Oh, Did I Tell You?

For those of you who don't already know, yes we are pregnant with Baby Blackham #2! I'm about 7 weeks along with a scheduled due date of December 20th. Jake and I are both very excited, even though this wasn't planned; we're starting to wonder if ANY of our pregnancies will be planned...Oh well! It looks like Connor and the new baby will be about 21 months apart, which I hear isn't horrible. For all of you mom's out there with children close in age, any advice?

Thanks for all of your love and support! Now, I think I'm going to take a nap before Connor wakes up.

Mother's Day Album

This year for Mother's day for Connor's grandma's, I decided to make an album of the first year of Connor's life. Thought I share the finished, electronic version with you all!

Young Women's Activity

For our Young Women's activity last Wednesday, we took a trip up to St. George to a bridal boutique. The boutique sells trendy, modest prom dresses. They learned the importance of dressing modestly and how to wear dresses that are flattering for their body types. Then, the girls were able to have a mini fashion show and try on a few of their dresses. Of course they made their leaders, Rachel and me, try on a dress as well. We had SO much fun!!!

Rachel and me modeling our prom dresses....just about everywhere we go, people either mistake us for one another or ask us if we are sisters. Our own children have even gotten us mixed up. I guess what they say is true, everyone has a twin!

Mesquite Days Parade

On Saturday, our family attended the Mesquite Days Parade. Connor had fun watching Jake chase after all of the candy being thrown from the floats. Sometimes I feel like Jake is more of a kid than Connor!

Congratulations Natalie!

I just wanted to let my little sister know how excited I am that she decided to serve a mission for our church. She's been called to serve in the Utah Salt Lake City South Mission and will leave for the MTC on July 9th. Yeah!!!

12 Month Checkup

Connor and I went to the doctor's this morning for his 12 month checkup. I was surprised to see that he has lost weight since he's been crawling; is that normal? He now weighs 24.8 lbs (60th percentile) is 30 1/2 inches long (80th percentile) and I can't remember how big his head measured, but the doctor said it was off the charts...aka "huge melon" as Jake calls it. He did fairly well with the shots this time. It sure will be nice to be done with vaccinations for a while once he turns two, although I think I get more nervous about it than Connor does.

Congratulations!

I would just like to congratulate Jake along with the Nevada State Bank softball team for winning the 2008 Mesquite Men's Softball League Championship on Wednesday night. Way to go guys!!!

Connor's First Birthday!

Today our little boy turned one! Can you believe it?! We actually did most of our celebrating a few days early since Jake's side of the family came to visit over the weekend. Connor LOVED opening all of his presents. He got several toys, books, clothes, and a new pair of shoes. Aunt Lucy even gave him his very first cell phone (her old one). He was SO excited!

Of course we couldn't end the day without giving Connor his first piece of cake. He wasn't too sure what to do with it at first. He basically just ended up scraping off the frosting and squishing it between his fingers.

Go Carts and Bowling

Jake's parents and sisters came to visit us this weekend. We had so much fun racing go carts and bowling.

As you can see, Connor kept trying to chase the bowling balls down the lanes. I'm sure he would have gotten a strike if we let him.

Happy Birthday, Jake!

I couldn't resist posting this baby picture of Jake (I think Connor looks a lot like him). Today, our own April fool turned 29! Hope you have a great day!

No More Baby Food...

So Connor has decided this week that he is no longer eating baby food. No matter what kind of baby food I give him, no matter how hungry he is, he refuses to eat it. So, I'm in a bind. Do any of you moms out there have any ideas for finger foods that are ok for an 11 1/2 month old to eat? And not just snacks, but actual meals? He does great with crackers and cheerios, but I need some ideas for meal time. Thanks!

Easter Egg Hunt

This weekend we went to Grandma Parker's in American Fork. Connor experienced his very first Easter egg hunt. He didn't do much "hunting", but with dad's help, he was able to collect a few eggs.

Lunch at Maddox

This weekend my mom and dad flew into Salt Lake for my Aunt Jan's funeral in Brigham City, Utah. Since we were already planning on visiting Jake's family in Moroni, we decided to drive up to Brigham City to see them. It was so great to see my parents and brother and sister-in-law. Here we are after a delicious lunch at Maddox.

"If You're Happy and You Know It....

By the way, Connor is 11 months old today; can you believe it?!

Funny Faces

Whenever we try to take Connor's picture lately, he always squints because of the flash. It makes for quite a funny face, but we rarely get a picture with his eyes open lately. Here's what I mean.

So Jake decided he wanted to be like Connor, and made the same face...we think he may have started a trend

Here's a decent one

Even though I cut several inches off my hair, Connor still tries to chew on it. Yuck!

Our Very Own Popeye!

Our Visit With Great Grandma

This weekend we were able to visit my Aunt Rhea and Grandma Rosvall in St. George, Utah. It was the first time they had seen Connor since he was born. These two women have been such a great example to me in my life. I'm so grateful to be living so close to them now and hope to be able to visit them more often...

I think Grandma looks pretty good for being 94!

Fun In The Tub

We're not sure what was so funny to Connor, but we thought we'd share this cute video clip with you.

Where Did He Go?

The other morning I set Connor down on the floor in the living room and went to start the laundry. I was maybe gone for 2-3 minutes and thought that since I had set him down with all of his toys, I'd come back and find him where I left him. I'm sure all of you moms out there that have mobile children are laughing, but I'm new at the whole crawling thing. So, when I came back into the living room he was no where to be found. I looked in all of the nearby rooms, and I couldn't find him anywhere. Finally after searching for 5 minutes, I heard a noise back in bathroom to our bedroom. I walked in to find this...


Connor found a box of tampons... Needless to say, I made sure our home was baby proofed a bit better after this experience. Rookie mistake!

Stroller Rides

Nevada is great this time of year! The lows are in the 40's and the highs, sometimes in the 70's. Connor and I take full advantage of the sunshine, by taking a walk everyday. It's great; I get a bit of exercise and Connor gets to munch on Cheerios while watching the cars go by. I figure we'd better enjoy the weather while we can; I'm sure the summer temperatures will be brutal!