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Brinleigh is starting to develop her own little personality & it is so much fun for us to watch. She has recently started smiling at us & seems to recognize our faces & voices. She can support her head fairly well now but it still seems a little heavy for her & she hasn't gained full control of it yet. This past week she officially moved out of her newborn clothes & into her 0-3 month clothes. It makes me sad because it means she is already growing & getting bigger, however, it is a lot of fun since she has so many new 0-3 month clothes that she gets to start wearing now. She has also worn her first pair of shoes a few times over the last week. Brinleigh is gradually improving with her sleeping patterns & she is awake more now during the day with occasional naps whenever she feels like it, there is no schedule yet. She still wakes up a couple times throughout the night but not as much & she goes longer periods asleep before she wakes up. After we brought Brinleigh home, I got into the habit of sleeping down stairs because it was easier with her waking up so much & because our company was sleeping upstairs & then I continued sleeping downstairs when Kolt went back to work so that we didn't wake him up at night. But the couch is starting to get old & in the next couple of weeks I will try & move us into mine & Kolt's room on the weekends & probably into Brinleigh's room during the week, but we will see how things go. We go to the doctor on October 1st for Brinleigh's two month well baby check-up & I will post how that goes.
We bought our plane tickets to come home for Christmas & that really did some damage on the credit card, even though they were on sale. We will be home for 3 weeks arriving December 8th & leaving December 29th. I have already started mentally planning our trip, writing out lists & reading TSA guidelines for traveling with a baby. This is the first time Kolt & I have flown together & will be our first time flying with a baby & I am determined to make this trip as smooth as possible. Kolt & I both HATE flying & become panic stricken schizo's when it comes to traveling by airplane. (NOTE: Kolt is perfectly fine flying on a helicopter, complete opposite when flying commercially.) I usually have to take anxiety meds to avoid a panic attack & Kolt drinks alcohol to calm his nerves. So traveling together & with a baby for the first time will definitely be an experience, but one I am determined to make as smooth as I possibly can. I will also start packing a week in advance since I am not a light packer by any means & I tend to travel with a lot more than is necessary. I am extremely indecisive & paranoid about needing or wanting something at my destination & not having it because I didn't pack it. This time, I will be attempting to pack as light as possible for a 3 week stay, not only for myself, but for Brinleigh as well. This is going to be a HUGE challenge for me. But, since I plan on doing some shopping while we are home & with bringing home Christmas gifts, we are going to need as much extra room as possible for our flight home.
