Austin loves his daddy

Brett was gone for a few days for a competition. Austin was pretty happy when he came home :)

New Tricks

We've been doing the gorilla sit for a while now...

But over the past couple of days we've gotten to this :)

He's growing up too fast...

Our Growing Little Boy

We were a week late, but Austin had his four month check-up today. He is always so happy when we're in the with doctor. He talked and babbled the entire time making it hard for us to have a conversation, but oh so cute. It was so sad when he got his shots though. He was talking and smiling at the nurse the whole time she was getting him ready...and then the shots. At least he smiled at her afterwards. He's a tough kid.

Length: 26 1/2 in. (90%)
Weight: 14lb 9oz (30%)

Long and skinny. I wonder where he got that from...

 

Just a few short things about him :)

He moves ALL the time. Laying down, in his carseat, in his stroller, in your arms...ALL the time. He's really hard to hold, but doesn't like to be put down.

He wants to grab everything. Its hard to take a drink without him punching the cup out of my hand.

Everything he grabs goes straight to his mouth.

He drools. A lot.

He loves his hands. He sucks/chews on them all the time. Hence, he is always covered in slobber. And so am I.

He still doesn't like his car seat, at all. He screams the whole time while we're driving. Screams. Not just cry. But really screams. It makes me cry.

He smiles at everyone. He loves people. And he loves to be talked to. 

He babbles, talks and laughs all day. Especially if you pay attention to him.

He likes to be the center of attention. If you stop paying attention to him, he gets upset, even if two seconds earlier he was laughing.

He loves baths still.

He has discovered Rika (the dog). And loves to watch her. Sometimes while he's staring at her he'll just laugh at her every once in a while. It's pretty cute. And she's really good about him trying to grab her face. She's been punched a few times.

We're still struggling with reflux, but at least having the medicine lets him be happy, even if we are covered in spit up all day.

He loves his daddy. He gets so happy when he gets home from work.

He moves himself around on the floor like an inch worm.

His sleeping habits are improving.

And he's my little angel.

Going Swimming!

At the Zoo

 

Just some giggles :)

Just a cute video of the little man. I'll do an update on him soon :)

Just a thought...

For Christmas my mom got me the cd of children's songs from Janice Kapp Perry that we listened to growing up. I loved those songs, and remember sticking them in when I was a teenager because I missed listening to them. Maybe I'm silly, but children's songs are sometimes my favorite songs of all. They are so simple, and teach truths for the understanding of any age. And a lot of times, it is the simple things in life that bring so much joy.

As I have been listening to these songs a little bit, even though Austin doesn't really listen or understand them yet, one of them stuck out to me. I remember liking it growing up, but it had a little bit of a different meaning, now that I have a child of my own. And every time I hear it, pictures like these go through my mind.

 I lived with my Heavenly Father before I was sent to the earth.
But I cannot remember the sound of His voice, for that was forgotten at birth.
But daddy when your arms surround me, and I feel so safe in your love.
I wonder, do I hear in your voice a sound like my Father above.

I lived with my Heavenly Father before I was sent to the earth.
But I cannot remember the look in His eyes, for that was forgotten at birth.
But daddy when I look in your eyes, I seem to recall how it was.
God gave me a dear earthly Father, so I would remember His love.

In all of living have much fun and laughter :)

We woke up to a flooded house on Wednesday morning.

Not another natural disaster. No. Just a disfunctional washer that turns itself on in the middle of the night and continues filling the whole house.

But hey. At least we got our carpet cleaned for free :)

Most of our furniture is up off the floor anyway, so we just laugh about it.

But isn't it great how the Lord teaches us in so many different ways? There is something to be learned in every experience we go through. If we will take the time to look for it.

Today I learned something that seems so simple, but I thought I would share it anyways:

 If we do not doubt, the Lord can do miracles. 

And He will. We just need to open our eyes to see them.

Six Weeks...

Life as of late:

 We had a Hawaiian Thanksgiving! On Wednesday night a bunch of people got together for the emu; which is how they usually cook the kalua pig. But this time everyone put their turkeys in as well, so they would be ready for the next day. It was quite a process, and it was fun to watch it all being done. And the turkey was delicious the next day.

 We bought a waterproof camera so we could get pictures like this while snorkeling :)

We thought it would be smart since we're in Hawaii.

Brett's mom came for a week and this was her last night here as we went to the beach for the sunset.

Austin screams and screams when he's tired. Which is a lot of the time since he doesn't sleep much...ever.

So when he gets himself to that breaking point, he isn't really sure what's wrong, so he just screams. 

Then all of the sudden he stops, and he's asleep. 

In the top picture I didn't know what else to do to try and help him calm down so I laid him on the couch and leaned over him just holding him, and he stopped all of the sudden. And that is how I left him. Granted, he didn't stay asleep for long because he never does - especially on his back. But it was cute anyways.

Then on Sunday Brett put him in all different comfortable positions trying to get him to calm down. He put himself in this one and was all the sudden asleep.

Whatever works I guess.

 BYU vs. Hawaii Game Day!! Don't worry. He knows how to make the Y already :) We taught him early.

And it's been six weeks already. 

Time goes way too fast with this little guy.

 Austin got his first feel of the sand and water :)

 And we went kayaking.

And another pretty sunset. Of course.

It is amazing being a mom.