Scary Bones Jones

Halloween has to be one of my favorite holidays...maybe even tied with Christmas. It's THAT great. 

This year I was extra happy and fortunate to be home all of October because of my maternity leave, so that meant I got to enjoy AMC's FearFest...scary horror movies nonstop. I admit I felt a little guilty having Jett in the room with me while blood-curdling screams were going on, but he was a Friday the 13th baby afterall so it's only natural he watch the Jason movies with me...and The Exorcist...and Nightmare on Elm Street...and the Halloween movies. But don't worry, he was also exposed to my beloved Hocus Pocus multiple times. My only regret this Halloween was not carving pumpkins, which I always do! I even bought the pumpkins...I just couldn't find the motivation to block out hours of time for carving due to a cute baby to tend to instead. 

This year Gage was a magician and performed real magic tricks during his school parade and at my work Halloween trick-or-treat, and Jett was the cutest, most precious little bundle of skeleton bones ever...his outfit even glowed in the dark. And did I mention Grandma just LOVES him? He is constantly smothered.

 

Tween

Birthday Boy!

Gage turned 10 on October 14th! He finally made it to double digits and is officially a tween. Oh my. Sooo not ready for the upcoming teen years!...or the birds and the bees speech that is on the horizon. Where does the time go?!

We surprised Gage this year by decorating his room, which he loved. He then went to Trafalga in the afternoon with Jake for some mini golf and laser tag, and then we had a family party in the evening with my parents and brother. We all went bowling and then back to our house for Pier 49 pizza, homemade strawberry birthday cake, and presents.

1 Month

Somebody turned one month old on October 13th! 

I decided to make a list of things about baby Jett since his personality has developed more over the past few weeks:

• He likes having his arms and hands out of his blankets instead of being swaddled tightly. Poor guy wakes up with cold hands in the morning because he won't keep them snuggled in his blankets.
• He attacks his froggy WubbaNub like a shark when he's restless--mouth open to bite and then shakes his head ferociously once it's in his mouth. It makes me laugh everytime. 
• He enjoys bath time now and just lies quietly on his foam froggy pad looking up at us while we wash him. 
• His poop face makes us laugh when he's concentrating on doing business.
• He's starting to make more cooing noises that are so adorable. Some smiles have been coming out lately too, and we just love them! 
• I have many ridiculous nicknames for him already such as Buddy Roo, Sweetums, Babykins, Toots Magoo, and Buddy Biscuits.
•  He knows it's feeding time when we put his burp cloth or bib on him and gets so excited about it that he always start chewing on them. It's then a battle to get his hands and cloth out of the way for his bottle.
• Sometimes when he's upset and crying, we'll do a quick blow of air on his face. It catches him off guard so he stops crying instantly and sticks out his bottom lip in pouty face mode wondering what the heck just happened...then goes back to crying. It's funny watching him go from wahhhh to huhhh?
•  He's getting much better at lifting his head during tummy time and can now push himself onto his back if he's on his side.
• He enjoys his swing now and will finally take short naps in it.
• Did I mention he snores? Too funny.
• He likes watching TV!...though I don't think he can really see it so I'm not sure what part is appealing to him and getting his attention.
•  When I hold him on my chest with his head on my shoulder he likes to nuzzle into my neck. It...is...precious!
• He has already been on grocery and shopping outings, to grandma's house, and a stroller ride.

 ♥

Pretty much love him to pieces!!! It's been so fun watching him grow.

Two Weeks

Jett turned two weeks old on Friday and had his 2-week doctor appointment today. He is one healthy baby boy, now weighing 10 lbs and 5 oz. Goodness. 

 

His two-week old pics that I snapped at home are so flippin' CUTE! Love my adorable baby boy...and he loves his froggy WubbaNub.

Photos de Bebe

Picture time! Here's a post of just pictures of my sweet little Jett...

View from my hospital room at Riverton. It was calming to have it overcast and drizzly outside. We love his Friday the 13th birth day.

Newborn getting his bath...he was not a happy camper.

He looks huge in this pic! Poor little guy, a bit swollen. Gage thought his cord looked like a cucumber. EWW.

One of the nurses was nice and made a name sign for his little bucket he'd be shuttled around in.

I of course had to do a photoshoot with babykins the instant we got back to my room...we love his Mickey Mouse swaddle blanket.

Finally opening those eyes to look around. He looks so precious here.

His baby yawns are adorable!

Dad and baby

Time to go home!

All of our goodies to take home from the hospital.

Probably one of the most adorable pictures ever.

Mittens!

Froggy bath time at home. He's getting more used to bath time now.

Comfy cozy in my pink blanket.

All ready for bed in his raccoon jammies with his sleep sheep.

Loves daddy!

Getting in a good nap before the Utes game. Watching football with dad is a frequent thing here.