It's for her protection..

chicken legs

It's getting pretty chilly here and nothing will fit these skinny little legs. The smallest socks fall down her ankles, and even though these tights fit nicely around her waist, her legs are swimming in them!

Check out her little beauty mark on her left arm.
She is my little doll. I can dress her up super funky, and I L O V E it!

keeping my two year old happy...

has been quite a challenge lately.
Yesterday, he probably threw ten temper tantrums. He is definitely testing my patience every day. Since it is too cold to play outside, and I can't exactly take him anywhere (for a good amount of time) I am trying to come up with inventive ways to keep Jonah occupied and happy. Yesterday for example, Jonah helped me make cookies. No, this was not the morning, he just wore his pj's all day. And do I care that my son wears his pajamas ALL day? NO. I'm just grateful he is wearing clothes. Zach's mom sent us a package, and in it was a bag of hershey kisses. Perfect for Peanut butter cookies, and perfect for Jonah to help me out.

To my surprise, Jonah followed directions very well. He didn't eat a single chocolate or cookie the whole time. After unwrapping each Hershey kiss, he placed them in a nice line.

While I was turned around to take out the second batch, Jonah realized how delicious the cookies were.

And that's when the activity stopped, and I had to find a new one for him.

two weeks

7 pounds
19.5 inches long
She has grown so much in the past two weeks! Then I realized that most babies are born bigger than this.

Katie visits

We were thrilled to have Aunt Katie come up and visit for four days! We miss her already. She was so much help while here, I started thinking how I ever got by with out her. She definitely went above and beyond, and I hope she will visit again when I haven't just birthed a child! I promise I will be much more alive katie ;)

Her last night here, she turned my kitchen into a salon. Her friend Jesse came over for some pampering as well. Poor Zach really wanted Katie to bleach his hair like Justin Timberlake in 1998, but oh darn. we ran out of time.

Every time I had to stop to feed Emma, Katie and Jonah would have a little photo shoot. Jonah is getting really good at following commands.

Yes, Zach definitely had his hands full. . . This picture was taken seconds before Jonah tried to hit Emma. She will definitely be a tough girl. . . and why won't my son wear clothes!?

Anyways, we loved having Katie here. I hadn't seen her since her wedding day! She definitelty pampered me, and brought life back into my hair! If anyone wants a great stylist back in Utah! She is seriously awesome!

Thanks for EVERYTHING Katie! Jonah saw these pictures of you, and started to whimper. We all can't wait to see you again!

Now you think your feeling better, but you keep on getting wetter..

Jonah's new favorite phrase lately is, "It's stuck!!!"

For example. If the door is locked he yells, "The door is stuck! It's stuck!" and so on.

So earlier today, Zach and I were looking up the diarrhea song online. You know the diarrhea song? My sisters and I used to make up lines and think we were SO funny!! Anyway, as Zach and I are dying laughing, I look over to find Jonah obviously going number two in his diaper.

Me: "Jonah are you stinky? Are you making the poop face?"

Jonah: looking very uncomfertable "it's STUCK!"

Maybe it's because we were just singing a song about it, but we were dying.

life with two

It's definitely been an adjustment here..for all of us. I love being a mom of two yet I am not afraid to say, this is really hard. I know it should get easier in ways, especially once I get my energy back. Will my energy come back?

Zach has been so great since we have been home. He's up all night bringing Emma to me, and changing her diapers all night long. Jonah has been waking up twice a night for some reason and so Zach has been going back and forth between our room and his. This is for my mom, who is so worried about me eating well. I normally cook dinner around here so it was a little surprise for me to see how well Zach did making dinner last night. He even set the table! Notice he set the fork and knife on the opposite end, each with a napkin. I asked him to make a salad, and he even had a bowl of olives with ranch. I would have never thought of adding that.

The hardest part has been keeping Jonah happy, and away from the baby. I thought I would try putting the swing in the family room, but as you can see, it lasted about one minute.

He's just so rough and scary with her. It's all out of love, but he wants to clap her hands together like he does with his Handy Manny doll. I'm really scared for Zach to go back to work, and be left alone to nurse her. I know it's going to be a huge process of keeping the crazy monkey away.

On a positive note, Emma so far as been such a calm, sweet baby. She eats well, sleeps well, and poops very well. I can't wait to watch her grow and change each day. I also can't wait for my sister in law and mom to come!!