Life and Times of Staci and Jethro

Moving to Alaska

2014-07-16T10:15:00.002-06:00

In case you haven't heard, we are moving to Alaska! Jethro got a job as a middle school principal up there. You can follow the journey here: http://wearedrivingtoalaska.com

12 months

2013-01-11T13:43:00.000-07:00

Notes:

still loves to army crawl
switches between army crawling and regular crawling
watching people run makes her laugh
loves the attention from her siblings
loves going into the bathroom
Squeals with delight when she washes her hands.
Loves pulling all the wipes out of the wipes cases.
Says Dada when Jethro walks in the door.
Cries when Jethro leaves for work.
Loves her issies.
Starting to wear 18 month clothing.
Loves to dance to the Dora guitar.

Stats:
23 pounds 15 ounces
29 3/4 inches long

Katya's in First Grade

2012-08-27T00:06:00.003-06:00

Katya starts school Tuesday. She'll be going all day long, and I hope she does well. I am sure she will be totally exhausted by the end of the day.

Tonight, I gave her a blessing and during it, I said something about her being in 1st grade. As soon as I said "1st Grade" she said, "Yes" and did a little fist pump. It was so cute.

She is so excited for school to start again. With her being in a smaller-sized cluster class, she has really benefited from a lot of attention at school. She loves getting attention. Even though she pretends that she is shy, she totally loves it.

I am most anxious about her at recess and lunch. I am afraid that she won't eat her food, and will just want to go out and play. Then she will get hungry and not be able to learn. I am also anxious that she will not do well at recess. She does like to run away, and if she sees a bird on the playground, she may go after it, regardless of how far away it goes. I am sure they will have aides go out with her and her classmates so they stay safe, especially at the beginning.

And, of course, I always worry about how people will treat her. She won't know anyone there, and I don't think that is too big a deal for her since she is so social, but I still worry about it.

11 months

2012-08-06T08:21:00.000-06:00

Notes

Army crawling maniac!
Favorite place to get into are the bathrooms. You can book it like crazy to there if you know the door is open.
Developing a scary fascination with the stairs.
Starting to get on your hands and knees and rock back and forth.
Says ma-ma, da-da, uh-oh.
Waves, prays, signs 'more'.
Loves to dance to music, esoecially on Cali's Dora guitar.
Always laughs a cute excited laugh when daddy walks in.
Loves to put everything in your mouth.
Laughs often.
Loves to be picked up and carried.

10 months

2012-07-06T08:20:00.000-06:00

Notes

Starting to army crawl
Such a sweet smiley baby
Loves your naps
Not too interested in people food anymore
Loves to be around her siblings and hates being left alone
Gets picked on by other babies and that usually makes her pretty sad
Still pretty particular that she gets her bottle right when she wakes up in the morning.
No longer wakes up at 3 or 4 for a bottle. (Yes!)
Doesn't like to sit still.
Not too much a fan of the jumperoo.
Refuses to stand.

9 months

2012-06-06T08:10:00.000-06:00

Notes:

Rolling manic. You love laying on the floor and rolling all around. You are getting good at rolling to the things you want.
Tried finger food and really seem to like bread and pancakes.
Not really liking the jumperoo lately.
Had an ear infection and having medicine for it helped you sleep through the night and sleep in. Now that you are better, you are back to not really sleeping.
Loving being around people and hate being left alone.
You are sleeping great in your crib for naps now.
We switched you to a bigger carseat because you outgrew your infant one.
Love being sung to.
Pulls a super cute shy routine when anyone talks to you. You turn and hide your face and smile.

8 months

2012-05-23T17:19:00.000-06:00

Notes:

You have figured out the whole rolling thing and spend your days and nights flopping back and forth.
You love your Jumperoo.
Sleeping all the way through the night is difficult. You usually wake for a bottle between 2-4, but will drink it and go back to sleep.
Has turned into a flopping fish in the back. Flips back and forth and back and forth during her whole bath. She loves it!
Still struggles with the sitting up by herself thing. So close.
Has pretty much outgrown her carseat. The strap won't loosen any more.
Gives huge smiles and laughs when she sees Tenzing after waking up in the morning or after naps. She really loves her brother!
Wears size 12 month clothes and 18 month onesies.
Loves going outside.
Loves seeing Grandpa and enjoys sitting with him at church.
Seriously such a happy baby.
She loves everyone and has a very sweet disposition.

I Learned that in Primary

2012-04-30T20:45:00.001-06:00

Do you ever hear some popular piece of wisdom and think, "Duh! I learned that in Primary"? I do. All the time. I read a lot of research for work. It seems that most research is common sense and if we just think about it for a couple minutes, we could come to the same conclusion. We can usually come to that conclusion because we were already taught it, by our primary teachers.

My point is, Jesus is the source of all truth, and so new research will almost always lead back to His gospel. That is the point of learnedinprimary.com. There, I take the research that I am reading, and I apply it to lessons that I have already learned, long ago.

Go on over and check it out. Let me know what you think. I publish a new post every Monday. If you have any requests, let me know.

7 Months

2012-04-18T14:31:00.000-06:00

Notes:

Figured out to roll from her back to her stomach. She hates it because she can't figure out how to get back. She has managed to flip back over a couple of times.
Such a happy baby!
Loves to eat and is super particular about her feeding schedule. When it's time for her to eat, you better feed her!
Loves, loves, loves her brother and sisters! She loves it when they talk to her and play with her. They can really get her laughing.
Loves it when T lays on her and gives her a hug. She likes to wrap her arms around his head and hug him.
Still wakes up at about 5:30 for the day and often at 3 or 4 to talk and sometimes cry.
She topped the 20 lb mark.
Still can't get her to sleep in her bed for naps. We will break this habit!
Total and complete water baby. She does huge, thigh smacking splashes in the tub and drenches Jethro. If she is unhappy, throw her in the bath and she cheers right up.

Find Mom

2012-03-24T07:19:00.001-06:00

Last night Staci went to the scrapbook expo and I dropped her off so she wouldn't have to fight for a parking spot. When I came back, Tenzing was staring out the window. When he saw me get out of the car alone, he started crying for mommy. I came in and sat by him on the couch and asked how he was doing. He just ignored me and grabbed his binoculars. He got up to the window again and looked out through his binoculars. I asked what he was doing and he said excitedly, "Find Mom!" I asked him if he found her and he said, "Yes! There!"

6 Months

2012-03-06T06:29:00.000-07:00

Notes

Loves her brothers and sisters. Loves it when they talk, sing, play with her. I can really get her laughing.
Loves to eat her squash and applesauce for dinner and eats a lot.
Pretty particular about her schedule. She gets cranky right around 5:15-5:30 and wants her dinner
Now goes to sleep about 7. If you aren't paying attention to the clock she'll let you know it's bedtime by suddenly getting super cranky and wants her bottle.
Loves the jumperoo.
So close to rolling over.
Such a happy baby and pretty content to just lay around and have people talk and play with her.
Happy about 95% of the time- I love it.
Gives the biggest smiles.
Has a crazy tongue that she likes playing with and twisting.
Found her feet and loves grabbing and playing with them.

Stats:
19 pounds 5 ounces
25.5 inches

Katya’s Comedic Brilliance

2012-03-04T20:38:00.001-07:00

When my (Jethro's) mom and Staci's dad told us they were getting married, Katya was close by but didn't say anything. I said, "Katya, did you hear that? Grandma and grandpa are getting married!" She stared at them for just long enough for them to stay completely focused on her, and then, when they were about to talk about something else, Katya said, "Awkward!" then laughed and ran away.

It was brilliant.

Lunch

2012-03-04T11:56:00.001-07:00

The kids wanted meat and cheese for lunch today. But, we didn't have any, so I compromised.

Needless to say, they loved them.

A couple of the pickles turned out perfect as noses.

New Home for Our Computer

2012-02-28T21:21:00.001-07:00

We bought a corner hutch (or armoire, depending on how awesome you want to be) so we could get our computer out of our bedroom.

We saw this online and snatched it up! It has a distressed look that we like, but it doesn't look great in pictures.

It will be nice to have the computer out of our. Hopefully we can keep the hutch organized and this clean all the time.

Supposedly, the hutch was made in Mexico.

We still need to figure out a chair situation. Right now we are just using a kitchen table chair, which isn't great, but we don't really want a big office chair in that room.

Holding the baby

2012-02-25T18:19:00.001-07:00

Cali really loves to help out with Eloise, and it is so nice. Eloise loved the attention she gets from her siblings.

Funny Sayings by Cali

2012-02-21T19:25:00.001-07:00

Cali keeps saying funny things and I forget them too quickly. I need to record them somewhere.
1. Cali said to Katya, "You don't have to change your undies to change the world!" Supposedly it is from Shrek. (It's not!)
2. Cali told Staci she could just mash up some bread for Eloise to eat with dinner. Staci said she couldn't eat bread, she only eats fruits and veggies. So Cali exclaimed, "Mom, she's an herbivore!"
3. Staci was cleaning off the 20 books and stuffed animals and toys that Cali keeps stored on her bed. She asked Staci where they all went and then said, "Hey! I was reading those!" and "I need all those toys on my bed."

Feeding the Baby

2012-02-21T18:32:00.001-07:00

Tenzing insisted that he feed Eloise dinner tonight. Staci was not allowed to help him.

He loves that little girl.

The Beginning of the Buzz

2012-02-20T18:56:00.001-07:00

We buzzed T's hair for the first time today. He didn't mind it. At all. I think he enjoyed it. He got down and went right back to playing with his cars.

Reading to Eloise

2012-02-20T07:55:00.001-07:00

Katya didn't want Eloise to take a nap without being read to, so she turned her car seat to the couch and pulled out the children's songbook and started singing to her.

5 Months

2012-02-06T17:12:00.000-07:00

Notes:

So close to sitting up by herself
Has started to eat baby food and loves it
Loves sleeping in her crib
Started to go to bed at 8 and sleep till 7
About 18 pounds 12 oz
Loves just laying on the floor and will cry if we hold her too long
Is starting to stand on our laps
No longer takes a cat nap before bed and instead likes to lay on the floor in the kids room and laugh as we get them ready for bed
Laughs every time I get her dressed or undressed
Sits in a high chair because she kept sitting forward in her swing

4 Months

2012-01-06T15:26:00.000-07:00

Notes:

Loves to laugh
Loves her sisters and brother
Loves to eat
Still spits up, but doesn't seem to bothered by it anymore
Working on moving her into her crib in the kids room
Getting heavy
Starting to wake up at 5:30 every morning

3 months

2011-12-06T13:38:00.000-07:00

Notes:

You smile at grandpa in a special way and he always makes your face light up
You found your hands
Practice sitting up in your chair
You are getting better at sleeping through the night and usually make it through
You are a night owl and prefer to stay awake until 10 or 11
You have no problems enjoying your bottles
You are just an overall sweet baby and bring such a spirit of peace to our lives

2 months

2011-11-06T16:52:00.000-07:00

Notes:

Love to smile at grandma
Love to be held
A happy spitter
Absolutely loved and adored by your sisters and brother
Strong neck and you love looking around
You have a special bond with grandma and grandpa
You love to eat

2 month stats (well, almost 3 months)

15 pounds, 23 1/4 inches long

1 month

2011-10-06T15:20:00.000-06:00

Notes:

Already? Where has the time gone?
She went from being a big baby when she was born to them worrying about her weight and not gaining anything by day 7 or 8 to looking like she is well on the path to being a butterball. I mean, look at that face?!
She went through a growth spurt around week 3 where she ate 6 ounces every 1 1/2 hours and wouldn't take a nap for 4 hours because she was too busy eating.
She is much loved by her siblings and receives tons and tons of kisses from them throughout the day.
She is such a sweetheart and is pretty mellow.
She has crazy loud burps and makes me understand why she cries when she needs to burp. Very good sleeper at night and usually only wakes up once in the night. Goes to sleep about 10:30-11, makes up about 2-3 and then wakes up about 5-6 in the morning. (I am very grateful she is not an every 2 hour eater at night.)
Still has all her hair.
Sticks her bottom lip out and looks like Tenzing.
She loves to be held and snuggle. Her snuggles are heavenly. :)
She likes sleeping on her stomach, and it usually only happens if someone is holding her.
She has a very strong grip on whatever she grabs.
Eats 4-6 ounce bottles consistently.

Bath Success!

2011-09-24T22:01:00.000-06:00

We decided to start giving Eloise her baths in the bathtub and she now loves it!