Painting

Yesterday we went and helped Jonathan's brother Daniel and his wife Bethany sand and paint some rooms in their new house! We had a lot of fun, and we also got to see his brother Andrew and his wife Sierra, who live in Rexburg. Here are some pictures from the day...

Cute Sierra in her lovely goggles! (She will probably hate that I posted this on here...sorry!)

Sanding the walls

Jonathan and Andrew hard at work ...

Boster boys

James and his cousin Joshua

Bethany and I sort of took turns watching the boys. At one point, James was lying on the floor happily playing with a toy, and Joshua was crying. So, I picked up Joshua and was rocking him and trying to get him to sleep. James was just looking at me, and all of a sudden he just FROWNED, he looked so sad! He then frowned again, and then burst into tears! It was almost like he was saying, "that's MY mommy!!" It was pretty sweet, it pretty much broke my heart. James is so cute, it is so fun to be a mommy and have somebody love you like that!

Some recent James pictures

Here is James holding onto his blankie, which is one of his new favorite things to do! (as mentioned in the previous post...)


James and his Grandma and Grandpa Gibbons at his Uncle Josh's basketball game - go Uncle Josh!


James attended his first basketball game this week, and was quite enthralled with it all. Here he is at the game - all of the sounds and sights were VERY interesting! His toy he is holding is his favorite - it's "Mr. Crab" and he loves it!

Our Sweet Boy

We love our little boy so much - more and more every day! I just can't imagine loving anyone more! He is so adorable. Wednesday was his three-month birthday! I can't believe he is growing up so fast. It seems like every day he is doing something new. Some of his latest new things:

• Talking and squealing, especially while lying on his back
• Discovering his tongue! He likes to stick it out the side of his mouth and curl it - it is the cutest thing ever!
• Sleeping through the night!! The other night he went ten hours between feedings - meaning I didn't have to wake up at all during the night to feed him! It was the most sleep I have gotten in over three months, and was quite heavenly :) He also has been napping really well - that same day, he took two two-hour naps during the day.
• Holding onto the edge of his blankies, or his burp cloth or clothes. Basically, it is pretty nice to be able to hold onto something - it makes you feel more secure and is very nice. The cutest is when I tuck him into bed and I wrap a blanket tight around him, and he still grabs onto the top with both hands.
• Sucking his thumb! It is really cute, because he hasn't quite figured out yet that he can just put his hand in a little fist and stick out his thumb to suck on - he kind of grabs onto his face with the rest of his fingers while he puts his thumb in his mouth. Here is a video of it:

Walks with Our Boy

We have been loving the nice weather that we had earlier this week - we finally were able to take James out in the stroller and go for some walks! He slept through a couple of them, but I think he had fun! We have discovered that he falls asleep very easily in his stroller. We like to walk to Grandma and Grandpa Gibbons' house, which is just down the street. Here is our sweet boy in his stroller, all ready to go! The toy hanging from his car seat is one of his new favorites - we call it his "Crinkly Bug!" It plays music and lights up, and the wings make a crinkly sound when he plays with it. What more could a boy want?

James loves holding onto things - usually the edge of a blanket or his pants or shirt. I think it makes him feel secure. It's really cute!

He is so excited to be going on a walk!!

Here is our cute boy having some tummy time!

Our happy little guy

James and his mommy hanging out on Sunday afternoon.

I love this little boy so much!

Aunt Liz

Tonight we went to my parents' house for dinner, and all of my sisters also came from Provo. It was a lot of fun, and as always, James was the most popular person there! He was a little sleepy though, and so was not the happiest little guy. Good thing he's got such nice aunts to help make him happy!

Sad day

Our little cuddly boy

Tummy Time

Here is James trying to roll over. He has done it a few times before, but he doesn't quite do it on a regular basis yet. His mommy and aunts cheer him on. Tummy time is hard work!

Miscellaneous February...

Here is James again being very excited with his new slippers!

Yesterday James went for his very first walk in his stroller. The weather was so nice that I took him out and walked over to his Grandma and Grandpa's house. Grandpa had the day off, so he and James had a nice little visit and read some books.


James is starting to get more and more cuddly, which is so much fun! Here we are having a nice little cuddle.

Not too happy...

Good morning!

Our little James is a morning person - a characteristic he most definitely got from his daddy, and not his mommy! When he wakes up in the morning he just patiently waits for us to come get him, and when we do he gives us the biggest smiles ever! He is SO cheerful in the mornings. It is nice, since his daddy is gone a lot, that he gets to spend a little bit of time with him in the mornings. James likes to sit in his bouncy seat on the table while Jonathan eats breakfast and while I make his lunch for him. As you can see in this video, he is just such a happy boy! I took this video this morning, he was being so cute. He just gets so excited sometimes that he flails his arms and legs and doesn't know quite how to contain his excitement! Notice the great slippers (which he kept kicking off) - they were a Christmas gift from my aunt Tracy and her family (thanks again!). Enjoy the video! Oh and p.s. I don't know why there is no sound, but I am working on that - I'll figure it out sometime :)

Our Baby is Growing Up!

This may sound crazy, but I seriously think that James visibly grew bigger today! He just looks SO big to me, I can't believe it! He is just growing up right before our eyes! He is so much bigger than he was when he was born! He went to the doctor a couple of weeks ago for his 2-month checkup, and he weighed 12 pounds 7 ounces! He measured 25 inches, and is in the 96th percentile for length! He is a big boy! I keep telling him that he is going to be tall like his Uncle Josh. Anyway, our baby is just growing up so fast, and while it is a little sad that he's not quite a newborn anymore, it is so fun and exciting to see him changing every day!

He is beginning to grab onto his toys more and to start to "play" with them. Well, at least he tries to eat them! Especially stuffed animals, he always tries to put them in his mouth. Ok, so I handed him the teddy bear, but he totally held onto it and hugged it and . . . well, tried to eat it! :)

Our sweet little boy!

James absolutely LOVES his Uncle Josh! Josh can always calm him down when James is sad. James just gazes into Josh's eyes, it is the cutest thing in the world. Josh has been staying with us for a couple of days, and James has been having so much fun!

Yummy!

This boy is just so cute, I can't help myself - I take so many pictures of him! Here I was about to change his diaper, and he was so happy that I was changing him that he was just smiling at me so big!

Look how grown-up he is looking! I can't believe it!

James likes to be a good little "helper" and he holds onto his pants while I change his diaper, it is hilarious. Usually he just tries to eat them.

Just look at those eyes! I am in love! :)

This boy is so pleasant!

Our happy, happy boy! :)

Tummy time!

Trying to roll over. He actually rolled over for the first time about 5 weeks ago, but hasn't really done it since. But tonight (just after I took this picture) he rolled over about 5 times!

Our Little Cougar

James already has some Cougar pride. How can he not when his Mommy graduated from BYU, and his Daddy will in a couple of months? His aunts gave him this great shirt for Christmas.