Zoo Lights

Last night we went to see the Zoo lights at the Hogle Zoo.  It was fun, but maybe not the best idea ever.

Matthew slept the whole way down, but woke up crying when we got there.  I tried feeding him in the car, but he didn't seem to want anything, so I put him in the carrier, which he usually just falls straight to sleep in.  Not this time.  He just screamed and screamed.  We went to the gift shop and into a family bathroom.  We were in there for about 30 minutes.  He just would not stop crying.  Finally he started to eat and calmed down.  He fell asleep about 5 minutes after we left the bathroom.

Then we went around.  There weren't too many animals to see, but we did get to see some.  We had a good time, and managed to snap a super quick photo before leaving.

We were there for about an hour. Matty seemed to stay pretty warm since we had him bundled up really good, but Connor and I were cold!  We were happy when we got into the car with the heat turned on.

Three Months

At 3 months:

Matthew smiles a lot

Has a cute little laugh

Is trying to sit up on his own

Loves to be read to

Loves to suck on my fingers, but still isn't too fond of binkies

And is just a lot of fun.

Merry Christmas!

Christmas was a lot of fun.  We woke up to see what Santa brought us, and to take some pictures.

He also brought Matthew a new swing (he almost fell out of the old one).  

I got Connor this shirt, which he was very excited about:

Gifts were exchanged, and we had a lot of fun.

Later that day we headed over to Connor's parents house for more fun, and a yummy brunch.  Matthew got some super cute outfits, and fun toys.

Then we headed over to Eric and Kari's, and exchanged gifts there.  It's always fun to watch Robin and Liam open gifts, and seeing the excitement on their faces.  We hung out with them for a little while, played some games, and headed back home.

Perfect Christmas.

Connor's Birthday

This is about 2 weeks late...

Connor's birthday was on the 8th.  We celebrated by going out to dinner and hanging out on Saturday.

Then on Sunday we had our families and a few friends over for cake and ice cream.  It was a lot of fun.  Most of what Connor got from his family was body spray/cologne/body wash.  Are they trying to hint at something? (Haha -- only joking)

Matthew's shirt says 'My Dad Sees Dead People'

On a side note, my computer seems to be having issues uploading photos to my blog.  I can't tell if it's the site, or the fact that my computer is old and the software is outdated.

Our Little Overachiever

2 months old and already rolling over.

Meeting Santa

On December 1st we went to our ward Christmas Party.  It was a lot of fun, and we were able to have Matthew meet Santa.  By the time we got through the long line, Matty was asleep, but it was a lot of fun just the same.

2 months already?!?

Matthew is 2 months old today!  I can hardly believe it.

He had a checkup today and he weighs 14 lbs 12 oz!  He has almost doubled his birthweight.  He's also 24.5 inches long now.

He did NOT like his shots.  He screamed and screamed.  Poor little boy.  Once he calmed down a little we put him back in his car seat, and he fell asleep on the way home.  He's awake now and back to his normal, happy self.  Hopefully he doesn't have a bad reaction to anything.

At 2 months Matthew:

Has the cutest smile ever

Holds his head up mostly on his own

Rolls over from belly to back
(every time I try to catch this on camera he refuses to do it)

Talks and coos and sometimes it sounds like he's laughing

Loves his swing and bouncer

Is the most adorable little boy ever

Growing like a weed!

In the hospital

7 weeks old

He's getting sooo big!

Who does he look like?

Here's each of us in our blessing outfit.  Most people think that he looks like Connor.  What do you think?

Connor

Matthew

Jenna

Matthew's Blessing

Sunday, November 4th we had Matthew's baby blessing.  It was a great day, and we felt so lucky to be able to spend the day with our wonderful family and friends.

Connor looks very serious in this photo.

It started out a little hectic.  We wanted to get to church around 8:40 to save some seats, but we got there at about 8:45.  Well, there were no rows open up front, with the exception of a few on the side.  So we grabbed them 3, and then someone stole one row.  No big deal.  In hindsight, I wish we would have just sat in back, but whatev.  

We quickly found out that they had four baby blessings that day.  FOUR.  When we asked about it at the beginning of October the bishop told us there would maybe be one other one.  Luckily, Matthew was the first one up.  Matthew was a little fussy right before the blessing, so I was concerned that he was going to cry during it, but thankfully he calmed down.  Connor did a wonderful job with the baby blessing.  

Then during church, Matthew did pretty well.  He was a little fussy when I held him, but I passed him off to Connor and he did much better and fell asleep and slept the rest of the time.  After sacrament meeting, Connor told me that Matthew had pooped.  After some inspection, he hadn't just pooped.  He had a blow out.  I was concerned because I thought it was going to ruin his cute white blessing outfit, but amazingly it only got on the onesie.  That was easy enough!  I took him out of his blessing clothes and wrapped him in a receiving blanket.  We went home, and I changed him and put him back in his cute little outfit.

At home we had a little brunch with family and friends.  We had never had that many people in our house, and it made it feel very very small, but it was fun regardless.  Of course, everyone wanted to a chance to hold the cutest baby ever.

And we took some family photos:

Crystal did a little photo shoot with the three of us:

Once people started to go home, I was exhausted.  My mom was nice enough to clean up and make us some dinner while I rested upstairs with Matthew.  

It was a really great day.  Matthew was worn out after it, too.  He pretty much slept all day Monday.

An Adventure

Today we went to P Town (aka Provo) so I could go to the dentist and get some X rays of my teeth.  I haven't had any in over a year since they didn't take X rays while I was pregnant.

(Yes, I still go to my dentist in Provo.  I tried to switch to a local one once, and he tried to tell me I had 5 cavities that I didn't really have.  So, I go to one that I trust.)

Anyway.....

I was a little nervous about the car ride going down.  Matty is not a huge fan of his car seat, and it's about an hour away.  So, I sat in the back with him on the drive and he actually did really well.

At first he was enthralled while looking out the window, but he eventually fell asleep.

The dentist was good.  No cavities!  Then we headed to the cemetery for a visit.

  

On our way home we stopped at Culver's for lunch.  We had never been there before, but had heard it was good, and it was.  Connor got their custard flavor of the day and it was delicious.  It's probably a good thing that it's so far away because I would want to go there every day.

After lunch we drove the rest of the way home, and Matty slept really well until we got off the freeway.  Then he was done and wanted out of his car seat.  We really timed that perfectly.

Happy Halloween!

Although Matty is much to little for Halloween, we had fun all the same.  We got this super cute outfit from one of my baby showers (we actually got 2 -- a newborn and a 0-3 months size.  He's way too big for the newborn one.)  He looked sooo cute in it, and it glows in the dark!  At the very least, Connor and I had a lot of fun.

Our cute little skeleton

Happy Halloween, everyone!

One Month Old

It's hard to believe that it's already been 1 month since Matty was born.  It's probably been the hardest month of my life, but also the most rewarding by far.

We are crazy about this little boy.

three weeks old

two weeks old

When do people with  newborns find time to blog?

Here's little Matty at 2 weeks old.  Isn't he cute?

At his 2 week checkup he measured 22.5 inches long, and weighed 8 lbs 15 oz.  He's in the 95th percentile for his height, and 55th for his weight.  But for his height and weight combined he's in the 5th.  He's tall and skinny!  I'm trying to get him to eat more, but he just falls asleep.  Occasionally he goes on a marathon eating spree, and all he wants to do is eat for what seems like hours.

He's a happy, healthy, beautiful little boy, and we are crazy in love with him and his cuteness.

family fotos

Last Wednesday we had some family pictures taken.  They arrived in the mail today, and I love them.

Here are a few of my favs.

Many thanks to our wonderful photographer!