Joe's Birthday

Yesterday was Joe's birthday. He started out the day with breakfast in bed. I mad him the famous Hansen rolli-ups and bacon. It was delicious. Then he opened his presents (Dallin helped) and after that we got ready to play tennis. It was so fun to play tennis together again. I almost hurt my knee really bad. It had rained the day before and there were puddles all over the court. I was running after a fast serve from Joe and skidded right into one. I managed to save myself from getting too hurt, but not before my entire backside was covered in muddy water. Oh well, no harm no foul. Dallin played in his stroller most of the time, but when he got too fussy to be left alone, Joe picked him up and we played a more mild game of Tennis. Dallin loved playing tennis in Daddy's arms, he had a ball. After tennis, we went shopping and found Joe some awesome clothes. We went to lunch, then a movie, (G.I JOe, it was okay) and then dinner. Joe says he had a great birthday. I took him some cake to work today and bought him lunch. He says his birthday has never been so long, as I have been celebrating it for two days now! Happy Birthday Joe! I love you so very much and am so glad that you are in my life!

Before opening presents, Dallin is super excited to begin...

He didn't know quite what to think of it at first, but soon Dallin was a pro at tearing the paper.

Joe is teaching Dallin to LOVE candy already.

Getting ready to go play tennis with Daddy on his birthday, it was chilly yesterday morning.

He looks so chubby, I love it!

Kickin' it old school with Daddy.

Joe had fun eating Lunch with his son.

Angry he can't have cake....

All in all it was a really fun day! I am glad that Joe got to have some fun and relax on his birthday. Happy Birthday my love!

My First Post

This is my first post everyone! Dallin and I were just having so much fun, I figured that I had to show everyone.

-Joe

Fun in the Sun

At the end of June, Joe and I surprised his Dad with a trip out to Colorado to visit them. He had no idea and we just showed up Friday morning. We placed Dallin on their bed and hid in the closet. Judy got him from his office and told him she had something to show him. She had just been out "shopping" so he was expecting some shorts or something, but when he walked in, he saw Dallin. It was so much fun surprising him. We spent 4 days with them and had a blast. Here are some picture of Dallin at the water park in Denver, called "Water World." We had so much fun.

Dallin, Joe and I in the water. Dallin loved the water and was already kicking like a pro.

Pick of Dallin and I at the Park.

Another of Dallin and I.

I think this is one of my favorites. We are both so exhausted and he is so tired, but he is snuggling right up to me which makes the picture just so perfect. The water park was a blast. Joe and I got to go on so many rides together while Judy watched Dallin in a nice shaded cabana. Thank you so much guys! You really gave us a fun weekend.

We also went to the royal gorge. It is a 1,100 foot gorge. We went on a ride over it.....more to come on that. I think I will try to post the video of Joe and I. You will crack up...I almost peed my pants with fear.

And so it goes

Dallin is getting stronger and stronger everyday. I think pretty soon, he will be rolling over. He loves to play in his jumperoo, but still hates tummy time. Here is a picture above of him holding his head up high. He is 4 and 1/2 months today. We love you Dallin~

Dallin and Daddy, about one month ago.

Dallin getting fed. Sometimes he is just too anxious to get fed that we forgo getting some clothes on him, and head straight to the feeding. He is sure eating a lot now, almost 8 ounces a feeding now.

He loves feeding time, some of his best smiles come right after he eats. This picture is from a month ago also.

At about 2 months I did a little photo shoot with him. Joe has this large stuffed elephant that he had when he was a baby. It is rather old, but Dallin loves to sit on it. I got a pretty cute picture of him hanging on to the elephant. He is gonna be my little Tarzan.

On the weight loss note, I am officially 151 lbs. I am on this new eating regimen to loose the rest of my baby weight. We eat 6 small meals a day and load up on the vegetables and we cut out the starchy foods. I feel really great and I am feeling like the weight is just melting off at times. It feels really good to eat right and work out each day.

I went to Zumba a couple of weeks ago and absolutely loved it. I haven't been able to go back because I haven't had the time...(our basement flooded for the third time and we have been busy getting it fixed). But I was really liking it. It is a combination of aerobics and dance, perfect for me. I want to go some more, but need to find some classes closer to provo. I attended one of my friend's classes and it was so fun, she was really good and made it really easy to follow along. Hey, maybe I will become an instructor too:)

Holding head up high

Dallin is super strong already and I am so excited for him to be able to crawl around, so I can chase him, lol. Here are some pictures of him holding his head up, this was around a month ago, but you get the idea. He can pretty much hold himself up on the ground and push himself over. I think he is just a few weeks away from rolling over.

He loves to take baths now too. At first, he absolutely HATED bath time, but now he loves it, as the following pictures show:

He still doesn't have much hair yet, but I am counting on it coming in thick and lush. Joe and I both have really thick hair, though both of ours is super fine. Right now his little peach fuzz is light brown, so I think he might follow suit and have dark hair like his daddy.

I am officially losing weight quicker now. When I came home from the hospital I weighted....194 lbs. By the time Dallin was 2 months I still weighted 170. Yikes, I know, but I have in 2 1/2 months lost about 27 pounds. Hurray, I weigh 157 as of this morning. Just 20 lbs left to go to be my pre-pregnancy weight and just 25 lbs to go before I am at my weight I was when I was married to Joe. That would be nice to get down there, but my Doctor said I was underweight at 130, so I may not get that far down. I was still super healthy, but my BMI was too low I guess. Right now, those days seem like a dream. I never thought I would battle so much with loosing weight, but then again I had no idea how much having a baby changes your body. But, I am confident I can loose it all by the end of the summer. Hurray!

I do cardio on my eliptical for 30 minutes every morning. The machine says I loose 450 calories each time, but really, I think it is way over estimating. I lift weights each afternoon and I do yoga and pilates every other morning. I think on this regime I can definitely loose the rest by the end of summer.

Blessing

I finally got around to taking some pictures of Dallin in his blessing tux. He was blessed on May 3rd and it was so beautiful. We had so many family members there, it was so wonderful. I played around with the pictures a bit. Let me know which ones you guys like the best. I think I did an okay job.

This two I love, but I can't decide between black and white or sepia.

I absolutely adore his little face in these two.

And here is a fun view of his tux. My mom sewed it for him and he looks adorable in it. I love it and I love him.

The most wonderful thing about tiggers is.....

Okay, so we decided a few weeks ago that Dallin was old enough to experience a jumperoo. So we went a purchased one for him. We got a really neat one at Walmart for a good price. We brought it home and put it together for him. It was so fun to see him bounce in it. At first his little legs were just too short and still bent ( he hasn't quite figured at how to stand on his legs and keep them straight yet) so his little legs just dangled there. But soon he was figuring out how to bounce and sure enough he did get the hang of it. Here are some pictures of the many faces he makes while he is bouncing in his jumperoo.

He is quite a character. He loves to jump and bounce now. He has also found his voice. I think it was my sister in law Rileigh that said that when her little girl Jocelyn was little she sounded just like a Pterodactyl. Well, Dallin has now discovered he can sound like one too. It is so fun to hear him squeal and squawk. He smiles after every one like, "wow, I totally was loud." He is so much fun!

I also thought that since he loves to bounce it made sense to dress him in his tigger outfit. Isn't he cute?

Bouncy, Trouncy, fun fun fun fun fun......