Darwin

On April 6th our family suffered a loss when our sweet dog Darwin was hit by a car and killed. We obviously were and remain devastated. Darwin was a beloved member of our family and was Jed and my first little baby. He was a loyal and caring friend whose absence is deeply felt. We will forever miss our sweet sweet puppy.

Giggle Goose

James is our little giggle goose - he is always ready with a laugh and sometimes you can really get him going which is hilarious. So enjoy this fun video of James having a giggle fit.

A Jaunt to Nephi

After skiing with my family for the weekend, James and I were lucky enough to zip down to Nephi to visit with Jed's family for a couple of days. Since the day my parents left was Easter we were able to see lots of Jed's extended family as well. It was a super quick trip but it was lots of fun to see the Kendalls and for James to meet his aunts and uncles as well as great grandparents on Jed's side of the family.

James with his Great Grandpa Terry

James with Great Grandpa and Grandma Olson 

Great Grandpa Terry, James, Grandpa Kendall and James's Great Great Grandma (yup James has a Great Great Grandma)

James with his Uncle Jade 

James hanging out with his Aunt Jeanna and cousins 

Uncle Ben and James (James looks grumpy here but they share a birthday so they are destined to get along great)

Hanging out with Grandpa Kendall 

James with his Great Grandma and Great Aunt Kelly

James at 4 Months

James at 4 Months Old - March 30th 2013

Attempting to Eat the Monster

While we were in Utah sweet baby James turned 4 months old. That little stinker just refuses to stop getting bigger. At his 4 month check up James was 15 lbs, 8 ozs while put him in the 47th percentile for the WHO and 59th for the CDC. He was 25 inches tall (38th percentile WHO; 49th percentile CDC) and continues to have a giant head, with a circumference of 17 inches his head puts him in the 87th percentile.

At four months James is a rolling machine consistently flipping from his tummy to his back when he's decided he is finished with tummy time. He also loves chomping on toys and will reach and pull anything he can get his hands on to his mouth. He still loves songs and is a laughing machine. He also wants very badly to be able to sit up, but I'm afraid he's got a ways to go before he hits that milestone.

He still wakes up 2 to 3 times every night to eat (no wonder his checks are so chubby) and he has developed an incredible distaste for riding in the car but if those are his biggest vices we'll take it.

Skiing!

Ahh ... it's hard to beat spring skiing for loveliness (it is easy to beat it as far as snow quality goes but you have to make a trade off somewhere). My Dad, sister Danielle, and I had an awesome time skiing at The Canyons in Utah while my Mom had fun playing with James in the hotel. To keep things exciting we even got to experience a little rockslide first hand on one of our runs. Nothing gets your heart racing like hearing a boulder coming down the mountain while you're skiing past.

Danielle is ready to ski

Waiting for Dad to do all the work and map out our route

Hanging with Aunt Danielle

James and his Grandpa

Of course we had to ski back by the rockslide so we could get a picture by the boulder.

At dinner with his Grandma and Grandpa

James and Grandma CC

James's First Plane Ride

James got his frequent flyer number at almost 4 months old when he and I headed out to Utah for a weekend of skiing with my family and then a quick trip to Nephi to visit Jed's family. Sadly Jed had to duck out of the trip at the last minute to work (I know he ditched me and a baby for a cross country trip - feel free to judge him [seriously though he was really sad he couldn't make it]). Luckily James was a champ and there were lot of people in the airport who were amazingly nice. I was so worried about people being greatly disappointed by our presence (and I'm sure some people were) but lots of people were so incredibly helpful it was amazing. Thank goodness for people who not only don't mind babies but are happy to carry your bag down the plane aisle for you!

Lamb Chops

James loves toys, unfortunately the only use he has found for them so far is for eating. He is especially fond of chomping on this cute little lamb, though you can be sure that anything he can get to his mouth will go in it.