Merry Christmas

Blake's visit with Santa... this was taken a few weeks ago

Christmas morning... his outfit says " Mommy and Daddy's favorite gift is ME"

We had such a great Christmas.... we were able to be joined by Dan's mom and dad; Mike and Holly. We had a great Christmas Eve dinner and night with just the 5 of us... and then Christmas day we went over to my parent's house and enjoyed Christmas as a larger extended family. Of course the shirt was true and our most precious gift, besides the Saviour, is the blessing of having Blake join our family. It really will be hard to top this Christmas. It is amazing to have him in our home we can't wait for the future when he gets to enjoy the excitment of Christmas.

We are blessed with amazing parents and family and we are thankful that this year we were able to spend Christmas with both of our families all at the same time. This Christmas it was all about a baby... Baby Blake...and hopefully Baby Jesus!

Painting Party

We finally decided to paint Blake's room! We have had his furniture for a while now so that was nice, and we actually had his bedding too but we never got around to actually painting the room. Well Blake is here now and we decided it might be nice to actually decorate the room and make him feel welcome here in our home.

I had the idea in my mind and knew what I wanted the room to look like but you never quite know what it is going to look like for sure.... I think it came out pretty close to the picture in my mind. We wanted to have some design/fun on the walls but wanted it to be easy to do so...that is where the circles came into play.

We still have a few things left to do... window valances, cushions on the rocking chair, a few pictures on the walls...but overall it is complete and we like it and actually feel like Blake likes it too. He looks around the room when we are in there and stares at the red circles on the walls...

Trying out tummy time

Tummy time is not really your favorite time of day but your are getting a little better at it and enjoying it more and more every time. You are getting stronger and stronger and gaining much more control of your head.. You don't get the concept of rolling over yet..but that will come for sure. You do like your toys, especially the ones that make noise and sing to you and you are learning to follow them and watch them. Either way, you are too cute and fun to just lay with and watch.

One Month Blake!

Dec. 6, 2009

One Month Old

Where has the time gone?! We can't believe that you are already a month old... You are growing and changing so much and we love you more each day... if that is even possible. It is so wonderful having you in our home and we can't be more happy that you have joined our family, especially during this time. You have pretty much met everyone now... It has been a busy month! We went to AZ to meet the Urbancic family for Thanksgiving, and just got back from CA where you met the Cox side of the family. There are still a few more family members that you need to meet and of course you need to go to Utah where you have tons of people waiting to se you.. but that will all happen with time.

We want to remember what you are doing right now so....

* You are still not sleeping through the night and while we love you to pieces we are counting the days until that starts to happen!

* We are watching your eyelashes grow... Mom noticed it first and then they just started to keep growin and growing and now they are long and beautiful... the girls will all be jealous!

* You don't really like your baths, but you are getting better.

* You have outgrown your bassinette and are now sleeping in your "pack 'n play", but still in our room.

* We had the first home visit with your social worker and all is well there. YEAH! 5 more to go.

* You are eating about 4oz. every 3-4 hours... and definitely growing.

* At your one month check up you weighed 9.4lbs and were 21.5in long... way to go, big man!

Over all...mommy and daddy.. and a ton of other people love you and we are all glad you are FINALLY here!

California Christmas 2009

We had a great Christmas party in California with family and friends once again this year. This is a great tradition and so much fun to get together at least once a year with people that we don't get to see since we have moved over to Las Vegas. This year of course was a little extra special because we were bringing a new member of the family and everyone was excited to meet Blake. This was also the first time that my brother Robert, sister-in-law Lisa and the girls; Morgan and McKenna all had a chance to meet Blake as well.

Ward Shower

Two special ladies in the ward were so kind to throw a "welcome party" for Blake and it was great. So many people came out to say hello and shower us with gifts for our new little bundle of joy... It was a great night and we could feel the love that our ward has for us and for Blake... Blake is definitely the ward's baby and we love it!