The Jastifer Family

Saturday, June 15, 2013

Catching Up!

There is a lot to catch up on! I fell off the blog when things got busy with three kids, but I am going to try my best to keep up on it now that we are moving so far away from family and friends. Thankfully, it will only be for one year while Jim completes a fellowship in foot and ankle in Boise, Idaho. He has a wonderful opportunity and we are excited to explore that part of the country. We sold our house much faster than we anticipated so we are currently living with my mom is Grand Rapids until the end of July when we move. We are thrilled that we get to spend a lot of time with our friends and family before we leave. Just before we sold our house, Jim graduated from residency, which was an exciting time for us all! We are so proud of him and are excited to see what the future holds for our family. Here are a few pictures of the past month, I would love to post from the past two years, but you would be here all day! Thanks for reading our blog and I promise to update often!

Blake loves his brothers!

Jim's Graduation

Our boys all dressed up! (Does not happen very often)

Caleb graduated the 3's program at preschool!

Ethan graduated kindergarten!!

Ethan and his wonderful teacher, Mrs. Baker

and Mrs. Greig :)

Last morning of kindergarten and our last morning waking up in our house - it was a bittersweet time for all of us!

The Blog is back!!!!

Since we are moving to Boise, ID we decided to try to keep the blog up to date for those back in Michigan

Tuesday, September 04, 2012

First Day of School!

Caleb starts preschool!

Ethan starts full day kindergarten!

It has been a great summer and the boys have had a blast. It all ended today as they begin the first day of school. They are going to have a great time and as I sit here with mixed emotions, I know that they are going to do great!

8 Months...and TWO teeth!

Blake now is nine months old and has two bottom teeth that stick out when he smiles (which is all the time when his brothers are around!). He so curious, just like Ethan was and soon he will be walking! He is crawling all over and climbing up on the furniture with ease. He likes his new found freedom and occasionally finds himself getting into something he shouldn't, but what kid doesn't! He loves to eat and we are starting to give him table good which is going well. Some of the textures he does not like, but for the most part, he is enjoying new flavors. He is a great baby who sleeps 10-12 hours a night straight, so I can't argue with that. We love our "Blakey" as we all call him!

Monday, July 16, 2012

Blake's 6 Month Stats....

Blake had his 6 month check-up the other day and he is growing like a weed and is well on his way to crawling (any day now!). He has mastered the army crawl and is sitting up from a laying down position on his own. He is such a joy, especially with that huge smile he gives us - love you Blake!

Height: 28 inches (90th percentile)
Weight: 19 pounds 2 ounces (75th percentile)
Head Circumference: 45 cm (95th percentile)

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

UPDATE: My babies have been born!

One...

two...

and three!!

Little Robin Eggs:

These are my other babies. There is a robin who made a nest right outside my window in our tree. I check on the eggs all the time and can't wait for them to hatch. The boys are of course as attached to them as I am and we are making sure to give them plenty of space so we don't scare them away. It is funny, the robin used to leave the tree while we were outside playing, now we can be two feet from her and she will just sit there in her nest. More pictures of the little birdies to come!

Love, joy, laughter, busy days, early mornings, unconditional love, blessed....all things that come to mind when I see this picture!!

6 Months

Our little baby is 6 months old already! He is developing quite the personality too! He reminds me a lot of Ethan at this age. Blake is either "growling" or singing in a high pitched voice all the time and it is hilarious! He loves to smile, especially when his brothers are around :) He loves peas, pears, and carrots and we are slowly working on others foods. He can get up on all fours, but can't quite figure out how to make them all work, but I know that in the near future he will figure it out and I will have a crawler on my hands!! He rolls everywhere like a log and has mastered the army crawl to get himself around or to get to toys that he wants. Of course, EVERYTHING goes in the mouth and he is really good at pulling hair and it hurts! He is pretty much sleeping through the night and is totally a stomach sleeper just like his mom. He loves to fight his naps, but we are working on that and things are going better. We love our "chunky monkey" and can't wait to see what the next six months brings!:)

Caleb is now fully potty trained and is so proud of himself, as are we!! Way to go buddy! The first thing he said after he went for the very first time was, "Now I get to go to preschool!" Can you tell what I had been telling him?!?! Back to just one in diapers and it feels so good!