New Puppy and a disappointment

Well not a lot has happened this week. Pretty routine.  Dusty got a new stroller so that we could have a smaller one to take with us to California.  We were supposed to leave today. Unfortuantely Dusty got sick again and so we are not going.  He has a cold and fever. Little stinker needs to stop getting sick so he can grow big.  I feel so bad when he doesn't feel good and I can't do anything to help him.  I am also super disappointed that I don't get to go to California. I guess it is for the best, I didn't really have the money anyway.  I need to get ready for my move and starting a new school year.  So now I have the week off and I will just snuggle my baby and write lesson plans all week.  Hopefully he will get better soon. 

Such a strong boy! He hates tummy time so much. I am trying to convince him that it is okay and that is the only way he is going to be able to learn to crawl.   He isn't buying it. 

 Such a tired boy on the way home from his well baby checkup.  He was so cute smiling at all the nurses. Babbling at the doctor and grabbing his tie.  Then he had to have shots and it was soooo soo sad. 

He weights 11 lbs 9 oz.  That is in the 5% for his adjusted age. So yeah he is a shrimp.  He hasn't been growing all that great so we are trying to add extra calories to diet. He is 24 1/2 inches long.  If he would just stop getting sick then he would grow better.  Silly baby!

 Ouchie shots!!

 He is such a cute boy! I love his little face and his big big blue eyes.  I love it. 

He loves his bear Bobo. It is just the right size that Dusty can grab his ears and get his mouth around the bears nose.  He loves him a lot.

Gangsta Doodle!  He is such a handsome boy.  We went to the New Harmony Fire Department Mud Run yesterday.  He was happy for the most part.  Poor little guy had a cough and a runny nose but was a trooper.  He just loves to be outside and that helped.  But it was so windy the combination between his cold and his allergies he got pretty miserable pretty fast. Look at those big blue eyes!

We got a new puppy.  He is a st. bernard, bull mastiff, great pyranese mix.  We had a puppy like this named Steiger that was this one's big brother.  But he got stolen/lost a year ago last June. It was so sad. He was the sweetest dog and we all miss him.  We got his brother Gus but he hadn't been socialized and just isn't the kind of dog that we wanted.  So here is Dusty's new puppy. He doesn't have a name yet.  They are thinking maybe Dozer.......we will see.

Bath Time!

Getting Bigger!

I like this comparison because it shows how big he is getting.  He is still a shrimp but getting bigger!

New Job

A lot has happened this last month.  The most exciting:

I got a job!!!!!

 I have been hired as an eighth grade English teacher at Canyon View Jr. High in Huntington, UT and a seventh grade English teacher at San Rafael Jr. High in Ferron, UT.  I travel between two different schools.  But the good thing is I don't have to share a classroom. I get my own at both schools.  

So it looks like I will be moving.  I have mixed feelings. I am hoping to live in Castle Dale, which is between the two towns. That is about 3.5 hours away from Cedar.   I am really excited about the job. I love teaching and am so happy to get started in my career. I am really sad about moving away from my family and my current jobs.  I am just apprehensive about the thought of being all on my own with a sometimes hard baby. I know I can do it, it is just a matter of how messy it is going to be.  I am going up there in a few weeks to find a house and get started in my classroom.  There are so many things that I have to think about before I move there.    I just recently found out that the other new teacher they just hired I went to school with at Southern Utah University. We were to a semester abroad together in 2010.  I am glad that I will at least know one person up there.

Now for the fun part! Weekly pictures of Dusty!  It has been a few weeks since I last posted so there are a few:

Just a swinging! I love to swing swing swing.

This is the special outfit that grandma and grandpa bought for Dusty to come home from the hospital.  It finally fits him!!

Warm and snuggly after my bath!

 Taking a nap with mommy outside in the grass. Dusty loves being outside.

HE looks like a little boy and not like a baby in this picture.  It kind of makes me sad.

Dusty loves his bath! HE is so handsome!

Hi!

We got a new smaller stroller because we are going to California in  a few weeks.

 Such a strong boy! He is so handsome!

Pondering the thoughts of the universe.....

 He fell asleep like this. It was so funny. Go fight win!!















He loves to eat his fingers.

 I am a cranky boy! Momma don't take my picture!

 He also likes to hold his own hand.  He rubs them together and it looks like he is hatching a tiny sinister plan. 

 He loves his swing

 This is the very special little outfit that grandma and grandpa bought for Dusty to come home from the hospital in.  It finally fits him and is so adorable. It is a little Carhardt train overalls and onesie and socks.  Love it.

 All wrapped up and clean after our bath. He loves loves loves baths. He likes the shower too. He is a little water baby. 

 Taking a nap outside with mommy on the grass. He also loves being outside. It always calms him down when he is upset. I love this little turkey s much!

I was amazed at this picture. He looks like a little boy. 

Four Months Old!

He is changing so much! I love him. I can't believe he is getting so big. 

Talking Boy

Cutey little boy!

 I went and got pedicures with my mom. It was so fun.

 He has the cutest sleeping positions.

 I bought him a boppy chair.  He isn't quite ready for it. But he just looks so cute!

 My friend Matt bought him some cute cowboy jeans with a belt buckle. He is such a cute little cowboy!

My little doodle is so cute!  He had rice cereal for the first time. He liked it, I put it in his bottle now to help him sleep longer. I love him so!