Man Trip to San Fran

I almost forgot to document about Jesse's man trip! Maybe the fact that I didn't go is why I forgot about it. Ha just kidding I actually got the invitation but decided driving in the car with Corbin for 12 + hours or so just didn't sound that appealing...and I had plenty of unpacking to do. I think it needed to stay a man's trip for now. But that might change in years to come...quite of few of those boys left their wives home with a baby! We are all so kind. But I really am glad Jesse can stay in touch with all his friends..I need to be better. I should make Jesse write this post then huh? It would be more entertaining...Anyways I do most..or all the journaling for our family so I guess I will document just a bit...meaning stealing pictures that other people took!

Back right before Thanksgiving Jesse went to San Francisco with all of his buddies for a few days and just hung out, ate a lot, went to a horse race for his first time, and of course went to the 49er's Monday Night Football game! 

Oh my goofy husband...sure do love him. Glad he had a fun time!

A few thoughts on motherhood..

Just a few thoughts on Motherhood here. I truly feel so blessed that I am able to be with Corbin all the time. Sometimes it does get pretty exhausting day after day. You get no days off with being a mommy-sometimes I feel like I want them-just one day-but when I am away from him for just a couple hours I miss and worry about him. I really can't be away from him for too long-he just feels like apart of me now. Ok that sounded kinda cheesy, but its also true...When its just him and I all the time you can't blame me...I really need to get out more! ha. This past little while after he got his 6 months shots, for about a week, he was having some really rough days. It just seemed like constant either crying or fussing and just not happy and not sleeping well on top of it. (hopefully I am safe to say he is over it) Those kind of days all in a row make for one exhausted mommy. But then those moments when he smiles and laughs and cuddles up to me make me feel so bad for getting frustrated. I can't get too frustrated with such a cute little boy! ;) It's amazing how much you care and worry about your child and just want what is best for them-AND he is only 6 months old! I don't know how I am going to be as he gets older!! 

And that's enough of my thoughts for now...

I was going through some of my phone pictures and had to share just a few of my favorites. They make me happy every time I see them! It's crazy how different he can look all the time! I think they are newest to oldest-crazy how little he is. (Wish my phone took better quality pictures though..)

My baby is 6 months

Corbin is now 6 months old! And I have decided I just LOVE babies! I love being with him everyday!
His personality is developing more and more. He can be quite the silly boy! Corbin has become even more vocal lately. He makes many different funny sounds and even does a fake cough thing. Not quite sure what I think about really him screaming which recently started happening.

He can entertain himself for a while -with his toys and own body-he has found his toes and tries to suck them. I am enjoying that he distract himself a bit when I try and get a few things done..even though getting everything moved in and organized is slowing happening because he still loves to be held or at least likes you right by him. But those things can wait because I love playing with my little bud!

He loves being around people but I have noticed that he can be a little bashful at times. He smiles then looks away and puts in head in my shoulder then looks back-I think its cute. I did jokingly ask my mom if the way he acts when he is tired or hungry (basically when he is freaking out) reflects how he is when he is older..she laughed at me because of course that is just how babies are. I think he takes after me and needs his sleep or else he is not the happiest little boy. He just would rather play then sleep. But he is a smiley boy for the most part and Daddy can make him giggle the best!

 I think he might be going through a 6 month growth spurt right now-or at least I am hoping that is what it is because this last week there have been 2 nights when he is up every 2 hours! no teeth showing through yet so I am going to blame my tiredness on a growth spurt-I was hoping he grew an inch or so over night because he sure needed it...he's a short one!

 Lots of people keep asking me if he is teething because he puts EVERYTHING in his mouth but from basically day one he has always loved sucking/gnawing/chewing on anything he can get his hands on. So we will see if one pops through soon but I wouldn't be too sad or disappointed if not-the later the better! He reaches and grabs anything that is around him-I have caught his with a few things in his mouth that probably should not be....oops.

He loves eating..I swear he could eat all day if I offered it to him.  (I think he gets that from both daddy and mommy...) He is going to chunk right up when he can eat as much as he wants... He has tried rice cereal and avocado so far. I thought I should probably wait to try anything else till his 6 month appt-Doctor said he can wait till 6 months for solids but I have been anxious to try just a little bit out because I think he has been ready-and I was hoping it would help him sleep better but I later read that is a myth...bummer because sadly to say this boy still wakes up twice to feed at night!! He does go to bed around 6:30 and wakes up usually around 6:30-7:30. I am hoping to break that habit of eating during the night but we have tried and failed and it makes it more miserable for all of us...so I am not quite sure what to do. He usually takes about 3 small naps a day, he can't be awake much longer than 2 hours. When we are home I feel like I have a good handle on everything but when we go out he fights sleep and gets a little messed up. But I think we both enjoy getting out! :)

Well we now went to his 6 month appt because this is taking me forever to right this update on Corbin..and trying to find the camera and cords in the middle of moving..
His 6 months stats are: Height 25 inch which makes him in the whoppin 7%, weight 16.1 21%, head circumference 17.7 in 82%...still has a big head. So I really don't have that chubby of a baby but due to his short stature his body his compressed and makes him appear larger than he really is...hmm when you have two parents with slightly the same probablem he was only doomed to turn out that way....sorry buddy!....or maybe it is just his big head??..

But as everyone always says-I cant believe my baby boy is growing so much! I think he is getting so smart already too! (takes after his Dad! (: ) Sure do love being this boys mom!

cheesy grin

his purple bumbo

this boy loves his daddy

smiley boy

might not be chunky according to his weight ..but sure looks like it

loves grabbing his toes

cousin buds

6 months old!

No More Rent!!

Today is the day we signed the papers. (or our life away) We are officially homeowners! :)

We are so happy and feel so blessed!

Now on to packing and unpacking and organizing and decorating...

and of course just enjoying our very own first home!

NO MORE RENTING!! :) ...but as my sister said now we are a loan payer!

Here are just a few of some luxurious things we are looking forward to...

-Our money actually going towards an investment..and not having to worry about a landlord.

-Privacy of your own home!

-A Backyard!

-A GARAGE! no more scraping off my car or running to my car in the snow or rain!

-No smoke alarm right outside of our bathroom that I can't tell you how many times has gone off because I forget to shut the door!...

-And a fan that works in the bathroom-ours as been out for at least the last month. Which doesn't help with the problem above.

-A husband that enjoys projects and working on things...so when something needs fixin' it will be fixed much quicker!

-A dishwasher that doesn't randomly jam up so I can't start it..but just having a dishwasher is nice.

-Having nice flooring-no nasty carpet or laminate floors that needed to be replaced years ago.

...and the list will continue!..

Been looking forward to this day for a while now..can't wait to make this house our home! :)

Halloween

We didn't do a whole lot this year for Halloween but one of my favorite things is carving pumpkins and I will never skip out on that! When I went to go buy Jesse a pumpkin to carve he told me to go buy the ugliest looking one that no one else would want..so I searched and there wasn't that many ugly pumpkins but I think the wart looking pumpkins are pretty ugly so I bought him one of those. Well come to find out they are as hard as steel! Yeah...no way he was going to be able to even poke a hole into that ugly pumpkin. But I enjoyed carving mine! :) (just forgot to take a picture until it starting molding a bit!)

And can you believe this was a year ago??...

My little skeleton has grown so much!

But he is even cuter as a little santa!

oh and I almost forgot about Jesse's costume!...He is already getting too excited for the Monday Night 49er's game this month..I'm such a nice wife to let him go! ha! :)

p.s. two weeks till we move!! :) yah! excited...but not for the packing and unpacking part-I feel like I just got finished doing that!!

5 months

My baby is just a growing! And we sure are enjoying him! He is getting quite the fun personality and I love being with him all day! (..even though it can be exhausting sometimes of course and a small break is nice every once in a while) And lately I have been thinking a lot about how blessed and grateful I am to be able to have the opportunity to stay home with Corbin. I am beginning to find out a lot of Moms have to (or maybe choose to) go back to work. A lot of people have ask me when I am going to go back to work...and I am in no rush. I only get to raise my baby boy once and I love spending every day with him! I am so grateful that Jesse supports me staying home with him and takes care of our little family!

A little about Corbin Lately:

He is rolling over like a champ! back and forth anytime I lay him down.

He sleeps on his belly now which the first time I walked in and saw him on his belly it kind of freaked me out and I rolled him back over..then he just rolled right back over to his belly. He doesn't really like to lay on his back so much anymore...so a belly sleeper he is! He is still not the best sleeper but slowly improving (I hope). At night I sometimes have to let him cry himself back to sleep because he wakes up a few hours after he falls asleep but I think we are just about there where he might not wake up at that time anymore I'm hoping (crossing my fingers). But I still have to feed him once during the night. He is not quite on a consistent schedule yet. He goes to bed usually between 7:30-8:30 and wakes up around 7ish-plus or minus an hour. Jesse will get up with him in the mornings and he will just sit and watch Jesse get ready for work which is nice so I can lay in bed a little longer. I am trying to make him nap longer than his 40 minute naps..which is a hit and miss. Hope for the best while I am training him! He is a very light sleeper.

His hair is falling out and thinning out. Like an old man balding..it's quite sad. :( He is sportin the come-over right now. I love his hair so hopefully it grows back in fast! And I wonder what color it will grow back?..

He eats much faster now and still surprises me that we are done that quickly.

He loves to have something in his mouth chewing or sucking. He sleeves tend to be wet now.

He is a smiley boy as long as he is not hungry or tired. But he also has some pretty funny face expressions-I guess thats been basically from birth though.

He is ticklish on his belly and thighs and thinks its funny when I lift his legs to his head..I love his giggles and little smirks! I have to distract him while getting dressed-he doesn't really like putting clothes on.

He jabbers/grunts (I don't know what to call it) himself to sleep if I am holding him. Thats how I know he is really tired now. And he has also been doing this fake cough thing lately.

He of course loves to be held. He will sit in his rocker/bumbo or play on the floor but not for too long till he just wants to be held again.

His coordination is improving and its fun to watch him play with things in his hands. And he just recently found his feet and likes to grab his toes. Which this also means if my hair is within reach it is being pulled and tugged on. (ouchy)

He loves to be outside! If he is crying it usually will calm him down. We go on walks a lot but they might be coming to an end with the cold weather or I guess less frequent :( On his 5 month birthday he experience his first snow!

Now for picture dump of this last month! I could kiss this boy all day long!

Oct 1-This is what I got when I said "say cheese"!

Bubbles

Hanging out with Grandpa Blaine

Oct 2-Cute little bum...still lovin bath time!

Oct 3-Zonked out!

Oct 8-Chubby boy

Oct 9-Look at that precious face!

Oct 10-My nerdy child

Oct 14-My handsome boy

I had to add a little caption to this photo!

First time in a swing

Oct 15-hanging out with Dad

Oct 16-Being silly with that tongue

Oct 17-looking skinnier in this photo..don't let it fool ya.

Oct 21-gave that face for every picture..

Oct 22-Meeting his new bud Linc

Playing with his toys..still need to buy more.

Oct 23-This is how he sleeps now.

Oct 24-My Chunky Monkey!

Snow suit a bit too big right now...and he couldn't stop looking at that snow!

This shows his enthusiasm for taking his 5 month picture...

And then I get a goofy smile...Happy 5 months!