3 months

While we were in Idaho Jack turned 3 months old! This little boy is quite long and very chunky! It is hard to believe that he is only 3 months! This month we have enjoyed lots of smiles. He is such a good and happy baby. He is a pretty good sleeper and we are starting to work on a schedule.

This month he spent lots of time on his play mat. He is getting a little more interested in his surroundings and is starting to bat at toys. He also loves to lay on the floor and chat with himself. I love hearing all the noise! 

We have a pretty good bedtime routine which includes a bath and then lotion while listening to primary songs. Jack is a crazy man in the bath tub! He splashes, kicks and makes a lot of noise. 

We were a little eager (first time parents!) and excited to put Jack in the jolly jumper. He does really like it but only lasts a few minutes until he is too tired. I love seeing him in it and it is Tim's favourite thing to do. 

Right at the beginning of this month I took Jack to get his first set of immunizations. It was fairly traumatic. We went to the doctor for a quick check up so he was pretty tired by the time we got to the immunization clinic. I pulled him out to get dressed and my lap felt oddly warm. I realized that he had exploded and it was all over me! Ugh! Luckily I had a spare onesie in my diaper bag. Welcome to parenthood! 

This has been a fun month and I am really enjoying seeing him turn into more of a person. I am also enjoying the little bit better sleep. I am starting to feel like a human again and have way more energy!  I also love maternity leave! I miss the people at work but not having to be at work all the time. I could really get used to this! 

Idaho Awesomeness

To get ready for any trip to Idaho we have to do a big shopping trip to get Muffy all of the good Canadian treats. Lucky I had Jack to hold everything. 

Jack was pretty excited about his first trip to the USA... 

 But he was a champ and did amazing!! He took a bottle and we were able to just power through and keep driving.

While in Idaho Jack got to go swimming for the first time. He almost slept through it and missed his chance but I was dying so I woke him up and put him in. We were at hot springs so the water was perfect. It was so much fun. The kids jumped off the diving board a million times. Mom got a private hot tub that was super sweet but kind of creepy walking down a long hallway to find it. 

Thank goodness Mom came for the weekend because we were able to buy all this pop and send it back with her. We have a slight addiction to amazing American pop!

These two hooligans got along so nice! It was fun to see them play together. 

I definitely love the Idaho weather and will be sad when Muffy moves to Alaska but I am also excited to go visit her during that adventure. 

Thanks to Denton we were able to do a quick shopping trip to our favourites: Real Deals and the mall. Sisters are just the greatest. It was so much fun spending the week with these crazies. #awesome

When we got back after shopping Denton had a fire going and was roasting marshmallows with all the kids! Seriously! Amazing. 

Scarlett is a full time job. You turn around and she is gone climbing and getting into things. This particular instance she went inside and was double fisting Chick-Fil-A lemonade. But seriously, she is adorable! 

Thanks to Grandma we were able to spend time outside blowing bubbles!

 The trampoline is amazing and basically a babysitter! You could zip up the netting and kids couldn't get out! So awesome! Not to mention they loved being out there all the time.

Every night we would feed the kids something super easy and then once they went to bed we would go out and get the good stuff. This included Buffalo Wild Wing and Cafe Rio. During the day I made sure to go to Chick-Fil-A regularly. They now have frozen lemonade. It is pretty fantastic. I basically just eat the entire time I am there. We also manage to squeeze in Kiwi Loco. Afterwards we went to a park and played basketball. 

Jack was so loved by all of his cousins. Mason was even kind enough to feed him a freezie and Scar tried to give him the end of Ollie's bottle. Mason was pretty proud because Jack did fall asleep in his arms. He is a baby whisperer. 

Scar was very diligent at giving Jack his soother. She knew which soothers were hers, what ones belonged to Jack and what kind Ollie had. 

 We also found out that Jack LOVES the swing. It was so nice to be able to put him in there and get some stuff done. His cousins made sure he was plenty warm with at least 4-5 blankets.

Even Scar took a turn in the swing. It was her favourite place to be. 

Finally it was time to say good bye. It is always sad to leave but I am excited to see them all again. Hopefully sooner rather than later. 

Scar melts my heart. On the way home she just liked to hold Jack's hand. She even tried to share a few fries with him by throwing some into his carseat! 

We made it back to Calgary just in time to hear Jacob give his homecoming talk! He is so grown up. It is crazy how fast two years fly by!

Easter

Happy First Easter Jack!! 

No big deal but I crocheted that hat and I am super proud of myself!

We kept things pretty low key this year because on Easter Sunday we left for Idaho. We enjoyed General conference in style. Bacon, eggs, hash browns and diet coke for Easter breakfast! Life really is good.

I am so grateful for my knowledge of Jesus Christ. I know he really was resurrected and lives today. Because of him my family is forever and I wouldn't have it any other way! 

Tonight I am throwing it back to our trip to Israel. It was so much fun to see the sights. I wouldn't trade that experience for anything. I was able to go in the tomb where they lay Christ's body to rest. There is a sign in there that says, "He is not here for he lives!" It is true! 

Other bits of March

In my opinion March is one of the best months. Not only is this my birthday month but winter also seems to come to a close and Spring seems to be right around the corner. This winter was unseasonably warm which meant that I was able to do lots of walking. I was even able to venture out without a coat on a few times. I also got an amazing carrier! Jack sleeps like a dream in it. 

The Leafs played the Flames so the Dudley's trekked down for a weekend of fun. We enjoyed Buffalo Wild Wing, shopping and multiple trips to the park. Please come visit us again! 

I am so happy that Jack's cousins just adore him. I hope it always stays that way even when he turns into a terrorist! 

Even the dogs love Jack. Time on the floor is hard work around here!

 Tim is dying for Jack to grow up so he can start to introduce him to all of his favourite things. Tim pulled out all of the Lego he had been saving at his parents house and we spent a night on the floor reliving our childhood.

 James and Sam Ngai invited us to go a Calgary Hitmen game. We were a little worried about how noisy it would be so we decided to test out Tim's gun ear muffs on Jack. Those squishy cheeks are just the best.

 Turns out it was a play off game and was a little louder than we anticipated. We should have just bought the kids version but now we know for next time! All things considered Jack did really well and slept through most of the game.

 The mascot just had to pick right next to us to bang a super loud drum! Haha things you notice once you have kids.

 I am also doing more crochet! I made this super cute hat for Scar. When you braid the hair it is supposed to look like Anna from frozen.

March Madness was also thoroughly enjoyed again. A big shot out to Denton for faithfully organizing it. I love the friendly competition that it brings into our family. This year while watching I enjoyed lots of treats and practiced my crochet. I don't even know who won, it just sadly wasn't me! Better luck next year.