In Memory of Jordan Don Whitesides

Tyson's younger brother Jordan passed away on March 18, 2009. It has been a very hard week for all of us. His life was cut short but he lived it to the fullest. We will miss his quick wit, his practical jokes, his loving happy heart, and his big bright smile. We miss you already Jordan. We are so glad you got to spend the month that you did with our little Pratt and know that he understands more than any of us what has happened and your mission now in heaven. We are so grateful for the knowledge we have of eternal families and the plan of salvation. We know we will see our Jordie again and are so grateful to our Heavenly Father for sending the Savior to make that possible. We love you so much Jordan and are excited to know that one day we will be with you again.

1 month old this Thursday. Where has the time gone?

I can't believe our little guy will be a month old this week. He's getting so big already and I just think where has the time gone? He's such a joy in our lives and it's going by too fast already.
Tyson and I decided to start early with Pratt's scripture study. I love my boys!
Look at those little toes :)

Grandma Chris came over to help give Pratt his first real bath. He hated those sponge baths but he loves his baths now. His favorite thing is to make little fountains.

Look at that cute little body.
So content in his bathtub. He already has a pop belly. He's a little chunker. I'm so happy I have been entrusted to be his mom. It is such a priveledge and I just can't get enough of our little Houdini.

Our little buddy!

Tyson took this picture with his phone and e-mailed it to me with the message "Put this on the blog please." So here it is! We sure love our little guy!

Look A Likes?

A lot of people say Pratt looks just like me. So here's a pic of me at 2 months old. Pratt is still brand new in both these pictures. He's chunked out a lot in the last couple weeks but I have to upload my camera at my mom's so it'll be a few days til I have new pics. But what do you think? Do we look a like?

Any ideas?

So to all of you mothers out there... Any ideas on how to keep your kids from growing up and getting bigger? Everyday I feel like little Pratt is growing so much and changing. His face is chunking out and so are his little chicken legs. I want him to stay little for a little longer. So if anyone has any secrets let me know.

Our 2 week Doctors Appointment.

We just got back from Pratt's 2 week appointment. Technically he isn't 2 weeks old until Thursday but close enough. We have a little chunk for a baby. Last Tuesday he weighed 6lbs 8 oz. This Tuesday he now weighs 7lbs 4oz. And he's now 20 inches long as compared to 18 3/4 last week. Everything is looking good. He didn't sleep hardly at all last night so neither did I. We asked the doctor about it cuz he tends to get up every 2 hours or so at night to eat. The doctor said he should be able to go about 4 hours at night so he told us to try a couple things. Thank goodness! I hope it works. I feel like I haven't slept for the last 2 weeks. Other than that he is looking good and healthy and even without the sleep we can't get enough of him.

Our little bundle of joy!

Pratt is now 10 days old and we can't believe how the time has flown. We love this little guy so much. Motherhood is so fun and kinda harder than I thought it would be..not so much the mothering part but the no sleeping part and the super crazy emotions. Poor Tyson doesn't know what's going on with me. I cry at the drop of a hat over nothing. Yesterday was the first night Tyson went back to work and I cried when he left and then cried when my parents left that night and then cried when I called Ty to tell him we were trying to go to bed. But I would never give him back. We love him so much.
He seems like he's already changed so much in the last 10 days. I can't believe how much he's changed.
These are my boys! Hatch has been a little jealous of Pratt. He's so used to getting all of the attention that I think he feels like he's being shafted. We've been trying to spend special time with Hatch to keep him feeling like he's part of the family still.

Pratt had his first doctors appointment a couple of days after we brought him home. When he left the hospital he had lost 7 ounces. We went home on Saturday and by the time we went to the doctor on Tuesday he was back to his birth weight. Needless to say our kid likes to eat. The doctor said they like to have them back to their birth weight by 2 weeks old. He loves to eat though and is already getting some little rolls on his legs. Our pediatrician is really nice and we like him a lot.
He got circumcised that same day and I cried when they took him. Being a mom is hard. You don't like to see your baby hurting.
Hatch isn't so sure about Pratt right now. He's pretty good with him and likes to lick his face but we have to watch him constantly. We are sure that when Pratt is a little older they'll be best friends. Pratt doesn't mind Hatch at all.
Hatch loves my Boppy. He thinks it's his new bed.

Our new little family getting ready to leave the hospital.

Uncle Kerry came down from Idaho yesterday and hung out all day. He loved holding Pratt.
Uncle Greg loves him too!
As does Uncle Jordan
And Grandpa Roland
And Grandma Debi.
And Grandma Chris can't get enough of him. I'm surer she has thousands of pictures of him already.
Pratt and Aunt Megan
We took this picture right before we headed to the hospital to be induced. So here's the before being induced...
And the after! Our little buddy came out SCREAMING!! He's got a good set of lungs. We have been so blessed to have this little miracle in our home. He is such a good baby! Although he came out screaming he hardly makes a peep now unless he's hungry. We just love him.
Sorry there's so many pictures. I just had a hard time choosing. Thanks to everyone who supported us through all of this and who brought dinners. You'll never know how much we appreciate everything that has been done. We love you all!