stinker buddy

Warren is affectionately known as 'stinker buddy' to Seth. I think it came from the first time Ren shot his doo doo all over me, and I mean SHOT. It kinda stunk. Literally. Our lil guy is growing up & changing way too fast. It's fun, but at the same time, where did my tiny, non-wiggly, cuddler go? ('Cuddler' should be a word:) This lil guy is ALL-OVER the changing table with his hands and legs, and he's not much of a cuddle bug anymore. This kid already wants to be running around going crazy, I can see it in his eyes;) He's sleeping consistently 7-9 hrs at night! I have yet to get a good video of him going crazy batting at his toys, he's getting pretty good at it. Here are a few updates on our lil man.

He's really into sucking on his blankets right now.

Tummy time is progressively getting better, but he still likes him some cotton.

I'm not sure if he's practicing some yoga skills or some Jackie Chan moves for later in life.

He's also got the cross-eyes down, thanks to his fists.

If only I could find my aviators...he'd give Tom Cruise a run for his money.

His smiles are getting bigger:)

my very first time

making these!

I've always been way too chicken to try making cinnamon rolls. For some reason a couple nights ago, I wanted to try my hand at them. They're actually not too hard at all. I've still got to figure out all the tricks to make them SUPER yummy, but for my first time I think they turned out not too bad! I got the recipe from Liz Edmunds cookbook. LOVE her recipes. I made them twice in two days! I told Seth I might be addicted to making these to try and make them perfect. I'm pretty sure he's okay with that!

what's your bliss?

THIS photographer inspired me. I love LOVE her work, to the point where I think I'm a little obsessed with it. haha. She's one of my best friends, best friend, but also my friend :) A little while ago she posted about wanting her readers to email her their "Bliss List". So I read through what she had posted so far and it got me thinking about all the things that make me happy or 'blissful'. Reading what others wrote, I loved. SOOO.. I wanna know what things make YOU happy. simple or big. Give me your top five, or more:) For example, here are a few of mine...

.experiencing the miracle of life.

.walking barefooted on a beach.

.longboarding at dusk in summer.

.my hubby.

.being surrounded by family.

.'island' music.

.photography.

.huge gummy smiles from warren.

.burts bees chapstick.

.going through car washes.

Go ahead and leave them as comments, even if you have never commented on my blog before. don't be shy ;) It's fun to see what other things in life make people smile....and i really wanna know

trip home

Seth and I decided to take a last minute trip home to where I grew up in good ole Basin City, WA. It was tons of fun and I saw a few of my best friends! I didnt get any pictures with any of them though... We were there for about a week. Shanae and Aaron now live at our cabin and come home to our WA house for the weekends.
Our week was filled with going to the Country Mercantile, celebrating Kali's 4th B-day, Connell Eagles basketball games (where i went to high school), Shanae teaching me how to be a photographer;).. (Check out her work here!), and playing in the snow at the cabin. It was Seths first time ever riding a snowmobile, he loved it. I forgot how much of a workout it can be on your thumb! hah. I loved seeing everyone and especially spending time with Shanae's fam. I wish they lived closer. Here's a few pictures that I did take while we were there. (My Sis took the first two of Warren and our fam picture)


many attempts to get a smile with his eyes open turned into cute expressions!
(photo credit: Shanae Jones)


little nap on the couch


Kali going to town on an apple


Krew devouring a cupcake (Photo credit: Aaron Jones)


Seth on the Ultra


Family pic in the snow. Ren didnt like it too much.
(photo credit: Shanae Jones)


my beautiful sis, Shanae on V-Day.

computer STOLEN! needing pictures of coriann

me and my lil sis, cori.

So my little sister, Coriann, had her laptop stolen out of her room Saturday when she was at her game. It's super sad and she' lost everything. It will be a little while before she's able to get a new computer. What I want to do is try to get back as many pictures as possible and hopefully more. I want to kind of do it as a surprise to give to her when she get's her new comp. So it will give you some time to gather some. I know everyone on here doesn't know her, but if you do and could find some.. any amount would be awesome. if you could let me know by leaving a comment on here, and we'll figure out a way to get in contact so that I can send you my email address. I'd rather not post it on here:) THANKS

She doesn't read my blog too often so it should be safe:) Haha.

i did it!

(*not taken last night)

Last night was Warren's first night in his crib! I tried two nights ago but was too tired to fuss with it. He kept waking up crying every 20 minutes. Last night wasn't as hard as I really thought it was going to be, so..

THANKS!...

For all your comments and advice. I considered all of them, but then decided I just needed to bite the bullet and get er done. He couldn't last in his bassinet any longer. (When he would wake up and kick his legs around, he would shake the whole thing!)

He did pretty good considering his first night. Slept for 4 1/2 hrs, then 3 hrs.
Just as I thought, I didn't sleep too well, I just laid there listening to the monitor for any kind of sound. I'm kind of a scaredy-cat when it comes to the dark, and I felt bad I was leaving him all alone in a big ole room. haha. I know he doesn't care at all, it's just me and my mind. I know it will get better.
I came in at one point and he had one hand wrapped around on of the rails. Cutest thing ever, wish I could have taken a pic.

2 months

Mr. Warren is already 2 months. Well a little more now, I'm behind on posting this. It's crazy how much they really do change from day 1. Here's a little week to week.

Warren Jay Ellsworth
2 months stats:
13 lbs. (95%)
24 1/2" (95%)
42 cm (95%)

newborn

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