4 months

Ezra had his 4 month appointment today.  He's not a happy camper right now because of the shots he got.

Stats:
-13 lbs and 12 oz.
-25.5 inches
-I forgot his head size but it's average
-sleeping 10 hours at night straight, then one quick feeding and he sleeps for another 2 hours
- been rolling (not just flipping over from one side to another) for the last couple of weeks
-loves reading books and playing in his exer-saucer
-he's having trouble taking good naps during the day...any suggestions?

Ezra's first school picture

Poor guy is losing all his hair on top and on the sides.  He has a grandpa hairdo.

This little sweetie has nothing but smiles all the time.  We love him so much!

halloween pics and more

Ezra was a tiger and a squid for halloween.  The squid costume was just a little big so we didn't keep him in it for long.

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lil pumpkin

For Grandma

Ez fo Sheezy

Ez's not supposed to watch TV but he looks so cute watching the BSU game with his Poppy.

Dusty wanted a pic of Ezra as a early 90's thug.

Sacked out for his evening nap...right on schedule.

Vroom, Vroom...off to Grandpa's.

Danica, he fits into the hat right in time for the cold weather.  He's adorable in that hat!

3 months

Ezra's 3 months old!

* Ezra consistently sleeps over 10 hours a night without interruption.

* He eats every 3 hours usually around 7, 10, 1, 4, 7 and again at 8:30 before we put him down.

* I'm still nursing although we supplement with formula in the evenings.

* He's too long for most 3 month clothing. He has a long torso like his mom.

* He loves faces and people watching.

* He's learning to grab and hold onto things.

* He's pretty good about keeping his head up.

• No favorite toys yet.

* He's about 25 inches and we think he weighs around 13 lbs (hard to tell though).

* He tries his hardest to watch tv. We try not to let him though.

* He's such a smiley, happy baby who rarely fusses.

We love Ezra so much! It's such a pleasure to be his mom.

tired of young people getting divorced

"One one level, it's easy to love God, because God doesn't smell. God doesn't have bad breath. God doesn't reward kindness with evil. God doesn't make berating comments. Loving God is easy, in this sense. But Jesus really let us have it when he attache our love for God with our love for other people.

In the marriage context, we have absolutely no excuse. God lets us choose whom we're going to love. Because we get the choice and then find it difficult to to carry out the love in practice, what grounds do we have to ever stop loving? God doesn't command us to get married; he offers it to us and an opportunity. Once we enter the marriage relationship, we cannot love God without loving our spouse as well.

Divorce represents our inability to hold to Jesus' command. It's giving up on what Jesus calls us to do. If I can't love my husband, how can I love the homeless man in the library?...Yes, the spouse might be difficult to love at times, but that's what marriage is for- to teach us how to love."

-Sacred Marriage

Gary Thomas

Ezra's nanny

This is Becca. Becca is Ezra's nanny (or childcare specialist) on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. She's currently a student at BSU studying to become a teacher. We've known Becca for a while now because we are part of the same LifeGroup at our church. We love Becca!

ezra and his dad

more pics

pic of the day

the latest

Ezra:
-Has begun to roll over from his tummy to back. He has done it one multiple occasions and without a pillow under his chest also.
-Slept 10 hours straight last night.  We'll see how he does tonight.  It's usually 2 steps forward, 1 step back though.
-Growing like a weed.  He's in some 6 month clothes now.  He's still too skinny for most 6 month stuff but the length seems to be about right.

Kara:
-Went back to work last week while my mom watched Ezra. What a blessing.
-First day with the nanny today.  She's awesome and I got to see Ezra whenever I wanted today.
-Tomorrow is the first day of daycare.  Say a prayer for mommy.

Dusty:
-Started new school year with the 2nd graders.  There will be some challenging kids this year.
-Started Master's program this last weekend. He will be going to class 1 weekend a month until June 2011.
-Loves watching his Bronco's win!

last weekend's project

We finally got around to mounting our tv last weekend.  Dusty and his dad were able to "professionally" mount the tv and do all the wiring by themselves which saves us a bundle.  We did need an electrician to add a surge-protected outlet behind the television though.

Murder!

Dusty's principal threw a beginning of the year party.  It was a 1920's themed murder mystery.  Dusty (playing the part of the dirty cop) turned out to be the killer.  Needles to say, we had an awesome time.

Go Broncos!

Thursday was the big BSU v. UO game at Bronco Stadium.  We have season tix this year and are excited for an undefeated season!

Dusty's sister and her fam were also in town for the game.

We didn't bring Ezra but he watched the game at home with Grammy and Chloe.

pics

great grandparent

Ezra met my paternal grandparents a few weeks ago when we were in Seattle.

Ezra met his second set (of 4) of great grandparents last week. These are Dusty's maternal grandparents.

We hope to make it to Bend and Sacramento soon so he can meet his other great grandparents.

ezra the baby dedicatee

We dedicated Ezra yesterday to the Lord.

1 Samuel 1:27

"I prayed for this child, and the Lord has granted me what I asked of him. So now I give him to the Lord. For his whole life he will be given over to the Lord."

It may look like he's sleeping but he's actually praying.