Thursday, May 14, 2009

6 Months

6 MONTHS



Current:
Weight: 22 lbs 4.6 oz    98%
Height: 29 inches     99%
Head:45.2 cm     84%
Hair color: strawberry blonde
Eyes: Dark gray (still changes colors)
Diet: 100% mommy milk
Sleeps: about 12 hours nursing 1-2 during that time
Clothing size: mostly 12 months,
 but needed to move up to 18 months very soon
Diaper size 4
Teeth: 2 lower, 4 upper just about to poke through
(I can't believe it, he's getting all 4 at ONCE)
He's ticklish on his sides, collar bone and thighs
He's betting pretty good at sitting up
He likes to pull his blankets up by his face,
sometimes over his head (which means I check on him
multiple times a night to pull them back down)
He is quite content to lay around all day
so I think he's no where near crawling, but who knows
He is much better at pacifiers and I use them
to get him to sleep instead of nursing like I was before
He sings all day long and we think it's so cute
He's just starting to babble and it sounds a lot like Momma!
He loves to be sung too and when you make funny noises
He still doesn't mind his car seat one bit
He's pretty easy going and laid back most of the time
He isn't a huge fan of strangers
He loves to grab his feet and try to suck on his toes
He loves his blankie
He loves his blue block with the sea turtle
He loves water bottles and anything else he
sees you put into your mouth
He loves his soft baseball Uncle Riley gave him
He loves his teething rings. We put them in the 
freezer sometimes and he goes nuts over them until his hands 
get too cold or maybe gets a brain freeze
He cries when you walk away from him
He loves Mommy best, but daddy's close second
He has broken his stand up toy thing cause he HAS to
suck on the VERY top of the hanging thing. He pulled on
it with all his weight and it broke the arm right off
He grabs for my glasses all the time and pulls hair
We think he knows his name

6 months has gone by so fast!!! 
He's gonna be 1 before I know it!!!


My Mother's Day Present

I got a new camera for Mother's Day!!! YAY!
Nikon D60 SLR (THANKS JOSHIE!)
I'm not very good yet, but with every picture
I'm gonna get better and better!
I really want to take a photography class!
I'm having so much fun
but I have to admit that photography is so
hard for me! It's frustrating cause there is so much to learn
and no time to do it.
Oh well, here I go!










Look Ma, no hands!

Here's his latest trick
He carries toys around in his mouth
like a little puppy dog
It's so funny!!!
He'll hold it there for a while
He throws his arms out like
"look what I can do!"
Kids... love it!


Saturday, May 9, 2009

Mr. Tough Guy

It is every mother's right to dress their child
how ever they want! hee hee =)




First time playing catch with daddy!


Jacob thinks it's SO funny when Mommy coughs
(I don't know why)
But OH SO CUTE! =)
Anything to make em laugh I guess

Compare and contrast

Everyone says the Jacob looks just like his daddy
but it just isn't true
although he is a good little mix of the 2 of us
he does look a LOT like mommy!
This is all of us at 3 months

Cute Mommy +


 Handsome Daddy =


One pretty good lookin guy!

Mommy's lips
Daddy's chin(s)
Mommy's cheeks
Daddy's eye shape
Mommy's chubs
Daddy's nose
Mommy's hair line
Daddy's ears
Mommy's chubby fingers
Daddy's toes
Mommy's forehead
Daddy's laid back personality
Mommy's singing
Daddy's farts
Mommy's giggle (sounds just like I did)
Daddy's bottom lip cry
Mommy's "stranger cry"

This is so fun to see our features and personality come out
through our baby! I can't wait to compare and contrast
all the other babies we will have someday hee hee

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Irony... you just have to laugh sometimes


Funny story, you remember a few posts ago where I showed you all the beverages my funny hubby had gotten from Costco, well we now have 20 days to drink them since our landlord decided that she doesn't want to rent out her house anymore and gave us 20 days to move out! BAAA! 
We are actually looking forward to a fresh start, but it's a lot to do so I might not be posting very much for the next 20 days. Oh and why such short notice, well we are month to month now cause our lease is up and legally that's all they have to give you. This is a good thing, Josh and I both had this nagging feeling like something was off just a stick and we feel like this is going to be great. Our place now is so small and Jacob will be crawling here soon, so now we can give him more room to explore the world around him. We love renting a house, so that's what we are looking for, wish us luck =)

Oh and here's a picture cause posts with out pictures are boring lol
Aren't they so beautiful and peaceful when they sleep. I love to watch him sleep ... sigh



Monday, May 4, 2009

Time for a High Chair!

We are completely and totally, head over heals,
shamelessly in love with this little boy!
He's just the greatest thing ever!
Every little new thing he does we just go nuts over!
Even just sitting in a big boy high chair lol (we're dorks...really)
He was being SO CUTE in his new high chair
so we couldn't choose which photo to post
SO we posted 5!!! hee hee
Oh my goodness, don't you just LOVE those dimples!!!






Sunday, May 3, 2009

Funny Hubby

You know how they say you should never go grocery shopping
when you're hungry? Cause you buy way more than
you need cause EVERYTHING looks good.
Well, I say "Never send a thirsty man to Costco!"
Cause this is what happened...
He bought Pepsi, water, vitamin water, snapple, milk
orange juice, sparking lemonade (my favorite YUM!)
and apple juice!
I just thought that was funny!
We don't have the room for all of this so
it's still sitting on the floor pretty much like this
picture until there is room in the fridge
Funny guy! I love him! =)


The WHOLE top shelf is devoted to drinks!
Nothing pleases him more than to open the fridge
and see all those beverages just waiting to quench his thirst


Saturday, May 2, 2009

1 Now 2

2 Teeth! 
I don't know why this is so exciting for me
But it is! =)

Friday, May 1, 2009

Stressed spelled backwards = desserts!!!

Almond Blueberry Cookies



http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/almond-blueberry-cookies-recipe/index.html
The butter and the egg need to be at room temp
I used the whole egg not just the york
And you really do need to chill the dough for
30 minutes for them to bake right
We LOVED them!!!

Things about Life we LOVE

This is just something fun we did last night, we made a list of all the things about Life that we LOVE and make us happy. They are in no particular order. We would LOVE to hear your lists too =)

Josh Loves

driving     learning     sunny weather     bodies of water     camping     motor sports    dirt bikes     fishing     Kooskia     my life long guy friends     working out     being healthy     freedom     making goals and accomplishing them     creating things     building     thinking/planning the future     family     opportunities     the ocean     dogs     small farm animals     flying     video taping things     reminiscing about the past     riding a motorcycle on open empty roads     tropical places     self defense     helping people     sushi     sleeping     cuddling     being the man at the grill     lots of snow     skiing     thunder and lightning storms     fresh air     smoothies     beef jerky     clean fresh showers     Jay Leno     Little People Big World     cold beverages (pop juice milk etc)       the wealth of knowledge on the World Wide Web     having people over     Rachel and Jacob

Rachel Loves

Our small little family      extended family     friends     holidays (all of them, I love it!)     singing     cooking     camping     vacations     travel     photography     babies     puppies     pets     shopping     volleyball     having fun     birthdays     flowers     beaches     long deep talks     memories     scrapbooking     decorating     Christmas Eve     Painting     temples     Movies at home with popcorn     fancy dates     reading     live theater and musicals     bubble baths     long walks     air planes     childhood     kissing     serving     blogging lol     laughing so hard it hurts     chocolate     hosting get togethers      Dancing     aging     aerobics     weddings     my hair being played with     swimming     pregnancy     whitty people     every single thing about Jacob     and my Joshie

Jacob loves

My parents     mommy milk     laughing     standing     water bottles     bankies     reaching for things     car rides     grand parents     tv     singing and being sung to     being naked     my blue block with the sea turtle on it     sucking on everything     my vitamin drops     being carried around     funny noises     playing     being tossed in the air     the sunbeams at church     splashing in the bath     learning new things     looking at pictures    when daddy comes home from work     farting      kisses     sucking on my toes     helping fold laundry (unfold lol)     when someone comes and gets me out of my crib     classical music


Here's Jacob with his favorite toy. What do you think, do you think he likes it? =)