Aunt Delene

We had to say goodbye to a very sweet member of our family this month, Aunt Delene, and I just wanted to take a moment to say how much we love her. She was a very funny lady and we're really going to miss that. I remember when Jordan and I got married and she welcomed me with open arms. She was kind and full of stories. I wish we could have had more time with her, but she will stay forever in our hearts.

We love you Aunt Delene.

Warning!

Several new blog posts are about to follow as I am SO behind. It's been pretty crazy the past couple of weeks but lets see if I can catch up.

Here we go....

Bedtime

I had such a good night tonight that I couldn't resist sharing with all of you. We've been able to shift Tobi's bedtime from 10:30 every night, to 9:30 every night and he is doing SO good. He usually takes a nap around 7:00 and wakes up with enough time to play for about an hour before it's bedtime.

I went in tonight to get him from his nightly nap and he was so happy. Lately when I pick him up from his crib, he throws his arms around my neck like he's giving me a great big bear hug and I LOVE it. So after getting my usual hug, I laid him on his changing table to get him into his pajammies. His shirt got stuck as I pulled it off his head (I was told today that he has a big noggin') so I took a picture. He was being so cute.

We got him dressed and I fixed him his bedtime bottle. He gets about 7oz now with two tablespoons of rice cereal and he LOVES it. He seriously guzzles his bedtime bottle he loves it so much. When he decided he was done, I got him burped and then I read him his first bedtime story. Usually we sing our bedtime song but tonight I thought I'd start stories.

He laid in my lap, so good and quiet and looked at the pictures as I turned the pages. I rocked him as I read and thought about how lucky I am to have such a sweet little boy. I look at him and it still blows me away to think that he is MINE.

My child...flesh and blood from me and Jordan. He's not just some pet I picked up at a store but my little boy. I still can't believe it. Me? A mom? Crazy! Things have gotten so easy lately, I think I've finally found my groove with him. He's been so much fun and so sweet and he's growing SO fast. I'm just so grateful and happy. I really look forward to bedtime now, not just because he goes to sleep, but because it's so much fun getting him ready for slumberland.

I can't wait to see him when he wakes up in the morning and I look forward to bedtime tomorrow night!

Blog change!

Okay, I realize I just changed my blog a couple weeks ago in anticipation of the new spring-ish weather.....so is anyone else wondering where the stinking sun went?!

My blog is a hint hint hint that the sun needs to come out!!!

I CANNOT survive anymore in snowy cold weather, I'm freezing my darn toes off.

So everybody chant with me...

let it shine

let it shine

oh please

let

it

shine

Four months old!

Baby T is four months old today!!!

We are so excited and this last week has brought a lot of fun changes for us. He has been SO happy lately and I am lovin' it. He's finding his voice and he really likes to be loud right now. He sits and yells and tests his vocal range, grinnin' the whole time he does it. He's sleeping through the night really good and lately we've even been able to shift his bedtime to about thirty minutes earlier than normal. Doesn't sound like much but it's been really nice. He doesn't seem to be shy right now around other people and we can tell who really makes him happy. He loves his Grandpa and Grandma, his Uncle Chace, his Aunt Brynn and cousins Noah and Ellie. He's starting to get used to Aunt Bronwyn and Uncle Andrew a little more and it's so cute to watch!

I took him to a sit down restaurant for the first time this week, Chili's (my favorite!) and he did so good! I was so impressed, he sat in his car seat and played with his new toys (we had just gone to Babies R Us right before and walked out with a ton of loot) and then he fell asleep. It was a lot more painless than I thought. I'm gradually getting over my baby fears in public. We also took him shopping at the mall for the first time recently and that went really good too.

He's a lot more easy to entertain, especially now that he's showing interest in his own toys. Hopefully our trip to Reno next weekend will go well, we'll wait and see!

Here is our fourth set of month old pictures....enjoy!

Carseat Canopy

Brynn and I got together this week and finished another of our super fun projects we've been doing lately....the carseat canopy!

I wanted to make a really cute one for my Tobi and I've been so excited to get this finished. Brynn is a sewing queen and I'm learning so much from her, it's been a lot of fun. I am now asking my fabulous husband, Jordan, to get me my own sewing machine for my birthday. Guess we'll see what happens!

Anyway, I decided for Baby T's canopy I wanted it to have a pieced together, quilted type look. I think it turned out super cute. It even has a perfect spot to have his name embroidered so I'm going to look into that.

What do we think?

March is here!