My little Missionary

Are there words that need to be spoken for these pictures...



He was getting ready to sneaze right before I snapped this picture... But it's still so cute.




I love this little man. And I'm excited to watch him grow.

An exhausting afternoon...

To celebrate the new accomplishment of turning 3 months old.... (time flies, but sometimes not fast enough :) ) Shandy was able to get some amazing pictures last night. I've only seen a few of them that she posted on her blogsite - and I wanted to make sure everyone can see them. Go check out her blog http://shandyvogt.blogspot.com/ I know the link doesn't show up to just click - but at least you can copy and paste into your address box. She does outstanding work - I absolutely love it! And Bentley and Erica were able to join LJ and I yesterday - it was so much fun. A bit cold - but overall - still awesome!

We starting getting pictures a little after 6pm and were done and heading home a little before 8pm. Needless to say - this little guy was MORE than exhausted by the little photo shoot - he didn't even finish his dinner....




Tired enough that he couldn't even close him mouth... What a tired little man. And yes - he's still sleeping through the whole night!!!!

And when Shandy is done editting the photos - I will completely let you all know - as I'm sure I will be posting at least a few.... :)

A true man...

Yesterday after work, I needed to pick up a few things at Target, and decided to walk through and check out their baby clothes. This picture completely shows that LJ has all ready begun his true trend of being a real man..... And learning how to handle shopping at such an early age!!!




What can I say - it was too cute...

And to top it all off, as soon as we got home after everything - he decided that he wanted to eat and play... Go figure! At least I got a bunch of smiles from the little man. Who wouldn't love him!

Serenity now...

In the ending moments before nightfall, or the early morning hours as the sun rises - how often do you take those moments to just take in a deep breath and be completely thankful for all that you have? As I watched my son and his gaze out the window - it's amazing to realize that my life is utterly blessed. Yes, trials tend to follow me one right after another, but I'm blessed in so many areas.




My son, even in his infantsy, is my strength and my courage to overcome and withstand all that is thrown in my path. His smile melts away whatever pains I may be feeling. I may not know the answers to what lies in front of me, and I may cry when I can't seem to hold on after so many beatings, but holding him, watching him sleep, seeing him smile, or watching him play - make my life and all that I do worth taking on. Every night I knee down and thank my Heavenly Father for my beautiful son. And even though with him comes challenges that are stressful, his existance is also my strength.

Monday, Monday

Yesterday we enjoyed another day off together - minus a brief hour taken out so that I could handle some legality issues with the ex... (yeah for that one - now that it's over) Anywho.....

Mr bigstuff has decided that sitting and standing up is the only way to go... He loves looking around. And since we've been changing quite a few outfits with his little spell bad diapers... Check out the little chubber - he was waiting for me to go grab another onsie...




After he played for quite a while - we decided that it was time for some napping/cuddling... Luckily for me - he's just so darn cute... I can't help myself - and take more than enough pictures...




And let's just face it - LJ will not let anyone forget to feed him... But since he has picked up his little slobbering fetish from little Bentley - he can tend to be a messy eater. Yeah for future times of solid food!!!




Another Monday down - and another week of work has begun. I love the days when I can forget about most things in life and just catch all the little things - like his starting ability to laugh... I realize that I will continue to miss quite a lot of his growing since I'm a full time working single mother - but I am also very blessed to have so many wonderful friends and family around me that are there to help me teach him all that he needs. Thank you all so much. You're each one of a kind!

Happy Boy

What a wonderful way to start off another day. I was able to get completely ready and dressed for the day before LJ decided to wake up. And even though we had to completely change his clothes and put his blanket in the wash (lovely times of blowouts...), he was still so happy and smiling... Check him out!




Last night, while I was getting the dishes done and making dinner for Erica and Spencer, LJ entertained himself with his new saucer (Thanks you Becky and Placido!) He hasn't quite figured out the toys yet, but he loves being able to sit up and watch what's going on around him.




We decided to stop by and visit Erica and Bentley after work a few days ago. We let the boys play on the ground together... well - at least they can look at each other, not too much playing right now.... It's going to be interesting to see how these two grow - Bentley is 2 months older than LJ, but Mr. Chunk is catching up really quickly...

YAHOOOOOOOOOOO

So this picture tells it all.....




Ok - so maybe not ALL... but if you knew the background, it'd make sense.

Last night was the first night, LJ SLEPT ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT!!!! And this is him agreeing with me once he woke up that it was a good new schedule! He was quite the little happy guy this morning and I can't think of a better way to wake up than to have him smiling at me.

What a good way to start my day!

First Easter Family Pics

Saturday, we were able to spend some time with our friends, Erica, Spencer, and Bentley! We went to the Boise Temple grounds and took some fun family pictures for both of our first Easter's with the boys. Here's some of the pictures! We did it on such short notice that I didn't have enough time to ask Shandy (I love the pictures she takes - but I'm hoping that when the weather gets warmer that she'll help me get some really good pics with LJ!). Let me know what you think!



Erica, Spencer, and Bentley Farnsworth








Krista and Jonathan Piper








Baby Buddies








Proud Mommies

Chubbs!

This picture is post bath time... He is enjoying his tummy time even more, but he kept giving me the funniest looks last night after he was dried off. This shows off his chubbers really well - and gives a preview to his bedroom eyes... :)





Poor little guy has been tired each afternoon I've picked him up from Hollie's. I guess Caleb (her son) has been wearing him out with all the play! :) And not only does he have the double chin here.... check out his cleavage!!! Go buddy!

First day with Hollie!

When I got home from work and picked up LJ from Hollie's, he had all sorts of stories to tell me. He was talking up a storm and I got a few pictures of him.







He went on for nearly thirty minutes and then decided he was ready to eat. It wasn't even ten minutes later (yes, while eating), he fell dead asleep. I figured he was just taking a nap and giving me time to get my homework done. But I finished my homework at 8pm and he was still zonked out! I picked him up, thinking that maybe some movement might wake him up so that he could eat again before the REAL bedtime. He simply just settled in right next to me on the bed and stayed asleep. It wasn't until I woke up at midnight to go to the bathroom, that I ended up waking him up by changing his diaper and pajamas. Apparently his first day with Hollie, not only gave him a lot to say and smile about, but it completely tired him out! Check out these... he had rolled over onto his stomach and slept.

A new week

Today is the beginning of LJ's daycare time with Hollie. It does make it easy living right next to each other. The one hard thing, is that I end up having to wake him up when I put him in his car seat to go drop him off. So hopefully this little guy can adjust without too much of change to his schedule.

But yesterday was a day off for me, and we thoroughly enjoyed just relaxing for the majority of the day! Here is a few pictures of our time!

He decided to go back to sleep after he ate at 7am... I didn't really mind at all!



THEN - we decided to play on the floor for a while. He has gotten quite good and strong over the last few weeks. I suppose he had to with his cousins running around him last week!






And even more tummy time after I finally got him changed out of his pajamas.



This little pirate got all sorts of tuckered out after playing on the floor! My cell phone camera has different frame options to take pictures with...



And of course he could NOT end his day without making his faces. He really seems to love snarling...



Being back at work has its good and bad points. Of course I miss the little chubber, but a bigger aspect is realizing how quickly time is going till I have to be gone for training. I was able to get my conference the first week of May rescheduled till next year! However, I have a four week school to attend for the military at the end of July. Needless to say, Grandma and Grandpa are going to have some QUALITY baby time! And I've very thankful for their ability to help me out as much as they do.

New faces!

So LJ has decided to work on his expressions. His newest one is a little snarl... It's rather cute if you ask me! But yes, I'm his mother. Check out this little video...




And he's never too young to start wanting to be more like mommy... Grandma got him a little Army outfit...




LJ is has been enjoying time with his cousins over the past week. I'm so grateful that my sister and her family were able to come stay with me for their spring break. Here are a few photos of them for those of you who haven't seen them in a while.

This is Bryant - and I believe he's trying to be a turtle... Turtle turtle!!



Owynn cracked her head pretty good before spring break...


Skylar - such a little cutie!


Here is grandpa taking care of Skylar - sleeping... hey - that's one of the things grandpa is good at... napping!!!



Owynn and Bryant playing during bathtime with their cousins, Kristalyn and Nathan...



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Check this out. Skylar is such a cutie - everyone just loves him... Well, apparently he also have a little devil in him... Check out the sweet first picture - but don't be fooled - he's got another side - the second picture!





Gotta love those Kodak moments!!!

Need a laugh?

Hey all - I got this blog link from a friend of mine's blog...

If you ever need a laugh, or need something to help you feel good about yourself - check out this blog. It has the world's TOP sexy people.... Hence the blog name... Sexy People... It's listed under my Friends & Family blog list. Here's the link as well.

http://www.sexypeople-blog.com/


Enjoy!

Caught a smile!!!

My oldest sister, Tera, and her family have been helping me out by spending their spring break at my house to watch LJ while I am back at work. My sister has been helping my son develp so much in the few days she's been here, or at least I'm saying that it's all her work... LJ is getting so much stronger! And he's loving tummy time more and more! He has also taken to bath time! Here's a few pictures of the little chubber...





Showing off a little leg.....



Chubby cheeks! Gotta love 'em!



All ready deciding to hit himself! Go figure!


And last, but not least.... I FINALLY caught a smile on camera!!! His little personality is showing more and more each day. Seeing him grow is awesome and depressing all at the same time. Having to be back at work means I miss nearly his entire day of being awake and active. I'm thankful to have such wonderful people in my life that help me with my son, but I also want to be the one who experiences all of his 'firsts'. I realize that it's not feasible right now being a single mom, but I'm praying that sooner than later, something - anything - will allow me to spend more time with him... Anyway - here's his handsome little face lit up with a smile!




Isn't he just the cutest little guy? Ok - I know - all mom's think their kid is the cutest. So, in my opinion, he's got all the right stuff! Ladies..... watch out! :)