Busy Little Baby

We have stayed pretty busy the last couple of weeks. The Saturday before last our friends Amanda and Cole came to Kansas City to take Kyler's newborn pictures. It was pretty entertaining. We were trying to do some naked baby pictures and Brett ended up getting peed and pooped on. The next day was our friend Amie's baby shower. We visited Great Aunt Shelly and Uncle Pat before heading back home.

Kyler relaxing with his daddy.

Monday we went to Topeka to say goodbye to our cousin Lauren who is headed off to college in Colorado. After lunch we went to the mall with Great Grandma Rita, Grandma Debbie, Great Aunt Sherry, and cousins Taylor, Kelsey, and Avery. The grandmas spoiled Kyler by buying him some really cute outfits. That night Kyler went to his first softball game to cheer on Avery. On Wednesday Brett's cousin Jeremy came to visit with his wife, Terri, and their two young boys, James and Oliver. We got a glimpse of how much fun it will be to have an almost two year old (and how busy we will be)! We went to the Deanna Rose Children's Farmstead which was really nice. Friends Stacy and little Kinsey brought us lunch on Thursday. Then Grandma Debbie and Grandpa Tig came and spent the night. Kyler was in a really good mood Friday morning and was able to spend some quality time with his grandparents before they headed off and we got ready to go to Hutchinson.

Kyler tried on a pair of shades at the mall in Topeka. He is a pretty cool little dude.

This weekend was Uncle Brad and Aunt Jenna's wedding. We had a long drive (almost 4 hours) to Hutchinson on Friday afternoon before attending the rehersal and dinner. Over the weekend we could tell that Kyler was tired of traveling. Each time we would get in the truck he would start screaming. At one point we turned up the radio which somehow put him to sleep. Brett was pretty excited to have a reason to listen to his music a little louder. I was disappointed to already get outvoted by a 3-week-old.

Kyler in his new shorts outfit he wore to Brad and Jenna's rehersal. Dad thought they were pretty cool.

Friday night we were very excited that Kyler slept for a 5-hour stretch! The wedding was on Saturday and was great. We enjoyed the ceremony which was very personal and deep. Kyler now has another aunt which we are really excited about. Brett was the best man and gave a nice toast at the reception. We got to see many friends and family at the wedding which was really nice.

Four generations of Bracks - Kyler is the first decendant of Great Grandpa Bill to carry on the Brack name.

Kyler is really starting to change. He pays more attention to people and will sometimes follow voices with his head. He makes happy little noises and squeals. He has a fake cry (when he is just bored or needs attention) and a real cry (when he is hungry or uncomfortable). He has also started to show us his temper. Brett says he gets that quick temper from me (which I then blame on my dad). If Kyler needs something and we don't respond quickly enough he will start SCREAMING!

A tired Kyler.

Finally, he is starting to develop more of a schedule. Part of this schedule is his fussy time which still isn't as bad as some of the horror stories I have heard. That starts about the time Brett gets home from work at 6:00. He is awake and asleep from then until about 11:30 when he sleeps for around 4 hours. He eats usually around 4:00 and is sometimes hard to put back down to sleep but once he does he is asleep until 6:30 or 7:00. Usually he will go back to bed until around 10:00 when we finally get up for the day. He naps pretty heavily until early afternoon when he is awake for several hours.