Baby it's cold outside!!

It is so chilly here tonight that I thought it was time to pull out a hat from the several we have but never have put on Justin. This ice cold windy weather is terrible, and we are just about over it!

Birthday fun!

My friend Brandy's daughter, Kenzie, turned 6 this weekend. Aaron, Justin, and I went to help her celebrate! Justin wasn't too into it, but he was a good boy! He's not into much yet-just eating and sleeping. It was a pretty neat place-indoors with a carousel and lots of fun toys. I can't wait until Justin gets older and he can enjoy playing too!

Look at me!!

What a big boy! Look how he is holding himself up at not even quite 2 months! He is strong, and I think that he will have a lot of early 1sts!

'Getting Down'

Here is a picture of Justin and daddy dancing to the music. They dance a lot before bedtime! Justin is nearing 2 months-it's hard to believe. We are also gearing up for our trip back to Montana on Friday. I am a little worried about 12 hours in the car with the little guy, but we will make it just fine. He'll cry, sure, but I think he will sleep a lot too! I am sure it will be an experience :) As long as Wrigley can keep from howling when Justin cries, I might just survive it fine! I booked our hotel for Friday night in Bozeman. With the dog, it's easier. All of our friends have pets, and some of them several pets, so it's just easier for us to have our own space. I think it will be enjoyable to be able to use the pool and hot tub at the hotel. It will be Justin's first swim. I am so excited, I can't wait. I know that he will absolutely love it! We are going to go out to dinner at the Oasis (Aaron's all time favorite) and have some prime rib with our friends Shannon and Zach. Shannon and Zach are expecting their 1st baby, a boy, in just about 3 weeks. She is ready, and I feel her pain! We are so excited for them. I miss Shannon so much, she is my best friend from college. It will be a great night in Bozeman before we have to head over to Helena on Saturday. My oldest brother, his wife, and his daughter will be in Helena on Saturday night so we are having a big family get together at my parents. It's going to be a busy 10 days in Helena and Conrad, but we are going to have a great time and enjoy the last little bit of time I have left before I have to go back to work.

I am also excited to get a lot of great pictures in Montana to post when I get home!

Open House

My mom is having an open house type of thing when we are in Helena for family and friends to come visit and meet baby Justin. Drop by on April 5th anytime between 1-4 pm, at 119 Anderson Blvd. in Sunhaven. Hope to see you there!! Call me at 406.579.2857 if you need directions to the house.

Here is Justin lookin' cozy in his 'sleepy sac'. It is freezing here today, snow and blizzard all around us. We are just keeping warm inside the house by the fire. As you can also see, Justin is giving us his 'i'm not so sure about this' look. Hope it is warmer where you are!

Just wanted you all to know that baby Justin weighs 10lbs 15 oz. What a good little eater. The doctor told me that was in the 50th percentile for weight, right where he should be! Here are a few pictures I took yesterday that I thought I would share. Justin is a very happy boy tonight. He and daddy were jammin' out to Big and Rich. Justin loves them. He was very content listening to the music and even gave us a few little smiles when daddy was helping him 'get down' to the music. I should have taken a picture of that..but even I can miss a good photo op! Next time...

Goodnight everyone!

Bedtime Pics!

Justin was having a little 'boppy time' tonight on his boppy pillow (that we just discovered he may like). It helps him to hold himself up, which he is always trying to do anyway. He is a little fussy tonight..which is why we tend to call him fussy Jussy after about 9:00 pm. It's terrible-he will probably be scarred from all of the nicknames we give him. I will try to keep from calling him that when he gets older!

Aaron and I had a good weekend. Yesterday Aaron picked up all the materials he will need to begin working on our basement and loaded them in the house. He was pretty much busy with that all day and Justin and I hung out with the kiddos of his friend Nick who was helping him. I actually chased around a 20 month old all day..but whatever. They got everything loaded in, so that's good. Today my friend Catrina and I went to Fort Collins and had a day of lunch and shopping. It was great and it must have been 75 degrees. It was beautiful! Aaron and Justin hung around the house and relaxed for the most part.

I hope everyone had a good weekend. It's time to start another week! One week closer to coming home to Montana to see our friends and family!!

Happy Friday :)

Hello! I just wanted to post a few pictures that we took today. Look at how sweet Justin is laying with his daddy...

All is well in Cheyenne, and the weather has been really nice here lately. Justin and I have been getting outside more. Justin doesn't like his stroller (which does not surprise me) but it's good for him and I to get some sunshine and fresh air. I am hoping that just like with everything else, he will learn to love it!

We are gearing up for a weekend of home improvement. Aaron is moving forward on the basement and is headed out early to get his materials. I don't have anything special planned, just a workout sometime during the day tomorrow and Sunday-and god willing-a nap. Have a great weekend everyone!

Here is phase one of our basement remodel. I took out part of the stairway to open it up. Not much to look at but it sure will make getting everything downstairs a lot easier. It only took a few hours and makes the basement more inviting. I have been consumed by shopping around for materials to finish the basement and have been able to save hundreds by comparison shopping. I will be starting the additional egress window in the next month or so, before I double up on my masters classes. All is well here in Wyoming and I am looking forward to the NCAA Tourney, GO DUKE! ~AJ

Here is a picture of Justin doing what he does best lately, trying to hold that head up! He is getting very good at it and is much less 'wobbly'. Can you believe he is 6 weeks old? My gosh!

Here is a few new pictures. As you can see 'the boys' were lounging around on the couch last night after we got home. One of Aaron's co-workers had a get together out at their place, so we went out there for a little while and had some food and drinks. Justin was able to meet many new people and be passed around and held all night (which he loved). We had a great time. Aaron stayed up with Justin last night while I slept...wonderfully might I add. I woke up with Justin about 7 and am going to let Aaron sleep in as long as he wants to. When he gets up I think I will head out and run some errands. We really don't have any big plans for the rest of the weekend. Aaron is working on getting some bids together to finish our basement. We told ourselves that it was our '5 year project'...yeah right. We have no patience, and now that we are done with the upstairs we are really anxious to start working on the downstairs. Aaron and I can never wait to do anything. It's always 'right now'! We're hoping for a nice day today (looks like it will be) so that we can take the dogs and Justin out on a walk. We are dog sitting for a friend this weekend, but they come back home this evening. I hope everyone has a great weekend!!

Here is a picture of Justin getting ready for bed. I make it sound like he just gets his jammies on and it's time for bed! Right! Someday. Goodnight everyone!!

New pics of Justin taken on 3/10/2009

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All Star!

Just wanted to post a few more pics (of course) that we took the other night. Justin is in his car seat and he is not screaming!! I think he probably started soon after this was taken :) He is doing very well and we had a great weekend. Friday night I went out for dinner and drinks with all the girls from work and then last night we went over to our friends Jared and Catrina's house. The boys played PlayStation and we watched Momma Mia. Great Movie-I was so impressed because I did not think I would like it. Now it's back to another work week for Aaron and Justin and I are hoping for some nice warm days where we can get him out in the sun! We'll see..it's like Montana, you never know what you're going to get around here. It was snowing yesterday and it was so warm today. See you soon...

Justin and Audrey sitting in a tree...

Here is a few pictures of Justin and his girlfriend Audrey having some cuddle time. She is so beautiful, isn't she? We approve!!

He looks unhappy with momma. It's been a rough day for the little man. Fussy...gassy...you think you have issues!

Shih-Tzu has a breakdown...and I may be next!

Are you wondering what the heck that means? I thought so...

Wrigley loves Justin, but get's very anxious and nervous when he cries. The louder Justin cries, the louder Wrigley barks, howls, and whines. Justin will start fussing because he just woke up-and Wrigley races to find me wherever I am in the house (as if I don't hear him) in attempt to herd me into the bedroom. It's pretty cute, but really annoying. He kisses Justin and lays next to him when he is napping, but there are times when he gets fed up with the little creature who makes this awful screeching noise and flails his hands about. I can tell when Wrigley gets annoyed because he will stare at the baby and give a little growl as if to say, 'mom..I can't take it anymore..make him stop!' No, I am not worried about Wrigley hurting the baby. He does really well with him. I mean, we're all still adjusting. Let's be honest, I get annoyed too, and I know why he is crying most of the time. Wrigley just thinks we have this 'thing' staying with us that takes away any potential for him to get extra attention..and makes a lot of noise for no reason.

Wrigley threw up on Sunday and was clearly not feeling his usual self. It happens, and I figured it was something we gave him or something he ate outside. He was acting so weird, not eating or drinking and pacing around the house with his tail between his legs. He didn't seem to be feeling any better as time went on either. He did this for about a day before he started this odd snorting thing that he did ALL EVENING AND ALL NIGHT LONG. No kidding, I was up with the baby and Aaron was up tending to Wrigley. We were really worried about him and thought he must be horribly sick. He could not have looked more pathetic. I mean it kind of sounded like he was nearing death. We didn't' sleep at all...

Aaron took Wrigley to the vet first thing in the morning and called me to tell me to check in on him in a few hours. Later that day I called and the receptionist said that the vet had not been able to see him yet, but that I should come in at two to discuss our 'options'. What options I thought? I asked if he was ok, and she said that he was doing fine. I don't like the word fine, it sounds bad. Fine is like a nice way of saying 'not so good'. I know, I am a woman. I got Justin ready to go a few hours later. Of course, he started having a fit and falling in it about 10 minutes before we had to leave. The vet's office was completely chaotic. There were 2 huge dogs in the waiting room going nuts and barking like crazy. On top of that, their owners were yelling at them to stop barking-which was equally annoying and completely useless. This added noise only seemed to make Justin more upset. After about 20 minutes we were able to see the vet. He told me that Wrigley seemed great, that he hadn't made a sound all day, that he had tried everything he could think of to make him cough or snort..or make some kind of noise that would warrant him to worry. He could find nothing of concern and had done a full check-up on him.

I know it sounds silly and we joke about it-but I thought to myself...oh my gosh, this was a ploy to get out of the house! He spent the day relaxing at the vet's office while I sat home listening to Justin cry all by myself! We agree that we think he finally lost it, that he had a puppy mental breakdown and could not deal anymore. A day at the vet's office is all it took to get the little guy back to normal!! We're glad to have him back.

All is normal again in the Moon household. Aaron is on full daddy duty tonight. I am going out to dinner and drinks with the girls from work. I am looking forward to it and it is a long awaited girls night out!!

Angel Boy!

He is so precious. I love this picture. I will try to remember how precious he is when he is 17 and telling me how I have ruined his life and he hates me...

Let's hope it never comes to that because he will always be a good boy!

A little of this and that...

Feeling 'Blah'

Good afternoon everyone! We were up until about 3 last night with Justin sleeping 10 minutes here 15 minutes there. He was fussy and squirmy and I couldn't figure out what was going on. Usually some gas drops, diaper changing, and feeding will do the trick. However, we tried it all and...nothin'. He spit up all over himself (and me) and then he peed on himself when I changed his diaper! It was a rough go and we were both cranky. Finally, at about 3, we got to sleep and didn't wake up until 6:30 when Aaron took him for a while before he went to work. Luckily we were able to nap on and off a little this morning. I am so tired and I think I am getting sick. When I woke up at 6:30 my throat felt like it was swollen shut. It feels better, but is still swollen. I have a headache and I am roasting-although I don't think it is all that warm in here. I hope it is just a touch of something and that I can sleep it off-maybe when Aaron gets home or with Justin if he stays asleep for a while. I never lie down with him right away because I just end up getting comfortable and he wakes up. I usually wait until I can be sure he is in a sound sleep-then I figure it is safe to get cozy for a nap. I have been downing Vitamin C and juice today and I really don't want Justin to get sick. I think he does have a little something going on. His nose has been really plugged and he sounds 'flemmy' when he breathes. Aaron gave him a warm bath and sat in the bathroom with him yesterday (nose sucker in hand and shower on hot) to steam him clear. It worked and I think we will need to do it again. Aaron is good at that stuff. He takes charge. I usually panic and don't know what to do. It's like, 'don't worry Justin, we'll get daddy'...

Have a good day everyone. I am going to try to lie down with him because it looks like he is in a deep sleep. Yay!

Plans For April!

We will be in Helena April 5th-8th and in Conrad April 8-11. We hope to see whoever we can at that time! I know that my mom is planning to get invites out for a 'open house' sort of deal in Helena (on Sunday the 5th) with food and whatnot so everyone can come meet Justin.

Baby Justin looks forward to meeting you! Oh..sorry..big boy Justin. He is a month old now..

One Month Old!!!

Justin is one month old today! What a big boy! I think we are on to better sleeping...less fussing...and more pics with our eyes open!