Copy Cat

I have had a lot of fun in the last couple days copying mom & dad. Last night I was watching very closely at dad eating his food and after watching him for awhile I was acting like I was eating too! I didn't have anything in my mouth but I was looking like I was chewing. So when do you think I'll be able to eat real food? My mom says 6 months but that seems still a very long time away.

This morning I was practicing my sitting up and I noticed dad was moving his foot around in a circle, so again, I watched very closely and then I decided to do it too with my foot. So dad did a circle, I did a circle. I'm not sure why these two copy cat things are so cute and funny but I love to entertain my parents.

Grandma got me this fun ABC spinner that lights up and sings songs. I like to sit up and play with it. It's a lot fun.

Fun times!

I'm having so much fun in my jumparoo! I jump and jump until I get sleepy. My feet touch now so I get a good rhythm going. Mom yells "Go, Go, Jump, Jump!" and I think it's really funny!

As I've told you before I love the bath. But now I'm starting to be interested in both toys. My feet are also fun to look at. Instead of kicking all the time I bring my feet up to my face and throw them down hard like a cannon ball!

Speaking of feet, check out these slippers Grandma Mason got for me! They are super soft and they fit me perfectly! I love them. Thanks Grandma! And thanks for coming up and visiting me and playing with me every week. I know mom loves it but I do too:)

Wow, these are awesome! 

Note from Mom: Unexpected Tears

Tonight during Nursing time before bed I decided to try out Toddler tunes on the TV. After Price was done eating I was sitting with him, cuddling him and having some quiet time when a "Please Stay a Baby" tune came on. The song was about what the title explains, baby-please stay a baby. Well, needless to say the tears starting streaming down my face. I don't think I cried baby related tears since the first couple weeks of his life. Well this song did it, I got really emotional. 

I started thinking about how the first 4 months have gone and how the next 4, and the next 4 would go even faster. Before I know it he'll be crawling, walking, running and becoming more independent. Soon he won't be a baby anymore and our snuggle times will be less and less. That made the tears stream faster. Maybe, I thought, when he gets older he'll need me less and less. 

Soon enough, dad came in to rescue the situation. He gave me a tissue and took Price away to read his bed time books. What did I do: switched the music channel. No more toddler music for me, at least for tonight.....

4 months old

I'm 4 months old! I celebrated by hanging out with Grandpa in the morning while mommy had her class. I really love touching Grandpa's beard, it feels so funny! 

I also don't mind being on my stomach anymore, I actually kind of like it because I can hold myself up longer because of my strong upper body muscles. 

Grandma got me a new shirt so now I'm officially signed up for Turtle Track Club. I had a fun time checking out myself in the mirror before I worked out.

I love my feet but this sticker sure felt funny on my foot. My parents are crazy sometimes!

Note from Mom: Wishes come true

Wishes do come true! For the past 5 birthdays I have wished for a healthy baby of our own. Birthdays came and birthdays went and sometimes I had to say, "well, maybe next year" and find other things to be thankful for. Well, today on my 33rd birthday I had to wish for something else because our baby is here, Price is here and we have our baby boy.

 Life has always been good and my 8 years with Kadin have been wonderful. We've been able to travel the world, start and end careers while making new ones and been able to make fun memories with family and friends. But one thing we always dreamed of was having a baby. When we found out I was pregnant we were beyond excited, nervous and thrilled to see what we were having. 

Now Price is here! Price, you are now almost 4 months old and you are the light of my life. Waking up every morning and seeing your smiling face looking up at me brings me such joy. I can not wait for what is to come and what our lives hold together. 

This year I wished for something different but I will always wish for something revolving around you and our family. Can't wait for many more wishes to come true. 

I love you Price, 

Your mommy

Milestones

Lots of exciting things have happened this week! I'll be 4 months next week and I did two big things recently. First, Wednesday was my first day in my own crib. I have a room all to myself now! Mom and dad used to have me sleep in their bed, then the pack and play at the base of their bed and now I have my own bed!! It's so comfortable and the room is nice and quiet and dark which makes it easy for me to sleep. The best part, my sisters, the kitties, don't keep me up anymore when they scratch at the door to be let outside or want to come back in. That was a little annoying. Mom and dad are also very happy because it seems like I sleep longer in my crib. Here is a picture of me taking my first nap in my crib!

We had a snow day this week too! Daddy got to stay home from work and he got to watch the snow fall all night and I got to wake up to a lot of snow on the ground, it was so pretty!

I think the most exciting thing that happened this week is that I rolled over! It was kind of cool. I started on my stomach and before I knew it, I was on my back! I didn't think it was that spectacular but mom sure got excited. I did it so fast she couldn't get a picture....oh well. 

This picture is pretty funny. I had so much fun playing in my jumparoo that I almost fell asleep. I think I worked so hard I tired myself out.

My New Toy

I got a new toy! Grandma and Grandpa Brooking got me a jumparoo! A Zoo Jumparoo. They got it for me because I love to jump so much, even if I can't stand up yet on my own. And don't worry, my feet don't yet touch the ground but daddy put some books underneath my feet so I could touch. It's okay, I'll grow into it. But I really love it! There is so much to look at and it makes funny noises and there is even a monkey! I love monkeys! Thanks G & G!

Where Mommy and Daddy were married

For my 3 month old pictures we went down to the Mukilteo Lighthouse where mommy and daddy were married 8 years ago. It was a beautiful day but boy it was chilly. Good thing I wore my hat! Oh, and guess what? The Seahawks won yesterday! They beat the Saints who won the Superbowl last year. Big upset but you know what....I knew they were going to win, I just knew it. They are going to go to the Superbowl!!

Football Round Two

The Huskies won their bowl game and now it's time for the Seahawks to win their first play off game. This is my first playoff game to watch, that is why I have this awesome Seahawks fan shirt. Grandpa not only watched me this morning while mom went to her class but he bought this outfit for me! I love him so much, he's so nice to me.  Mom and dad told me that not too long ago the Seahawks actually were in the Superbowl. When I asked what happened they didn't want to talk about it...something about the refs being bad? I'm not sure but I'm thinking if they really work hard tomorrow as a team they could win against the Saints. 

I wasn't around back then but here are some pics of mom, dad and Grandpa way back in the Superbowl days. 

Night time Fun

Getting ready for bed is fun at my house. It starts with a fun warm bath. I get to exercise by kicking my legs and waving my arms. It makes a lot of waves in the water which I like. I think my mom really likes it too because she cheers me on and says, "you can do it" and "good job" to me!

Then after bath, daddy cuddles me up in a warm blanket, puts my pajamas on and then I get to have dinner with mom.  After dinner, dad sits down in my favorite rocking chair to read bedtime stories to me. I must have been really tired the other night because I feel asleep during reading time, that has never happened before! I hope he didn't think I wasn't interested....

Then, usually after reading I go to sleep. It's a surprise after that for mom and dad to see when I'm going to wake up again to either eat again, cry or just see what is going on in the middle of the night in my house. Usually, nothing exciting is going on so I usually go back to sleep until the morning. 

Note from mom, Topic: SLEEP

Sleep: the single most aspect of motherhood that I was scared of. Before baby I required sleep-at least 8 hours. I respected sleep, I never took it for granted. I thank sleep for helping me not get sick very often. It is such an under rated aspect of health. 

So when Price came, sleep went out the window. The first 3 months he was waking up at least every 2 hours during the night wanting to nurse. Pretty common for breast fed babies. Remarkably I didn't think I was even really that tired. I think the first couple months you are running on adrenaline and just this weird instinct you suddenly get when you become a mom. You wake up to the cry and you jump out of bed ready to go, it's a strange thing but awesome to say the least. So about 2 months into this mommy hood thing that is when I really started getting tired. I think the novelty was wearing off and the adrenaline was dwindling. I tried to do what everyone said, "sleep when the baby sleeps." Well yeah, I tried, it doesn't always work. I'd rather throw a load of laundry in, cut up some vegetables for dinner, check my email, do something "unmommy like" things while the baby sleeps. Oh, and forget about exercise. The personal trainer can't even muster up the strength or desire to whip out the hand weights and mat and do a workout when the baby sleeps. Looking back on my "plan" before baby....well, that was my plan. Ain't gonna happen. I just have to count my lucky stars that I have a job where I can exercise. So anyway, not sleeping when baby sleeps is probably why I was really tired all of a sudden. I was not getting quality or enough sleep.

So this is where the heaven's gates opens for me. Price is 3 and a half months old and for whatever reason he has decided to sleep longer stretches and we are thrilled! I don't want to talk too soon, I know things change quickly but I want to express my appreciation and excitement for his newest task. The last two nights he sleep a straight 6 hours! Unbelievable really. He went from 3 to 6 hour stretches just like that. We think he's going through a growth spurt or just that this is what babies do. It's funny for me to think about praising 6 hours. Before we had Price 6 hours of sleep would put me in a zombie state the next day, it just would not cut it. But after this 6 hour stint I woke up jumping out of bed ready for the day and not hitting the concrete wall in the afternoon.

 We'll see what happens. It's a roller coaster ride for sure but a fun roller coaster so I'm ready to see what's next. 

Happy Boy

I wasn't always happy with being on my stomach but now I think it's fun! Not sure what is happening with my shirt but that is besides the point.

 I was dressed up like teacher Daddy today with my Tie T-shirt. I was also trying to act like a math teacher. "Now class....here's a story problem: When you have a basket of 24 apples and the apple picker takes out 1/2 of them, and the worms eat 1/4 of the 1/2, how many total apples to you have in the basket?" 

Oh, and by the way, days later, Ted is still standing, well kind of....I think he wants to do the Limbo?

Move over Michael Phelps

Change is Good

My daddy was a little sad but also excited this morning when we woke up. He is sad because he no longer gets to stay home and play with me all day. Instead he has to go back to work to teach his middle schools math. 

He was happy and excited though because he hasn't seen his students in over a month and he misses them so he'll have fun! Another change is mommy is going back to teaching her fitness class today. She used to teach 4 classes in the morning, 3 days a week but now she is only teaching 1 class to start out. That'll be nice because she won't be gone too long and I won't miss her too much. Besides, I'll have visitors from my Grandparents. Today Grammy is coming over to take care of me. I'm excited! 

Happy New Year!

2011 is going to have a lot of cute! Daddy did this little photo shoot of me because I love to talk, talk and more talk