Photo shoot!

These are photos our very talented friend (Thayne Wheeler) did for us back in September!

Update!

Playing with mommy!

Our little monkey!

Lincoln loves his bath-time!

Chris and his love interest (in the show...because pretty much I am his love interest the rest of the time!)

So we went to Idaho this weekend to finish up the movie Chris did. It was a lot of fun! We stayed with one of the investors...the wife was prego at the same time I was and helped me ALOT through my sickness. We met for the first time this weekend and had a blast together! They have an incredible home! They have a giant movie room with awesome surround sound that shakes the whole room and your seat. We took Lincoln in there and watched part of The Transformers (not a quiet movie) but he loved every second of it and didn't get scared at all the loud noises or anything. So here is a video of us in there. Oh, and one of their cute little ones is in the recording too! The rest are just fun pics that we have taken over the last few weeks!

Happy Birthday Chris!!!

So Thursday, the 6th was Chris' 26th birthday!!!

He went to the Utah/TCU football game that night and I'm pretty sure he had the time of his life! I asked him what all he wanted for his birthday and he told me just to buy something for Lincoln...well, I did. I got Lincoln this super cute Bengal's outfit and I got Chris a Bengals hat. The Cincinati Bengals is Chris' favorite football team. I know what you are thinking....they are 1-8 right now BUT Chris loves the color orange and his favorite animal is a tiger SOOO, it all makes sense, right?! Here is a pic of Link and Chris in their attire and Chris with his brother Sam and Sam's father-in-law at the football game!

Christopher, I love you so much, thanks for being the bestest friend, husband and baby-daddy EVER!!!

As a side note: Lots of events this month, so this is my shout-out...

Happy Birthday:

Kristel W. Nov. 1st

Jacob H. Nov. 6th

Jen T. Nov.16th

Chris H . Nov.30th

Nov. 18th: Happy 30th Anniversary to my wonderful parents! You guys are such a great example to us! Love ya!

Laird Look-alike Meter

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Lincoln meeting the family

Link and uncle Chris.

Lincoln meeting the family chickens!

Link and uncle Jake.

Grandma reading Link a story.

Link and grandpa snuggling.

Uncle Chris holing Link like a football.

Link and uncle Jake napping.

The boys!

Link with Auntie Amb.

My parent's dog was really protective of Lincoln. She would run upstairs everytime Link would cry. Here they are snuggling after bath-time!

So this was the first time my little brother's and my sister got to meet little Link. It was so cute seeing all of them with him. The boys kept wanting me to wake him up so they could hold him all the time. My parents got to babysit Lincoln a few times while Chris and I went to the gym and to Seattle. It was nice to get out alot more but I missed him so much everytime I was away. We are hoping to go back to visit near Christmas-time, my older brother is in Georgia right now for Airborn training for the Army and hasn't met Link yet so we hope to see him then! This page looks like a mess but I didn't have time to fix it.

Lincoln's Blessing!!!!

We finally got Lincoln blessed while we were in Washington, Oct.26th to be exact. We really wanted my family to be a a part of this special day. It was fabulous. Chris did an amazing job with the blessing and I am so grateful to have both these incredible boys in my life! It was a beautiful day out so we all went to a park and my Uncle Doug took pictures of all of us, we then went to his house and had a fabulous salmon dinner. I am not huge on fish at all but it was delish!

Lincoln's 1st Halloween!

So we spent the last week and a half in Washington visiting my family! Here are pictures of Lincoln for his first Halloween. We went to my parent's ward's trunk-or-treat. It was funny because we kept Lincoln in his costume all day and he took a few naps and it was so cute seeing him all tuckered out in his costume! Best Halloween EVER!!!

3 Months Old!!!

Lincoln and his favorite cuddles. We call him "Blue Bear"

Okay, so I have been slacking a little. Oct. 17th was Lincoln's 3 month old mark! He is getting so big and smiling/laughing, cooing, and definately developing his personality! He is so awesome! Here are his 3 month pictures. We are heading to Washington for a week tomorrow to go get Lincoln blessed (finally)! I am sure I will have a thousand pics to post when I get back!

Lincoln's pouty face!

Here is a video of Chris making wookie sounds to Lincoln. Lincoln didn't like it very much and he kept crying and making his so cute pouty face! Lincoln makes us laugh soooo much. Sometimes I can hear Chris in the other room with him just giggling so hard. I love it!

TMD

Also known as Temporomandibular disorders, occur as a result of problems with the jaw, jaw joint and surrounding facial muscles that control chewing and moving the jaw.

What Causes TMD?
The cause of TMD is not clear, but dentists believe that symptoms arise from problems with the muscles of the jaw or with the parts of the joint itself.

*Injury to the jaw, temporomandibular joint, or muscles of the head and neck – such as from a heavy blow or whiplash – can cause TMD. Other possible causes include:
*Grinding or clenching the teeth, which puts a lot of pressure on the TMJ
*Dislocation of the soft cushion or disc between the ball and socket
*Presence of osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis in the TMJ
*Stress, which can cause a person to tighten facial and jaw muscles or clench the teeth

What Are the Symptoms of TMD?
People with TMD can experience severe pain and discomfort that can be temporary or last for many years. More women than men experience TMD and TMD is seen most commonly in people between the ages of 20 and 40.

Common symptoms of TMD include:
*Pain or tenderness in the face, jaw joint area, neck and shoulders, and in or around the ear when you chew, speak or open your mouth wide
*Limited ability to open the mouth very wide
*Jaws that get "stuck" or "lock" in the open- or closed-mouth position
*Clicking, popping, or grating sounds in the jaw joint when opening or closing the mouth (which may or may not be accompanied by pain)
*A tired feeling in the face
*Difficulty chewing or a sudden uncomfortable bite – as if the upper and lower teeth are not fitting together properly
*Swelling on the side of the face
*Other common symptoms include toothaches, headaches, neckaches, dizziness, earaches, hearing problems, upper shoulder pain, and ringing in the ears (tinnitis).




Well, in case you are wondering why I am making you read a report about TMD, it is because on Friday, I went to the dentist because I was having the worst pain of my life. He diagnosed me with TMD. Now, when I say "the worst pain of my life" please keep in mind that a: I am not exaggerating and b: I just had a baby. I got a bunch of pain pills that I am on now (also keep in mind, that they perscribed me pain pills after giving birth and I never took any) and still have incredible pain. I can't eat or sleep really. It is miserable. Chris has been giving me blessings everynight so I can get some kind of relief and they have saved me! It just upsets me because there isn't anything they can do to fix it. I just have to wait it out and hope it doesn't last for many years. ...because I am certain I will die. Anyway, that is what I am dealing with right now. Any good thoughts or prayers you wanna send my way are greatly appreciated!

General Conference/FHE craft!

So for General Conference we decided to do crafts all day to help time go by and our craft took more time so we finished it for FHE tonight! We made these pictures to go on the wall in Lincoln's room. We did his hand prints (he did not like his hands in paint...he made fists the whole time and I had to pry them open) and we also did his feet (he didn't mind his feet in paint)! The other one, I still need to print out a picture of Lincoln to put in the middle but you get the idea! I am excited that even though he is so young, we could all participate in a craft together! It was a blast!

Lincoln Smiling!!!

Smiles!
Lincoln and Daddy hangin out with their matchy blankets!
I thought this was soo cute how he had his legs crossed while he was sleeping!

So the last couple of days, Lincoln has started smiling a ton! I love every second of it! This morning he woke up and started smiling so I hurried and grabbed the camera and caught the tail end of it! So if you wanna see some good smiles....watch the video! Oh, ignore my annoying voice and comments...the more I talk and the higher my voice...the more he smiles! Also, here are just a bunch of pictures of us hangin out during General Conference!