Joey is 1 mo old

I can't believe my baby boy is one month already!  Blows my mind,  and yet a lot seems to have happened that I almost forget what it was like before we had him. He LOVES being held, and cries the second he is put down. He is very snuggly which I love except when I need to sleep or pump. We have found that the swing buys us 3-5 hrs if sleep, so that is nice. We are still working on nursing. It seems to be a constant trial for me and my babies. I am hoping for that to change soon. It's hard taking care of a newborn that cries when they aren't being held, has a hard tine nursing, a 15 mo old who wants to play/needs attention, and pumping enough to keep my supply up. But all in all, we have 2 wonderful sweet babies! We love them so much

He seems so small to me, I don't know what I would do with a smaller baby. My favorite thing is when he lays on my chest, on his tummy, with his arms folded under his little head. His cute little face and hands Melts my heart! I also remember having him in bed with me at the hospital, tucked in my arm. His arm rested on my arm, like he was a big kid, not hours old. Such a cute little man. He is opening his eyes more, they are so big and blue, blue, blue! I would be surprised if he didn't stay blue eyed. He has dark brown hair, but it almost looks like it is lightening. He is adorable. Joe's favorite thing about Joey is his big blur eyes. He also things his skinny chicken legs and small bum are cute too. We are always surprised how different our two babies are. But they are both adorable in their own way.

He is getting so strong. He has a lot of neck strength and can almost hold his head up by himself. When he is lying awake on his tummy in my arms he pushes off with his legs, trying to climb up my chest. He has been eating 3-4.5 oz of breast milk. His second day he had jaundice and weight loss, but he is doing and looking so much better.

He was blessed the 29th of March by his father in Lehi 20th ward. Those in attendance were: momma and bug sister Addie, Grandma Linda Hebdon, Aunt Stephanie and Uncle Jeff Bare family, Uncle Kevin and  Aunt Rachel and family. It was a very special day and he was a perfectly behaved baby. We were so proud!

St. Patty's Day and our Adaline is 15 mos

The Loyd's (Joe's mother's side) are Irish. I love that, and so I have made it my goal to celebrate it for our family. I can't wait to do some fun things when our kiddos grow up. But until then, I will be content on silly hats. We went to my family's in Arimo because I needed help to watch Addie while I was still re cooperating from my C-Section. They were sweet to help me out.

Our little leprechaun, Joseph Evert, toppin' him off with a wee bit more milk.

 I have one of Addie, just waiting to get it from Aunt Rachel.

Grandma Hebdon with her youngest grandchildren. They sure do love her.

I am still kicking myself for not getting pics of Joey with Grandpa Hebdon. I don't know why, I guess I got distracted. Soon....


Adaline, our baby girl doesn't seem like such a baby any more. She is growing up so fast. She has barely started to wear shoes and they make her seem older then ever. We really wanted her to get used to them for playing outside. We bought her shoes for her birthday, but she wanted none of that. But now after a lot of encouragement and some tantrums, she loves them. So that's exciting.

She is also such a good big sister. She has learned to not mind Joey's cries as much. One time in the car I heard her try to comfort him. "Shhh, shhh, no no." It was pretty cute. She loves rubbing his soft hair on his head. She also likes to be held while he is being held. She likes to point at his features and "oooh, ahhh" over him. And most of all she likes stealing his binky.  They both have the exact same kind, so who can blame her?

Her new thing is walking on her tip toes. She cracks me up. One time she had one shoe off, so she walked around on her tip toe with her other foot to balance her out. She is always doing new things and being silly.
She is a smart girl. She knows how to turn knobs. For example she is obsessed with my breast pump and likes to turn it off and on, taking advantage that both my hands are busy. She wants to play with everything BUT her toys.

She went in for 15 mo check up. She is 25 lbs 15 oz and 31.5 in tall. She is staying pretty consistent with her growth curve. She is pretty cute, and loves all of the attention. She loves smiling and flitting with strangers. She had no fear, which makes me nervous that someone could kidnap her and she would not fight or cry at all.

Her grandpa Hebdon has started growling with her and gets the biggest giggles from her. He loves that about her and is always telling me he is amazed how pleasant she is and that i am so lucky. I agree, she is pretty special. Most kids would get scared, but not Addie!  She can growl with the best of them.

Here are some fun pictures at the Bare's. She has had so much fun with them and their fun toys and back yard. She is in heaven!!

Stephanie sent me this picture with that caption, "Our own Rapunzel" fro the movie Tangled. So cute!!