles so he is drooling on everything, he is also starting to laugh out loud at times! I think he is going to be an earlier walker because he had very strong legs....I walked at 6 months and never crawled so if he acts like me we will be chasing him around the house in a few months!! Sue is taking Brayden to Maryland this weekend so this will be his first road trip and hotel stay, her mom is going along as well!! Anyway...hope you all enjoy the pictures!

The Churchill Family!

After the Holiday........

Well the crazy holidays are officially over and we can all get back to our calm lives! This was Braydens 1st Christmas and it was spent partying night after night! Brayden had his first dose of the neighborhood Christmas party on 12/15 and made it through the night sleeping soundly in his sling even though there were a ton of noisy people! The neighbor girls gave Brayden some books for him when he gets older, their mother told us it was one thing that kept her sane and the books never got old. Sue usually reads to Brayden while feeding him or sings nursery rhymes which I think is pretty stimulating for a baby. We then had Sue's office party here on the 20th and everyone had a blast playing Chinese Christmas and eating a fried Turkey...thanks for not burning my house down Jason!!! Christmas was held at our house this year with my side of the family and we had Christmas Eve with Sue's side of the family. Brayden received a million gifts from everyone and I think that will be a trend going forward. Right now he is the youngest grandchild....at least for the next 9 days until Arynne(Jeremy's Sister) has her new baby. Everything has been going extremely well, there are a few sleepless nights, but other then that he just eats...and eats.. and eats...Brayden has been packing on the pounds, he finally has little fat thighs and chubby cheeks, I would think he probably weighs close to 10 pounds now...Oh yeah....for those of you who dont know, our baby doesn't sleep......he stays up about 18 hours a day and loves the hours of 4am to 7am for his time to be bright eyed!!! Oh well.....it has been ok since we are both home, I am sure it wont be as much fun when we go back to work, the lack of rest will catch up. Anyway, he are some pictures from the Holidays. I hope you all enjoy them!!!!

Jeremy, Sue, and Brayden

Happy Holidays!

Brayden is doing very well and adjusting to everything so far!!! The baby took his first bottle a few days ago and doesn't seem to have a care in the world where his food comes from as long as he is able to eat when he wants to. Last night he had his first bottle with formula and took to it very well. We are finding that if he feeds from a bottle it takes about 10-15 minutes for him to get about 4 ounces in him, compare that to 1 hour when he gets the real thing! For some reason he likes to sleep when he breastfeeds and then realizes he is hungry about every 5 minutes or so, so it takes a little longer. The bottles will definitely help Sue get a little more sleep at night since I will be able to do some feedings. Sue is getting a little sleep but it is very hard to come by these days. We heard some where that babies like to sleep 18 hours a day.....well our little man likes to stay awake 18 hours a day, then feed the other 6....not really sure when he sleeps!! It has been a lot of fun watching him get bigger as the days go by, he is starting to laugh and smile as well, and really recognizes your voice when you speak to him. Brayden also loves this little duck rattle with a bell in it, every time he sees it he reaches out for it and starts to smile!! Overall, everything is great and we cant wait for him to start growing up more and more as we go on! I have included a few more pictures with this blog...hope you all enjoy them!!

Jeremy, Sue, & Brayden!

New Pictures of Brayden

Hello everyone!! We wanted to send out an update and post some new pictures of Brayden. Brayden has been doing well and is getting settled into a little routine!! It is so great to be able to experience a new baby...the lack of sleep makes you delirious but all the little joys and a smiling face make up for that! Brayden is a very easy going baby, he really only fusses when he needs to eat or be changed. As of right now he is letting us get a little sleep at night because he likes to feed around 12:30, 2:30, and 5:30am.....little cat naps in between feedings are great for us to get a little sleep. Brayden is really enjoying the car, once it stops though he gets a little impatient and wants it to start again.....we cant figure out where he gets those impatient bones from :). Susan is getting back into her little jeans, she was so excited to get back into them this past Sunday....yes....after only 11 days and she looks great!!! She is doing well and her scar is healing up very nicely. As for me, I am responsible for the diaper changes and swaddling!!!! I think I have been peed on more times then I can remember, but I get a little quicker with each diaper!!!! I guess that's what you get with a growing baby boy who likes to eat. Anyway....here are some updated pictures and our first family picture together. I hope you all enjoy and we'll keep you updated!!

The Churchill's!