The Growing Gibson Family: 2011

Thursday, December 15, 2011

Baby Gibson #3 (15 weeks)

Here I am at 15 weeks with Baby Gibson #3. Not much new from last week. Still very tired. Not sure when energy will ever come back? The baby is supposed to be the size of an apple now!

Thursday, December 8, 2011

Bennett and Brayden are starting to form a very special bond and I love watching it happen before my eyes. You can tell that they love each other and are best friends. Brayden tries to do everything that his big brother does. Bennett tries to console Brayden when he is upset and gives him something in attempt to make him happy. Bennett shares with Brayden, especially when they are in trouble...Bennett tries to hand off the evidence quickly, haha.

Bennett's New Glasses

We took Bennett to the eye doctor the other day due to some issues I had noticed and it the doctor decided that he needed to wear glasses. He is so stinking cute I think! It has been a challenge to get him to understand and keep his glasses on. He has done much better than I expected for a 2 1/2 year old but still you have to put his glasses back on him about 6+ times in a hour. I am confident he will get the idea soon enough though.

Baby Gibson # 3 (14 weeks)

Baby Gibson #3 has reached 14 weeks! Now it is time for the weekly baby bump pictures and updates! I will try and stay on top of this, it is so neat to look back on later. According to Babycenter.com the baby is about the size of a lime now (3 1/2 inches and 1 1/2 ounces). I go back to the doctor right after Christmas. I still don't feel any movements but I am hoping they are only a few weeks away (I felt Brayden at 16 1/2 weeks for the first time). I am showing a whole lot quicker this time than last time, but I hear that is common with a 2nd pregnancy. I am not getting morning sickness or anything. I can smell everything and gag a little easier than I did the last time. Fish smells are the absolute WORST! I feel like I have more cravings this time around too.

Thursday, December 1, 2011

Quick Update on the Boys

Bennett has recently learned how to say Please...it comes out "Peeeeez" and I absolutely LOVE when he says it. It is so cute. His speech has been coming along really good the past few weeks and Brian and I are so impressed with his progress recently. He is learning more animal names and sounds also. He has learned to say crackers as well. There are several new words but those are my favs. He loves sleeping in his new big boy bed! He consoles his brother when he is sad and he shares with him now. He especially shares when its something they aren't supposed to have. For example if I look at Bennett and say "Bennett you put that back on the table now" he will run and hand it to Brayden instead. haha.

Brayden has broke his 7th tooth through. He has also learned how to throw a pretty good tantrum. Its actually quite hilarious to watch. He currently has a bruise on his forehead from collapsing on the floor during a couple of fits. He is very sensitive and very loving too. He is fast and watches Bennett's every move and tries to copy all that he does, including climbing on top of things and jumping.

Halloween and Fall Festival (A little behind I know)

Here are some pictures from Halloween and our church's Fall Festival. The first set is Halloween. Brayden was a chicken and Bennett was a Chick-fil-a cow with a sign that says "Eat Mor Chikin". We made it to about 25 houses or so trick or treating. We had all of my family come to my house for pizza and soup. Our friends Susan, Kristen and Caleb came for the trick or treating part.

Bennett and Brayden in our wagon.

Auntie and Bennett at a house.

Caleb and Brayden in the wagon.

Brayden trick or treating for the first time.

My sweet boys.

Brayden and Auntie

I got Brian a matching chicken costume to Brayden but Brayden was TERRIFIED of it! haha. So Brian took it off.

Brayden trying to get away from the scary chicken daddy.

Auntie and Bennett at the Fall Festival.

My dad, me and the boys at festival.

Their costumes ;)

Bennett and Brayden asleep on Halloween night together.

Bennett's First Haircut

We broke down and finally got Bennett's first haircut. I didn't really want to as I loved the look of his hair but the up keep was getting really hard because he doesn't like for people to mess with his hair, which is obviously not an option for his hair. He was getting more tangles more often. So I did it, I gave in and took him to get it cut. He did pretty good for the haircut (about what I expected). It took me a while to get used to the cut but she did a good job and it turned out cute. I will probably let it grow out a little longer :)

Here is a BEFORE picture from the day before the haircut.

Here he is getting his first haircut and playing Angry Birds.

Now he is watching Sid the Science Kid and eating a sucker.

This is the AFTER picture (this is taken on the bus on his first field trip).

I love my little man!

Fun In the Leaves With Daddy

Last week Brian took the boys in the backyard for some fun! The weather was so nice for late November. He racked up all the leaves and put them in front of the slide for them to slide into. The boys had a ball. Brayden loved sliding face first on his belly into the pile of leaves!

He also enjoyed trying to eat them? haha!

Here he goes face first. He insisted that he go this way.

Bennett sliding into the pile!

All of my boys having fun together !

Why Can't I Seem to Blog Anymore?

If you are wondering why I haven't been updating nearly enough this picture can explain some of it! These two are a wild mess, haha. This is straws all over the floor. By the time the boys fall asleep I am one exhausted preggo mama!

Watch Out For Baby Gibson # 3

We are excited to announce that we are expecting our 3rd child! Yes, you read it right THIRD baby coming to the Gibson household. We are so happy about this! We are due in the beginning of June. Therefore come June we will have a 3yr old, 19month old and newborn ;) We are 13 weeks now. Please continue to pray for our family and the health of this baby growing inside me. I'm will be trying to update more often now.

I found out when we were 8 weeks along. I had no clue how far along I was at all and I was nervous because we had to go through infertility to get pregnant with Brayden and the only other time we got pregnant on our own was right after our honeymoon and miscarried. Although I was nervous I have been fairly calm this whole pregnancy and knew that the Lord had a plan for us! I was also nervous because I had a severe case of hives a few days before that I was still taking medicine for, thankfully all that medicine was safe my doctors said. I have had a easy pregnancy so far, just a little icky feeling and tired and one case of the stomach bug.

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Help

Everyone should check out my friend's blog. She has an awesome giveaway going on and great t-shirts for sale as well!!!! You can donate to her adoption on her blog. She just recieved a refferal for her little boy and there are more funds needed in a short amount of time! These things would make awesome Christmas gifts and its for an amazing cause! http://ethiopiaminusone.blogspot.com/

Saturday, October 22, 2011

Brayden 1 yr Stats

At our little man's 1 yr doctor appointment he weighed in at 20lbs 8 oz and in the 25%. Height was 29inches and 25% as well. Head was 75%. He is walking/ running all over the place! He points at EVERYTHING. He growls at EVERYTHING! He thinks all animals growl, haha. His new word he says constantly is "Me,Me,Me,ME?" he says it when he wants something you have, when he wants you to pick him up or he just wants attention period. He tries to say all kinds of things its hard to list them all (duck, mama, dada, me, more,dog, woof, moo, papaw, ect...). He loves for you to "read" books to him, well really just open them and point to the things on the pages. He has broke threw 6th teeth (4 all the way). He does better in the car now. He is still a momma's boy but he is wanting to be with daddy more and more and just lights up and runs around the corner when he comes home to play with him!

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Brayden's 1st Birthday Party!

Here is a birthday party picture overload from my baby boy's FIRST birthday party!!! He did so well the whole day at his party, and the weather turned out so nice! We had a bounce house (which gave me a minor heart attack being LATE and I did not think they were showing up at all) and a pumpkin patch for the kids. It was lots of fun. A lot of our friends and family were able to come celebrate with us.