9 months.

My sweet baby boy,
I can't believe you have been outside the womb for just as long as you had been inside. I blink and you grow by leaps and bounds. You are constantly picking up new tricks. You mimic a lot of what mommy and daddy do. We love watching you learn and interact. You can click your tongue, smack your lips, wave, give kisses, clap, sign "more", shake your booty, climb up furniture, walk along furniture, crawl ALL over the place and pat mommy and daddy on the back (my favorite). You love to play! I giggle as I watch make your rounds around the living room. Picking up toys one by one as you lap the room 2-3 times.You love to be chased by mommy and daddy. I crawl up behind you as you squeal with excitement, the greatest sound in the world. You have brought so much meaning and purpose to our lives. Practically perfect in every way. Measuring in at 20 lbs. and 28 inches long. That's 50th percentile across the board. A textbook baby is what you are. Which we are so grateful for. We love you to infinity and beyond. (Sorry for all the Disney references- can't help it, it's in my blood) Happy 9 months Leo Thomas!!
Love always,
Your mommy

a great weekend.

We had a great weekend. These are some of the things we did.

went for a drive and enjoyed the view. stopped to take pictures of the view.

took a picture of us and the view.

took pictures of horses and the view.

kissed the baby.

played the guitar.

bit mommy.

watched some awesome fights at the hockey game.

ate some yummy cupcakes for my birthday.

almost took a cute picture of all three of us. leo is laughing in this pic i sware.

(not pictured: spending time with some awesome friends-Blaine, Jaqui, Lane, and Jannica, Leo making a new friend- Cooper, & getting a mani/pedi with Jannica)

our day in photos.

flashback.

January 2008

February 2009

March 2010

Let's do a flashback, shall we? Our lives over the past 5 years. Yes, I realize that 2007 and 2011 pictures are missing. I just don't have any accessible right this second. There is about 20 lbs. and one person difference between 2008 and 2010. But it's fun to look back over the years and see how much we have changed, grown, and progressed, even if it's not in the most flattering ways. We are still best friends, com padres, mates, buddy ole pals. I couldn't be happier with my boo.

In fact, yesterday he watched Leo all day while I took a nap, went shopping and then went to an awesome GNO. (girls night out- not to be confused with that woman parts doctor) It was great! Braden loves his alone time with Leo. He says Leo is much happier when I am not around.... Uhh I don't know how to take that. All I can say is no one can make him laugh as hard as mommy can.

When we were living in Salt Lake, I was working part time graveyard shifts (translation: I was incoherent for 3 days a week). Braden would take over as part time mom for the whole weekend. Waking up with Leo 2-3 times a night, feeding him, changing him, bathing him, burping him, and wait for it- taking him to all 3 hours of church by himself. Braden loved it, and has told me many times how much he misses his alone time with Leo. So he has recently requested to have some good ole one-on-one time with Leo at least once a week. Your wish is my command, dear husband. Any excuse to go shopping or hang out with some girlfriends, I'll take it. But don't think for a second I didn't miss that baby like crazy all day yesterday.

I love my boys.