The Karaffa Family

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

more bath fun...

Brecken LOVES bathtime. Mommy loves giving him a bath. But, one night, as she was bathing Brecken, he feel asleep. Yes, completely out! Mommy was able to wash his whole body before he showed any signs of waking up. She & Daddy were just laughing at Brecken...so funny!

Yes, and at one point, even his tongue hung out...hilarious!

But, by the time he was finished with his bath, Brecken was wide awake!

Look how much he's grown!

For most of his baths, Brecken is wide awake. He loves it!

Sweet Brecken!

Here is the start of a smile, but Mommy hasn't been able to catch a real one on camera yet.

We also like helping Mommy give Brecken a bath, but she usually gives them after we are in bed...wonder why? :) We all love bathtime!

life at home...

Life at home for us is wonderful! Our days are really busy, but usually filled with lots of fun! We are really adjusting well to our family of five, and we are very thankful to God for all His blessings to us!

Here is Brecken...partially smiling at Mommy while she talks to him!

And...the most recent picture of all 3 of us. Brady is 7 weeks old in this picture. We are still 5 and 2 (hee hee!!)

Averie & I wanted to dress alike on this day...very hard to do being different genders. But, we do have matching Panther shirts...

Brecken...wiped out while "playing" with his floor gym.

Brecken sporting a super cute hat

And, here am I..."passed out" on Daddy's chair with my paci hanging out of my mouth! I was really sick one weekend with high fevers, so while watching my favorite movie, Monsters, Inc., I feel asleep in Daddy's chair...just like this. So funny!

And, Brecken...all ready for attending his first wedding with Daddy & Mommy.

Averie loves trying to get Brecken to smile for her. Actually, she just loves doing anything that makes her feel like the Mommy :) Each day, she tries to get Brecken to smile. Of course, she's been trying for weeks with no success. Finally, one morning, he looked right at her and smiled. She was so excited! She loves being the big sister!

Baby Brecken

5 weeks old

March 4, 2011

Daddy & Brecken...taking a nap

Several pictures of Brecken

"Mommy, take my picture, please."

"Mommy, please let me take a picture of you & Brecken." Of course, Mommy didn't mind me (Averie) taking a picture :)

We sure have fun times together in our family!

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

look who's already 1 month old...

Look at me...I am 1 month old. I am old enough to start helping with our family blog and telling of our family adventures. Right now, our adventures just include family time, church, preschool, and me! :) But, I am told daily what a joy I am...and that I am growing too fast.

Mommy enjoyed taking some pictures of me outside in our backyard while my siblings played on the playground.

I was just too tired to wake up, so Mommy took them while I was sleeping.

(Am I adorable..or what?)

Me with my sister & brother...they love to talk to me, hold me, kiss me, give me my paci...

...and hug me!

February 28, 2011

1 month stats:

* I weigh 12 pounds, 5 ounces...97th percentile.

* I am 22 1/2 inches long...90th percentile.

* My head is in the 50th percentile (big shocker compared to my siblings.)

* I wear size 1 diapers and mostly 0-3 month clothing. I am officially out of all my newborn clothes, and I can wear some smaller 3-6 month sleepers.

* My typical schedule is having a 4 ounce bottle every 3 hours during the day. For the last week or so, I have my last bottle around 10 p.m. and usually don't get up again until 4 a.m. I go back down again until about 7:30...Mommy is loving this schedule right now!

* I am an easy going baby, and I love to be snuggled.

* Daddy & Mommy thank God for me every day!

splish splash...brecken's lovin' his bath

I love bathtime...one of my favorite things to do. Sometimes I have a bath at night after Averie & Brady go to sleep...sometimes I have a bath during the day, and Averie gets to help Mommy with it. But, no matter when I have my bath, I love it. I am so content and calm while enjoying the warm bath and the Switzal soap...right by our kitchen sink.

Yay for bathtime!!

our sweet baby brecken...

Our sweet Brecken Thomas. What a joy...what a blessing!

mommy & brecken

snuggling with mommy (yes, i (averie) took this picture)

and, brecken got to take his first nap in his crib this past week. he's been doing all of his sleeping in a bassinet in daddy & mommy's room...but soon, he'll be taking all his naps in his crib in his own room...and then, once he sleeps through the night, he'll be in his room at night as well.