*updates*

i haven't really blogged about the holidays we've been having and other events, so i figured i would use this precious 'sleeping baby' time to update....

***my nephew had his first sleepover with us! it was disastrous. for those of you who don't know, my brother and SiL live in california, but come back often. however, its not often enough for little matthew to really know who we are and be comfortable being around without mommy and daddy. apparently he scares really easily and jordan? well, jordan loves to be loud. yelling and shrieking ensued and little matthew was up for the better part of the night, crying.

before the yelling...

after a bunch of crying.

***jordan does something naughty...ashlyn has this container that holds her formula and jordan loves to dig through the diaper bag, find it and either bang it on the floor or put it in his mouth and chew on it. this has been fine in the past because it has never opened. but...i guess he finally figured out how to open it. so i look over and there is my exclusively breastfed baby, chowin' down on some formula. formula drool dripping down his chin. it was gross. but who can be mad at a sweet baby face? especially when it looks like this:

no one. that's who.

***jordan stands on his own. well, kind of. i was taking his 8 month pictures (whoa. i just realized i totally missed out on posting for his 8th month *sad face*) i took some cute sitting down ones and then thought i'd try to get one of him at least standing up so you could see his super cute outfit. so i leaned him up against the kitchen cabinet and he just stood there. and stood there. and made some funny faces. and stood there some more! i was completely taken off guard and of course, cried as per usual. since then, he thinks he's mister big shot and holds onto things with one hand only. makes me crazy because he's not the most balanced yet.

***jordan tries to eat a rock. we were out swimming on a day i thought the monsoon would surely ruin our water baby time. the wind eventually did, and the thunder scared us inside too. anyway, jordan kept leaning over the side of the pool and grabbing at the dirt. no biggie. he's a boy. boys like dirt. i look over at ashlyn to make sure she isn't trying to dive face first into the pool. when i look back, it seems like jordan has something in his mouth. i stick my finger in there to investigate and i feel something jagged and pointy. yea. a rock. thank god i looked when i did before he tried to swallow it.

but, he didn't and he's as cute as ever :D

***4th of july. we went to my cousin's for a BBQ and swimming! my mom and i made rice crispies in the shape of a flag, jordan and i took a nap once we got to their house, we woke up just in time for dinner and then into the pool we went!

during our time in the pool, we noticed one of the wall lights floating...a few of the guys read the warning label on the light and it was talking about electrical shock and not to handle the light if it wasn't submerged. needless to say, jordan and i got out of the pool until the light was once again submerged.

but before that, we had a pretty good time! jordan kept his sunglasses on for almost 30 minutes, which is new since he tries to get them off his face as soon as you put them on.

then it was time for fireworks. i'm not a fan of fireworks. i think they're pretty, but almost every experience i've had with them had ended in millions of ant bites on various parts of my body. with this being jordan's first 4th of july and all, we had to go see them. and i somehow managed to come out of it all with NO bites! little man didn't want to pay attention to them at first, but when we kept pointing in the noisy direction, i think he got the idea.

***today, i was sitting in my chair with jordan in his highchair, feeding him. i leaned over to give him a bite and all of the sudden it felt like all the muscles in my lower back snapped and gathered into one spot. it hurt soooooo bad. i could hardly move. jordan was getting mad because he wasn't getting any food and tried standing up and climbing out. in the process, the tray gave way and he almost fell face first into the tile. i grabbed for him and caught him which caused yet another shooting pain in my back that sent me into uncontrollable crying. jordan started to cry because he was scared and i was crying because i was in so much pain. so we just had a big ole crying party today! my back is still really sore and it still hurts to move, but its feeling a little better now, thankfully. p.s. all this pain is from pinching my sciatic nerve. NOT fun. apparently it happens a lot after you have a baby. :(

i think that's all my news for now!