how cute is this face?

i know i'm a little biased, but isn't this the cutest face in the whole world?? stone is doing great! growing like crazy (17lbs. already!), and getting smarter and learning new things every day. he will be 5 mo. old on april 1st, and i can't believe it's already been that long, it really seems like we just brought him home a few weeks ago. he's been a fantastic baby for the most part (of course i have no frame of referance), and i think josh and i have transitioned into parenthood pretty nicely. we have had a few tough days (and nights), and there was one small breakdown on my part (many more to come i'm sure), but all in all...it's been great!

stone has a new jumper now, and he loves it!

he can really get some air in it. it's the "graco bumper jumper", and if anyone is looking for a doorway jumper this is the one to get (in my opinion). he still won't roll over which worries me a little, but i'm told that it takes babys a lot longer than it used to because they don't spend as much time on their tummies. i'm sure he'll get the hang of it soon. he does have a tooth coming in which has made him a litte cranky the last few days (super fun), but i know it could be worse....so i'll take a little cranky over super cranky any day. sleeping is going really well....we gave in and gave the binky back (we tried to take it for a few nights), but it hasn't been a problem since then (yay!). he's usually sleeping from about 9:30 till around 5 or 6 with no interuptions at all.

as for josh and i.....we are both just working, and trying not to go crazy waiting on the house. it has been marked off and there is a big truck on the lot just waiting to dig (funny thing is...it's parked right where our driveway will be)...we just have to have the right weather (it's idaho...is that ever gonna happen?)

house update and

yes we are still planning on building our house...it's just taken about 6 months to get all of the loans approved and all of the paperwork in and finished. and as of yesterday we are ALL approved to build and on friday we should have our building permits! wahoo!!! i can't believe that it's finally happening. we are so grateful to be in the rental house that we are in...but we CANNOT wait to get into our own place that we can call home and actually feel like that's what it is...our home. i'm sure there will be a lot of drama from here on out...mostly from me about decisions that i'm not sure how to make....but it will all be worth it in the end. we are sooo excited!!!

and

i can't leave you all without a little update on our little bug...

he loves to suck on his fingers...he is laughing now...he has briefly found his toes...he likes to "stand" and "talk"...and he's trying to roll over!

he likes his sling (leslie...am i wearing it right? and please ignore how odd i look in this one)...and it's nice because it gives me two free hands to do dishes and fold laundry or whatever when he just wants to be held. i LOVE it, and i totally recomend it to anyone who has or is having a baby...it can be worn three different ways to suit you and your little one. find them at cornflower attic (she also makes totes and nursing covers).

loving the generic?

ok...so let me just start by saying you know that you're a mom when you write blog posts about diapers...welcome to the motherhood.
for a while i was having a hard time because i could NOT find any diapers that i liked...i bought packs of huggies, pampers, luvs..basically all of the "name brand" diapers...not necisarilly because they were name brand but because i figured one of them had to be the best (it's what they use in the hospitals). well after all of them failed (leaks, blowouts, weird pee smells) i decided to give the generic "parents choice" brand a try...what could it hurt right? i spent half of what i would have on a name brand and so far i LOVE them! now, i know this could change once he starts to get more mobile...but for now i'm loving the generic.