Archives for February 2009

Aaron was SOO nervous.. I think memories of my baptism.. (and having to do it 6 times because he kept saying the wrong thing..) were coming back to him.

I was nervous too.. but I was just worried he would say the wrong name. You see.. Aaron (more than once) has told people that the baby’s name is Milo. Milo was one of our favorites in the beginning and the first name Aaron ever called the baby in my tummy. But it never made it even close to being one of “the” names. So why he slips up and tells people his name is Milo, I had no idea!

He did just fine. Got his name right and everything. I was so nervous I honestly can’t even remember how much else was said!

The day was perfect!!! My sister and Angela were able to be here.. All of his immediate family and our important cousins were there! (not that they aren’t all important.. but you know how some just mean more than others..???)

This also marked the first occasion that he has EVER slept through church. Not one peep out of him. Normally he is asleep when we get there then wakes up right as they are blessing the sacrament. Considering he isn’t a very quiet waker.. it’s usually quite embarrassing!

Here we are with the sleepy kid right after the blessing…
We then headed back to our clubhouse for a yummy taco bar luncheon.

The baby finally woke up and struck on of his signature poses for us…

Grandma Karen made him a blessing outfit after we discovered that Aaron’s just wasn’t going to fit our chunky boy! It was a really cute corduroy jumper and I found a blue sweater to go over it. Which really looked good with his shocking blue eyes.. too bad you can’t see them in any of these pictures! :)

The Grandma Karen took a time out to feed little guy and Cavett joined her…

While Aaron Angela and I all cuddled on the couch under his blessing blanket that my mom made him….
He was a very loved boy that day.. but he’s a very loved boy everyday….

After we got home he was VERY overstimulated and just wanted to be alone.

We changed him into his jammies and laid him in the middle of the hall way.. He sat there for a good hour just looking at his new best friend. (Mr. Ceiling Fan!)

After awhile I too changed into my jammies and laid with him.. and of course puppy joined us! :)

We had such a great day with our family and friends. It was so nice for EVERYONE to finally get to meet our little man.

I am so lucky to have a husband worthy to hold the priesthood and administer blessings to our family.. Thank you babe for loving the little guy so much!! :)

And thanks to our family and friends that took the time to be with us that day.. even though the Super Bowl was on! :)

And we couldn’t be happier for him.. and them. They are super cute together.. Melissa is just what Matt needed…
You may remember when Melissa took the baby’s newborn pictures for me…

Well in return.. I made their wedding cake…

I was very nervous about it and of course I see every flaw.. but in the end.. I think it turned out pretty good!

I’m so glad my sister was here when I needed to make it.. she helped me sooo much. (She actually put every pearl on the cake.. THANK YOU AGAIN!)

The inside of the cake was red velvet. It was so pretty when they cut into it. It exactly matched the color of the ribbons. I was very happy…

The reception was held at a gardens in a really pretty green house type room.

I’m not really sure why he always gives me this face while he’s eating.. It is strikingly similar to the face I got while we were on our honeymoon and he was eating his finds from the midnight chocolate buffet…. (although he was a little less sunburned last night!)
And just to wrap things up… A picture of all of us…

Congratulations again Matt and Melissa….

Sorry.. I don’t know why that song pops into my head when I see this picture.. but it does..

We went to Sears to have a few pictures taken in his blessing outfit that Aaron’s mom made for him, and we took his overalls.

He was getting kinda grumpy.. and tired and hungry.. and the only way he’d not cry was if I held him so we took a few pictures over my shoulder..

This picture doesn’t look anything like a 6 week old baby to me.. He looks so big.

He already holds his head so well that I always forget that I need to help him hold it sometimes.

I’ll post more of the pictures later… This is just your sneak peak… :)