8 weeks

Our little man is 8 weeks old! He is still such a good baby and hardly ever fusses.  He's now sleeping about 7-8 hours at night and is just a little angel.  I don't know how I got so lucky to be blessed with such good babies- guess I just know how to grow them! haha jk  My favorite is right after he eats or wakes up from sleeping because he's especially happy and always gives me smiles. And yes, the 'cooing' language has begun- I love talking back and forth with him listening to his sweet little voice- it just melts my heart! There's definitely something special between a mother and her son- I'm so grateful for my sweet little family!

 He doesn't have a lot of it- but he does have some hair!

 I love his expression in the next two pictures- can't get enough!

 So happy and content with life- don't you wish we all could be this way!

So I've been asking everyone who they think Jason looks like because I really think he looks like my brother Ben. Maybe it's just wishful thinking he has some looks from my half of the genes but I get the same response from everyone- he looks like Courtland, same as Mckell!  Now I'm not one of those people who get offended if my child doesn't look like me- I really don't care either way but I really don't think he looks like Courtland? I must be delusional or something... What do you think? Who does he look like- honestly?

Kell's first big owie

One morning we were headed down the elevator to get some yummy breakfast with my mom. You get in the elevator on one side and out the other side- anyway we weren't expecting the door to open on the side you get in but it opened on a lower floor for someone else to get in.  Well Kell had her hands on that door and when it opened her little left hand slid in the wall with the elevator door. Kinda hard to explain.  I was facing the other way and didn't see until she screamed in pain and because her hand was jamming the door from continuing to open, Courtland had to yank it out.  Her poor little hand got completely smashed. We weren't sure if it was broken for a day or two because she wouldn't use that arm at all and it just hung to her side. But eventually she did and it turned out to be just fine. It just swelled up a bunch and bruised pretty good.  It's always so hard to see your baby get hurt because there's not a whole lot you can do for them- it just breaks your heart!

(These pictures in no way do her hand justice- it looked a lot worse in person)

This is right after- we had her keep it elevated and iced it when she'd let us. All she wanted to do for the rest of the day was watch movies and snuggle. Good thing my mom was there to take care of Jason because she would not let me leave her side.

 She was not a happy girl for a few days

A visit from Grandma Rabe- Love my Mom!

Grandma Rabe came out and stayed with us for 10 days- wish she could have stayed even longer! We had so much fun while she was here going to the beach, pool, and of course eating lots of treats.  There are a bunch of fun little shops under the complex we live in and my mom liked to go to a different one everyday and try something new.  A couple of afternoons while the kids napped I had some alone time as well and got to go shopping by myself which is always good to have some alone time every once in a while. So thank you mom!

 Me after running inside from the parking lot one afternoon after going shopping- I was soaked! The rain here can be crazy sometimes- it will be sunny and then pour down for 10 minutes and go back to being sunny.

7 weeks old- nothing but smiles

 I think it's funny how Jason likes to sleep- he always has to have his arms up by his head every which way

Grandma and Kell dancing on the boardwalk

 Mckell having a 'moment.' She all the sudden just started crying for no reason that we could tell. I kept asking her what was wrong and she would just cry harder. I guess when I was little every once in a while I would just be crying and my dad would ask what was the matter and I would say "I don't know!" (pretty embarrassing to admit) ha And so begins the mysteries of females... lol

It was so cute when my mom got here Mckell would not let her out of her sight or even farther than arms reach for that matter. She only wanted grandma, not even letting her use the restroom by herself (sorry mom!) We were all very sad when it was time for her to go back to Utah- wish she could have stayed all summer.  I think the visit was especially important for Mckell because she needs other people to interact with than just me and Courtland all the time.  It's going to be so hard to move to California in the fall- I'm definitely dreading it!  So this is my plea for everyone to come visit where ever we are- we love visitors! Thanks so much mom for coming and showing us such a fun time.  Kell still runs into your room everyday yelling for you and when I tell her you had to go ba-bye she gives me dirty looks like it's my fault- thanks! ha 

6 weeks- time to hit the gym!

My sweet baby at 6 weeks today- nothing sweeter...

 Got this swing off craigslist for $25, not bad huh- definitely does the job while we're here for the summer and is a mommy must have

 I think it's the cutest thing when she laughs at movies- she has the cutest giggle

 Mckell now insists on always having her toes and fingers painted pink- she's definitely all girl

It's hard to tell but Kell is a tan little indian- I keep spf 70 on her but she is a lucky girl and got her daddy's olive skin- I'm jealous

Getting ready for church (this was her Easter dress that I didn't ever get a picture of her wearing it)

Well it's been 6 weeks since Jason joined our family which means I'm officially cleared to hit the gym (even though I'm not actually going to the doctor to get the 'ok' since we don't have insurance out here in Jersey). And I guess I can't use the excuse 'well I just had a baby anymore.' All you mommies out there know what I'm talking about- it's that automatic stop to when people stop saying 'wow you just had a baby, you look good!' Or maybe it's the end of not feeling guilty for still eating like I'm pregnant because now I can 'officially' start working on losing the baby pounds! ha Whatever it is, I've reached the mile marker.  You might think I'm crazy but it sounds better to me to just get pregnant again than have to worry about counting calories (and I seriously would have another baby soon- I want our kids as close together as Courtland will let me!) Funny thing is I wouldn't really call it 'baby weight' it's more like freshman 15 that I never got around to losing. But my philosophy is- if you're not willing to put the effort into losing weight, then you're not allowed to complain and just have to be happy with how you are. So here's to being happy with who we are! lol

Mckell Moment

One of Mckell's favorite shows is Barney and today she was watching one where a little girl was making a flower out of paper. So Kell decided she wanted to make one too and got a piece of paper and folded like the girl on the show (or how she thought she was supposed to fold it). When she brought it to me to show me her 'pretty flower' she accidently ripped it. So she handed it to me and said 'fix it mama.' I don't have any tape so I handed the paper/flower back to her and said sorry it's broken. She then handed it back to me and said, 'try again mama.' I've never heard her say that before and thought it was so funny. It's so fun hearing all the new words and phrases she's putting together. She's talking more and more everyday and I love it besides the fact that she's getting bigger... don't like that!

5 weeks- Jason's getting too big too fast!

5 weeks old today, still wearing nb size clothes but they're starting to get a little tight.  His neck is getting stronger and he's starting to get more interactive- we just love him!

 Hangin with daddy

Our crazy sleeper

Always happy after her long naps

Playing at the park

Always looks like he's thinking about something

 loves her little brother

Ready for some rays!

Playing at the pool with Sebastian

Kell gets pretty sweaty in the heat and humidity out here in Jersey

 Surprisingly Kell took this picture- not too bad for a 20 month old. She told me to say 'cheeeeese' guess I need to work on it.