Jalen loves walking around the house with his walker and is getting pretty good at it too, just have to re-direct him when he runs into walls and furniture but he thinks it's hysterical. More pictures of the house to come tonight so keep checking back.
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Getting settled in
So we are getting settled in and I thought I'd try to get a few pictures up. Our room and the spare room is still in boxes for the most part but I will keep posting pictures as we get rooms set up. Jalen's is almost done but he's sleeping so I didn't want to wake him with a camera flash, I'll post more tomorrow. Jalen got another tooth in this past week so he now has 4 on top and 3 on the bottom, looks like number 4 is coming in soon too. He also is loving walkign around oour furniture with his pusher/walker and we got a great video that I will post tomorrow of it. Jason has worked for 3 days now and so far so good, his 80 mile drive might get cut down to 60 from a new way he heard about so he'll be trying that out on Monday. The girls (Ali and Laila) are adjusting well too, they do like thier big backyard when we are out there with them, but don't really know what to do if we aren't. Hilary and Jude are coming up on Tues-Thurs to help get our house in order more and play and my mom will be here by next weekend to start watching Jalen until we can get him into one of the day cares he is on a wait list for. I start work on the 28th (1 week from Monday) and am excited although I have been enjoying being off a working schedule since the 4th of July, back to reality! So far we are enjoying it here in Ada. Everyone is really nice and we actually have more stores and restaurants than I thought, although so far I have spent about everyday at Walmart. Well, let us know what you think and check back tomorrow...more pictures to come :) Good night!
Jalen's sad face..."I miss all my family and friends in AZ"
A view of my cabinets in the kitchen..they are really deep and spacious which is so nice to finally have more room and not have everything so crowded.
Our kitchen with a view of the inside of one of my 2 pantry/cabinets...again, very nice to have and not have to store everything in containers in the garage. The fridge is pulled out some because the molding at the bottom sticks out a little too much for the fridge to slide in so we're waiting on them to come out and fix it.
another view of the kitchen...black granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, walnut finished oak cabinets
The living room...nothing on the walls yet but the bookshelves are almost back to normal. The goal is to sell this TV and get an LCD to hang on the wall :)
Our new couch and love seat...microfiber, just arrived today! Notice the big gray mass against the wall, that is our new lovely dining room table (top) covered and just waiting on the legs to arrive since the store forgot to send them with us...so we are eating at the breakfast bar for now.
A view from the entry way/front door area.
The back corner of the living room, now Jalen's corner. Still have some decorating to do but it is nice that he has his own section now.
Daddy and Jalen napping in Jalen's chair
drinking from a straw
Holding hands/paws with Laila
All packed up in AZ and ready to go to OK!
Jalen's sad face..."I miss all my family and friends in AZ"
A view of my cabinets in the kitchen..they are really deep and spacious which is so nice to finally have more room and not have everything so crowded.
Our kitchen with a view of the inside of one of my 2 pantry/cabinets...again, very nice to have and not have to store everything in containers in the garage. The fridge is pulled out some because the molding at the bottom sticks out a little too much for the fridge to slide in so we're waiting on them to come out and fix it.
another view of the kitchen...black granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, walnut finished oak cabinets
The living room...nothing on the walls yet but the bookshelves are almost back to normal. The goal is to sell this TV and get an LCD to hang on the wall :)
Our new couch and love seat...microfiber, just arrived today! Notice the big gray mass against the wall, that is our new lovely dining room table (top) covered and just waiting on the legs to arrive since the store forgot to send them with us...so we are eating at the breakfast bar for now.
A view from the entry way/front door area.
The back corner of the living room, now Jalen's corner. Still have some decorating to do but it is nice that he has his own section now.
Daddy and Jalen napping in Jalen's chair
drinking from a straw
Holding hands/paws with Laila
All packed up in AZ and ready to go to OK!
Friday, September 11, 2009
Happy Birthday Grammie!!!
Happy birthday to you...Happy birthday to you...Happy birthday dear Grammie...Happy birthday to you! I love you and miss you sooooo much and hope you have a wonderful birthday today. I can't wait for you to come visit me again soon. Love you lots!
Happy Birthday Grammie
We thought you'd like this one Grammie...this is Jalen's new thing...he has learned how to spit and thinks it is funny, especially after we tell him "no". The worst is he loves to do it right after he takes a bite of food so we almost need to start wearing protective gear during feeding times. He's gonna be a handful.
Happy Birthday Grammie
We thought you'd like this one Grammie...this is Jalen's new thing...he has learned how to spit and thinks it is funny, especially after we tell him "no". The worst is he loves to do it right after he takes a bite of food so we almost need to start wearing protective gear during feeding times. He's gonna be a handful.
Sunday, September 6, 2009
Jalen's 1st Football Game
Jalen went to his first football game last night, ASU vs. Idaho State and ASU won of course! We only stayed until half-time since it was already way past Jalen's bed time but he did pretty good. A little hard to get to bed afterwards but overall he was a very good boy!
A happy child with snacks and relaxing on Boompa's lap
Concentrating on the game
watching the fireworks
with Auntie Julie and Uncle Brian
At home befoire the game
this is my football face...grrrr!
A happy child with snacks and relaxing on Boompa's lap
Concentrating on the game
watching the fireworks
with Auntie Julie and Uncle Brian
At home befoire the game
this is my football face...grrrr!
Thursday, September 3, 2009
September already???
Yes, we are still in AZ as of now, just waiting to hear if we can get approved for a house in OK and as soon as we get our house, we will be off. We are getting very anxious because Jason is supposed to start work on the 15th and I need to start sometime before the end of the month. We have found a few houses we love but need to see more pictures before we make a decision considering we may likely be buying a home before ever stepping foot in it...craziness, but you gotta do what you gotta do.
Jalen is talking up a storm lately, nothing really meaningful but more than jabbering. It's almost like he's placing inflections on his babble to sound like he's saying something and it is so funny. Sometimes it's in the form of loud yells when he's excited or sometimes, usually in the early morning, it is very soft and sweet and such a tiny little voice talking. He is continuing to say "ma ma" and B and D noises but nothing concrete yet. He loves to be independant now and prefers to feed himself finger foods and drink from a straw. He likes to run down the hallway and kick a ball if you give him 2 fingers to hold onto while he does but it is so cute, he just takes off!
We had Lindsey, Ben and Charlee over for dinner tonight and had a great time. Charlee is so cute with Jalen and gave him big hugs and then tried to sit on his lap, my fault though for jokingly acting as Jalen saying "come sit on my lap" since he was slapping his legs as if that is what he was saying, so she was just following directions :) After dinner we went across the street to the open grassy area and took pictures. Lindsey takes great pictures so she took some of Jalen and some of us with him too. The pictures below are just what Jason and I have taken but I will put Lindsey's up (if she gives me permission of course) when I get them. Check out her website too, you can get to it from here, just click on Simplee Photo under my list of friends and family websites.
My little chubby bunny!
Charlee giving Jalen a big hug
"good baby"
Me and Mommy
Here's my serious pose
Saying good-bye to Charlee
Yay, High Five!
Jalen is talking up a storm lately, nothing really meaningful but more than jabbering. It's almost like he's placing inflections on his babble to sound like he's saying something and it is so funny. Sometimes it's in the form of loud yells when he's excited or sometimes, usually in the early morning, it is very soft and sweet and such a tiny little voice talking. He is continuing to say "ma ma" and B and D noises but nothing concrete yet. He loves to be independant now and prefers to feed himself finger foods and drink from a straw. He likes to run down the hallway and kick a ball if you give him 2 fingers to hold onto while he does but it is so cute, he just takes off!
We had Lindsey, Ben and Charlee over for dinner tonight and had a great time. Charlee is so cute with Jalen and gave him big hugs and then tried to sit on his lap, my fault though for jokingly acting as Jalen saying "come sit on my lap" since he was slapping his legs as if that is what he was saying, so she was just following directions :) After dinner we went across the street to the open grassy area and took pictures. Lindsey takes great pictures so she took some of Jalen and some of us with him too. The pictures below are just what Jason and I have taken but I will put Lindsey's up (if she gives me permission of course) when I get them. Check out her website too, you can get to it from here, just click on Simplee Photo under my list of friends and family websites.
My little chubby bunny!
Charlee giving Jalen a big hug
"good baby"
Me and Mommy
Here's my serious pose
Saying good-bye to Charlee
Yay, High Five!
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Jalen said his first word!!!!
Tonight Jalen said "ma ma"...yay!!!!! I don't know if he knows the meaning of what he said but it seemed like as soon as he started to crawl he would say "ma ma, ma ma" It is very clear though and so weird to hear it come out of his mouth. Now he thinks he is something else and is just talking away trying out other sounds. He is also crusing pretty well now and cruised the length of our coffee table but if he sees me sitting there, he tries to let go and reach out for me. If you hold out your hand he can take a few steps holding on with one hand but as soon as he gets both hands, he takes off. He also stood by himself today a couple times, only for a few seconds, but still impressive to me. Jalen also has another odd TV favorite...drum roll please....The Golden Girls! Not so much the show but he is glued to the opening song and just stares at all the "grandmas" and as soon as the song finishes, he flaps his hands and pats them on his legs and giggles. So in recap, Jalen loves Wheel of Fortune, Family Fued, Price is Right and now Golden Girls....Sesame Street and Baby Einstein do nothing for him :o)
Below are some pictures of Jalen with his pj's half way on...he thought it was funny to have his shirt stuck on his head.
Below are some pictures of Jalen with his pj's half way on...he thought it was funny to have his shirt stuck on his head.
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