Thomas Turns Three Months!

Yesterday Thomas turned 3 months! CrAzY! He's growing up so fast!
Here are some things that he's been up to:

• He can hold his head up when you are holding him
• He can sit up with some support
• On his belly he can raise his head 90 degrees
• He loves music, and being talked to
• Not only does he smile but he can put on a sad face with his lower lip sticking out, it's really cute and so sad when he does it too, but he does it a lot and I think it's because he gets a reaction from us.
• He's figuring out how to splash water in the bath tub
• He has daddy and probably me wrapped around his little finger.

We just love having him around, he's my little buddy that I get to be lucky enough to hang around with. 

Playing in the Snow, and sad news!

The other day we got Thomas all suited up to play out in the snow{or just go out side} and I couldn't help but think of the movie, Christmas Story, because I was putting a lot of clothes on him, than I put him in his snow suit and he couldn't really move, and at first he was crying. It was so funny because carry him in that literally felt like he was stiff as a board, {poor kid}.
He enjoyed the great outdoors... for a total of 5 minutes, ha ha. So that didn't last long but hey we got great pictures, and that's all that matter right?

I love kissing his cheeks!

I just think he's the most adorable thing.

Now the sad story, the other day my Mac Book Pro died, well sorta, the screen is black. I'm so devastated, because sadly that was my life, it was my entertainment while feeding Thomas, and most of all that's what I use when I do my art work, so now I can't really draw and paint anymore. We have another computer but Dustin is on it doing his art jobs, and what was so great about the lap top was I could be on the floor with Thomas and work at the same time!
The past month I have been working hard trying to build my art portfolio so when I go to New York I have something to show, and now all my files are on that computer... and yeah, I'm just upset. So now we are debating if we should get another computer or I just use ours at night when Thomas is asleep, and Dustin isn't using it anymore. I don't know, I just keep praying that somehow my computer will start again. Anyway, I hope everyone else is doing great!

Again... running behind

Again I don't keep posting and I run behind.... so here is a quick catch up.  After all the craziness of graduation, Christmas, moving, and New Year's Dustin and I headed to PA. Yep, pretty far away I didn't know what to think since I have pretty much lived in Rexburg my whole life!
But so far PA has been really good, we have meet a lot of new couples and everyone has been so nice.
So to make this post not super long here are some things that have happened this past month:

• Dust got his first Children's book job!
• I have been building my portfolio and been doing a painting a week! {so check out my art blog HERE}
• I'm working on selling my art stuff on Etsy soon
• There is a website that will be putting my art work in cross-stitch form and I will be making money though them! Very excited!
• Thomas can hold his head up pretty good.
• Thomas is 12 pounds now and will be 3 months next week! CRAZY
• I've learned how to make my own blog backgrounds!
• Drove outside of Idaho for the first time! {I know a little sad but true!}
• Almost every night Thomas sleeps through the night! {I know I'm lucky!}

Anyway that's what has happened the last month in a nutshell. Life has been good, I love being a mom, Thomas is so much fun!

Thomas at Grandma & Grandpa West's house

little photo shoot

My Sister-in-law has a really nice set up for taking pictures so we decided to take a few of Thomas we didn't get a whole lot because Thomas was fussy but here are some of my favorites.

Crazy Week and Weekend

Dustin and I are done!!!!! We are finally BYU-I graduates! This month has been crazy because both Dustin and I had to get our senior projects done and hung while joggling (sp) with Thomas. This week was even more crazy trying to get finals done and last minute assignments and papers while preparing for graduation. What was even more crazy was this weekend. We had Dustin's sister Emily get married on Friday in Draper, utah than that night we had graduation, than Saturday morning we had the big graduation in the new auditorium (which was massive by the way) and blessed Thomas that afternoon. It was fun and crazy at the same time but now we can sit back and relax at least for a while.

A little about Thomas, first thing he is a joy in our lives and I love him so much! And he's soooo cute! He's learning how to smile, well is more opening his mouth with a little bit of a smile but he knows he gets a reaction to it!

Thomas Weston Clark and some catch up!

Most of you know that Thomas is now with us! He was born November 7 at 6:04 a.m. and he was 7.8 pounds and 20 1/2 inches. He's been a lot of fun the last two weeks and he's getting so big! Here are some pictures of the little guy, he is so cute! But I'm probably bias because he's our little guy but I just think he's adorable.

Now some catching up, I haven't been much of a blogger because I've been working on my senior project and was trying to get it done before the little one came. Well I'm almost finished and Dustin and I will be having our art work hung up in the college library on December 2-17, so you should stop by and see it, but if not I will post some of our paintings next week so you guys can see. It's been fun but we are both excited to be done and also to be done with school. But here is my invitation for the opening reception:

He's hair is always crazy after a bath, but I look at this picture right now and he looks so little compared to now, it's crazy how fast they grow!

Those are a few things we have been up to, and I will try be a better blogger in the future!

HUGE!

I don't know about you guys, but I feel huge and I'm ready to have this little guy soon! This is me 37 1/2 weeks, and I feel like I'm ready to pop! P.S. Don't mind our messy study.

Where Did Time Go?

Today Dustin and I went to BYU-I bookstore to buy some books and school stuff for our last semester. While we were waiting in line to purchase our stuff I couldn't help but wonder where the time went, because it seemed like yesterday I was at the old bookstore getting stuff for my first semester in college as an 18 year old. Now exactly three years later as a 21 year old who is married and expecting her first baby boy I couldn't help but feel a little old when were surrounded by freshman with their parents and I was the only one there with a baby bump. But these past three years have been awesome and I have grown up a lot and it's crazy to see how much happens those three years. In those three years I had to opportunity to go to Europe, to learn how to mountain bike, broke my tail bone for the first time, been proposed to more than once, had my heart broken, had some great dates and some really bad dates, had my first C, had a few trials, my testimony has grown, met many great people, and of course I met my husband and been having a blast these last nine months and now soon to have a baby. It's been fun but I can't wait to move to the next level but at the same time nervous about it. It's crazy to think in a few months I will be done with school and that's what I have been doing with my life for 15+ years and to be a mother for the first time. Just crazy to think.

On another note Dustin and I are doing really well, keeping busy with our art, and the last few weeks Dustin's sister, Crystal has taught me how to design for digital scrapbooking so I have also been working on that. Also we are getting ready for our little critter in a couple months, it's getting very exciting but nerve wrecking for me at the same time. School starts in 2 days so things are going to go crazy but exciting at the same time.

In Two More Days!!!!

In two more days we get to find out if the little critter is a boy or a girl. First I was leaning more towards wanting a girl but more and more I just want a healthy baby. We get to find out this Thursday, Dustin and I are very excited.

Also the last few weeks I have been able to feel the baby and it's one of the most exciting feelings in the world. On Father's day Dustin actually got to feel the baby too! I didn't think he could yet but I told him where the baby was so he gave it shot and he got really excited about it, that now he's feeling my stomach a lot more. He will be a great dad, I can tell he's tickled with the idea!

Today also was our 6 month mark! Crazy to think since it seems like last month we got married, so we celebrated a little since our year mark the little critter will be around so we don't know how much we will be able to do.

Well we are doing great! Having a good time! And hope everyone else is doing well.

The Typical Baby Bump Picture!

Here is the typical baby bump picture that people do. Well here I am at 13 weeks. I can see the bump pretty well, but some people at my work tease me and say they can't see anything, but I know it's there because I was getting very uncomfortable in my regular pants that Dustin and I finally got some maternity pants and it feels good to not have pants jabbing me in the stomach. But I didn't think I would start showing this fast because it's my first one but o well it's still exciting.

This last week I had another check up and my mom and I got to see the baby again through the ultra sound and the baby was moving like crazy that the nurse had a hard time measuring the little kiddo. So I'm thinking it's one active boy like his father or one hyper girl like her mother, it will be interesting to find out what the gender will be.

So about us, Dustin is doing really well with his art. He has been doing caricatures at several activities, first he did one for I-night and he was a big hit, and ever since than he has been getting some random college students who have been asking if they could get theirs done. Also he did one of the new Teriyaki guy in Rexburg so we have been getting free meals there. And for this month he is doing caricatures at the high School for $30-50 an hour, and just today he got a job to go to a lady's daughter's 16th birthday and he will be getting $30 an hour as well. He's getting really good and he has a blast doing it so I'm happy for him.

As for me I just been working at Porter's full time again... but this will be my last time! But it hasn't been too bad, I just feel like a bad wife when I get home because I'm so tired when I'm done that I haven't been the cleanest house keeper and I usually end up in bed and fall asleep pretty quick afterwards but Dustin been an awesome husband and has been helping me out a lot.