Eighteen feet in motion.....

Pumpkin Patch

2011-10-23T11:44:00.001-07:00

Brunch....

2011-10-21T20:37:00.000-07:00

We went to brunch at the Ikon Grill in downtown Seattle last weekend with Uncle Troy and Aunt Sarah.

Lollipops...

2011-10-21T20:35:00.000-07:00

Jeff got his THIRD hair cut last weekend. We bribed him with a lollipop to get him to sit still and it worked. He thought it was pretty darn good.

And the cake pans...

2011-10-21T20:33:00.000-07:00

I'm on a mission to find every possible kind of camo....Jeff is on a mission to destroy the kitchen any chance he gets!

Yum....sugar cookies

2011-10-21T20:31:00.001-07:00

I baked sugar cookies for Halloween and Jeff got his first taste of them. He had black icing all over his nose and face.

The utensil drawer...

2011-10-21T20:30:00.000-07:00

Someone has found the utensil drawer and I can't keep him out of it. The spoon in this picture has actually been moved into the car to play with on the drive to and from day care.

Dinner with the Sheets

2011-10-21T20:28:00.000-07:00

We had Kim, Colby, Elleanor and Baylor over for dinner a couple weeks ago. We've been trying to get together since August with Baylor was born and have been super busy. I got a baby fix. Elle and Jeff had a great time playing together.

Down for the event

2011-10-21T20:26:00.000-07:00

We went down to Rainier for the Equestrian event. We didn't spend a lot of time with the horses but Jeff got to be around the girls down at Carrie's house.

Daphne was so cute sitting right next to the girls waiting so patiently to see if they would give her any food.

October means Halloween clothes!

2011-10-21T20:22:00.000-07:00

He lost the pants but he kept the monster shirt on. I have had so much fun shopping for Halloween clothes for him!

Like meeting a celebrity for me...

2011-10-01T21:00:00.000-07:00

As anyone who reads this should know, I am still very active with my sorority. Most of my close friends are sorority sisters from college and it's something that I'm still really into after almost 15 years out of college. Some National officers were in town this weekend to visit with alumnae and I had the extreme pleasure of getting to have dinner with them last night and attend a reception this afternoon. At dinner last night, I was sitting across from our National President. She's an amazing woman and has so much enthusiasm for our organization. Not to mention the fact that she's a volunteer and doesn't get paid to do such a huge job, we're so lucky to have her. I had to get my picture taken with her, this is like getting my picture with an actual celebrity in my book. I have to give a shout out to Jason for watching Jeff so I could go to both events and not complaining about it!

Putting on a brave face...

2011-10-01T20:52:00.000-07:00

We had a sick baby on our hands last weekend. Jeff had a 103 fever last Saturday which really freaked mom out. It was just a cold (so they told me at urgent care on Sunday). I ended up staying home with him on Monday and Jason stayed home with him on Tuesday. He seems to be on the mend now.

Klondike bars

2011-10-01T20:50:00.000-07:00

Someone has discovered just how yummy Klondike bars are. He's not super interested in the ice cream but really likes the chocolate!

Labor Day weekend

2011-10-01T20:48:00.000-07:00

We went down to Rainier on the Sunday of Labor Day weekend. There were kids everywhere. Jeremy and Jenn were down with their 4. Jenn's twin Stephanie joined in the fun with her 3 boys. Allyson and Emma joined in on the action as well. Later in the day, Russell and Shauna brought their water slide pool along with their 2 boys and their niece and nephew. Good times were had by all, everyone slept really well that night especially the dogs. :)

The water table

2011-09-27T21:45:00.000-07:00

Grandma and Grandpa got Jeff a water and sand table for his birthday. We decided no sand this year since we're pretty sure that he would eat it not play with it. So we decided, water only for this year at least. Jeff loved playing in the water!

Messy boy....

2011-09-27T21:41:00.001-07:00

He LOVES that Rice A Roni!

Whidbey Island

2011-09-27T21:33:00.000-07:00

We went to my sorority Executive Council retreat up on Whidbey Island back in August. Jason caught some salmon, Jeff had a great time in Reggie's swimming pool and his new wagon and I had a great time hanging with the girls. We had absolutely amazing weather, it was the perfect day.

Trying to walk

2011-09-27T21:29:00.001-07:00

Little man is doing his best to walk. He loves pushing around his lion. He pushes it back and forth. Sometimes he chases the dogs with it and they run!

Jamming

2011-09-27T21:28:00.000-07:00

We had planned on getting our pickles done in mid-August. Unfortunately, the cucumber crop had other plans for us. I had already arranged for Wendy, Troy and Michael to help us so we made jam instead.

Michael had all kinds of country adventures. He got to go to the Dell's in Yelm and Mountain Lumber, a couple more things to check off the bucket list!

We got quite a bit done, it was a very productive day.

Meeting Emily and Nathan

2011-09-27T21:23:00.000-07:00

Our friends Art and Lisa adopted 2 kids last year. We have been trying to get together forever so the kids could meet. Jeff and Emily got along famously. Nathan is older and I think he was over the whole baby thing. Plus, Jeff kept knocking down his train tracks. We told him this was part of the reason we called him Jeffzilla.

July 2011

2011-09-27T21:19:00.001-07:00

Catching up.....Little man is quite a nut. He loves getting into everything - the kitchen cupboards, the magnets on the fridge, the toilet water, the dog's water....

And he likes to eat, some of it even makes it into his mouth!

And his relationship with the dogs has improved exponentially now that he throws food off of high chair on a daily basis.

He loves his toys.

And boy is he cute!

Makenzie's 1st Birthday Party

2011-09-27T21:19:00.000-07:00

We went to Makenzie's 1st birthday party at the end of July. Makenzie and Jeff are 11 days apart in age. Makenzie was 6 weeks early though so there's a pretty big size difference.

There were cupcakes galore.

Makenzie thought they were delicious.

Jeff thinks I'm a jungle gym.

Welcome to the big top!

2011-07-17T21:04:00.000-07:00

Jeff's Carnival/Circus themed birthday party was yesterday. A friend of mine made the cake, I never could have pulled something like this off.
We had lots of carnival games and prizes for the kids out in the garage. The food tent was in the backyard with Jason at the BBQ.

Jeff wasn't too sure about the cupcake but he got into it. We gave him the very top off of the big top on the big cake. There was red EVERYWHERE. He had to get a bath mid-party.

Good times were had by all. I'm exhausted. Back to work tomorrow after 2 weeks off, boo!

Happy birthday...

2011-07-17T21:02:00.000-07:00

We went to the Old Lahaina Town Luau on Jeff's birthday. We had a great time, Jeff really enjoyed the show and was good the entire night. He crashed pretty hard in the car on the way back to the condo.

Maui

2011-07-17T20:51:00.000-07:00

Pictures are in no particular order, I couldn't get Blogger to do it. This is from dinner on our last night. The condos we stayed in had multiple BBQ areas. The one closest to our building has banana trees around it and was called The Banana Grill. Jeff actually has rice-a-roni on his eyelash.
Jeff at the aquarium in Maaelea.

Jeff and dad at Wedding Beach.

My mom also at Wedding Beach. We were trying to find turtles, no luck. :(

Before he started playing in the sand at the beach in Makena.

No explanation necessary....

We had a great time. It was a big bummer to leave but we'll be back someday. Hopefully soon!

Grandma's here!

2011-07-17T20:50:00.000-07:00

My mom got here on the 5th for an almost 2 week long visit. Jeff has a great time with her. Sadly, she's already back in Pennsylvania and we're already looking forward to Thanksgiving when she's hoping to come back.

Jeff's first 4th of July

2011-07-17T20:48:00.000-07:00

We went to a BBQ at my friend Edith's house. Jeff passed out on the swing. I love his outfit, there are flags on his shorts.

Jamming

2011-07-17T20:45:00.001-07:00

We made strawberry jam a couple weeks ago. Allyson came up to entertain Jeff so we could actually get it done.

It was a beautiful day so we took a walk when we were done so Jeff could see the horses.

Meeting Emma

2011-07-17T20:40:00.000-07:00

We went down to meet the newest edition to the family, Emma. It's hard to believe that Jeff was ever this small.

Aunt Carrie quickly passed off Jeff when she realized just how heavy he is.

We tested out the new Ergo Baby Carrier with Jeff in back. I don't think he's really a fan.

Jason got our shed painted, I think it turned out pretty good.

Birthday party fun

2011-07-17T20:27:00.001-07:00

We went to Elleanor's 2nd birthday party a couple weekends ago. The weather was beautiful so little man got to crawl around in the grass. He immediately found the swing set and fell in love with the slide.

Kimmie made a really cool rainbow layer cake, it was both beautiful and delicious. Elle was nice enough to share her piece of cake with Gia.

I had fun shopping for Elle - I picked out the cutest 4th of July tutu and matching tank top. She liked it so much that she dropped her skirt in the middle of opening presents and put on our gift. Totally cracked me up.

I love Dad!

2011-06-25T14:28:00.000-07:00

What a ham. He was throwing a fit right before he saw the camera. His shirt says I Love Dad, he wore it for Father's Day last weekend.

Exploring.....

2011-06-25T14:21:00.000-07:00

He's into everything. We finally put locks on the cupboards last weekend but he still has access to the cupboard with the tupperware. Boy was he mad when he couldn't open the doors anymore. He likes to look out the back window to see what the dogs are doing when they're outside. He likes to walk like a tightrope on the entertainment center. His favorite is playing hide and seek in the bathroom though.

This is how we roll....

2011-06-25T14:10:00.000-07:00

Jeff likes riding in the wagon down at Grandma and Grandpa's. Fonzie had just had surgery the day before and had stitches so we put him in the wagon with Jeff. Jeff thought that was great, he petted him lots. You can't see it in the picture but he's holding on to Fonzie by his tail. Surprisingly, Fonz didn't seem to care but it could have been the post surgical drugs he was on!

No, I didn't teach him that!

2011-06-25T14:05:00.000-07:00

We have a big party coming up next month. We got little man dressed in his monkey suit for pictures for the invites. Since he's like a tornado, Jason took pictures while I tried to get him to stay on the couch and smile. We got a bunch of pictures, Jeff was done. We get him out of the monkey suit and I upload the pictures. I was like, Oh these are perfect then I saw the finger. I was laughing so hysterically that I was crying. So I found a picture that I could crop his hand out of and used that one for the invite. Oh well, classic. Now we know he's my son for sure!

First hair cut

2011-06-25T14:04:00.000-07:00

We took him in over Memorial Day weekend when I was getting my hair done so he could get trimmed up. His hair is already grown back over his ears again. He did pretty well but kept trying to move around. Only so much you can hope for at this point right?

Best friends?

2011-06-25T14:01:00.000-07:00

The dogs have adjusted pretty well to Jeff. We still keep a close eye on them. Earlier this week, Jeff needed past Fonzie and he shoved him out of the way. We've been trying very hard to teach him to be nice to the puppy dogs. The dogs do appreciate that Jeff now throws stuff off of his high chair that they can eat!

Chicks and ducklings

2011-06-25T13:55:00.000-07:00

One of the librarians at an elementary school does a project every year where she lets the kids help with hatching chicks and ducks from eggs. I was working a lot in her building during this time period and she offered to let me bring Jeff up to check it out during off hours. I have to say, I was way more enthralled with the little birds than Jeff was. I just love animals especially babies. NOTE: No animals were harmed in the making of this blog. :)

Jeff was more interested in the box than the ducks in the box.

This is seriously one of the cutest things I've ever seen.

I was promised that I could bring him back next year when he might be more interested in the birds. Jason suggested we could put a chicken coup in our backyard but I said that I wasn't at all prepared for an adventure like that.

Recap

2011-06-25T13:50:00.000-07:00

Easter Bunny!

2011-04-29T21:52:00.000-07:00

We had our first visit with the Easter Bunny earlier this month. Jeff was pretty cooperative even though he wasn't feeling so hot from teething. He has 4 teeth now, 2 top teeth and 2 bottom teeth. At his 9 month check-up, he weighed in at 20 lbs 3 oz and measured 30.5 inches.

First Easter

2011-04-29T21:49:00.000-07:00

First trip to the beach

2011-04-29T21:45:00.000-07:00

So I'm way behind on the blogging. Little man is on the move constantly so I spend my time chasing him and not so much on the computer. We went to Grayland State Park on Saturday to go clam digging. The dogs came too. It was a beautiful day and we had a great time. Little man even got a bit of a tan line on his nose.

I'm so behind....

2011-03-10T20:53:00.000-08:00

So, my apologies for slacking on the blog but little man is on the move now so sitting at the computer is a lot easier said than done. He's 8 months old tomorrow, it's so hard to believe how big he's getting. It makes me sad when I realize he's turning into a big boy so soon. He's army crawling, hasn't quite mastered the art of being on all fours. He loves the dogs and tries to chase them when he crawls. We've learned to pick up the dog's water these days. He has his 2 bottom teeth and we think more on the way. He's been really cranky all week, drooling worse than the dogs and has some pretty major diaper rash. He loves applesauce, sweet potatoes and pears. He couldn't look anymore like his dad if he tried. I will try to be better about posting pictures.

Pirate butt

2011-01-29T21:43:00.000-08:00

We went out to dinner last night and we dressed Jeff in a pirate dog outfit. I love this outfit, notice he had doggie pirate butt. Love it!

Hammer time

2011-01-29T21:42:00.000-08:00

Jeff got his hammer in his stocking and he loves it. Sadly, it stopped working today so I'm going to have to look for a new one.

Yum....

2011-01-29T21:41:00.000-08:00

Not sure if this was carrots, sweet potatoes or squash....it could be a combo of all three. He is an eating machine.

Bath time

2011-01-29T21:39:00.000-08:00

Jeff loves bath time. I dug out some more toys for him to play with in the tub and he loves them. Notice my feet are in the picture. He's still not quite sturdy enough sitting to be in the tub by himself yet. It won't be long though.

The remote

2011-01-29T21:38:00.000-08:00

He's starting young.

Solid foods...

2011-01-08T20:48:00.000-08:00

Jeff will be 6 months old next week so we are venturing into the realm of solid foods beyond rice cereal. I picked up some of those rice biscuits that I've seen other babies eat. I don't think he was too crazy about it.
The carrots seemed to go over a little better though.....

Men left to their own devices

2011-01-08T20:41:00.000-08:00

This is what happens when Dad's at home watching Jeff....

We got our present early this year....

2011-01-08T20:38:00.000-08:00

I can't put my arms down....

2011-01-08T20:35:00.000-08:00

We were down in Rainier on New Years Day for Christmas with the family. We went for a walk down to Carrie and Edgar's house and put Jeff in his snowsuit. It's a little big on him and he was none too thrilled but it was pretty cold outside. We kept joking that he was like Ralphie's brother in A Christmas Story crying because he couldn't put his arms down.

Jeff's dog

2011-01-08T20:33:00.000-08:00

Little man like to lay on the floor and roll around. We've discovered the couch is not a good place for him to be to do that since he'll roll off. Roscoe is always most curious about what's going on with Jeff. We've thought all along that Roscoe would become Jeff's dog and so far, it looks like we're right.

Christmas night

2011-01-08T20:31:00.000-08:00

Little man was a trooper throughout the whole day. I realized that night that I forgot to put his hat on and had to take more pictures. As you can see, he rolled with the punches.

Brothers Canine

2011-01-08T20:29:00.000-08:00

I really am afraid that Jeff is going to grow up thinking he's a dog. He's really loving the dogs. he smiles at them all of the time.

Christmas montage

2011-01-08T20:14:00.000-08:00

Cousin Eddie's robe.....

2010-12-24T20:58:00.000-08:00

So little man has been fighting a cold, he's had a stuffed up nose all week. He's been falling out early so we've missed bathtime most of this week. We decided that he was getting clean no matter what tonight. So I took him into the shower to wash him up then filled the tub to give him a vapor bath to help clear up his nose. I had found a robe for him this week in the closet that I completely did not realize was in there. We decided to put it on him tonight. I was somewhat skeptical if it would actually fit because it was size 9M and he's getting pretty close to moving to 9-12 months clothes. So we put it on him and his bum and winky were totally hanging out below the hem. I was in tears I was laughing so hard, he looked like a flasher in a short trenchcoat. Later, Jason said, he looks like Cousin Eddie (Christmas Vacation) in his robe! Too funny.

Merry Christmas to all!

PS-No pictures were taken of this!

Santa Paws

2010-12-19T20:29:00.000-08:00

Back in October, Gloria sent home this outfit for Jeff. I never would have seen it since I never shop at Macy's. I got my Christmas wish today when Jeff and the dogs posed for pictures together. The dogs were rewarded with rawhides afterwards. They've always been pretty trained for pictures, Jeff is falling into line in that regard so far.

Stop calling me Archie Bunker....

2010-12-15T19:17:00.000-08:00

Little man basically lost all of his hair on the top of his head. My mom said he looked like Archie Bunker. I said that he was getting his dad's hair line. Well, it's growing back and it looks like we're getting the toe head we thought we would. New nickname, fuzz butt.
He sure loves that rice cereal!

I spy with my little eyes....

2010-12-15T19:15:00.000-08:00

a dachshund! Jeff noticed Fonzie sitting next to us for the first time on Saturday and reached for him. Fortunately, Fonzie is pretty tolerant of the ear tugging. He keeps looking at Jeff like, pet me.

Little piggies

2010-12-11T12:26:00.000-08:00

Someone found their feet and he loves them.....

Ick, I mean elk

2010-12-05T16:07:00.000-08:00

Jason got an elk yesterday morning. I'm sorry, I'm just not into dead animals like he and Roscoe are. It grosses me out that their tongues are always hanging out like that.

When I grow up, I wanna be like my daddy

2010-12-05T16:06:00.000-08:00

Notice the camo and dad's smile. What you can't see is that Jeff was wearing camo pants too. I keep telling Jason that it will be a few years before Jeff can go hunting.

Num...

2010-12-05T16:00:00.000-08:00

Jeff started waking up repeatedly last week wanting to eat so we decided it was time to start the rice cereal. He seems to love it so far. We've had some patience issues so usually feed him a little of a bottle before the cereal so he's not screaming waiting for food.

First High Point visitor

2010-12-05T15:59:00.000-08:00

My friend Justin was in town for work last week and was kind enough to come to the house to visit us and he got to meet Jeff. Fortunately, Jeff was in a good mood for the visit so Justin will stop by the next time he's in town. I can't wait to take Jeff to High Point sometime to introduce him to all of the folks on the half of the country!

The first ornament...

2010-12-05T15:56:00.000-08:00

For the first time, we had a ceremonial first ornament on the tree. It was the baby's first Christmas ornament we bought at Disney World quite awhile back. I have to confess though - most of the ornaments are off of the tree. Our tree fell over thanks to our ghetto tree stand the day after this so I removed the majority of the ornaments until our new stand arrives from Costco.

O Christmas Tree

2010-12-05T15:51:00.000-08:00

We went on our annual tree hunt with the Masterson's the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Jeff had a blast in the Baby Bjorn taking it all in. We found a nice noble fir this year. I am partial to douglas firs but told Jason we could change it up this year.
All smiles after the hunt....

Remi loves babies. She actually rode down in the truck with us so she could spend more time with Jeff. Stacie told me she actually wrote an essay for school talking about how she hoped she could ride in the car with Jeff too cute.

First Thanksgiving

2010-12-05T15:47:00.000-08:00

We have much to be thankful for this year - our happy, healthy little turkey.

Aunt Susan came to visit!

2010-12-05T15:45:00.000-08:00

Right after my mom left, Aunt Susan came to stay with us for a few days while she was working in the area. Jeff just loved her and we had a blast visiting with her.

Sniff sniff

2010-11-12T22:03:00.000-08:00

My mom leaves tomorrow morning to go back to PA. We've had a great time with her and enjoyed all of her fabulous cooking. Our freezer is full of meals ready to go which will make the coming hectic holiday season a little easier. We keep hoping that my mom will be able to move here, she's missing so much not seeing Jeff on a regular basis. Tomorrow will be a sad day.

So cool....

2010-11-12T22:01:00.000-08:00

It was sunny out yesterday and we were heading for a shopping expedition before our dr appointments so I had to see if he would let me put on the shades. He cooperated for some pictures but was done pretty quickly.

Roll over...

2010-11-12T21:56:00.000-08:00

There've been some big changes in the house this week. Little man started rolling over from his back to his stomach. At first, he was only doing it every now and then. Now, it's all of the time. Last night, he started rolling over in his crib. It was very nerve wracking for mom to let him sleep on his tummy. I had just talked to the dr about it that day at Jeff's 4 month appointment. She assured me that it would be okay. I woke up at 5AM to use the restroom and went to check to make sure he was still breathing. Tonight when I put him down on his back, he immediately rolled over to his tummy. I guess he must like having a choice of sleeping positions. He weighed 14 lbs 9 oz and measured 26 inches at his appointment yesterday.

Kisses

2010-11-05T11:30:00.000-07:00

Grandma and Grandpa stopped by today. Jeff was loving the kisses, he was laughing up a storm. A few minutes later, meltdown started to set in and he's now asleep.
I think I'm all caught up with the blog now!

Grandma's here!

2010-11-05T11:28:00.000-07:00

My mom is in town for the next week to help out since I had to have my gall bladder surgery. After an attack a couple weekends back, I decided that I was done and had to get the surgery done. Jeff is having a great time with her. Mom is tired and sore but recovering well.

Crinkly....

2010-11-05T11:26:00.000-07:00

Someone is finally starting to like toys. His favorite so far is this crinkly lion. I don't know if it's the noise or what. He spends lots of time gumming him these days.

Airborn!

2010-11-05T11:25:00.000-07:00

This is one of the new things that Jeff loves, it usually calms him down when he's starting to get fussy.
As you can see, Dad likes it too.

Meeting the girls

2010-11-05T11:21:00.000-07:00

We went over to Kim's house for dinner a couple of weeks ago and Jeff finally got to meet all of the girls. The adults had a great time visiting amidst the chaos. Gia and Elle were quit smitten with "baby."

Halloween

2010-11-05T11:16:00.000-07:00

I had lots of fun buying Halloween outfits for little man. He loves his mummy......

Both of our hot dogs....

He's batty for mommy.....

Our little monkey man...

None of these are actually on Halloween. He was super cranky so we didn't put him in either of his costumes. We can't wait for next year, we already have his sock monkey costume!

East coast visitor

2010-11-05T11:14:00.000-07:00

It's an extreme rarity but someone from my family was in the area for work. My cousin Andy was in town a couple weeks ago. He came over for dinner and got to meet Jeff. Andy has a 7 month old son. I sent pictures from my phone to family members too. His mom totally missed at first that Andy was holding Jeff, she thought it was him with her son. I think my aunt needs to lay off the late night wine!

Jeff's girlfriend

2010-11-05T11:12:00.000-07:00

We had a goodbye party for my friend Jenn who was moving to NC. We took this opportunity for pictures of Jeff and Makenzie. Makenzie was born 6 weeks early, she's only 11 days younger than Jeff. It's too funny to see the size comparison of the two.

The Great White Hunter

2010-10-16T21:36:00.000-07:00

Jason was up bright and early at 4:30 to go deer hunting this morning. Of course, I was already awake feeding Jeff but got to go back to sleep eventually. Jason called me around 10 and I was shocked when I asked, any luck? He responded with, Yeah, a big 4 point! I hate hunting season. I swear every year that I am going to kick him out of the house because hunting is the only thing he seems to care about. I guess I have his attention partially back....until elk season starts.

Happy birthday Allyson

2010-10-16T21:32:00.001-07:00

Allyson turned 2 on September 28th. They waited to have her party until today so Oma and Opa could be at the party all the way from Holland. We got our first ever picture of all of the cousins with Jeffrey included. Bryce was quite helpful in holding up Jeff since he can't quite sit up on his own.
All in all, Jeff did great. He only took a 20 minute power nap at the party so we ended up rushing out so I could get him to sleep in the car. He slept the whole way home then almost another hour after we got home. Meltdown avoided.
We both survived my first week back to work. He is adjusting quite well to daycare. I am getting back into the swing of things at work. I discovered on Friday that I have gallstones so surgery is very likely on the horizon for me. Not fun.

Bumbo!

2010-10-10T09:54:00.000-07:00

We started putting Jeff into the bumbo seat the other day and he seems to like it. He's sitting up pretty well, he likes that way better than tummy time. He's doing great though - sleeping through the night now, usually until around 5 am which works out well for me going back to work tomorrow. :( I am so not ready to leave him.

Are you ready for some football?

2010-10-10T09:51:00.000-07:00

Uncle Troy bought Jeff this cute football outfit and he usually ends up wearing it every Saturday or Sunday while he lounges on the couch with Dad watching football. It cracks me up that he will sit still and appears to be paying attention to the games.

Thumbs up

2010-09-26T16:46:00.000-07:00

He's found his thumb. We're trying really hard to keep him from sucking it but there's only so much we can do. Here he is passed out in his swing, too cute. On a brighter note, he fell asleep around 9 last night and didn't wake me up again until 3. Keep your fingers crossed for me that we're turning a corner here!

Rooster tail

2010-09-26T16:43:00.000-07:00

Jeff has quite the cowlick on the back of his head. It's actually in the same spot as Jason's. I tried to take a picture zoomed in but am not sure you can really tell how bad it sticks up. After he got out of the shower the other night, it looked like the entire back of his head was sticking straight up. Too funny.

2 month portraits

2010-09-20T19:44:00.001-07:00

Our little man is proving to be quite photogenic. His hair sure does look red in these pictures!

1 month portraits

2010-09-17T15:20:00.000-07:00

Exactly a month ago, someone came to our house to take pictures of Jeffrey for his 1 month portraits. We placed a monster order and they finally arrived today. I bought a CD with all of the images and picked some of our favorites to post. Of course, we took him last weekend to get 2 month portraits and we're picking those up tomorrow. I can't believe how different he looks now compared to just a month ago!

Future farmer

2010-09-14T13:22:00.000-07:00

I love all of the tractor clothes that Gymboree has for sale a few months back. I made sure to buy some in all sizes so Jeff would have something to wear that had a farm theme. I can't believe that he's 2 months old already. He weighed 12 lbs 9.5 oz at his 2 month check up. We took him to meet our daycare lady yesterday and I started crying when I was there. I am so dreading October 11th but trying to enjoy each day between now and then. Life with him is so much better since we figured out that he had colic. If you know anyone in this boat as well, tell them about Gripe Water. It has been a life saver for us, you can get it at the drugstore.

Time out

2010-09-14T13:11:00.001-07:00

Fonzie got in trouble for picking up a plum in the backyard and bringing it into the house and onto the couch to eat it. When he knew he was in trouble, he ran into the kennel. Duke was already in there though. This happens often when the Fonz is in trouble. I couldn't resist taking a picture. Notice that Duke looks like he's in trouble too even though he's not.

When Irish eyes are smiling....

2010-09-07T20:06:00.000-07:00

It's amazing how much a smile can change your day....

A rough life

2010-09-01T21:34:00.000-07:00

I had a doctor appt today. Jeffrey was doing great, had fallen asleep in the car but of course woke up when we got to the drs office. He got a little fussy and was fine when I was holding him. They took forever like always and I was trying to get out as we were getting close to feeding time. I ended up giving him a bottle in the car which soothed him for like 1 minute and I took off for home. I did the mom driving thing - one hand on the steering wheel, the other hand in the back seat holding the pacifier in his mouth. Eventually, there was silence and I let go. I got home and this is what I saw in the backseat. He held the pose until I got into the house and I could take a picture with the real camera. If you can't tell, the end of the pacifier is just barely in his mouth. Little man was out for the count, it didn't last long though.....I got the dr to help me measure his length, he's at 23 3/4 inches now. We tried a weight fake out with me holding him and the scale only went up 10 pounds, I know he has to weigh more than that. I guess we'll wait until the 10th at his dr appt for his actual weight!

Almost 12 years ago....

2010-08-24T08:54:00.000-07:00

Jason proposed to me in this same spot. We took my dad to Mt. Rainier yesterday and walked around a bit. Jeffrey tried out the Baby Bjorn for the first time and passed out asleep. We walked over to Myrtle Falls and returned to the scene of the crime.

The family that sleeps.....

2010-08-24T08:52:00.000-07:00

My dad was in town over the last week to meet Jeffrey. Jeffrey was in his favorite place, the swing. My dad was watching him and crashed out asleep on the arm of the sofa. Too perfect of a photo opportunity.

Little man

2010-08-24T08:51:00.000-07:00

Sorry for the lack of posting but Jeffrey keeps me on my toes. If I have a free period of time, I try to sleep. He's getting so big and starting to smile lots. He sure loves his Daddy. Right now, it looks like he's going to have reddish hair.

Future linebacker?

2010-08-03T16:56:00.000-07:00

Good news at the doctor's today! Jeffrey now weighs 9 lbs 5 oz, surpassing his birth weight of 8 lbs 6 oz. He was only 8 lbs 1 oz last week. They measured his height and he is now 21 7/8 inches long, he grew almost an inch in a week! I asked him if he ended up being an NFL linebacker, would he buy his mom something really cool?

This is the life...

2010-08-01T19:00:00.000-07:00

We're having some feeding issues - little man falls asleep rather than nursing like he should so he's still not back up to birth weight so we've been doing some bottle feeding to supplement the nursing. Notice he's sprawled out with his foot hanging out. Keep your fingers crossed that he's back up to birth weight on Tuesday at our dr. appt.

Somebody had the hiccups...

2010-08-01T18:58:00.001-07:00

Jeffrey gets the hiccups pretty often, rocking him seems to help. If I'm in the rocker, Fonzie wants to be up there too. Yesterday, Fonz tried to help Jeff get rid of his hiccups too.

Rough nights

2010-08-01T18:55:00.000-07:00

My mom was kind enough to couch surf with me one night during her stay. I love this picture. She's passed out asleep, mouth wide open with Fonzie on top of her. Too funny.

Meeting Grami and the Aunties

2010-08-01T18:52:00.001-07:00

I'm running way behind on blog posts, sorry sleep is a priority if I can actually get it. Last weekend, we were visited by Auntie Tracy, Auntie Kimmie and Grami Terry. Fortunately, Jeffrey was passed out dead to the world so we didn't have too many issues.

Who's longer?

2010-07-17T11:39:00.000-07:00

I have been wanting a picture like this my whole pregnancy. Jeffrey isn't quite stretched out enough to see his full length. He was sleeping and I was not waking him up for that! Fonzie wins the length contest for now but not by much. Fonzie is 22 inches long, Jeffrey is 21 inches long (hospital got it wrong according to our pediatrician). Fonzie is being very good about sharing mom with baby.

Guard dog

2010-07-17T11:38:00.000-07:00

Roscoe is most enthralled and curious by our little man. He sits in front of the swing and watches him.