Four Months Old!

Taj's smokin' hot ride. He can't even reach the steering
wheel yet, but he loved scratching the material of the seat:)

Taj eating peaches for the first time....and his bib

Taj thinks this hat is hilarious....maybe it's the hair?

Best buds

So our sweet little boy hit the big four month mark on the 4th this month. He weighs 15 lbs., he's 25 inches long, and I call him Taj the "tank." They told me that his head alone is in the 85 percentile, 50 being average, so the kid has a big nog on him, but it's so cute:) He rolled over for the first time tonight and I clapped for him and was so happy for him, such a huge accomplishment. He started half-way laughing when I was clapping for him. I'm not sure that he knew what was so funny, but he was going to laugh anyway. So here are some random pics from our average, everyday life.

Goose Egg

I got the itch to hit the town yesterday, so I loaded Taj up and we went to Target and to Babys-Rus. Taj's carseat is stinkin huge and it weighs at least ten pounds just by itself, so with Taj in it too, I can barely carry it, so I always have a stroller in the trunk that I can set his seat in so I don't have to lug him around. Anyway, when I was a Babys-Rus, I got out and I was trying to hurry because Taj was going to be hungry again and I wanted to get home before he had a meltdown, so after I popped the trunk, I flung it open really fast and when I bent down to get the stroller out, the lid flipped back down on my head and the latch that's on the lid is what got me right on top of the head. It hurt so flippin' bad. I stood there grabbing my head and looking around to make sure no one saw it. Thank goodness no one did because that always makes it worse when someone is there to witness your own stupidity. The only thing that saved me from a probable gash in the head is this white beanie that my good friend Janice made for me in when we were in college, so thanks Jan for saving my life:) As for the goose egg, it's in my hair, so no one can even see it. So much for battle wounds to show off:(

Three's a Crowd

Brannon and I went to Tropic a couple weeks ago and we stopped in Cedar to visit some friends before we went to Tropic. We didn't have a lot of time to see everyone that we wanted to, so next time we come down hopefully we can stay for a bit longer. Anyway, I wanted to take a pic of some friends of mine and their babies. Taj is about a month younger than their little ones, but he carries his weight:) It was fun to get to see what Taj will be like when he gets to be their age. A month, even a week makes a huge difference with a baby. They grow too fast:(

Economy Hair-do

We are all feeling the effects of the downturn of the economy and life's little luxuries are becoming a thing of the past. One little luxury in particular that I enjoyed was getting "my hair did." However, with prices rising on everything I can't afford to have my hair done anymore. First of all, my hair is super thick and they have to mix up twice as much color to get the job done. Second, they want to charge me another 25.00 bucks just to trim my hair. Maybe they charge double for cutting thick hair too. Anyway, it costs about 100.00 just to get my hair done at a cheap salon and I never know what color my hair is going to be when I get done. So my hair was looking a little shabby to me a couple weeks ago and I decided I would take my hair into my own hands. The first thing I did was cut myself some bangs, which was scary and I don't really like them anyway. I never like my bangs when I have them cut. I guess I thought cutting them would get rid of the itch to get my hair done, well it didn't. I made a little trip to Target and picked me out some nice hair color in a box. The great news is that it only cost me about $12 for two boxes of color--way cheaper than a salon. Anyway, it was pretty easy to apply and really not messy at all. I think it turned out pretty dang good and I think I like the "economy" hair-do afterall:)

Blankie Boy

Taj is so in to feeling things now and he loves his fuzzy blue blankie. I have like four of them, so if I lose one, it wouldn't be such a crime. Plus, I can give him one while I wash the others. He loves to grab the blanket in both hands and rub it on his face and head. It's hilarious because he combs all of his hair down in his face and he always has a goofy grin on his face when he does it. He loves to chew on it too. I swear he's just like a puppy dog. The blankets get pretty nasty because he chews on them and there are squishy wet spots all over them. Thanks goodness for the washing machine! Anyway, I gave him one of the blankets to play with while I showered and I got this pic of him.

Kiddie Kandids

These are all of Taj at 2 months old. He's so dang cute!

More Pics!

Cool leave on our front porch in Salt Lake.

We had tons of snow in Monticello--like four feet!

My mom picked out some snazzy pink jammies

for us to wear on Christmas Eve.

My view from our porch in Salt Lake-not so bad:)

Taj in his new bed--such a big boy!