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The Jones Family Christmas Card 2013!

So fun for Jett to meet Santa and experience this fun time of year. 

Can't wait for his first Christmas! 

3 Months

My little Jett is growing up so fast! He gets cuter and cuter every day, which I didn't even think was possible because he was already the cutest baby on the planet! I'm such a mom. We had our little photoshoot session and I couldn't pick which pic was the most adorable, so I'm posting a few. It's also time to post some new updates on him since things change and develop so quickly! 

• His new favorite object is Mr. Bear, his little security blanket. He hugs him and rubs his face all over Mr. Bear's face.
• He is quite the slobber puss these days! Constant chin-wiping.
• He gets more and more talkative, and the sounds are the cutest thing ever! We love chatting back with him and having "conversations".
• Smiles are the BEST!!
• We are working on full on, hearty giggles now. They take some effort sometimes to get out, but Jake is the best at getting Jett to laugh.
• He LOVES sleeping on his tummy. I know this is a big no-no but he falls asleep quickly and stays asleep. We're not worried about it. I'm sure he gets this from me because I've always been a stomach sleeper.
• He's been on a role lately of sleeping through the night until around 6 or 7 when we also wake up. Heavenly!
• We prop him up on the couch in the corner so he can sit and watch TV with us...like Muppet Christmas Carol 3 times. He's so close to sitting up on his own!
• He is becoming less interested in his froggy binky, which makes me sad.
• He's a big eater! We are about to graduate to the big size bottles now...Santa will be bringing some cute blue ones for him with whales. 
• He is also getting a little better at holding his bottles but usually doesn't last all the way through the feeding...easier for mom to do it so he can be lazy and sleepy.
• He has been great at daycare, and it melts my heart when they send home little art projects he's done. This month's was his footprint made into a snowman. Adorbs!
• We finally had a first poop-blowout, which we've somehow avoided all these weeks. I wasn't there to witness it but Jake's description was pretty yucky.
• Our new thing we do after we bathe him is use the blow dryer on him to dry him off as he calmly lies there on his towel. Haha. He enjoys it because it keeps him warm.

Sweet Crib, Yo

We finally moved Jett into his room! I admit I was a little bummed at first because it was so convenient just having him next to my bed in his bassinet, but now that I know what it's like having him in his own room, it is nice! We are able to get a MUCH more restful sleep. The downside to this is that when (if) Jett wakes up now, it's a full on cry instead of just fussing because we don't wake up now until it's a loud enough noise for us to hear on his monitor. But it is pretty adorable that when I go in his room, he smiles when he sees me there to rescue him. Makes me feel like Super Mom! I shall change your bum and feed you milk! My sweet boy.

 

Bed time pictures are the best! He is so dang cute and snuggley. The two above are from his bassinet. Keeping him company is Mr. Bear and froggy friend.

And now big boy Jett in his crib...I can't even handle the cuteness!

♥

Turkey Day

 T H A N K S G I V I N G !

This year's Thanksgiving was unique...Jake's parents flew out from Oregon to spend the holiday with us so they could finally meet Jett! On Wednesday, Jake and Gage took Grandpa Jones fishing at Strawberry Reservoir while Grandma Jones stayed home with Jett for some bonding time...oh, and I was at work all day. Joy. Then, fish tacos for us that evening! Way for the guys to bring home the bacon. For Thanksgiving, we all celebrated on Friday (due to Jake's work schedule) at my parents' house along with my brother and his girlfriend. A house full of people always makes for good times.

Photoshoot with his new bib from Grandma Jones

Jake was in charge of the turkey this year, which turned out tasty, and then Grandma Jones had volunteered to make homemade pies...something that my family has never done since they don't bake much...or ever. We had so much pie! She made 3 whole delicious ones including pumpkin, marionberry, and my fave, apple pecan sour cream, and then we also purchased a pecan pie on top of that because it's a holiday must. Mmm. After our feast, we all spread out around the basement to watch Miracle, the movie about the 80' Men's Olympic Hockey Team. Always good. Jake and his parents also had to get in a bit of football watching because the Oregon State Beavers were playing against the Oregon Ducks...a big rivalry game for them they couldn't miss. Jett got to join in, too...he's always mesmerized by the TV. 

Apparently, watching football with no pants on is the way to go.

We of course took family photos with everyone and then just our little family, and as much as they turned out alright, I'm still not posting them due to myself being in the pictures. But the one's of Jett in his old man argyle sweater are so precious, so pics of me aren't needed when there's that much cuteness to focus on! Nevermind his huge jeans that he doesn't quite fit into yet, but I made him wear them anyway.

That's a lot of different patterns going on here...

The highlight of the evening for me was letting Jett try applesauce for the first time...well, more like letting him try anything other than formula for the first time. I had planned on giving him a finger-taste of whipped cream, but nurse Jake said applesauce would be better since the whipped cream has the dairy in it. Ok, fine. Jett's little precious facial expressions were priceless! I seriously almost got choked up about it because it was so cute. Of course I recorded a video of the whole thing and couldn't wait to post it. Keep in mind Jett has 9 people gathered around him just watching him. Quite the audience for the big applesauce debut.

Overall, it turned out to be a nice holiday. Jett is definitely the center of attention when family is around, and it's been so fun getting to experience and share his first holidays with him. Can't wait for Christmas!! Good stuff in store for him...