*Washington Trip*

Josh has had to travel up to Washington State quite a bit for his work, so Jaden and I decided to join him up there for a week. We went to downtown Seattle and saw the space needle, fish market, and the first Starbucks store that was ever opened. Like in Utah where there is a Mormon church on every corner, in Washington there is literally a Starbucks on every single corner. We had so much fun although it rains there all the time so it is definitely not somewhere I would want to live. So needless to say I was happy to come back to sunny Arizona. Jaden did really well on the plane ride there (slept the whole way) and did pretty good on the way back (woke up at the end and cried because of his ears). One place Jaden loved was the Rainforest cafe because of the big fish tanks and all the cool things to look at, it's definitely a fun place for kids!

*My Pretty Boy*

This is just a pretty picture that was taken at the right moment!!

*Random pictures from my phone*

I found these cute pictures of Jaden on my phone that I took recently so I thought I would post them!!

*Jaden's FIRSTS*

It has been forever since I blogged, but life is so busy now with a little one, and living in Arizona there is always a million things to do..which I love! So since I have last blogged Jaden has had a lot of first time moments which are as follows..

*First trip to the Phoenix Zoo



My friend of almost 20 years was in town from Minnesota so we took our little ones to the zoo. Jaden didn't really know what was going on but hey it was my first time too so at least I got something out of it haha.

*First time to the Sand Dunes



Jaden loved the dunes and even got to ride with Grandpa on a quad! Can't wait till he can actually go riding out on the big dunes!

*First Birthday with Daddy


Jaden loved helping daddy blow out his birthday candle for his 26th Birthday! Happy Birthday sweetheart we love you!!

*Rolling over ALL THE WAY for the first time

He has rolled over half way but tonight finally rolled over all the way so thank you Uncle Tate for all the tummy time practice hahaha. Also Jaden is eating from a spoon now which we started at 4 months and it has been going really well. He loves bananas mixed with rice cereal and hates the rice cereal all by itself, although I can't blame him because it's gross plain. It has been so fun to watch our little boy go through all these first moments and can't wait to continue to watch him grow and have many more firsts!

*3 Months Old*

Our baby boy is growing up so fast, but with each day that passes he only gets more fun and cute!!

*Gerber Baby Rice Cereal is my HERO*

So for about the first month Jaden was not sleeping well at night, which is to be expected since he was a newborn. However, I talked to my doctor in Idaho, because he would be up for hours at a time at night and I was suffering bad on sleep. He recommended putting a little rice cereal in a bottle w/ my milk cause it would keep his tummy full longer. Well I tried it and it TOTALLY WORKED!! Ever since I started putting a little bit in his bottle only at night he sleeps all through the night till about 9 in the morning ( I also swaddle him too so he can't hit himself and wake up hahah) so yeah any moms that need some help with baby sleeping this totally works..at least it did for me. I only started doing this when he turned two months cause I didn't want it to upset his tummy, so I don't recommend starting it any earlier.

*Smiles*

*Jaden's Blessing*

Today was Jaden's baby blessing in church and it was such a wonderful experience! I am so proud to have a worthy husband who has the Priesthood to give our baby boy a beautiful blessing. Thank you to all of our friends and family who came to support us. Jaden wore the same little white tux that Josh wore when he was blessed, and if you could see Josh's baby pics when he wore it they look just alike.

*Our little baby is growing UP*

Looking at pictures of Jaden when he was just a little new born and pictures of him now (2 months old) he is getting so big so fast. It makes me a bit sad to see him grow so fast, but he is becoming so fun to play with, watch him learn, and smile ALL the time I LOVE IT. His first Christmas was fun haha, although he didn't get too much excitement out of it since he so little. However, being in Arizona made for the best Christmas ever for Josh and I. Josh will be starting his job in two weeks so we are excited for that, and hopefully in the next few months get serious about looking for a house! Jaden's blessing will be this Sunday but that will a separate blog post w/ details and lots of pictures

*Blessings & Moving On*

Wow so much has happened since I last blogged I don't really know where to start. Well most of you already know that we have finally moved back to Arizona which we couldn't be happier about. The biggest blessing happened to us when Josh was offered a job with Boeing in Mesa which was a HUGE surprise and MERRY CHRISTMAS to us!! So now starts the journey of settling in Arizona and finding a house, which I am soooo excited about, and basically starting a new chapter of life w/ our little family. I will definitely miss a few things about Idaho which are: Our awesome ward, no traffic, yummy cold tap water, our family doctor, and the very little crime in Rexburg (which of course the only crime I witnessed was our crazy neighbor below us shooting her gun off) other than that I am glad to be out of Idaho and into beautiful Arizona with all of our family!!

Jaden is now two months old and growing up so fast. He is getting so big to me, but watching him grow is so much fun, it seems like he learns new things everday and smiles more and more! He has his two month old check-up this week and will have to get his shots :( which I'm sad for him but it's for the best.


Jaden's first walk in AZ..riding in style!!

Our speical deilvery from Santa!!

Grammy getting Jaden all clean and ready for bedtime!!

Grandpa Bracken w/ Jaden and Cousin Ashley

*Jaden's 1st Thanksgiving*

Well our sweet little baby Jaden enjoyed his first Thanksgiving, well as much as a one month old can hahha. We went down to Utah and met up w/ my parents at my sister's house in Provo for Thanksgiving this year. It was so great to spend the holiday w/ family and have them hog Jaden so that mommy could have a little break! I have so much to be grateful for this year and have been blessed in so many ways. I think this year being able to be a first time mommy has been the biggest blessing, it is the greatest job in the world! I can't believe how fast time goes by, it seems like just yesterday Josh and I got married, and now we have a little baby who it seems like is growing up so fast. Here are some picture to enjoy!

*Pictures of my sweet little boy*

I have gone picture crazy hahha. Every time I dress him up the camera has to come out...here are some cute pictures of my sweet little Jaden and some random pics as well!

*One Month Old and Questions*

I can't believe our little boy is already a month old!! It seems like time is flying by, so I'm trying to take as many pics as possible so I don't miss any moments of him growing up so fast. He has been such a little joy to have and being a parent has been the most rewarding job of my life! Here is a one month old pic of little Jaden..



Now I have a few questions for more experienced mothers on sleep haha. So Jaden for the first few weeks was really good about night time sleep. He would would wake up every three to four hours to nurse which was great! However, this last week he has decided he wants to stay awake from mid-night to about four or five in the morning, and wanting to it seems eat every hour between that time frame. He is not crying so I know it's not colic he just wants to be awake, and I don't want to just feed him because he is just over eating and spitting up. I don't know what to do to break him of this bad habit...any suggestions? Also anyone know where to get a cute baby book to document Jaden's life? Last question..how long does it take to get the birth certificate and social security card mailed to your house? It has been a month and I have received nothing from the hospital, so just wondering about that.

*Weekend w/ the Family*

So this last weekend we were able to go down to Utah, and Jaden was able to meet his aunt,uncles, and great grandma who were not able to be there when he was born. Also it was Jaden's first time at the Ophir cabin, and his first time out of Idaho which he enjoyed a lot (or at least Josh and I did haha). It wasn't bad coming back until we saw all the snow on the ground, and then remembered why we want to live in AZ so bad.



Fun in the bath!! These were cute pics so just had to add these in.


Aunty Monk and Jaden

Uncle Logan and Jaden

Uncle Jeff and Jaden

Great Grandma Lila and Jaden

Aunty Aubrey and Jaden