2 months old

I made it to 2 months old.
I am 11lbs 13 oz and,
24 1\2 in long.
I'm so tall now, I'm off the charts.
I smile when I am played with, but I still just cry when you try to tickle me.
I also hold my head up very well.
That about covers it for now, see you next month.

Farewell/blessing

So on Sunday we killed 2 birds with 1 stone. We had baby Alison blessed, and also had my brother Tayler's mission farewell.

Jacob's mom made the dress. It was gorgeous!

This was one of the only pics he was normal for.
He looks so missionary like. It's weird.
He is going to Tucson, AZ. "See ya in 2 years Tay!"

My mom's side of the family.
And there's Tayler being weird again.
And yes, that is my BABY brother in the white shirt.
I refused to stand next to him because he is now taller than me.
I am quickly becoming the shortest member of my family.

My dad's side of the family.
NO!! I'm not that short, I chose to sit in that picture.


Dad and his baby girl.
All and all, it was a pretty good turnout.

Dawson rides bike

So a few days ago, I was fixing one of Dawson's training wheels. He had been riding so much that the rubber had finally given out. So as I was reattaching the wheel, Dawson runs over, grabs it, and yell, "NO!! OFF OFF!", So I said, "OK", thinking naively to myself, that after he crashes a few times, he will want them back on, and that will be the end of it.

Well the joke was on me..........
.....He took right off like he had been doing it for years!
I couldn't believe it! He is not even 3 years old!

He is soooooo proud of himself.

1 month old

One month old
9.6lbs
24in long
(from head to toe, not heel)
But best of all...
I sleep through the NIGHT!!!!

My brothers can't seem to get enough of me.

They fight over who gets to hold me all the time.
My fear of being dropped has definately gone through the roof, hence the
concerned look on my face.

I hope I live to see next month.

One week old already!

I can't believe it has already been a week.
And by the look on her face, it must have been a long one.

They are just so cute when they're sleeping.

Ok, and when they're awake.

Ahhhhhhh, done taking pictures at last.

Alison Caige Jeppsen

Alison is finally here.
7lbs 15oz
20in long
Things started out slow, but then quickly turned into a race to the finish line. I hadn't had my "drugs" in for more than 15 min when out she came. Needless to say, the drugs didn't kick in until after she was born. Not yet one minuet old, and already trouble.

She wasn't anymore cooperative after she was born either. It took them forever to get her to cry. All she wanted to do was sleep.

But her peaceful slumber was short lived. Enter.......her brothers!

They couldn't decide who got to hold her first, so they shared.



When the time came to go home..........well............ this pic should tell you exactly how she felt.

But once we got home, she turned into a perfect angel.

Keeping up with Dawson

Do not be fooled!
This is the face of evil.
I have decided that it is just impossible to predict or even keep up with this one.

Example #1
I woke up one morning to a very curious Justin, who wanted to know where Dawson was. We looked just about everywhere before I started to panic. Then just for kicks I told Justin to look under the bed, and low and behold, I pulled out the dress-up box and there he was. Fast asleep.

#2
No long story here, he was just supposed to have been getting into the bath.

#3
This turned out to be his 3rd or 4th plate of cobbler and ice cream. After the rest of the kids left the table, Dawson decided to go on cleanup duty. Oh, and the horribly orange vest, is a safety precation we take because he tends to wander.

#4
Again, I couldn't find Dawson. He had somehow gotten out of his room while having "quiet time" and this is where I found him. Naked as a Jay bird, swimming in the dogs water dish.

#5
I didn't get a pic of this one, but had to include it. Because of his adventurous nature, we have child proof locks on all the door leading to the front yard. So when I glanced outside one day and saw Dawson riding he bike down the road, I was surprised to say the least. I checked all the doors, not only where they closed, but they were all still locked from the inside. It wasn't until two days later that I discovered his little escape route. He has craftily pushed out the screen in the front window, climbed outside onto the grill, over to the bench and was free!

#6
This one almost made me wet myself.
On the night in question, Jacob didn't get home until after 11. He went in to kiss the boys, then came into bed and asked why I had Dawson with me. I told him I didn't and that he should be in bed. We immediately went to investigate. We looked under the bed, up on Justin's bed, in the closet, behind the dresser, in the tub, the baby's room, the kitchen, under the couch, the wash room, and then I saw it. A hand, not just any hand, but a mans hand poking out from behind the boys curtains. In the split second that followed, I knew what had happened. Some guy had kidnapped Dawson and was on his way back for Justin when we interuppted him. I got dizzy, I almost threw up, I was in mid reach for Jacob's arm when the hand moved just slightly and became not a full hand, but two little feet. As the relife swept over me I started laughing so hard I couldn't stay on my feet. So there I am 7 months prego, rolling on the floor in the middle of the night. Now that would have been picture worthy. Can I just tell you that never before have I understood why people wet them selves out of fear, until then. NO, I didn't actually do it, but it was a close one. Why oh why can't my kid just sleep in his bed like a normal child.

P.S. In the dark those feet looked a lot more like a hand than they do in the pic.