Thursday, January 10, 2008
Happy 3-Month Birthday!
Actually, Austin rolled over from this stomach to his back for the first time a couple of days ago, but today was the first day we got video of it. He is an amazing kid. He is playing more with he hands too, including grabbing a rattle and trying to grab my beard. He can't quite get a grip yet, thankfully. Here are two videos of him and his amazing talents!
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
The Holidays
After a long, busy holiday break, I'm back!
We enjoyed a great holiday season traveling to Vernal for 5 days and celebrating Christmas with my parents and 4 of my sibilings, traveling to Beaver to celebrate with Jaclyn's Dad and Jenny and her family, and celebrating New Years in Provo with our cute little baby! Jaclyn's blog has more details.
Thank you to all of you for the nice cards, letters, and gifts. Thank you for your generosity and loving thoughts. We wish we could spend more time with you all!
In other news, I took the GMAT last month and did much better than I had expected. This means I get to start the application process to a few schools in the coming days. Wahoo! NOT. (I'm not looking forward to the mountains of paperwork.)
Austin is still cute as ever. He had his 2-month appointment Dec 11. The doctors are concerned about his weight gain. He is a skinny boy. He is fine development wise though. He smiles and laughs and grabs our hands. He gets plenty of "tummy time" and has even managed to escape out of his "burrito" and turned off his baby monitor at night. Sneaky boy! He continues to be the joy of our family.
Stay tuned for more.
We enjoyed a great holiday season traveling to Vernal for 5 days and celebrating Christmas with my parents and 4 of my sibilings, traveling to Beaver to celebrate with Jaclyn's Dad and Jenny and her family, and celebrating New Years in Provo with our cute little baby! Jaclyn's blog has more details.
Thank you to all of you for the nice cards, letters, and gifts. Thank you for your generosity and loving thoughts. We wish we could spend more time with you all!
In other news, I took the GMAT last month and did much better than I had expected. This means I get to start the application process to a few schools in the coming days. Wahoo! NOT. (I'm not looking forward to the mountains of paperwork.)
Austin is still cute as ever. He had his 2-month appointment Dec 11. The doctors are concerned about his weight gain. He is a skinny boy. He is fine development wise though. He smiles and laughs and grabs our hands. He gets plenty of "tummy time" and has even managed to escape out of his "burrito" and turned off his baby monitor at night. Sneaky boy! He continues to be the joy of our family.
Stay tuned for more.
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Thanksgiving and a Promotion
We had a great Thanksgiving holiday last week. We traveled to Las Vegas to spend it with Jaclyn's family. We had a great time showing off Austin, visiting family members and friends, playing games, watching movies, and doing some Christmas shopping. Jaclyn's step-brother, Michael also returned home from his mission in Portugal so we were fortunate enough to hear some stories and see pictures of the lives he touched there. Austin was great traveling; he slept well on the road and in Grandma Sally's playpen and did great with everybody holding him. Maybe he be a people person when he grows up. It really was a fun trip for all of us. It was hard to come home and leave all those loved ones for a few months. (We are spending probably spending Christmas with my family in Vernal.)
In other news, I was promoted at work this week. GravityPeople made some changes in the HLM team this week and I was one of six to get promoted to a high level. (HLM is Hiring Lifecycle Management, basically, our process of helping clients hire people.) Instead of just looking up resumes, I will also be the first contact for candidates on the phones. I will also get to call people to try and recruit them for open positions. (When I say recruit, I mean call people who may not be actively looking for a job, but have the qualifications we are looking for. For example, they may be doing a similar thing at a different company, but may not have resume posted.) The cool thing is that the other five people who got the promotion have been around much longer than I have. I am the most junior person in the company but still given the promotion. That made me feel good. I've been in training this week with an exec from SF to learn my new roles. Oh yes, the promotion does get a pay raise.
In other news, I was promoted at work this week. GravityPeople made some changes in the HLM team this week and I was one of six to get promoted to a high level. (HLM is Hiring Lifecycle Management, basically, our process of helping clients hire people.) Instead of just looking up resumes, I will also be the first contact for candidates on the phones. I will also get to call people to try and recruit them for open positions. (When I say recruit, I mean call people who may not be actively looking for a job, but have the qualifications we are looking for. For example, they may be doing a similar thing at a different company, but may not have resume posted.) The cool thing is that the other five people who got the promotion have been around much longer than I have. I am the most junior person in the company but still given the promotion. That made me feel good. I've been in training this week with an exec from SF to learn my new roles. Oh yes, the promotion does get a pay raise.
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Being a Dad
Last night was my first real babysitting experience with Austin. I mean, it was our first chance at home alone while Jaclyn was away at Mutual. (Jaclyn was called on Sunday to be a YW Advisor, which she is very excited about.) This was the first time I watched him by myself other than when Jaclyn is napping/sleeping.
It was pretty fun. After giving him a bath, I put his pajamas on and fed him. I accidently fed him too much. I had a bottle for him and it was about 2/3 full, so I thought that was probably enough. I didn't realize the botte was 9 oz instead of the normal 5 oz, so he had a feast. I payed for it in when I was burping him and he spit up all over the burpcloth, his PJs and my shirt. I laughed and went to go change his clothes for the sixth time that day. (He had a good streak of messing his diaper or spitting up or peeing on his previous outfits.)
When Jaclyn got home, she calmly told me that he normally eats 1-2 oz at a feeding, not the 4 or 5 I gave him. Oops.
Overall, I had a great time with him. He is really cute to watch and cuddle with. Nothing better than being a dad.
P.S. I have started the new "Song of the Week" feature this week in celebration of me buying my first country CD. This week's pick, "These Are My People" by Rodney Atkins.
It was pretty fun. After giving him a bath, I put his pajamas on and fed him. I accidently fed him too much. I had a bottle for him and it was about 2/3 full, so I thought that was probably enough. I didn't realize the botte was 9 oz instead of the normal 5 oz, so he had a feast. I payed for it in when I was burping him and he spit up all over the burpcloth, his PJs and my shirt. I laughed and went to go change his clothes for the sixth time that day. (He had a good streak of messing his diaper or spitting up or peeing on his previous outfits.)
When Jaclyn got home, she calmly told me that he normally eats 1-2 oz at a feeding, not the 4 or 5 I gave him. Oops.
Overall, I had a great time with him. He is really cute to watch and cuddle with. Nothing better than being a dad.
P.S. I have started the new "Song of the Week" feature this week in celebration of me buying my first country CD. This week's pick, "These Are My People" by Rodney Atkins.
Friday, November 2, 2007
A Few Firsts
I can't believe it's been 3 weeks! Time goes by so quickly. Austin is doing so well. We've noticed his eyes can focus a little more, that is, enough to make eye contact with me. It's really cool. A few other milestones: his first real bath, first trip to the grocery store, first week at church, and first Halloween.
Also, another important milestone: sleeping through the night! For the first time, Austin slept the whole night (10 p.m.-7 a.m.) Halloween night. I was surprised and a little worried, but at the same time, it felt SO good. Lucky us, he slept through the night again last night. We hope this is a trend that will continue.
Enjoy the pictures!
Also, another important milestone: sleeping through the night! For the first time, Austin slept the whole night (10 p.m.-7 a.m.) Halloween night. I was surprised and a little worried, but at the same time, it felt SO good. Lucky us, he slept through the night again last night. We hope this is a trend that will continue.
Enjoy the pictures!
Saturday, October 20, 2007
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
"He's so cute!"
Hello y'all!
Some of you have probably been waiting a few extra days for this post. Now you get it. Wahoo!
Austin Lee Kitchen was born last Wednesday morning at 6:51 a.m. and weighed 7 lb. 9 oz. at 19 in. long. He has been nothing but a bundle of joy. He has a little bit of hair, but not much. He is physically strong but emotionally calm.
Austin's first few days were good. After finally making it home from the hospital at 11:00 PM Thursday night after waiting hours for the Pediatrician to show up for the circumcision, and other delays when trying to leave the hospital, we came home. Austin was so tired: it took a good 30 min for us (Grandma Kathy, Jaclyn, and I) to wake him up so he could eat. We ended up going to bed about 1:00 a.m..
The next day we were able to get the carseat checked out and run a few errands before Grandma Sally and Aunt Abby arrived in town. They stayed through Sunday early afternoon and were just thrilled. That same night, Grandpa Boyd and Rachel also arrived, which we enjoyed. Thanks Dad and Rachel for making the effort to come out. It meant a lot to us!
Saturday was pretty good. Austin had to go back to the hospital for a follow-up on his Bilirubin test. It wasn't that high, so they said he should be fine. His eyes have been a little yellow since then, but we are not worried. I did put him in the sunlight for a few minutes on Sunday, but may have given him a suntan with the combination of his sensitive skin and the direct sunlight. Oops. He'll survive.
He slept much better Sunday only waking up every 3 hours for feeding. We hope that this pattern will continue. Jaclyn and I got up together each time he woke up last night. She or I would change his diaper, she would feed him, and then I would burb him. This way Jaclyn didn't have to do all the work.
My overall feelings are of great delight. I'm sure Jaclyn could say the same. We feel that he has been so good. He doesn't really cry except when we are changing his diaper or really hungry. We have relented to using a "fier" (pacifier) instead of letting him suck on his hands. It's really cute to watch him wave his hands around like he is leading music. When I typed emails the other day, he laid on my lap taking a nap. He is so fun!
Some of the "funmylights" have been him soiling his clothes (6 outfits on Saturday) and our clothes: spit up on Jaclyn and urine on Abby twice and me once. Early Sunday morning, as I was changing his diaper, he sprayed my PJ shirt and the carpet too. He likes to wet his pants and jamies for some reason. ;) We still love him.
That's about it. As for my work, Austin was nice enough to come after my paid time off kicked in, so I was able to take off Wed-Fri and still get paid. I went back Monday and took chocolate cigars to my co-workers to celebrate Austin's arrival. They were taken aback, but loved them.
Enjoy the pictures, just a sampling of our many.
Some of you have probably been waiting a few extra days for this post. Now you get it. Wahoo!
Austin Lee Kitchen was born last Wednesday morning at 6:51 a.m. and weighed 7 lb. 9 oz. at 19 in. long. He has been nothing but a bundle of joy. He has a little bit of hair, but not much. He is physically strong but emotionally calm.
Austin's first few days were good. After finally making it home from the hospital at 11:00 PM Thursday night after waiting hours for the Pediatrician to show up for the circumcision, and other delays when trying to leave the hospital, we came home. Austin was so tired: it took a good 30 min for us (Grandma Kathy, Jaclyn, and I) to wake him up so he could eat. We ended up going to bed about 1:00 a.m..
The next day we were able to get the carseat checked out and run a few errands before Grandma Sally and Aunt Abby arrived in town. They stayed through Sunday early afternoon and were just thrilled. That same night, Grandpa Boyd and Rachel also arrived, which we enjoyed. Thanks Dad and Rachel for making the effort to come out. It meant a lot to us!
Saturday was pretty good. Austin had to go back to the hospital for a follow-up on his Bilirubin test. It wasn't that high, so they said he should be fine. His eyes have been a little yellow since then, but we are not worried. I did put him in the sunlight for a few minutes on Sunday, but may have given him a suntan with the combination of his sensitive skin and the direct sunlight. Oops. He'll survive.
He slept much better Sunday only waking up every 3 hours for feeding. We hope that this pattern will continue. Jaclyn and I got up together each time he woke up last night. She or I would change his diaper, she would feed him, and then I would burb him. This way Jaclyn didn't have to do all the work.
My overall feelings are of great delight. I'm sure Jaclyn could say the same. We feel that he has been so good. He doesn't really cry except when we are changing his diaper or really hungry. We have relented to using a "fier" (pacifier) instead of letting him suck on his hands. It's really cute to watch him wave his hands around like he is leading music. When I typed emails the other day, he laid on my lap taking a nap. He is so fun!
Some of the "funmylights" have been him soiling his clothes (6 outfits on Saturday) and our clothes: spit up on Jaclyn and urine on Abby twice and me once. Early Sunday morning, as I was changing his diaper, he sprayed my PJ shirt and the carpet too. He likes to wet his pants and jamies for some reason. ;) We still love him.
That's about it. As for my work, Austin was nice enough to come after my paid time off kicked in, so I was able to take off Wed-Fri and still get paid. I went back Monday and took chocolate cigars to my co-workers to celebrate Austin's arrival. They were taken aback, but loved them.
Enjoy the pictures, just a sampling of our many.
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