The Bragg Family

Oh the Christmas Card...

noreply@blogger.com (Jackie Bragg) — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 02:04:00 +0000

So many choices! Addie is in a stage where she does not like to have her picture taken, which drives me crazy! I think after a bunch of pictures we were finally able to get one that would work for our Christmas cards. I love the Christmas season and I love to hear Addie explain what it is all about. We are so blessed!

Fall Fun!

noreply@blogger.com (Jackie Bragg) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:20:00 +0000

Happy boy! I can't believe that he is already 8 1/2 months old. He is sitting up and moving around but not crawling yet. I remember with Addie, I could not wait for her to start crawling she was so calm and quiet. This little man is going to be all over the place! I am enjoying this non-mobile stage right now! I don't think it is going to last much longer! :)

All of my nieces and nephews! This was a hard picture to get but they are so great.

The babies (Isaac, Emma, Jacob) So sweet!

Just too cute!

Loves the bitter biscuit! What a mess.

She hunted for a very long time to find the perfect pumpkin! Notice how far out she is, the very back of the pumpkin patch, it was a lot of work to find the perfect little pumpkin!

He is so happy! I love that sweet face.

My sweet boy is so much fun!

I love that they are starting to play together. It is so fun to watch them interact, play and laugh!

My little princess, Cinderella!

Spot the dalmatian. This is about as happy as he was in this outfit. I don't think he appreciated it much! We thought is was pretty funny though.

All the babies again, their first Halloween Good times! We love every minute of it, so blessed! Sorry for all the pictures I just could not decide which ones to post! :-) God is so good to our family. He provides for us and takes care of us everyday. I am so thankful for the blessings in my life, especially ALL of my family and friends! I love you all!

Lately...

noreply@blogger.com (Jackie Bragg) — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:34:00 +0000

Addie tried a smore for the first time, I guess she did not like it! :)

Loving every minute in the swing. He is so happy! He is just so much fun, I think we are going to have our hands full with this little guy. I can't believe that he is already 7 months old! He looks like a little man.

Sweet baby feet!

Addie loves to swing too! I think we go to playground just to swing but I guess if that is what she likes that is what we'll do. She is growing up and saying all kinds of funny things. It is amazing to watch them grow and learn.

Addie's first day of school! She was GREAT! Not even a tear. She loves school, I just wish she would talk to me about it. She says "I don't want to talk about it right now", everyday after school. What is that all about?

She does not look to sure about it but once we got in the room she was good.

This time of year is always crazy. Know that I am back to work, Addie is in school and Jacob is here we have had to do a lot of adjusting! Jacob is finally sleeping better (only waking up once) so that makes me feel better and not so tired. Addie is back in OT which was a bummer but it is going well and hopefully she won't have to stay in it too long. Jason is still working like crazy and doing free lance on the side, which helps! I have been slacking on the blog lately but I hope to get back into it soon and update it more frequently. Overall, we are doing well and loving every minute of our two kiddos! They are such blessings!

It has been a while....

noreply@blogger.com (Jackie Bragg) — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 02:13:00 +0000

It has been a while since I blogged but we have been very busy. Since I am off for the summer, I am trying to enjoy every minute of being home with the kids. They are so so so much fun! I love every minute of it, even the rough days. I am just so thankful for both of them and my wonderful husband.

Addie is saying all kinds of hilarious statements like "I will be right back, I need to go check my email". She is going to be 3 this next month and starting preschool. I have started planning her birthday party and she has requested princesses (her new favorite thing). I will be attempting to make a princess cake, we will see how that goes. She is growing up so fast.

Jacob is already 4 months old and the happiest baby I have ever seen! He loves to laugh which is just adorable. I need to try to get it on tape soon. He is teething all 4 lateral incisors (poor boy) but seems to be doing okay with occasional Tylenol.

Jason is leaving this next weekend with the Seekers, so please say a prayer for the team, their ministry and their safety.

I have been pretty busy with the kids and I started boot camp this past week. I really enjoy it and I am already seeing results which makes it worth it.

The summer is flying by and here are a few pictures of what we have been up to lately.

Emma Rose Kaufer (my sisters baby) was born a few weeks ago. She is adorable!

My dad with Emma and Jacob.

Jacob waiting patiently in the hospital while Emma was being born, such a trooper!

We took Addie to her first Riverbats game on Father's Day. She had a great time and loved the playground. It was crazy hot but we still enjoyed it.

His adorable smile!

Addie loves to bake (mostly just mix whatever it is I am cooking). We do this a lot especially on really hot days or rainy days.

We mostly spend time outside. She loves her baby pool and sprinkler.

Jacob is just hanging out while Addie is playing outside. He is so content, it is great!

Rice = A Little More Sleep!

noreply@blogger.com (Jackie Bragg) — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:47:00 +0000

Yes, I started cereal. Yes, he was only 3 months old. Yes, he is now only waking up 1-2 times a night!!!! YEAH! We are getting there. These are a few pictures of his first time eating cereal and might I add he did great! It was so hard to get Addie to eat (and still is) but he loved it. As you can see by these crazy smiles!

Addie sleeping. She is wearing pajamas with a second pair around her ankles, laying on her blanket nit under it and has her pillow propped up on the railing. I guess I should just be thankful she is sleeping! This is my neice, Kaitlyn. She was baptized this past Sunday! YEAH! We are very happy for her. That is my brother-in-law baptizing her.
We have been doing well. Very busy. This is my first week off for the summer and I am very excited about that. There is still not much sleep going on at my house so I am pretty tired but other than that we are doing great. Addie is adjusting well and is a great big sister. I am so thankful, she loves Jacob so much. It is very fun to watch them together. I can't believe how big he is getting, time flies. We had baby dedication at church a few weekends ago, it turned out nice. We had family over after the service. Addie thought that it was his birthday since we had cake. She cracks me up, if there is cake it must be a birthday. We had a cake for my niece yesterday and Addie started singing the happy birthday song! We are having fun and loving every minute of it! We are soooo blessed!

P.S. Does anyone know how to get rid of the underlined text? It drives me crazy. Sometimes its there and sometimes its not. Thanks. :-)

For Sale...

noreply@blogger.com (Jackie Bragg) — Wed, 27 May 2009 02:20:00 +0000

2002 Nissan Altima
$8,600

We are selling our car and moving on to bigger things (yes, a van!). We are very excited but need to sell our car first. Please pass the word around if you know of anyone looking for a used car. It is a great car, no accidents and well maintained. I actually love this car but we are just ready for something a little bigger. It is posted on www.autotrader.com if you are interested in more details.

Happy Mother's Day

noreply@blogger.com (Jackie Bragg) — Tue, 12 May 2009 19:00:00 +0000

I love my family! I have a wonderful husband and two fabulous children. God is good!

noreply@blogger.com (Jackie Bragg) — Fri, 01 May 2009 21:31:00 +0000

Hey everyone this is Jason.
I don't think I ever posted on here before, but I thought I would give it a shot.

I just wanted to tell everyone how great of a mother Jackie is. She does so many things for our family (things I could never do). I'm glad she gets to stay home during the summer. She always manages to have the house clean, dinner on the table and still able to show the kids enough attention throughout the day.

What she does at home is worth six figures. I love her so much and I am a very proud husband. I don't know how she does it, but she is unbelievable. She has the patience and loving care that I didn't think was possible. I love her so much and just wanted to thank and brag(g) about her.

Here are some pictures from this last month ... I thought everyone might enjoy (sorry if I mess this up Jackie) lol

Sweet Boy!

noreply@blogger.com (Jackie Bragg) — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 20:07:00 +0000

I love having two kids at home! It is very busy and it can get a little crazy but oh my goodness, it is wonderful! They are such blessings in our lives, never a dull moment. Jacob rolled over yesterday, crazy. I can't believe he is old enough to do that, I was shocked! He is doing great. We had him tested for acid reflux and sure enough he has it. He has been on prevacid and doing much better. He is such a joy and a great baby. I thought we were in for it because Addie was such a wonderful baby but we have been blessed with a second. He rarely cries and is just content wherever he is. I am very thankful. Addie is an awesome big sister. She loves to take care of Jacob and help do whatever he may need. She is getting so big and that was even more clear when we brought Jacob home. It felt like she grew up while we were at the hospital. She will start preschool this August which is crazy to believe. We are doing great and enjoying every minute of our precious babies. Here are just a few new pictures.

Proud big sister, they are so sweet!
He fell asleep during tummy time.
Happy boy!
Silly boy!
Cute boy!Serious boy!

Where is Addie?????

noreply@blogger.com (Jackie Bragg) — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:28:00 +0000

This was right before tubby time, she decided to play hide and seek. She is so funny!
She is so cute! We love her soooo much. She is such a great big sister and adjusting wonderfully to Baby Jacob. He is so tiny. Look at him in his crib. He sleeps great, most of the time. He sleeps at night from feeding to feeding (usually) so about 3-4 hour stretches. Not to bad for a 3 week old. He is so sweet. I love that precious little face.

Well, we have been home for a while and we are trying to get into a routine. Things are going great so far and we are loving every minute with our new baby and Addie. They are so cute together. Addie does a great job with him. She wants to help give him bathes, get diapers, help feed him and anything else he might need.

Jason and I feel so blessed. We have two perfect and healthy babies! What special gifts from God.

Jacob Alexander Bragg 2/26/09

noreply@blogger.com (Jackie Bragg) — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 19:52:00 +0000

He is here and we are so glad! He is doing well and measuring smaller than we thought! He weighed 8 pounds and was 20 inches long. We took him for his first well baby check up today and he weighed 7lbs 6 ounces (I am not sure what to do with such a tiny little guy). All is well and Addie is adjusting very well. She misses her mommy more than anything but hopefully I will recover soon and be back to normal. Here is a video Jason made of our new baby.

More pictures and details to come. I am first going to try to sneak a nap in...try!

Baby Webb

noreply@blogger.com (Jackie Bragg) — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 18:38:00 +0000

My sister had an adorable baby boy on January 27th, 2009! Hear are a few pictures of the new addition. Nikki and Baby Issac are doing well and we are so thankful. Baby Issac was 5 weeks early (we were due a day apart) weighing in at 5lbs 8oz. He had to stay a few extra days but he is doing wonderful! We love you guys.

Big Sister Kaitlyn with Baby Issac

Big Brother Conner with Baby Issac Big Brother Brandon with Baby Issac

On the way home from the hospital. Yeah!

Sweet Songs!

noreply@blogger.com (Jackie Bragg) — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 01:07:00 +0000

A book worth reading....

noreply@blogger.com (Jackie Bragg) — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 14:52:00 +0000

"Crazy Love" by: Francis Chan

http://crazylovebook.com/

If you have time to sit down and read a book, this is the one to read! It is a book to challenge you to love God with everything in you. I have been challenged in all aspects of my life, it opened my eyes to being truly in LOVE with Christ. I have been encouraged to do something for Christ and to live life (everyday) for Him and not for myself (still working on that one). I hope you enjoy the awakening as much as I did! Happy reading.

Christmas Celebrations!

noreply@blogger.com (Jackie Bragg) — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 17:04:00 +0000

We had a wonderful Christmas and Addie was especially fun this year. She was very excited about Santa and all the festivities leading up to his arrival. We celebrated Christmas for about a week straight it seemed, but it was a blast and we were able to visit almost all of our family. We spent Christmas Eve with Jason's family, Christmas day at home and with my family and then Friday we headed out to Ohio for two Christmases! One Saturday and one on Sunday, we drove back Sunday night. Our Christmas was packed full of visiting with family and we loved every minute of it. Here are a few pictures of our celebrations.

* This picture is my sisters and grandpa. Nikki, Grandpa, Jessie, Me (all of us are pregnant, we are so excited about that) Nikki is due March 4th, Jessie July 5th, Jackie March 3rd.

* This is one of the Christmas celebrations in Ohio, at my Aunt Bev's house.
* This is Aunt Bev with Addie
* This is Grandpa John with some of the grandkids.
* Christmas morning at home. Addie loves to play music so Santa brought her a keyboard with a microphone (she loves it).

* This picture is a picture of Jason's cousin, Lisa. She is also pregnant and due in May. Yes, we had to take pictures of all the pregnant ladies this Christmas - I don't expect it to happen again!

* A birthday cake for Jesus! Don't those sprinkles look yummy!

* Decorating cookies for Santa.

Busy Times...

noreply@blogger.com (Jackie Bragg) — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 18:12:00 +0000

I have been slacking on the blog but we have been up to tons of fun! We are trying to be creative with in door activities so hear are a bunch (probably too many) of pictures showing what we have been up to lately!

Christmas card pictures: As you can see Addie did not think this was a good idea at first. She eventually decided it was not so bad! It was too funny.
Chuckie Cheese: Addie thought this was great. This was her first time that she was old enough to play games. She loved the pizza and all the games - she did great. Every time we drive by there now she asks to go play. She loved the horse ride, we had to do that several times.
Gymnastics: The Friday after Thanksgiving, Jason and I were able to take Addie to gymnastics (since we were both off). I tried to get some pictures but they did not turn out very well. Addie loves gymnastics! Just plain silliness 1:The first picture is what I found when I went to get her up from her nap (I guess she did not sleep as long as I thought! Stinker! She put her shoes on and was attempting her shirt - over her pajamas.
Just plain silliness 2: I don't even know what to say about this picture! She is so crazy. Winter hat and a pull-up. Newport Aquarium: Addie thought this was great. She loves anything to do with animals.

Making, baking, and icing cupcakes: This is one of Addies new favorite things to do, helping mommy cook. She loves to help stir and have her hands in anything. I think eating the finished product might have been a little more fun! Just too cute!
I hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas!

TAG & Thankfulness!

noreply@blogger.com (Jackie Bragg) — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 19:01:00 +0000

I have been tagged by my friend, Blair. Here's what I have to do....

1. choose the 4th picture folder on my computer.
2. choose the 4th picture.
3. explain the picture.

4. tag at least 4 people to do the same.

So here it is....

I love this picture because this was Addie's favorite pass time. She would stand or sit just looking out the front door it made her so happy (if it was only that easy now!) She would watch for birds, squirrels, cars, whatever she could see. I took this particular picture to capture the ponytail. She, for some reason, does not like to have her hair pulled back. I think it looks adorable but I guess she does not like how it feels. She looks so little. I know she is still young but I can't believe how fast she is growing up. She will be starting preschool this coming August, which is just crazy!

I TAG:

Kate
Erin
Suzanne
Kelly

We are headed to Newport Aquarium with Addie on Wednesday morning so I will be posting some hopefully cute pictures of our trip!

Thinking about this time of year and Thanksgiving being right around the corner I thought I would share with you what I am thankful for, so here it goes

I am thankful for my wonderful husband. He holds our family together and supports me through everything. He is such a blessing in my life and Addie's. He is a wonderful husband, father and friend. We have been working really hard at setting goals for Christ and he is such a great example for our family. He pushes me and himself to be better everyday - what a special thing to experience with your spouse. I am so blessed to have such a wonderful husband.
I am thankful for our precious daughter, Addie. She has taught me so many things and she has only been in my life for two years. Going into parenthood, I really believed that it was going to be a certain way and that I could control our day to day things just on my own. She has shown me that is not so true. I can not control anything, I am not the one in charge but God is in charge. The ability to understand Addie and her individual personality - by the grace of God, is what has really changed my life. God has given me the tools I need to be a successful mom for Addie (though I may not always feel that way, it is true). God gave me this precious gift, He will also give me the wisdom I need to raise her. It has taken me some time to accept that truth. But because of Addie I have grown in my faith and understanding of Christ, for that I am thankful.
I am thankful for baby #2! Jacob is such a blessing. I was talking last night with Jason about how excited I am to meet him. I can't hardly stand it. I remember being excited to meet Addie for the first time but not like this. I believe the second child is that much more exciting because you know the love that comes with it. I had no idea how much you could love this little person until he or she arrives. Since we have Addie and have had that experience, I feel like I have a better understanding of what is to come! What a gift to be blessed with 2 children.
I am thankful for my family. I am surrounded by a group of people who love me no matter what! Thank the Lord! I am sure that I can be hard to get along with sometimes. They are a great support and I can't imagine life without them. I am very excited to spend the day with most of my family on thanksgiving - we are going to have such a great time together.
I am thankful for my 2 current Bible Study groups. It is so nice to be apart of groups of Christians that have the same desires that I do. Our goals are not to glorify ourselves but to glorify God. It is such a blessing to have friends that understand where I am coming from, friends to pray with, friends to support each other, and friends to challenge me and help keep me accountable. Over the last few years I have done a lot of growing in my faith and these two bible studies have been a great wake up call for me. I have been challenged in more ways than I can mention, for that I am thankful.

I am sorry for the ridiculously long blog! I challenge you to think about what you are thankful for and really think about the meaning of Thanksgiving. I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving and I hope you take the time to think about life and what it should really be about.

Addie Singing the ABCs

noreply@blogger.com (Jackie Bragg) — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:47:00 +0000

It took about 4 months to get Addie to do this for the camera! Jason bribed her with candy, I guess whatever works. You will need to turn the music down at the bottom of the blog to be able to hear her!

Addie's First Sleep Over!

noreply@blogger.com (Jackie Bragg) — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 18:09:00 +0000

Jason and I were very excited to attend our friends wedding last night. I decided to be a little less wimpy and let Addie sleep over at my sister's house. Thank you, Jessie! All was well, we went to a beautiful wedding, eat wonderful food, and enjoyed being out of the house. We got home about 11:30pm and I was off to bed! I felt so weird to not have my baby at home (the first time ever). Jessie said that Addie was doing great and talking up a storm. They went to bed around 9:00 (my nephew, who is five, Jessie and Addie all slept in the same bed - I wish I could have seen this!) Addie woke Jessie up because she was tossing and turning in the bed. Jessie thought she felt warm so she woke Addie up and took her temp., which was 103. Oh my gosh! I got the call about 4 in the morning that she was in our driveway. What a great sister! She drove 30 minutes to my house and did not call until she was there. So much for sleeping in! :-) Addie was fever free this morning but it has continued to rise as the day goes on. She has done this to us before (this is the 3rd or 4th time) she runs a high fever with no other symptoms. I am not sure what the deal is. Last time it go to 104.5, I hope it does not get that high - that was scary. Other than the fever, she is pretty happy and eating so I am not sure what to do.

On a more fun note, we had a wonderful time with Addie last weekend. We went to the Zoo for some trick-or-treating, she got her first haircut and we went to Huber's Farm. Jason was off on Saturday so we took advantage of the extra time together. Here are a few pictures of all the fun!

Addie's First Haircut~

She did very well but if you look closely she is eating a bunch on M&Ms in that yellow box. Once she got those she was very happy! Thank you MeMa for a great new haircut. We love it.

This picture was taken before the candy. She was not too thrilled. These are pictures for Huber's Farm. She had a great time. It was well worth the drive! This is Addie with her Papa Dave. Addie's first hay ride. I think this was her favorite part of the day. She did not want to get off the tractor. May the hunt begin for the perfect pumpkin. She looked forever - it had to be round she told us. Are you kidding me - a perfectly round pumpkin - we did our best.

The winning pumpkin and proud Addie.

Jacob is moving up a storm. He kicks all day long! It is funny how quickly you forget about this kind of stuff. It is so fun and exciting to feel him moving in there all the time. I am feeling like he might be a soccer player! :-) Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Jacob Alexander Bragg!!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Jackie Bragg) — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 21:37:00 +0000

Jason and I are proud to announce that we are having a BOY! We could not be more excited. Baby Jacob is looking great! They pushed back my due date to March 5, 2009 - bummer! It actually works out great because of the school year. I may not have to come back at all once Baby Jacob arrives. In two of the three pictures he has his hand by/in his mouth - just like Addie. We have several ultrasound pictures of her sucking her thumb. I keep thinking about my life and where we are, WE ARE SO BLESSED! We have a perfect little girl and a perfect baby boy on the way. I am just amazed at God's grace and love for us. Please pray that Baby Jacob will continue to be healthy and that Addie will adjust well to being a big sister. I know that they are going to be great siblings and friends. We can not wait to welcome our new addition!

The Wind Storm!

noreply@blogger.com (Jackie Bragg) — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 19:03:00 +0000

Oh, how thankful I am to have power again! We were out of power for 5 days. I really can't complain because it was not too bad - until we ran out of hot water. Then we headed to my moms for warm showers and tubby time for Addie. The next street over is still without electricity so we are counting our blessings. We spent tons of time outside, going to the park and zoo. It has been nice having the extra time off from work - schools were closed all week.

We were lucky because we did not have any damage to our house. All over our neighborhood were trees on houses and fences, along with wind damage to gutters, siding and roofs. We were pretty fortunate. We did have a branch from a tree in our front yard land on our power lines - connected to our house. We called LG&E and it stayed like this until yesterday afternoon. I am sure our neighbors were thrilled because we had to drive through their yard to get out of the driveway. The fire department came by several times and closed off the street. It is hard to see but one of the lines is down so low that only small cars could make it under.

What a storm! Addie did well and only asked to turn a light on about 50 times! We tried to lay her down early so she would fall asleep before it got too dark. She loved spending the extra time outside and loved all the chicken nuggets from McDonald's! We are a little tired of going out to eat and are looking forward to a home cooked meal tonight, after I go to the grocery! I will keep you posted, we are off to the doctor on Monday. It is already time for the ultrasound. We are so excited and can hardly wait to find out what this precious baby is going to be!

Busy, Busy, Busy.....

noreply@blogger.com (Jackie Bragg) — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:16:00 +0000

We have been very busy! I started back to work, which has been an adjustment on all of us. Addie, however, has taken it pretty hard. She actually started climbing (falling) out of her crib the second day I was back to work. She cried in bed "more mommy, more mommy". That about killed me! Since her new discovery of being able to get out of the crib we headed to the store for a toddler bed. Needless to say we had some rough nights. She told us that she did not like her new bed and then slept on the floor the first night, poor baby :( This has been going on for a couple weeks and Jason and I thought it was getting better but the last two nights have not gone so well. I am not sure why but she gets up, runs to the gate - as if she is looking for us, then runs back to bed (she did this pretty much all night last night). What a stinker! I am sure she will adjust soon. Here is a picture of her cute little bed. She received many new toys for her birthday and she loves playing with them. The first picture is a motorized jeep - which she loves! She drives all over the place and laughs the whole time. This is a dress-up outfit that she was given and she loves this too. She puts it on and then checks herself out in the mirror. Too funny!
We also signed Addie up for gymnastics. Jason takes her on Fridays - when I am at work. I hate to miss it but it has turned out to be a great activity for them to do together. She tells me that she gets to jump high, swing high and tumble! What fun.

I want to say thank you to everyone who said a prayer for me regarding my job this year. I really appreciate it. 2nd grade is a huge improvement and I am so thankful for the change! I have a couple stinkers but that just comes with the job. :) I hope everyone has a great week!

Thank You!

noreply@blogger.com (Jackie Bragg) — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 15:50:00 +0000

I just wanted to say thank you to two of my good friends, Jennifer and Abby. They both nominated me for The Smile Award! We are in a playgroup together and have become great friends because of it. I have really enjoyed the time we get to talk and enjoy each others company and children. I appreciate all of the kind words and encouragement. I am so blessed to have a great circle of Christian friends and moms. They both love their children to pieces, it is fun to experience that with other people. Thanks girls!

I realize that I have not blogged since Addie's birthday but as many of you know, we are approaching the first week of school! Busy, busy! I am looking forward to this year because I have been placed in 2nd grade - really looking forward to the grade change. My kids were sooo excited at our open house, which is a big change from years past. Please keep me in your prayers! I am trying very hard to start this year with a positive attitude. I had a very frustrating year last year and I just pray that this year will be better. I have done a lot of growing, spiritually, over the last few years and I am so thankful for all the amazing things that are going on in my life. I am working very hard at not sweating the small stuff and relying more on God and not myself. What a blessing to really grasp all of God's love for us, it is much easier to let things go when you truly believe that God is in control!

I also want to say thank you to my wonderful husband. As you all know, I do not mix well with pregnancy! The person who came up with the phrase morning sickness, is crazy! I do not get just morning sickness - mine is all day sickness - literally. Jason has stepped up to the plate and has helped me so much. He comes home from work and takes over. Feeds Addie dinner (I am not cooking right now), plays with her outside, does the laundry, picks up around the house, and he even headed to Walgreen's at 10:00pm to get my nausea medication! I wanted to try to make it with out taking anything I did not have to but it was time. I am down 7 pounds and counting (it was 18 with Addie and I know that is where it is headed if I don't start taking it). He has been a saving grace, I am so thankful that he is so helpful and understanding! I love him dearly!

Addie is doing great! We are so thrilled to announce that Addie is going to be discharged from OT in about 2 weeks. She has been in OT for over a year and she has made such great progress. When we started therapy she could not eat solid food without choking on it - very scary! She eats great now - like a typical 2 year old. She had the best OT ever, Shelly was great! Very patient and informative. She was a blessing to our family and we are so thankful that God choose her to work with Addie. It is going to be bitter sweet because we are going to miss our weekly visits with Shelly but we are so thankful for that Addie is doing so much better.

I hope everyone has a great week!

Birthday Party Fun!

noreply@blogger.com (Jackie Bragg) — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 21:11:00 +0000

We had a wonderful birthday party on Saturday, August 2 (Addie's actual birthday). We had about 40 people (all family, except a few). We have such a close family! My dad, Grandpa John, Aunt Bev and Uncle Dan, and Uncle John and Aunt Sheila drove all the way from Columbus, Ohio (four hours one way), just to celebrate with us. A lot of family lives about a half hour away and they all came in too, how great is that! We set up a little water park in the backyard (3 baby pools, a sprinkler, a slip n' slide and water guns). This was great because all the kids were entertained the entire time (12 kids to be exact)! Addie had a ball and kept saying "Addie's party". I guess she wanted to make sure we all knew that this crazyness was all for her (like we could forget!). Jason and I took her to the store and let her pick out the theme for the party and with no surprise, Dora was the winner! So we had a Dora cake, Dora hats, Dora plates and a Dora table cloth (we are crazy, we know). As I was preparing for the party I kept telling myself that next year I am going to tame this down because it gets pretty expensive and overwhelming but once the party started it was so much fun! Addie had such a great time and it was all worth it. So needless to say, next year will be just as crazy and fun! The new baby is due in February so I have to start being creative for entertainment because there will be not water park in my backyard in February! Bummer! Here are a few pictures of the party.

This is a picture of Jeffrey (my nephew), my dad and Addie.
Jeffrey, Jessie (my sister) and AddieThe backyard!Addie opening gifts...Look at those nice silver shoes! They have been worn everyday since. :)Eating birthday cake. Yummy!Addie was a little concerned because a sprinkle (from the cake) was on the ground. Why can't I eat that?
These pictures were not taken on her birthday - I just think they are adorable!

Thank you so much to all our family for everything. We are so blessed to have such a loving and supportive family. We are thankful for each and everyone of you. I hope everyone has a great rest of the week. Love you.

Happy 2nd Birthday, Addie!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Jackie Bragg) — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 19:29:00 +0000

More birthday pictures to come...this one is just too cute! We are headed to another 2nd birthday party for a little girl born the same day as Addie. We are very thankful to our family - thanks for coming and celebrating a wonderful 2 years with Addie!