The Move

We moved (again) last weekend. This will be the 3rd place we've lived in Idaho in the last 3 months. But, since we actually own this place, I think we'll stay put for a while. Patrick and Heather came up to visit and to help us move. It was great having them here. Logan and Lexi really enjoyed spending time with them.


Logan had a great time during the move. Here he is helping Patrick move a file cabinet.

That evening, he had no trouble falling asleep (he was playing with those bugs at the time).

After we got everything in, we realized we didn't have enough knick-knacks to decorate, so we decided to use Lexi on the fireplace mantle.

Don't worry, Jon was right there. Lexi actually stayed up there for a little while - she was just kicking back and relaxing. We've been in the new house for a week now, and we're almost half way unpacked. It's taking Logan a while to get used to being in such a big house. He can't stand to be alone upstairs or downstairs - someone always has to be on the same floor as him. I think he's afraid we're going to leave him alone in the house or something.

But, he's already made friends. Our next door neighbor has 5 girls. Two of them are around Logan's age and they've come over to play. And, a couple doors down is a boy his age that came to play today. When it was time for Bex (that's the boys name) to leave, he gave Logan a hug - it was so cute. One of the guys Jon works with has a boy just a little younger than Logan and he's been over to play a few times. Alex is his new best friend (sorry Bremen) and Alex's mom has been great helping me with the kids during the move. So, I guess that makes her my new best friend (sorry Marcy).

Lexi is still growing like a weed. Most of the clothes she wears now are 9 month clothes - she'll be 5 months next week. I think we'll give feeding her cereal another shot soon. She's still sleeping through the night, which is great. Now if I could just get her to take a nap in her bed instead of in my arms...

As a side note for anybody who saw that video that Brian shared with us. Logan was singing gibberish to Lexi the other day and he starts singing Candy Mountain over and over. Then he says "Go in Charlie. Go in Charlie." I just had to laugh. That kid remembers everything!

Ready to eat?

Lexi had her 4 month check-up a week ago. She weighed in at 16 lb 1 oz and is 25 1/2 inches tall. Both of those are in the 90th percentile. Since she obviously loves to eat, we decided to try feeding her cereal today. It took a few tries to get the cereal in her mouth, because she had her fingers in there, but I eventually got some in there.

At first, it seemed she liked it. But, alas, she then proceeded to spit everything out.

We tried a few times, but she really had no interest in the cereal. Oh well. I guess we'll try again another day!

A future in crime?

Yesterday Logan and I were at Walgreens and he really wanted these Crayon bandaids. So, as I was waiting in line to check out, Logan went and stood by the exit door and said he would wait there for me. He had the bandaids with him, so I told him he needed to bring them to me so we could buy them. He said no. I told him we couldn't take them from the store without paying for them. So he walks over to me - as he is putting the bandaids under his shirt. He says to me, "How about I just put them under my shirt and then no one will know we took them." What??? Since when does he know how to steal? I explained to him why we couldn't do that and reached for the bandaids. He promptly took off, wanting me to chase him. I didn't. I just put the rest of my stuff on the counter and told him if the bandaids weren't there by the time I paid, he couldn't have them. He eventually brought them over. So, I'm there shaking my head, a little embarrassed, but the cashier is just laughing and saying how cute he is. Let's just hope this adventure doesn't lead to any real crime in the future!

Lexi the non-napper

First off, Lexi went almost 11 hours between feedings last night. How great is that? But, after she woke up this morning, she was up for 7 hours straight with no naps. That's unusual for her. The most she is ever awake is 3-4 hours, usually it's around 2. I guess she was just too excited today or something. This is why...

Yes, she is standing by herself. With the help of the couch, that is. She actually stood for quite some time before falling over. She just thought it was the greatest thing.

In other news, Logan went to the dentist today to get his teethed cleaned for the first time. He did great. His first trip to the dentist, however, was a few weeks ago, because he was complaining that a tooth hurt. Lo and behold, he ended up having a pulpotomy, which is a fancy way of saying he had a mini root canal. Poor kid - his first trip to the dentist and he was there for almost 2 hours! But, he did great for that, too. In fact, the dentist said he did better than most adults do. I tell you, I felt like such a horrible parent, because he also has about 8 cavities. I couldn't believe it. Here's the reasons why his teeth are so bad:

1) he only drinks bottled water, which does not have as much (if any) fluoride as tap water

2) he drinks a ton of juice and a quarter ton of soda

3) Jon and I waited too long to start him brushing his teeth everyday

You can bet we have learned our lesson, or rather, Logan has learned it for us.

Logan the sleeper

Ever since Logan was a baby, he could sleep anywhere. Unlike Lexi, who only sleeps in her swing or in someone's arms. She will sleep in her bed all night, though. There's a page in Logan's baby book dedicated to him sleeping. Yesterday, he fell asleep while playing a video game, which prompted me to look through my pictures to find unusual places he was caught sleeping.


Here he is sleeping in his swing.

He was a frequent napper in the pool we had set up in our living room.

He also liked to nap in the tent we had set up in our living room.

We couldn't believe this one... He was sick and had been sleeping most of the day. We woke up to go potty. He was actually sitting like this a while before I realized we was asleep.

Here he is sleeping while eating a snack.

And here he is sleeping in the chair at our computer, where he was playing a game.

How we got here...

Okay, I guess it's time for us to join the blog club. Fair warning... I can almost guarantee this won't be updated daily. I'm shooting for once or twice a week to start!

I guess I'll start at the beginning of our adventure. Last fall, we got the news that Qwest was closing their call center in Phoenix (where Jon worked) and we had the opportunity to transfer to Boise, ID, Pocatello, ID or Des Moines, IA. I visited Des Moines in August once and the humidity just about killed me. Pocatello is just too small of a town. So, that left Boise. We took a little trip up here in October to see if we would even like it here. The view from the plane while we were landing was enough to convince Jon.

So, he came up here right after Thanksgiving and Logan, Lexi and I joined him at the end of March. That sounds like a long time to be without him, but luckily, he was able to take 2 months off of work when Lexi was born, so we really weren't without him for that long.

Our first few weeks here were spent in a tiny one bedroom apartment. Lexi slept in her bassinet, Logan shared a bed with me, and Jon was lucky enough to get the mattress on the floor of the living area. It was great fun, let me tell you. I actually thought it was okay - the worst part was not having a washer/dryer.

After about 2 weeks, I took the kids to Colorado to visit my parents. We had a great time - Logan did not leave his Papo's side the entire time. One of his favorite things to do there was play the guitar and sing. He also enjoyed "garage work". I'm not sure what that is. I only know they spent a lot of time in the garage.


We also took a trip to the Denver Aquarium while we were there. It was Logan's second visit - he just loves that place. They have a sting-ray exhibit. Logan bought some fish to feed them. He held the fish in his hands (I was surprised he did) but he refused to let the sting-rays eat from his hand (not surprised at that). His favorite thing, however, was not any kind of fish. It was the pirate treasure he found. He was very concerned because the jewels were all glued down.

While we were off gavalanting in Colorado, Jon was busy moving us into our new house. After much discussion, we decided to rent a house for a year. By the time the lease is up, Jon will have been here for almost 18 months, which is all he's required to stay before he can transfer somewhere else. Yes, we're already planning our departure from Idaho. Unlike some other Lambson's we know, we don't think that 1 year really means 4!

We do, however, think that it means 2. After about 1 1/2 months in the new house, we realized we really don't like renting and would much rather own a place. So we went house shopping over Memorial Day weekend and bought a house. We actually bought 3. But then we realized we could only afford 1, so we backed out of the other 2. It was a crazy weekend. So here's our new house. We move in a couple of weeks. It's a good thing I wasn't completely unpacked already - now I'm already half done packing! The great thing is the house is 3145 sqaure feet - so we have plenty of room for visitors! This new purchase does mean we'll most likely be here for at least 2 years now, but we're okay with that. It really is beautiful here. And it's not 100 degrees, either. In fact, a few days ago it was 60 and raining. It was great.