California Fun In The Sun

Our trip to California the week before Christmas. Thanks Bubba and Gamma for the fun time and some relaxing. Cody and Victoria in front of the Christmas tree. They are the cutest cousins together.
Cody wearing my pajamas. Even though they are pink he still looks cute.
Me giving Cody a bath in the tub that me and my brothers were all bathed in.
Cody wearing my pajamas when I was a baby. He loved watching Victoria's snow globe of Ho Ho.
Cody and his Aunt Ashley waiting in line for Santa Claus. Doesn't he look so handsome.
Cody and his Uncle Scott. Cody his wearing his boardshort outfit.
Cody in his reindeer outfit that Gamma and Bubba got him. Usually he would sit and play in this while Bubba watched him.

Sign Language

For the past couple of months I have been signing to Cody. Von and I really want to get him into sign language so it will make our lives easier communicating with him. I've been reading a lot about when to start and everything says around 6 months, but if he is making eye contact with you than you can start signing and he will pick it up as he gets older. So everyday I try to make it a habit and sign to him the basics. So far I sign Mommy, Daddy, Grandma, Grandpa, Food, and Sleepy. Once he picks up these I will probably try more. Oh and I also sign his name to him when we sing one of his favorite songs BINGO, but instead we use CODY. I love signing to him. Everyday we sit down together after he eats and I go through all the signs. He always gets a big smile and pays attention so I know he is going to be a great signer. Now I am also trying to sign while I do things in the house with him. Whenever I talk about someone or something than I try to do the sign. I usually forget, but it's just going to take practice. So if anybody is around him and you want to teach him a new sign or do the signs he already knows then feel free to sign to the Codster. I guarantee you will get a smile out of him.

Cousin Cuteness

These two are so cute together.

Blessing

Cody was given a beautiful blessing from his wonderful daddy. He did so good during the blessing he didn't even cry. Bubba said he was smiling and looking at everybody around him. He loves attention so being up in front of everyone at church just made his day. The only sad part was his head got cut from his blessing outfit. I will never dress him in something with a zipper again. We wondered why he wouldn't stop crying before we got to church and than Von saw blood on his hat after the blessing and we noticed the cut. Besides that everything went perfect for his blessing. Thanks to his daddy for a beautful blessing.

Family Time

We had so much this weekend with the family. Cody was so excited to see his Bubba, Grandma, Uncle Jeremy, Uncle Matt, Aunt Jesse, and his little cousin Victoria. He had so much fun kicking his Uncle Jeremy while he tried to eat and smiling at everybody else. He also enjoyed a nice kiss from Victoria. He survived his first trip to Park City where his Bubba babysat him and he learned about football. Everybody wore him out so much that he sleep through the night for me. Cody his getting so good at facial expressions I am putting up pictures of a couple of his expressions. One is of his smile which is the cutest of all and the other is of his serious face. That is the face he does when he knows that he is smarter than me and won't fall for my tricks. We had so fun this weekend that Cody cried when everyone left. We reassured him that he would see everyone soon including his Uncle Scott and Aunt Ashley who he can't wait to meet. Thanks everyone for coming out.

Rolling Like A Big Boy

Cody has officially rolled over for the first time. He is growing up so fast. Things that have happened this week. He now sleeps without his bassinet, he rolled over for the first time, and he sacred me yesterday by throwing up. I also took him for a jog in the stroller and he loved it. When I stopped to walk he cried. Hopefully he doesn't expect me to run every time he's in the stroller. He is just a little man growing up so fast. One day I will catch him smiling on camera. He always does it for me, but than once I get the camera out he stops. What a stinker.

Splish Splash

Today Cody did what he loves the most. He took a long warm bath. It makes me happy that he loves to takes baths cause I love baths too. Even though he doesn't do much I can tell on his face how happy he is. After the bath he fell asleep in his cute little robe with no diaper on. Lavender soap and a warm bath really do relax him. Now I need to buy some lavender oil for the room so he is always relaxed and happy. Being a first time mom I have my struggles, but from talking to other people and hearing their stories I have accepted that my Cody is such a good boy even though we have up and down days. For the most part they are good days and I am so grateful for that.