Con"Grad"s Ryan!

Well, my hubby is a cute college graduate. See!

And did I ever tell you he can fly?

That's one of the things they teach you in Environmental Science. Neat, huh?

 I am super excited for him to have the summer off--no all-nighters, lots of family time, fun summer outings. I'm still working part-time, but that's life.

I'm proud of Ryan. His hard work has paid off. It's weird to think that we no longer have ties to BYU. Well, until this one heads out there in 18 years.

We are teaching him young about the joy of Cosmo, Jimmer, and BYU football. Go Cougars!

5 Months

Baby Boy is 5 months old!

To celebrate his 5 month-iversary, we hopped on an airplane and went to Georgia! Jackson did really well, and we were more than grateful to have a whole row to ourselves! One flight attendant was overly "helpful" (aka somewhat annoying.)

Flight Attendant: Is your mommy force-feeding you? Tell her to quit it!

Flight Attendant: Maybe mommy shouldn't bounce you so much. You might vomit all over her.

Flight attendant: Oh you're happy now? What happened? Did you get rid of your gas bubble? I know what happened. You filled your diaper! Your mommy should check!

Flight attendant: Didn't your mommy bring you tummy medicine? She should give it to you!

Flight Attendant: When your mommy sits down, you're not going to be very happy. You're just going to have to deal with it.

Jackson: My mommy is going to punch you in the face!

...Oh wait. That last part didn't really happen. The funny thing was, Jackson only cried for about 5 minutes and then he was happy/slept the rest of the time.

Crazy lady.

5 months facts!
--Jackson can roll over from his back to tummy both ways now. Still hasn't figured out how to roll from tummy to back though. (He's done it twice, but by accident we think).

--His hair is growing in lighter.

--He graduated to size 3 diapers and 9 month clothes.

--Loves to play in an exersaucer.

--Still has stomach problems occasionally.

--Grabs his bottle and puts it in his mouth. He can't keep it there though and sometimes his hand gets in the way!

--Sucks on his fingers and toes.

--Is a little squirmy worm. We always find him in various places/positions in his crib.

--Prefers to sleep on his side and sometimes tries to sleep on his belly. If we catch him, we won't let him sleep on his belly since he can't roll back over.

--Is one happy smiley boy!

Yummy in My Tummy

Jackson is not a thumb sucker. He is a a pointer/middle finger sucker. Or maybe he's just teething...either way, he thinks his fingers are extra tasty!

Mmm yummy!

Mmm yummy!

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And just because, here are some other pictures:

Glamour shot!

Smiles!

Watching the prophet

And who can resist a boy in overalls?

I am old and Other Such Ramblings

I am old.

It's weird, when I was little, I used to think 12 year olds were old.
And then I thought 16 was sooo far away.
Missionaries were always ancient.
College was in the future.
I would get married...some day.
Being a mom? You have to be old and responsible to do that.

Now I think 12/16 year old and missionaries look like babies.
I am a married college graduate.
And I have a baby boy.

Where did the time go?

Now that I am so old and mature...(and naturally Ryan is as well. I mean, he IS a year and a half older than me.) we get to make adult decisions, like where we are going to move this summer! Yes we have options. It's nice to have options sometimes, but it makes it that much harder to decide.

Did you know Ryan got into 9 different law schools. That is a lot. We could move to Florida, Colorado, Virginia, Ohio, Washington, Oregon, Georgia, Texas, etc. We have pretty much narrowed it down to 2 different states.

Washington or Georgia.

So the real questions are:

Bugs or Rain?
Hot humidity or cloudy skies?
Chick-Fil-A or...Starbucks?
East or West?
Democrats or Republicans?
Vampires or hill billies?

As you can see, we are taking this really seriously. I read Twilight. Those vamps in Seattle are ruthless. Ryan is probably rolling his eyes at me right now. He thinks I am crazy. I am. (Only at 1 in the morning though.)

Grumbly Grumbles

Dear Immunizations and Head Cold,

We hate you for making our little boy really sick. Immunizations, we will unfortunately see you in 2 months, but head cold, you stay away! And we mean it!

Go find someone else to torment,
The Stephens

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On a side note: We have survived one of the worst weeks ever! Luckily, we have turned a corner. Why hello, sleep and sanity, we have missed you!

Jackson's 4 Month Stats:

Weight: 17.6 lbs (90th percentile)
Height: 26.5 inches (91st percentile)
Head Circumference: 43.5 cm (79th percentile)

He is a proportional little boy!

4 Months

(Ryan's favorite)

(My favorite)

Jackson is 4 months old!!

On his 4 month-iversary Jackson finally rolled over all the way! Now he is a little roly poly. He is sure growing fast.



Some interesting facts:

--He not only grabs at his toys, but he can also play with them, turn them around, put them in his mouth, etc.

--He loves Mickey Mouse clubhouse and Yo Gabba Gabba.

--Jackson is now ticklish. We tickle him and he laughs--a real live belly laugh. (video to come)

--We have to put socks on his hands when he sleeps because he is really into scratching lately. He will scratch our arm/hand when we are putting him to sleep. He also scratches the side of his face, behind his head, or his ears.

--He smiles in the tub now. He also likes to kick his legs and splash around.

--Nicknames include Baby, Little One, Bubba (much to Ryan's dismay), and Bubsey. We really only call him Jackson when we are trying to get him to stop crying.

Jackson is getting to be so much fun lately. He is playing more and laughs a lot. He can also entertain himself, which is nice! I will update his 4 months stats when he goes to the doctor next week.

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He likes to fold his arms now...this is right after bath time.

It almost looks like he has a towel on his head.

He rolled over while I was changing his outfit, the little stinker.

Hi!

Hi! My name is Jackson!

I like to sleep and eat and play!

I also like to pull my Mommy's hair! See!

I really like to cuddle.

Sometimes my parents like to torture me, but that's okay...I think.

I also really like my Ducky. My Great-Grandma gave it to me! Thanks Great-Grandma Merrie!

It kinda has weird arms...

That can fly!

Vroom!

We're friends.

Hehe.

And do you remember Tiger? We are still friends.

Uh oh! I gotta go! Mommy says it's bath time!

Bye!