The Latta Family

Brothers...

2011-07-31T16:11:00.006-04:00

Bible story before bed

Playing in Jared's room

Oh what a mess we've made :)

Chase, learning from a pro

The open mouth look...

Chase is eating the toys because we don't feed him enough...

Chase was sooo excited to talk to Jared @ dinner

Not sure what Chase did but Jared is telling me about it

Dollywood

2011-07-15T23:03:00.010-04:00

Here are the pics from our recent trip to Dollywood. Jared rode everything they would let him on and Chase was able to ride his 1st ride...

2011-03-30T21:07:00.003-04:00

Our little man has turned 2! In case you're wondering we didn't just have one theme for his party rather it was "choo choos" "Buzz" and "Wheee" (Woody). He had a good time but was a little grouchy... we found out a few days later that he was coming down with RSV and would give it to Chase... Needless to say we are all anxiously awaiting spring and the end of all the cold/flu type bugs that have invaded us these past few months!

Chase partied like a wild man!

Daddy got to play with fire...

A grumpy Jared did not want to blow out the candles...

Aunt Melody helped put together the toy that the rest of us couldn't figure out :)

Chase @ 5 weeks

2011-01-26T14:41:00.003-05:00

For those of you who didn't know that Chase went back into the hospital... please do not be alarmed. Chase has since been released and is doing great.
At around 4 weeks he started throwing up after almost every feeding and the Dr. thought it was due to acid reflux, we started him on an antacid. A week later we took him back to the Dr, he had slowed down in his weight gain and was still getting sick constantly. Not only was he unable to keep his food down he also spent a lot of time with tummy aches. They scheduled an ultrasound for the next morning on his stomach. It took the tech less than 2 minutes of looking at Chase's stomach to decide to go get the radiologist. Chase had developed something called Pyloric stenosis, a condition that occurs usually only in young infants. At the bottom of his stomach is a muscle that is supposed to open and close allowing food to exit once it has been digested. Chase's was not opening and had swollen so that every time he ate and his food would try to exit only to be forced back up. The only way to get it to open is through a surgical proceedure where they cut the outer part of the muscle so food can escape after being digested. Chase never left the hospital after the ultrasound but was admitted and started the preperations for surgery. He was dehydrated by that time so we had to wait a few hours for the IV to admin fluids before he could go to surgery. The surgery was done that evening and he was kept overnight so they could measure out small feedings and monitor his reaction. The next evening we were able to take him home. He is doing great now and we are so thankful to have found out relatively quickly what was causing him so much trouble. We have wonderful pediatricians!

Chase Andrew Latta is Here!

2010-12-07T17:29:00.009-05:00

We are so thankful for the birth of our son Chase Andrew Latta. He came into this world at 3:34 p.m. today weighing 7 lbs. 4 oz. and is 21 in. long. He and Julie are both doing great. Here are a few pics...I am sure we will be posting many more pics in the days ahead. Thanks to everyone who has been praying for our family!

The Corn Maze

2010-11-26T22:08:00.007-05:00

Jared discovers corn

Comparing wrist bands with Daddy

Leading the way

Follow me!

Too busy for pictures

"""balls"

Jared and Daddy

Riding the "train"

Peeking at the goats

Playing in the corn box

Who put this corn on my pants?

Sticking corn in the goats noses

Riding a pony for the 1st time

Petting the pony

Peeking over the fence

Daddy's boy

A morning with Jared...

2010-10-30T01:53:00.003-04:00

I wake to the sound of someone talking with a paci in his mouth. Someone who has gotten out of his own bed trotted across the house and into my bedroom to say "goodmorning there will be no more sleeping in this house". Squinting I can hear him get more animated as he knows he has finally woken me up. I give in and he follows me around as I get ready running ahead of me to the kitchen when I suggest we have breakfast. I settle him onto the couch with his cereal and milk so I can take a shower in "peace" (meaning only 1 or 2 interuptions instead of 500). When I exit the shower he is waiting in the bedroom with me with our family portrait that he has stolen off an end table. He points excitedly over and over at Jesse exclaiming "daddy daddy" just in case I forgot who that was. I rescue the picture (for now) and ask if he would like a bath. In answer he takes off running across the house to his bathroom to stand beside the tub and wait to be put in. I start the water and as I am not moving fast enough he decides to make his best effort at climbing in by himself (pajamas and all). Thankfully his legs are just a little too short. I undress him, help him into the tub, wash him and then leave him to play in the water for a while. Later I start the water draining while he keeps playing. At one point I leave and come back to find the water has finished draining and Jared has the soap and washwrag in hand getting ready to re-wash his body only with no water. I rescue the afor said items and fish him out to dry and lotion up. He insists upon helping with the lotion which is in a pump bottle so when we are done the bottle has as much lotion on the outside as he does. I have forgotten to get a fresh diaper and his ointment so I run to his room grab them. In the few seconds I am gone he dashes completely naked out of the bathroom to his firetruck in the hall (this is a ride on toy). Once straddled upon it I hear the tell tell sound of liquid hitting a hard floor. He is sitting back hands on his thighs watching as he pees on the firetruck upon which he is sitting and everthing else in range. The humor in this is that it is a fire truck and I guess perhaps it needed a "hose". I carry him quickly to his potty chair but he is finished and doesn't want to stay there. I wipe down his legs then go grab a towel to clean my hardwoods before the moisture makes a mark. I return to his room to find him, still completely naked diving around in his ball pit. When he gets out he has a ball stuck between his fat little thighs (I'm sure the lotion helped this). I just about have him down on the floor ready to be diapered when Jesse calls wanting to know "what are you guys up to?". Moments later Jared is finally clothed and decides all this work had made him hungry for a mid-morning snack. He runs to the kitchen to ask for applesauce. Glad to have him stuck in one place I put him in his highchair with the applesauce, a bib, and a spoon. I come back when he is finished to find that he dropped a huge spoonful down his front and UNDER the bib so that his shirt he has been wearing all of 10 minutes is soaked in applesauce. I change him into a second shirt and wonder how many more hours before Jesse comes home for lunch and Jared goes down for a nap?

Jared helps Daddy

2010-09-28T22:10:00.004-04:00

Jesse cleaned out the gutters tonight and Jared decided to help... no he did not get of the roof, but he did make off with some of Daddy's supplies:) Jared is actually wearing this glove he wore it around the yard backwards and up to his elbow for quite a while.

Moving Jared to his big boy bed

2010-09-28T21:49:00.004-04:00

Jared doesn't know it yet but he will soon be giving up his crib to his little brother. We bought him a twin bed, but he isn't ready to give up the crib yet. To ease the switch we took off one of the crib sides and pushed it up to the foot of the bed. We tried it out for the 1st time on this day, after being layed down he immediately started crying grabbed his blanket and Tigger and came to his bedroom door. I went back in his room and put him back to bed only to hear him at the door seconds later :) this time I didn't go back in. 10 min later the crying had stopped and I went in to check. Apparently he had gotten tired and decided to go get in bed but he must have been too tired to climb all the way back in and so fell asleep on the way.

Bath time, Driving, and No pants :)

2010-09-03T14:58:00.007-04:00

Jared takes a bath and models his new towel...

Jared driving

Jared decided he didn't have time for Mommy to put his pants on him, but later he did have time to ask Mommy to put two of his ties on him

Helping load the dryer... again Jared didn't have the time or patience to get dressed but he did wish to wear his shoes...

2010-08-19T15:20:00.002-04:00

2010-08-19T15:07:00.002-04:00

Jared @ Powell's Water Park

2010-08-19T14:51:00.003-04:00

Jared in his "swim" apparel

Jared's recent adventures...

2010-08-16T21:24:00.007-04:00

Jared talking on the phone with Daddy.

Having an Oreo!

No Pictures Please!

Wearing Daddy's Shoes

2010-07-30T22:36:00.005-04:00

Many of you have probably already heard but for those who haven't here goes... last month when Jared was going down the slide he twisted his left leg around the opposite direction resulting in what is called a toddler fracture. Our Dr told us these are very normal and are caused from a toddler twisting a bone to far. He had to wear a cast for 3 and a half weeks and just got it off this past Tues. Here are some pics of how cute he looked with it while he had it :)

Jared visits Dollywood ~ July 2010

2010-07-21T18:21:00.003-04:00

(yes, for those who are wondering... Jared received a serious haircut shortly before these pics were taken:)

Jared a spoon and some yogurt.

2010-07-21T18:18:00.001-04:00

Vacation 2010 (Part 2)

2010-07-21T18:00:00.006-04:00

Mr. Independent roaming the halls of Maryland's capitol.

With his cousin Emily, whom he loved!

Driving the car;)

Vacation 2010! (Part 1- the beach)

2010-07-21T16:19:00.011-04:00

A crazy bicycle we rented and rode down the boardwalk in Ocean City.

The only place Jared wanted to take a nap was on Daddy :) He even convinced Daddy to nap too!

Giving out orders :)

Keeping an eye on the ocean so it wouldn't get him...

Gotta love the cheeks!

Investigating the umbrella...

Giving orders to the umbrella...

Jared and Mommy

Watching Daddy play in the scary water :)

He didn't mind getting close as long as Daddy was carrying him

Watching the seagulls with daddy

He got scared of the waves this day and crawled up onto Daddy's back to be safe... notice he still isn't turning his back on that scary water.

Who needs a lounge chair when you have a daddy!

Reading on the beach

The beloved juice box

Who cares about pictures when you have a juice box

On the balcony of our rented condo

Feeling his belly :)

Scaring Daddy by insisting on getting close to the rail (we were on the 4th story) Mommy knew that belly would never fit through those bars...LOL

Playing in the arcade

The Latta Men

Jared helped clean!

Sorry this has taken so long... vacation was wonderful, but when we got home it was definately over! No time for anything :)

2010-04-22T08:45:00.004-04:00

So I don't have any pics for this post but you can use your imagination for most of it. Jared is feeling much better by the way. On the 12th of this month he got tubes in his ears, once he was recovered from that he caught the stomach flu, and then 2 days later his allergies have given him a little sinus infection... but he's a tough little guy who even with a sinus inf. and being short on sleep found plenty of energy to do things yesterday...

After lunch I was busy so Jared finds the 2 new diapers I had on the couch to pack in his diaper bag... he takes both of them back to the dirty diaper pail and puts them in. About 30 min later I realize he is being awful quiet so I go to find him. He is in the bathroom, at his feet is an entire roll of toilet paper he has pulled off the roll. On top of that is about half the contents of the bathroom trashcan that he is in the proccess of emptying. I remove him from the bathroom and set his little bottom in the living room. He promptly takes off for the crevice behind the couch and endtable. All is quiet except for this quiet suspicious swishing sound. I go to check it out and he has a box of tissues that he is half way through emptying! So in the course of 2 hrs Jared destroyed 2 diapers, 1 roll of tp, and 1/2 a box of tissues... and he's not even feeling well! Woe unto me when he learns to walk! (he did take a few tiny steps yesterday, but he caught on to what we were trying to do and started refusing to stand up... so stubborn)

Easter Weekend

2010-04-17T19:22:00.007-04:00

This is Jared the Saturday before Easter at our family cookout. He was using his bubble machine from Grandpa Latta for the first time and loving it.

Sadly this is Jared's only Easter Day picture, we ran out of time that morning before church and after lunch he started running a fever from an ear inf. so we didn't get anymore. We plan on doing a retake later :)

Spring fun at the park!

2010-04-08T15:35:00.005-04:00

2010-03-23T20:20:00.007-04:00

Soooo these pictures are sooo belated, but after Jared's first birthday party we were really busy and I just realized I hadn't put any birthday pics on here. Jared had a great party with lots of family! His favorite as you will see was the cake... he was just quivering with delight!

Jared with his Uncle Andy

His lion cake

Jared and Mommy!

Opening gifts with Daddy!

The same "1" candle that was used on his Mommy's

and his Uncle Andy's first birthday cakes.

Blowing out the candle with Daddy.

Eating Cake!

Oh, he loved it!

A little in every fat roll :)

Love these piggies!

Aghhhhh! A monster!

2010-02-08T19:57:00.003-05:00

Have you ever seen such a kissable monster! This was the 1st and only time he wore mittens. He had them off about 2 minutes later.

2010-01-27T15:23:00.003-05:00

Cabin Fever!!!!!

Are we bored? No way! With Jared on the loose there is always something new to do or discover. Here are a few ways he has been keeping busy during January...

How sweet! He's helping load the dishwasher right?...

That's what I thought he was doing...

Wrong! I clicked this and then realized what he was doing... he was tasting all the dirty silverware and throwning them on the kitchen floor when he was done!

He didn't want his pic taken during this escapade... I had been doing a little spring cleaning of all our old paperwork and laptop bags so I had a huge trash pile going...

One of the lap top bags hasn't been used in probably 3 years and had a few old cinnamon mentos in it.... guess who found one

I only looked over at him because he was making these big slurpy noises... that thing must have been good! There was a huge drool puddle under him too... and yes I did get that stain to come out ;)

And when mom takes away all your trash and dirty silverware you can always just go play in the bathroom.

2010-01-27T15:10:00.003-05:00

After being stuck inside for several months this winter here Jared finaly got to go out! He and his daddy had a fun afternoon together. He was really in awe of the back yard as he cruised around on his fire engine (and yes it does too help if you lean forward... :)

Going uphill!

2010-01-04T18:44:00.004-05:00

Christmas Day at my parents house.

Playing with Uncle Andy

Trying to escape

He loves hangers!!!

The beloved bat!

Trying to get that crazy ball!

Mr. Blue Eyes

Simply said: Jared

2009-12-09T19:36:00.000-05:00

The Last Leaves of 2009

2009-12-09T14:28:00.006-05:00

We just never had time this fall to make it to the park and get some fall pictures so Jared and I trotted out to the front yard for a few quick pics last month (yes, I am just getting around to publishing them:) He never got off the blanket because he hated how the grass felt. He kept leaning over to touch it and then jerk his hand back like it bit him. He did however try to steal my camera as you will see :)

Jared's first haircut

2009-11-20T17:05:00.004-05:00

Jared had his first haircut on October 6th! A friend of ours, Jessica, came over to cut my hair and did his while she was here. Jared wasn't even 9 months old yet but he had this really long comb-over on top that just had to go!

See how long it was!

He was soooo good the entire time :)

Daddy had to hold his face because he kept wanting to see what was going on back there.

2009-11-20T17:00:00.001-05:00

Jared's first Mission Conference!

Our Little Monster's Morning Routine

2009-10-06T10:27:00.005-04:00

No matter how many times you clean up the toys, Jared knows how he likes them. He is crawling all over the place. This will give you a little laugh as you consider Jared's morning routine. Every morning, our house becomes Jared's play place!

Jared's First Encounter with a Closed Box of Hostess Cakes

2009-10-06T09:50:00.006-04:00

What does a lilttle boy do when he see's a brand new, unopened box of Little Debbie Cakes? Well...we don't know about the rest of the world, but we now know what Jared does!

Dinner with Jared

2009-09-23T15:37:00.004-04:00

So as any parent knows a meal with a new eater is always an adventure and for some babies, like Jared, it's a passion. Food is a serious and most beloved subject. Basically here are the rules for the parent (aka person w/the spoon) during the feeding proccess (per Jared):

No pausing for air
No wiping of the face
No stopping to talk to someone else
No adjusting the bib
No warming up additional food... just give here
If your too slow I will take matters into my own hands (literally)
No wiping the hands after I have done so
No chunks of food at this time or I will gag and turn purple
If I decide to take a short break and look aroud at something then you must wait patiently in position to feed me the second I decide to resume.

Hurry Daddy!

Daddy's too slow so he's ready to eat the tray.

Mmmmm!

Hyperventilating between bites.

blue eyed monster

Pausing to study the bear on his highchair cushion

"how you doin'"

2 Cheeks full

It's all gone?!

It's Been a While

2009-08-24T11:00:00.015-04:00

This summer has been a blur for our family. We had the oppurtunity to be involved in Vacation Bible School, Bus Rider's Camp, Youth Congress, and Pastor's College on top of our normal schedule. It was busy...but we saw the Lord really work in the live of our teenagers!!! Our family went to Maryland for vacation. We got to go to Hershey Park and Washington D.C. in addition to seeing family. Jared is getting big! He loves to grab EVERYTHING and really loves to make noises all the time.

Jared likes to eat and grab everything...even other children's socks!

Jared's first meal with "real food"

Jared Reached His Limit and Crashed

2009-07-31T21:00:00.002-04:00

Jared's 1st trip to an amusement park was a success... We went to Dollywood with the teens at youth congress the first week in July and he did great. He was even able to ride his first ride... a trip on the carousel (even if it was in a stationary seat)

Pictures from the Past Month

2009-06-09T17:50:00.005-04:00

Family Pictures

2009-06-09T17:25:00.004-04:00

Life has been very busy. We are in the middle of our Vacation Bible School and have seen the Lord bless and work in a wonderful way. It has been a little while since we have been able to update the blog. While looking at out posts, we realized that we had some pics of our family that did not make the blog. When we went to Maryland, we had a picnic and here are a few family pics for all to enjoy.

2009-05-21T16:33:00.001-04:00

Jared's first time sitting in his bumbo seat and playing with his "baseball"

2009-05-21T16:18:00.002-04:00

So I put Jared down to bed in his bassinet and then just 2 or 3 minutes later he had turned himself completely sideways and had his feet up and over the side happy as could be!

Jared in May 2009

2009-05-21T16:08:00.001-04:00

Easter Pics

2009-05-07T22:34:00.005-04:00

This is Jared at Easter in his Easter outfit. Isn't he the most adorable baby you have ever seen! We hope you enjoy the pictures!

Jared hanging out with his bear Aunt Becky made

Jared's First Trip to Maryland

2009-05-07T22:01:00.006-04:00

Jared is enjoying his first trip to Maryland to meet some of Jesse's side of the family. He was awake and in a good mood most though day even though his sleep schedule is a little messed up because he is in a new place with lots of visitors. Tomorrow we spend the day with Grandpa Latta and Janell!

4 Generations: Mo and Po Funk, Grandma Hull, Daddy & Me (Jared)

Jared and his Great Uncle Mike

Jared and his 2nd cousin Brian

Jared and PoPo (his great-grandpa)

Playing around

Jared with his great-aunt Lori

Jared with Mo and Po - meeting for the first time

Jared and Mo Mo (his great-grandmother)

Oops!

2009-04-20T20:06:00.001-04:00

So one minute he is sleeping perfectly still and the next he has kicked and wiggled himself halfway out of his bouncy seat... and he had fallen back asleep!

Curls, Curls, and more Curls

2009-03-19T15:32:00.005-04:00

This is what it looks like when I forget to comb his hair down flat after his bath... nothing but wildness and curls... he gets it naturally and I'll let you guess from which parent.

No pictures please!

He wasn't too pleased with Jesse in this one :)

Sweet Baby

2009-03-19T14:55:00.008-04:00

The boys take a nap...

Being naughty!

Mr. Blue Eyes

Smile!

Thank you Mo Mo and Po Po!

Hanging out with Daddy

Hugging Daddy... one of his favorite places to hang out

Well Jesse has been taking care of the blog until Jared and I could get on a schedule together... we have since decided to give up on the schedule thing and just wing it... it works rather well so far :) Jesse is really busy now with the Teens for Christ Crusade that comes up on April 2nd- 4th (please pray for both Jesse and the Crusade) so it's time for me to take over updating the blog. I don't really know what I am doing yet so we'll see how it goes! Here are some recent pictures of Jared, he is growing and changing sooo fast! He weighed in at 10 pounds and 3 oz at his 1 month checkup, and he is growing more each day (or so my arms tell me :).

Pictures, Pictures, and More Pictures

2009-02-17T18:24:00.004-05:00

We hope you enjoy a wide variety of pictures of our little man. He is doing great and has a wonderful personality. As Jared continues to grow and develop, we will be sure to post more pictures.

Jared Comes Home

2009-02-07T17:06:00.002-05:00

We are so excited because Jared came home on Friday afternoon. For 2 days, Jared has Chest X-Rays and blood cultures ran to check on a little spotting in his lungs. Julie and I waited oh so nervously for the results. Finally, Jared was released. The doctor said that everything was great, he was a perfectly healthy baby, and he had a clean bill of health to leave the hospital. Thanks for praying for and keeping up with our family and especially Jared! We hope you enjoy!

2009-02-04T18:10:00.001-05:00

Just like mommy! Jared is already refusing to listen to Daddy :)

Jared and Daddy's First Nap

2009-02-04T18:04:00.003-05:00

Thought you may enjoy a picture of Jared and I as we enjoyed our first nap together. Boy...isn't he a cutie!!!

Jared Alan Latta Has Arrived

2009-02-04T14:20:00.004-05:00

Jared Alan was born on February 3 at 3:50 p.m. He was 21 inches and weighed 8 lbs. 2 oz. Jared and Julie are both doing great. We will be in the hospital through tonight and will leave sometime on Thursday. Thanks so much for your prayers. Please pray that everything will continue to go well.

The Big Day

2009-02-03T08:02:00.003-05:00

It's 7:36 a.m. and Julie and I are in the hospital. We are so excited about the birth of our first child. Julie and baby Jared are doing well thus far. Jared's heart rate is good and things look promising. We are praying that God grants Julie a healthy and quick delivery. Once baby Jared is delivered, there will be many more pictures and posts to follow!