Christmas Pictures!

Here are the pictures from our first Christmas as our little family! I put them in a Picasa album since there are so many great ones! Brayden is really loving all his new toys and goodies and he is such a huge blessing and constant joy in our lives! It is so amazing to watch him grow and it's going all too fast for Mike and I! Hope you enjoy the photos!

Brayden's 1st Christmas

Merry Christmas to all!

We had the merriest Christmas ever this year! I could not ask for more than my two boys in great health, along with the rest of our family, having a roof over our heads, and so much in general to be thankful for, and most of all, for JESUS! This Christmas was one we will always remember, our first with our little Brayden! He was so happy all day and we just had such a blast with him! He is growing up so fast and we are treasuring each and every moment with our little pumpkin!!

He made out like a bandit and has more toys and books and clothes and miscellaneous items than he could use in a long time! Mike and I fared very well too :)! One of my favorite gifts from my thoughtful sweetie is a small country personalized sign that reads "True love is hard to find, but that is what I have found in you!" which is what he had written in the sand the night he proposed to me! I am so blessed to have such a romantic hubby!

Just a couple of Brayden's presents were an exersaucer from Grandma and Grandpa Kraft, a Johnny Jumper from Grandma and Grandpa Kincaid, handmade toys and blankets from Grandma and Grandpa Jessup, a highchair from Santa, a lightup rattle and talking puppy from his Aunt Sarah and Uncle Brian, clothes from his cousin Ben, books and a McQueen car from the Krafts, etc etc. and on and on. If I forgot presents from anyone for Brayden I apologize but there are too many to think of right now! Anyways, it was such a blessed day and I am thankful for the memories and pictures we have but sad that it is already almost over! Hope you all had a very Merry Christmas and had time to reflect on the fact that it's all about CHRISTmas!!

Photos will come soon!

Our Snowman: Cooilo 234

Mike, Katie, and I went out and made a snowman today! Katie named him Coolio 234 and we think he turned out GREAT! Mike's brother, Matt, came over today and didnt believe that he was a real snowman! It's a VERY white Christmas for us this year; thank you Lord!

3 years ago...

today, Mike and I had our small wedding ceremony at Calvary Chapel Camarillo with just a few in attendance and became Mr. and Mrs. Michael Kincaid :)! We "celebrate" our anniversary on September 2nd, when we had our large ceremony with most of our family and friends, but we still celebrate today as well :)! The very best day of my life for sure! Three years and falling even more in love all the time! I definetely could not ask for more; my soulmate, my best friend, my hubby and so much more! I love you Mike!!!

Our little B-Ray!

Look how much he has changed!

My good friend Lindsey suggested I post a picture comparison from when Brayden was just born, to right now, Brayden at 5 months old! So here you all go! I cant believe how much he has changed! The first picture is Brayden at 9 days old, and the second is Brayden at 5 months old!

5 months old!

Brayden is 5 months old today! We can't believe how BIG he is getting! Here are a few pictures from today!

First Rice Cereal!

Newspaper

Here's a picture of Brayden making the local newspaper when he met Santa for the first time!

Brayden...

made the newspaper! Our Pastor's wife works for the newspaper up here and she was taking pictures of the Santa and Mrs. Claus meet and greet a couple of weeks ago and got a cuper cute picture of Brayden with Santa! I will take a picture of the article later on today; Mike's dad just showed us! Exciting :)!

My Snow Boy!

We stepped outside just for a second and I had Katie and Elijah take a couple pictures of me with Brayden with his first snow experience! He was a little puzzled as to what was falling on his little head but other than that, he didn't seem to think much of it! I just uploaded these pictures so that I could put them on the blog and when I saw the first one, I just couldnt believe how big Brayden looks! 5 months old next week, geeze! We'll have more pictures soon with my Snow Man <3 because he is coming TOMORROW! :D!!!!

Winter Wonderland!

We'll have some SNOW pictures coming this weekend! We're going to be getting a storm this weekend that is supposed to last into the beginning of next week! So excited! Brayden's first experience with snow!

Brayden is doing great and we can't believe he is going to be 5 months next week! He is trying to hard to sit up all on his own and as you can see from a couple of the pictures, can do a pretty good job when he is leaning forward, he just has to get his balance and sit up straight! If I dont sit right there with him, he will topple over and when I let him do that, only if he is sitting somewhere soft, he gets himself all stretched out on his tummy and then just rolls over, it's so cute! I also think he's getting closer to getting that first tooth! Lots of drooling and chewing! He's working on rolling over from his back to tummy and has done it once or twice, in a very long process with staying on his side for quite awhile, but it will be no time before he is doing it all on his own and smoothly and then will be rolling all over the house, sheesh! I'm trying to keep him from growing up too fast, it doesn't seem to be working so far! Also, something cute I have yet to get on tape, but Brayden has been making a new noise lately, or at least a lot more often, by putting his lips together and blowing, I do it back and forth with him and he just cracks up! He's also enjoying standing with assistance and bouncing on those chubby legs! He is really hoping to get an exersaucer from a certain pair of grandparents this Christmas! He's doing great with the rice cereal, which I am still just mixing into his bottle at the moment, last night he only woke up once and it was at 5:30 in the morning, I consider that a success! He loves our Christmas tree and will just lay on his playmat and stare at the lights, so cute! He can't wait for his daddy to be up here on Monday and neither can Mommy! Please pray for safe travels for Mike since we should have snow by then and it might be snowing while he is driving up the mountain too! Here are some pictures from the last couple of days! Hope you all are enjoying the holiday season!

More pictures...

Cuddled up on a cold winter night!

Totally his Daddy's son!

Rice Cereal!

I went ahead and tried Brayden on some rice cereal this afternoon and he took it great! Just a very little bit, about 1 tbsp in 6 oz of formula, but I wanted to see how it helps him stay full longer. He's been waking up anywhere from 2-4 times a night the past couple of weeks just starving, and eating about an 8 oz bottle each time! Hopefully it helps! I am going to try it again tonight before bedtime, the same amount and see how he does! :)!

baby blues

Santa Pictures

P.S. If you click the view all images button at the bottom of the slideshow, you can see the images bigger! Enjoy!

Meeting the REAL Santa!

Tonight the Westwood Chamber of Commerce put on the annual "meet and greet" with Santa. It was so much fun and Brayden and I wished Daddy could have been there! I wanted to make sure and write about it tonight before its not so fresh in my memory. We got there (me, Brayden, Mike's Mom and Dad, Katie (Mike's lil sis), and Elijah (mike's nephew)) and there were a ton of kids and families already there. They had various little tables set up, one put on by our church, Calvary Chapel Westwood, where kids made a stable and glued and colored a picture of Mary, Joseph, and Jesus, and where Katie and a couple other little girls read One Night in Bethlehem, another table where they let each kid pick out a brand new book to take home (Brayden got a Pooh Bear book called No Honey), one where the kids could make a stocking ornament, and another where you could get cookies and cocoa! And the best part of the night, Santa and Mrs. Claus came to see all the kids! They showed up on one of the local firetrucks and then sat in some chairs at the front of the town hall and had each kid come up one by one to get a bag of candy, tell Santa what they wanted, and get their picture taken. We finally made it up to Santa, and I took Brayden up first, I handed him over to Santa and both his Grandma Kincaid, and the photographer snapped some pictures, and then Santa didn't want to give Brayden back! He just thought Brayden was the cutest thing and kept saying he was going to keep him and how Brayden even had blue eyes like his, so they had to be related :). Both Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus were very sweet on Brayden and he really loved them too! Then Katie and Elijah both went up to Santa as well to tell him what they wanted and then we got a group polaroid taken of all 3 Kincaid grandchildren, this time, Brayden sat on Mrs. Claus' lap, and as you will be able to tell from the pictures I post tomorrow, he wanted the bells that she had in her hand! It was a really great time, and like I said, I really wish Mike could have been there. It's one of those perfect things of living in a small town, and it really got me in the holiday spirit! It was so much fun to get Brayden dressed up in his First Christmas onesie and little reindeer booties and bib! I'll post pictures tomorrow! Goodnight!

Prayers for my boys!

I have a prayer request for those of you who read our blog, first off for Mike. Apparently this morning while playing basketball, he hurt his ankle pretty badly. He isn't sure yet if it is just badly sprained or broken since it just happened and he is just now in the medical office. Please keep him in your prayers, that he heals quickly and that it isnt anything serious! He is still down in Southern California until next Friday and I really wish I could be there to take care of him! I'm really hoping its just a sprain (which at times, can feel like its worse than a break) and I will let you all know once I hear back from him.
**Update: Mike just got out of medical and his left ankle is badly sprained but not broken! He has a walking cast and just has to keep it elevated and iced!**

Also, if you can please pray for Brayden, we would really appreciate it. He's been having a problem with spitting/throwing up lately and I am working on getting him a Dr. appt up here to get it checked out. He has been eating more the last few weeks, as a growing boy should, and spits up often, but it seems that recently, he has been throwing/spitting up after almost every feeding. He's eating a lot, and acting completely normal, just maybe having a reflux type of a thing? We hope its nothing more than just having a sensitive tummy, which we know he has. Also, I think he has been fighting off a cold starting yesterday, and had a rough time sleeping last night, so hopefully its a quick one if anything and all of us Kincaid's get back to being 100% healthy soon!

Thanks for your prayers!

Brayden Meets Santa!

Brayden's Grandma Kincaid had a Christmas Party for her work on Tuesday night that we all went too and Brayden got to meet Santa there! Here is his first Santa picture! He did really well! A little curious about the beard, which he grabbed onto, but he did great! It was so cute to see him with Santa!!

We get to see Santa again at Calvary Chapel's Christmas shindig tomorrow and then Brayden will probably see him one more time once Daddy gets up here when we take him to the mall! What a lucky little boy! Hopefully he's been nice and not naughty ;)!

End of November Pics

Sorry I have been a slacker! Here are some pictures from the end of November! The first one is our little turkey on Thanksgiving day, the second is just a shot of him sleeping, too cute, and the third is a shot of him in one of the cute new winter outfits we got him!

Bundled up Brayden!

He has a fascination with his hands as if you can't tell! Doesnt he look cute in his sweatshirt? Looks SO much like his way handsome Daddy if you ask me!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Hope you all are having a fun, safe, and blessed Thanksgiving today! We have so much to be thankful for as Americans and this truly is a wonderful holiday to take the time to focus on all of our many blessings! This year Mike and I have the added blessing of Brayden, who has brought us so much more joy than we could have ever imagined! He is healthy, and happy, and just such a love of a little boy! We're so thankful for each other, for our families, and for Jesus along with many other things!

We just made it up here to Westwood at around midnight last night, so I will post more later on, along with pictures of Brayden's first Thanksgiving!! Enjoy it!

Memories...

I am watching the Alvin and the Chipmunk the movie, which came out last year around this time of year and it brought back good memories! Mike and I went and saw this movie last year on Christmas day! Not only was it so much fun to go to a movie on Christmas Day with my sweetie pie, but it was extra special because I had had horrible morning sickness ever since finding out I was pregnant a few weeks prior, so it was my first outing in quite awhile! Besides the fact that Mike lost his brand new wallet that night at the theater and we never found it, it was such a great time together and a great movie! Can't wait for my guy to get home from work!

The Many Faces of Brayden

The big grin :D

A little smile

The coy/bashful smile

Just hilarious

Off in his own little world!

4 month Dr's visit

Brayden had his 4 month old checkup today with Dr. Gold and everything went great! He is now 13 lbs, 3.5 ozs and 25 inches long. Our Dr doesnt tell us the percentiles but he did tell us that Brayden is growing perfectly! Both Dr. Gold and the nurses were amazed by how much he moves, he seriously cannot lay or sit still at all, always gotta be wiggling and giggling! They all got a kick out of it and he was talking up a storm too! I asked about feeding Brayden rice cereal, and because he is in great weight and height and because of his sensitive tummy along with the fact that Mike has such a serious allergy to fish (I guess any parent allergy heightens the chance a baby will have an allergy) our Dr really wants us to wait to introduce any type of food until Bray is 6 months old, which is fine by me! I was excited to get out those baby spoons and actually get to feed him food with Mike, but its just something we get to keep looking forward too! Time is already going by way too fast, and he'll be 6 months before we know it!

Another funny little fact is that Brayden's feet are still turning in more than we, and our pediatrician, would like (something he has had since birth). We're still working on massaging them and turning them outwards whenever we get the chance, but Dr. Gold told me this morning that we need to get some regular baby shoes, and just put them on Brayden's little feeties....but....on the wrong feeties! Yup, our little guy is going to look so funny with his right shoe on his left foot and vice versa, but he's so cute, he can pull it off ;)! This is supposed to help them turn out even more! We're trying to do what we can when he is this young so that he doesnt need any corrective measures taken when he gets older! Hope it works! Once we get him some shoes that fit his little feeties, we'll get plenty of pictures to share with you!

The munchkin did get 4 shots today and one oral vaccine and he did great. He only cried for a second and then started smiling and talking again. Of course, as soon as we got home, he started feeling the affects of the shots and getting fussy so I gave him some tylenol and he is resting hopefully comfortably! That's it for now! Have a good day!

4 Months Old!

Our little guy wants so much to sit up all on his own, and to crawl too! If you look at the second photo, he is leaning forward which he loves to do now, and grab on to those feeties! He's definetely going through a growth spurt and has been awake a lot more during the day and is eating about 6 oz at every feeding now! Can't wait to see how much he weighs tomorrow!

When he gets his tummy time, Brayden is doing so great at holding his head up and moving his arms and legs! Once he can get up on those hands and knees he'll be all over the place and boy oh boy will we be in trouble!

He's always talking to us and is "carrying on conversations" more and more, letting us talk, and then talking himself, so cute! He does this squeal when he gets really excited that is just hilarious too! So many fun little things about our little Brayden, too many to mention!

In this last picture, I can always get Bray to smile, but he's gotta be looking at us, so there's one of those precious smiles and chubby cheeks while looking at mommy instead of the camera! I like getting these "month old" photos in onesies so that you can all see his chubby little legs! Overall, he's doing great and we're just super excited to start our holiday season as a family of 3! More updates tomorrow after his Dr's appt!

CONGRATULATIONS!!

to my wonderful husband! He just called me and found out that he made E5!!!! That means he is now a Petty Officer 2nd Class! He took his advancement test back in Sep or Oct and they just got the results in this morning and let him know!!! I couldn't be more proud!!!!!!

Congratulations Sweetie, we love you and are so proud of you!!

Happy...

1/3rd of a year birthday Brayden!!!!
4 months old today!!!!

(I'll be adding to this post later today once the little guy gets a bath and gets his "couch" pictures done for this month!)

Our Little Turkey!

Just a couple of shots of Brayden in his bumbo chair, sitting up like such a big boy and enjoying playtime, and one of him on the blanket he got from the Kraft/Badner family (thank you!)!!!

Just 3 more hours and a few minutes (from when I am posting this) till it has been exactly 4 months since he came into this world! Getting so big, so fast! More on that tomorrow!

Ready for...

his 1st Christmas!!!!

Only 38 days left!

Bathime Boy!

Happy Birthday...

Adam!!!

Our nephew, and Brayden's cousin Adam is 5 years old today!!!!!

Happy Happy Happy Birthday Adam! We love you!