More Pictures from Jed's Photo Shoot...

As I said earlier, Cori Derksen took pictures of Jed at one of her recent photography classes.  If you are a aspiring photographer, her classes are amazing and totally worth checking out!  She took some sweet pictures of little Jed.  He was the "model"... here are a few pictures!

Time Flies!!!

I feel like it was just yesterday when Jed was born.  I was looking back at pictures and couldn't believe how he has changed!  

This was the last picture we took of my belly... about 2 days before he was born.

 Jed in his car seat on the way home form the hospital... 6lb 12oz

1 week

Stretching was the cutest thing!

1 month

In grandma D's sink taking a mini-bath.

2 months... 

I am filling out!

3 months

Aubrey Rose loved to hold Jed and this particular time, she was singing to him.

4 months

Getting big! 

6 months

Happy Fathers Day!

7 months

We traveled the world... in Vancouver BC, Canada.

8 months

I learned how to swim and I love hanging out with my friends!

Jed and Emry Cadieux

Cori Derksen took pictures of Jed for one of her photo classes. (more to come!)

Today, Jed turns 9 months old.  

He weighs a back breaking 21lb.

He loves to walk using his toy lion.

He makes me smile.

He is sooo big!

He fills my heart with joy.

I am so proud of him!

Under the sea...

Well... more like in Grandma D's pool.  This is back when Jed was in swimming lessons.  I forgot to post it.  So fun! 

More from San Diego

From the time that I can remember, I look forward to our annual trip to San Diego.  My sister and I have been at probably 24 of the last 27 years of parties.  We love seeing friends and hearing stories, catching up and enjoying the laughter.  Usually, the families who live in San Diego host a catered meal on the beach.  This year not many families were able to make it to the event, so we ended up going home, showering up and heading over to one of the families homes.  (This was sooo great with a baby who needed a nap!)  We enjoyed a fabulous meal and sat around the fire.  

Jed is the first grandchild of the group (as I may have mentioned earlier).  So everyone enjoyed watching him play and walk around.  I hope that he has memories of this annual get together when he grows up!

Fun with Cousins!

What a trip San Diego was... well... packed!  We had sooo much fun seeing everyone, including our cousins Carly (left) and Thea (right).  They are my dad's youngest brother's children.  Jed had so much fun with them, climbing on them, being passed back and forth, and showing off his newly learned skills.  The worst part of the whole trip was realizing that my two best babysitters live in San Diego!

Jed's first San Diego reunion

My dad and his fraternity brothers started an awesome tradition 27 years ago.  The first weekend of every August, we get together in San Diego and have a huge beach party. My sister and I were the first kids by a few years and we make it a huge priority to go and visit friends.  This year, Jed stole the show.  He was the first grandchild among the group.  

Grandpa and Jed 

Jed's first time touching the ocean... lets just say he didn't like it!

After recovering from the ocean shock (62 degrees)... Jed and daddy pondered what to do next.

We had an awesome set up!  This is the best wagon ever... it converts to a table, two seats... a bet... or pretty much anything you could ever want.  Auntie Lolo came to visit when Jed was eating lunch.

We went for an afternoon walk.  It was so gorgeous!  The water was beautiful, the sun was shining... it was a great day!

 Jed loved watching the waves.

My first black eye...

Over the weekend, Jed got his first black eye.  You can barely see it but over his left eye is a nice bruise... he met the coffee table and then proceeded to meet a chair a few hours later.  We are proud of our battle wounds!

Visit with Auntie Lolo

This Past weekend my mom and I drove down to see my sister, Lauren.  We had such a great time seeing her and meeting all of her friends.  On Thursday night she and her roommates made a fantastic dinner for us (steak, salad, bread and Fresno corn).  On Friday, we went to her work (she cooks at a house for 12 people).  Jed showed off his swimming skills...

Check out those beautiful green eyes!