B l e s s e d

Last Sunday was Emmett's blessing day. We're grateful that so many family members and friends were able to come out for the occasion. Jason gave such a sweet blessing. A couple of things mentioned that I want to remember from it:

Have a desire to do good • Keep an eternal perspective • Strive to uphold the laws and covenants you make • Be led by the spirit to help more of God's children come unto Him • Grow to understand the importance of Jesus Christ and Heavenly Father • Find happiness and joy in this life through family, friends, and especially the gospel • Carry out duties and responsibilities in a way that is pleasing to our Heavenly Father • Have a love for our Savior that will grow and be strengthened by keeping His commandments. Good reminders, for all of us.

Everyone congregated to our town home pavilion afterwards for a post-blessing brunch. Shout out to my mama for working her usual magic and making it a pinterest worthy event. Other family members contributed food and assisted with the set up & clean up. THANKS EVERYONE. We appreciate you!

Alright, get ready for LOTS of pictures.

Breakfast burritos

Yogurt parfait bar

Fruit tray & dip

Orange juice

Muffins

YUM.

It was a happy, happy day! I'm going to try to ignore the fact that I didn't get one picture of Emmett in his cute bow tie :,) It came off right after he was blessed to avoid getting spit up on it. Welp, lesson learned - keep the bow tie on!

WE LOVE YOU, EMMETT.

Months 1 & 2

1 Month

9 lbs 3 oz • 25th percentile

21.3 inches • 40th percentile

Emmett handled his first month of life like a champ. We learned that he loves baths, his car seat, binkies, and staring at the ceiling fan. He communicates by grunting and has a very serious, mature demeanor. He has the neck strength of a two month old according to his pediatrician and loves to observe everything around him. He is not a good sleeper! He wakes up every two hours at night and only takes short naps after feedings during the day {his mama had a hard time with this}. A swaddle can't contain him for long because he loves being able to move and stretch his limbs. He's nursed like a pro since day one and he's growing like a weed because of it. We wish we could keep him this tiny forever!

2 Months

12 lbs 10 oz • 60th percentile

23 inches • 50th percentile

Chubby cheeks and chunky thighs coming in hot! Emmett is starting to sleep better during the night, whoop whoop! His longest sleep stretch is 5 1/2 hours. He's not a frequent napper, but he does occasionally have super sleepy days. He gets easily bored when he's not being held, so most days are spent snuggling on the couch watching Parenthood or Gilmore Girls with mama lol. He's got a good set of lungs, but will stop crying 99% of the time if we 'waaaaaaaah' at him. Emmett smiles and laughs in his sleep, but very rarely does when he's awake. Such a serious little man! He enjoys getting his diaper changed and he will choose dad's arms over his stroller any day. Emmett loves listening to his mama's voice, so the two of us started reading the Book of Mormon together. His favorite songs are currently 'Wheels on the Bus' and 'Rock-a-bye Baby'. We are so in love with our boy!

Happy Anniversary

Three years. Jason and I have been married THREE YEARS. I can't believe that! Something I love about our relationship is that we continue to act like we did when we were dating. We still hold hands when we go places, kiss each other whenever and where ever, text throughout the day when we're apart, sit just a little too close in church, and miss each other waaay too quick. Yeah, we're those people. And I love it!

We celebrated simple this year since we had a babe waiting for us at home. Debi was so kind to watch Emmett while we went out on our date. Jason let me choose dinner and I decided on the Cheesecake Factory downtown. We opted to eat outside for a shorter wait and it turned out to be a perfect evening - and much more intimate than the loud crowd inside.

Kiss kiss.

We had a great time talking and laughing and enjoying each other's company. This was our first one-on-one time since Emmett's been born. Much needed and much appreciated. My advice for all of you future mamas - don't take the time you have with just you and your spouse for granted!!! Enjoy each other, sleep in & cuddle a little longer, workout together, go on spontaneous dates, take a road trip! Things change a bit when life suddenly revolves around those little ones.

I love my man! Best three years EVER.