Utah bound!

After begging Cj for about 5 years to move to Utah to be near my family, he's finally agreed to it! I know he doesn't want to because his entire family lives here in California (except for his late mother and step father who moved to Utah about 3 years ago).

I'm so grateful he's agreed to go for my sake. It's been hard the last few years to be away from my family. I didn't realize how much I loved and needed my family until they were gone. I remember growing up and complaining to my dad that I didn't have any friends and he said, "the only friends you need are your family." such wise words because when all is said and done, it's your family that you're always returning to.

I've especially felt the need to go more in the last 6 months for a few reasons. 1) Since I've had Liam I feel like I need my mom and sisters more than ever. And 2) CJ has decided that he doesn't believe in the (LDS) church anymore. So basically I will be raising my kids in the church alone. And while I love him and wouldn't leave him, he understands that I need that spiritual support from my family more than ever. And given that (basically) his entire family is inactive, I don't have the support here that I desperately need. I'm grateful that he sees that and is willing to take such drastic measures to make me happy.

We'll be staying with his stepdad in mt. Pleasant until we can find a job and our own place up near Ogden area. We've been applying for jobs non stop for a few months and have had no bites but I have faith that once we get up there things will work out. Cj is also planning on taking some exams to get his A+ certification when we get up there. Which is basically specific certifications to prove that you know computers and are smart enough to work on them. Which he definitely is! But this will make him more desirable in the job market.

But he doesn't wanna do computers forever. He eventually wants to start his own business doing wood working and metal casting. It'll probably be a while, but I know he can do it! He's extremely talented and just needs space to really get going with experience and expertise in the field.

Anyway, there ya have it! We're moving on the 31st. Wish us luck and pray for us if you can! We're going on an adventure. :)

Disneyland adventures

My Disneyland pass just expired on June 30th. Last year when I bought the pass, I got pregnant like 2 weeks later. So of course I went but couldn't go on any of the big rides. And the bigger I got the less I went (especially since I was on pelvic rest for my placenta previa for many months). So I made up my mind that as soon as I had the baby, I was gonna at least go a few times and get more of my money's worth since I got the most expensive pass, and hit the big rides. I NEVER would have guessed that I would have taken Liam to Disneyland EIGHT times before he turned 3 months old! His first visit he was only 3.5 weeks old. :) People were ALWAYS talking to me about my tiny baby, I'm pretty sure they all thought I was crazy for doing it. One lady even said, "no offense but, aren't you afraid of germs?" Nope, I wasn't, the benefit of breastfeeding! Although some days as I was driving down I'd think to myself "I'm so tired, what am I thinking going to Disneyland with my newborn?" But I trucked on and looking back, I don't regret it! I had a blast and it was a great way to end my pass. Liam was great pretty much every time we went. I wasn't super great at getting photos while at Disneyland, but here are some from just Liam's adventures.

3 months old!

Here are some updates on our big boy!

At 6 weeks old he started smiling.

At 13 weeks old he started laughing (although it's still tricky to get a really solid laugh).

He can hold his head up to about a 75• angle.

He's holding his head up (while doing tummy time) for longer and longer without crying.

He has officially started drooling! Which means he's probably starting to teethe (fun stuff).

He is ALMOST sleeping through the night. He goes to sleep at in his own bed 8:30 pm and sleeps until about 3-4 am then gets fussy and just wants to cuddle with mommy. So I bring him into bed with me and I'll either put him back into his bed after he's asleep or I just let him sleep with me for a few more hours, then I usually put him back to bed at around 6 or 7 am then he sleeps until about 9:30 am. I was starting to get frustrated because I want him to sleep completely but then I decided to enjoy the cuddles for as long as he's willing to give them! I know it won't last forever.

He's eating more at once and going farther in between feedings, which mommy loves!

He takes a late morning nap, early after nap, late afternoon nap, and an evening nap. But these naps usually don't last longer than an hour.

His hair has completely fallen out and is starting to come in as a blondish reddish color, but it's still so short it's hard to tell. Mommy hates waiting!

He's starting to really ENJOY batting at toys and smiling at them. He's getting more aware and interactive by the day! It's so fun. :)

He looks mainly like a Stefan but occasionally looks like his daddy with certain looks (people say he looks more like CJ when he's crying. Lol.)

I was supposed to take him to get his 2-month checkup and shots but there was a mix up with our insurance so we've had to wait until this month, do I'll update his height, weight, etc. when we go in on July 19th. I can't wait to see how much he's grown!!

And finally, he's not a NEWBORN anymore, but an infant. This makes me soooooo sad but happy that's he's growing nicely. I'm trying to enjoy every single day with my baby!

Enjoy some new pictures, they're all out of order because my blogger app is dumb like that. :)