4 months!

Our little Brantley is 4 months old today.  These past 4 months have flown by, but at the same time it seems like I had him so long ago.  He had his 4 month appointment today and was a champ! He cooed and smiled at the doctor and only cried for a little bit with his shots.  Dr. Firth was impressed with his growth and said he is a health baby!  Brantley weighed 16 lbs 1 oz (75th percentile) and was 24 3/4inches long (45th percentile).  As you can see Brantley sure loves his food!  We started him on rice cereal last week and so far he seems to be enjoying it.  We were hoping it would get him to start sleeping through the night again.  It helped a little. Instead of waking up 2-3 times he only wakes up once.  Brantley has rolled over a few more times, but he mainly rolls from side to side holding his toes.  He is starting to master grabbing toys with his hands.  He is a pro at putting his hands in his mouth and gagging himself though!   This past month he has started to laugh and giggle more and not just when we tickle him.   He is a social little boy. He loves when people talk to him and will talk right back. We certainly love this little guy and the new adventure he brings to our family every day!

Waiting for his cereal

Enjoying some tummy time

Oh and in exactly one week we will be on our way to Texas! I can't wait!  It will definitely be an adventure and hopefully and enjoyable one!

Sister Fulgham

Today Jared's sister Nikki entered the MTC to start her 18 month journey serving her mission.  She will be serving in the California Long Beach mission.  We are so excited for her and know she will do a fantastic job serving the Lord!

Nikki and Brantley. Its crazy to think he will almost be 2 when she comes home!

Sister Fulgham

Sister Fulgham and her brothers
Landon, Josh, Nikki, and Jared

The kids
Josh, Nichole, Landon, Nikki, Jared, Brantley, Suzanne

The whole family
Nichole, Josh, Paul, Tina, Nikki, Landon, Jared, Brantley, Suzanne

Sister Fulgham and her parents
Paul, Nikki, Tina

3 Months and big news!

Our Mr. Brantley is 3 months old.  CRAZY!  He is growing and getting bigger each day.  The other day when I weighed him he was 14 1/2 lbs....so needless to say there is nothing little about him!  He is starting to be more content with life and not cry so much.  Although when he is tired he is tired and ready for sleep and you better not take your time putting him to sleep.  It seems like his acid reflux is doing better.  We haven't given him his medicine for about a week and there hasn't been a change in how he is acting.  Brantley loves interacting with people, especially little kids.  He will smile and watch any little kid that is around.  It doesn't take much for Brantley to start smiling when a little kid is in the room.  He will coo and smile at you as long as his stomach is full, diaper is dry, and isn't sleepy :) We have gotten a few giggles out of him and I can't wait for it to be a regular occurrence.  About a week ago he rolled over from his stomach to his back.  It surprised us thats for sure! He hasn't rolled over since then, but I have a feeling he will start rolling more any day now! He loves to have blankets up around his face and will try to snuggle down into the blanket while he is sleeping if there isn't one there already! I can't wait to see all of the new things he will learn this month!

And as for the big news I have a new job! I will be working for the Up to 3 program at Utah State University as a transition preschool teacher.  I have wanted to work for Up to 3 ever since I graduated and it finally happened! Through the summer I will be working 100% time and then once one of the teachers returns from maternity leave I will drop to 70% time.  It will be perfect for our little family.  I am so excited to be a preschool teacher!