Merry Christmas!

We had a great Christmas this year! We celebrated Christmas at the Westenskows' (my family) on the 15th and the 16th and both my grandmas' homes. We were definitely spoiled! Christmas was a little crazy and loud at my parents' house due to the grandkids, but it was great all the same. We had to opportunity to get an up to date family picture...but not for long.
(Top: Travis, Carl (my dad), Devin (my brother), Middle: Misty (me), Denise (my mom), Terra (sister-in-law), Bottom: Jack, Lexi, CJ, Solon).

My sister-in-law and brother will be adding one more little boy to the clan in March! These little boys are taking over!



We were able to get some pictures of Jack with his great-grandmas on my side! He is a very loved boy!



We celebrated with Travis' family on the 21st and 22nd. We opened presents...Jack was spoiled! Grandma and Grandpa bought him a very adorable rocking horse! On Saturday, Crystal (sister-in-law) treated us to go-cart racing! It was very fun...although I will never be able to keep up with the family...They were passing me left and right...literally!


Christmas day was spent at home..for the very first time! We weren't sure what to do, but ended up having Baked Ziti and garlic bread for dinner and watched movies and played with Jack all day long! Oh, and I tried to make brownies...it didn't work...but Sadie helped me clean it up!








Jack did very well this Christmas as you can see by his couch of presents!!



I can't wait until next year, when he can open his presents and stay awake for it!! Love to all!

Baby Blessing

Our little Jack was blessed this Sunday at our ward here in Perry. He hated wearing his suit! I can't blame him considering how uncomfortable the poor kid looked...but he was SO handsome! That afternoon as we dressed him, we realized that his neck was too fat for the top button and his bow tie was too small! He slept like an angel during the blessing and then Travis had to take him out because he started grunting and fussing and trying to poop! It was pretty funny!








We had many family and friends come and support Jack. For dinner, we had a potato bar...needless to say we cooked too many and will be eating potatoes for weeks!! It was such a nice blessing and great to have so many people there!!

Jack is starting to give us some smiles! He is so sweet! I know that he is going to be pretty spoiled! It just melts your heart with each little smile!

Self Portraits!

Yesterday Travis and I made a successful attempt to take our own family pictures! It was definitely interesting...I would have never thought that a ladder could serve so well as a tripod! It took many tries, but Travis did well and I think that our little family is pretty cute!
We wanted to get Sadie (the dog) in the picture, but getting her to sit still with us would have been a real task. Getting her to not eat the blanket that keeps her warm at night has been a real task! (We went out the other day and found the stuffing from her bed all over the lawn! Naughty puppy! We did, however, get some pictures of her with reindeer antlers on...that was definitely time consuming!!

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!