Here are some pictures for you. The outside needs some love and new paint. I also have a few plans for the paint on the inside as well (mostly the kitchen cabinets). We will see how it goes. When we move in on the 15th of September I will start posting some before and after shots.

Brooke

A House

Well, we have been house hunting for a while. It was starting to get really frustrating and I came home one night and told Mick how I was refusing to look ANY MORE. But I couldn't stop my daily habit cold turkey, I had to look ONE MORE TIME. Well, a house I had seen earlier but was too expensive had just been reduced to something we could afford. So I sent an email to my realtor and next thing you know we own a house!

Its in chaparral, its about 10 years old, and it is going to be quite the challenge. Most of the big things are done, but there are a few cosmetic things that I need to change. First and foremost being to paint the kitchen cabinets and install a backsplash.

I am stressed out of my mind with all of the potential and I refuse to post pictures until I have a before and after of SOMETHING... because then I will feel better about the whole thing.

Until the after,

Brooke

5 Months already

Jett is 5 months already. It is crazy how things change. It some ways it is easier to take him places, if he would only stop puking and nap without being held, life would be so simple right now.

Right now he:

15 pounds 8 ounces (50th Percentile)

26 inches 75% for Height

Loves sucking his hands

throws his feet

sucks on his toes

lifts his feet to roll to his side

arches his back when he gets really mad

Starting to coo / babble

likes to hear his own voice

got used to being held to sleep in Idaho... bummer for mom.

Loves rice cereal and is starting to work his way into solid foods. I am thinking of making it, any advise out there?

When I first found out I was having a boy, I was a little dissapointed, not going to lie. I have always wanted a girl and thought that the first kid is really more like an accessory. HOWEVER, I live to prove that boys can be fun to dress up too. My mom saved a lot of clothes from when we were kids, and I also have a love for all things knitted and crocheted. I love spending sunday afternoons dressing him up in clothes just to see what fits, what doesn't, what looks really good, what is itchy, etc. See the picture of Jett in his rediculous jacket and hat. Notice the socks? Thats right, they are like the male version of ballet slippers in knitted form. I love them. My grandma Johnson made them for my brothers when they were babies. If Mick only knew what we did when he wasn't home! I love it! On a side note, the knitted bootie has also become my favorite item ever because they never came off. I am unable to knit but a champ at the crocheting, so if anyone is able to teach me, I am a more than willing student! "Blue Steel"

In other news, Barrett is home from school and it is very fun having him around. He is great with Jett, he knows all the fun and exciting things, and we get to feel young just being around him and his energy.