Saturday, December 5, 2015

Jacob: Seven Months


Our little boy is growing up SO darn fast!

At seven months, Jacob:

- is CRAWLING!

- is PULLING HIMSELF UP to STANDING!

- is SITTING UP all on his own like a champ!

- is a super determined and curious little MOVER!

- is starting to babble a little bit

- at his six month appointment around Thanksgiving time, Jake weighed 17 lbs. 12 oz. and was 2 feet and 1 1/2 inches tall . . . around the 50th percentile and under - our little  man!

- loves to visit Disneyland with Mama & Daddy!

- loves the swing at the park

- loves, loves, loves the bath tub

- isn't super keen on baby food, but we try!

- is a B+ napper and sleeper-through-the-night


We love our little man to pieces!


Monday, November 30, 2015

Catching Up: Back in LA

I am finally getting caught back up on this blog of mine.  It has been so good to be back in Los Angeles, living in one place, and living together.  We are having so much fun as a little family of three!

Jacob was welcomed back to LA with 3 doctors appointments 3 days in a row.  He was such a doll and is a healthy little babe!  He also loved kicking the paper on the doctor's table.






Jacob reminds me of my parents' dog Oreo - crying when his toy gets stuck under the couch!



We've gone to the beach a few times.  Jacob is NOT a fan.


Doug came to visit!  Such fun!


Jacob looooves the bath tub.  Here he had just learned a new trick - rolling over IN the tub.


Jacob also looooves the swing!  This was his first time.  He smiled the whole time, until he got sleepy, and when I took him out he promptly fell asleep on my shoulder.  Not the only time he's fallen asleep in the swing.



Jake is just one of the gang!


Ben's first ever time to Disneyland!  Jacob's second.  We are loving having passes!


We took Jacob to a pumpkin patch during the Halloween season.  He was not impressed.  Neither were we!





Jake's favorite toy this fall - a big bowl of Halloween candy!  He doesn't know what it is, but he does put it in his mouth.  He's managed to get a number of them open so it's time we throw it all away.


My little yogi - Jake is always doing downward dog!  Cracks us up.


Ben competed in the Trick or Tri triathlon!




It is so fun taking Jake to the grocery store now that he can sit in the cart.  On this particular day, we were stopped by someone who works in the "industry" and told that he should be a model (that actually happens every time we go out . . or every time I open the door for the UPS man or anybody else).  The lady at the store then gave me a list of talent agencies to contact so that he can do some modeling!  Ha!


Baby food is a new adventure in this house.  We love Jakey's booster seat!




He's quite a happy fellow MOST of the time.




Grandma Molly came to visit!



As Jacob has become mobile he's gotten himself stuck in many places.


Now he is crawling and pulling himself up to standing!  Crazy!


Ben walked in just as he was swinging a leg over the edge of the crib.  Yikes!  Time to lower the mattress.


Jake is soooo cool.


And . . he looks just like me.  



Sunday, November 8, 2015

Catching Up: Cambria

Slowly making our way back to LA, we had a quick stop in Merced and then Cambria.

Jakey and Great Grandma Rowan getting to know each other.


Ben & Dad's annual really-long-bike-ride on the PCH.  This year they rode 90+ miles.  Yowzah!



Always the best sunsets in Cambria!


Jake enjoyed watching them from the backyard.


Jake's first trip to the Sea Chest. 




Every baby needs a good walk on the ranch.


Catching Up: Indiana

Once Ben's internship at General Mills ended, we got to spend two weeks in Indiana with Ben's parents.

Jakey's bessfwiend Aunt Kristi!



Gorgeous new Indianapolis temple - 7 minutes from Ben's house!


Ben competed in another olympic distance triathlon in Muncie.  It was so fun to have both sets of our parents there.



You gotta love the photobomb.







We were up at 4 am, afterall.


BYU won in the last minute and we all cheered.


Jacob received a name and a blessing from Ben on September 6th in Carmel, Indiana - the ward where Ben grew up.


It was so great to have our parents there.


A special day to celebrate Jakey - he wasn't so thrilled.


 And we visited the temple that evening - so, so beautiful!



Trent Cole, a Colts football player, at Under Armor for a photo op.



Four generations of men with the middle name Paul.