Happy Nine Months Jimmer!

Nine months ago today this happened:

It's official. Little Jimmer has been outside of me for as long as he has been inside of me! It made me realize just how long pregnancy really is!

Jimmer:
 -is 21.4 lbs and 29 inches long
-can throw things crazy distances
-loves to throw things down, scream/babble at it, then pick it up, and repeat the entire process
-LOVES ice cream and sucking on pickles
-STILL has no teeth
-crawls backward and rocks back and forth when he "attempts" crawling
-loves pulling Kasey and my face toward him so he can suck on it
-bobs his head up and down when he's dancing to music
-has started taking a nap, which has sure made life easier
-is the perfect, best, happiest baby

We love Jimmer more than we can say:

Words Without Pictures...

Sorry, no pictures! Our camera broke this past week, but I thought I'd share a few updates of Little Jimbo:

-When Jimmer gets really excited he’ll stretch out his arms, point his chin to his chest, open his eyes really wide, and make this weird/funny grunting noise.

-Sometimes in his excitement, too, he’ll flap his arms like crazy and in a really deep voice growl, and then he’ll say “oh, ho, hooo, owwww” in a really low voice until he’s out of breath and then he’ll try to exhale while "owww"ing just a little bit longer. It's hard to explain but it's really funny.

-Laughs when he’s on Dad’s shoulders, when he’s cuddled by blankets and all wrapped up really cozily, when he gets flipped upside down, when he’s past the point of being tired, when I open my eyes really wide at him or when I flip my head from side to side, or when we say anything that starts with a “B, T, or M”.

-Loves to pull off his socks to suck on them.

-Loves when stuffed animals give him kisses.

-Loves his stuffed "Woody" character from Toy Story.

-Loves bath time. He loves splashing in the water and getting everything wet.

-Loves anything that isn’t deemed a toy: wrappers, paper, hair ties, anything with a string on it (sweatpants, shoes, etc), cords, aluminum, mirrors, etc...

-Anytime he’s tired or hungry, he’ll look for wherever I am so that he can cry at me.

-Doesn’t take naps, or if he does, they’re really short.

-Will be going about his business when all of a sudden Jimmer will just look up at the fan, ceiling, or sky, and just sit there staring. He seems to see something that we don’t.

-He loves, loves, loves to sit up, but doesn’t like being on his stomach or back.

-He LOVES food. All of it. He can eat an entire cereal bowl of baby food and he still grunts and tries to reach for the spoon as soon as I’m finished feeding him. After each bite he’ll gasp and open his eyes really wide, like it was the best thing that just happened to him. He has a special place in his heart for bananas and pears.

-He’s shy. Unless he’s seen you a lot before, he gets really quiet and just sits there. Otherwise, if he is comfortable with you, he’ll scream and babble loudly.

-He is a SUPER smiley baby, and I’m so grateful for that.

-Anytime he gets hurt or gets a shot he’ll cry for about 15 seconds and then he gets over it. I think he has a high pain tolerance.

-He is a cuddler! He LOVES to bury his head into us and loves to be held.

-He really loves car rides. He usually won’t fall asleep in the car, but he loves being nestled up and he’ll just talk to himself. He really is his own best friend.

-He’s a charmer. Anytime I go anywhere, people love to stop and talk to him. It's those eyelashes!

-He loves my hair. He loves pulling on hair, and he’s got a grasp of steel. I think I might be bald in another month.

-He loves when Kasey and I talk to each other. He will just sit and watch us whenever Kasey and I have a conversation. It’s really cute.

-He loves being outside. LOVES IT. Anytime he’d ever get fussy when the weather was nice, he’d be as content as could be sitting on the blanket playing with his toys.

-He loves wind. Anytime it was particularly windy outside he’d suck in his breath and smile like he was on a roller coaster.

-He hates being barked at! On our way to the park we have a neighbor with a dog that barks at anyone who comes by and Jimmer cries every time. :(

-He loves listening to the Beach Boys.

-He’s perfect and I love him more than I can express. I have so much fun with him and think every age he goes through is the perfect age! I love being Jimmer's Mom. I'm so lucky to have him!

A week and a half late...

Kasey and I celebrated our 3RD wedding anniversary on Tuesday, October 18th! 3. Whole. Years! I can't believe it... which means Kasey and I have known each other for 5 years! We met when I was 19 years old! My brother and I moved into my dad's ward in Fall of 2006! Kasey and I first met each other after I think a scavenger hunt, and our ward was all chatting in the parking lot east of the duck pond. I remember that he came up to me and told me about a drinking fountain date that he had just been on and he told me which one was the best. I remember thinking that he seemed like someone who we be really FUN to get to know! Fast forward a year and a half later. I saw him on campus for the first time in a really long time. We, unfortunately, were both on our cell phones, and I remember feeling so disappointed because we just said hello to each other and then just kept on walking to our destinations. Fortunately, we were in the same ward again and we went on our epic second "first date" shortly after that encounter. It was wonderful and we started dating soon after.

I thank 20 year old me on how smart I was to date him and my 21 year old self for marrying Kasey. He is so kind, sweet, patient, humble, honest, and hardworking. Kasey sent me a link a couple weeks ago of a married couple of 72 years who died holding hands. His caption underneath the article was "you and me someday". :)

I'm so grateful that I'm married to the man of my dreams. Happy (late) Anniversary, Kasey! I love you!



Our Wedding Day:

First Anniversary:

Second Anniversary:

3rd Anniversary... coming soon!

Jimmer's Best Model Pose

So effortless!

Oh, the Places You’ll Go!

Well, I must ask, where did my little baby go? This little guy is mobile, and has been so much fun! He has finally and permanently mastered the art of rolling around, and let me tell you, he really has a lot of fun with it. In the amount of time it took me to put food in the oven, Jimmer managed this:In the time it took me to get a drink of water, Jimmer did this:

Cords, magazines, plants, look out! This little guy WILL find you….

I guess now I’ll have to re-think the term baby-proof.

In other news, this past weekend we drove through Sundance to try and enjoy the fall foliage. It was beautiful and it really makes me appreciate Utah. The mountains, the leaves, the wind, Pines, Aspens, and of course enjoying our little family was a perfect Saturday afternoon activity.

Unfortunately, Fall means Winter is just around the corner. Don't worry, though, we're ready for it!

Dutch Lesson Time

Haha, this was pretty cute

Noggin

He always smiles when Emmy does this

We finally got Jimmer smiling on video

I'm blogging!!

Carrie was right! She said that it's a whole lot easier to blog once you have kids, and everyday I keep thinking to myself that I need to blog because I have so much to blog about now! It's probably not very interesting to some, but I'm sure loving being a Mom to the little Jimmer! Hmm... I'm not sure how to post pictures, yet, but I'll have Kasey show me this weekend.

It sure is crazy how fast life has changed having the little tyke with us. All I think about, dream about, and do is completely revolved around the Jimmer. My biggest luxury is sleep, and I wait for the weekends so I can get a little more of it. For entertainment Kasey will do funny things with Jimmer and we'll laugh at how cute/funny he is. We could seriously just stare at him for HOURS... and we do. Haha.

Kasey and I have crazy nights now and it sort of just blurs together. We're not sure what's real and what isn't. We CONSTANTLY freak each other out with things we say to each other. It always includes the following: Jimmer is missing, Jimmer is being crushed, Jimmer needs to be fed when he really doesn't, Jimmer is crying when he really isn't. I'm glad to hear that other people have similar stories and that we're not completely insane. :)

Gosh, I sure love him. He's started smiling just a couple of times when Kasey and I look at him. It is awesome! I can't wait for him to start laughing and smiling all the time, but at the same time I'm getting so sad thinking about how fast he's changing! I always want him to be the cute little newborn that he is! He's growing up too fast! He's already rolled over 5 times! (Both from his front to his back and vice versa!) He has got tons of energy!

Sorry for the boring blog! I'll make sure to post pictures next time!