He's not Spoiled.....

Jayden with most of his Christmas gifts!

Jayden's Baptism

In addition to Christmas, over the weekend, Jayden was baptised at St. Mary's Church in Mt. Carmel. It was a nice gathering with some family members. We video taped so my family could see. I didn't want to make them drive 3 hrs~although they would have!

Santa Visits

On Christmas Eve we went to John and Kim's house to spend some time with the Acree family. Santa arrived around 7:30 for a visit. Jayden didn't mind Santa at first, but then the tears came. I am sure in a few years it will be very exciting to see Santa!

Jayden's 3rd First Christmas

Here are some pictures from our Christmas in Mt. Carmel. We had a wondeful time visiting with family and we are very thankful for everything we received.

Jayden's 2nd First Christmas

Tonight we celebrated our family Christmas since we will be out of town on Christmas morning. Jayden enjoyed opening the gifts again, so hopefully he will still be thrilled with paper ripping the next few days. Daddy and Jayden opened up Jayden's first set of tools.

In his stocking was a little hat that said "Daddy's Little Hunting Buddy".

Here is Jayden with all of his gifts from Mommy and Daddy.

Jayden enjoying the wrapping paper. It was very cute!

5 Months Old

Jayden is 5 months old today! Time is sure going fast!

Today we went and visited with Kara and Lisa along with their little babies. Bryce was born on October 31st and Kenlee was born on July 26th. It was great to see everyone.

Do You Want A Cookie??

We bought some rice cookies for Jayden the last time we went to the store. We thought he should try one on Sunday night. At first, he wasn't too excited about it, but then he couldn't stop. We would ask him, "Do you want a cookie?" and he thought it was the funniest thing in the world!

New Chair

Jayden sitting in his new chair after church. He is getting so big!

Church with Nanny

This weekend Jayden made his first appearance at Nanny's church. He was such a good boy and I only had to get up and walk with him once. Nanny and Poppa with Reagan, Livia, Adan, Jayden, Emlyn, and Lilly. It was pretty hard to get a pic with them. I tried.

Adan, Jayden, Reagan, and Livia.

I'm thinking this is only half of the chain gang~but this is all who made it to church.

Jayden's 1st First Christmas

Over the weekend, we celebrated Christmas with my Dad, Marcy, Jordan, and Madeline. Jayden did a good job tearing at the wrapping paper. It was pretty cute! We made a list but Santa didn't bring us what we asked for (camera & hunting gear) but something even better--a new TV!! We were SURPRISED to say the least. Thanks Dad and Marcy!

Jayden got a bunch of new clothes, a jumper, and a custom made camo chair!

Jayden meets Santa

We have been waiting for Jayden to meet Santa for a few weeks now. It was so much fun! I really want to take him again. Santa seemed more afraid of Jayden than Jayden was of Santa! He wasn't sure of how to hold a little man like Jayden!

Our Christmas self-portrait. We were suppose to have a family picture taken last weekend for our Christmas cards, but since Jayden was sick we had to cancel. Camera timers are wonderful. Jayden was able to wear his new Polo sweater vest from his Poppa and black pants from his Grandma Nieves. He sure looks like a big boy in this picture!

Aaron's House Before and After

Here are a few pictures of Aaron and his flip house. It will be on the market starting Monday!

The final product..........

The nasty living room before.....

The new kitchen......

The old nasty kitchen...........

Jayden's Bubbles

Jayden loves to play with his spit! Tonight he was feeling a little better and provided us with some cheap entertainment!

A Few X-mas Pics

Over the weekend, we were suppose to get pictures for our Christmas card taken. It was the last possible date and time--but we had to cancel. Jayden was just too sick to go and have pictures taken. So, when he started to feel a little better, I put the Santa hat on and snapped a few shots. He didn't mind getting his picture taken--he just wasn't in the mood to smile. That's ok. Maybe next time!

Sick Little Baby

Here is a picture of Jayden after he got his blood drawn the first time. Poor baby! You can see how red his little skin is from being so warm. Darn temperature! Hopefully, the little guy will be better soon and we don't have to make any more doctor visits until he is 6 months old!

What a Weekend!

Over the weekend, we had to give a lot of extra attention and love to baby Jayden due to his high fever. He wanted to be held all hours of the day and didn't want to even be put down to sleep. I did enjoy the cuddle time, but I hated that he was sick. He couldn't knock his fever until Sunday afternoon. At the highest, he reached 103. It was very scary and sad to see him looking so sick and helpless. Although the fever is gone, he still is sick. Stuffy nose and sore throat are the two remaining symptoms. Poor baby has a raspy voice when he "talks" to us. We sure hope he gets better soon and we also hope he takes a bottle! This is another battle we have had since he started feeling sick.

Jayden 4 months

Jayden went for his 4 month check this week. He hasn't been feeling good all week or eating during the day. He will only nurse, so we thought that he may have an ear infection. Dr. Murray checked him out and said he looked perfect. She also informed us that a temperature of 99 or 100 is not really a temperature and we should give Jayden tylenol for it. She also told us that it is his bodies way of fighting of some bacteria. We hope he gets better soon!

Jayden now weighs 14 lbs 10 oz and is 25 1/2 inches long. His weight is in the 48% percentile while his height is in the 75% percentile. Baby J is growing and growing fast!