O Holy Night

Having a baby boy around Christmas puts you as prime candidates for being in the nativity. Last week Jack made his acting debut as baby Jesus (and so did Jared & I). I was a bit nervous he would be a crying baby Jesus, but he understood the importance of his role and was a perfect angel through the whole scene.

We will not be moving to LA....

Go BYU

Jack is happiest when watching BYU with his dad and giggles the loudest when cheering on the cougars. I caught a little bit of his giggle on video. This was the second or third BYU chant so he was loosing a little steam. I'll get another video next time we dress him up in his cougar attire:)

The Weather Outside is Frightful!

Well the weather in Idaho was quite cold, but we sure enjoyed our time in Pocatello visiting all of the Taylors. Jack wasn't sure what to think of that cold air at first... we had to bundle him up just to get to the car. He would try to uncover his face to feel the cold air but then it took his breath away so he liked to stay nestled under the covers.




While at Grandma's, Jack gave some of his best grins, laughs, and coos. He loved all the attention!




And his cousins showed him so much love too:)





It was wonderful to spend Thanksgiving with family. We count our blessings every day and appreciate all the love and support we receive from friends and family:)


... and it was nice to land in San Diego with blue skies and 65 degree weather! Ahhh... sunny Southern California! We won't be here for Christmas, but any one is welcome to come thaw out in January!

What? Babies cry?

Jack is really starting to settle into life, and we couldn't be more thrilled. For awhile there we thought we might have a colicky baby (but then we believe anything we read on the internet). One night during a "Jack Attack" Jared stumbled across a website selling the best gripe water out there for colic ... so he bought four bottles and had them overnighted. Below is a picture of what the stuff looks like.

Needless to say to all parents the stuff really doesn't work. And we now realize our little man doesn't have colic; he's just a baby and has fussy periods. Fortunately for us though his fussiness is starting to go away and that sweet little boy we brought home from the hospital is returning, and we are adjusting very well to our new lives.

Blessing Day

At six weeks we blessed Jack. It was a special weekend with grandparents, Aunt Aimee, Uncle Jason, and cousin Avery to share in the memory. Jack was a perfect angel and was quiet for the whole blessing ... except for a couple of sneezes:)

We've really enjoyed having Jack in our home and each day is getting easier understanding what his needs are. Last night he even surprised us with sleeping all through the night (7 hours). We hope he keeps this up!

To view all of Jack's pics, you can visit our Picasa web album of Jack, http://picasaweb.google.com/johnsonkristina/JackTaylor?feat=directlink.

Jack Randall Taylor

So we finally have returned to somewhat normal life after our arrival of Jack last Sunday. Here are a few stats and pics of our little guy, and we promise to post more of a story next time. As of now, we are all home doing well and being taken care of by grandma Johnson for a few more days.

Jack Randall Taylor was born on Sunday, September 20, 2009 at 11:47pm. He weighed 7 lbs 1 oz and was 20 inches long. We came home from the hospital on Wednesday and have received lots of love and support from family and friends. We all feel very blessed!

Waiting for our little Cougar!

We were all ready for our little Jack to arrive for BYU's first game of the season, but unfortunately he is taking his time to come out.  In anticipation of his arrival, we've kept his game day outfit ready to go in his crib waiting for him.  Maybe next weekend he will be able to enjoy BYU's second game with his parents.

The real update from the doctor is he could come any day now.  On Friday, September 11th we will see Dr. Jones again if he hasn't arrived and set up a date to induce.  I'll suggest that afternoon:)  So really he should be here in less than two weeks!

We are all ready for him to arrive.  The past few weeks have been spent putting his room and all his gear together.  Jared LOVES his second job of a handyman:)  

Really everything is ready to go, and I wake up every morning disappointed that I didn't get to wake Jared up in the middle of the night to tell him, "it's time"!  I find both Jared and me walking into Jack's bedroom often surveying the scene in anticipation for our little boy to occupy his new environment... if he only knew how much better life is on the outside!

So to keep ourselves busy we've been trying to enjoy some favorite pastimes.  Last weekend we took in another Angel's game with seats right behind the Angel's dugout!  It was an awesome game being so close.  You could hear each crack of the bat and each strike hit the catcher's glove!  So glad they are having a great season.