Long overdue update...

Alright, so I know it's been a long time. I've just been so caught up in spending time with Gage that everything else seemed to have taken a back seat!! My maternity leave went by so fast, I feel like I should have another month or two to stay home... But I don't. I went back to work on the 15Th. Jimmy and I have it worked out to where I will work mornings, and he will work nights. this way, Gage is with at least one of us for majority of the day.


Changes with Gage: He laughs a ridiculous amount, all smiles. I have never seen a baby so happy. He thinks that he can talk, and he already has different tones to his voice... Sometimes stern (He can work his eyebrows) and sometimes super cheery and squealy..He puts everything that comes near his face into his mouth, and I must say he's got quite a grip on him :) You can see a couple of white spots on his lower gums where his teeth will soon be making their first appearance. His eyes stayed blue!! Gage is a 1/4 Filipino, with orangish hair, and blue eyes HAHA!

Here are some pictures of the last couple of months:



Cutest pants ever:

His favorite time is naked time, he HATES clothes (It may have been all that dressing up I made him do when he was first born ha ha):

His Bumbo seat, he LOVES this thing:

And the super cute sweater that Great-Great Auntie Barb made:

Everyone said not to blink, that children grow up way too fast.. And I, remembering how dreadfully lonnnggg 9 months was, figured they were exaggerating. But holy cow were they right! I can't even rap my my head around how big he is getting. I love my little man!!!

Post Christmas Thoughts..

Christmas time last year I was single (well not married anyway), childless, and my biggest thought was what I was going to get for Christmas.. Boy did that change!! Now I'm married, have a Son and a 6 year old Step-daughter, and now I am Santa. Talk about a head spin!! As you get older, it seems that the "magic" of Christmas dwindles. Less excitement, presents, and imagination.. And more reality. I have to say that this Christmas proved to me that the magic never really goes away.... It's just magic in a different way. True, I won't ever get to be a little kid leaving cookies for Santa and waking up at the crack of dawn to run down the hall to a tree FULL of presents again, But what I get now is better. Now I get to be the one who creates those memories for Gage. Sure he wont remember this Christmas or even the next few to come, but I will. Any who, here are the pictures I took this year:





His first teddy bear that Jimmy and I made for him at Build-A-Bear and his swing from Grandma and Grandpa Richeson. He got both of those presents before Christmas but I decided to put a bow on them anyway:

I realize that he can't open presents and doesnt really care/know what they are now, but what a great feeling having my Son on my lap opening presents on Christmas morning:
He wasn't sure what was going on, he's giving his dad the "Stink eye" in this one haha:


Waking up on Christmas morning with his stocking, He was in such a good mood. No fussing at all!:


Santa Suit! He wore this on Christmas eve AND Christmas day, SO CUTE!:


Our family on our very first Christmas =] We were on our way to go visit Jim's cousins who also have babies celebrating their very first Christmas!:

Relee & Adam, Terry & Logan, Jimmy & Gage. It's all of their first Christmas, how rad is that?:

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas, wherever you were, with whomever you were with. Maybe in the near future we can get EVERYONE together for a big family christmas! We love you all! <3>

Okay, So Gage is getting so big sooo fast, I cannot believe he is already 7 weeks. I love watching him grow, watching him recognize things, and watching him laugh (It's the funniest thing). Jimmy gave him the nickname Gage-a-saurus because he tends to sound like a crazy teradactyl when he grunts and laughs. Here are come recent pix of the little guy:


First time visiting Snta (Who did not flippin understand that Gage cant hold his own head up):


Wearing the cutest onsie ever courtesy of Melissa:

Holding his head up (Very Bitter-Sweet):

He's getting really long:

Wearing the adorable Santa outfit from Uncle and Ger.We're still going to get a smiley picture in the suit, I promise =]:

Speaks for itself:

Caught him laughing, best thing ever:

At GGma's house for our early Christmas dinner:

In his new swing:

This one makes me laugh, not sure why though:

I hope everyone is well, enjoying the holiday season.. We love you all!!

Almost forgot..

.. Here is a photo of our first holiday as a Family. Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving 2009!! Loves <3

More pictures..

I know I don't talk much on the blog lately, but I guess pictures are worth a thousand words at this point. Not much to say except I LOVE LOVE LOVE being a wife and a mother. It makes the simplest things, like trips to the grocery store, change from boring to fun.. It's crazy. Here are some more pictures from the last week or two..

Gage is here!!!!

Tons of more pictures to come.