Story time with Grammie

Linc and lily tried to read a story with Grammie but linc got very frustrated. He wanted to turn the pages! and his dexterity isn't that great. it was sad and funny how difficult it was for him. so I ended up giving him his own board book, but that was even more upsetting to him, he's too smart for his chubby hands right now.
just FYI the book Doodle Bites is exceptionally cute. especially when lily reads it " bitey bitey"

Bright star

Don't ever get that cheap bright star jumper. I bought this in order to appease Lincoln's addiction. It isn't even worth keeping just for the 2 weeks we are here. He's so irritable without his jumperoo. And without his daddy. Well maybe I'm irritable without my kalob.
nonetheless we are mostly done with the house. sleeping on the ground was no bueno. Lily and Leah freaked out about a beetle on the ground and they retreated to the upstairs. linc was exhausted and slept in, lucky for me.
he's been having a fun time playing with his cousins. They did a puppet show for him. The conversation went as follows.
" he's not a good audience! He's not paying attention!"
" that's cuz he's a baby"
" eehh"
" he's better than no one watching
"okay...."

We made it alright

So traveling is extremely nerve wracking for me with this baby but I was brave and made it out alright. Linc was soo good, I was so proud and he got Lots of complements. I was so grateful for the young couple we sat next to during the 4 hour flight. I thanked them for not looking terrified when they saw us :) linc's taking a nap right now in my lap so while I have a minute, a free hand, and 7 percent battery, I decided to blog.
we are packing up my moms house today and getting her moved into the new homestead tomorrow. I'd be more productive if linc would be more independent. It's not working out too well. the girls can be very loud when they are all together playing and linc's not used to it. we did have a half hour of peace at the park where he fell asleep in the breeze. I didn't think it would be this hot here! it's been a nice vacation thus far.

Leaving on a jet plane

Soon!! In a half hour we leave to the air port. Kalob and linc are spending quality time together. Listening to autotuned music of kalob asking linc to say mama and dada. He is very interested but he only likes to say dada. Mama only when he's upset .

:-)

Can't sleep, too excited. Linc's anxious too. And surprisingly this is the most prepared (as in packed as I have ever been) check list is all checked! and I am planning to sleep in til 10, go to work, and be as non stressed as I can be. Kalobs decided to distribute his duties out for the morning so he can take us to the airport. Which means I will cry most definitely. we pretty much never spend time apart. this might be the longest actually. I know he's already sad about Lincoln, the possibility of him having a tooth or two is upsetting him I think. we shall see.

Grr

I was blogging in bed last night and kalob grabbed my phone away from me and I guess it deleted my draft :( unfortunately. I know I was writing about how worried I was for Lincoln not to have his bouncer all vacation; he's going to be lost. I need to ask the pediatrician if he can cause damage to his already swollen looking feet. the bottoms of his feet are rounded just like the top.
I've never known a baby to love jumping soo much. He cries to jump. When he is asleep, he wakes himself up pumping his feet, anytime his feet feel pressure, he bounces. For example - today We were at beccas to watch the bachelorette finale ( shocking) and linc was sitting in my Indian style lap on the floor. next thing I know, he's pushed off with his feet and flys off me! Lands hard on his belly! he didn't cry, but I was scared to death. This kids a dare devil!
he usually bounces in the jumperoo while holding on to the toys like a steering wheel, but now he throws them in the air, like he just don't care.
on the quieter side of things, linc loves story time more and more. look at my cute boys

Not much

not much is going on around here. Lincoln is getting too big! he's growing out of clothes so quick it makes me sad.
I'm crazy about planning stuff, so I've been laying in bed thinking about what all I need to pack for me and Lincoln next week. " do I bring his older clothes that probably Wont fit by the time we get back? Or all his new and bigger clothes? " I made him wear a fall outfit today because he's too long!! It barely fits. Man having a kid in the wrong season sucks. " what's the weather in Utah, well their 90* is way different than our 90*". And still I haven't even thought about what I'll wear. no laces, no belt, no jewelry on the plane, that's for sure . Stretchy pants and slip ons is where I'm thinking right now. oh motherhood
I will miss kalob to pieces and we will be face timing every night but I'm so looking forward to seeing my mom and siblings. Maybe even all of them! my nieces too, except for one whose with her mom for the summer. but yah, I'm stocked.

We are coming to visit!

Next week!! I need some fresh mountain air and some family loving. Lincoln needs to play with his aunts, uncles, Grammie and cousins in Utah. this job is so frazzling and then when you think your almost done, you extend. It means we are ontop of our game and it means more money but I need a break.( I'm not even the one who really deserves it, but I'll take it willingly) I'm going to fly home from the 25th to the 9th. Linc's gonna get his shots while we are at it. There is even a possibility of us driving to ca, to see kalobs family, but I need to get the car situation figured out. Kalob says im abandoning him. What I wouldn't give for my own bed, I reminded him. I'm gonna try to premake him some dinners too. I know he will miss us.
then we'll be here in Raleigh til oct. 13! that seems so far away.

both my boys love jumping!!

A rough couple days

We just found out that two of our guys can no longer work in the state of north Carolina and we had to send them away. for silly things that showed up on their records, and the summer is a month from being over! It's been sad around here and stressful. Kalobs also trying to decide if he wants to extend his employment out here til oct 13. we've been asked to, which is awesome but it interferes with kalobs school so... Not awesome. It's a way hard decision, and it's coming up.

linc looks like he got in a fight with a kittycat and the cat won. I didn't trim his nails fast enough.
We have been up late so much lately I took the morning off so Lincoln could sleep in. And sleep he did. Til 1:30 In the afternoon!! then we hung by the pool and then we went to archivers to spend all daddy's money. I got linc a cute jacket in the mall. I hope it fits him when we finally head back to Utah where he'll need it. I have been buying/ getting cute fall and winter clothes. But if we stay here longer he probably won't get to wear some of them and I'll be sad. I'm already thinking about what he should be for Halloween too.
Baby Ben came over to play today too. and now we are waiting on kalob...

Blogging

I guess most people don't have a blog compiling their child's every move. I guess this is more for me than for anyone else. I guess it's for Lincoln too, it's basically a picture chronicle of his life. Every blanket, every outfit, every anything having to do with Lincoln is on here. I'm sorry if it's a boring read everybody. I enjoy it, cuz I'm obsessed with my kid okay.

:(

Kalobs working far away again. our poor passat, we've already put 26,000 miles on it this summer. too bad they don't give us work vehicles. They call this place fayettnam( apologies if people find that offensive) instead of fayetteville. i guess alarms are needed in the crumby places too, they know all about burgling. it's over an hour away, so it's just me and Linc all day til the early morning. it's after 1 am right now and kalobs still driving home.
Linc keeps me occupied though, here he was right before bath. he was pretty excited about it. And then when I got him nakey, he peed on me.

Oh and look, he has my dimples.

What Lincoln thinks of rice cereal

ponderthoughts

I have been thinking about something my mom said to me the other day. I don't remember the exact phrasing but it was like " I love how much you two love Lincoln. I've never heard you say anything like he's a burden. It must be because you are older, you guys appreciate him."

I loved hearing that. I love being his mom. I don't know if it's because I'm older, I would hope I would love and appreciate motherhood the same if I was 20, but I'll never know. It makes me spiral, * well would I still have linc, if we had had a baby sooner? would linc still have been first just sooner?or If we had started sooner, would we have stopped by 26 and never got our Lincoln!?* can't think like that, it's silly self talk.
I know there is a god, and he has me in mind. linc came to us when we needed him and wanted him. * bam here come my mommy tears* we love our family

Rolly Polly!!

we've got a roller on our hands!! First time was last night with kalobs coaxing. oh man, I was so excited, wanted him to do it again, then he started crying. Like , once was enough mom. He went back to front and used a lot of energy to get that big head off the ground :) he did it three times and not again since. also, he giggled from playing with a toy, which he never has before. It usually has to be a Blah!! Or Boo! to get a laugh.

He's growing so fast. Tonight he gets to try RiCE cereal!! he's also talking up a storm; he can say mama but he doesn't correlate it to me.
he got a big package from his grandpa Marty yesterday. the cutest moose toy ever and linc loves it, he even napped with it today. Also, clothes and books. One was a peekaboo book and when I'd open each flap, he'd throw his hands up all excited. he is such a funny baby right now. it makes me broken hearted to be out here alone without our families. I don't want everyone missing out on linc's babyhood.

tuggin at my heart strings

I love how much Lincoln loves his daddy. For kalob being gone so much, linc sure lights up when he walks in; he knows for sure who he is.

Yesterday in the office, Lincoln was standing on my lap and kalob walked passed and he put his little hands up " aren't you gonna get me?" and kalob kept walking(cuz he was working) and linc put out a pout and started crying a very sad cry.
They are best friends. linc is actually a much better behaved baby when he's under kalobs watch. he will play on the floor alone. And he naps with less fight. Linc just knows how to tug at my heart strings and get what he wants much faster. playing sides already.
The middle picture is just a silly picture that reminds me of kalob hahaha

Crazy storms

The weather here is crazy. stinking hot and then it rains with clapping thunder and lightning. On our stroller walk we found this in the parking lot.

His heads too big for a necklace

He tried and failed, but he liked it around his face.

4th of July

Lincoln's first 4th of July was pretty laid back. We had to work. Kalob got home at 6. I made chili and corn bread and had the team over. then we watched some fireworks. It was pretty smokey outside so my pictures didn't turn out well. Lincoln actually liked the loud noises and light. He flailed arms and legs whenever there was a crackling one going off. now he's snuggled tight in his own bed!!

he didn't love wearing his sailor suit today. It's the last time he will get to wear it, it's getting too snug, but it's so darn cute, I had to make him wear it one more time!

My boys

Look at the intensity they both have. playing a game on the phone in bed, shame shame daddy. linc loves to watch videos of himself on my phone actually, must have an ego like his father. he reaches for the phone, and usually ends up hanging up my conversations. technology and babies these days, it's amazing

Look how big he is

so cute and look how long he is. I'm excited to know what percentile he is now. His 4 month appointment is coming up!

4 months!

linc had a great party at a water park for his 4 month celebration. just kidding, it wasnt in his honor but it was a fun day. A very long day. We are all pooped. we left at 9, the waterpark got shut down for weather at like 2ish and then we went shopping at 3 malls. 3! I got some new nikes, kalob got a watch and linc got 2 jammies. Work hard, play hard is our motto! and kalob treated me to my favorite cheesecake factory!!! I love the chicken ballagio so much I've tried to make it at home even but it's a pretty difficult recipe. now it's finally Bathtime!