Update on Baby Johnson #2

We went in for our 1st OB appointment on Aug 25th. Our baby looked really good and it is always fun to hear the heartbeat for the first time. I admit I have peeked in on the baby 3 times before this appointment. It's so fun to watch them grow and develop. It's always a huge relief to see that flicker that is their heart beating. Joe was there for the first 2 peeks. I had my manager scan me the third time so we could have measurements for my doctor instead of paying for one there.

This is our first peek, July 22nd measuring 7 weeks and 4 days.

Aug 18th, measuring 11 weeks 5 days. this is a profile of the body, so cute!

We took this at week 14. We were hoping to see what we were having on Sept 4th. Joe was with me, we wanted to make sure we both found out at the same time!

And just when we about gave up, the baby flipped perfectly and showed us what we were having. A baby BOY!

We were excited to have a boy or a girl. But we also wanted to eventually have a girl and a boy. So we were excited to see the boy sign on ultrasound!

These are our favorite boy names. Just like the girl names, we pretty much decided on them on our road trip to Mesa Arizona when we were dating. We have just fine tuned them with middle names:

• Joseph Evert (or Francis). Joseph, obviously after his daddy. Evert is Joe's paternal grandfather. Francis is his Maternal grandfather.
• Nathan Alexander. Both of these names come from my ancestors from the Neibaur side. 

We are favoring Joseph Evert, but I have told Joe it's his decision. My grandma Neibaur's father is Joseph Francis, so that would be another connection as well. But so far we are calling our baby Joey. It's fun to have a name to call the baby. It makes it more real and helps with the bonding. In our childbirth class we were warned that sometimes parents feel awkward with their baby at first. That never happened with Addie. We both immediately felt bonded and in love. Whether knowing her by name for so long made the difference, I don't know. But we loved it! Baby Joey, we are excited for the upcoming months!!

I am not going to lie though, this pregnancy has been harder on me then the first. I had morning sickness all day long for the first 7 weeks. I have been extremely tired and it has been a relief to nap when Addie lies down. My face is broken out like crazy! It's kind of embarrassing and I keep waiting for it to calm down. With Addie my skin improved! Oh, and I never had cravings with her except for fruit, but with this little guy has made me want pudding (never been a fan of that), when I am at the restaurant Joe can never guess what I will order. Normally I am predictable. It's been tough trying to cook in advance because I never know what will make me nauseated.

But overall, everything is going really well! I know I am only 16 weeks along, but I swear I can feel some stirrings. That was my favorite thing about Addie. I loved laying down for bed and having Joe feel the miracle in my womb. We are so grateful to have 2 miracles in our lives.

Addie is 9 months!

There has been a lot going on this month and Addie has been handling it like a champ. We went to Arimo for Adam's ordination as a Deacon Aug 24th. It was nice to all be there together. The Bare's left their reunion early to come for the day. It's always fun to see them. Their kiddos are growing up so fast! It makes me feel old! Once again I wish we lived closer to watch them in all their activities.

Joe and I left for 7 days to California Sept 7 (we stayed at a motel Sunday night for the early flight) and came home Sept 13th in the evening. We were so eager to see our baby girl! Addie stayed with Kevin and Rachel at night and for naps, and then played at my mom and dad's for the day. They said she was an angel the whole time and only woke up once,which was Friday night. That was a huge relief for me, I think I was more traumatized by being away from her!

She seemed to warm up to the men of the family. The last couple of visits she seems nervous around Kevin and Grandpa Hebdon. But during the week she spent a lot of one on one time with Kevin, chatted with Grandpa Hebdon and let him feed her. It's always great for her to spend time with family and get to love them.

She spent alot of time with Grandma Hebdon and as always, Grandma is an immediate favorite with her grandkids. She enjoyed her boy cousins, especially Caleb who played with her a lot. He is 5 yrs old and goes to preschool a couple of days a week for a few hours. So he was around a lot and they were good buddies.

Milestones:

• We went to a restaurant and she helped me eat my spaghetti, including noodles! It was the first time I gave her small noodles, and she even slurped them. It was so cute! and unexpected. She is really enjoying big people food and so I am trying to gain the courage to feed her more things she can pick up on her own....I am scared of the messes!
• She is now enjoying some fruit. I am excited about that. 
• She beyond loves to click her tongue. She can go on forever just clicking away. 
• She says dadda alot. Though I doubt she means anything by it. But there are times she looks at Joe and says Dadda. Melts both our hearts.
• She can cruise the furniture and is able to sit down on her own. Pretty exciting that she does that well. we have heard sitting can be difficult.
• She has no fear! She will hold on to our hands or the furniture and let go for a few seconds. Sometimes she comes down pretty hard but she rarely cries. She laughs and gets up to try again. She can now stand on her own for 5 seconds and sit down gracefully.
• She now crawls up us and grabs our legs to ask to be picked up. It's pretty cute except when I am cooking. Because I it's so hard to hold her and not get her burnt or fingers cut on cans while I am opening them. I do enjoy her being in the kitchen with me. It will be fun when she gets old enough to stand on a chair and help me.
• Her stats from her ninth month check up Sept 29th: 22 lbs 2.5 oz, 29.25 in long

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  Her at the restaurant on her 9th month mark. Just before she tries the spaghetti with noodles.

  
  

  

  Daddy with Addie and his girls. Addie adores Silky and has learnt how to be gentle with her. Silky has her moments where she is constantly rubbing up against Addie. We are hoping they will be good friends.

  
  

  

  Enjoying her cruising skills.