St. George, Utah

My in laws have another home in St. George. It's beautiful there and it is a really nice home. We went down this last weekend. We left Friday after TK got off work and then came home Sunday. So, we didn't stay for very long but it was still relaxing. Plus, the main reason for the trip was to take Beau so Grandma Lo could see him. Gma Lo is Jody's, my mother-in-law, mom. She was really happy to see him. I felt bad though because he was really fussy. He usually isn't as bad as he was and I think what happened was he was homesick. He had to sleep in his pack n play and he has never been in the car for more than an hour and St. George is like 4 hours or something like that. Other than his fussiness, it was a good trip and nice to see the family that lives down there. So, it's Gma Lo and Gpa Fred, and then Jody's brother Mike and his wife Syd. They are all really nice fun people and we enjoyed it very much. Hopefully, we can spend more time the next time we go.

Fun St. George facts: There are palm trees there! You can see some in the picture of the St. George Temple. Did you know the St. George temple was finished being built before the Salt Lake Temple? Last fun fact: TK found a scorpion in the bathroom!!! It was itty bitty and dead, but supposedly the little ones are the most poisonous!

Rice Cereal

We started rice cereal. I have only given it to him a few times. I haven't been very consistent with it like I should. I was hoping it would help him sleep better. I talked about, in an earlier post, Beau sleeping through the night, and after those two days it never happened again. His normal night time sleep is he goes down at 9 and sleeps 5-6 hours, gets up to eat and then sleeps another 3, usually, sometimes 4. Last night I bathed him and massaged him with lotion, fed him some cereal and then fed him his formula. He fell right asleep at 9, like usual, but didn't get up until 5...so 8 hours isn't bad. I fed him and then he fell back asleep, but only for 2 more hours. I was totally happy with this though. So I am gonna try the same pattern tonight...bath, cereal, formula. Hope it works.

I love giving him the cereal. It's so cute to watch him eat it. Of course, it's a mess. Plus, I haven't gotten any bowls or baby spoons yet. So, I am just using a small glass bowl and the tiniest measuring spoon I could find. I know that is pretty ghetto, but it works for now, until I make it to the store to get real baby stuff. They say that there is some kind of fruit something that you can add to the cereal...can anyone tell me what it is and if you would recommend it. He is only 3 months, and I wasn't gonna give him anything until 6 months, but I did do the cereal in hopes of a better sleep at night. He held it down just fine and seemed to like it, so I am gonna continue with that, but what about the fruit stuff? Advice please.

Sleep Time

I love holding Beau while he takes naps. I mostly just love to hold him. I am aware that this is probably spoiling him, but I can't help it. He likes to lay on his boppy while it is wrapped around me. He lays on his side and digs his head into my body. I love it! I always watch closely cause I don't want any suffocating of course. But he only does this with me. I'm sure it's part of his natural instinct, as if he was nursing. I just love the feeling of him so close to me. And those of you who know me, I am not a very touchy feely person. But with Beau it's as if I can't ever get close enough. Plus, I only got to nurse a couple of times before they pulled the plug on that and I wish I got to experience the whole breast feeding thing.

I love the feeling that I have with him. It's awesome. I used to envy people with children and couldn't wait to have my own....and now that I do, it is everything I dreamed of and tons more!!! I know every post I write is about him, but I guess that's part of being a new mommy. I just don't have anything else I would rather talk about. LOVE IT, LOVE IT, LOVE IT!!!! The only problem with holding him while he naps is this should be when I should be showering and cleaning up, doing laundry, all the things that he distracts me from should get done during nap time and I am sitting down to hold him. I need to get it straightened out...

Trick or Treat

We had a good Halloween. TK and I and Beau went over to my sister-in-law, Holly, house for pictures and just to hang out while Holly's kids went trick or treat'n. Beau was a pumpkin, as you can tell by the pics. He was so stinkin cute. The pumpkin costume turned out perfect. He is already chubby so it just fit him really good. We all got a kick out of it. In these pics, Holly is Cruella, Lauren is Dorothy, Morgan is the devil, and Colton is the dalmation, to go with Holly's costume, of course. Anyway, it was a lot of fun.