One Month Old!

Wow! Our little Jack is one month old today! I can't believe how fast it is going! He has grown so much in the short time that we have had him! He is even developing a double chin...oops! I think that he may even be 2 feet long or more! He is such an alert little guy and loves to check things out. Of course I am sad that when we put him on his lay and play toys, he turns his head and stares at the lamp in the corner...money well spent! Kidding, he has started looking at those dangling toys and I think that he enjoys himself! He is holding his head up pretty well and is getting pretty strong...which is so great, except when he is fighting me when I get him dressed! He loves his baths and I can't wait until he can sit up and start splashing! Jack is even sleeping a little better during the night!

Mommy got to see his first real smile today (one not occurring due to gas)! He was absolutely adorable! He has been such a good baby...he has his fussy moments though! He was a little crabby over Thanksgiving, but not enough to change the impression of him being the cutest baby ever! :)

I do wonder if the little guy knows what crazy parents he has though...if so, we might not have been the chosen ones! Here is a picture that Travis set up and seems hilarious to us...in a somewhat morbid way! We are really good and decent people...just have a very interesting sense of humor!

We had a great Thanksgiving and were able to spend the holiday with family and friends. Our sweet little niece, Lexi came to stay with us. And the next day my wonderful sister-in-law scheduled facials for us and I have to say that I am very interested in having them often! It was wonderful! Travis said that it took 2 years off...but he wouldn't say how old that made me...hmmm?



We have also started to figure out ways to catch some sleep...the pictures will explain!









Hope everyone had a great holiday and good luck with the Christmas shopping!!

A New Post...finally!

Wow! It is amazing how much time it takes looking after a sleeping baby!! I used to spend plenty of time checking my e-mail and updating the blog...but now the day seems to fly and it is over and I haven't even looked at my computer!! So, I am going to take this opportunity while Travis is home to update with a few more pictures of our little Jack!
We went to his 2 week checkup last Thursday and he is doing so well. He gained 12.5 ounces since his 5 day appointment, so he is now up to 8lbs 3 oz and is 21.25 inches long. There is no sign of jaundice, his belly button stub fell off and his circumcision is fully healed...(I'm sure he would be very embarrassed to know that I mentioned this in our blog! ) He was happy to go to the doctor until they took his blood! :(

Here is a picture with Jack's oldest cousin Lexi! She was very excited to get to hold him and he just slept in her arms. I'm positive that she is going to be a very good cousin to little Jack!
This is one of my favorite pictures! I think that it gives a glimpse of what he is going to look like as a toddler. He looks so serious!!




We went to "Grandpa Pete's" birthday party this weekend and had a great time! He slept the whole time even though he was passed around for over 4 hours! Everyone just loved Jack and Grandpa was so proud of the little guy! He is definitely not lacking in the love department!
Here is a picture of our sleepy little man! He loves to cuddle...and mom really loves that! I can't imagine a sweeter little boy than the one that Heavenly Father blessed us with! I think we will keep him!

Happy Halloween!

I had to take these pictures! I was so excited to have him before Halloween because I am dressing him up as a "Jack-O-Lantern". Get it... "Jack"!

He looked so cute and sweet that I thought that I would throw him in the bowl with the other sweets...although I think that he is sweeter!!

First Sponge Bath!!

Jack had his first sponge bath at home on Monday. I thought that he was going to scream, but he seemed to enjoy it or at least be content and stay awake during it!

Mom fumbled a little...he is so small! (I didn't drop him, just had to figure out how to make everything work!) I can't wait until we can do the real baths and play on the water!! It will be so much fun and we can pull out the cute little tub and all the bath toys!

Growing, growing, growing!

I can't believe that our Little Jack is already 6 days old!! He is so beautiful and I wouldn't even trade the sleepless nights and the fact that he decided to poop and pee on Mommy instead of Daddy!!

I wanted to share some more pictures because this is my blog and I can do whatever I want with it! Technology really is amazing when it comes to being able to share things with loved ones that are far away!!

Here is our little sleeping Jack, which he is during a large portion of the day...the night has been a little different! He even likes sleeping on Daddy's lap, while Daddy is making fun of Mommy's blog template colors.
We just absolutely adore the little guy! Thank heaven for little boys, right? :)

Baby Jack Pics

[Posted by Travis]
Hey there everyone in Misty's blogosphere! (Look at me, I'm blogging -- weeee!)

So while Misty's out playing with the dog, I'm going to post some pictures of our baby boy, Jack. Of course, the first thing I had to do was to get rid of the awful pink-and-purple template for this page (Misty might correct me and tell me the colors are "cranberry" and "amethyst" or something like that). Doesn't this color scheme look much better?

Anyway, here we go....
As you can see, Jack weighed 3598 grams at birth and was not happy to have his picture taken at that particular moment. Just to throw some more numbers at you, he was also 49.5 cm from crown to foot at was born at time coordinate 20071025T1725-0600 and geodetic coordinates φ = +41.7569°, λ = -111.8223°.

And here is our very first family picture. Misty's bed was elevated about 4 feet off the ground and our nurse was short, so this was about as good as we could get.

Here's a close-up of his mug. He kinda had the newborn funny-looking-ness about him still, but he's still cute. It's pretty neat that he'll go from crying with quivering lips and all, to sleeping soundly in my arms in just a few minutes.

This is probably my favorite picture that I took at the hospital. I took it without flash, and the soft tones that result just say to me "motherly care, contentment, peace, and love" (not the hippy kind of "peace and love," mind you).

Here's Jack getting ready to go home from the hospital. The scary thing is that even though he looks so small, he'll outgrow this car seat before we know it!

Unfortunately, I don't have any good pictures with his eyes open. He (currently) has dark blue-gray-hazel-brown eyes. He gets the blue from his mother, and everything else from me. I have yet to figure out exactly what color my eyes are, as they're different every time I take a close look. My drivers license says "Brown", but then again it also says 180 lbs -- nope, not anymore! I'll be watching Jack's to see how his change as he grows up, along with his hair -- both Misty and I were toeheaded during our preschool years.

Well, I guess that's all I have to write. We have a few more pictures, but these were the most worth sharing. If you want a larger version, or to look at the rest of them, ask Misty. You could ask me if you wanted to, but they're on her computer anyway. So anyway, thanks for your congratulations and positive comments so far on the baby. Jack's a good baby, and we can tell he already loves his mommy and daddy, and we're very happy and blessed to have him with us.

Baby Jack is here!!

Our sweet, little baby has arrived! John Isaac "Jack" was born on Thursday, October 25th at 5:25pm. He weighed 7 pounds, 15 ounces and was 19 1/2 inches long!! iHe was a little stubborn coming into the world, but he's here! (I always win! He has been such a sweet baby so far and we are excited to get to take him home tomorrow!

Pictures will be coming as soon as we can download them!! He is a cutie! He was even voted the cutest baby in the nursery...(there were only 3 babies there)! :)