January Pictures

Well, January has come and gone. Micah is now four months old and loving life. His big things now are grabbing his toes and screaming like a girl for no reason other than to hear himself. Today was so nice out that we got to take a walk outside for like the second time in his life. I think he enjoyed our stroll.

Anyway, I posted all the pictures I took in January on Facebook. You may access them by clicking on the following link:
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=1290569&l=69a01&id=506485788

Leave comments! Enjoy!

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Ahh, weddings...

I have five male cousins in their thirties and forties, and last weekend the first of them got married. Micah and I went to the wedding (Josh was out of town), and we had a marvelous time. Micah sat pretty quietly through the entire ceremony, except for one notable exception when he broke wind rather loudly as the couple lit the unity candle. Oh well, I don't think too many people heard...

Here's the happy couple: Mr. and Mrs. Jarrod Wiechert

Also at the wedding was my cousin Patrick (shown here with my dad). I'm mostly posting these pics because I know my siblings haven't seen a lot of these family in years.

And here are our dear great-aunts, Martha Ann and Joann.

By the way, my husband is awesome. He gave me random flowers today, delivered to my door totally out of the blue. Flowers for no reason are the best kind, am I right, ladies?

Aren't they pretty? It's nice to be loved.

Hurts so good.

Josh discovered a while ago that Micah is most ticklish on his upper ribs. His laugh sounds almost like he's in pain, which led my Aunt Renita to declare, "It hurts so good!" You'll get to hear Micah laugh in this video, and you'll also get to hear the camerawoman, my cousin Lauren, laughing, too.

Some firsts.

Micah has had quite a few new experiences and "firsts" in January:

First soccer uniform. His Uncle Kellen spent November deployed in Brazil and brought him back this mini-uniform of a Brazilian team. The socks aren't quite the right color, but it's the best I could do.

First basketball game. Micah and I spent a few days in Grand Island with my aunt and uncle while Josh was out of town for a week-long seminary class. We watched my cousin Spencer play a couple of freshman basketball games.

First dance recital. Also while in Grand Island, we watched my cousin Lauren's dance showcase. Micah had a good time watching all the lights and movement. And my cousin was awesome! She did "aerial silks," where pieces of fabric are hanging from the ceiling and you do tricks on them (think Cirque du Soleil). This costume was from a dance to music from "Seussical the Musical." And Grandpa Brown, Grandpa Headlee, and a couple of uncles will be proud to see that Micah now owns his first set of golf clubs. Too bad he can't stand up yet...

Micah likes...

It seems like Micah has changed quite a lot since Christmas. He's developed quite the little personality. I thought I'd give you a little update on some things he likes and likes to do.

Thing 1: He likes to hang his head upside down and look at the world. Sometimes, he even falls asleep this way:

Thing 2: He likes to have his daddy put him to sleep. All Josh has to do is snuggle him close and put a hand over his head and he's out like a light.

Thing 3: Thanks to his first-cousin-once-removed Spencer (who taught him this trick while babysitting him), he likes to look at himself in the mirror. He also likes to have his clothes off:

Thing 4: Micah likes his grandmas. Both of them, although only one is pictured. (Sorry Loretta, once again I forgot to use the camera when you were around...):

More pictures to come....

If you thought Micah had moves...

Micah isn't the only one in the family with awesome dance moves. This is my older brother, Eric, and my niece, Cady. I think she was trying to dance like a princess, while Eric was trying to dance like...umm...well, what do you think?