A weekend visit

Those of you who read Kerri's blog will get a double dose of the awesome weekend we had! Complete with the same pictures. Family for the win!

We were so excited that Kerri and Jane could come up to visit us! They haven't spent a ton of time in Idaho, and the weather right now is...well it's a Rexburg winter, so you may catch my drift if you've survived one! They arrived Thursday afternoon and stayed till Saturday evening. I love spending time with family! I was so glad to just chat with Kerri about everything and anything, it was really fun to get to know her better (since usually when I see her it's at least with Jeff, if not with the rest of the family too!).

Besides talking about babies and families and parenting and all things motherhood, we also crafted! And cut/baked an entire bag of Rexburg, ID potatoes into homemade french fries and hashbrowns. We always have a bag of frozen fries and hashbrowns, they are a staple around here, and we were running low! We took a trip to Idaho Falls (with Tom and the babes) and assembled breakfast burritos to freeze and have on hand. All in all, a very successful, productive, and super fun weekend!

This picture...I die every time!

Jane is full of personality and energy, I loved having her around! 

If you're going to ride in a Kohl's shopping cart, Jane will show you how it's done.

I can't get enough of this little guy! He doesn't love his car seat, so this view was short lived. He was held in every store we went to. 

Jane and Ian loved each other! It was the cutest thing. He would smile at her a ton, she was always so concerned about him, particularly when he was getting his diaper changed or when he was crying. If he was sad, she would kiss the couch or whatever was near him, but not him. Hilarious!

She asked to hold him a few times, it was so cute. 

She is going to be an awesome big sister!

We miss you already! Come back soon, Andersen's! (Seriously!)

Ian is 2 months!

My baby is two months old! Crazy how time flies. He has had the busiest two months ever! Traveling all over, and doing so well at it. Even though his two month mark was two weeks ago, here are pictures from that exact day:

This is so Ian! He loves his pacifier, and loves to be around people. Preferably being held, but if not, then you'd better be right near by. He fell asleep while helping me fold laundry.

We just love our Ian boy! His stats varied a bit at two different places, but he was about 12.5 lbs and 23 inches long. 

Ian got his immunizations last week and oh my, I hate it! It's not any more fun for the mom than it is for the baby, I think. But I feel better knowing it's done and over with. Ian actually did very well, he was just fussy for a couple of days.

Ian is a strong boy! He loves to play "Stand Up, Sit Down" (a game Daddy made up!), and is really good at holding his head up, unless he's feeling lazy.

The binky is a staple in our home. In fact, Santa brought him a little clip that we can attach the binky to his clothes with (thanks for the suggestion, Juergens'!). Half the time he tries to suck on it like a bottle and gags himself, but once it's in, heaven help everyone if it comes out! ;)

Bath time is still a huge hit. It's my favorite time of the day to see him splashing and kicking around!

Ian smiles a TON and coos a lot too. We have some fun conversations, and I love love love his smile.

He's getting better at sleeping, he'll give me at least 5 hours a night, sometimes 7! Okay so that was just one night, but still. It was AWESOME. We're on a much better routine these days which helps him a lot.

Ian loves hearing me and/or Tom sing, and he enjoys being read to sometimes. 

Ian is the light of our lives, and we feel so lucky to be his parents!