Giving Thanks

I can't believe Thanksgiving is here! I swear we just had it! Amazing how fast time flies by.
Happy Thanksgiving! We have so much to be thankful for. I'm grateful for my little family! So wonderful. I am also grateful for my bigger family, and all my friends. We are so blessed to have all of you in our lives.
I just love the Holidays. Such a fun time of year. Thanksgiving is just so fun to get together with the people you love and enjoy some wonderful food together!
Jayden is just as fun as ever!! We love her!
Happy Thanksgiving!!! Hope everyone is having the best Thanksgiving! We love and miss all of you we couldn't be with! (For those in Idaho, we will be there in 1 week!! :O) YAY!! We can't wait!)
I'll post pics hopefully later today!

Jayen 8 Months old!!

Jayden is 8 months today!! Amazing! She is just so fun, and growing so fast. She wears 12 month clothing and has for a month.

We went to see New Moon on Friday and Jayden did great in the movies! She took a little nap. Ate some snacks, and watched some of it too. When the movie was over a couple walks by and the guy said and I quote "Best baby ever!". :O) She really is! It was great.

I just can't believe how quickly these past 8 months have gone! We are excited for Thanksgiving, and the shopping the day after! We should have all of our Christmas shopping done on Friday! That will be nice! I don't even have very many things to get! YAY!!

Loving being a mom

So I love being a mom! Jayden makes it so much fun. She is changing and growing so fast. Sometimes when she wakes up in the morning or from a nap she looks completely different from when I laid her down. It's so crazy.
She does lots of new things and she says Mama, Dada, Nana, Baba. Of course just the sylabols. She has said dada for a long time, and I LOVE hearing mama! It's just the best. She doesn't crawl yet, but she scoots around on her bottom and makes her way around the room, she eyes something that she wants and she scoots her way to it. It's adorable!
Hmm.. what else does she do that's new?? Her laugh is so sweet. She has been laughing for a while, but I don't know if I ever posted about it. It's just the sweetest sound. Denny can really get her laughing. So cute.
Just had to post about how much we love our little girl. She is our little entertainer. I could watch her forever!
Oh! I almost forgot! Jayden CLAPS! So funny. I just say YAY! and she starts clapping (well almost everytime), she smiles and starts clapping and gets so excited.

Halloween

We had a fun Halloween! Jayden was a cute little pumpkin! Jayden and I passed out candy at our Stake Trunk or Treat. It was fun! I was out of candy very fast though!! We had Julie and her kids and we also had Traci's kids with us! It was lots of fun! They had fun at the Trunk or Treat! So fun! :O)

Denny's 27th Birthday!

Denny Had his 27th Birthday!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY LOVE!!!
(His birthday was actually on Wednesday the 21st)
We had a fun day. Denny and I went to lunch and to a movie (actually we ate lunch in the theater). Then we went to dinner at the Cheesecake Factory with my siblings. Chris, Jon and my Dad weren't able to come. We had lots of good food and some yummy cheesecake!
Jayden was watched by her Grandma Bland while we went to a movie! It was nice not have some time by ourselves.
On Friday night we had a surprise party for Denny! It turned out great! Denny had no idea! It was themed after an episode from 'The Office'. So fun! All thanks to Traci & Brandon, it was their idea and they had it at their home. It was so fun, Julie and her kids came! It was so fun.
Denny got a couple books, a case of ROCKSTARS, supplements and a gift card! He had a great birthday! Thanks to all who made it an awesome day!

Teething

Jayden has been teething. She has her 2 bottom teeth that are coming in. :o) I can't wait until they are out farther. You can hardly ever see them now because she always has her tongue out. She is just too cute! Ha!
She is 6 Months already!! Time just goes by so FAST!
She is 26 inches and is 18 pounds 8 ounces! Big girl! :o)
Also she has been eating rice cereal for about 2 months and has tried squash and carrots and loves them both!

August Update

We have had lots of fun this Summer. :o) We have just loved this Summer with Jayden.

August 11th was our 3 Year Wedding Anniversary. Can't believe it's been 3 years already. So crazy how fast time flies.

August 17th was Denny's last offical day for Qwest.

August 22nd Jayden is now 5 months old

August 24th we drove to Idaho to see family and friends (Which we are still here) We also have been getting our dental work done before our insurance ran out on the 31st.

August 27th Denny and I got our dental work done (I got my wisdom teeth pulled.. Ha so fun).

August 29th I turned 25! Can't believe it! We will be celebrating this Saturday since eating has been kind of difficult. So Saturday will be a little better.

It's been a bummer that Denny doesn't have his job, but it wasn't a job he loved, and I have to admit I LOVE having him home. It's so fun. I know he enjoys being home too. Jayden just loves having her daddy with her all day! Also it's been fun that we could come to Idaho and stay a while and not worry about getting days off, or a specific day we have to be back in Oregon. I could get used to this!! :o) Can't wait for him to get his business up and running, and we can spend all the time we want together as a family. :o) and come to Idaho as often as we would like.

Today we are having a relaxing day. :o) I haven't taken any pictures since we have been here. So I need to get my camera out and take some pictures!!! Then I will post some!

An Update

We went camping in Seaside the beginning of the month. Jayden, Mom and I. :o) Denny and my dad came to help up set up the trailer. So sweet! :o) We had a fun and camped for a week. It was so fun. The weather was great. Mom and I played games and watched movies, went on the beach and one day we drove up to Astoria and took pics and drove around. It was very fun. Mom also painted while we were there. It was sooo fun! One day Traci came up with Kelli and Kaleb and we spent the day on the beach!
The week before my parents, Jayden and I all went to our ward campout. Which was fun, but it was very very hot! So we spent most of the time in the trailer.
We have been up to losts this past month.. I just can't remeber all that we've done.. Denny and I celebrated our 3 Year Anniversary. :o) I love you babe!!
Jayden is going to be 5 Months old on the 22nd, she is getting so big. She wears mostly 6 month clothes, and 9 month. And some 12 month stuff. :o) I think she weighs about 17 pounds.. maybe more!
She rolls over from her back to front, it's so cute! She started doing that last week. But can't roll from front to back yet.
She says Dadadada which she started doing while we were in Seaside.
She eats rice cereal 1-2 times per day.
She does these fake coughs which are so funny.
Umm.. I think that's all.. :o) She just keeps me very busy. She is a fun baby we so enjoy her. She is just so great.
We took her to get her pictures taken at JC Penny. She did pretty good and we got some good ones. We did that when she was 4 months.

Jayden's 4 month check up

Jayden weighs 15 pounds 8.5 ounces and is 25 1/2 inches long. She is in the 90 percentile in both weight and height. She feels more like 20 pounds.. she is wearing 6 month clothes now. Such a little sweetie! :o) We just LOVE her!

Jayden's 1st Time Swimming

Jayden is so adorable in her little swimsuit.

This she didn't like so much!

She wasn't going to look up because of the sunshine.

She didn't last long in the pool.. She just kept crying.. So she is in the stroller in the shade next to me watching everyone else swim! She was so cute. I think she would have lasted longer if the water would have been warmer. She needs to go to Ka-nee-tah (or however you spell it... it's a hot spring place a couple hours from our house).

Jayden's 1st Camping Trip

She seemed to really enjoy her exer saucer, thanks Aunt Julie for letting us use it :o)
Jayden in the trailer in her Bumbo chair :o) She loves to sit up. Not a fan of even reclining in your lap.. this chair saves me! I LOVE IT!!
Us playing games. :o) Jayden is eating.. She is always so hungry!
We just had come back from a little walk at the campground.

So my family went camping last week in Washington! We do a little family reunion every other year. So fun! We were excited to take Jayden on her first camping trip (Well we were in the RV, so not real camping!) my brother and sisters were in tents with all the kids.)
We had lots of fun spending time together, playing games, eating, swimming and just relaxing. We were there Tuesday afternoon to Saturday morning. So glad we went it was wonderful!
It was a fun vacation. Thanks Mom and Dad! Excited to go again!
Jayden did really well like always, she is just so wonderful and just goes with the flow, whatever it may be!

Personalized Rings

So I was on Parenting.com just after Mother's Day, and saw these really cute mother's rings, that I could choose what they say.. Cute words or names or dates... ect.. they were $95 each. I was so not going to pay that... So I get onto google and I start searching, cause I know somewhere out there is what I'm looking for at a price I can pay, and I FOUND ONE!

Hand Stamped Silver Jewelry!! It's such a fun place!! Tons of choices here.
She has: Rings, Necklaces, Bracelets, Key Chains, and Photo Tiles. :)

It's a fun place!! I chose to do the Ring Stack rings, they are 1/8 of and an inch so they are tiny but so perfect since they are stackable. One says JAYDEN the other says X O X O and they were $24 each which is amazing! Especially since the others were $95?!?!

I had to post about them. I was so excited to check the mail today and see that they came! She also has free shipping right now. I put the link up on my blog, under Favorite Sites. Please check it out and let me know what you think!!

I haven't been able to take a picture of them yet. I will soon though!

Here is a pic off her site of rings she has done (these are what mine look like):

Sunday

Little Jayden all ready for church. :o) She was hanging out with Grandma, while I got all my stuff for primary ready. Thanks Grandma!

Cute bow :o)

Jayden has been just so fun. She smiles lots and I love it! Such a good baby!!!

Sunday nap

Jayden fell asleep after she ate.. she does that a lot! She just passes out. She is so funny. (my bottom lip did that too when I was a baby)

Jayden taking a nap with her Daddy! :o) So CUTE!

Jayden 2 months!

Jayden on her blanket that came in the mail yesterday! Thanks Carli, We love it!
Jayden is 2 months today! She had her Dr's appt today. She did great! She weighs 12 lbs 3 oz (2 oz shy of gaining 5 lbs since birth), she is 23 inches (she has grown 3 3/4 inches).
She is in the 80 percentile for weight and 75 percentile for height! Such a big girl! Even though she is still tiny! We just love her and are excited that she is a happy and healthy girl!

Audrey!

My cousin Audrey came over yesterday. Her best friend lives in Oregon City so she was here visiting from New Hampshire! So I was surprised to get a phone call that she was in town! It was so fun to see her!! She got to meet Jayden! She was so good with her! A total pro!

More pics!

Our little girl.. Her brownish-Red Hair color. So cute!

Wearing the dress her Aunt Julie made! :o)

Just woke up from a nap. Just all smiles!

Video of Jayden

I got a little smile out of her in the beginning of the video. :0) So sweet!

Smiles

Here are some cute pics of Jayden taken today! I got a really cute one on my phone! I haven't gotten it on here yet.. How adorable is her smile! SO FUN!!!! I love waking up to that!!! These are all I could get on camera! More to come! She was all tired and I had to lay her down for a nap. Maybe more when she wakes up. :o)

6 Weeks old

This is Jayden in a cradle her Great Grandpa made for her Aunt Julie for her dolls. (He made both my sisters and I one for our dolls).



Tatelin wanted to be in the picture with Jayden too. This is Jayden's cousin that is closest to her age. Tatelin loves her and gives her kisses and loves to hold her! :o) So sweet!

Jayden turned 6 weeks this past Sunday! She is growing so fast!! We just so love having her in our lives! She is so fun to wake up to! She smiles a lot now. So when I'm changing her diaper she is just smiling and cooing. It's so fun.
We take her in the car and she does so good. She is such a great baby! The past 2 nights she has slept from 10pm to 7am, eats, then sleeps till 10am, eats, then sleeps till about noon. Then eats has some awake time then sleeps again. She is just so wonderful!! It's so great to get some really good sleep.
She smiles at her Dad and Grandma (Shirleen) the most. She is starting to smile at me more! Which makes me feel so great!
Not sure how much she weighs.. She hasn't been weighed or measured in 4 weeks.. so I'm sure she is a lot bigger. Since she has grown out of some of her clothes already.. And is in the next size of diapers! Which is nice we can buy them at costco and save some money!!


Her little tongue is something we see all the time! She is always sticking it out. So cute!


We just love her hair! It does that on its own!
Her eyes are so beautiful too. They are blue, green and gray. I hope they stay that way! We just love the color!!

Baby Blessing

Jayden Janel Collins was blessed by her Daddy on Easter Sunday April 12th. It was so wonderful! She is such a beautiful baby! We had friends and family come!! Thank you to all of you who traveled from Idaho to come see her! :o) We love and miss you all!
She met her Grandma Collins for the first time! Who she loved! She also met her Aunt Sheri and Uncle Tom! Thanks so much for adding to the excitement of the weekend.
We can't wait for all of our friends and family to meet our little Jayden!

2 week check up

Jayden had her 2 week check up today. She is now 21 1/2 inches now (was 19 1/4 inches at birth), and weighs 8 pounds (was 7lbs 5oz at birth). She is growing!! She had a shot today and didn't like that at all, and cried a lot! It was so sad. She is such a little sweetie! We are so glad she is healthy and strong and growing! She still has a long awake time at night, so we are very tired! Can't wait until all she does is wake up to eat then go to bed instead of eating and then wanting to stay awake!!

First Doctor's Appointment

Jayden had her 1st appointment yesterday (she was 9 days old!), she did great! She has gained 7 1/2 ounces since birth! :o) We are excited about that!
We have been enjoying every minute of her! Even though we hardly get sleep! She thinks she needs her Mommy at night. The little sweetie. Although last night she slept in her cradle after her feedings. All the other nights I've had to sleep with her in my arms and Denny's arms too, as soon as we would lay her down she would wake up and cry and want to nurse to sleep. So funny! Hopefully she will keep it up and sleep on her own! She is only 10 days old, so I'm sure things will keep changing but we both got pretty good sleep! Which was so badly needed!