Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Toa at two months old

Time flies!! It's kind of funny because there was a point in my life where I wished time would go faster. Now I am at a point where I just want time to stand still so that I can make sure I DO NOT miss a thing with my sweet baby Toa! He is growing so fast!!

This picture melts my heart!! So sweet, tender and INNOCENT!! I hope he stays that way FOREVER!! :)

This is a picture of Toa at 3 days old. He looks so tiny!

7 lbs 8oz

21 inches long

Here he is at 1 month

11 lbs 2 oz

22 inches long

And here he is at 2 months old

12 lbs 8 oz

24 inches long

For his head circumference he is in the 60th percentile, for length he is in the 80th percentile and in the 55th percentile for weight. He is growing so fast and is starting to do things that AMAZE his mother! He rolled over for the first time at two months old, he started sleeping 7-8 hours a night at 6 weeks old, he LOVES to take baths, he LOVES tummy time and can hold his head up very good! He has found his hands and sucks on his fingers, he STARES into my eyes and melts my heart every time I feed him. He holds on to my fingers, smiles, coos and brings so much joy into my life! We play a game where I give him a big kiss on his chubby cheeks and say, "a kiss for the baby" and then he gives me an open mouthed kiss on the cheek and I say, "and a kiss for the mama" It's my favorite game right now and we play it ALL of the time just going back and forth giving each other kisses. Alofa thought I was crazy at first but I had Toa give him a kiss on the cheek and now he is hooked on the game too! Toa gives the best kisses!! He loves to lay on his back and kick at the air. When he is hungry he almost does a sit up to get to the bottle if I don't put it up to his mouth fast enough. He wakes up in the morning soo happy and ready to cuddle! He LOVES to cuddle his mommy! He is such a sweet, cuddly, happy, talkative baby! He has been such a blessing in our lives and makes EVERYDAY wonderful!!

Sunday, December 5, 2010

Thanksgiving 2010

This year for Thanksgiving we were planning on going down to Salt Lake to spend it with Alofa's family. Due to the TON of snow we got, that really wasn't an option. So our plans changed a little and we went and spent Thanksgiving with my dad instead. We had a great time! and the food was AMAZING!!
This is MY turkey leg and NO I will NOT share!! :)
Alofa's first time carving the turkey! He did a great job!!
Grandpa Howerton MUST have slipped some turkey in that bottle! He sure was sleepy after he ate it! ;)
What a sweet boy! I am sooo thankful that he LOVES to cuddle just as much as I do! It makes every minute of every day sooo much better :)
Grandma and Grandpa Howerton, Joe and Toa on Thanksgiving day
Doesn't Alofa make that turkey look DELICIOUS?!?!
(It WAS delicious by the way:))
Grandpa Howerton feeding Toa. Looks like they are BOTH in Heaven! I think that Grandpa may have snuck some turkey in that bottle for Toa so he could enjoy his first Thanksgiving too :)

Joe won't admit it but I think he REALLY likes Toa :)

Grandpa Howerton and Toa. Does your fist taste like turkey Toa? :) Sure looks like you are enjoying it!

My sister, her boyfriend, her friend, my brother and his wife were all there as well but I didn't get any pictures of them. I wish I had. I will do better next year! We had a GREAT time going through all of the ads for Black Friday, spending time together and prank calling some of our other family and friends. I laughed sooo hard that I was crying! It was a wonderful and very fun Thanksgiving!
This is how you can tell it was a GREAT first Thanksgiving for Toa:
A happy and very sweet baby boy to be ever so thankful for!
I am so thankful for all of the blessings that I enjoy. My life is better than I ever dreamed that it would be! I have a very kind and loving husband who gave me the sweetest boy! He fits so perfectly into our little family and while it is true that he is only about two months old, I CANNOT remember what my life was like without him! He greets me every morning with a sweet smile and ready to cuddle! I am thankful to my Heavenly Father for the opportunity that I have to be a wife and a mom, both roles that I cherish! I am thankful for my job and that Alofa has a job as well! I am also thankful for my friends and my family! I have so much to be thankful for! I hope that I take the time necessary to reflect on my blessings often and do what I can do to bless the lives of others as well!

Toa's Blessing

My sweet husband blessed our little man on November 7th 2010. It was such a tender and beautiful experience for me to see my husband exercise his priesthood in blessing our son. I shouldn't have worn make-up to church on this day, the tears ran freely. I am so thankful for all of the family and friends that came to support and help us during this special time. Alofa's auntie and uncle came up the night before to help start preparing the food for the dinner at our house after the blessing. There was sooooo much food and sooooo many people who came to our home to celebrate and welcome Toa in to your eternal family. This will be a memory and experience that I will cherish forever and reflect on often!