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CHRISTMAS PACKAGE

Saturday December 1st

Paige's mom sent a fun Christmas package with a wonderful Christmas book, Christmas Day in the Morning, a cozy, festive blanket, and a traditional advent calendar (Paige has had an advent calendar every year for as long as she can remember, and now the tradition continues with CJ). Thank you so much, Mom! We love you and can't wait to see you soon!!

CJ's 4 mo CHECKUP

Wednesday November 28th

So here's the update on CJ: at his 4 month checkup, Dr. Lee (CJ's pediatrician) was pleased to hear that CJ is right on track developmentally. CJ is rolling over from his belly to his back, he's holding his torso up with his hands when he lies on his belly, he's sitting up and standing with assistance, he's cooing, babbling, squealing, and laughing, he's repeating sounds (i.e., if you talk to him, he coos back in response), he reaches for things and grasps them, and he turns toward a speaking voice. Way to go, CJ - keep it up!

CJ also weighed in at 14 pounds 8 oz (exactly double what he weighed when he was born), which puts him in the 42nd percentile. He measured 24 1/2 inches long, which means he's grown 5 1/2 inches over the last 4 months, and that puts him in the 33rd percentile. And finally, his head circumference was 16 1/2 in, which puts him in the 40th percentile (yes! his head is growing! when he was born his head was in the 25th percentile). They say anything between the 25th and the 75th percentile is average, so it's good to know that even though he's a little small, overall, he's average. Of course, we don't think he's average...we think he's perfect!!

HOW COULD YOU NOT LOVE HIM?!

Wednesday November 28th

BUMBO BLUES

Wednesday November 28th

CJ got his Bumbo chair today, and I think it's gonna take some getting used to :)

THIS IS NOT MY IDEA OF "MILD"

Monday November 26th

When we were deciding where to go for law school, Bryce told me that Spokane is like Utah, in that it has all four seasons. But he promised that it would be better because Spokane is supposedly more mild, i.e. cooler summers and warmer winters. Well Bryce...this isn't looking more mild to me!

These pics were taken from the hallway, a.k.a. wind tunnel, just outside the door of our second-story apartment...and I had no shoes on.

CJ's 3rd MONTH AT A GLANCE

October 26th - November 25th

THANKSGIVING WEEKEND 2007

Thursday November 22nd - Sunday November 25th

Due to law school finals that are about to start, we stayed in Spokane this year and Bryce's wonderful family came and had Thanksgiving with us here. It was a great 5 days and here are some pics - mainly of CJ - of all the fun we had.

HERE's THE REST OF OUR APARTMENT, MOM

Sunday November 25th

It's taken me 3 months to post these, but it's finally done, Mom - here you go! And I want to thank you again for helping us get this place together. Thank you for driving with us those 14 hours to Spokane and sitting in the back with CJ the entire time, and for making some sense out of the overwhelming mound of boxes that we lived in those first few days. Having just had a baby, moving from the only place I'd ever called home, and being new to the whole law-school-wife thing, needless to say, I was a useless mess, and you were my light in the darkness. So this is what became of those rooms that were once nothing but piles and piles of cardboard. This collage is dedicated to you, Mom, with much gratitude and love. P.S. Let me know what you think of the place -k-

UNIPOD

Saturday November 24th

We like to swaddle CJ's arms when it's time to sleep so that he doesn't keep himself awake, and he often ends up getting one or both arms out eventually. But today he was satisfied with just getting a leg out :)

CJ's FIRST SHOWER

Thursday November 22nd

CJ was spreading his arms to get all he could and he was even eating the water - he LOVED it!!

"I'M SO TIRED...BUT I CAN STILL EAT"

Wednesday November 21st

THUMB-SUCKER

Saturday November 17th

CJ has gone from fist to thumb. And so it begins...and we're desperately trying to stop it!