Happy 1st Birthday Jameson Andrew!!!!

*Warning: This will be a SUPER long post with lots of pictures....I just couldn't choose a few for this big birthday post!*

What a bittersweet day for me! My sweet baby turns 1 today and I honestly can't believe it's been a year already! I remember the day of his birth like it was yesterday! I remember waking up super early because I was too nervous and excited to sleep. I remember reading my Bible in the early morning and reading about God's promises and how He is faithful to me. I remember getting a shower and doing my hair and make-up before going to the hospital. (such a difference compared to when Lily was born and we left for the hospital at 1am!) I remember laying in the bed getting all hooked up to monitors and IVs and being prepped for surgery and being super anxious, but God was with me! My husband was an amazing support too. And shortly thereafter our sweet Jameson entered the world weighing 9 lbs. 12 1/2 oz!!! BIG BOY!

Right before I walked into the operating room.

Fresh out of the womb!!

First photo with our little baby boy!

Lily was SO excited to meet her brother! Since she wasn't allowed at the hospital (darn that swine flu!!) she-and we-were thrilled to be home so Lily could finally see Jameson for the first time!

First weeks at home...

He was and still is such a snuggler!

1 month old: Love those matching jammies!
Sucking his thumb while sleeping on AJ...so sweet!

2 months: Whoa! Check out those thunder thighs!!! This boy loves to eat!

3 months old: First trip to Disneyland!
He doesn't realize that he's at the "Happiest Place on Earth!"

4 months: Really starting to get more chubby and smiley!
His red hair is the BEST!

5 months: Asleep while getting his diaper changed!
6 months: Can finally get his toes into his mouth! It took him a while to reach that leg over his ginormous belly!

I love dressing them in matching outfits!
7 months: Sitting up so well
Here he is dancing at his Auntie Leandra and Uncle Kevin's wedding!
8 months: Is the best sleeper and will sleep anywhere-including at the pool!

He loves being with his sister!
9 months: He loves standing against furniture!

And he loves playing outside!
11 months: Exploring, crawling, and moving all over the place!

Showing off his teeth!
12 months: Still a snuggly, great sleeper, and happy baby!

And he loves his mama! He won't say "mama" too often, only when he's crying and wants me to hold him! Then he will say "mamamamama" over and over. I think it's cute-for now at least!
He LOVES the dishwasher! He's usually fussy when I'm trying to make dinner and will stand on the ground clinging to my leg because he wants me to hold him. Since I can't do that and cook at the same time, I found he is happy as can be if he can stand at the dishwasher! He'll jibber jabber while pulling silverware out and banging it on pots. Whatever keeps him happy!

That was the fastest year of my life. I don't remember time moving this fast when it was just Lily! I long for just one more moment to hold Jameson as an infant so I can love on him and squeeze on him while he was so little! I do realize I sound like an over emotional crazy mom here! But, I'm just sad his infant/baby days are over. I still call him my baby and probably will until the day he says "Hey mom? I'm 10 now. Can you please not call me your baby?!" Ok, sadness over, I'm so excited to see what kind of boy he will turn out to be! I can already tell he will be into everything! He loves crawling and moving all over the place. He can stand up on his own from sitting down on the ground and without holding onto anything! He has yet to take any steps, but I can tell he'll get there soon! He babbles all the time and says dada every once in a while along with dog and mama. He has 6 teeth! They all seem to be coming in right after each other! He sleeps great at night and takes 2 naps a day. Honestly, he is SO much fun! Thank you Lord for this sweet baby that you've given us! Happy 1st Birthday baby boy! (There I go calling him baby again and again! Oh well!)

Pumpkins...

Yes, I know Halloween is over. But, since we're still in November it's OK to post about pumpkins right?! I completely forgot to write about a trip to the pumpkin patch and carving pumpkins so here you go!

We were so busy during October that the first Saturday we had free was the day before Halloween! Why not go to a pumpkin patch that day? We took Lily's friend, Zoe, with us and they had a ball playing-even though it was raining! Luckily, all of the fun activities to do were in a barn so they were dry as can be!

The girls in jail

Being silly when I was trying to get their attention. If one does something, the other one copies! I think Lily put her arm up first. Silly girls!

Such good friends!

Playing in the corn pit. Both girls wanted to "model" the corn.

My sweet Jameson just hanging out in the stroller.
And a few days before Halloween, we decided to carve a pumpkin! Here is Lily feeling the inside of a pumpkin for the first time. She did not like it! This is her pouty face...isn't it pretty? Not! I guess I'll just save this picture and embarrass her when she's older. I'm such a mean mom :)

Jameson is loving this pumpkin stuff!

He wanted to see what the pumpkin tasted like.

And why not taste the top of it too?

And since we were laughing at Jameson tasting the pumpkin, Lily wanted some attention too. Here she is tasting the pumpkin. She's a weirdo :)
And the finished product!
Ta Da! And Lily did help scoop out the insides once we got her a big spoon! Who knew she wouldn't like to get her hands all slimy?!

Halloween!

On Saturday night, our church had its annual Harvest Party. It was fun for the kids to have 2 chances to wear their costumes! Well, it was fun for Lily, Jameson could have cared less!

Here are my tigers!! We got Jameson's costume first and Lily was going to be a princess. Once she saw Jameson was going to be a tiger, she said, "I want to be a tiger like my brother!" So cute! My mom helped me figure out a tiger costume for her and I thought it worked great!
You can see Lily's tail coming through her legs. And my friend Tara helped me sew together Lily's tutu!

Look at what this boy can do!! Stand up all by himself!
Playing games at the Harvest Party. Check out that action shot! She knocked 2 of them down!
A guy from our church was presenting the Gospel to all the kids as this was an outreach event. He was quite silly in his costume!

Lily and her good friend Zoe!
Me and my tiger boy!
The church had a "jail" set up, and each kid got 3 tickets that said "go to jail." They could pass these tickets out to anyone-including parents! Well, Lily was being shy and didn't want to pass them out, but she wanted to be in jail like all the other kids. So she wanted me to go to jail with her! We had to stay in there for 5 minutes! That's a long time!
Me and my tiger Lily!

Jameson crawling all around-check out his tiger tail!
And playing another game.

On Halloween, we trick-or-treated at AJ and my parents' houses and then we met up with 2 of our friends and their families and drove to a neighborhood to trick-or-treat. Lily had a blast! She is finally old enough to understand what this silly holiday is all about. Although, anytime she saw a little dog she started crying and wouldn't go up to the door! We have a giant lab for a dog and she isn't scared at all. But little dogs? Don't get her near one! It was kinda funny how she would just sob randomly! Out of all the scary things you could see on Halloween night, she chose dogs to be the scariest! Oh well! It was a fun night, and besides the little dogs, she loved running around with her friends getting free candy! I mean, what's not to love about that?!