Our little Christmas helper

Thanks Mom for the Christmas outfit! He couldn't figure out what was on his feet. He played with them the whole day. He couldn't get them to his mouth so he finally settled for his hands. We think he looks just like a Christmas Elf. Only 8 more days until Christmas. We cant wait! Rex is hoping he is on the good list. He hasn't been sleeping and is afraid santa has noticed. (Believe me, I have)

Lucky to have good friends.

Seems like it was a busy week for entertaining. We were able to have Klark come over for dinner on Monday the 10th, then on the 12th we went over to Janelle and Javins house for dinner and a little Wii playing, then on the 13th Suzanna and Ryan came over for dinner. We had a good time with all 3 families. Rex wasn't sure what to think about Klark. He just sat there and watched him the whole time. Rex loved to watch us play the Wii at the Hughes home (he is a TV junkie). Abby seemed to enjoy playing with some new toys as long as she could see her mom (she was afraid she would get left here). We are so thankful to have such good friends.

Monday, December 10th

Today was a fun day. It all started at 7:45 when my little brother Taylor called us from the airport. He left to serve in the Harrisburg Pennsylvania mission. He sounded great. He is doing so well. He was able to talk to us for about 25 minutes. He had to get all caught up on what is going on in the sports world and make sure his boy (Rex) was doing okay. He even wanted us to play some Bone Thugs in the background while we talked, luckily Steve came through with the thuggish ruggish music collection.

Rex was finally ready for some rice cereal. The doctor said he should hold off until he is 6 months because he seems to be growing just fine but he kept asking for it so we finally gave in. He wasnt really sure what to think about it for the first few minutes but then he seemed to get the hang of it. I only gave him a few bites. I dont want to be up all night with him with an upset tummy but he thought it was pretty tasty. He is going to fit right into this family.

Rex loves his bath. From the first bath in the hospital to every bath since he loves it. He loves to just sit there in the warm water and splash. He is getting so big and changing so much every day. We feel so blessed to have him. We couldnt imagine our lives without him.

One bad day

Sunday was not what we would call a great day. Steve has been working a ton of hours and I have been a little on overload. I had taken Rex to church and he didn't want to be there. He cried almost the entire time we were there. Finally after fighting with him through Sacrament meeting, Sunday school, and half of Relief Society--I had had it. I loaded him up to come home. It had snowed the night before and was still snowing that morning. I was pulling into our parking stall when my car slid hitting the pole. My heart sank being that I have driven a 1990 Geo Metro through high school, a 1998 Honda Civic up until about 6 months ago and never been in an accident or even scratched them. Now Steve had bought me a 2007 Nissan Pathfinder and I had hit a pole. I couldn't believe it. Finally a new car with no scratches, dents, windows that worked, doors that closed and I hit a pole? I thought Steve would kill me. He was so sweet about it, he even brought me 2 dozen roses. There has got to be an easier and less costly way to get flowers.

Our not so romantic night.

Steve had a day off after working 8 straight days so we thought it would be fun to stay home, make a nice dinner and have some family time. I made homemade spaghetti sauce and meatballs. Steve and Rex watched basketball and played while I cooked.

When I cook it seems like every dish that we own is used. The first mistake was that the dishwasher was full of dirty dishes when I started cooking. We started the dishwasher thinking when dinner was over we could put away the clean and reload the dishwasher with the dirty. In our house we have the rule that whoever cooks the other cleans it up. Steve was pleasantly surprised to find out that the dishwasher wasn't working.



















After a long hour of him washing, me drying and only 1 broken glass we had worked up a craving for a little snack. Burnt almond fudge ice cream was screaming our names. Neither of us could think of cleaning another dish so I had the perfect solution.
2 plastic spoons and eating right out of the carton. A perfect ending to a not so perfect night.

Dreams of Summer

I guess Christmas time really is coming because it snowed all day long Saturday. Rex takes after his father and is sick of it already. He needed a little pick me up so we tried some sunglasses on him and he thought he was pretty hot stuff. We think he looks pretty darn cute too.


We got our Christmas decorations up. Our Christmas tree is only 4 feet tall. I try every year to get a bigger tree but Steve thinks it is plenty big. We finally traded in the pink lights and balls for white and red.



We have tried to complete our Christmas shopping early, but all that means is that we are buying more than we need or had planned for. Rex has enjoyed the extra clothes and toys that have suddenly appeared, and has become particularly fond of his go-rilla. We are going to let him name his new pet, and it is probably a few weeks away from being named.

A Happy ReXmas

I will keep this post short and sweet as my new class started tonight and I really need some sleep. Steph thought it would be a good idea to get some pictures of Rex in his Christmas outfit. So without further delay, here they are

And now for my personal favorite

End of November

As November is coming to a close, and the holiday season has officially begun, we thought it would be a good idea to spend a lot of money on the new addition. He really enjoys sitting up so we bought him a new chair. Now the tv junkie can watch all of his shows by himself.

Rex is also developing an interest in eating. He has been asking for a steak dinner, but we feel that he is just going to have to survive on his hands alone. Eventually we may let him graduate to cookies, only if Steve will share.

That's all for tonight, as Stephanie made the most enormous calzones I have ever seen and I am going to need some serious time to consume both of these.

The Stuart Family

We have never done this before but we thought it would be fun so that our friends and family can keep in touch with us a little better. Rex is now 4 months old. He is growing like a weed. He had a check up yesterday and he weighed in at 15.63 pounds and was 26.5 inches long. That is the 66% for weight and 93% in height. He is following after his daddy for sure. He is such a happy baby. He is always smiling and laughing. He changes every day. He loves to suck on his hands and anything he can get to his mouth. He is really close to sitting up by himself any day now. He loves to sit in his saucer and play. He also likes to sit in his high chair while mommy cooks dinner. Steve is working a lot of hours with Christmas right around the corner. He is finishing up his first semester in his masters program. We are so proud of him. Stephanie is loving being a mom and can't think of anything else she would rather be doing than taking care of her boys.

Steve went to Philadelphia for work and he had a lay over in Chicago. He couldn't resist buying a White Sox shirt for Rex. Next time he is in Chicago he will have to take him to a game.

We have church at 9:00A.M. it can be a really early morning depending on how he slept the night before. But he sure does look so cute all dressed up. This morning was uncle Taylor's mission farewell. He only wore his dress pants until we got to the chapple then Steve had to take him out and clean up a mess.
The mornings that Steve has to work late he gets to dress Rex. He will always take him in his room and lock the door. I have no say in what he wears that day. No matter what he is dressed in (good or bad) he will always have a hat on. This happened to be one of those mornings. He was starting out the day with a nice cold Mountain Dew. It wont be to long until he can really pick it up and give it a taste.