At first, I think Jake thought we were crazy when he saw a tree going up in our living room. He quickly was attracted to it and wanted to see what was going on with all of those lights. Then it turned from awe to something to throw balls at! He's such a boy! He has since done pretty well with it, only pulling off the bottom ornaments a few times.
Did you know there are benches in refrigerators that are perfect for 1-year olds?! Jake thinks this is his seat anytime I open the fridge. Too cute though :)
It's been awhile since I've posted any pictures of our cute doggies - Macey & Lola. They are still wonderful pets. Lola is getting pretty chunky so we are working on modifying her diet. Macey is very active. They do so well with Jake and I think he really loves having them around. Macey will be 4 in February and Lola just turned 2 in September. We are lucky to have them as part of our family!
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| Lola loves when we have the fire on...she snuggles up on Jake's boppy and enjoys! |
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| Strike a pose, there's nothing to it! |
How lucky am I? It isn't easy to leave Jake every day and go to work...but this job and this team make it a little better. I'm lucky to work with wonderful people and do something that I really enjoy!
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| Top: Steve, Jim, Jarom, Greg, Paul J., Stephanie, Ellen, Me, Cody, Andrew, Paul D. Middle: Brooke, Debby, Cari, Carlie Bottom: Andy, Spencer x2, Tyler, Kody, Adam, Aubrey, Kyle |
Oops...Never posted pics from Halloween. Since that night was pretty much a blur to me (going through that horrible back pain), I will just show how cute my little monkey was this year. Thanks Sis for helping me so much that day/night!
We spent the afternoon at my Grandparents home in Bountiful for Thanksgiving. It was so nice to be together as a family. We missed Dean and Sarah this year as she was with her parents since returning from their mission. We always have good food, good company and a great time with each other. So grateful for my wonderful family!
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| My sweet Grandma (Jake, Layney & Zoey's great-Grandma) playing with the kiddos. |
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| Love my little Zoey...and her funny facial expressions. |
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| Jake joined in the fun! |
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| Davis in a turkey coma |
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| Haha, funny Aunt Shelly |
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| Me and my sweet husband...Love him! |
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| Me and my cute Sister (and her cute baby girl belly)! |
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| It was just easier to strip Jake and let him eat what he would...he ate pretty good! |
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| Layney |
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| Zoey |
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| Aww, love my sweet Layney. |
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| LOVE this boy! His smile is contagious! |
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| Haha, Zoey cracks me up! |
This past week Jake came down with a horrible cold that quickly developed into sad, scary breathing. We decided to take him to Primary Children's on the 19th to see if they could offer any relief. They gave him a steroid and cool mist breathing treatment. Jake was not having the breathing treatment and kept pulling at the mask....his oxygen (and pulse) were not doing well because of how upset he was and so the nurse said "let's just go outside - it's basically the same thing". True enough - that calmed him down and helped his breathing. They monitored him for a few hours and then we were free to go. He started to improve the next day, but then the following day woke up with a fever and ornery as ever. I decided to take him into his pediatrician (may have been an early Christmas present for Mommy, shhh)... kidding... but I was glad I took him in again, because now he had a left ear infection. He has been on antibiotics for 3 days now and is doing much better. Being a mom can be hard. It is definitely rewarding and not something I would change for anything...but it about kills me when I see him suffering. Let's just say, I may have been just as ornery as him last week ;)
We had Jake's 15-month doctor appointment on November 28th (he was actually 16 months old...but we got in as soon as we were able). He continues to grow and develop just as he should. We are so blessed to have a handsome, healthy boy!
Jake LOVES spaghetti (who am I kidding, he loves everything!)....but the night we tried him on spaghetti, he went to town! He is in the eating stage of not wanting any help, wanting to do it all by himself. So, I mustered up the courage and let him go at it. Of course, I stripped him down to his diaper first (I've learned), and plan his meals right before bath time.
Well, the stomach bug has hit our home this Winter. Last week Steve started it off, 2 days later I got it, and about 4 days later it hit our Jakey. It was so sad. He has been pretty cranky this week and has had off and on fevers, but today I had (*got) to clean up vomit and wipe many messy bums! Not the most fun parts of being a mom, that's for sure! But a few hours later, he was somewhat back to his normal self and produced this darling video. He loves this rocking horse, loves his Daddy, and of course thinks his Mommy is hilarious (who else can make him smile and laugh like that!?) Love this cute little boy so much!
I joined in on the thankful bandwagon this November and posted something I was grateful on my Facebook page, most days of the month...sort of stopped being thankful after Thanksgiving Day (not literally, as I am always thankful)...but stopped posting:
