Ostrich Friend

Okay, so I know that I have been blogging a lot lately, but I had to put these pictures up. Cannon has recently found a new friend...his stuffed ostrich. Since he has a jungle theme in his room, my parents bought a few different stuffed zoo animals for Cannon a while back. It was not until recently that Cannon has become interested in them...especially the ostrich. "Why the ostrich"?, you ask...we have no idea!!! All we know is that for some reason this weird looking plush animal brings him happiness. Out of all his fun toys and cute stuffed animals, he had to choose the weirdest looking thing in his room to always bring a smile to his face. Even though I make fun of the ostrich, or "Osty", as I like to call him, I have to give the ostrich some credit. Ever since Cannon has shown interest in the ostrich, he goes down a lot easier for nap time and night time with Osty by his side. When he wakes up from his nap or from sleeping over night, we find him sitting up in his crib, holding Osty by the neck. It is pretty funny. And, Osty is pretty much about the only thing he will kiss! Whenever Cannon is holding the ostrich and we tell him to give it a kiss, 9/10 he will. Kisses for Blaine and I are less frequent. So sad! Anyway, overall, it is pretty cute how much Cannon loves Osty, his ostrich friend. Here are some BFF pics:




Cannon giving Osty a kiss:



I also had to post some 4th of July pictures of Cannon and a couple of pictures of him in his new suit, for two of his uncles weddings this summer...

Crawling and More Teeth!

Over the last week or so, Cannon has finally started crawling! However, if he could choose between rolling over to get at something or actually crawling toward it, he would choose to roll. Our little rolling boy is getting so big! His first top tooth, and third overall, is coming in. Since he already has two bottom teeth, he likes to grind his teeth ALL the time. I HATE the sound of grinding teeth. The sound is almost as annoying, if not as annoying, as someone scratching their nails on a chalk board. But, Cannon doesn't seem to mind the noise at all.

Cannon has also become much more vocal in public places. For example, we will be at the grocery store pushing Cannon in the cart, and one minute he will be very quiet and just look around at everything, and then the next minute, out of nowhere, he will let out this screeching yell at the top of his lungs and just smile. I don't know why he does it or where it comes from, but it is actually pretty funny...just not always at the time.

Cannon also loves, loves, loves to swing at the park! We have a park down the street from our house in the neighborhood that we walk to. Whenever he gets a clear visual of the swings on our way toward them, he starts to get excited by kicking and attempting to launch his body out of the stroller to get at the swings.

Rolling balls back and forth, is another game Cannon has recently started to really enjoy. He will roll the ball back and forth to us until he has had enough, and will then throw the ball pretty far away and crawl or roll after it. I wouldn't be surprised if he turns out to be a baseball player like Blaine, but I still have my hopes of him playing soccer like his mama. :)

Well those are some more updates on Cannon for the grandparents and anyone else who is curious. Hope everyone is doing well and enjoying the summer!

June Festivities

Where oh where did June go and July come from? Seriously though, the month of June went by incredibly fast! Even though it went by so quickly, we managed to squeeze in some fun.
In the beginning of June, Blaine and I went to see Jerry Seinfield perform at Abravanel Hall in Salt Lake. I have always thought Seinfield was a funny guy. However, watching him "live" made him that much more entertaining. Additionally, if any of you watched the first season of The Marriage Ref on t.v., like myself, you are familiar with Tom Papa, the host of the show. Anyway, Papa was Seinfield's opening act, who was equally hilarious in my opinion. Overall, Blaine and I had a great time at the show!
Toward the end of June, our family took a road trip to Bend, OR to spend a week with my family. Blaine's brother, Brett, also lives near my parents, which was nice to spend time with him and his little family as well. Additionally, Blaine's parents and siblings came down to Oregon from Washington during the same time we were in town, which worked out well. We got to see both sides of family in one shot. :) We had a lot of fun hiking Smith Rock, bike riding (first time for Cannon),going to an Elk's baseball game, watching some movies, shopping, eating out, and just spending time together. Blaine practically went golfing with his brothers every day we were there, which he was pretty happy about since he doesn't golf much at home (I'm not a supporter of golf). Anyway, we had a great time and look forward to seeing our families again later this summer for my brother Kyle's wedding in July, and then for Blaine's brother Trevor's wedding in August. Anyway, here are some pictures taken last month in June:

Jerry Seinfeld Show:

Bike Riding in Oregon:


Father's Day Pictures:


Cannon having fun in Oregon:




Matching with Uncle Phil:

Cannon's new trick of the month:



Relaxing with daddy after a long day of work:




Cannon's 9 month stats: 18 lbs 10 oz and 26.75 inches long. This puts him at 15% for height and 20% for weight.

Eight Months

Cannon is growing just too darn fast! It makes me sad when I go to work at the hospital because when I see the tiny newborn babies, it makes me realize that Cannon is not that small anymore. It is bittersweet to look back at pictures of Cannon when he was hours old, days old, weeks old, and a few months old. Wow has he changed! I tear up just thinking about how much he has grown over the last eight months. This last month Cannon has started saying "da da", but has not yet associated this word with Blaine. So, I guess it doesn't count. He has also started to point at various objects and loves it when we say what the objects are. Even though he hasn't started crawling, he gets his way around the house just fine by rolling. If an object is just barely out of his reach, he will roll around in a circle just to get at it, which is very funny to watch. Anyway, those are some updates on Cannon. As for Blaine and I, there is not much going on. :) We are pretty boring, which is why I mostly blog about Cannon. Blaine keeps busy with work and golfs when he has the chance, while I keep busy with Cannon at home and work two night shifts a week at the hospital. Super exciting, huh? But, we will be traveling for a couple of weddings this summer which we are looking forward to and will give us something more to blog about, besides Cannon. :)

Speaking of Cannon, below are some MORE pictures of him. Since these pictures are mostly posted for grandparents who live far away and don't see Cannon very often, I am sorry for boring those of you who read our blog with tons of pictures of Cannon...

Happy Mother's Day!!!

Happy Mother's Day to all of you moms out there! Now than I am "officially" a mother, I love Mother's Day even more! A weekend of no cleaning, no cooking, flowers, cards, chocolate, gifts, and extra TLC, who wouldn't love that? Anyway, my first Mother's Day was great. Blaine and Cannon were very sweet and pampered me all weekend. Cannon (with a lot of help from Blaine) surprised me with flowers, chocolate, my favorite cereal for breakfast (cereal is my favorite thing to eat in the world, no matter what time of day it is), and a trip to the salon. I feel so honored to be a mom and think it is the greatest calling in the world. Cannon has truly enriched my life and has brought so much joy, laughter, and happiness. Here is a look back at some of my first moments and more recent moments with Cannon, because, after all, it is he who has given me my new title of "mommy"...