Joey is 2 months old

Joey has really seemed to change a lot these last few weeks. He had a lot of gas and seemed like digestive issues. When he wasn't asleep or eating, he was crying. Poor little guy wasn't very happy. But now that his tummy has matured he is a lot of fun. He is starting to smile. It starts our as a crooked smile, his left side going up first. We love it!! He looks around with so much curiosity, his big blue eyes trying to make sense of his surroundings. 

We sent to Lagoon, and he was so good!! For the most part he slept through it all, and was watched him while his daddy and big sister tried on the rollercoasters. He made the whole experience so pleasant. We didn't know if it would be a disaster or not. Thank you Joey for being so easy going!!

This is our little guy sleeping in his car seat while at Lagoon:

I attempted to capture one of his smiles. My camera is to darn slow though!! He has one of the sweetest smiles that makes me laugh. I love to see his personality blossom! We can tell he is going to have a sweet spirit about him. And he is a cuddler and is the happiest being held. That's when his smile is the biggest! Sometimes, especially during his night time feeding I look down and he is looking up at me with a huge smile and his eyes full of brightness. We think he is going to have a big heart!

When he does cry, his lips turn upside down, chin starts to quiver, and then the tears and cries come out. Just like his daddy and big sister. They have the same crying face, which tends to melt my heart and make me want to fix whatever is making them sad. Cute little Johnsons!!

Milestones:

• He can lift himself up to 90 degrees for a minute or two. He still doesn't like his tummy time. The first few weeks we didn't really push it, but now that he is better at being put down we will work harder. I know it's important for development and also for helping to prevent SIDS.
• He is smiling. I have talked about that a lot, but we just love his smiles!!
• He is starting to sleep better too. He sometimes only gets up once during the night. Most of the time he is up twice.
• He is eating 4-5 oz. We are feeding him both breastmilk and formula. He now seems to prefer breastmilk, but its a little late to show preferences!! I dried up when he was 1 month, so hopefully he will do ok on the formula. 
• He likes to put weight on his legs and try to stand. He has really strong legs!! And also his arms, it's hard to keep him from pushing the bottle or binky away. His hands are his biggest enemy at times

His Stats:

• Weight: 13 lbs 1 oz
• Height: 22 in
• Head: 99th percentile. He does have a bigger head, but the doctor isn't worried about it and says he will grow into it. You wouldn't notice that it's bigger, it has such a nice shape to it. 

Adaline is 16 months old

I feel like this month flashed by. I am slowly but surely adjusting to having two kiddos. Addie has been teething her left top and bottom molar FOREVER. Poor girl. I have heard the incisors are worse. I am not looking forward to those. Hopefully we will be done with them soon.

She loves loves loves going to the playground.  When it's not completely cold and rainy we try to go there. She likes going down the slide and trying to climb back up. She likes going up and down the stairs even more. She also enjoys the swing.

She climbs on top of everything and anything. How she survives is a miracle. I try to monitor, but trying to take care of Joey too makes it super hard. I am glad she is pretty tough.

Addie LOVES her baby brother and wants to look at him often. She has starting to say a version of Joe for her baby brother. She can say shoe and loves to wear them. She tries to say balloon that sounds the baabaa. Though my favorite thing she says is hi and loves to put anything to her ear and pretend it's a phone. She says it with 3 different notes in it, Melts my heart every time.

She is becoming more and more snugly, I love it. She also likes to snuggle up while I tickle and run her back. She has moved to wearing 3T now! Such a big girl. She also likes looking at books and interacting with the flaps or textures.

She is so much fun and keeps us on our toes. We have gone to Lagoon for a Saturday.  She loved loved loved it. I was so surprised! She did quite a few rides with daddy while I choose to watch with Joey on the sidelines. Both kiddos did so well! So proud of them. Joe said a few times Addie would say "Ooo!" When they would go backwards or up and down. We always knew she would be our Rollercoaster girl.

Joe forgot that he was oncall at the hospital for xray this weekend. So he got called in for some emergency surgeries at 4 pm. He was only suppose to be 2 hrs. So I took the kids to Temple Square to look at the pictures, statues, and play around on the grounds.

Addie really loved running around on the yard that they have the Nativity set up for Christmas time. There was a group of Asian tourists that came to see this blonde curly haired girl. They kept touching her hair and tried to talk with her. At first there were just the two of them....and then before I knew it we were swarmed. I tried to talk with them and let them see Joey. Then before I knew it a lady had picked Addie up and was holding her. My heart sank and the momma bear wanted to come out. I started to wonder what I would do if they kidnapped her....I know that seems irrational, but it could easily have happened. Thank goodness Addie started to act nervous and the lady put her down. Addie came running to me. I was so relieved when they left a few minutes later. I love that people enjoy my babies and think they are so cute. Hey, I do too!! But at the same time, don't push it! There are limits to what I can handle.

She got a little sun-burnt, but she had the time of her life. Unfortunately I got a phone call from Joe after 2 hrs that it was going to be another 2 hrs. By now it was 6:00 and Addie's confidence was growing and she started to want to get further and further from me. So luckily my friend who lives in Bountiful texted me back and said we could come visit. Which was a huge relief!! It's so much easier having walls to contain this energetic girl that is doesn't quit. She never just sits there, even when she is eating. She always wants to be running around and doing things. She is a handful, but a lot of fun too. 

Joey's photo shoot

We were able to schedule a photo shoot of our sweet baby boy when he was 6 weeks. He was so good!! We couldn't have asked for him to be better. The photographers even commented how well he did for a 6 wk old. We were so happy with how they turned out. We will get Addie in the family pictures soon. We wanted some pictures just of Joey, like we did for Addie. We are trying to decide when to do full family shoot and get some of Addie growing up.

These are my favorites:

Joseph Evert has been a wonderful addition to our family. For quite awhile he seemed to have tummy pains and gas. We tried probiotic and used the Dr. Brown bottles which seemed to make a dramatic difference for him. It has been so much better for us too. I can put him down for a few minutes at a time to play while I take care of Addie and play with her. He is still a big cuddler and prefers to be held. However it seems that his next favorite is his swing. That is actually where he sleeps too. It has been a life saver for daddy and me so that we can sleep too.

We love you Joey!! We can see your personality start to shine and you get more and more handsome over time, if that is possible because you were a beautiful newborn. Your big sister loves you too and likes to try to hold you. Sometimes she rests her head on you, it's her way of giving a hug. You two are pretty special, and already have a special bond.