A POST!!

Yes, we are still around. I've played with some other ways to set up a blog and finally realized this site is just the most convenient; so we're sticking with it! For some reason my Google Chrome keeps shutting down when I try to upload a picture so I will have to play with that and figure out why. Then I will get pictures up... I want us to stay connected with our family and friends afar and since I am now doing online classes and spend oodles of time on the computer, there's no excuse! Now let me figure out what's going on with my photo uploader and I'll try to get a picture up tonight. No promises. ;-)

Settling in...

Dear Family and Friends who still check into this blog:

I am so sorry I haven't kept up with this blog. Things have been hectic with moving and getting settled in to our new rental house. But, we're finally getting all unpacked and hopefully within the next couple weeks I'll be able to get caught up on here.

T is doing very well. We had his 9 month check up last week and everything looked great. We got a new "lotion" for the eczema that isn't being helped by living in a dry environment; unfortunately we still have a very itchy baby. Other than that he's developing well. He wants to stand all the time and has started creeping along furniture, but he often wants to get to something quickly before we pull it away from him so he'll get on all fours and crawl as fast as possible...which is insanely fast as far as we're concerned!

Again, I'm sorry for the lack of updates and I thank you for continuing to check in on us!

-J

A few "Month 3" shots...

Just a few shots I got before we left for VA...

He LOVES this stationary jumper!

Trying some baby cereal...I know it was a little early but I decided my big boy was hungrier and he wasn't pushing the food or spoon out (clearly!)...and maybe I was desperate for him to start sleeping better. The cereal didn't catch on for a couple weeks. He stayed interested, he just didn't seem to like the taste much after a couple of bites.

Such a happy boy sporting his HMM 268 "Dragon Drool" bib!

Surprise!

T got to meet his Uncle Andrew!

A few days before we left for Virginia, my brother called me to tell he'd be flying into California on a work trip...well he's an AF C-17 pilot so when I say "flying into", I mean that. Literally. ;-) So he came to see me and meet T! It was a super short visit but in my opinion, it's not the length of time that matters, just that you cherish the time you had!

D's new hobby...

SURFING!

D came back from deployment having already comissioned this surfboard (see below) to be custom made (with a little help from me) it was done the week he returned. He'd surfed maybe once or twice during college but for some reason while being surrounded by dirt he decided he needed to be surrounded by water...a lot of it. Whatever his initial reasons for picking up this new (some times very time consuming) hobby it has become a great outlet to relieve work stress...and possibly some stress from his wife who's possibly annoyed that it can be so time consuming??? ;-)

D's custom made surfboard made by WaveWeapons

One of the few times I actually could snap a picture of D, knowing it was him I was taking a picture of!

In order to be spending time together those first few days back before heading off to Virginia we did a lot of beach trips so D could practice surfing... T and I made the most of it. He loves the beach I found out which is awesome since D and I have always loved the beach...but I definitely learned that going to the beach with a baby in tow is a completely different experience from our "Grab a couple towels and a book and hit the sand" days!! (And maybe I should add that I learned going to the beach with a baby you're responsible for is a new experience...I have definitely been to the beach with my nieces when they were babies...I just didn't have to be the one responsible for them!)

Of course, a beautiful sunset always makes the beach trips so worth it! :-)

Happy First Halloween!!

Daddy Time!

With Dave's return, T and I found ourselves at the beach, a lot! Dave came back with a desire to take up surfing. He said after months of being surrounded by dirt and sand, he wanted to be surrounded by water. We didn't mind so much since all that mattered to us was spending time together as a family!

Dave calming T down while we were grabbing lunch at one of our favorite Oceanside cafes. Dave quickly discovered that by singing to T, he'd calm down almost instantly (for Dave). I think it must of been here where T's love of a certain favorite song of Dave's began...

At Torrey Pines State Beach

Appropriate onesie I found that someone had given us!
At our friend's 1st Birthday party T fell fast asleep in Daddy's arms!

Dave's favorite bib for T "Wiggle Worm"

We didn't have much time to ourselves before we would take off to Virginia for Dave's post deployment leave for his sister's wedding! Therefore, T's "Third Month" is broken up into a few posts since a lot happened during his third month of life!