Super Grandmas to the Recue!

As crazy as life has been for us, this period of transition wouldn't have been possible without our moms coming to help us through it! Each of them came for a week to watch the baby and he really enjoyed the time with each of them. I have such a greater appreciation for parents everywhere now that I am one! I constantly find myself in awe of other parents who successfully raise thier kids while holding down jobs, doing service, and going to church. I am very grateful that we have such a loving and supportive family and I wish we could spend more time together.

Life Gets Hectic!

It seems like since the baby has been born, that my life plays before me like a movie. I like to think of each of phase and name it like Will Smith does in the movie the Pursuit of Happyness. I think this phase will be known as Running Like Chickens With Our Heads Cut Off. Life has become very busy as things have changed for both Christian and our family. I have been trying to adjust to being back at work. It has been a big stuggle for me to try and find balance between all the things I have to do, like clean the house and make dinner and the things I want to do like play with the baby and Tim. Things are getting a bit easier as I realized that the things I "have to do" don't really all have to be done here and now.

The baby reached several milestones of his own. He has learned to roll over and I like to call him a rolling fool! Once he is on his tummy, he tries to push himself up and can pivot to grab a toy that he wants. He is getting better every day with his hand coordination and will grab at anything he can get his cute little fingers on! The other day, I was holding a hair in my hand and he was able to grasp it from me. Unfortunately, whatever he gets ahold of usually ends up in his mouth. If I could have just one wish, I would wish that we had more hours in the day to laugh and play together.

Some Highlights of Christian's 3rd Month!

Here is Christian getting ready for another big day!

Thanks to Mike and Artemisa for providing this cute bedding set for Christian's little crib.

Here is Christian wearing his brand new hat - courtesy of Grandma!

Here is Christian wearing his cute little park ranger outfit. Unfortunately he didn't get to wear it long has he had another one of his little "accidents" and had to be changed - don't you just love it.

Little Christian getting ready for church.


Here is the cutest little video of Christian laughing during his bath.

How the baby is growing!!!

He has outgrown another size and has moved on to 3-6 month clothes...so hard to believe that he was still in newborn clothes not that long ago. It seems like Christian is doing new things all the time now. He is so sweet and so much fun to watch. He really is interested in everything in the world around him. Now he will not only coo at people, but at objects. Today he was really interested in this little dog we have that plays music and he gazed at intently for quite a bit of time. Also, he has taken an interest in sucking on his hands and so everything that he touches has a lot more spit on it! Bathtime is becoming more enjoyable as he learns to spash around and recently he learned to hold on to a rattle and shake it for a bit. Mom helps him get the rattle in his hand, but then he can really shake it! He is such a joy to have in our home and our lives. We can't believe how wonderful life is now that we can share it with him :)

We were so fortunate to have our families visit us for the holidays! Both sets of Christian's grandparents came out to see his baby blessing in our old ward in Holiday. Also, Christian was very excited to meet his uncle Brandon and Aunt Dani. We feel so blessed that we were all able to get together.

A few weeks ago our friends the Price's visited us. It was so fun to see them and catch up a bit! We really miss being close to them. Their little girl Kelsey was so cute, she wanted to hold Christian and was so sweet with him. Christian is very expressive and like to make faces like this little scowl!

The baby is getting so big! He is almost twelve pounds. It's hard to believe that he is two months old now. He has become so interactive and is very fun. He loves to smile and make cute noises. It's so amazing to watch how he grow and changes each day.

Jade and Tim Buy There First House!

Main Floor

Kitchen

Stairs- Shot of upstairs

Half Bath

Bath Upstairs

Master Bath- Jade has always wanted her own tub

Master

Bedroom

Bedroom

Bedroom