a little less picture taking, a little more mothering...

As much as i LOVE taking pictures of this little man, i probably should pay a little more attention to details....his details....

If i'd-a known he was THROWING UP i don't think i'd be posing for the camera, he sure pulled a fast one on me... He does that a lot....Jack's now over a month old....wow times flying.

random.

Here's just a bunch of random pictures of some things we've been up to lately. This Picture was taken today, he seriously is getting so big SO fast! I can't believe how fast he's growing! Me and my handsome little man, i love him so much!
Dad with his little "tank" as he calls him, i still haven't figured out where that nickname came from, he's always been so little and is just finally growing.... whatever

(But that is a classic Jack look)
So is this one....

Our fun walk by the river the other day, we used the snuggly and LOVED It! I ordered a sling, and it came so fast, i was so excited, but it got here, and it was the wrong size dang it! I have to send it back and wait again....

I thought having babies only made moms crazy.... apparently that isn't true

So sweet

John and I have a nieghbor (who wishes to remain annonymous http://carterpeople.blogspot.com/) that I swear wants to be just like John, he's ALWAYS wearing the same outfit as him....weird, i know....YES PEOPLE, John really is THAT cool ;)

Jack's first fishing trip, it was so exciting that he just slept through it...

We were having a little but of some diaper issues....Low rider!

This is how i love to burp Jack, he just totally relaxes when i hold him like this, i especially love it when he holds my hand too :)

Blessing

Hey! We're blessing this cute little boy this Sunday (the 13th). Let me know if you want to come and i'll get you the details, call me ;)

Photo Shoot

Wow i love this boy

Bath Time!

Jack LOVES his baths. He would seriously sit for hours with his head under the faucet and be totally content.

Now that his cord fell off we can give him real baths in the tub and he loves those too. Especially at the end when we let the faucet rinse him good...something about the flowing water really gets him ;)

Catch up- Visitors and Home

The Sunday we came home we had all sorts of visitors come to see Jack (and us). Julie and Trent came with their family, Great G-ma and Pa Peterson came and Walter came all the way from Maryland to visit! Too bad he didn't bring his family.... It was fun to see everyone, thanks for visiting!
Grandma V came for a few days to help out too, and Jack just looks so small in his buggy!

The one is of him under the lights, he was such a good sport.

Picture catch-up!

At the Hospital

Just some visitors! Bringing our baby home

We were met at the door with a "Jack"-o-latern sign saying welcome home Jack, and a beautiful centerpiece full of "Jack" things. Emily and Natalie informed us the night before we came home that they had previously been playing "Slap Jack" Oh great.....a glimpse of things to come :)

We Love Jack!

Jack Jack: Our own little superhero :)

John and I are amazed every second of every day how much we love this little man. I get so emotional just thinking about how perfect he is and how lucky we are. I never knew you could instantly love somebody so much, we're so grateful for our little miracle!

He's developed a little jaundice since we've brought him home from the hospital. We have had to keep him under the lights pretty much all the time since yesterday afternoon. Today he is doing much better though and will hopefully only have 1 day left. He really is such a trooper!

Thanks so much everyone for all your love and support!

Introducing....

The newest member of our family! Jack Dee Van Orman, born August 14th at 12:31 am. He was 3 weeks early, 6 lbs 5 ounces and 19 inches long. We already love him so much!

Everyone is doing just fine, we'll be in the hospital until tomorrow morning because they want to watch Jack. Elise was GBS positive so they want to make sure it wasn't passed to the baby during birth, but we should be free to go after that. We've never been happier!

Our CT apartment

Finally here are some pictures of the rest of our apartment, i had already gotten some of the bedroom and the balcony so here's the kitchen, the only thing not pictured......the bathroom :)

sorry, a little business....

So I'm coming home Monday, i'm trying to get rid of ALL of my MaryKay stuff so if anyone wants ANYTHING that i have, i'm selling it for cost.....Here's the Deals, and first come first serve:

*Satin Hands Set....regular$30, on sale $18
*Microdermabrasion set....regular $55, on sale $38
*Normal to Dry Skin Timewise Set (comes with 3-in-1 cleanser, Age-fighting mosturizer, Day Solution-SPF 25, and Night Solution)....Regular $100, on sale $65
*Normal to Dry Cleanser and Agefighting Mosturizer....Regular $40, on sale $26
*Combination to Oily Cleanser and Agefighting Mosturizer....regular $40, on sale $26
*Day Solution (individually)....regular $30, on sale $18
*Timewise Night Solution (individually)....regular $30, on sale $18
*Satin Lips Set....Regular $18, on Sale $12

I also have a bunch of eye colors, lipsticks, lipgloss's, eye primer, foundations etc... There's always Mascara and anything else you guys need but i'll leave the list to that for today. Mary Kay really is great stuff, i'm just not much of a party thrower if you know what i mean :) If anybody wants anything let me know ASAP so i can bring it home with me.