Oh how I love this little butter ball of mine. He is such a sweetie, I love hearing him coo and ''talk'' to me. I'm so grateful for this little dude.

This little sassy girl looooves her baby brother. She cracks me up and is a joy in our family.

Being a mom is the best thing in the world. It has its tough days that's for sure but none the less it's the most rewarding job ever. I love my little family.

 The colors are beginning to change just a bit, the weather is getting a bit cooler finally. Fall is in the air! We went with some friends up big cottonwood canyon for FHE, take the kids for a little walk and enjoy some doughnuts with apple cider. yum!

FHE

For FHE tonight we went to the church museum to show Mary the rug her great grandparents made. This is the same great grandma that she is named after btw. I'd say it was a success for the most part but having a toddler and baby always brings little bumps along the way like Mary having a melt down because she no longer wanted her picture taken, she wanted to push Oliver in the stroller, she no longer wanted Oliver in the stroller but her baby doll in it and push her instead. And poor Oliver was tired and not having the heat and wanted to nurse so he cried and cried and cried the entire way home, completely blotchy faced when we finally arrived. 

      It can be tiring and hectic having kids but I wouldn't change a thing. I love being a mom and am so grateful to have a daughter and son that our Father in Heaven has trusted me to raise and teach them.

 I am so ready for fall weather! Even at 8:30 at night it was so flippin hot! I love summer but I am beyond ready to pull out my boots, scarfs and jackets.

Oliver's 2 months!

I can't believe this cute little guy is two months already. I know I'll be repeating myself each month but it's true!! I am savoring every moment I can with him because before I know it I'll be back to work and missing him and MJ like crazy.

update:
He's just shy of 11 pounds which brings him from the 19th to the 23rd or 25th percentile
for height he's still in the 9th percentile and head he's 50th... for those big brains!

He is suuuuch a good baby just like his sister was. The only time he cries is when he's hungry or super tired. He's a bit on the higher maintenance side because he wont go to sleep unless I nurse him so therefor we do a lot of co sleeping because I just end up falling asleep myself and he's a super light sleeper! If I move him to his bassinet, more times than not he'll start waking up getting upset so we have to start all over again.

Such a chunker! check out that double chin! He is just solid now, total boy.

          yeah needing a re do on this photo shoot, he was getting hungry and kicking his feet like crazy so this was the best out of the handful before he began yelling at me to feed him.

MJ wanted to be in his pictures too haha. Love my brown eyed girl and blue eyed boy!

He is NOT a binky baby...sad face! So like I said in above comment I have to nurse him to get him to sleep for the most part. He acts as though I'm giving him a lemon when I try the binky these days.

He loves being around people and being talked to. I recently went to the dentist for a cleaning. He was fed and changed and should have been totally content. Nope. So of course the girls loved taking turns holding him, cooing with him. He just gets the biggest grins when someone says hi to him.

He eats typically every 3 hours during the day. At night he can go 5-6 hours. (Hallelujah!) I feel so complete right now with him in our family, we just adore him.

Oliver's one month old!

Uhh seriously?! I swear we just got home from the hospital with this cute little guy. I am just in love with him and so grateful to be his mom. He had a rough start nursing I found out at his two week appointment.. I thought things were going great! I thought to myself, yay I have a baby who will nurse and this is going to be awesome! No more planning my day to where I have to be home so I can pump and feed the little one. I was pretty much devastated when the doctor told me he was not gaining any weight at all and yet it didn't make sense because he was having the right amount of wet and dirty diapers. I almost started crying thinking about the frustrations I had with Mary when she was an infant and not eating and going to the ER 2 days after she was born because she was severely dehydrated. I didn't want to go down that road again.
But I am happy to report that after a month of not giving up and having the confidence to nurse him and stay calm he is almost a pro at nursing! I say almost because occasionally I have to top him off with an ounce after nursing him. I also found out I have no shortage of milk whatsoever when I told him how much I get every few hours. (yay!) I love this new experience of being able to nurse (and with out a shield too!)

He is weighing at 8.8 pounds now. Went from being in the 9th percentile to the 19th in two weeks!
He's smiling a bit now and it just melts my heart.
His eyes are still pretty bright! I think I may have a blue eyed child here
He sleeps really well and only wakes up a couple of times during the night. If I bottle feed him he's drinking 3 ounces right now
He's such a chill relax baby. Only crying when he's hungry or if he's wet through his diaper on to his clothes. He loves to cuddle on my chest and will put his hands under his chin and cheek. adorbs.

These two are so cute, MJ LOVES her baby brother, always looking out for him and wanting to take care of him.

perfect timing of his cute smiles!

First week

I couldn't ask for a better transition to being a family of four. The timing was pretty much perfect. My family had planned to go to Huntville for a week to stay at my brother in laws parents 2nd home. While we stayed at the hospital for a couple of days Mary was there with my family having a ball with her cousins not missing us one bit. After we left the hospital we spent the night at home and left the following day to spend the remainder of the week with my family. It was so nice to have Mary being taken care of so I could rest and my body could heal. We slept on the main floor in the master bedroom which was extremely nice so I didn't have to go up and down the stairs as well as worry about being around everyone and having Oliver wake them in the wee hours of the morning. We had such a great time!!

                          Exhausted after playing hard outside

           These two nieces were just her little mini mama's, it was so cute to watch them and wonderful to sit back and know MJ was being taken care of.

     Is this not the cutest photo of an excited big sister. She is just smitten with him.

               Love being with my family, no greater thing.

        Caught a glimpse of Ryan soaking in having a newborn again and had to quickly snap this photo.

        First time driving with two kids in the car! so surreal

Hospital stay

Oliver's first bath at the hospital

         This sleep sack didn't last long, my first diaper change after this and he peed all over it!

                                                GG and Aunt Rachie visiting!

                                     The day we got ready to leave the hospital!

       I delivered at LDS hospital and had a wonderful experience there, the nurses are incredible!!