Our Growing Boy

Today was Brantley's two week appointment. He is a growing boy and his love for food is showing! Brantley now weighs 9 lbs 6 oz and is 20.5 inches long. He is a growing boy and loves to eat! Dr. Firth was impressed with his weight gain and said that Brantley is healthy baby. I am noticing he is starting to be awake a little more during the day, which is nice because it gives me something to do with my time! We certainly love having this little guy in our home and watching him grow and learn new things every day!

Bath Time!

We are enjoying having this little guy in our home. Every day is a new adventure....as is every night! He certainly loves to eat. It seems like I can't keep him full! My mom came up and stayed with us for the first few days home from the hospital. I am so thankful she was here and willing to take care up Brantley at night so Jared and I could catch up on sleep.

Once we got settled in at home we gave Brantley his first bath. He didn't seem to mind it too much. Since his first bath he has decided he really enjoys bath time :) We certainly love this little guy!

Thank goodness for the hand!

Some more pictures of our little Brantley

Well, I thought I'd go ahead and post some more pictures. Both mother and baby are doing great, so, without further ado, here are some more pictures.

Brantley and his daddy

Brantley and his Aunt Nikki

Brantley, Maloree Stapley and Jenna Crossley

Brantley, Maloree Stapley, Jenna Crossley and Megan Stapley

Brantley and his Uncle Landon

 Brantley and Maggee Stapley

Our Happy Family

Brantley Logan Fulgham

Well, it's been a heck of a day, but in the end, it was worth it. At 3:48 pm, our 8 lb. 4 oz., 20 inch little boy arrived. We are naming him Brantley Logan. The name Brantley comes from my (Jared's) 5th great-grandfather, Edmund Brantley Fulgham. The middle-name Logan of course comes from my brother Logan, who we lost in a car accident last September. Just so you know, baby boy and mother are doing great.

Now, here is what you are all looking forward to, some pictures.

 Brantley Logan Fulgham (10 Minutes Old; Above & Below)

 Brantley getting ready to see his mommy 

 Brantley with his Grandma Sessions

 Brantley with his Grandma Fulgham

 Brantley with his Papaw Fulgham

 Brantley with his mommy!

It's been an exciting day, but now I'm ready to crash. Peace out!

Jared

In the Hospital

Well this is my (Jared's) first post here on our blog. I figured I'd start a post while I am up late waiting. Here's what's been happening.

Brantley was due on Jan. 20th, but being stubborn (that's the Fulgham in him, and probably the little bit of Osburn he's got) he is now 10 days late. We had a time set up for induction this morning, Monday, Jan. 30th, but of course, the threat of being forced out made our little guy decide to try to come out on his own. Yesterday, Sunday, Jan. 29th, Suzanne started contracting and by 8:45 p.m. we decided to come to the hospital. Suzanne was admitted right around 9 p.m.

Not much had changed since Suzanne's doctors appointment on Wednesday, though she was contracting about 4-5 minutes apart. We waited to hear from the doctor. At about 11 p.m. they started Suzanne on Pitocin. It has helped level the contractions out at about 2.5 minutes apart. The anesthesiologist came by at 3 a.m. and inserted the epidural, and now, because of the epidural, Suzanne is getting a little needed rest. The doctor will most likely have to come by and break her water in a little bit, but we aren't positive when this will happen.

Anyway, I hope this hasn't been too revealing, but I thought that in light of the circumstances, I'd post an update of what's happening. I apologize for the poor writing and any errors that may be present, it is 3:53 after all. I will post an update with pictures a little later.

Cheers,

Jared

2011 Year in Review

Wow....I can't believe that 2011 has come and is almost gone. What a year this year has been. We have had many growing experiences as individuals, a couple, and a family.

Janaury-March

These months were filled with A LOT of Aggie basketball. We attended every home game and also made the trek to Las Vegas to watch the Aggies play in the WAC tournament. We certainly enjoy watching the Aggies play and have enjoyed our season tickets this season!

April-June

These 3 months were filled with excitement and travel. In May Jared graduated from Utah State University with a B.S. in English with an emphasis in Technical Writing. It was such a great day and most of our family were able to attend and celebrate with us.

We also found out in May that we were expecting. We were so excited to receive this news....Jared even burnt his popcorn :)

In June we made the trek to Texas for our yearly trip. We had a great time. We were able to spend sometime in Jared's mission which was great to see where he spent 2 years of his life. While in Texas we ate Whataburger, visited family, attended a Ranger game, and enjoyed being a way from real life for a while. Although my morning sickness really settled in during our trip we had a great time!

July-September

July was filled with spending time in Morgan, camping trips and spending time with family and friends.

August marked the start of my second year of teaching. It wasn't as nerve racking as my first year. So far it has been a great school year and it makes it even more bearable knowing I will be on maternity leave for 2 months.

In September Jared's younger brother Logan was killed in a tragic accident. It was hard on all of us, but the Fulgham family was able to take this trial and grow together as a family. We will continue to miss Logan, but we will also cherish all our memories we have of him.

The week after the accident Jared and I were able to go in and have the ultrasound done to see what we were having. We were so excited to find out we were expecting a little boy. We can not wait for Brantley Logan to get here and I hope he can carry on his Uncle Logan's legacy.

October-December

October was filled with attending Aggie football games and spending many evenings with our good friends Travis and Brittney.

November and December we spent time with family celebrating the holidays and getting ready for our little boy to arrive.

We have had a great year and we can't wait to see what 2012 has to bring us!

Utah Sate Hey Aggies All the Way!

As many of you know Jared and I....well mostly me.....are HUGE Utah State fans. Last year I had the thought of doing a Utah State Christmas tree. Once we got closer to the holiday season I started thinking more and more about the tree and how I was going to make it a Utah State tree. I am so excited how it turned out, and I think it is the perfect tree for us!