The Gaitin's: January 2010

January 26, 2010

The same night as Brylee's Birthday party, she took her 1st few steps!!!

Bryan and I were so excited!

I don't know if it was that she was on a sugar load! What ever it was it gave her the courage to walk, she only took 3 steps, but it was still fun to see!!!

The Next night, Bryan and I were in her nursery and we got her to take 5 more steps, but this time we caught it on camera!

Brylee is now walking almost Full-Time!!!

It has been so much fun watching her, she still is pretty tipsy but she always gets up and goes again!!!

Brylee and her Birthday Cake!!!

Happy Brithday BRYLEE!!!

Brylee had a great Birthday!!!

Bryan and I both had her special day off, so we took her out to Lunch at Chick-ful-A in Riverdale. She LOVED it and the we bought last minute decorations. (Thanks to my check being 6 days late)

Anyways, the party started at 6, we cooked pizza on our new pizza maker and just hung out for a bit.

After we ate we opened presents and Brylee seemed to kinda know what she was doing. (maybe Christmas helped) Brylee was once again spoiled, she got tons of clothes, a Elmo, little people car, bath toys, a dogie that talks to her, a stereo/ CD player,and many other fun things!

After presents, it was on to cake!!! Brylee's Aunt Amy did an amazing job on her cake, I couldn't have asked for anything cuter! She is so talented. Brylee at first didn't know what to do with it. I had to give her a taste of the frosting before she finally realized that she could eat it. After that she was hoked, and she dug into it!!! She kept trying to share with everyone and by the end she had almost ate the whole thing!!! I was so worried that she was going to get sick but she never did!

After that everyone left, and that's when she made her 1st few steps!!! It was so exciting!!! There will be a video coming soon!

I just wanted to thank all that came to her party! It meant a lot to us to have here and celebrate!

The Birthday Girl, eating her PIZZA!!!

Opening presents!!!

(Lexi and Riker helped out a little bit)

Bath Toys!!!

Is it ELMO???

Little People Car!!!

(she Love's this toy, she runs it all over the floor)

This is the AMAZING Cake that Aunt Amy made!!!

(SOOOOO Cute)

Blow out the candle!

So what do I do with this???

1st handful... tastes pretty good!

Here have some mommy....

can't leave daddy out!

Oh! What a mess!!! But you only 1 once!!!

After the party we got her all cleaned up,

we tried out her NEW snow suit that her Daddy bought her!

Happy Birthday, Brylee!!!

January 25, 2010

BRYLEE'S 1!!!

So, I know that I'm a little late in posting, but I cannot believe how fast this month has flown by.

I have been having such a hard time with the realization that Brylee is now 1!!! I mean how can she be 1!!! I just had her, I still have all the stretch marks to prove it!!! I just want to cry.... Oh wait. I've done that!!!

I remember the night that I found out that I was pregnant with her and how I just couldn't wrap my head around it. I thought that Bryan and I would have to go through soo much to more to get pregnant. I remember all the tears and the let down of every Negative pregnancy test. I remember beating myself up inside, telling myself that that maybe God didn't want me to be a mother because I wasn't good enough!

Then there I was pregnant, I was so excited, I couldn't believe that I was going to be a mommy! While being pregnant I was so worried that I would do something wrong, and hurt her in some way. I wouldn't let Ronin just on me, I watched everything that I ate. I remember our first ultrasound, I was so excited to see her. But yet I was afraid that they would tell us that we weren't pregnant or that there was something wrong with the baby. There she was on the screen the cutest little gummy bear I have ever seen. She was moving her numbs and head back and forth almost like she was saying Hi! Her heart beat was so strong and I to LOVE the sound of it!!! I remember Bryan and I were counting down the day when we would finally find out what she was (deep down knew that she was a girl) but when the tech told us that she was a GIRL I was even more excited!!! I ran out before going to work and bought her first on many outfits!

All the fun began, painting her nursery, it was soo fun BUT so much work!!! (Never do stripes!) Worrying over thing we needed to buy to be ready for her, all the cute little clothes and shoes... the baby showers!

The guessing game of what she would look like, would she have Bryan's darker skin, my nose, my blue/green eyes or Bryan's brown ones. Would she have tons of hair or none at all...

The worry when I started into labor at 35 weeks and then the pain of being in Labor for the next 4 weeks (AHHH!). I was so excited when the doctor said that she would take her a week early but yet I was secretly scared to death of the big day... I was worried if she would be okay!

JANUARY 6, 2009!!! The day we all were waiting for... our little Brylee Anne came into this world a whopping 8 lbs. 12 oz. and 20 1/2 inches!!! She was the prettiest thing that I ever laid eyes on!!! I remember laying there holding her for the first time and thinking You where worth all of it!!! I couldn't believe that with in the first second of holding her I was absolutely in Love with her! I just couldn't believe how beautiful she was and that Bryan and I made her. Also know I was responsible for her!

The day that we brought her home from the Hospital I was soo scared. Yet I was so excited to show her, her home, her nursery and her doggies. That first day home with her was the Best!!! I knew that my life would never be the same, and it was alright with me! She has made and still does make my world so much worth it!

I the fun mile stones that she has went through, cooing, smiling, laughing, playing with her rattle, sitting up, baby food for the first time, getting her ears parsed, and crawling!!!

I was over joyed! I was going through the academy and feeling like was neglecting her, because I didn't spend a lot of time at home. I felt like one of the worst mommies! Then on one of my days off, I was changing her and went to the bathroom to wash my hand and I she fallowed me there... I was so excited!!! I knew that she loved me, and that things where OK!

There has been so many things that I have been blessed to experience with her! She is my Life!!! I'm so blessed to have her, to be her mommy. I never knew what unconditional love was until they laid her in my arms for the first time!

She is getting so Big, I can't stand it! It went by too fast!!! I wish that I could just have one more day when she was so small, and have her cuddle up to my neck!

I Love you Brylee, Happy Birthday!!!

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Here are a few pictures of our sweet baby girl though the year....

January 11, 2010

She Makes Me Smile

January 4, 2010

I Hope that everyone had a Happy and Safe New Years!!!!

I had to work new years eve night, and it was Crazy!!!

Bryan worked during the day of New years eve, he then had to work New years day!

But we still had Fun cheering in the NEW YEAR!!!

HAPPY NEW YEARS!!!

2010

December 27

I was so excited when I found out that Uncle Jeff and Grandma Sandy were coming home! But I was also bummed that I had to work the whole time that they were going to be here. So I asked work if they would give me a day off before they left, and luckily I was able to get Sunday off!

I had to work the night before so I got to bed around 7am, and woke up to go Bowling around noon! So with some much needed help from AMP!!!
I was able to get my butt out of bed and get going!!! LOL

Anyways we went bowling at the new Boondocks in Kaysville, we had a BLAST!!! We ate pizza, had a bunch of appetizers! Brylee loved watching us bowl and Grandma Sandy was the designated babysitter of Miss. Brylee Anne!

Here are some of our fun bowling pictures...

Jeff Bowling, way too fast!!!

Bob bowling...

Lori Bowling...

Bryan Bowling.... for yet another GUTTER ball!!!

Bryan had too many "Gutter balls" to count, needless to say he wasn't a very happy boy!

But I cheered him up a little bit
( I wasn't doing much better then him)

Grandma Sandy playing with Brylee

Our Little Brylee Anne....

and all the funny faces she gives... lol!!!

Much better!

After we went bowling we decided to play some arcade games.

Bryan and I found this one game that you punch and it measures how strong you are, I beat Bryan the first time we played!!! Then he ended up kicked my butt the next time!!!

The Final Score.... Bryan was the top number and I was the bottom!!! I totally killed it!!!

Then Bryan showed me up!

I also found a small carousal with horses for Brylee to ride. I thought that she would love it, but she didn't seem like it. She just had a funny look on her face the whole time she was on it!

(I don't know about this??? )

Anyways after all the fun at Boondocks, we went back to Bryan's parents house and just relaxed. Lori fixed Mexican food and then we played Apples to Apples and I WON!!!

I was a great day!

I'm so happy that Uncle Jeff and Grandma Sandy came home for Christmas! Christmas is always a lot funner when there around to celebrate with us!

CHRISTMAS!!!

Christmas was a BLAST!!!

I loved having Brylee here this year! It made Bryan and I feel like little kids again for her! I think that we were more excited for her to open her presents than she was, lol.

Christmas was a little early because of Bryan and I's work schedules. Our schelduels didn't give us enough time to see everyone on Christmas day.

So we started early!!! We had our first Christmas on the 23rd at Kellie and Scott's, we hung out, ate pizza and opened presents. Kellie and Scott got Brylee a Sea Horse that plays songs and lights up! Brylee loves the little thing she goes to sleep with it every night!!!

(Good job guys!)

Brylee crawling around with the Sea Horse!

Showing Grandpa what she got!

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On Christmas Eve we Celebrated with Bryan's side of the Family!

Including Uncle Jeff and Grandma Sandy!!!

We were so excited that they FINALLY decided to come home for Christmas!!!

It had been 4 years since the last time we got them out here for Christmas, so we where soo excited to hear that they were coming!!!

(We all know that it was because of Brylee, but we were just glad to have them around anyways!!!)

Bryan and I were spoiled, but I have to say that Brylee made out the Best out of all of us!!!

She got some fun bath toys, a See & Say, a Doll, and tons of Clothes!!!

Bryan got a New and much needed Cell Phone!

I got a Shopping Spree for much needed clothes, a opal bracelet and some comfy sweats!

Bryan and I also got a membership to COSTCO, I know that this will come in handy!!!

Brylee Loving Uncle Jeff

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After getting home Bryan, Brylee and I opened our annual Christmas Eve presents, PJ'S!!!

Brylee opening her PJ's

Look what you got!!!

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CHRISTMAS DAY!!!

Bryan and I had to wake Brylee up early because Bryan had to be to work by 10am. Brylee was not too happy about it!!!

( I know that our Christmas days of waking her up will be over very soon!)

Anyways, Brylee was a very GOOD girl!!!
I guess Santa is okay with her being a little afraid of him, lol.

Santa even brought the Dogs things too!!!

Brylee was Pretty tired so I opened my sock first, Bryan didn't get any pictures of it.

But I got perfume, comfy clothes, slippers, Candy!

After I got through opening my sock, Brylee was ready for some Christmas action!!!

Brylee waiting for her sock, in the mean time shes playing with my candy!

Getting some much needed Big Girl Spoons!

Going for the BIG presents...

SOOO excited over her Tea Set!!!

What is it????

IT'S ELMO!!!

Bryan and I thought that she would be so excited for Elmo, but she totally SOCKED us!!! She LOVED her Tea Set!!! and still does she plays with it Every day!!!