Munchkin

We went to Philly to visit Ryan, Emily and Sage. It was so fun to see my only niece on this side of the family for the 2nd time! I loved seeing her smiley face, she is such a happy girl. Ryan endearingly calls her, Munchkin-of-my-heart. It was so fun to see them and especially to see my big brother being a push over for his cute little girl.

Auntie Natalie and Sage.
She is into touching faces, it makes me laugh how she goes straight for the face,

slobbery hands and all.

Here we are at Constitution Hall.

Ryan and Emily let Jackson use their big carseat stroller, so Sage was bundled up in her homemade sleeping bag. I was impressed at how resourceful and creative Emily and her family are with all of their fun ideas.

Auntie Sharon and Sage . . . stealing kisses!

We miss you Munchkin, you can come and play at our house anytime!

What I have learned as a Parent . . .

I have learned a few things in the 3 months that I have been a parent. Small things, some that I did not know were part of the job of being a mom.

Such as how to make funny faces . . .

Being a human spit-up rag . . .

The innumerous daily outfit changes . . .

usually about 3 or 4 a day!

The fun toys that mommy gets to play with,

not baby so much yet . . .

Folding little people socks, shirts and pants . . .

What once was weekly laundry is now mountains of laundry daily . . .

at least 1 load a day!

Taking naps whenever and wherever . . .

But my favorite things that I have learned are that

I get to look into those beautiful blue eyes every morning . . .

That he loves us unconditionally . . .

And we have never learned to love so much and so meaningfully . . .

Isn't life wonderful as a parent!

I do believe. . .

I DO BELIEVE IN SANTA!!!

Jackson, 6 weeks old, was very excited to see Santa for the first time. We went to the ward Christmas party and Santa came to visit. I was wondering how he was going to react and praying that he wouldn't spit up on Santa. I did not image that he couldn't keep his eyes off of Santa.

Santa was so happy to see a baby that actually liked him.

It was almost as if Jackson was saying, "I do believe in Santa

. . . and be sure to bring me some yummy formula and cute jammies!"

Merry Christmas from the Riggs!

For those in search of a good deal!

For enrichment the this month they went over ways to save a buck on groceries. I was skeptical at first and decided that I would pay the extra money to save me time on searching for the best deal on squash until they walked us through this website. I was so impressed that I have to share it with those who are in search of a good deal---and are too lazy to hunt around for it. It is called grocerysmarts.com here is the link:
http://www.grocerysmarts.com/utah/lists/splashg84csk.php.
This directs you to the grocery deals in utah, but you can pick any state and get your information. You click on what grocery store you want to shop in, and---this is the best part---it tells you what items are on sale and how good of a sale they are with a 5 star rating system. Sometimes you need coupons to get the deal but they are found in the sunday paper or provide a link to print off the coupon and the great thing about it is the website tells you when it is the best time to use the coupons. I have even got things for free by using this website! Simple enough. Just wanted to share the good news. Happy grocery shopping!

Jackson starting to "goo"---very cute!

At 2 weeks old Jackson decided to be vocal. It is so cute to here his little voice, especially when he's not crying ;) Here is a link to see the cute video, it's only 2 minutes and is definately worth it.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=165522933254094104
ENJOY!

Jackson Slide Show

He's here!!!

Welcome Sweet Baby!

Jackson John Riggs
Oct. 26, 2008 at 4:06 p.m.
8 pounds, 20 inches

After 10 weeks of bedrest for preterm labor and 8 hours of labor, out little guy is finally here. It's amazing how much you can love someone in a matter of moments. In my opinion he is the cutest baby boy I've ever seen!

The Before . . .

. . . the after!

I feel great! Labor was a little rough because my epidural wore off for the last 20 minutes or so, but I love not being in preterm labor anymore and feel so much better now that he's in our arms. John and I feel so blessed to have a healthy baby. We were lucky for the first week I had to set my alarm to wake him for feeding, but since then he has caught on and we have had a couple sleepless nights. Oh, the joys of parenthood.

Here I am, love me!

Don’t you love my platinum blonde hair, I have plenty to spare! After my first bath, mommy and daddy had to blow dry my hair.

I was a ghost for Halloween! Do I look scary or what?

I love my new home!