Jordan is 9 months old!

Jordan is already 9 months old! Can you believe it!?
He is one busy little man and makes every single day fly by!

Big things that have happened recently:

• He crawls, and climbs, and he's fast, and gets into everything. (how I am not back to my pre-baby weight by now by chasing him around?...I have no idea!)
• He now has 4 big teeth! :) (with more on their way)
• He LOVES his momma and has MAJOR separation anxiety. :/
• He is picking up more random words.
• He pushes a ball back and forth with dad. 
• He gets such crazy air when he's jumping in his crib, that it has now been moved to the lowest level it can go. (he's getting too big!)
•  If there is any music on...on a commercial, on the radio, a tv show, in the grocery store, anywhere, any time...he dances. Bouncing, hands in the air, big smile, the whole thing. It's pretty awesome. 

 Here are a few fun pictures in the "front yard" of our apartment.










   

This hat is a little big (size 1-3 years), but it was too adorable to not take a few pictures of! I'm sure you will see it plenty more in the next couple years when it fits a little better ;)

You can find your own at this sweet Etsy store : http://www.etsy.com/shop/knitsbyknittinmama

Family trip to the San Diego Zoo! :)

Hi friends! Just wanted to share a few pictures from our trip to the San Diego Zoo a couple weeks ago.

Jordan is 8 months old now, and seriously LOVES animals, so we thought it would be a great time to put our annual passes to good use! :) 

Checking out the Meerkats (mom and dad's favorites)


(hello handsome!)





Sun bathing!


Jordan was really not so sure about the goats....can't say that I really blame him.


The fish were a big hit...


...but the picture taking might not have been ;)





So the giraffes did something a little crazy when we are there. Not sure if its really blog appropriate to explain, but this was the expression on the giraffes face after he did something really yucky. We were cracking up.


Checking out the koalas...that I did not get an actual picture of (koalas are cute, but Jordan is cuter).





Somehow , these little animals made a little home on Jordan's head. Weird.


More gift shop fun!


My favorite picture of the day! :)


....it was a long, but very fun day!

Jordan is 7 months old!

So Jordan is 7 months old. How? I have no idea...but he is, the calendar says so - so I guess its true (I still don't get it though!) .

A few new things he's up to these days:

• He crawls backwards.
• He has two teeth.
• He screams (loud).
• He makes monster noises/growls, and thinks its hilarious.
• He says: mommy, mama , dada , yeah, and Haaaaaa (his version of Hi).
• He pulls himself up all the way
• He holds on to his crib rail , jumps like a crazy, and gets serious air. 
• He wont let me put him down all of a sudden... and if I do, all I hear is "MMAAAAAAMMAAAAA!!!"....my back is seriously hoping this phase passes super soon!
• He laughs at everything. When some one else laughs, when the dogs walk by, when he thinks something is funny on TV...just randomly, whenever basically.
• He loves squash , but hates pears. 
• He is crazy loud at home, but silent around people he doesn't know.   

and lastly , hes getting cuter by the day...heres proof:

   

Jordan is 5 months old!

Jordan is five months old! Its crazy how fast it has gone so far - we have had a lot of learning experiences and SO much fun! Sean made this sweet video to show just a few of them, and some fun moments so far.
I just love that you can see him growing so much through the video clips.

Enjoy! :)

Happy 3 month birthday Jordan!

Dear Jordan,

Happy 3 month birthday! The time has seriously flew by faster than I could have ever imagined.
This morning after your bottle , you were standing on my lap , leaning on my chest - doing little baby squats. Only stopping to give me flirty little smiles, and to chat a bit with your sweet little coos.

I know every parent thinks their baby is the greatest, but really....you are. It could be the mommy hormones, but every day (at least a couple times) , you smile at me while doing something amazing and I instantly get teary eyed. You are honestly amazing.

A few things that make my heart beat a little faster on a daily bases:

• They are not just smiles, they have beautiful little sounds to go along with them. They are shy and sweet. They are so you, and so perfect.  
• At only 3 months old, rolling over is a thing of the past. Now you are on a serious mission to crawl, and sit up. Jordan, you are 3 months old!....and probably the smartest baby ever! ;) 
• You now laugh out loud. Simply amazing! 
• You kick like nobodies business! You sit in your bouncy seat and bounce like crazy with the most excitement ever! 
• You love TV. At first we thought it was cute that you tried so hard to see the tv when it was kinda out of your view.....but now you have defiantly proven to be your fathers child. You already cant get enough of it, and it makes me feel like a stellar parent ;)

There is so much more that I love about you. I could go on forever. 

But the most beautiful thing so far is that you are the best baby ever. You never get upset, you are full of smiles and love. 

I am so bummed that I have to go back to my day job soon, but I am so happy that we get to leave you with friends that love you so much. 

So Jordan, please slow down - you are growing way too fast and I love you just the way you are! :)

All my love,

Mom

A few recent faves:

I'm tellin' ya - he loves the TV...


So fresh and so clean...


Some one LOVES this blanket during tummy time.


I love the light the little lamp on his changing station gives off!


his sweet little dimpled feet! :)


My current fave! ...the hat is still a little big, but I couldn't resist!

A very exciting family post....

This post is very exciting for me for a few reasons:
1. Its my 100th blog post. woo hoo!! (We have sure come a LONG way since we started!)
2. There is a very special video of Jordan's birth, plus a little more....
3. It includes some pretty special photos....our very first family pictures! 

See what I mean, its seriously FULL of excitement!

So I wont keep you waiting, here is a fun little video of our hospital adventures and some fun Jordan moments. I'm not gunna lie, I was peeking over Sean's shoulder when he was making this for you guys, and got a little teary eyed. Our baby is pretty amazing! ;)

Enjoy!



So our super sweet friend (and photographer extraordinaire) Kristin Rogers offered to take some family photos of us, and we jumped at the chance. Kristin's work is always so warm, soft and beautiful. I absolutly adore the way she captured our little family. Jordan was just a few days shy of 1 month old when she took these, and I could not be any more thankful for her taking these of us. They are just perfect in my opinion! :)






















































In other news , you may have noticed some fun ways to share my posts at the bottom of the posts. Please feel free to do so if you find them as exciting as we do! ;)

{ Baby Update! }

Just thought I would fill you in on the progress of our little growing baby , since he is the center of our lives these days…..

Wait…first can I just say that I am so sooooo blessed. Seriously people, my heart is so full of love – I can hardly stand it! I have an amazing husband (who has regular loving conversations with my belly ) , two perfect hilarious/cuddly dogs , a cozy little apartment to call our own, lots of work to keep us busy , the best family and friends ever , and this perfect little boy that will be joining our crazy/loving family in a few short months. Sure, we feel like we are ALWAYS working, and money is tight, but really - Life is so good! :)

So with that said, little Jordan has been busy busy busy having daily dance parties on his own in there, and I just love it. I just love him! :)

We got to go for a ultra sound at our doctors office this week to check on his development and to find out his gender (even though we already took it upon ourselves to go find out a little early).

Shocking update : He is still a boy! ;) …. & he is still perfect!

We have only had a few ultra sounds, but every time, it’s a tear-fest. I mean, how could you not get emotional seeing him moving and stretching, and doing the things he secretly does every day in there? I just can’t get over it. And since it’s the most amazing thing I have ever seen, I thought I would let ya’ll in on the magic. :) Enjoy!



And a few pictures ......

His strong little kicking legs:

Sweet little face:

Profile with his hand on his face :

and his 10 little toes :) :

xoxo - Sean and Blair