Bathtime Boy

Baby Baby

October Faces

I love this kid so much. These faces were captured within a few minutes. His personality makes me giggle! 

The Reality of 2

Big Boppa

We took a family vacation to the East Coast to visit the Leet Grandparents. This was also the first time Jamison met his Big Boppa (Great Grandpa). Also the man who he was named after, along with Jamison's grandpa and daddy. There were some unforgettable moments on this trip. One of my favorites from Big Boppa as he looked at Jamison, "this handsome boy must be a Leet."

The 4 generations of James Oliver Leet 

Quatro's First Hair Cut

I think this may be the first time I have seen my baby as a little boy...transitions are bittersweet but we are excited for what's to come! 

Summer 2012

This poor blog has fallen to the wayside..let me explain. The Leet family has been busy with birthday parties, camping, house projects, and growing a baby. Yep the last 14 weeks I have been hibernating and trying to survive the first trimester of pregnancy. We made it and I am now starting to get some energy and motivation for life back. All that to say, this post will be some highlights of our Summer so far. That is if I can finish it before Jamison wakes from his nap :)

Peanut Leet #2: 

In May we found out we are having another little one. We are excited to meet this peanut in February. We are also excited for Jamison to be a big brother! Pecan pie was appropriately served for Father's Day to the Leet family. 

Jamison's first birthday:
We did a casual pancake breakfast party in our neighborhood park with friends and family. Jamison experienced his first rush of sugar. I will let the photos speak for themselves. The cupcake/cake was gigantic! We are grateful for his first year and celebrating his life!

Mom's annual camping trip:

Though Jamison just turned one, we took our camping adventure head on and went for it. Deep down I so wanted to pretend that I wasn't pregnant and that Jamison wasn't barely a toddler. We met other mom's in the beautiful wilderness and we had a great time. And yes, we came home at midnight :) I continue to have empathy for single parents as I just don't know how to be sane and raise this boy on my own. Thank God I don't have to. I am hoping Jamison and I can hit up the camping trip next year and leave baby at home with James. I love this photo below. We had a wagon with all our camping gear. Jamison loved riding in the wagon and was content there while I set up the tent. 

More highlights to come as the Summer is not over yet. In a week or so we are headed to the East Coast to introduce Jamison to his big Boppa, whom he was named after. All four of the James Olivers will be there and I plan on documenting the 4 generations!

James and I will also be celebrating our 4th year of marriage in about a week. 

Blessed indeed... 

Jamison Joins a Swim Class

Jamison's first swim! Since he was born, he has loved water. I think the only time he has ever cried was his very first bath in the hospital and one other time when we thought it was a good idea to make the water cool :) All the other times in the bath are spent splashing, giggling, and he usually has a huge grin from ear to ear. I am grateful for this because anytime he is having a fussy day or I just need a little break from whatever, I put him in the tub (supervised of course!) and instantly the mood changes! Well enough about baths...we wanted to expose Jamison early to swimming and he LOVED it. I will let the photos speak for themselves. I think my favorite thing about these photos is the reality that Jamison has a dad that is willing to be present and engaging in his life. I love seeing James with our son. A little secret is that James felt nervous to be in the pool with him.."I felt as if his life was in my hands." I like that he gets unerved at times when it comes to being Jamison's dad. It is a reminder that life is fragile and we must cherish these moments. I cherished watching them and snapping photos as well. 

9 & 10 together...

Jamison, You have now surpassed the amount of months you spent in my womb. 
You have 6 showing teeth.
You now have experienced swimming in a pool. 
You love turning pages in a book and you often crawl to your daddy or I when we are reading the Bible...you love those thin pages. 
Oh yes, you are crawling, more like scooting with your arms! 
You have mastered wrestling/crawling on top of you doggy Durango. 
You like to look outside through the window and clap your hands against the glass. 
You enjoy feeding yourself..still love those sweet potatoes. 
You still (and I hope forever) love to snuggle. 
You continue to be a blessing! 


I love you buddy!

Shoes!

8 is great

It has been a busy month as Jamison is getting more active. I can't keep up with this kid as he is proving to be bored with simple baby toys. All that to say, we are getting creative in what a "toy" is. Right now Jamison loves my camping headlamp. Biggest milestone of this month is that baby JO is sitting on his own. He still topples over every once in awhile but is getting stronger each day and with this comes crawling. Oh how hard he tries with his towered bum in the air. Soon...very soon.