Tragedy strikes the Reeves home

This weekend something terrible happened. At least, right now I think it's terrible. Most people will think it is wonderful and be excited for us. But for now, it is truly a tragedy.

Joseph learned to roll all the way over. Now he can roll his little self all over the living room (or any other room for that matter). The problem with this is that there is no room for him to roll over. With our house still being in chaos and that not being remedied until we have it all finished and can put things away in rooms that are now torn up, we have no place that he can play and not get into everything.
I know that soon he will be crawling and things will be even more dangerous. But until Josh is really making money at his job, he can't take much time to fix up the house. So I basically need to stand over Joseph making sure he doesn't get into anything.

In reality I am very excited that he is growing and learning. It is a little sad that I am losing my baby and he is becoming a little boy, but it is fun to see him grow and see his confidence in his abilities grow.

So my parents are in Finland now. It's weird to think that they are on the other side of the world. The odd thing is that they are closer to me now than they were when I was on my mission. But they seem farther away. Odd.
It was so neat last week to watch them get set apart. I know that the Lord will bless us all for their service. It's amazing to see how He loves us and blesses us when we work together as a family.

The times they are a changin'

Well, it's been three days since my parents went into the MTC. Thursday they fly to Germany and then to Finland. It was weird saying goodbye to them. Friday we went to see them get set apart and then we had a family dinner at their house. I don't feel like it will be three years until I see them again. I feel like I'll see them in just a week or so. But it's not going to be that soon.

I'm so excited for them. I know it will be a good experience for the whole family. We will all receive many blessings. But I will be hard to be away from them. They will definitly be missed.

On Saturday we took Joseph fishing for the first time. We were only out for about 1/2 hour and we didn't catch anything. (I think Josh only threw out his line once) But it sure was fun to watch him take everything in. He enjoyed the water and the reflections on the bay. And he sure looks cute in his little hat. Okay so it's my big hat, but you get the idea.

He's such a fun little boy. Yesterday was his four month appointment. He is 25 3/4 inches long (75%), 14 lb 13 oz (50%) and his head is 161/2 inches around (25%).

He got his immunizations yesterday and he was not happy about it (who is). But he was such a good boy. I could tell he was starting to hurt on the way home but he tried to be brave and all he did was some little moaning in the back seat.

He's getting so social and friendly. He will follow you around with his eyes until you look at him and then he smiles like he's going to Disneyland. He's so fun.

I finally have a stove. We bought it last week but it finally got hooked up today. So I made a cake and I have chicken and noodles cooking right now. It's so nice to have a functioning stove.

We also got the washer and dryer hooked up on Saturday. Now I don't have to go to a laundromat to clean clothes. It's so nice to see the house coming together. In the next week or so I need to take some pictures and post them.

Happy Father's Day

This has been an interesting and very emotional Father's Day for me. On one hand I get to have Josh by my side. He is a wonderful father and it is so fun to see him with Joseph. How nice to celebrate Father's Day with the father of my children. On the other hand I think of my own father. He also is a wonderful father and I think of how much I will miss his advice and counsel while he is gone.
Today the primary sang some songs in sacrement meeting. One song they sang says "Father so noble and brave and true I love you." It's true, Dad. I love you. I'm so glad my heavenly Father blessed me with an earthly Father that is so wonderful. He's such a blessing in my life. And I'm so grateful for him.


On another (and less emotional) note, Joseph has decided that he can feed himself. He tries to hold the bottle and some times takes it out of my hand. Usually it comes out of his mouth when he does that so he then gets angry. He's such a funny little boy. He also thinks he can feed himself cereal. He grabs the spoon and tries to get it (and his hand) in his mouth.

Yesterday he did this (see pictures to right). And he wasn't done eating yet. It was in his hair, his bouncy seat, he even had cereal on his knees. Don't ask me how it got there.

The funny thing is, after this we went out to get Josh's father's day present and to dinner. I washed Joseph's face twice before we left. But all through dinner I kept wiping bits of cereal off of him. Crazy nut.

Good news. Last night (after dinner) we finished most of the bathroom. I say most because we still need to get the shower put up and the walls around it built, but we are having professionals do that. Josh got the drains all plumbed and we got the floor in and the tile on. That makes the bathroom seem twice as big as before and most of the leftovers from this project are still in the room.

Now we get to start working on Joseph's room. His bathroom is totally torn up. Only the bathtub is in there. Then we can do the floor, paint and carpet and he can have a room. That means we will have our room also. Even if he still sleeps in our room for a while it will be nice to put all of his funiture in his room and be able to breath.

Happy Father's Day to all fathers out there. Thanks for all you do. Thanks especially to the two great fathers in my life; my father and my son's father. I love you both.

Life keeps on moving

I can't believe how much stuff we need to do to this house. Every day it seems like something else comes up. Although, I did decide which stove I want. (Maytag at Lowes) we just need to decide if we are going to pick it up or if we want them to deliver.

Joseph gets cuter and cuter every day. I actually got him to smile for the camera today. And that's a big thing for him. He's so much fun. Yesterday Josh and I were talking and I was holding Joseph. All of a sudden out of nowhere he just lets out a great big guffaw. It was hilarious. Josh and I started laughing and almost forgot what we were talking about.

Joseph has started eating cereal. He doesn't really eat, he basically just slurps it off the spoon. He does a good job but it ends up all over his face and clothes. Who ever invented bibs was a genius. It is fun to watch him eat. He spends most of the time trying to stuff his hands and his bib and his burp cloth into his mouth. He just looks like a little man.

Joseph laughs at the funniest things. I was just washing his hands and he found that hilarious. Sorry the camera work is so bad but I was washing his hands. I know I probably spend way too much time talking about him. But that's what happens when you go from spending 35 hours a week with dozens of people and work with the public to spending all you time at home with a little baby who can't carry on an adult conversation.

Joseph is growing up

Joseph is getting to be so grown up. He first rolled over a couple weeks ago. But now he is an expert at it. The last two days every time I set him down, he ends up on his tummy. They say that babies usually roll from tummy to back, but he hasn't figured that one out yet. It's back to tummy all the way. The only problem is that he gets frustrated after spending some time on his tummy and can't figure out how to remedy that problem.

This picture is actually of him sleeping. I walked into the bedroom and he started grunting and I thought he was trying to wake up. But he was just trying to roll over, in his sleep. That's how involved in rolling he has become. The best was once he got on his tummy, he buried his face in the mattress.
Here he is trying to eat his burp cloth. It's so fun to see him grow up. I love watching him figure out the world around him. It's also fun to see him playing with his daddy. This morning they were howling at each other. Josh would howl like a wolf and then Joseph would copy him. They are so cute together. My cute little men.

It's fun to watch as our house comes together. We still have a lot of work, but it is nice to see some things become more organized. I just hope we can have Joseph in his own room by the end of the summer. This is our kitchen right now. That empty yellow spot is where the stove will go. I need to decide what stove I want. It is only set up for gas. Any one have any suggestions?

Cute Baby

Here is a picture of Joseph trying to smile. I just got a digital camera and was trying it out. He would give me great big smiles but as soon as the red eye reduction light went off on the camera his smile kind of faded. I hope he gets used to the camera so I can share some of his smiles with all you guys.

He is a cutie and I want to show him off to everyone.

It took me long enough

So I've been wanting to start a blog since before Joseph was born. I guess that's what happens when you have a baby and move and all that fun stuff.
The reason I gave this blog the name that I did is that all our names start with the letters J,A, R. So instead of going for a Star Wars reference, I decided this was a little better.
Joseph is growing up so fast now. He has this idea that he needs to help me when I feed him. He can't quite hold the bottle on his own but he tries. The only problem is that he usually ends up with his hands over the nipple and then gets upset when he can't get any milk out.
He also thinks he can sit up by himself. It's so fun to watch as he strains to get him self away from whatever he is leaning against. Then after just a few seconds he ends up faceplanting in the bed, couch, or floor. He is a cute little boy.
Josh is working his little heart out. I don't think he realized how much work it would be to get his new job off the ground and try to fix up our new house. But he's plugging away.
Speaking of our new house, it will look so good when it is finished. Unfortunately right now it looks like a construction site. Our bedroom is about the only oasis of calm is our sea of chaos. But every day we get a little closer to peace. I will be so excited once we get our bathroom finished. Then we can start on Joseph's room and the kitchen. I told Josh the next time we buy a house, we are not majorly overhauling it. Twice is enough for me.
Just three more weeks until my parents leave for Finland. It will be an experience for all of us. I just wish I were closer to my family during this time. Maybe our next move will take us closer to everyone.
Well, I need to get dinner on the, I guess the tables not available right now. I just need to get dinner. Hopefully the next post will contain photos of us and our house.