Bath Time!!

At first Brad did not like to take baths but now he loves it! And Brad would like to thank Matt & Linds for his cute bath towel and slippers! :)

Brad's first smile for Mom!!

So far, Brad has smiled for his dad and grandpa- it must be a boy thing! But today, Mom got some good smiles... and on video! You'll have to turn your computer screen sideways to watch though because of the way it was filmed! Brad is almost 7 weeks old and is doing great. We had a doctor visit yesterday and he is now 9 lbs 7 oz and 22 inches long.

Brad Daniel Rappleye

Brad has finally arrived! He was born April 6th at 9:24am. He was 8lbs 4 oz and 20 3/4 in. He sleeps most of the time but is so fun to watch when he decides to open his eyes for us! We're all doing good- Ryan and I are just trying to sleep whenever we get a chance :) This mom thing has some getting use to but it's so worth it... I love being a mom.

I"M AN AUNT!!!!

So my sister Sarah had her baby boy this past Sunday! It was amazing to watch and now I can't wait to have mine! I've only got days left and who knows... he might come early like Sarah's did! :) If you want to see pictures of my handsome little nephew, look at her blog: http://stewysred.blogspot.com/. I couldn't believe how wide-eyed and aware he was of people around him seconds after he was born. I love the pictures she posted- especially the one with his dad.

Photo shoot

So for our baby shower invitations (Sarah & I are doing a double one), my sister came up with a cute idea of taking pictures as part of the invite. While going through the pictures, Sarah & I figured out we are not very photogenic being pregnant. I now know why all pregnant pictures are of the belly only! :) Anyways- my sisters did a great job with the invites and they turned out pretty cute. So if anyone didn't get an invitation, know that you're welcome to come this Thursday evening. And here is a picture of my now fully showing belly! This was taken at about 32 weeks.




(This one was just for fun!)

Trip to California

My sisters and mom all went down to California for the weekend to look for baby bedding. We went to LA where there are a million fabric stores to choose from. I decided to go with blue, brown, & tan as my colors and we found the perfect material. We also found material to re-apholster the glider chair that I bought at a garage sale for $10! So with the wonderful help of my mom, we have been sewing quite a bit! While in Cali, we stayed out our family boat in Newport. My uncle was out there at the same time and took us sailing. The weather was perfect!