MANY FIRSTs

I wanted to post before I forgot what my week has been like. We will start with a mini milestone of Brielle sleeping in her own room. I didn't really have a day planned when I was going to put her into her own room, but Friday 13th, she was asleep in my arms so I just randomly decided to lay her down in her crib. I turned the video monitor on and Matt and I went downstairs and watched a movie. Shortly after being placed in her crib she woke up. I let her cry for some time and then went to comfort her. After some loves I turn her musical mobile on. She started to smile and I left the room. But the mobile only lasts for 30 seconds so she started to cry again. My next thought was to turn on her soothing ocean sounds with lights and music that is attached to her crib (Thanks Aunt Rachelle!) I wish I had the video camera to capture what happen next. The room was dark the lighting was bright which made her turn her head and she started laughing and smiling. It was so cute. She stared at it as long as she could but her heavy eyelids won and she fell asleep. Matt and I had mixed emotions about her leaving our room. Couple of Matt's comment he made were: "It's Valentines time, where's the love?" and "I am not sure if I am ready for this" and "She isn't even 3 months old yet!" Even in his sadness, he supported my decision and we kept her in her crib. She slept through the night. I thought, "heck this is easy. "

Brielle on the video monitor


The next night was a different story. I put her to bed and she knew what I was up to. She fought it a lot harder and it took about an hour an half to put her to bed. I almost gave in because I was too tired but at the last moment she fell asleep. The hardest part is getting her to sleep because once she falls into a deep sleep she is out for the rest of the night. However if you noticed I said she WAS sleeping in her own room. Monday she came down with a cold. I noticed she was a little congested in the morning but not bad, by the afternoon she felt warm so I check and she had a temperature of 100.2 (however you would have never known she was getting sick, she was her happy self) I thought of giving her Tylenol but held off because she was so happy and a fever isn't a bad thing to have. Everyday she has gotten more congested and by Thursday she had a nasty cough. I decided to call the doc just to make sure it was only a cold and not RSV (the nasty virus is in town). At this point in time it's just an upper respiratory cold. So I will continue to keep the vaporizer on and suction that little nose of hers and have her sleep in our room again.


This week I had to go back to work. I was feeling bad that I was leaving her in the first place and worse since she had a cold. I called a couple of times to check up on her Thursday and luckily work was easy going enough that I was able to leave for a little and go to the doctors appointment. Working isn't too bad, I am happy to be back. I love the people I work with but it is definitely hard to find time to pump. I know I can stay focused at work because my baby is in great hands with Grandma and Auntie. It was really cute when I called Friday my mom put the phone on speaker phone. I talked to her a little and she started grunting and getting frustrated because she could hear me but not see me. Mom said she kept moving closer to the phone. I have to say the best part of the day is coming home and having her in my arms with Matt by my side. I am grateful that her sleeping time has changed. The last couple of days she has been asleep before 10 and stayed asleep. This allows me to go to bed and not feel so tired when I get up at 5 AM. I am also grateful my husband has been so supportive since I been back to work. He continues to get up with me and cook me breakfast; while I am getting ready he makes my lunch and cleans the breast pump accessories. I don't think my early mornings would run as smooth if it were not for him.


It's amazing the big changes that occur every week. She is gaining more control of her motor skills, she loves to sit up, she lifts her head up a lot better for tummy time, she loves to grab onto the blankets and bunch them up into her hand.

Her hand brings her such comfort. I swear she is going to be a thumb sucker

She is sitting up better in this bouncy chair toy thing. She loved playing with the toy in front of her.
Watch her eyes during this video. It's pretty funny

She loves having things in her mouth!

We were playing dress up with different hair accessories

She grabbed her own collar and pulled it back

She loved having me put different hats on her

Needless to say this has been a very big week for us with many new adventures. Brielle remains a trooper through this cold and Matt has been a very hands on husband and father (he always has been). I made it through my first week of work.

Happy Birthday Dad!

Today my Dad received a 10% discount for dinner at the Atlantis buffet. Congrats Dad on another year and Happy Birthday. We were happy to be able to celebrate the big day with you and are grateful you were born. Thanks for being the best father I could have ever asked for. We love you.

Look I am 2 months old!

I am so excited. I just figured out how to put the video from my flip video onto my blog. From now on, expect to see more video. Brielle is 2 months and one week today. I love putting her down on the floor with some toys and a book. She will sit and stare at them for hours. She moves her eyes back and forth to look at all the toys that are hanging, meanwhile talking, kicking her legs, moving her arms all over the place and blowing bubbles. She can get a collection of bubbles and she starts to drool.

Last night I noticed she was thrashing her head back and forth on the mattress. This morning I went to pick her up from her co-sleeper and found tons of hair left on the sheet. Needless to say, she is working on a bald spot.

I thought I would share how happy my baby is when she wakes up from a nights rest of from a nap. She is such a happy baby!

I am also excited my brother downloaded pictures from her blessing day. I would like to share a few. That day was amazing. She looked beautiful and the family/friends support was fantastic. The siblings of both Matt and my family was there. Both Grandpa Hicks and Ross stood in the circle including Paul Taylor, Jake Rushing, Zach Nash, Merlin Taylor, my dad, Brian Hicks, Matt's friend Mark and my old neighbor Mike Mooney. Others that were there to support: Ross family (Andrew, Mathew, Natalie, Beth, Norman, Corrinne, Jacob, G.ma Ross), Adam and Mandy Fluckier with Gabe, Alma Carter, Aunt Nan and Scott Knight, Austin and Kevin with their two kids, Jamie and Jake Singer with 2 kids and the families of those that stood in the circle. We had a luncheon right after for those that could come. It was a great day.

Blessing Day December 28, 2008!

She looks so beautiful in white

I love hair bows on her

Auntie Erin and Grandma trying to make her happy

Grandpa and Grandma Ross with Brielle during Blessing luncheon

Cousins (Autumn and Conner) playing in the loft

Time to eat!

It was an exhausting day (Jake and Miriah Rushing)

Goodbye Grandma Knight; Hello cousins

This weekends was Florence Knight's funeral. She was 94 years old. The crazy thing about funerals is you could know someone for so long and know very little about their life. For instance, I had no idea she was engaged when she married her husband or the fact that she had a masters in education. The other crazy and fun thing about funeral is how it pulls family and friends together. All of my Aunt Nan's kids and their families were able to make it to the funeral. I don't remember the last time everyone was together. Therefore it was a very busy weekend with funeral stuff and cathcing up with cousins. It's fun to rekindle friendships and build memories with loved ones.

Matt and Brielle

hanging out after funeral

Derek Knight yawning

Clarissa Knight, Matt and Brielle

Brian, Crystal, Erin, Matt and Brielle

Pallbearers= grandsons of Florence

Final goodbye at Cemetery

Derek and Grant Knight

Ben, Tara, Clarissa, Grant, Derek Knight

Mark, Phillip and Scott Knight

Time for some yummy grub

Funeral family luncheon

Crystal and Brian

Phil Knight, Danielle and Brielle

BACK: Tara, Ben, Mark FRONT: Nicole, Karen, Lori, Scott

Tucker trying to grab Brielle's hair bow

Tucker, Brielle and Ray

Tara helped me all weekend picking out material and making hair bows for Brielle. I have been dying to know how to make them, and they really are not as hard as they look. However I am far from perfect and have a lot of practicing to do.

Tara demo's her secret hair bow technique

Erin and Crystal trying it with Tara's help

Matt new idea for hair bows

Brian and Crystal came into town for the funeral too. My mom had some of Nan's family so they stayed with us. It was fun having them in our home. In times past when they have come up I haven't been able to hang out with them very much. This time it was easier to hang out since they were staying with us. We had fun talking and playing with Brielle. He took some nice pictures of Brielle Sunday morning as she was playing on the floor.

Crystal and Brielle playing

Grandpa Hicks with Brielle (she is super tired in this picture)