1 Month Comparison

Alex is a month old today! Usually I would say the time has flown by but as I think about my recovery it went by very slow for the most part. Things kept happening one after another so I was never catching a break. It looks like things are looking up now :).

During the first few weeks of life you are getting to know your little one. We have come to find that Alex is the complete opposite of Evan. It doesn't come as a surprise because all babies are different but this is good and bad.


So far Alex is a better sleeper then Evan when it comes to long stretches but Evan could always fall asleep on his own. Alex needs his mommy during night time feedings so he ends up sleeping in our bed after the first stretch. I'm not patient enough to rock him for almost an hour because I need sleep to take care of my mommy and wife duties during the day. During the day I noticed he will cry for a few mins and then he's out so now that I'm recovered enough I can start being a little tough and let him cry a few mins. But can I handle that? If it works I will probably get more sleep because I stay in one spot and I'm protecting him from being crushed by the both of us. Alex still sleeps most of the day. Makes it nice but makes me a little worried that he gets too much so he wont sleep at night and maybe his day's and night's are mixed up. So far he's sleeping great through the night though. He sleeps 3 1/2 to 4 hour stretches at night so I'm only waking up one to two times.


Alex is a better eater then Evan and I hope this lasts. Evan ate every hour and a half to two hours but Alex goes every three. He can go longer sometimes but I make sure to wake him up. Alex actually eats, Evan ate very little (still does). It's probably why he ate so often. It makes me wonder how he gained weight. Speaking of weight, Alex was weighed yesterday and he's now 8lb 13oz. He gained over a pound in two weeks! Keep growing babe!!
Evan and Alex both hated sponge baths but once their cord stumps fell off they loved baths. Alex reminds us of a frog in the tub but a very cute one!


Evan tries to jump in while he takes one but since Alex is too little I cant let him. In a few months maybe. Right now he can just sit and watch.

Alex loves having a pacifier. Evan hated them.
When I got pregnant with Alex I got a free sample one from a friends work. I gave it to Evan to see what he would do. He obviously didn't know what to do so it was funny watching him. Matt comes home and he goes and shows him. He has it in his mouth (upside down), has a smile on his face and says "Baby!" The nice thing is Alex doesn't always need it so hopefully he doesn't grow attached.

The biggest difference between the two is that Alex is a screamer and Evan wasn't. Matt's parents didn't really hear Evan cry till he was about 1 1/2 months old. Alex screams a lot but we figured out why. He seemed always uncomfortable after feedings. We thought it was gas so we gave him gas drops. It helped but not all the time. Eventually it got worse. I would hold him for a long time while he screamed. Nothing seemed to help. I made an appointment yesterday to have him be seen and they suspect Reflux (GERD). It could take up to five days to know for sure if the meds he's on works. If not we'll try something stronger and if it still doesn't help then there's something else wrong.

We're very blessed having Alex join our family. He's a sweetheart and we love him dearly. We look forward to getting to know him more as he grows up.

Powdered Sugar

Since my Mommy is now pre-occupided with my baby brother, my wildest dreams came true. Before my Mommy would catch me doing things I shouldn't be doing but one day while she was feeding my baby brother she fell asleep for a little bit. During that time I found a bag of powdered sugar and I had lots of fun dumping it all over the kitchen and living room. She's not very happy with me but maybe in a few years she will laugh about it.

I love you Mommy!

Love Evan

Brother's!

Evan is caring big brother to Alex. They're going to be best buds!

Bath Time!

Alex had his first sponge bath at home tonight. He smells so good! He hated parts but loved it for the most part. His pacifier did help.




All clean!

Evan finally held him for a few seconds. One of these times I hope Alex wont cry.

Home!

Alex and I got a very warm welcome home. The phrase "Home Sweet Home" is so true. The hospital treated us so well but it's so nice to be home, especially with Evan. I was a little worried about him because of the way he was acting around me at the hospital. He seemed sad to me for some reason. Now that we're home and getting back into the swing of things, he's my happy little boy again and he's not showing signs of jealousy with Alex.

Matt and I are making sure he's getting the attention he's used too. His Aunts and Uncles are giving him lots of attention of course. I appreciate all that they have done for us. Also to our Ward members. The meals are highly appreciated!
Matt kept telling me about a surprise waiting at home for me while at the hospital. I noticed right away as we pulled into the drive way. The weeds were gone in our flower planter and beautiful flowers in their place. It was a perfect surprise! I've been wanting to get out there and weed that planter so badly but never had the energy, plus I didn't want to over do it. I didn't see it coming because Matt was with me at the hospital taking care of me unless he was serving in his calling. Our wonderful neighbor, Bro. Nelson, helped make this possible.

The white Carnations in the middle are a present from my Dad. It will serve as a great reminder of us bringing home a handsome little boy this spring.
Here is Alex in his going home outfit and loving his swing.

Recovery has gone pretty well aside from the headaches I get from my spinal. I hope they go away soon. Since I'm doing well Matt has been able to work more on our front yard. Him and Elizabeth pulled the old rose bushes out and replaced them with new rose bushes. The other ones we had were just as old as the house. They were growing wild and it was hard pulling the weeds around them.

The plan is to get rid of all the rocks in the planters next to the house. Flowers and bushes will take their place so more pictures to come :).

Welcome Alex

Now that we're home from the hospital, I can Welcome our newest addition to our family :). The Internet was so slow at the hospital. It took forever to download pictures.

Alex David was born May 11, 2010 at 1:43 pm. He weighed in at 7lb 2oz and measured 19 1/2 inches long.

I don't have the most exciting labor story since I had a scheduled c-section but I have to say it was a great experience because the team of doctors, nurses and anaesthesiologist were awesome. It's always nerve wracking going into major surgery but Matt, my nurse Amy and anaesthesiologist made me feel so calm.


Here's me before



Alex has lungs! When my doctors got him out they didn't need to make him cry. He cried for an hour and a half straight. It was great because we knew he was healthy.
I didn't get to see him right away but Matt went back with him before they brought him back to me mostly clean and wrapped up.



I wont forget him crying and his mouth next to my nose. He smelt so good to me. It was a wonderful moment.

When Evan came to the hospital a few hours later we tried getting pictures of him with Alex but it didn't happen because Alex started to cry. It scared Evan so now he wont touch him unless he's quite but only to tickle his feet. I think it's cute! When Alex does cry he does come over to him and says, "What's wrong Baby Algex?". Evan pronounces his name two ways, Algex and Alkex's. This is the best photo we got of them together.




We love both our boys very much! One of these days we'll get a better family photo :).

What we've been up too

Matt turned 26 years old on May 4th. Or is he 62? Saturday before his big day I threw him a surprise party with close friends and family like I always do. It never turns out to be a surprise either but he's always surprised as to who shows up. Thanks guys for helping make his day a special one. It's been a while since I posted anything about Evan so I want to do so now. Here's a picture with him and his Daddy at the party. Evan is starting to give us silly grins and smiles. This last Monday we hiked to Bridal Vail Falls for FHE. It was a nice breezy day since we've been having a lot of rain lately. We wanted to take advantage of it because the weather in Utah can always turn a different direction without warning. I love rain but since we're about to have our second child, I've been wanting to get outside and play with Evan. I'm glad it's finally starting to become better weather for it. Before we got to the canyon, Evan and I met up with Matt at work with homemade deep dish pizza that Elizabeth made for Matt's birthday. It was so delicious! We got up to the falls and enjoyed watching Evan play in the water and throwing rocks. He had a great time. On Matt's birthday (Tuesday), we used his free meal coupon for Tucano's to eat lunch. You can never go wrong eating there. It's always so good and it's even better when you can eat there for free. Later that evening we had his family over for dinner. We also played games. Evan loves to learn and loves saying his ABC's and count everything. Last night as we were getting him into bed he started saying the letters on one of his blankets. Since it was BYU stuff we had to get it on camera.

Spring Is Here!

And that means, Spring Cleaning! Matt has been outside working hard the past couple of weekends and sometimes during the week to work on our back yard. Provo City has a dumpster for anyone to just bring things over to dump for free till the end of April so we're taking advantage of it and getting rid of everything! Our goal is to have the backyard done by the end of May. Matt also tackled the messy job of finishing cleaning out our garage of crap that's been left through the years from the first owner. We cleaned the bottom half of the garage last year but we still needed to clean the storage spaces above. It was a dirty job and I'm very glad Matt did it and without me. I can't stand dirt and since that stuff most likely has been there since the 1940's, there was a lot of dirt and dust up there. There was some pretty interesting things stored up there. One in particular a Santa head with out it's body. Later we found the body and we think it's a planter. The other thing was an old frame that my brother Nathan took and will clean up. We can't wait to have a finished back yard where we can play and hang out as a family.

Easter Weekend

We had a wonderful Easter/Conference weekend. It was especially fun having them the same weekend. I wish we had Conference more often instead of every six months. The talks were inspirational and I loved how they talked mostly about families. Ballard, Holland and Bednar's talks jumped out the most but they were all so good. Can't wait for the Conference Ensign to re-read them. With Easter during the same time, it just made it extra special and fun. Easter and Conference needs to happen more often as well. Friday night we dyed Easter eggs with Evan. This was our first time with him and he enjoyed it. I was watching him like a hawk though. He only spilled once so I didn't have that much to clean up so it was nice.


Saturday is when we have the Easter Bunny visit us. We like separating the Bunny part from Sunday so we can focus on Chirst and his Resurrection. The Easter Bunny didn't disappoint this year even though it was small.

We invited a bunch of our friends over for a big breakfast and egg hunt before the fist session of conference. It was just Cadence and Evan for the hunt at first but two more kids came buy later and recovered the rest of the eggs they didn't find. There were also some left for the adults to enjoy.


We stayed home Saturday for both sessions. Michael and Julie stayed and watched with us and then the boys were off to the Priesthood Session shortly after that. My MIL came by and watched Evan for me so I can go off with Aubrey and her two sister's. We had dinner at Pizza Pie Cafe and then we went shopping. Aubrey and I got some baby outfits since we're both expecting and only a week from each other. It was a fun evening with them and I enjoyed getting to know Shan and Michelle better.
I stole these from Aubrey's blog :).

Me and Aubrey showing off our belly's. I haven't posted one in a while but this is me at 34 weeks. Aubrey is 35 weeks.

On Easter we spent the day with Matt's family by watching both sessions and having Easter dinner for lunch and then we had another Easter dinner at my parent's house at dinner. It was a nice relaxing day for us.