Adam, Shawna and Austin

General Conference Weekend in Cokeville

2011-04-07T19:52:00.007-06:00

This past weekend we watched General Conference in Cokeville with Adam's family. After going to Wyoming we feel like we live in a tropical oasis. There is still snow on the ground and the temperature was frigid. On Saturday we went out with Grandpa Teichert and helped feed the cows.

Here is Austin, Brynlee, and Boston waiting for Grandpa. He is driving towards us in the tractor that is pulling a flatbed trailer with hay. They were so anxious for him to get to them, they were flagging him down with their hats and yelling for him to hurry.

Here are the 3 cousins on the tractor with Grandpa. Austin was not so sure about the whole thing which was interesting because we usually cannot pull him off the tractor.

Austin and I rode on the back and "helped" (it was more like watch Adam do all the work).

Adam would stand on the back with the hay bails and push hay off as the tractor went along. Adam's Dad was laughing and teasing him saying that Adam had gotten soft and out of shape with his cushy banking job.

Austin thought the cows and bulls were pretty cool.

Some of the registered bulls eating up the hay.

I have to share one funny incident that happened as Austin, Adam and Grandpa were out checking the cows. They are in the middle of calving season and so they were out checking the new babies. Adam had the job of catching and ear tagging the calves. As you can imagine, some of the mommas get a little upset and can be protective of their babies. One cow in particular was on the fight and didn't like Adam messing with her baby. Somehow Adam was able to get the calf tagged but the cow stated charging after him. Adam sprinted as fast as he could back to the truck with the cow on his heels. He went to open the truck door only to find that Austin had locked him out. He had to go to plan B and jumped into the bed of the truck. Austin loves to play with all of the gadgets in the vehicles and had locked the doors. He was in the truck laughing at the sight of his dad running from the cow. Luckily a window was down and Adam was able to unlock the doors and get in. That Austin is such a little terror!

I love this picture of Austin, there is pure joy/craziness on his face. He took a bath and took advantage of the many matchbox cars available. He did not want to get out of the tub.

Kristie, our sister-in-law, made play-dough with the grand kids and they loved it. Brynlee's was pink and Boston's was blue. They were kind enough to share some with Austin. In this picture they are trying to make the play-dough as long as Rapunzel's hair, they had just gotten the new movie Tangled.

Here is Austin trying to figure out what these tools are all about.

Austin loves giving kisses. He pushes his lips against your face and says "mi-wah". While we were there everyone got about 30 kisses, he would just go around and around to everyone. He even gave one to little Cooper.

Adam's Aunt Patty was showing Austin some of her Easter bunnies that would dance and sing. He thought they were pretty cool, Austin and Patty would dance along to the music. After he figured out how to make them go on his own he probably drove everyone else in the building crazy when he was playing them over and over again.

Austin's Messes

2011-03-22T14:46:00.004-06:00

Well, since it has been about 6 months since I last posted I decided it was about time to update our blog. This post is all about Austin and his messes.

Austin just got done feeding himself some yogurt for breakfast. Haha, I laugh at this picture every time. I was trying not to get any of the mess on myself as you can tell by the way I am holding him.

Austin is learning how to climb. He pulled all of the towels out of this drawer and climbed inside. He thought he was pretty cool sitting inside that drawer.

In this photo he emptied a whole box of baking soda on the rocking chair and carpet. I am not going to worry about odors on those surfaces for a while! I actually cannot blame Austin too much for this accident. I left the box low enough where he could reach it and it is just a natural thing for a kid to empty containers, so, I kind of take credit for this unfortunately.

Austin likes to imitate the things that we do as adults like talk on the phone, read books, put make-up on. Well, he found a container of Vaseline and put it in his hair and all over his face, kind of like how Mom puts on make-up. As you can imagine his hair was very greasy, it took several washings to get his hair looking clean again.

This one was not very bad but it still surprised me so I snapped a photo of it. He managed to pull down the stool and then climbed inside. I just wish I could know what he was thinking sometimes.

Our son already has an attitude, holy cow! I think more of the pudding went on his face then in his mouth.

Halloween

2010-11-15T09:27:00.006-07:00

Austin was not so sure about pumpkin carving, he would only watch us at first.

After a while though he got the hang of pulling out the slimy seeds. Of course he had to be stripped down cause we knew he would be covered in pumpkin by the end.

Adam working hard on carving his pumpkin!

These are our finished products. If you can't tell the one on the right is the Indianapolis Colt's logo the horseshoe, on the left is the Wyoming Cowboy's logo, two of Adam's favorite teams. We don't do normal stuff like ghosts and goblins at our house.

Here is Austin in his little cow costume. We worked on him to say "moo" and he could do it sometimes. Brother, the apple did not fall far from the tree here.

Here he is pretending like he is a cow, no jk. You can kind of see his tail in this pic though.

Our ward did a trunk-or-treat for the community as well as a carnival. One of the booths had backdrops so you could get your picture taken.

Here is the whole family, I dressed up as a nurse (I got a lot of flack for that) Adam was dressed up as a Dad, great costume Adam!! We are really original, aren't we?

What we have been up to

2010-10-25T11:01:00.007-06:00

This past Saturday was super busy but super fun. It started out with me getting up at 3:30am and going up to the Idaho Falls temple and doing baptisms for the dead with the YW's Presidency. With us was a lady who had never been to the temple so that was very exciting. Well after wards I stayed for a session then Adam came and picked me up from the temple and we headed on to Rexburg where my little sister was having a soccer game. It was a cold Fall day and we all tried to stay warm. As you can tell Austin was not so keen on the idea of staying bundled.

We tried to keep him bundled up but he would only leave the blanket on for a minute or two.

I don't even know how many times this happened, he just wanted to go play soccer too, I guess.

Here are some action shots of Natalie.

So after her game a friend of mine was have a baby shower so I went to that. Adam and I then went and picked Natalie up for dinner. We ate at this cool little place called Sammy's. Then after we went and played mini-golf. The course was really neat, there were black lights and then everything was neon color. Just for the record I beat both of them (they may disagree but it's true).

Adam and I have really been working on our bodies lately. I may have had some work done too.

OOH, Natalie and Austin lookin' good!!

When Austin first got on this little horse he was not sure what to think of it. He held onto the horn for dear life. It's hard to tell in this picture but his jaw was clenched tight. We were laughing soo hard, he finally got the hang of it and was enjoying it by the end of the little ride.

General Conference Weekend

2010-10-04T19:43:00.006-06:00

This past weekend we went to Cokeville to watch General Conference with Adam's family. We were able to snag my little sister Natalie who is attending BYU-Idaho.

In between sessions of General Conference (okay maybe on Saturday it was during the sessions too), we went out on the ranch. Natalie and I mostly watched while the men were working the cows.

Austin was the biggest stud on a horse out there. He was cutting cows, roping, oh man was he as sight to see!!

Adam would probably agree that this is the prettiest picture. "Oh man look at those beautiful cows!!"

Grandma Gibb gave Austin these jeans and I could not help but get this picture of his little Wrangler butt as he watched over his herd.

Here is Adam and Matt pushing the cows up the alley. They were weaning the calves and shipping some of them off to be fed over the winter.

Austin got a little four wheeler from Grandma Teichert. When he was riding he thought he was soo cool. Here is Uncle Matt pushing Austin.

This is Austin and Adam enjoying conference.

Shawna and Austin very attentively watching conference.

Austin's Birthday

2010-10-01T16:43:00.006-06:00

Happy Birthday Austin!! He had his first birthday on the 28th. I can't believe where the time has gone. It seems like just yesterday I was waddling around with a big ole' belly and now we have a toddler walking around. He is so much fun. We count our blessings everyday that he is a happy and healthy little boy.

Here is his tractor cake. I'm sure my Dad will be proud of this cake, huh Dad?

Adam's cousin Ali and Leah along with Aunt Ashlee and Aunt Katelyn came to celebrate his birthday. This is the best picture we could get of the three little cousins.

Just kidding, I think that picture is soo funny though. The picture below is a little better. This was not an easy thing to get three kids under the age of 5 to get them to smile at the same place at the same time. I'm sure there are Moms out there nodding their head thinking, "That is what it is like every time."

Here are some of the sweet presents he got. He is definitely a spoiled little boy!! Thank you Ashlee, Tatum, Trevor, Katelyn, Grandma Gibb, Great-Grandma Gibb and Wesley!!

This is a John Deere sleeping bag just Austin's size. We had him lay down in it and I thought he would jump up and want to play with his toys but he actually was very content to just lay in his bag. Thank you Great-Grandma Gibb for this gift, I'm sure this will get lots of use!!

We were up in Washington visiting my family over Labor Day Weekend and my family was able to wish him a Happy Birthday then. My little brother Wesley wanted to give Austin a present so he made him a John Deere blanket. Thanks Wesley!!

Here is the famous picture of a 1 year old eating their cake. We had his birthday party on the Saturday before his birthday because family could make it. He was too excited to take very good naps that day because family was there so he was kind of ornery and would not smile for us very good. As you can see on his tray there is a little colt and a little calf, both gifts from his little cousin Ali. He carried these around all day.

This is his actual birthday. We decided to let him try eating the cake again. He was a bit happier this day.

Hundreds Volunteer For Potato Pack - Local News Story - KIFI Idaho Falls

2010-08-16T22:05:00.003-06:00

Okay, so we have not been very faithful at updating our blog. We have tons of excuses though, like we just moved and have not had internet for a while. But now we have internet and no excuses, so a blog with pictures will be soon to follow.

This link will send you to a newspaper article about a service project that happened in American Falls. Adam, Austin and I volunteered to help. The best thing about the article though is the movie clip cause Austin is the star (okay maybe there is only a 1.5 second clip of him). He was a trooper and kept his hair net on almost the whole time. We had a good time and were amazed at the amount of food we packed.

Hundreds Volunteer For Potato Pack - Local News Story - KIFI Idaho Falls

Trips to Wonderful Wyoming

2010-05-13T20:24:00.012-06:00

We were able to go back to Cokeville, WY to visit Adam's family on a couple different weekends. Adam always enjoys getting back out on the ranch and helping out. Plus we were able to take Austin out and introduce him to life on the ranch.

Adam was able to help his dad brand some calves and then afterwards we took Austin for his first horse ride. He just kind of sat there pretty content and looked around. He seemed to enjoy it pretty well.

We took Austin in the barn and let him get acquainted with some of the bum calves. Look at him ride that "wild" bull. He is already quite the little Cowboy.

Austin seemed to like being around the cows and calves. While he was petting the calves they would try sucking on his fingers and he would just smile. When the calves started bawling Austin would beller right back at them.

Adam's dad got some hats that have their family's brand on the front so here is a picture of Austin showing how happy he is to be sporting the brand.

Here Grandpa Teichert keeps Austin entertained by playing him some music on his guitar and harmonica. Austin loves listening to the guitar.

We were in Wyoming for Easter weekend and so here is Austin on his first Easter. We gave him the outfit he is wearing and Grandma Gibb gave him the little sweater vest outfit. He also got a few little goodies from others in his Easter basket.

Rodeo

2010-04-15T15:44:00.007-06:00

Last Thursday, April 8, Adam, Austin and I went to the Dodge Circuit Finals Rodeo in Pocatello with some of our friends Chris and Taylor Grover. Here is Austin all geared up for the rodeo. My Mom is spoiling her first grandkid with the sweet boots he is wearing. The awesome shirt is from Adam's buddy Kole Krahenbuhl and his wife Jodi , thanks guys.

These are our friends Chris and Taylor.

When we decided that we were going to go to the rodeo, Adam and I debated whether or not to get a baby-sitter for Austin. We decided against it thinking that we like having him with us and he might even enjoy the horses and cows. So we get there and sit down and everything seems to be fine. We get some pictures, are talking about how excited we are etc...Well the lights dim and the anouncer starts introducing the national anthem and it is very loud in the arena. Austin starts to whine. The whine escalates to a loud scream and continues throughout the whole national anthem. Adam and I try everything to calm him down but nothing is working. I go out in the hall for awhile to calm him down. I become brave and try to sneak back in to the arena. I attempt to distract him with my necklace and it works for a little while but then he starts to cry again. Luckily, Taylor the hero, pulls out some earmuffs she had in her jacket. We put them on Austin and he becomes quiet.

He was as happy as a clam the rest of the night. Austin looks good with his earmuffs on, my favorite thing about them is that they push his chubby cheeks up so they look even chubbier. Haha, oh well this night started out a disaster but turned into a fun night. Thanks again Taylor for the earmuffs, whatever works, huh?

Washington

2010-04-01T18:50:00.000-06:00

At the end of March we took a trip up to see my family. They were on spring break and so we got to spend lots of time with them. We went to Natalie's track meet. She is such a stud. I love watching my siblings participate in sports and to see them succeed, I get so proud of them.

After the track meet we went shopping. This is my sister Camille holding Austin. He looks so cool with those shades on, haha, we could not stop laughing.

My mom has this little chair that her Dad made for her as a little girl. Austin got to try it out. Fits just right.

My mom thinks it's so funny to spoil Austin, she says that it's part of her grandma responsibility. Here he is getting grape kool-aid.

My Dad and little A, watching the news together.

We went to the Pacific Science Center in Seattle. They have tons of hands on science "stuff". We are sitting at a table that is extra big, I think a 5'6'' person would feel like they were 3' tall or something, anyways we felt like midgets.

This is one big Dinosaur!! So as you can see Austin is not wearing any socks. I went to change him when we got there and as soon as I took the diaper off he soaked his socks in pee. Being the forgetful person I am, forgot to pack extra socks. So, Austin got to go sockless.

This is my brother Bryant playing with the anti-gravity mirror. And no his feet are not touching the ground, jk. This kept us entertained for a long time.

There was a huge water fountain outside of the Science Center next to the Space Needle and Key Arena. Anyways the water would come on and off and we would try to run down and touch the big silver dome before that section of the fountain would come on and soak us.

Well, in all it was a good trip. There is nothing like family.

Austin Update

2010-03-07T18:31:00.010-07:00

Austin is turning into such a little man.

He has been teething and because of this has been drooling like crazy!!!

Can you see those two little baby teeth on the bottom?

He is also sitting up pretty good on his own, he is also teaching himself to read as you can see in this picture, haha.

His personality is really starting to show, he is such a goof ball.

Adam and I are both having tons of fun with him though.

A Few More Christmas Pictures

2010-01-28T21:07:00.005-07:00

I forgot to put up a couple pictures of Austin celebrating his first Christmas. We got a few pictures of him that we thought were really cute and we promised some of our family we would post these pictures on our blog for them to see.

Here is Austin sitting on Santa's lap for the very first time. He was really pretty good but he never really told Santa what he wanted.

Here is the "deer in the headlights" look.

We really loved this reindeer outfit of Austins. We had him wear this on Christmas and he looked so cute! The only problem is he was leaving a lot of reindeer droppings in it for us to clean up.

Late Christmas Post

2010-01-18T13:45:00.035-07:00

Well this post is a little overdue and it is a bit of a picture overload but here is how we spent Christmas this year. We were able to go up to Washington to be with my family. It was the first time that we have been able to go up to Washington since we had Austin. We had a great time and it is always so much fun when we are able to get together with my family.

Here is my entire family except for my brother Bryce who is on a mission in New Mexico.

Adam and I with Austin on his first Christmas.

Christmas Eve we all go to my Grandparents and the grandkids act out the nativity scene. Here is Mary, Joseph, the shepherds, and the wisemen. Austin got to be baby Jesus and actually behaved himself pretty well.

There is even a donkey for Mary to ride.

Part of the Gibb Christmas tradition is that the grandkids

do a talent here's Natalie playing "Oh Holy Night".

Here is Austin Christmas morning. Camille and Curtiss (my sister and brother-in-law) gave him this Bumbo chair. He loved it and we now call it his throne.
Christmas afternoon we all went outside to go skeet shooting.

Here's Camille and I doing our best impersonation of Annie Oakley.

Mom came out and showed us all up. A word to all you
burglars out there, don't mess with Mama Gibb.

Adam and Bryant shooting it up.

Austin is my Dad's parents second great grandchild. This was their first time seeing him.

We didn't bring Austin's baby bathtub so we had to make due. I always had lots of good help with Austin from my family.

Natalie, Wesley and I went sledding. Even though I am now a mom I guess I can still get out and do something a little crazy and fun!

Austin and Grandpa Gibb checking up on the latest news.

Austin got spoiled big time by my Mom.

My parents, Wesley, Austin and I were able to go to Natalie's basketball game.

Austin Laughing

2010-01-08T13:41:00.003-07:00

Austin is interacting with us more and more everyday. We love to get him laughing and were able to catch it the other night when he was playing with Adam.

Austin's Blessing

2009-12-07T07:07:00.001-07:00

So we think he looks pretty cute in his little tux. He was pretty good for his blessing but this little outfit is lucky to still be white. Afterwards family got together for a dinner. I had to leave the dinner for a few minutes, and when I did I gave Austin to my mom thinking that there would not be a problem. Well when I came walking in the door my little brother told me that Austin had blown out his diaper and had gotten all over his blessing outfit. I thought he was joking until I looked around and saw everyone's solemn faces and a crying Austin. It all turned out ok though. We were able to get the stain out and just put his top on for pictures and covered up his legs with a blanket.

Austin got blessed on December 6, 2009. We picked, of course, a weekend with horrible weather so many could not make it. But there was still lots of friends and family that were able to get through the storm to be there for the blessing. This is both sets of grandparents, my parents are on the right and Adam's are on the left. This was the first time my Dad, Grandpa Gibb, got to see Austin.

Baby's Firsts

2009-12-05T08:24:00.000-07:00

It has been a while since we posted and it seems that so much has happened since then. Austin has hit a couple of milestones and is growing so fast. A few days ago we were taking him to his two month appointment and I did not know where the time had gone. It seems like it was just yesterday that we were bringing him home from the hospital

This is one of his first genuine smiles. Adam gets him to smile by doing "The bull" with him. He grunts and swings his head like a bull would do and Austin just goes crazy. He is about a month old in this picture.

Here is a clip of him rolling over. He has done it about 3-4 times before this but we just thought it was an accident. On Friday Dec 4 he rolled over several times and we have tape to prove it this time. He can only go from his tummy to his back and usually in only one direction.

Austin's first Thanksgiving was spent in Cokeville, WY with Adam's family.

Halloween

2009-11-02T20:56:00.000-07:00

Austin was able to celebrate his first Halloween.

Below are a few pictures from the exciting weekend.

Austin is growing and getting a little chunky

and sometimes it feels like we are packing around a pumpkin!

Check out our cute little slugger!

This baseball outfit is actually one of Adam's old baby outfits.

Austin's uncle Wesley gave him this cute little outfit for Halloween.

So cute it's scary!

Austin is starting to smile for us a little bit.

We tried to catch him smiling in this photo but didn't do a real good job.

Here Austin poses with the neighbor boys that came over trick-or-treating.

All that hair!

2009-10-27T21:41:00.000-06:00

Austin was born with a pretty full head of hair. These next few pictures show his dark hair and some of his different styles.

This style is the "bed head" and is just a little crazy.

This is the "slick willy" with the hair pressed flat against his head.

Austin is being a little camera shy in this picture.

In both of the above photos Austin is sporting the "porcupine."

This style is easily done after a bath by simply drying the

hair with a towel and letting it work it's magic.

And here you can see the ever popular "mohawk."

What has Austin been up to?

2009-10-21T21:34:00.000-06:00

Well like any baby Austin spends a lot of time sleeping. If you look at Austin's left arm you can see he is holding it straight out. We thought it was kind of funny and took a quick picture. Can it be comfortable to sleep like that?

He spends some of his time pulling funny faces that make us laugh.

Austin hated his little sponge baths but he loves bath time now that he can just kick it in his own little tub. Here he is just relaxing and laying back in some warm water. As you can see we kept the picture G rated for all our viewers.

One thing Austin still isn't a big fan of is "Tummy Time." He does all right for a while but it doesn't take long for him to get frustrated and start pouting.

We like to read Austin stories and he seems to like them too. Just Me And My Dad seems to be one of his and Adam's favorites.

Austin recently took a little road trip to Wyoming where he got to meet more of his Aunts, Uncles and Cousins. Here he is with his Cousin Ali. Ali was really excited to see Austin and helped keep him entertained. She is a great Cousin!

Here is our little family. We are so happy to have Austin in our lives and feel very blessed.

Nap Time

2009-10-14T22:10:00.000-06:00

We have learned just how precious nap time is. Austin is a really good baby and doesn't keep us up ALL night but we aren't getting quite as much sleep as we had been accustomed to getting. So every now and then we just crash.

Check out the sweet missionary part on Austin in this picture.

Adam looks thrilled to have his picture taken.

Austin must have had a bad dream where he saw something pretty disturbing and is now trying to claw his own eyes out.

We have decided that Austin is the cutest when he is sleeping rather than awake and crying.

More Baby Austin

2009-10-11T19:54:00.000-06:00

Here are some more pictures of our little stud muffin. It seems like he is already growing so fast. He is still doing really well and has been a good baby for us.

Austin has a lot of hair so it is fun for us to play with it and try out some different hair styles. As you can tell he doesn't really care what we do with his hair.

Here he is with his eyes wide open. He is probably looking at his parents and thinking, "you have got to be kidding me! These wierdos are going to raise me?"

Adam and Austin like to have little jam sessions in the evenings.

Random Photos

2009-10-03T12:55:00.000-06:00

We have had some family members requesting some more photos of our little stud so we will try to continue posting a bunch of pictures the next couple of days. Here are a few random phots from the last few days.

Bath Time

2009-10-02T13:04:00.000-06:00

So the other day we gave Austin a bath. He is a really good baby so far and hardly ever cries. The only things that make him cry are changing his diaper and getting washed by momma! During his bath he expressed his great displeasure by squeeling like a wounded rabbit. Even when he cries he is pretty cute.

Austin decided that if mom wanted to torture him by washing him then he would really give her something to wash! He started shooting out poop all over the place. And with him screaming it came out with a high amount of pressure. Adam got clean up duty. Sorry for the graphic nature of the above photo. Looks like he won the battle but mom still won the war.

He's Arrived!!

2009-09-29T21:27:00.000-06:00

Austin Adam Teichert arrived September 28, 2009 at 8:31am. He weighed 7lb 1 oz and is 20.5 inches long. There will be more pictures to come of the cute little guy. He is doing good!!

Less than Two Days!!!!!

2009-09-25T21:47:00.000-06:00

So I am now 39 weeks and 1 day. I am going to get induced on Sunday afternoon which is less than two days away. Adam and I cannot believe that the time is finally here. We are both nervous and very excited. I can't believe that we are going to be trusted with a little tiny baby.

We have the baby's room all ready to go, well hopefully we have everything. We think that we are going to turn our little guy into a cowboy or a farmer.

2009-08-23T22:06:00.000-06:00

We did not do too many exciting things this summer but we did get to do a few things. Adam had trainings in Spokane every month and I was able to go with him to a few of them. I was then able to go to Ellensburg and spend some time with my family. Here we are at my little brother Bryant's baseball game. He is a stud!!

Then there is my little brother Wesley who thinks that he is an acrobat.

My little sister Natalie is awesome. The sun looks like it is in our eyes in this picture we are really looking good, I'll tell you what.

So when we were up there I was about 16 weeks along and we told my family for the first time that we were pregnant. We were sitting at the dinner table and I was extremely nervous to tell my parents. I was procrastinating telling them and somehow finally the news came out. No one believed me at first. My Dad even said "oh, she's just pulling another Jessica" (about a month before this my sister Jessica pranked my parents by telling them she was pregnant when she was not). I started crying (remember I was super nervous) and said, no really, we are. They all were so shocked but super excited for us.

This is up near Rexburg. We went up there to spend some time with our friends Micah and Shannon. We decided to take a little drive near the Snake River.

This is Adam and his Dad working the cows. We have not got to spend a ton of time on the ranch but always love to go back when we can.

34 Weeks Pregnant

2009-08-23T20:39:00.000-06:00

Each week I have Adam take a picture of my growing belly. I cannot believe how big it has grown. I do not think my belly can stretch much further before it pops.
I like to go onto Babycenter.com and find out how big the baby is and what is developing this week so this is the run down of what is going on during week 34. The baby is about 4 3/4 pounds and is 18 inches long. His fat layers are filling him out makng him rounder (this also helps to regulate his body temperature when he's born.) His skin is smoother too. His central nervous system is maturing and his lungs are continuing to mature as well. Her skin is also smoother than ever. It's good to know that babies born between 34 and 37 weeks who have no other health problems generally do fine. They may have to be in the neonatal nursery and may have a few short-term health issues, but in the long run, they usually do as well as full-term babies.