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I can't believe THAT came out of me! What if his skull seals up too soon? Why is there a green vein in between his eyebrows? Why isn't his hair even? Is that thrush? What if he can't hear out of his left ear? This little guy melts my heart I wonder what it looked like when Tanner first came out of me. It's not very fair that Jeremy got a better view of it than I did. Gosh, I thought I loved my husband before, but now I really love my husband. How amazing that our love created this little person- an entirely new person that wasn't here before! When can I have another one? There's no way I could have another one soon. All I do is breastfeed. Seriously, I JUST fed him! How am I ever going to do anything else? Is this what being a mom is like? If so, this is not really what I signed up for. I love his bum. I love his cheeks. I love his bellybutton. Ah! I love the creases in his hands. Oh my goodness, what a little miracle!! Okay, it's obvious that he looks like ...

We took the opportunity to visit Utah and Colorado for a week! Tanner got to meet more of his great-grand parents, aunts and uncles. It was SO much fun! Here's a video of the highlights. Special note to all the grandmas - Just click on the triangle in the video below, and it will start. If it doesn't work for you, or you want to see it bigger, then click this link: Labor Day Weekend 2011

We celebrated our FIFTH wedding anniversary on Aug 25!! It's pretty amazing to be married that long.  At the time, Tanner was only two months old, so we had to celebrate a little differently than anniversaries in the past. The day began with a special message on the mirror from Jeremy. Later, I received an email from him stating that I had a special assignment. I had to study 8 different pieces of artwork and make up my own description/caption of them. The assignment had to be completed before that evening, but I had no idea why. For our special dinner, Jeremy brought home Thai food, and I surprised him with a unique Thai setting at the dinner table, complete with Buddha, candles, Thai silk, real dishes and real silverware! (we usually eat with paper plates and forks since we don't have a dishwasher). Jeremy checked my "homework" and said I passed with flying colors. Then, Taryn came to babysit Tanner while Jeremy took me to a surprise event... The Pageant of the Mast...

In addition to the Baby Blessing and Disneyland, here are some other things that happened in August!  MomR, Tanya and Desha stayed a few days after the blessing. We went to Crystal Cove, shopped, ate out, etc. Desha helped me a lot with dishes, laundry and taking care of Tanner. I have such an awesome big sister!!  Desha also took a bajillion photos of Tanner. Here are two of them! (above and below)  Jeremy and Desha found out that our camera has a smile feature. I guess it can identify if you're smiling. So they are testing it out here.  Jeremy thought Tanner looked cute in the laundry basket. But Tanner got pretty mad about it.  We try to go outside a lot so that Tanner can get his Vit D each day. This is our front common area.  I show Tanner how to play with his toys everyday. Some of them he LOVES to watch and touch, and others he could care less about. We also read to him A LOT. I've been collecting children's books for years, so it's awesome to finall...

Tanner and I got to spend an afternoon at Disneyland with my friend Taryn! (She got us in for free) We rode on "It's a Small World" and the "Jungle Cruise." And I finally got to get my fix of the best drink ever: Dole Pineapple Float. Yum! So now when Tanner complains that he's never been to Disneyland, we have photographic proof that he's been there, on August 19, when he was 7 weeks old.