All Smiles

Lincoln will now not only smile while he is awake, but after he makes eye contact with me. This is my favorite stage so far. :)

(Please ignore how silly I sound...)

Family Dinners

I really like this article about the importance of family dinners on PBS.org.

Sleeping Boys

My boys taking a little nap together. How cute.

Who does Lincoln look like?

OR...

Does he look more like my nephew, Matthew?

Go ahead... take the poll on the right hand side of the blog. :) This will be interesting...

RESULTS: If you don't count my vote... 4 votes for Matthew, 1 vote for Mindy, & 3 votes for Jesse. Crazy, eh?

2 Months Old!

I can't believe Lincoln is already 2 months old! He is growing so fast and learning new things every day. It is really fun to watch him grow and get stronger.

Here he is with his puppy again

And a close up

Lincoln can hold up his head a lot better now, but is still a little wobbly. My favorite: he has started smiling! I love it when he smiles for me. He can watch an object around the room. He has rolled over from front to back a couple times. He is such a cutie! We love you so much, Lincoln!

UPDATE: Lincoln had his 2 month check-up today (9-16) and weighs 10 lbs 12 oz (24th percentile). He's catching up quickly!

Shoes

Just a few more pictures of my cute baby. :)

Becca let us have Cohen's old swing - thanks Becca!

You may be wondering 'what the point are shoes?'
Cute pictures of course!

Jesse calls these pants his "pirate pants."
Now, who sells tiny eye patches? :)

He makes this face a lot. What's he thinking...?

How to Calm a Crying Baby

A few days ago, Lincoln was fed, clean & dry, and still cranky. Well I decided to get on with my day and get ready! This is what I discovered:

(You'll want the sound on... but not too loudly..)

Who would have thought a loud noise like a blow dryer would calm a crying baby??

Lincoln's Blessing Day

This Labor Day weekend Jesse blessed our little boy, Lincoln. Saturday, Ellie was baptized and there was also a baby shower for both Audrey & me. This brought everyone in both Jesse's family and my family to St. George. It was great to have all our family together.

My mom with the youngest 3 babies at the shower:
Max: 9 days, Lincoln: 7 weeks, Vanessa: 4 months

When I saw Amy's baby (Max) and how small he was (just over 7 lbs) - he made Lincoln look huge! Babies grow so fast - but if you see them every day it is a lot harder to notice exactly how fast they actually do grow. And Lincoln was smaller than Max when we brought him home! Crazy.

Jesse did a wonderful job blessing Lincoln in Sacrament meeting. I wish I had remembered to record it because I couldn't hear it all and I want to have it written down for Lincoln. If anyone can remember ANYthing - even just one phrase - please email it to me. That would be much appreciated!!

Family Picture :)

Lincoln on his big day

Afterward we all went to Terrel & Janet's house for lunch. Here is a picture of my family:

Jeff & Jackie, Tom & Angela, Jesse & Mindy, Darrin & Rachel
Craig & Mary

And here are all the grand kids on my side of the family.

Matthew, David, Vanessa, Veronica, Hailey, Hannah & Lincoln

Hannah holding Lincoln (he doesn't look too happy...)

Hannah, Rachel, & Lincoln

Thank you to everyone that came to the blessing and shower and especially those of you that had to travel! Jesse and I are lucky to have such an amazing family!

Warcraft Wednesdays... (nerd alert)

Do I really need to say anything else? Oh- here's a couple pictures (thanks Lindsay & Cody) to sum it all up.

McKay, Nate, Kurt, Matt, Jesse, Jonny

Matt & Nate are "out" but still "need" to be in the "action." :)

If you need an explanation, refer to Lindsay's blog or my previous post.