Addie is 13 months

This little girl is nonstop, go go go. She makes me exhausted, but she is happy and healthy so those are great things. When we go to church or other public activities, she is so excited to see people. And kids/ babies are her favorite. Unfortunately the kids/babies aren't as excited to see her. Either she gets so excited her squeals causes them to cry, or they get protective of their toys and snacks and guard them for her. It makes me laugh sometimes to see other's reactions to her, but it also makes me sad. All she wants is to make friends and play. We often get the comment of "Wow, she is a social one." I guess we will take their word for it, since we know nothing else. But we do notice other babies her age sitting quietly in the corner playing with a piece of fuzz or sitting contentedly in their parents lap. Not Addie! She hasn't done that since she was 6 months if not longer.

Although I am often so exhausted from being pregnant and taking care of this active girl, she makes me smile and laugh more often then not.

Things about Addie:

• She has taken to chewing on furniture, which is devastating to her beautiful crib. It makes me sad, and I have tried to cover it in various ways, but they don't work. I need to find the time to make bumper pads over the rails. She also uses mommy as a chew toy, which really hurts. She has even make me bleed. But I am the only one so far, so that's a good thing.
• She finally got her 8th tooth!! I feel like she has been actively teething for 2 mos with on and off night wakings, wanting to be held, red gums.  I would rather get teeth in then have them come and go. 
• She has started to use the garbage as her toy box. LOL I have to be careful and keep an eye on her. I have caught her putting her kitty mini blanket in the kitchen can, which has a swing top. I never look to see what is in there. Although I am likely to just leave it in the garbage, yuck!! But this morning she tried to throw away the remote too.  
• She loves to side walk, mostly to her right. She has been doing this for over a month and I forget to write about it. She sticks her tongue out and slides as far as she can go. It reminds me of the basketball defense stance. She doesn't quite spin, but she moves around in a circle. I am surprised she doesn't get dizzy. She is quite athletic for her age.
• She can reach to the edge of tables, counters, TV stands.... and she now understands that she can use toys, boxes, and whatnot to climb even higher. Makes for even funner times for us parents to keep an eye on her. She can also climb into the couches, so now remotes, glasses, phones, whatever are no longer safe anywhere. 
• Like I have said, she is very social and happy baby. She is eager to smile at people and have them smile back. The other day we were at Grease Monkey getting an oil change and an emissions test. As long as she was free to run around and chatter she was happy. There was a guy in his 20's there that ignored her, while every one else oohed and awed. Addie just kept walking over to him, smiled, tilted her head so she would be in his view....NOTHING. LOL she just stared at him. I feel bad because no doubt he was annoyed. But what do you do?
• She still is learning on how to talk. She still says dada, mama, no, num num. There are times I swear she is singing. It's so cute. She uses a softer voice and the words run together and she holds the notes sometimes. 
• She is a very big eater. She LOVES food, and all of it's variety. We have yet to find something she really won't eat. When she was younger she didn't like fruits, but now she likes them too, especially grapes. She tried her first orange, and loved the juicy tartness. The only thing we can think of was a Chinese Buffet we ate at. She would a eat a few bites here and there, but not like she usually eats. My sister Stephanie commented that she eats more then her 8 year old daughter. It's true!! I figure if I offer good things, she can have how much she wants? Now she isn't "fat" or overweight. I have seen some of those babies. She is just very solid. Many people are shocked about how heavy she is because she doesn't look it.
• We are working on switching over to Vit D Whole milk. Unfortunately it has been slow. She still prefers formula, even when we mix the 2. But I am not going to complain because formula is so convenient. She has also improved her sippy cup drinking. She is starting to actually swallow the water instead of spitting it all over her clothes. She is pretty cute to listen gulp down some swallows and then take in a deep breath. What a character =0)
• She is a good night time sleeper. She will usually go to bed between 7:30 and 8 and lately sleeps in between 7:30 or even sometimes 9. It's so nice because I have a hard time sleeping with Joey 9-1. So it gives me a few more extra shut eye time. She has been off and on with naps, but I have found that if she goes down between 11:00 or 12 she will sleep for 2, sometimes 3 hours. She fights having 2 naps a day, so I figure this works best, for the most part. She has never fallen asleep playing. I hear and see pictures of this, and I envy that at times. But overall she is a good sleeper (mind you, she woke up at 2:40 this morning and is still up with no tiredness in sight, it's 5:30).
• She LOVES stairs. She has crawled up them at church and that was enough for me. Well now we have a split level apartment and the last month she has discovered how much she loves going up them. She is so quick too, I can't keep up with her. Not to mention I get tired of always being in arms distance for hours on end. One time I was sitting down and I looked away for a minute. I hear her squeal just to look up and she is dangling from the side. She somehow found away to fit between the banister and ledge. Good thing she is strong and held herself up while I raced to grab her. We had to get creative to make up a gate that worked on a metal railing. I HATE STAIRS! She has already pulled the hooks out of the wall to the point they won't hold at all. Once again, I HATE STAIRS!!
• She has been going to my sister Stephanie's quite a few times since we moved, and she loves it. She loves her aunt and her cousins. She likes her uncles too, but seems a little bit more reserved with them. I think being in daycare has made her "need" to be around others more so then babies who don't (an example are kids at church). I need to figure out ways for her to interact. The library does reading time, but only 2yr and up. All of my friends and even family have kids that are so much older that their schedules/interests are complete opposite. Therefore I am working hard to get to know ladies in our ward. But that becomes impossible when I am constantly out in the hallway with Addie. I wish she could go to Nursery, she would love it!! She would thrive with the playmates.

Showing off her curls. Her hair is slowly growing. The top is still taking it's time.

Saying Hi to Daddy while he is at work. Can't wait for him to get home.

Showing off her stair climbing skills.

She got into the Doritos that Daddy left on the Baker's rack...within her high reach. We have to come up with a new game plan.

Her sucking up noodles. I love watching her eat noodles.

Her first time eating Oreos. She loved them.

Christmas 2014

We were able to set up our Christmas tree and stockings a few days before the day, thanks to my sister Stephanie's help. It made such a difference! We still had boxes to unpack, but who cares, right? Christmas decor must be up!!

Joe started his first day of work on the 22nd at LDS Hospital in SLC. We were pleasantly surprised to find out he will be working day shifts. That will be so nice to have the same sleeping schedules with the kiddos. He seems to enjoy it and likes who he works with.

Unfortunately though, on the weekend the furnace went out. So we had to get some space heaters and called it in on Monday. And it just so happened that it rained like crazy and started to leak in our front room that is a partial basement (our apartment is a split level). So we had to call that in as well, and pack up what was in that corner as well. So much for unpacking...

Joe got Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Years Day off, which was so nice to be together. It was our second Christmas with Addie. Christmas Eve we went to the Bare's for dinner and The Nativity Story. Jared was Joseph, Aimee was Mary, Alyssa was a shepherd, Stephanie was a wiseman, and Jenna and Addie were angels. It was fun to be with them and enjoy family. All of the kids opened their gifts from Grandma and Grandpa Hebdon, which are PJ's. Addie had fun with the wrapping paper and bows.

Santa visited us and Addie got a rocking horse, 2 books, and a wallet.

We gave her Legos and a Christmas dress. She really enjoys all of her toys. She looks adorable in her dress. I will have to get a picture when she wears it next.

The 28th, Kevin's family and Mom came to visit for 3 days. It was so much fun to be together too. Unfortunately Joe got sick again and didn't get to play as much. Plus he had to work. But Addie loved all of the attention. We even went swimming at the recreation center in American Fork. My favorite were the nighttime when we could play games. I love playing games. We don't get to do it much when we lived so far away. 

It was a wonderful Christmas!! I wish we didn't have to move during it, but it was so nice to be closer to family and do traditions with them. We are so grateful for all of our many blessings, for an apartment, job, family, Addie, and Joey coming soon. We are grateful for the Gospel and the depth of meaning it adds to our lives. We are grateful for our Savior who experiences everything for us so that we could have faith in the Atonement, repent, and work on being better. And we are grateful for  loving Heavenly Father who created this plan of Happiness, and that we can pray to Him for comfort, guidance, and direction.

May all of you feel the Spirit of the Season throughout the year and be blessed.

Joey is 29 weeks.

Everything is going great with the pregnancy. I have kept trying to get a 3D ultrasound of him, but he just won't cooperate. Now that we are moving, I won't apply for a job until he is around 3 months old. So I will be going through withdrawals of not seeing him.

I feel like I am as big I was with Addie at full term. I still have 2 plus months left!! He has been very active. And sometimes his movements are a little bit painful. But I enjoy feeling him move. It lets me know he is ok. I also have been having contractions occasionally when I am really stressed out. It has happened a couple of times at home and once at work. So I figured it might be for the best. But once I lie down and relax the contractions go away after 15-20 minutes.

I had my manager look in on him on my last day at work, the 12th. He was approximately 3 lbs and measuring in the 97%. He will be a big baby like his sister. I worry a little bit but in the big picture it's nice having a healthy baby. We didn't have to worry a lot about Addie when she got sick, and we are hoping for the same with Joey.

He looks really healthy, his heart, cord, fluid, and we are always excited to hear that news. We love ya baby boy and want you to keep growing and staying safe. We have a Dr's appointment Jan 16th, so it will be interesting going to another doctor. I am nervous with having bad experiences in the past. So I am praying for a good experience. I have chosen a group that I remember liking when I worked in labor and delivery years ago. Everyone I worked with went to that group too. So fingers are crossed =0)

Adaline Mabel Johnson is 1 year old

Adaline crawled into the basket by herself while we were moving. Such a cutie.

Our cute little girl has turned 1 year old before we knew it! She is full of energy, squeals, laughter, smiles, and personality with an occasional tantrum. She is such a sweetie pie, we love having her in our family.

Her first Thanksgiving was her and I at home. Daddy had to work so we planned on having a real dinner with family on Saturday.  So it was at Grandma Sally's and Uncle Phil's in Nampa, ID. Grandpa Gary arrived for a day too, but I didn't remember to get a picture with him. It was fun to see her interact with her grandparents and she felt comfortable with them from the get go.

Addie with her Grandma Sally for her first Thanksgiving. She had Turkey, stuffing, green beans, mashed potatoes and gravy, and pumpkin pie.

"Num, Num!!" is what she says when she eats food. That bird was huge!! and nummy!!

Daddy and Addie, patiently waiting for turkey dinner.

It's hard to believe a year has gone by already, but in some ways it's hard to remember life without her. We went into the hospital at 7:30 to be induced and 24 hours later Adaline Mabel Johnson had her debut at 7:34. There have been many wonderful moments mixed in with stressful ones. Overall, it's been a blessing having this sweet spirit in our home.

Earliest picture I could find on my phone. Addie when she was around 1 month old.

We had been to a few birthday parties of babies her age, and so I was wanting to throw one for her too. But then moving time got in the way. Makes me sad that I didn't get that in for her. I will try to make up for it next year for sure!

I had been packing stuff throughout the 3 weeks on my days off with Addie, but it takes so much time. Grandma Hebdon and Uncle Kevin came to help us move Monday-Wednesday. Wow, I thought we had things pretty well organized. a few people from the ward helped us out Tuesday morning, ahead of our plans but that is when we could get help. That morning Daddy got very sick with the stomach flu and that lasted 6 days, so fun. After 3 days of serious packing, it was Addie's birthday!!

She got her 12 month shots right on her birthday. Poor little girl, what a birthday gift. Grandma Hebdon came with us and had tears in her eyes too. I didn't think about it affecting Grandma that way. But she just loves her babies and feels their pain. It was actually very sweet.

Her stats:
Weight: 23 lbs 4 oz 95%
Height: 30 in 80%
Head Circumference: ? 60%

We pulled out at 6:30 p.m. and stayed at Grandma and Grandpa Hebdon's. . When we got there, it was pretty late so we headed off to bed. The next morning Aunt Rachel, Kevin, and Caleb were waiting for us with Grandma and Grandpa to open her gifts and eat cupcakes made by Aunt Rachel. Addie seemed to like the frosting except for the mess it made on her hands. She was pretty darn cute. We will add pictures that Uncle Kevin took for Mommy.

Grandma and Grandpa gave Addie a snuggly blanket and pink stuffed elephant. She loves soft fabrics and immediately enjoyed. The Hebdon's gave her a Donald Duck that dances around to "Polly Waddle Doo Dah Day" and gets mad when you pick him up by his ears.

She is a real pro at walking and tries to go faster and faster. She loves side stepping around the room and has even learnt how to walk backwards. She loves making noises with her tongue and mouth. She and her Daddy will be erupting into giggles at church doing those noises and others join in.

She loves playing with doors and cabinets, often times shutting us out of the room. She rocks back and forth, we think this is her way of dancing, so cute. She still doesn't like wearing clothes, but gets over it quickly once she is set free to play around. She still loves formula and isn't switching over to Vit D milk yet. She does enjoy adult food more and more.

Everyday she surprises us with something funny or amazing that she has learnt. We love our baby girl!!

We are moving!!

We have been trying since Joe graduated to get closer to my side of the family. We just think with the little ones it would be fun for them to have cousins. And both Grandma and Grandpa enjoy seeing Adaline. But most especially with Joey and Addie being so close, it will be nice to be closer for me to get help once in awhile.

Joe got a phone interview with LDS Hospital in Salt Lake. As always, he dominates at interviews and people automatically like him. So they wanted to meet him in person so they could see if he was a good fit, and if he liked it there. So Nov 5th we drove 5 hrs, all three of us. The next day we realized we had left Joe's dress pants on the stair rail at home, so we rushed to Walmart to buy a pair. I dropped him off at the hospital and drove to Bountiful to visit a friend, Andrea Walker. We have been friends since IHC housekeeping days, and it was fun to see her and her 3 kiddos. She was willing to watch Addie while Joe and I planned to do a session in the SLC Temple, but I locked myself out of the van, long story! So Joe has AAA, but they told him he has to be present at the time. So Andrea drove us to SLC to get Joe, drove back to her house. They got the van open, we headed to the Temple, and it started to lightly snow, and was suppose to storm in Idaho. So we decided to only do sealings.

We were able to Seal Grandma Ruth and Grandpa Evert Johnson (something must have happened the first time we did this) and then some of Grandpa Chucky Loyd's family together.  It was a pretty sweet experience. We sat in the sealing room where we were married and sealed for time and all eternity alone. It's the sealing room in the back that goes up the stairs. We said a prayer and headed on our way back to get Addie. Then we drove through some icy roads and made it back. Joe had to work early the next day.

Although it was a crazy experience, I am so grateful Addie and I were able to go with Joe. And I am so glad we were still able to go to the temple. We both felt good about our plans and hoped for the best.

A week later on a Friday Joe got a phone call offering him the job! We were so excited! It's nights, 7 days on and 7 days off. It will take a lot getting used to, but worth the sacrifice. We will also be taking a pay cut and I don't think I will work til Joey is 3 months old. But again, worth the sacrifice.

I left Addie with Joe and Daycare and headed to Utah. I met my mom and we stayed at Stephanie's home Sunday. We saw a few places Monday and Tuesday, found a few promising options and are just waiting to hear back. We looked all over from Layton to American Fork (where Stephanie lives). We have a place in American Fork as our top pick and one in Bountiful. And we have a guarantee in Bountiful. We are hoping AF works because it would be awesome living close to the Bares. But if Bountiful worked out we would be close to my friend Andrea.

We are excited to also be close to temples. Living 1.5 hrs from the temple (I know so many would love to be that close) but with a baby it's hard to leave for a minimum of 5.5 hrs. Our goal is to attend once a month.

Our last day here at work is Dec 12th, and Joe's first day is Dec 22nd. So Utah, here we come, again!!

26 weeks and Joseph is very active

So far, everything is going really well with Joseph. We have reached the satge where I feel him all of the time, Daddy can feel him, mostly at nights, and even Grandma Hebdon felt him kick 3 times. He is a lot of fun and it's always a relief from the first 18 weeks or so when you just have to trust that everything is ok. Granted, sleeping  or falling asleep is more difficult but it's worth it.

Joey is a lot like Addie, active at night. I am sure that is because I am still at that time and therefore more aware of him. It seems like I don't sleep as well with this pregnancy, always waking up around 3 and having a really hard time going back to sleep. I guess it's a way to get used to waking up again. At least now I can get an hour or two nap in when Addie does too. That has been nice.

I feel really good, just tired all of the time. I feel Braxton Hicks so much more with him, I am sure it's because I don't have a lot of time in between pregnancies. My doctor, same as Addie's Julie Lyons, said I am a higher risk for preterm labor. So when these times happen and they are painful, I lie down and take a break, drink water. It seems like it happens more when I am at work or stressed out emotionally.

I don't get to look in on him as often as I would like only working 2 days a week and most of those days I am so swamped. But every once in awhile I get a peek at him and love seeing the heart beat. Here are some photo shics I have been able to get recently.

His profile. I love profiles =0) he has been hard to get a face shot, so I will keep trying. Hopefully one of these days I can get a 3D. He barely let me get this one.

His nose and lips. Again, sometimes it's hard for people to see this shot well, but I love it. He is really starting to fill out.

Another Nose/Lips.

His cute little leg down to his foot. So much fun.

I took these at 25 weeks. He was weighing in at 2 lbs, though it's hard to really get a good measurement when you scan yourself. His heart rate is 144 bpm. He was measuring around 91%.

We love you, Joey and are excited for when we get to see you. But take your time and grow. I think your big sister Addie will love you so much. We were at church in Arimo and there was this baby boy. She walked up to him, chatted and squealed. She got him to giggle and smile. Then she rocked him in his carseat. You two, I think, will be best of friends.

Adaline is 11 months old

Our little Adaline is growing and growing, reaching milestone after milestone. It's hard to watch her grow so fast and it's even harder to keep up with her. She never has a dull moment.

She is holding a racoon Daddy and I named Roxie. It's pretty cute, but she was never interested in it. We bought it when she was 7 months old, but now we think it might be her favorite now. She is so cute walking around carrying Roxie by her tail.

That's right, Addie is walking now =0) Around the first of the month she could take 5-6 steps before falling. Now she can race across the room, down the hallway, without taking a break. She is usually smiling big, so proud of herself.  

She loves playing with straws, and can play with them for hours. I decided to get this shot of her cute smile, straw or no straw.

She got into her wipes and pulled them out one by one. She had a pile she tried to stick in her mouth at once, yum!

She is wearing a dress Grandma Hebdon bought her. We are headed to Stake Conference. The first Sunday in November I decided to let her climb the few steps of stairs in the chapel during Sunday School. She went up the first attempt! I think it helped to watch other kids first. But she would get frustrated at me when I tried to help her down.

This is a pic of her ready for bed on her 11th month mark.

During this month was Halloween. We looked everywhere for a plain black or yellow onsie, but that became impossible. So I forwent making her costume and bought one instead. She looked pretty cute. She even wore it to daycare. We also went to the Trunk o' Treat for our ward.

I wanted to make sure and carve pumpkins for her first Halloween picture. So I attempted Tinkerbell flying over the London Skyline. I wanted to have pixie dust too, but Addie hated the sound of the drill. She was shaking even. So that was a no go.

Addie and I drove to Arimo for the Neibaur early Thanksgiving dinner. Joe had to work that weekend. I wanted my aunts and uncles to meet our Adaline. Unfortunately she woke up at 5 am and didn't sleep well the 3.5 hr drive. So when we made it to Bancroft at noon, she was not such a happy girl. We survived until 4 and called it quits. Also found out she got her 7th tooth that weekend too =0) what great timing.

My pictures are out of wack, and I can't fix them on my phone. Oh well. Our cutie pie!!

Addie is 10 Months....

Adaline is just growing up and, if possible, getting cuter every day. She was always full of smiles and personality, but she is now very animated. One of her favorite things to do is pull a blanket or any clothes over her head. She erupts in squeals and giggles as she tries to pull it off. She thinks she is pretty funny. She just might be her biggest fan. This makes it nice for us. She is always having fun and does well playing by herself. She is a gem!

Milestones:

• She enjoys being read to. She actually seems to be paying more attention then before. She loves me pointing to things. Stephanie has given me some books from her kids. And Addie really enjoys them. Her favorite seems to be "Big Bird's First Book of Letters". I think she likes hearing me sound out each letter. She tries a few out.
• She is really furniture cruising. It's so hard to keep up with her now. She also enjoys standing up at our end table (we had to take down our coffee table because she kept face planting into it). So Joe or I will remove our drinks and remotes out of reach. This use to work but now she crawls under the table to get to the other side. It keeps us on our toes.
• She LOVES our cat Silky. She gets so excited sometimes and squeals, clapping her hands. But Silky doesn't like the squeals and often runs away from her. Addie also loves petting Silk and we are trying really hard to teach her to be soft. But Addie's excitement is hard to contain. It will be fun to watch her get a little older and I think these two will be close friends.
• She LOVES momma's food. Her favorites are cream of broccoli soup, spaghetti, lasagna, grilled cheese sandwiches, refried beans, salsa...even cooked peas, corn, and green beans... really almost anything. She has started to not like the jarred baby food as much. She is on and off with the fruit. She seems to enjoy small pieces of red grapes.
• She can feed herself some foods, mostly the puffs. But she does well with her finger dexterity. She has difficulty picking up food that is slippery.

She has learnt how to pull off her tops and bottoms now.  

These following pictures were taken just before church, just 2 days after her 10 month mark. She loves to stand, but we bought her first pair of shoes to wear. I don't think she is a big fan. But the outfit looked so cute.

Poor Addie got the stomach flu the week she turned 10 months. She handled it really well though. One thing we don't have to worry about with her so much is she always can eat formula. She loves milk! And we are so glad because during these sick days she stays hydrated and nourished.

This was the first time she called me "momma"! How I loved it! It was sad because she wasn't feeling well and was needing to be held, but when she came towards me she kept saying momma. It made me feel so special, my heart felt like it was going to burst. I LOVE being a momma and someone this precious girl goes to for comfort.

I took these following pictures when she was sick, but do you see those smiles! Even when she is sick she is still a happy girl. These days she sees my phone come out and she automatically breaks into smiles. We have a diva!

So glad I captured this pose! One of my favorites ever!

We went to meet Joe for lunch at work and I decided to stop by the cemetary for a walk. Since I was in Young Women's and worked on a Laurel project with Melissa Eliason on correcting the cemetary's records, I have loved cemetaries. And it grew when I went back East for my trip with Ricks College. So some might think it's weird, but I found it perfect. The trees had turned colors, they were everywhere. The grass was green, and it was nice and quiet. I wanted to take Addie out for Fall pictures, but it's hard to do by myself. So this is my attempt. And the grounds were so well kept, I only found a few leaves for her to play with.

This pregnancy I have been so drained. Poor Joe, I might have dinner ready a few nights, but there are some days when I just don't. But he is so understanding and willing to pick something up or cook something himself. I am so grateful for him. One of these nights he brought home some Hydrangeas, my favorite flower. It meant so much to me.