Happy Holidays!

Happy Holidays! I know it's been FOREVER since I've posted anything. Life is busy busy busy, and going to be more busy with our new little addition in February (unless he comes in January). Hope you are all well!

Baby Idol-Vote Now!

So... we entered Xander into the Baby Idol contest for 971ZHT. We would appreciate anyone voting for him. Go to http://www.971zht.com/pages/babyidol11/ and click VOTE NOW and follow the steps. He is entry #247. Here is the picture that we entered into the contest.

Thanks everyone in advance that votes for him!

Christmas 2

Berry Merry Christmas

Personalized Christmas cards at Shutterfly.

View the entire collection of cards.

Whats been going on the last few months?

We took Xander to the cabin for the first time back in May (I think)
He had his first ride on the four wheelers, didn't go bad at all

Xander was ready for the World Cup this year!

All the boys in their US Soccer gear!



We went to New Mexico for a week in June, and this is all he and I did

Sit on the bed in the room because it was too hot outside

He started looking at himself in the mirror on this trip

Loving his daddy

We went through Arches on our way home

Teeth

Did I mention Xander has two teeth already?! They broke through two weeks ago, July 27th. I told him we have to get him a baby toothbrush and he was all excited about that!! He just started laughing! If I could get a good picture of them I'll post it... what a growing boy!

6 months already?!

My baby turned six months old yesterday. Today he had his six month check up. He is definitely a growing boy (see stats below) and he actually did okay with the immunizations this time. He only cried for a minute and was back to his cute self.

Great job baby boy!

Length:

2 months 21.06 inches (2%)

4 months 23.74 inches (11%)

6 months 26.3 inches (46%)

Weight:

2 months 9.24 lbs (2%)

4 months 13.34 lbs (19%)

6 months 16.98lbs (40%)

He hit a HUGE growth spurt in his 4-5 month. What a chunk! We love him!

Is this mine?

Brand new baby so tiny and skinny...

4th of July he hit a HUGE growth spurt! He decided to chunk out!


Uncle Connor , Xander and Caleb (my new nephew)

My mom took a picture of him in his diaper and he looks like the Michelin Man!!

Pics and Updates?

Hey friends and family! Where have I been? BUSY! I will post new pics of our adventures from the last month or two soon. Life if very busy now that I'm back at work so I hardly have time to blog it feels like. But I will update soon... possibly later today if you're lucky! Hope you all had a great 4th of July!

Blessing Date Set

We finally confirmed with our Bishop we are going to bless Xander on May 2nd.

For those of you that would like to attend email me and I can get you the details and send you an announcement.

Sneak Peek

Go to oursweetbabies.blogspot.com to check out a sneak peek of Xander's photo shoot at Garnder Village.

Thanks Aubrey!

Playing with Trucks at Grandma's House

Isn't he so adorable?

We got his pictures taken with Aubrey last night at Gardner Village...

Can't wait to get the results!!

Utah Barbies

If you are from Utah - I am sure you will have a laugh! I know I used to have an email that even included very detailed pictures!

Utah Barbie Dolls Mattel recently announced the release of limited-edition Barbie Dolls for the Greater SLC market:

"Park City Barbie" She comes with an assortment of Kate Spade Handbags, a Lexus SUV, a long-haired foreign dog named Honey and a million dollar home. Available with or without tummy tuck and face lift. Workaholic Ken sold only in conjunction with the augmented version.

"Draper Barbie" The modern day homemaker Barbie is available with Ford Wind star Minivan and matching gym outfit. She gets lost easily and has no full-time occupation. Traffic jamming cell phone sold separately.

"Kearns Barbie" This recently paroled Barbie comes with a 9mm handgun, a Ray Lewis knife,a Chevy with dark tinted windows, and a Meth Lab Kit. This model is only available after dark and must be paid for in cash (preferably small, untraceable bills) unless you are a cop, then we don't know what you are talking about.

"East Bench Barbie" This yuppie Barbie comes with your choice of BMW convertible or Hummer H2. Included are her own Starbucks cup, credit card and country club membership. Also available for this set are Shallow Ken and Private School Skipper. You won't be able to afford any of them.

"Riverton Barbie" This pale model comes dressed in her own Wrangler jeans two sizes too small, a NASCAR t-shirt and tweety bird tattoo on her shoulder. She has a six-pack of Bud light and a Hank Williams Jr. CD set She can spit over 5 feet and kick mullet-haired Ken's butt when she is drunk. Purchase her pickup truck separately and get a confederate flag bumper sticker absolutely free.

"Emigration Canyon Barbie" This collagen injected, rhino plastic Barbie wears a leopard print outfit and drinks cosmopolitans while entertaining friends. Percocet prescription available as well as newly built high rise condo.

"Tooele Barbie" This tobacco-chewing, brassy-haired Barbie has a pair of her own high-heeled sandals with one broken heel from the time she chased beer-gutted Ken out of Butler Barbie's house. Her ensemble includes low-rise acid-washed jeans, fake fingernails, and a see-through halter-top. Also available with a mobile home.

"The Avenues Barbie" This doll is made of actual tofu. She has long straight brown hair, arch-less feet, hairy armpits, no makeup and Birkenstocks with white socks. She prefers that you call her Willow. She does not want or need a Ken doll, but if you purchase two Avenues Barbies and the optional Subaru wagon, you get a rainbow flag bumper sticker for free.

"West Valley Barbie" This Barbie now comes with a stroller and 2 infant dolls. Optional accessories include a GED and bus pass. White boy Gangsta Ken and his 1979 Caddy were available, but are now very difficult to find since the addition of the infant.

"Provo Barbie" She's perfect in every way. We don't know where Ken is because he's always at church meetings.

2 MONTHS!!

Xander is two months old!! We had his two month check up today and that went well (minus the shots he had to get... poor little guy). He is growing right on track, but is still small for his age. But, he was 3 weeks early.

Weight: 9lbs 4oz

Length: 21 inches

I was SHOCKED when I saw how much he weighed... I thought maybe he was in the mid 8's... good job little guy! Keep growing big!

He is getting to be so animated now. We love just talking to him about anything. He loves to smile at us and talk to us.

More of Xander's likes:

Music, he loves music!

Brittney Spears

(we think he thinks it's me on the TV)

Lights, he can't get enough of lights!

Ceiling fans... whether they're moving or not, he stares at them

Car rides... he was driving with Justus and he stopped at a light and Xander wigged out, but as soon as he started driving again, Xander got silent. What a silly boy!

BATH TIME, he loves taking baths!! I can't wait until he starts splashing in the tub!

Cuddling. He is a cuddler. He loves us to hold him or snuggle with him.
We are starting to introduce more toys and things to him now that he can grip things better.

He is definitely the highlight of our lives right now!!

Deseret News Article

This LINK is to a Deseret New article about a dad of one of the boys that Justus coaches... Holy Cow Bob!! Switzerland????!!! Good luck!

Easter

So we had Xander's first Easter! He was so adorable! I got him the CUTEST Easter outfit from Carter's. His little footie's looked like fuzzy bunnies... so adorable! We went to my parents house for Easter brunch and did an egg hunt for Connor and Christie's girls. Then we played some board games and other's played the Wii.

After being at my parents for 5 hours, we went to the Koelliker's for Easter dinner. We also did an egg hunt and might have lost two hard boiled eggs somewhere around their house! Guess we will find out when they start to rot! We were also able to see little Jack-Jack... little... I mean HUGE! He is so big now... I'll have to get our pictures of the two of them together, Jack is ginormous!

Our Poor Yard

So my mom drove out to my house yesterday to get my mail... and this is what she found when she pulled up!! At least they're getting our plumbing problem fixed right? Our poor yard though... Well maybe... they have to relandscape our yard now! Hooray! New yard!!

On a side note... I'm staying at my parents while Justus is in Dallas. Here's a cute picture of one of the many things he's done while we've been staying there.

Grandpa, Uncle Connor and cute Xander!

Flooding...

So, Justus is in Dallas for a week. He left Saturday morning. Friday night while he was packing he went in our basement and discovered it was FLOODED!!! Our main drain is backed up; the drain from the basement out to the sewer. So he called his dad (after 10pm) and he came over and helped him clean up the water. We tried to call our builder to see what they could do, but the emergency number girl was no help... she said it was only for "life threatening emergencies..." if I'm having a life threatening emergency I'm going to call 911, not you!!! It was a rediculous night. So at 3am we drove over to my parents (since we couldn't use our water) and Justus was able to shower before his flight. I'm staying at my parents this week, so I have to go meet our plumber at our house this afternoon to get it all fixed.

My mom and I went through boxes that got wet and there wasn't much damaged... but there were some photos that got wet, luckily not ruined. Our temple blanket Justus' grandma had made us got wet, but I got that washed and will store it in a much better place now (like a closet). Oh...and our carpet at the bottom of our stairs got all wet too... so they pulled that up so it could dry out and we will have to get my parents carpet cleaner and clean that.

What a fun Friday night we had!! Oh... and Justus' phone broke yesterday in Dallas! What else can go wrong for us right now????

6 Weeks!

Our little Xander turned 6 weeks old on Monday (I know it's Friday, this is a very delayed posting...) but he is so adorable!! He finally fits into this cute Naartjie premie (yes premie) outfit that I got for way cheap since it was on sale, on sale... But he looks so adorable in it!

Pictures?

So... our little Xander is almost one month old!! I cannot believe it! We are hoping to get scheduled to get his pictures taken in the next week or so... that way we can send out some birth announcements to all.

Two Weeks Already?

Our little boy turned two weeks old yesterday... Justus and I keep thinking that had he not come early this would have been the week we would have had him (had he stayed breach). I cannot believe we've had him in our lives that long. Although we are both getting little sleep we still love him to bits and pieces!! We couldn't imagine out lives without him. My mom has still be helping out a lot with us at night so we can get some sleep, so thanks mom for all the help we really appreciate it; and Xander loves his Grandma!

He had his two week check up and all is well. He's gained his birth weight back, he measure 6 pounds 1 ounce and grew to 19 inches! He was 6 pounds at birth and lost 10% of his birth weight, and he was 17 1/2 inches long... Man he's a growing little boy!