DJ Has Surgery!

Yesterday, DJ had minor surgery... it was also was his 6 month birthday!

We got to the hospital early in the morning.

DJ fussed a little since he was hungry and wasn't allowed to eat before surgery... he wasn't as fussy as I thought he would be!

GOOD BOY!

Daddy was such a huge help in keeping DJ calm and happy before hand.

I was really nervous!

The nurses and Drs kept coming and having us fill out a lot of papers... and answering several questions... it seemed to take forever!

Finally it was time to take DJ back for the surgery... I was much more nervous now!

When they were done, the Dr said that everything went well! DJ got sick and threw up after and was very lethargic from the general anesthesia... but we are glad that everything went well... and we headed home!

DJ was so sleepy... so he slept and slept and slept!

A few hours later... DJ acted like nothing happened! I'm pretty sure that I'd be whining for pain meds right about now! He's a super champ!

Charlie Brown Photo Shoot...

Poor DJ has to put up with his mommy's picture-taking shenanigans! :) We saw this shirt at the store and couldn't resist! :)
I propped DJ in the corner of the fireplace, put some grippy shoes on him so his feet wouldn't slide... and wa-la, DJ can stand! :)
He would start to fall over in slow motion and I'd catch him... in between this... I was able to get a few shots! DJ hasn't even sat up by himself yet... but he has mastered the roll from back to front, and has only done the front to back roll once. :)
But look: he STANDS by himself.. SEE!

DJ Rolls Over!

On Jan 9, 2009 in the evening, I put DJ on the floor to play... (ON HIS BACK) then I went into the kitchen for something... Don was right next to DJ fixing something on the tv. Don asked me if I put DJ on his back or tummy... I said, I put him on his back... Don said, well... he's on his tummy! WE MISSED HIS FIRST ROLL... LOL but he did it again... and again... and does it all the time now. Bad thing is he doesn't know what to do once he gets there... and his head is too heavy to hold up so he gets mad. :)

DJ & Tiffany Head to Michigan!

We rang in the new year at home in Dallas... Don asleep in the lazy boy, DJ asleep in his crib... and I was half asleep packing for our trip to Michigan!
Don's twin brother Dan and his family lived close to us in Utah, but moved to Michigan with Dan's new job. We've missed them and they hadn't met DJ yet, so we set out to visit them!


Don wasn't able to go due to work... :(
We had a great time watching movies...
hanging out with the cousins...
taking baths...
DJ LOVES taking baths!!
We went to Cabela's...
More at Cabela's...
Even more at Cabela's!





We playing games and played with toys...

We also Skyped with Unlce Don!
It's been soo much fun to see them all! They have a beautiful victorian home... it has so much character... I love it!
HAPPY NEW YEAR! :)

Christmas 2008!

We spent DJ's First Christmas in California with my family. We flew out to California on Dec 23rd and had a few minor airport issues. We were several hours late... but MADE it there on the day we were scheduled to! HOORAY

We stayed at my parent's house... where my mom had her bear cage all decorated like it was every year when we were growing up!

My mom doesn't put up a big tree anymore... but I love her three little trees!

We even had a white christmas!

Here is DJ sleeping on the morning of Christmas... so sweet!

Here DJ is after Daddy woke him up! So excited! :)

After spending a few days at my parents... we then spent a few days at my sister Merrily's house in Elk Grove near Sacramento.

DJ's cousins Conner and Cayden got fishing poles... they tried fishing out in Merrily's pool! CUTE! :) It was nice to see everyone! DJ was a GREAT travel buddy again! :) MERRY CHRISTMAS!

We Made It to Texas!!

With the storm quickly approaching the Utah area... we wanted to get on the road and through the Spanish Fork Canyon before it was to hit at 3am... as we were pulling a boat & could've gotten stuck there for a few more days... and Don needed to get back to work as soon as possible in Dallas...

We got on the road at about 2am Friday night/Saturday morning, making it safely through the Spanish Fork Canyon as it started snowing... we slept for a few hours in Green River, Utah... then drove all day Saturday, staying in Albuqurque and drove all day Sunday, staying in Childress, Texas.
Here is DJ holding is bottle all by himself at a rest stop along the way... BIG BOY!
We arrived to our house yesterday afternoon!
There is lots of pretty countryside to see... but man am I glad to be off the roads! :) We beat the weather the whole way here... BLESSINGS!

Amazing Don drove the whole way! Pulling the boat was smooth. DJ was a CHAMP! He was such a great road trip buddy! :) He slept a lot of the way or played with his toys. GOOD BOY!

DECEMBER IS HERE!

WELL... we are almost to the middle of December and I haven't posted in about month... so here's a quick update:

DJ is STILL wearing his bear cub suit... it's keeping him WARM in our CHILLY weather! :) He just had his 4 month check up and is just about 17 pounds and 27 inches... GROWING WELL! :) The arms on the bear suit barely pass his elbows... and we may have to cut the little feeties off. :) I hear that he is almost heavy enough for the next size car seat! NO... NOT YET!

Don has been coming home almost every weekend to help me get the Utah house projects wrapped up so that it is ready to rent out. With less than 3 days until we head out to The Big Texas, we are gettin' really close on those projects! :) The last bedroom downstairs got carpet this past Monday... YIPPEE!! We need to hang cieling trim wood in that bedroom, caulk nail holes, a few dabs of touch up paint, fix the deck railing, pull down all pictures, some cleaning and we are outta here!

Don comes home tonight, the packers come tomorrow, the truck & loaders come Friday! We head out to Texas on Saturday... hopin' the weather is good!! :)