The First Four Months

Oliver is now four and a half months old and I haven't done an update post yet! So I thought I would do an all in one type thing and then hope I do better for the rest of his monthly posts!  This picture with his tie onesie is his one month picture.  I can't believe how skinny his legs look!

 This next picture is his two month old picture.  It's amazing how fast they change!

 Brandon was able to bless him on September 25th and it was absolutely amazing he did such an awesome job!  I realized after we were all done and had changed him out of his little outfit that we forgot to get a picture of the three of us (talk about feeling like I had a little Mommy fail moment) but at least I remembered to get a picture of each of us with him!

 This is his three month old picture.  His little smile gets me every time!  He is such a little cutie!

This is his most recent picture at four months old.  I can't believe how big he is getting already!  At his four month old checkup he weighed in at 16 pounds 10 ounces and was 26 inches long!

A few little fun facts about Oliver right now

• He rolls over every time you lay him down on his back.  He used to roll from his tummy to his back but now that he has figured it out the other direction he can't quite remember how to get back to his tummy!
• He is still very serious about everything but has the most adorable giggle ever when you can get him to laugh!
• He is starting to figure out that if he can pick something up he can put it in his mouth and he sucks on just about everything!
• He's getting more cooperative about taking a binky but he still prefers his hand or his binky clip or the back of his binky or his blanket

Well there is a quick update on our little man (who's not so little anymore).  We love him so much!

35 and 35

Well folks, 35 weeks down, only 35 days left to go! Although I know that is being extremely hopeful that he actually comes on his due date...which probably won't happen but I'm staying optimistic that he'll just be a very punctual little guy :) ! I know the blog has been pretty much lame and nonexistent for two months, but I think growing a human being is a pretty good reason to slack a little bit in the blogging world. Everything is still going really good, in fact I would almost say abnormally normal. I think I could probably be a textbook example of a normal pregnancy, which I'm pretty happy with! I haven't had any contractions, I'm not dilated at all, Oliver's heart rate sounds awesome, and my blood pressure is the same as it always has been. I had a doctor's appointment today and she said she thinks he weighs about 5 1/2 to 6 pounds and that I should just get ready to expect a 7 to 8 pound baby. I really think that the closer you get the slower the days go, it seems like each day has just been dragging on the past couple weeks! We're getting so excited though and just need to be patient I guess.

25 Weeks!

Well today is officially 100 days to go until Oliver will be here! I can't believe it. It seems like it's gone by fast but that we also still have a long time to go. I finally took my first picture of my belly to show you all :) I took this last Thursday when I was 25 weeks. (And I'm just getting it posted even though I'm almost 26 weeks!) I don't feel like I look that big in real life but who knows, maybe I do! I'm just grateful that we're both healthy and doing good. I have another doctors appointment coming up this week and I get to have my glucose test done so hopefully that all goes good. We also got the nursery started. It's still empty pretty much but at least we got that far and we were able to get the walls painted. We painted them a really soft gray and then I'm going to make a crib skirt/bumpers from a really cute fabric that is bright blue and green with gray accents.We've also been starting to work in our yard, well at least we were until it decided to snow this weekend. Getting this annoying tree out was Brandon's latest accomplishment. It's been growing right up against our fence and sidewalk since we moved in. The little thing was stubborn though, he ended up breaking his shovel and having to use a pocket knife to finally get it out! After all that we just had to take a victory picture! Well that's about all we've been up to recently! We loved watching general conference this weekend, like always, and it seemed like it had just the right messages for me. It's always so uplifting to hear from our wonderful leaders! I can't wait for it to start getting warmer, I'm hoping Missy and I can start going for walks after work soon, I'm craving the spring weather!

November Quote

Well it's officially the last day of November and I'm just barely getting around to posting the monthly quote. I really like this one and I think it speaks for itself so I'm not going to say much about it. It is:
"If you think you can win, you can win. Faith is necessary to victory." - William Hazlitt
It's a good reminder on how important our faith is in everything we do. As I'm sure you know we went to Hawaii at the beginning of the month. I have finally gotten our pictures on my computer and now I just have to find time when I have that and the Internet to post about it. Don't worry, I'm hoping it will be this week. :) Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday, it was good to stop and think about everything we are blessed with.

September!

September is my very most favorite month for a lot of reasons. September is the beginning of autumn, which is my favorite time of year. I love seeing all of the changes going on in the world and I love the weather cooling down. Have you noticed that everything smells different in autumn? And there are a lot of wonderful sounds too, everything from crunching leaves to rain drops on the window. It's a happy time of year. Another reason is that September is when I got to marry my best friend in the most wonderful place on earth. That is used a lot when talking about Disneyland, but having been to both places I beg to differ. There is nowhere happier or more amazing to be then in the temple. These are some pictures I took when we went to Temple Square for date night this summer. (they have the most awesome concerts in the Brigham Young park across the street from Temple Square during the summer months.) Also here is the quote of the month, I really like this one!

"Act as if it were impossible to fail." -Dorothea Brande

I think that's really good advice and something I'm going to remember. If it were impossible to fail, I think I would try a lot of things I've been nervous to do. How many opportunities do we miss out on in life because we're afraid of failure. This reminds me of how important it is to put yourself out there and be brave. That way you know you won't have any regrets as you're living life.

I hope you have all had a fun summer! There will be a lot of post following this one to make up for everything I've been saying will get posted and never does :)

Quote of the Month #5...Finally

Well everyone I'm finally getting around to posting my quote of the month #5. Call it irony but this quote fits perfectly with the fact that I was lagging behind a bit this month. The quote is...

"It does not matter how slowly you go, as long as you do not stop." - Confucius

Love it! It's always good to remember that we should always be moving forward and that life isn't a race. We all do stuff at our own pace and there is no rule that says you have to keep up with someone, just don't stop moving. Kind of reminds me of a certain bunny and turtle, slow and steady.

We have had so much going on this month, I feel like we've hardly been home. And when we are home, our evening consist of laundry and packing for the next adventure. I'm working on getting more posts up with pictures of what we've been doing. We went on a Moab vacation, 4th of July trip, boating trip, and we have a new furry addition to our family to blog about. Woo hoo, lots of fun updates!