7 months

I know i'm getting behind in posting these, but please forgive me. We have been moving, unpacking, traveling, traveling for vacation, Christmas'ing', teething, healing, and trying to settle in.
We have officially moved to Idaho.  I'm enjoying the cooler weather. I missed the seasons- not necessarily the cold grey weather.

Grandma helping out by reading to Andrew while we unpacked.

Jared and I were invited to go on a dinner with Santa train ride. We didn't know if we were going ot make it because Jared had the flu and Andrew diarrhea, but everything cleared up that morning.

Andrew wanted to pull santas beard off.  And started crying a little after the picture was taken.

So quickly Andrews updates.

 He LOVES his new found mobility.
Crawling!!!!
He was so close to crawling when we left AZ on the 8th. Seriously the next day in Idaho he started to crawl.

Now he is getting into everything. Drawers, cabinets, dog dishes, dog food, ect...

He also likes to pull up to a stand on chairs or really any surface the he can reach.



If I may just say he looks a lot like his mama here...

He is still pretty shy and like to only be held by people he knows.

He is still LOVING food.  Pears seem to be a big hit. That and lil' crunchies.  BUT Peaches are not a fav.

He really loves the dog!  LOVES him. Charlie is still deciding if he likes the little guy being around. He puts up with him and likes to see him in the morning, but would rather not have Andrew touching him.

He is sleeping pretty much the same. 4 to 6 hours the first half of the night and 4ish the last half.  - When we are not sick (3 times this month) or teething.


I haven't a clue how big he is OTHER than he looks like he is getting even bigger.


Love this chunk!

6 Months

My little baby had his half birthday at Disneyland.

It was so cute as his cousins (4&5) sang happy birthday to him.

This month was another busy one!

Yes we went to Disneyland. All my siblings and their children where able to go as well. It is something i think we will all try to do every couple years.

We had to have a couple churros!

Andrew did great at Disneyland (and on the ride there!)

. ... And for some reason we were worried. He just loved it. He watched people and did great on the rides. Dumbo, teacups, small world, finding nemo, haunted mansion, winnie the pooh, pirates of the Caribbean, jungle cruise, tiki room.  He did so so SO good. He was the happiest baby. You would have never known he was such a needy thing at home.

Disneyland was great! A much need little vacation since Jared finished work and before the big move

Back to the little man....

Andrew is now getting up on all fours... so close to crawling but for now he scoots very well. 

He (and us) got to dress up for Halloween. He dressed up like daddy. and for the ward party we all dressed up like popeye, olive oyl, and sweet pea. Yes we got an award. lol

Although he didnt match daddy during breast cancer awareness month

He started solids this last month and LOVES them! Really he does so good.

He also LOVES his sippy cup

Not too Keen on taking naps still which makes the rest of the day grumpier and grumpier.

Still LOVES to cuddle with soft things and loves to babble and talk

We are still waking up twice a night to eat, but I think we will start working on extending those hours bit by bit when we are settled in Idaho.  Right now it is just too busy.

He is getting so so big!
Weight: 18lbs 12 oz - 75%
Height: 26.5 inches - 57%
Head: 17.5 inches - 59%
 (and whats crazy is he was sick on his appointment- sore throat- so we had a follow up visit 9 days later and he weighed 9 lbs 1oz. Sore throat cant slow this guy down!)

I just love his chunky thighs and cankles.

This is his cousin Lily. She is 7 months older and his same size. They are too cute together.

We are so close to sitting on our own, but are more interested in jumping and standing.  However when at a grocery store he will sit in the cart and can stay balanced in the seat.

We've been to 3 zoos in 1 month.

He also got to go to the park and swing in the swing, play with the equipment, and go down the slide. He liked it all.

I was able to do my first half since he was born! Jared did it with me. My secret goal was to do it under 2 hours but I doubted I could do it since 6 months earlier I had a baby and training with said colicy baby was rough.  BUT I finished 1 hr 55min 11 sec. 11th in my age group. Not at PR, but not bad at all!  I had fun and am so glad I made the goal for myself.  Jared was so awesome to do it with me and keep my on pace. (even when I get grumpy)

I love being a mom. It is the hardest thing ever in some moments, but amazing in others. Totally in love with my family.

And this cutie pie!

This Thanksgiving I want to express gratitude for my wife Jenny Armstrong. Not only is she the most sexy and attractive woman I have ever seen she is also extremely intelligent, kind, and gentle person. Her determination is second to none. A recent story shows how she lives her live in all aspects. After giving birth to our first child Andrew she wanted to get back into running as she had been prior to pregnancy. She waited the amount of time suggested by the OB/GYN before she restarted her running. As she did so she began to experience pain in her ribs, hips, lower back, and abdomen. The pain was severe enough at times to slow her down, but it didn't stop her from trying again and again. She set goals to first run a 5k and then to train for a half-marathon, which she wanted to do by 6 months post-pregnancy. She would get up early in the morning and get Andrew ready for a ride in the stroller. She would set out and run more and more each time. She had good days and bad, but she stuck with it. She signed up for a stroller-friendly 5k which she pushed Andrew in a stroller the whole way, still getting a very respectable 27 minute 5k. The runs got longer, the mornings got cooler, and her schedule got busier, but she still managed to get ready to run 13.1 miles, which she was able to accomplish on Nov 21st- 6 months and 3 days after giving birth. She, again, had an incredible time of 1 hour 55 minutes . . .  AMAZING!!!! On the race itself she twisted her ankle on mile 6-7 and suffered knee pain for the majority of the run as well. She persevered through the times leading up to the race and during the race itself. I am very proud of my lovely wife, and I was fortunate enough to be able to run the race with her.

I am a very lucky man. I love my wonderful wife and I am very Thankful to have her in my life.

5 Months!

We are 5 months already! I know I say this all the time, but when did time start to move so quickly??

Andrew is doing great and getting big.

We do'nt have an office visit this month, but as far as I can tell these are his measurements:

Head circumference: 17.5 inches (95%)
Weight: just under 17 pounds (65%)
Height: 25.5 inches (34%)

BIG BOY!

Andrew is very ticklish!

He loves to watch the dogs run around and really loves to have Charlie give him kisses


He can't stop jumping!  If he is standing he is jumping up and down and up and down. I'm so so so glad we got him a jumperoo!  He will stay in it for over an hour at a time now. (as long as mom stays in the room where he can see me)

He always wakes up happy in the morning and is getting more and more talkative and smiley!

We went to the zoo while in Boise and he LOVED the goats. We would feed them and he would just laugh! he thought they were the funniest things!  I loved it. Needless to say we will be back.

Andrew and the Goats

We got a little goofy at the zoo...

He did great on the plane ride to Boise. He hardly cried on the flight there (but did manage to blow out of his diaper), and on the way back he fell asleep and slept the whole ride.  But as we got on the plane in Boise, something scared him and he started to scream. Everyone on the plane was laughing! I'm sure they were also mentally preparing for a long loud ride, but he was so so good once he calmed down and fell asleep.

The night after the zoo Andrew was so so grumpy, and not sleeping well. (Which meant Jared and I didn't sleep well either)  The next day he was again... SO GRUMPY.
So I went back to the hotel and got some tylenol thinking he must not feel well.  We a lady was cleaning our room and stated that maybe his teeth were breaking through the gum. Well guess what?  She was exactly right. The next day there was a sharp little baby tooth sticking through. Where did my little baby go??


I had the opportunity to run in my first 5k pushing Andrew.  It was fun!  After the race I realized I ran my last 5k when I was 30 weeks pregnant and this race was 30 weeks from that race. Just a weird connection.

Andrew did great an sang most the time, until he fell asleep at the end of the run.

Did I mention my little sister joined me AND got first in her age group!

I ended up getting second in my age group with a time of 27:27.  I wonder how much faster I could have run it without a stroller.  Stroller make running so much harder.

I have my first half marathon since..... before I was pregnant last year, next month. I'm not ready and having  a hard time motivating myself as my milage goes up.  I'm sure pushing a stroller doesn't make it easier.  But I really want to so do this so I will continue running.  Plus it is getting cooler outside making it so I can go running a 7am instead of trying to get up at 5:45. Being sleep deprived is torture.

We introduced the sippy cup a week or so ago. He loves it. He will pick it up between his hand and put it in his mouth. He mostly just chews on it with his tooth, but will suck on it and get  some water every once in a while. Smarty.

We aren't doing solids officially yet. With the colic we really wanted to wait as long as we could, but we have gotten the little puffs that dissolve and will let him try those. He loves it.  He is super interested in us eating. I know he wants to try it... so maybe in a few weeks we will try some cereal.

He now rolls everywhere.  I will lay him down and he will roll. roll. roll. roll. and turn turn turn. Until he is on the opposite side of the room. Little Stinker!

He still wakes up at least twice a night, but has been going down for about 11-12 hours each night. Only problem is he might take 1 hour worth of naps in the day. Makes for a grumpy man. But I'm glad his is sleeping more at night. It gives me some time to catch up for the day before I go to sleep.

Love my little boy!

This last month overall has been crazy busy! Races, Flights, Dinners, Dinners.... did I mention Dinners (all for Jared's work in Id), Temple working, sewing skirts for the cultural celebration, Temple open house visits, Dates, finding a rental home, getting moving coordinated, etc....  It really flew by!

We did find a rental in Id. I hope that we will like the ward/neighborhood.  It seems very nice and is only 5 mins from some of Jared's work.

Jared has been taking a bunch of call (not by choice) so we have been sad missing daddy.  But we appreciated all the hard work he does for us.

Did I ever mention Jared got a TRUCK???  I know... I finally caved.

We are busier than ever, but just keep going. I have a feeling next month will be even busier!