Sick Boy

Please take a minute to say a prayer for this sweet face. Jaggar has run a fever since very early Tuesday morning. The doctor's office told me to keep giving him tylenol and motrin since he didn't seem bothered when the fever was down. They said it should go away in 3 days. Then she told me that if anything changed, they'd need to see him.

He is fine as long as he has medicine (he's playing right now), but the moment I stop, his fever is back. At 5:45 this morning, it was 103.6. He was SCARY hot, so he is going to the doctor this afternoon. We are ready for him to be well again! Over 3 days with a fever is way too many!**Check out those teeth.**

Welcome, Spring!

It's not quite spring yet, but we sure enjoyed the glimpses of the warmer weather over the past few days. After naps yesterday, it looked so pretty outside, so Travis said, "Why are we sitting inside?" The answer was because the SPIDERMAN movies were on, but we turned the tv off and went outside to play. As the sun went down, it got chilly fast, but it was fun while it lasted. Maybe warm weather will come to stay someday.

Jaggar is saying, "Heeey!" Ok, he's not really saying that, but it looks that way. The boys both got haircuts on Friday.Yay for the slide!
Cute
She had to have a picture with Chanel, who was more interested in chewing on a bottle.

Miss Thang

Last Saturday, our family went out and about for the first time in quite a while due to Travis working some extra long days. Here is Sage ready to go. Where does she get this?

His Favorite "Toy"

Jaggar has quite a few toys to choose from on a daily basis between what he has and all the things that Sage has accumulated over 5 years. What's his favorite? It happens to not be a toy at all but the pick that I comb my hair with. He loves this SO much that he will carry it EVERYWHERE with him. It is hilarious. He and Sage actually fought over it in the bathtub this morning. (I can put him in the big bathtub now!) Here's a few photos from earlier today with his prized possession in hand.

See it? Not letting go. That spot under his eye is where he took a plunge off the bed the night before last.Climbing up with pick still in hand.
Oh, he's still got it. Trust me. By the way, this is what he does all day: climb on top of this table.
Made it to the top! (With the pick) This photo is brought to you by Raisin Bran.
Taking time to read a book...but he's not about to put that pick down.

Busy Boy

When I found out that I was having a boy, people would say, "Oh, boys are wonderful. They're so different from girls." Different. That word kind of scared me because it meant "unknown," as far as I was concerned. It's turned out to be so true, and I've figured it out in a lot of ways.

As far as this post is concerned, the biggest difference I see between a baby boy and a baby girl is BUSYNESS. He is EVERYWHERE. If it can come apart, he is going to figure that out. If it can be climbed, he will be on the top. If it opens, turns, dials, or lights up, he is ON it (sometimes literally). It's so funny to see him trying to figure EVERYTHING (and I mean EVERYTHING) out.


Hmmm...what should I do next?Mom asked me for some crawling pictures, since he now crawls up on his hands and knees. Pardon the background bumbo seat and pillows. That kind of stuff used to bother me, but now I'm doing good just to get a picture before he's gone.
On the go again. His face makes me laugh here.
those eyes ♥
He is climbing up on me here.
Sage thinks that it's wonderful that she can pick him up now since he's not the fragile newborn he once was. You can see how much Jaggar LOVES this here.

Group Dance Pictures

On Valentine's Day, Sage had her dance pictures taken for this year. Other than it being a bit of a hectic day for the studio to do them, it went well. She's taking both tap and ballet again this year, and the costumes are sooo much better than last year. I really love them. I'm having issues with my scanner right now, so I copied the group shots from a friend on facebook. Hopefully, I can upload Sage's individual shots soon, but for now...

Ballet Group Picture. Sage is the first from the left on the front row. They are dancing to "Whistle While You Work" from Snow White, of course, which is appropriate since she is LITERALLY the "fairest one of all." Haha, that's MY girl. I'll give you 3 guesses as to what Sage is going to be for Halloween this year too. :)Group Tap Picture. For tap, they're dancing to....wait for it....Bob Seger's "Old Time Rock and Roll." Don't you love it?! I can't wait. It's going to be adorable. How could it not be with these little cuties? Particularly, the 2nd from the left on the front row.

What 9 Months Look Like

Blinds are ALWAYS pulled up if we are in the family room.If he's near this table for just a few seconds, this starts to happen. Up on the bench, and....
easing towards....
the top!
Ahhh! I snapped this before he lunged towards me from (yes!) the top of the table. This is a VERY busy boy. It took me about 10 minutes to post these pictures because he kept trying to get the router to the computer. Fun, fun times here! Good thing he's cute.

Who Needs Toys?

If anyone needs someone to reorganize their pantry or closet, then I have just the boy for you! Two days ago, Jaggar was so kind to organize the pantry for me. He doesn't bother with petty toys when he can be working with THINGS.He really had a thing for those ranch dressing packs.
Yes, he's actually IN the pantry.
He even climbed all the way in where I could only see feet, but I think I got him out rather than take a picture.
Climbing and standing on EVERYTHING

My Valentines

I've saved my favorite pictures from Valentine's Day for last. Valentine's Day aside, these are some of my most favorite pictures of the kids and me.

If you maximize this picture, you can see some teeth. :)
Look at his face.

Don't you love that?

A Rare Sight

It's very rare to see a picture of Travis and I together. That's because one of us has to be taking the picture, but we thought we'd give Sage a shot yesterday on Valentine's. She actually did really well. The first picture is the one she took, and it happens to be my favorite.

Not bad, huh?Then we realized my camera had a timer. It was actually easier to get a good picture with Sage taking it than to deal with the timer. The timer ITSELF wasn't as difficult as much as the subjects...actually, that shouldn't be plural. ;)
Then there's this way. Typical.

How Do You Sleep?

Love his little tush pushed up in the air!

Her Valentine

We gave Sage her Valentine present before church this morning. Can you guess what it was?Ha! What ELSE would make her day? She has been perfecting her moves to match MJ's all day.
and Mister. I ordered his gift from a website I've never used before, but it didn't arrive in time for today. Apparently, 9 days is not enough time. Oh well, he really didn't mind.