Monday, October 11, 2010

Jayden's First Haircut

Oh my goodness, our little man had SO much hair! How cute is he now! What a big boy!



Thursday, October 7, 2010

Jayden's First Tooth!

What a big day!!! Jayden received his first tooth today! How precious :) In case you can't tell, it's the little white nub in the middle of his mouth.

Saturday, October 2, 2010

Pumpkin Patch 2010

Today we took Jayden to the Berry Farm to pick out his very first pumpkin - although he fell asleep while we were on the hayride out to the field - so in essence, mommy picked out his first pumpkin! We had a great day with Olivia, her mom and the babies :) Looking forward to Halloween where we think he will dress up as a ducky - the verdict is still out on that!

Thursday, September 23, 2010

Last Day at the Beach :(

OK, so I lied...Jayden DOES like the sand! We took him to the beach for the last time this morning and he actually started playing in the sand after he warmed up to the idea! What a great baby...played in the sand and then took a nap in the shade...boy what a rough life! But I guess someone's gotta live it! We've had a blast here and can't wait to continue on the tradition for many years to come!

OBX or Bust!

What an awesome time we've had at the beach! Jayden's first beach vacation...the entire family came and we had a wonderful time. The weather couldn't have been better...mid 80's the whole week :) Jayden and Russell loved the beach - Russell actually played in the sand and had a grand ol' time - didn't throw any surprisingly :0 Jayden on the other hand, didn't care for the sand or surf! Not to worry, I'm sure he'll be running all around in it next summer!

Monday, September 6, 2010

Labor Day Cookout

What a beautiful weekend! Finally, 80 deg!!! We had a great time at aunt Becky's for a cookout to celebrate Grace and Heather's birthdays...even though Heather couldn't be there b/c she was sick and had to work on top of that :(

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

8th Month of Life

I can't believe Jayden turns 8 months old on Sept. 4! He is growing up so fast. He is sitting up really well now, playing and figuring toys out on his own. He is feeding himself with his hands much better now (eating puffs for the first time)...even though sometimes he fits his entire fist in his mouth :) He loves to stand and is even taking steps when we guide him. He still hates to lay on his tummy, although I did find him rolled on his stomach when I got him up from a nap this month! He spent the night at mom's for the first time when Joe and I went to DC for the Restoring Honor Rally. That was tough leaving him overnight but I knew he was in good hands! He also is saying mamamama and actually said da da once, although we know he doesn't know what he is saying! He's probably around 24 lbs and has such a wonderful tempermant. He is such an easy going baby but is very intent when he's studying or learning something. He takes great naps - 5 a day - and sleeps great at night - 7pm to 7:30am! We love him and couldn't have been blessed with a better child!

Saturday, August 28, 2010

Restoring Honor Rally 8-28-10

Wow! What an amazing day! God Bless America - we are so blessed to have been able to be a part of this great day in Washington DC. We love our country and are so grateful for the men and women who have fought for our freedom!

Monday, August 9, 2010

Summer Portraits

Hope everyone is having a great summer!

Sunday, August 1, 2010

Russell's 1st Birthday

Little Russell turns 1 year old! What a big boy! Happy Birthday Russell!

Saturday, July 31, 2010

7th Month of Life

July was a big month for baby Jayden! He is eating all sorts of fruits and vegetables now. He is 23 lbs. and 28 in. long! He loves the water and is such a great baby. This month he took his first camping trip and was so good - even in the 103 deg. heat! He is sitting up now, playing with toys and is almost rolling over!

Friday, July 9, 2010

Happy 4th of July!

Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend celebrating this country's Independence! We had a great time out on the boat with the fam! This was the baby's 2nd time on the lake and they did great! They love the water...although Russell slept almost the entire time!

Jayden is growing up so fast! He turned 6 months old on Sunday! He is now sitting up, reaching for and playing with toys, almost rolling over from back to front and laughing! He still doesn't like being on his tummy as much but we are working on that.

He had his 6 month check up this week......drum roll please.....23 lbs, 28 in long and 18 in head!!! Yep, that's right folks, he's officially in the 90th and 95th percentile for height and weight! LOL Definitely has our hefty German blood in him! Doc said if he put him in a room with 100 other kids his age, he'd be smaller than maybe 5 of them! Hahaha :) However, these rolls won't last too much longer as soon as he starts moving. Pretty soon we'll have to barricade the cabinets and doors!

Sunday, June 20, 2010

6th Month of Life

Boy oh boy...he started on solid foods this month!!! Look at me, I'm a big boy now!

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Finally...A Comb-over!

Ha! Well, we thought he'd have his famous mohawk forever, but it finally laid down once it got too tall to stand up! This happened about mid-June. Here he is visiting daddy's co-workers! Such a sweet boy!



(Like father, like son!)

Monday, May 31, 2010

First Boat Ride

Happy Memorial Day! Jayden's first ride on Nana and Pops boat! What a cool dude!

Sunday, May 30, 2010

Friday, April 30, 2010

4th Month of Life

Pictures taken during Jayden's 4th month of life! Went to visit Aunt Robyn and Uncle Eric and took a trip to Charleston, SC.

Sunday, April 25, 2010

Baptism

Jayden and Russell will be baptized together on Sunday, April 25 at 11:00 am! Check out his pictures in his baptism suit! So precious!

Sunday, April 11, 2010

Happy Easter

Check out our Easter portraits! We can't believe he is 3 months old already! What a heart-breaker!

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

3rd Month of Life

Check out pics from March!

Thursday, February 25, 2010

2nd Month of Life

Check out pics from February!

Sunday, February 14, 2010

First Valentines Day

Happy Valentines Day! Went to dinner with mommy and daddy to Maggiano's!

Sunday, January 31, 2010

Jayden's First Snow!

We got a huge snow storm on Saturday, January 30th and received 13 inches of snow! If only he were bigger to play in all this fun stuff!





















Sunday, January 17, 2010

Thursday, January 7, 2010

Welcome Home Jayden

Sharon and the baby were finally released from the hospital around 1pm today so we were able to bring Jayden home. As soon as we put him in the car he fell asleep. He seemed to do very well. We haven't introduced him to the dogs yet but they can hear him and are very exicted to meet him. Thank you all for the visits, cards and the comments on the blog.

Monday, January 4, 2010

Jayden Matthew

Sharon and I are proud parents of Jayden Matthew. He was born on January 4th 2010 at 4:07pm. He weighed 8lbs 7oz's. Sharon ended up delivering Jayden by c-section after 10 hours of labor. Jayden refused to cooperate so the doctor decided that it was best for him to be delivered by c-section. Sharon is doing well and is resting now. Thank you everyone for all of your prayers.

Sunday, January 3, 2010