Happy Birthday to the Best Husband Ever!

Today is Casey's birthday and I just wanted to take the opportunity to let everyone know how wonderful I think he is. Here are a few things I love about Casey:

-I love that he loves to work out so that he always looks good for me. I also love watching him flex his muscles in the mirror. The picture to the left is typical Casey and attests to this : )

-I love how dedicated he is. He is such a hard worker and really puts his all into everything he does.

-I love his sense of humor. He is always fun to be around, playfully teasing, or making jokes.

-I love his loyalty. He is the best friend and goes the extra mile to maintain relationships and show people he cares.

-I love how athletic he is. I loved to watch him play intramurels and can't wait until he can play catch/sports with Weston.

-I love how he puts in an extra effort to be romantic and creative even though it isn't his thing : )

-I love how goal-oriented and organized he is. I see him going over his goals and looking in his planner multiple times per day/week. He definately keeps our family on top of things.

-I love how complimentary he is. He always makes sure to tell me that I'm beautiful, tell me that dinner was wonderful, or let me know that I'm being a great mother.

-I pretty much love everything about him and don't know what I would do without him. He is a great example to me and to Weston and I'm grateful for everthing that he does for us. I love you Casey and I hope you have a great birthday!

Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall...

...who's the cutest little boy of them all? Weston! : )

I know I'm a little biased, but he is just so cute! I just love being a mom and seeing him grow and develop. We borrowed this swing from my sister (Thank you Joanna!) while we are down here and at first he didn't like it (he would actually cry when he looked up at the mirror). Then he started being able to focus on things better and will stare at himself the whole time and smile! It is the most adorable thing and I just love it!

Mother's Day

I love Mommy this much! Even though you can't see his arms all the way, that's what I like to imagine he's saying in this picture : ) Weston was the best Mother's Day gift I could have gotten. I know this post is a little late, but I have to show some appreciation to my wonderful husband. He made my first official Mother's Day a great one. It started with him bringing me breakfast and flowers in bed that he helped make with Garth and the kids, and it was delicious. Weston was good all day and we had a great dinner that night made by Garth. Thanks for cooking Garth!

The next week I was sitting down watching TV and Casey hands me a piece of paper that led me on a scavenger hunt throughout the house and yard (about 10 different locations and clues). Casey had the cutest things to say on each piece of paper and was super creative with the clues. I was really impressed and had a goofy grin on my face the entire time : ) At the end of the rainbow was my Mother's Day present: a new external flash for my camera. It works great and makes taking pictures even more fun. I absolutely love it! Casey was still deciding which one to get me when Mother's Day rolled around and felt bad for not having it, but definately made up for it. I will always remember my first Mother's Day and all the effort that Casey went through to make it a special one for me, so I want to thank the greatest husband ever and say I love you tons! I hope everyone else had a great Mother's Day too!

*I want to thank Jason for giving Casey the idea for the scavenger hunt too! It was a great one! : )

More Pool Pics

We took Weston in the pool again the next day and these pictures were just too cute not to post. It's really hard controlling the need to take a picture of everything when you have a baby and going through them and deleting some is even harder. I usually think there is something cute about them all : ) Anyways, here is Weston relaxing in the intertube.

We just let him float, and he just sat perfectly still and even fell asleep for a little bit. We kept a very close eye on him though ; )

Poolside Tanner

The title is probably a flashback for some of our readers : ) Since Weston loves water and his baths so much, we thought we should see if he liked the pool. He liked dipping his feet in the other day and just liked being outside with us (he falls asleep every time), so today we decided to take him in the water. He looked so cute in his Tommy Hilfiger swimsuit (even though it's a little big) and he LOVED the water. It is a little chilly when you are first getting in, but he didn't even cry. He was only in for a few minutes, then we took him out, wrapped him in a towel and he fell asleep. He is such a good baby!

Testing the water

Sleeping like a baby : )
I just liked this one

Swimming with DadOne-handed. The rest of him just floated.
This picture is from when Casey and I were at the Elm's in Provo. Casey is wearing a Tommy Hilfiger swimsuit in this picture that is similar to Weston's. Random, but I thought of this when we put Weston in his.

One Month Old!

It's hard for me to believe our little man is one month old already and because I'm late posting this, two months is right around the corner. It's crazy how fast it goes. He already looks so much bigger to me. I can't wait until his two month appointment to see how much he's grown. He makes us so happy and we find ourselves saying, "He's so cute!" multiple times a day : ) He is just a ball of energy. He is constantly thumping his legs and flailing his arms when he is awake or trying to crawl up me when I'm burping him. We can get him to smile on cue now too, which is one of my favorite things to do. Some of his favorite things are: baths, getting his boogers sucked out (weird I know), sleeping with mom, playing with dad, and getting his diaper changed. He's such a great baby and we love him to death! Here are some randome cuteness pictures from his first month.

Photo Shoot on the day he turned one month

This reminds me of Big Black's smile on "Rob & Big" (one of our favorite shows) and it just makes me smile every time I see it.I just loved how he had his hand resting on his knee
Sleeping soundly in Mom and Dad's bed
Wondering why we're taking the covers off : ) My two handsome men showing off their muscles
Reading byucougars.com with dad. We're starting him early : )

I just love it when there are things on the bottom of the feet
Sleeping with Mom

Weston's Blessing

Two days after Casey's graduation and the day before we left for Sacramento, Casey blessed Weston in my parent's ward in Farmington, UT. My mom got him the cutest little white tux (it even had tails) and he looked so handsome, he was super good for being hungry, and of course Casey did a great job blessing him. Since Casey's family was all there and because Boise, ID is closer to Farmington than Sacramento, Jason and Ashley blessed Paisley in my parent's ward too. It was fun! They both looked so adorable. Afterwards, my parents were wonderful and we had a fantastic luncheon at their house. Thanks mom and dad! Here are a few pictures that Casey's mom took (I forgot my camera). Jason's friend Spencer was nice enough to take pictures the day of and I'll probably replace these pictures with his once we get them. Thank you Spencer! Also, thanks to everyone that was there to share in our special day! We really appreciate it!

Too cute!

The delicious food

Casey's Graduation

Hooray Casey! I am proud to announce that I am now married to a graduate with a Masters of Accountancy, Emphasis on Tax from Brigham Young University. Casey graduated on April 25th and it was a day filled with family and fun. The actual graduation was a little long (not a surprise), but the day was great and in the end, I think Casey was glad that I made him walk : ) That night we celebrated with all of our family at the Golden Corral for dinner courtesy of Morris and Christi (Casey's Aunt and Uncle). Here are a few pictures that we took in front of the sign a couple days before (it can get pretty crowded around the sign during graduation) and Casey's mom took the day of. Jason took some professional shots that I will add later, but he is slacking and I haven't gotten them yet : )

And the winner is...

This is a little belated, but I wanted to announce the winner of the "Price is Right - Baby Style" entry. Nobody got the date right (all entries entered on my due date or after didn't count : ) ), but my beautiful sister Jaleen (pictured above with my nephew Brady) guessed the weight exactly and was really close to the time (5 minutes off - 3:18pm). She guessed 7 lbs. 14 oz. and 3:23pm. Since we are in San Diego right now, we'll be buying her dessert at Extraordinary Desserts. If you are ever in San Diego, this is the best dessert place ever and everyone should go. Feel free to visit their sight at http://extraordinarydesserts.com/

Berry Devonshire is one of her favorites (the top left picture)

I Like Big Beds and I Cannot Lie

Casey took these pictures and I just thought they were cute. They make him look super tiny. He loves to sleep in big beds all by himself for naps.

In our bed

In my sister's bed

"Babies aren't that fragile."

This is Casey's response whenever someone questions how he plays with his son : ) If he scared me, then I might worry, but Casey has a really good track record. He has never dropped a baby/child he has done this with yet and Weston already has a really strong neck. Plus, I think it is super cute!

The Amazing Casey and his balancing act. "Superman." Like most babies, Weston likes going towards the light : )

Free Man

On April 14, a nurse came to take out his IV. It was a great day because it made taking care of him a whole lot easier and we had had a few too many problems that came with it. The IV fluid that was supposed to last until the last day didn't, so a nurse had to come and put a new one on the day before and we gave him his second-to-last dose that night. At 5 o'clock the next morning when I went to give him his last dose, it didn't infuse because the nurse forgot to unclamp the line after she put the new space ball on. When he got his IV taken out, they had to give him his last dose of antibiotics by giving him a shot in each thigh. I felt so bad for him, but he was a champ about it all. Here is a better view of what it all looked like.


** He turned two weeks on the day he got his IV out too. At his two week appointment he was 21 1/2 in (78th percentile), 8 lbs 10 oz (48th percentile), and his head was 36 cm (40th percentile). The doctor said he is healthy and doing great!

Going Home

I know I've been a slacker lately and I have a bunch of posts to catch up on. On April 8, we got to take Weston home a five days early from the hospital. The day before they decided that they would send him home with a take-home IV and I would administer his antibiotics twice a day, so I got to play nurse for a few days. It was also the first time that they had done this at this hospital (UVRMC). One of th nurses was all excited about it, so she took a picture of him with his set-up. It was so exciting to finally get him in his going home outfit, put him in his carseat and take him out to the car. Casey thought it was lame that the nurse had to carry him out to the car and stay and watch until we put him in, but rules are rules. The night we got home, an at-home nurse came and showed me how to infuse his antibiotics and to talk to me about all the technical stuff. It was pretty easy and I caught on quickly. That night he slept like a log after his long day (foot painting, Hep B shot, going home, and having the nurse come) but it was great to finally have him home with us.

Proud parents

Weston dreaming/smiling in his sleep. He was happy to be home too : )

Weston and his IV (the ball on the left). He had a PIC line in his hand and then the "space ball" is connected to a long tube and keeps the line open so I could infuse his medicine.

"Daddy Time"

After I feed Weston, I would typically give him to Casey for what I would call "Daddy Time." When I hold him, he gets fed and sometimes eats, but when Casey holds him, he usually plays with him (as much as you can with a week old baby :) ). Here are a few pictures.

I had to be quick to get this picture because Weston is persistent like his Dad and always wants to exercise those neck muscles. It is so cute to watch him attempt to hold up his head then having to let it fall when he gets too tired.

He loves to play with/eat his hands and make faces at his Dad.

A Visit With Mama and Papa

Last Sunday my parents came to visit Weston and bring us dinner. This was the first time they got to hold him, so of course I had to take some pictures.

Weston is giving a funny look in this picture, but it is still cute. He got his middle name from my dad and happens to have my ears, which I got from my dad : )

Weston and his Mama