Things have been chaotic since October, due to work picking up and the demands of new motherhood. Posting has been the last thing on my “To Do” list.
… Correction. It never even made it on the list; always trumped by showering, laundry, much needed sleep, or you can list any other basic necessity. My bad lol.
But here I am. Not because I have loads of free time again (like pre-Brady days) but because so much has happened lately. It’s like when you haven’t seen a friend in so long, and so much has happened since your last meeting, that the overwhelming feeling of “where do you begin” takes over when they ask what’s new. So the answer is usually a glossed over one of “nothing much”. You all mean too much to us for me to let that happen 🙂
Anyways, Brady is fantastic. Truly a blessing that lights up our lives on a daily basis, even on days when there just aren’t enough hours and we’re dog tired. All it takes is a coo or a smile from him and we’re hooked for more. Brady’s a happy baby and generally only cries when he’s hungry, wants to be changed or needs a nap. We’re lucky! Life as new parents has definitely been a big adjustment but not as daunting as others make it sound, thanks to the help of our parents, who stayed with us in rotation during the first two months post-birth.
It’s now December. Isn’t that crazy?? Brady is turning 3 months old next Friday. We estimate his weight at 13 pounds, a chunky monkey and far cry from the 6-pounder that entered this world. He loves to converse with and smile at whoever will give him the time of day and has already become a globe trotter! Well, we’re starting small. North American trotter 🙂 The Chans hit up the eastern coast for Thanksgiving, visiting Kevin’s family in Boston for 10 days. We were nervous about Brady’s first flight, especially since it was a red eye. The other passengers were either going to hate us or not notice us at all. Luckily it was the latter. I’m proud to report Brady slept through his first flight, from take-off to touch-down!
Commemorative pre-flight photo with Mommy.
Commemorative picture with Daddy.
….And it’s time to go to sleep 🙂
It was really nice to see Brady’s aunties and cousins interact with him for the first time. He’s the 7th grandchild in Kevin’s family and everyone was jumping out of their skin in excitement to finally meet him. The stay was very low key this time around… We stayed home most days, ran errands and just let both Brady and ourselves be spoiled 🙂 The weather was fantastic (cold) and a much needed change from the boring sunshine of LA (of course, spoken by someone who had warmer weather to return to hehe). And in true Chan style, Thanksgiving was a massive feast, led by head Chef, Auntie Jackie. Brady decided to be a good boy and let us enjoy dinner by taking a nap.
Brady vs. Haley, who can chug their milk the fastest??
Auntie Vanessa doing the honors of bathing Brady.
Posing with cousins Rachel and Haley. The youngest trio of Chan grand kids.
The Chans love to eat. I’m definitely a Chan :-p
A party for Brady! His belated 1-month celebration (celebrated at 2.5 months haha). Better late than never.
Parentals posing with friends John and Dez.
Big Bro Matthew giving Baby Brady a hello kiss. How sweet!!!
Janice and Rachel just finished making a pumpkin cheesecake for Thanksgiving dinner (supervised by yours truly).
We finished off our first family vacay with a quick road trip across the northern border to Montreal. Again a trooper, Brady slept through the whole 6 hour drive. The 17 hour stay (yes, 17) was amazing. It was like stepping into Europe but with all the comforts of the US… like English 🙂 Every meal we had was ahhh-mazing and even the latte somehow tasted better. This time of year, Christmas decor light up the entire city, from cathedrals to the local pub. As we strolled through Old Montreal and took in the beauty Canada had to offer, I was almost a little sad to be going home. But home we went. Landed in LA Tuesday night and back to our normal lives. November was a blur and I’m sure December will follow suit. Between marathons (see next update), work, Christmas and “changes to come” in the new year, 2010 will fly by with the bat of an eye.
Brady on the drive to Montreal, pimpin’ his wintry hat 🙂
I want to take this moment to thank you for following our blog this year. It’s been an exciting one and we hope to continue to entertain you with escapades of first time parents in the upcoming year 🙂 Keep reading! Keep commenting!
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