Garrett and Lion

Smiles and Laughs

Today Garrett made an attempt at laughing. It came out as a happy squeel for a second. It was all I could do not to laugh back (It tends to startle little Garrett if I suddenly laugh out loud, so I have to conciously make it softer).

He is so fun to play with that it is hard to put him down for his naps. He seems to sleep soooo much, but I know that he is healthy (the dr says so) and happy (he is smiling so readily when he is awake).

A weekend with Grandma Trish

Garrett's first meeting with Grandma Trish was a fun one. He loved smiling while Grandma played with him. (Especially loved the "la la" noise that grandma taught him)

Those two woke up in the middle of the night for some extra time together while Mom and Dad got some extra sleep.

Blessing Day

What a fun day for Garrett! He was so excited to see everyone. He just had to stay awake as long as possible then almost slept through his own luch party, but did wake up for a quick hello and picture.

Here he is with Great Grandpa Christensen.

King of my Swing

I find Garrett sleeping in the funniest positions. Here is the latest.

Pizza

I just discovered that the bread dough recepie can be frozen and used later. Just freeze in individual use baggies in the freezer (for quick defrosting). When ready to use just put in hot tap water for 15-20 min and use.
It comes out just a bit sticky so make sure to have some flour on hand.
http://www.rhodesbread.com Try this webcite for all kinds of easy dinner ideas using your frozen dough (I've only tried the pizza but I'm excited for more).

No to Worrying!

I've decided (for the millionth time) that I'm going to stop worrying and start enjoying the experience of parenting. It seems that almost anything can worry me. Sleeping to much, or to little. Changing eating patterns. Even just a bit of spit up.

I went to a book to learn about setting good sleeping habits at night. I got reading and before I knew it I was crying trying to figure out where I had gone so wrong in parenting. So I say no more to worrying!

Don't get me wrong I think books are a great resource, but remember they are suggestions and not the law. Especially because practically any parenting aproach could be justified if only you find the right book.

Welcome to Blogging!

So the Jones Family is now up to date and have created a blog page. If you didn't get the pun of the blog spot name, it's from the movie That Thing You Do (the first movie mark and shiloh ever saw together). When the band is picking their name in a diner. Lenni says, "Let's just call us that band you are about to see." So now we are that blog you are about to see.