Rub the Buddha

Last night Dace has drooled and spit up all over his tshirt. Dallin went to take it off and it got stuck on his head. It was too cute to pass up taking a few photos. Just look at that tummy! He is over 13 lbs now and I think he has grown another 2 inches- up to 23 inches total. Yesterday I put on a Hollies CD and Dace tried singing along. And then I also got his first giggle while changing his clothes in the afternoon. He is just so much fun. I have a clip of him talking and smiling that I will try to post on here. If it doesn't show up, stay tuned- I'll get it up asap.
In other news, because maybe you want to know what we are up to as well, Dallin's business is doing great and keeping him very busy. He has made contact with a lot of the rental companies and that is bringing in a lot of work which is an answer to prayer. I have been at home mostly, trying to get over my skin problems that popped up after Dace was born. It has come leaps and bounds in the last 2 days and we feel like this is finally the end. It has been almost 2 months battling with it but I finally found a homeopathic cleanse I could take and continue to nurse and we have seen the most steady improvement since starting that last week. Again, all answers to prayers and we recognize our blessings in these areas. We are getting ready to head up to Canada for a couple weeks. It is getting hotter and more humid each day so it will be a nice break to head North for a bit.

We call him Mr. Porkchop

Auntie Farr sure has the touch. Two days in a row, I got out of the shower in the morning and she had Dace all tucked up and fast asleep for his morning nap. The two of them got along great and I am sure he will miss her-she leaves for home tomorrow. We sent in for Dace's passport this week and his id picture is hilarious- he is all cheeks! I will post it when it arrives. The only threat to national security he could ever be is for being too cute! This is him in his turtle shirt for his 8 weeks old photo. His hair is starting to grow in more and I love how it looks when it is left wet without brushing- slightly curled, kind of like duck down or something. Oh he is my sweetie.

Dancing Dace/ First Auntie/ Attn: Canadians!

One of our favorite shows is "So You Think You Can Dance." A couple weeks ago, we started to watch it and Dace was fussy. The first number was a big band jive and I started dancing around with Dace. He calmed down right away. The next day when he got fussy again, I put on Michael Buble and we danced around. He loves it! He even nodded off for a nap, I wore him out so much. So now we try and have a little dance every day. He cuddles up and wraps his little fist around my thumb and we jive for a few minutes.
Auntie Farress has been visiting since Monday. Other than Gramma, she is the first relative he has met. She bought this adorable/hilarious onesie for him and was getting tons of smiles from him this morning. The following picture is only one of several.

ALSO- we are coming to Canada to visit from Aug 11-21 and would love to see as many people as possible. We'll be staying in Battleford and are also blessing Dace on that Sunday, August 17. We would love to have friends and family attend so please let me know if you want more details.

Our Buddha Belly Baby

The boy can eat! Our growing little man clocked in at 12 lbs and 12 ounces at his 6 week checkup. The midwives had a hoot over it! He is definitely getting his fair share of quality milkshakes. Dace is doing great - we have had a couple 8-9 hour nights with him and he is getting stronger everyday. He is starting to coo and loves sticking his tongue out and smacking his lips. He loves to just sit and smile at you and is getting really good at them too. So much fun!

Beach Bound

6 weeks old

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I'm 5 weeks old. Like my overalls? All that's missing is dad's tool belt.
Yeah, that's right. I'm flirting with YOU!
My first jean overalls. Thanks Auntie Kaelee.

Nothing quite new or interesting to report but wanted to post some pics for those asking for them. Dace's face is getting clearer every day. I think the baby acne phase is finally over. Yay! So expect a lot more pictures from now on. He is changing every day. I looked at him this morning at breakfast and said, your face looks different again today. Dallin could see it too. It is CRAZY how fast he is changing and growing, especially when you can see it literally overnight. Dace and I both lasted through all 3 hours of church yesterday. Everyone was so amazed at how handsome and well behaved he is. He never cried out once! He would sit with me and look around and doze off from time to time. I am a proud mama! We took him on errands this morning and he sure likes to ham it up for everyone that gives him attention. He just sits and smiles and coos and flirts and soaks up being in the spotlight. It's adorable.

Baby Blue Eyes

The boy definitely has some amazing peepers. Some days they look almost purple and they really pop when he wears blue. He has only a couple acne spots left and then it photo shoot time to capture all of our little man's handsomeness.