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Bits and pieces of our Arizona family... finally there's a picture of TJ and Jenn in here!! YAY!! (P.S. Thanks for everything!!)

What a big girl!!

Well, we made it. Yesterday's daycare drop-off and Brynn's doctor appointment today both went better than I thought they would, that's for sure!!

First off, just a reminder... I have the most awesome husband ever. (You can argue if you want... I'm always right though. Just ask him! Right Babe?! Ha.)

Chad went with me yesterday to drop her off because he knew it was going to be rough for me to take her for the first time. Brynn woke up smiling yesterday morning, was smiling when we took her to daycare and was still smiling when we left, so that made it a whole lot easier too. Whew. When Chad picked her up, Brenda (the lady who watches her) said that she was surprised that I only called her once to check in!!

I met Chad at the pediatrician's office and he had already taken her to get her stats taken before I got there!!

Here's a recap:

Birth:
Weight - 7lbs, 5oz
Length - 20 1/4"

Now (at TWO MONTHS OLD!):
Weight - 10lbs, 14oz (she's in the 75th percentile)
Length - 22 1/2" (she's in the 50th percentile)

Dr Salek said "She's a cutie, so much hair!" as soon as he walked into the room today. He said that she's a perfectly healthy baby girl! YAY! After he checked her out, he sent the nurse in to give her shots... UGH. Brynn did really good, she screamed for about a minute or so and then was ok... then caught her breath and kind of whimpered for a few minutes and that was about it. She yelled at me in the car for a minute and that was only because the sun was in her eyes... I fixed her convertable top on her carseat and she was good to go!

Whew. I made it both days without crying. I can't believe it. I came REALLY REALLY close a few times but I held it together. I'm pretty proud of myself!! YAY ME!!

Here are a few pictures that we took today:

Does she look comfy or what?! Notice the bandaids on her leg... ;o(

Look at how much volume her hair has!! Why can't mine be like that?!

What a cutie!

Brynn is getting so big! Tomorrow she will be two months old, time is flying by!!

I am really not looking forward to the next two days. Tomorrow, I'm taking her to the babysitter for the first time. Tuesday, she's getting her two month shots. 3 OF THEM! I about had a meltdown when they had to prick her foot at the lab, what the freak am I going to do on Tuesday?! Luckily, Chad is going to be there too. My mom went with me to the lab appointment a week after she was born and I felt awful, I felt so helpless, she was crying while I was holding her and I couldn't do anything to comfort her!! Tuesday will definately be a whole lot harder for a lot of reasons... one is that she knows that we're Mommy and Daddy and she's going to wonder why the hell we're letting someone do this to her, we're supposed to protect her and make things all better!! Number two is that her cry/scream is about forty times louder than it was two months ago, which will just bring us back to number one. Number three is that she can now focus on things and look us in the eye, which will again take us back to number one!!

These are just a few of the challenges/learning experiences/emotional moments that Chad and I will get to face as new parents!! I know there will be many more to come and I'm sure that these things don't seem like a big deal to a lot of the people who read this blog... BUT THEY ARE!!

Here are a few pictures that we've taken within the last few days!! I finally asked Chad to take a picture of Brynn and I and look at the face she's making!! She was NOT a happy camper!!

P.S. I think her eyes are going to stay blue like her Daddy's!!

Lindy's visit!

My Aunt Lindy was here to meet Brynn last week from Saturday until Wednesday!!

Here are some pictures from her visit (Brynn loved to chew on her shoulder!!):