Carter's 1st Stitches

Carter fell off the neighbor's rock wall (about 8 feet!) and fell on his chin on the one small area of the lawn where there is still ice. At least he broke his fall with his hand and knee, or it would have been a lot worse. There was blood everywhere. When we used the word "stitches", he completely came un-glued--screaming, begging, pleading. . .lots of drama--but we felt like it was a pretty deep cut. I was surprised by his reaction--I thought he would think it was cool to get stitches. He shook the whole way to the ER. Once we were there, he calmed down and was great. He was freezing so I requsted a blanket while we waited for the numbing medicine to take effect--they brought him a heated blanket, which Carter absolutely loved. The Dr. had a hard time finding enough skin to stitch to--it was kind of a mess, but she managed to get 5 good stitches. Please don't look at the photos if you can't handle a little blood:

Jamie at 5 months

"Mom, I'm not really ready for this. Seriously. Plus, I feel like a dork in these shoes--I haven't seen ANYONE else wear these."

K, I guess this is fun. Mom using the camera remote:

Sitting for 1.2 seconds:

"Airplaning"

Who can be this happy when they wake up?

Airplaning again:

Playing with his new toy. "Wow, when I pull on this green thing, there is the coolest, loudest, most irritating song for my mom to hear! I will pull it! I will pull it lots of times."

Happy with beautiful eyelashes. Sorry to use the word beautiful, Jamie, but they are.

Chewing on the rings. His favorite. His other favorite is his burp cloth, or any material he can bunch up and shove in his mouth.

It has happened. . .

Alright Nick, it has happened. You have outgrown your mother. It's official. Michael noticed this on February 10th, 2009. I'm still the boss.

One more handsome photo of Nick running out to the bus:

One big Hunk of Smiles

Our neighbor commented that Jamie is "One Big Hunk of Smiles." That's pretty much how it is right now. I guess he's not stressed about the economy. One thing that is hard though, if I (or anyone else) look at him while I'm feeding him his bottle, he smiles and breaks the seal and makes it hard for him to eat. So, please don't look at him while he's eating. . .

Nick in Basketball

Nick is on the 8th grade b-ball team and works hard! He's had some playing time this season, but not a lot. Last night he got to start for the first time (along with some other boys) and he ended up scoring 17 pts! Good job Nick! It worked out this time that I was the only parent to go and took advantage of the opportunity to bring the camera and get his bball photos for the year.

Jamie in January

"Guy Smiley"--he smiles ALL the time! Every time (other than when he is starving or exhausted) somebody looks at him or talks to him, they get this reward:


Uh Oh on the thumb. . .who knows where this will lead but he doesn't like the binky very much (we have to hold it in his mouth if he uses it) and he loves his hands. If he's like Nick, he will be sucking his thumb. Oh well, he can do anything he wants.

Lots of people comment or ask about a baby with older kids. Believe me, it is dang fun! But these next two photos show how special it is to see the children that you love showing love to the baby you love! Nick, Carter and Mallory are so wonderful with the baby--they all love him in their own ways. Nick has never declined an opportunity to hold or take care of him, Carter always plays with him (sometimes we have to remind Carter that Jamie is not an action figure and please Carter could you please stop trying to position his arms in ways that he can't bend?), but Mallory has a special mothering touch that is literally beautiful to watch. She can hold him in "just that way" and calm him down. He's starting to reach for her--he doesn't even do that for his mother!



Ok, baby invention of the decade: BUMBO chairs! They are like a little "lap"--soft, cushiony and supportive. If you don't have one or have never seen one, they are awesome! They sort of "hold" the baby and give them support to let them sit 2-3 months before they are developmentally able to on their own, plus they are a great chair when they are older babies. I knew these existed before we got it (Michael has them at the center and recommends them for babies with special needs for sitting and balance) and planned on getting one soon but I could see that he seemed to want to be in a sitting position so I was anxious to try it out earlier (he was a little over 3 months). He loves it! He doesn't last a long time, but when he goes in at first, you can sort of sense that he is proud of himself and likes the independence until he just gets too tired. Plus, he looks halarious in it. (Great baby gift for anyone who is going to be attending a shower soon!) No, I am not a BUMBO chair spokesperson--just love to pass on recommendations of things I love.

Sledding with Cousins

On Jan. 2nd, at the Orem Cemetary, we went sledding with the Peterson cousins. Here are the photos: