Tayven at 3 months

First of all, I cannot believe my baby is 3 months old already!  Where does the time go?  It's crazy how he's only been with us a short time, yet it feels like he's always been here...I can hardly remember life without him, he just fits so naturally in our lives. Tay is the sweetest little boy and we definitely feel blessed to have him in our home.  He has such a sweet spirit and just radiates purity and love.  I love having a baby in the house.  Yeah, it's hard work, and I'm exhausted most of the time, but I wouldn't trade it for the world.  They really are still so close to the other side, and they just make me want to be a better person.  I used to watch him staring off into the corner or at the ceiling and wonder who he might be seeing, and I often wonder what things he might tell me if he could.

And on that note, I've been meaning to do a post for Tayven's blessing.  We went up to American Fork over Father's day weekend to have him blessed where more of our family could be in attendance.  It was such a wonderful day.  We are so blessed to have such loving and supportive family and friends who made the effort to be there for Tayven.  Brandon gave him a beautiful blessing and he was surrounded by men to whom he can look for worthy priesthood examples throughout his  life.  I'm so thankful for Brandon and the priesthood that he holds, and the example he is to me, and to our children.  It truly is a blessing in our home and in our lives.  I'm grateful for a loving Heavenly Father who has shown us how to live so that we can return to him one day, and I'm immensely grateful for the  blessing and opportunity of being a mother and having been entrusted with these two sweet spirits in my life.  It's amazing how much I learn from them and can see why we must become as a little child.

Tayven smiling at Grandma Nellie, and Tayven's big wide eyes.  Doesn't he look handsome?

Tayven is growing and changing so fast, it almost makes me sad, but then again, I enjoy watching him learn and grow almost as much as I enjoy snuggling him, so I guess it's ok.  At 3 months Tayven is just a little ball of sunshine.  He's alert most of the day, takes semi-regular naps, and goes to bed at a decent hour.  He teased us for a week or two and was sleeping from 9 to 4:30 and then would return to sleep til 7:30 or 8 after a quick breakfast, but then I got sick, then we went out of town, and it was all down hill from there.  He was back to the every 2 hours, up for the day in the middle of the night kinda behavior.  That's when we decided it was time for him to have his own room (at least until he's sleeping well enough we dare put him in Breah's) and he's sleeping much better--in fact, last night he slept from 9:30 to 5:30, but I'm sure it was an accident.

He's rolling over and actually enjoys playing on him tummy for a few minutes at a time.  He's all smiles when you talk to him, he pretty much LOVES undivided attention and has even started to giggle.  He loves to be sung to and his favorite games are "patty cake" and "so big" or anything, really, that involves his arms.

He's a typical male and loves his food.  He's very focused and not easily distracted when eating (other people around, his sister kicking him in the head--none of it bothers him), unless he hears his daddy come home from work, then he has to break to find him.

He's pretty much just a joy to be around.  Never really fusses unless he's tired or hungry, but those are both easy fixes.  His smile can melt my heart and to hear him cooing often brings tears to my eyes (I know, I'm kind of a ball baby).  And right now, as I sit here typing this, I'm being serenaded by his cute little snoring.  I'm telling ya, he's just precious!