Our day at the Neighborhood Park

Today we took the boys to the park that is down the street from our house and then to eat at Wendy's. Preston loves to take walks in the stroller and is awake a good portion of the time we are walking. He just stares at the sky and enjoys the motion of the stroller. Connor loves the walks too. He points out the planes that are flying over and all of the trees that are blocking his view of the sky. Connor loves the park and really loved having Dad there to help him climb on all of the really tall sections of the playground. He also loved just walking around in the open grassy section with Dad. When we went to lunch at Wendy's it was great. This week is the first time we have been able to go to a restaurant and order adult food for Connor and he would actually eat it. He is eating chicken, beef, beans, oranges, and rice now and we are just tickled pink with that. Connor still will not eat too many vegetables unless they are the babyfood jar variety. I am not sure when he will grow out of that but we are hopeful he will learn to love real vegetables soon.





Connor was pointing out an airplane that was taking off from the base to Dad.

Preston enjoying the park too.

Preston at One Month

It is hard to believe but Preston is one month old today. I learned with Connor that time will fly by but Preston really is making me realize how fast time goes by. Preston is sleeping in his crib like a champ at night. He still occasionally forgets it is night time though and decides that he wants to be up and partying with Mom and Dad at 3am. He is eating about every 2-3 hours now and is really alert when he is awake. He loves to just watch his mobiles when he is laying in the crib or swinging. And he is holding his head up when being walked around so he can see everything he is walking by. It is impressive to me how well he is able to hold his head up on his own already. He does not cry much unless he is hungry, which is a blessing. We really feel blessed to have such a wonderful, beautiful and healthy little boy. I hope you like some of the pictures I took of him today. He really does look alot like Connor but I am excited to see what he ultimately ends up looking like. I am hoping he gets a little of his Dad's handsome features, but we will see.




Look at that giant yawn!

The Dinosaur Park

Today Connor, Preston and I met up with some of my good friends for a morning playdate at the Dinosaur Park in Ogden, UT. I had never been to this park either and it turns out that this is a great park! Connor loved the dinosaurs and walking around the park. But most of all he LOVED the large slide in the playground. He would go up and down the slide as many times as I would let him. He made me very nervous going up the stairs since he still is not too steady but he was great. I hope you like some of the cute pictures I took while at the park.

Our time on the big dinosaur slide.


Jamie and Jillian enjoying the slide.

Connor and Mom in front of one of the dinosaurs.

The mandatory family photo. One of these days, I am going to get another family photo with Dave in it too.

A beautiful picture taken of Preston.

Connor eating his snacks at the picnic table and wearing his monkey backpack. He love the backpack but he was not too crazy about the restraint of the "leash" attached to it while we were walking.

Heather and her adorable son Lucky.

My sleeping adorable little boys on the ride home after a very fun filled day at the park. Connor even slept for another two hours after we got home!

3 weeks and counting

Here are some cute pictures of Preston taken at three weeks. He is starting to get bigger and fill out and look alot like Connor at that age. His hair is getting blonder and his eyes are getting bluer. I do think we are going to have a looker on our hands! I hope yall like the pictures.

Hanging out with Mom on the couch.



Snuggled up after bathtime.

Our Trip to the Zoo

Today Connor, Preston, Traci, and I went to the Utah Hogle Zoo. It was the first time I had been to this zoo and the trip was well worth it. The zoo is really nice and very toddler friendly. Connor loved looking at the animals (including a brand new baby elephant and giraffe) and was so well behaved. You would have thought that I drugged him because he acted so well. I was also able to ride the Carousel with Connor and he LOVED it. He screamed and laughed the entire ride and was so adorable. And since the ride was only $2.00 I think we will be doing that everytime we go there! At the end of our zoo trip, we went to the play area and let Connor run a little wild. He was so great and loved the playground so much. We definitely will be going back to the zoo again soon and hopefully Dad will be able to join us next time.

Isn't Connor just adorable? He really did love being pushed around in the new stroller.

Connor getting ready to start the ride. He was so focused at the start on the ride. He really did love it.

Connor playing on the playground with Miss. Traci.


Our family picture. Connor was mad that I took the sippy cup out of his mouth for the picture.

So I let him have his sippy cup back.

Mom and Preston. This was Preston's very first trip to the Zoo!

A Babyshower For Preston

My friends here in Utah were so wonderful and threw me a baby shower for Preston on Thursday September 10th. They were planning on throwing it prior to his birth but since I was on bedrest for a week and Preston arrived three weeks early, the babyshower ended up occuring after he was born. But in many ways that was great since it gave me a good occasion to introduce Preston to my friends in one big event. The shower was thrown at the park in Layton that we love to go to. Traci, our new nanny, came with me and was great at keeping Connor occupied and happy by playing with him at the park during the shower. I hope you like the pictures that my friends Heather and Sky took during the shower.

The Baby Shower Group.

Mom and Preston. He really is a cutie pie.


Connor enjoying a toy one of the other Moms brought to the shower. He does love wagons and anything with wheels.

Connor is such a ladies man.

This is Sky's daughter, Lauren, who is a few months older than Connor. I just thought this was a fantastic picture of Lauren and I don't think anyone could argue with the great Cheetos war paint on her face.

Preston's First Bath

Isn't Preston adorably cute?? I think he is plain adorable but I am his Mom!
I hope you like a couple of the really cute pictures I took of Preston during his first bath in the big bathtub on September 4th. And yes, I did alter one of the pictures some to protect his dignity. I do not want this post being used against me in 20 years during a therapy session.

An Update on the Family

Preston was three weeks old yesterday and family life is finally starting to feel normal with two kids. Dave and I are starting to work out a nighttime feeding routine with Preston which is good since he eats every 2-3 hours right now. But Dave is doing great about taking one feeding most nights so that I can get some sleep. Since I am home on maternity leave I am trying hard to let Dave get alot of sleep since I know he has to work during the day, but he knows that generosity will stop once I am back at work too.
Preston had his two week check up last Friday and is doing GREAT! He has already surpassed his birth weight by weighing in at 8lbs and 8oz. He was 21.75in long and alert as can be. He is already throwing his head back when laying on our chest and is even getting close to holding it up while looking at you. The doctor was very pleased with his progress. We do not have to go back for another appointment till the 2 month check up.
Connor is doing really well with Preston and learning how to be a big brother. He still gets in trouble occasionally for hitting Preston when he gets too excited or mad but we knew that was to be expected since Connor is still so young. But he is doing alot better at just rubbing Preston's head or pointing at him when talking to us. Connor is really cute though with Preston. When we are getting ready to go anywhere requiring a carseat, Connor tries really hard to carry Preston's car seat to the car even though it is too heavy for him to even lift off the ground. And when Preston starts making crying noises, Connor is very good about telling us and pointing at Preston. Just incase we were not able to hear Preston ourself. Right now Connor is alot more clingy with me especially but he is still doing ok with the fact that when Preston is nursing, he has to sit beside Mom while reading books and not in her lap.
Lastly, since my recovery took longer this time than it did with Connor, Dave and I have had the new nanny (Traci) coming to the house in the afternoons and hang out with Connor. She has been great at taking him to parks and giving him alot of needed one-on-one attention so that I can have a little time to relax and give Preston some needed one-on-one attention. Next week I am going to be getting out more with her and the boys so that I can see her interaction with them more and that will help me be more comfortable when I go back to work.
Ok, so that is about all that is going on with us here in Utah. We really are loving our new family dynamic and life with two kids. I hope you enjoy some of the cute pictures I have taken on Preston recently. He really does look alot like Connor did at this age.




Preston and Connor taking the inagural stroll in our new double stroller.

Connor bonding with his baby brother

Connor has been great at welcoming Preston into the family. We were unsure how he would handle the change since he is only 17 months old (on the 9th) but Connor has been great. He is a little more cuddly and clingy than normal but that was to be expected. He seems to really love spending time with Preston though and generally is very soft when playing with him. We still have to watch Connor VERY closely since he still is a little rough on occasions and has also been known to throw a toy or two at Preston (not sure if he is sharing or not) but we figured he is still doing great considering how young he is. Here are a couple of pictures of Connor playing with Preston. I hope you like them!

Connor seems to LOVE rubbing Preston's head and we are trying to make sure that Connor "pets" Preston softly.

Connor was trying to pick Preston up and take him out of the swing.


This last photo was taken when Connor was playing with my camera. I just loved how incredibly blue his eyes look in this picture.

Preston's First Trip to the Park with Connor

On Saturday September 5, Dave and I took the boys to the Layton Commons Park so that Connor could run wild and get some energy out. Since my recovery has taken alot longer than anticipated, Connor has not been able to go out and run wild the way that he is normally able to when I am home. Dave has been busy taking care of me and Preston, which takes up alot of his time. But, now that I am starting to feel better, Dave and I decided that Connor deserved time at the park. As you can see from the pictures below, the boys had a great time. Preston slept most of the time and Connor played on everything. He was so incredibly cute and he makes me so proud with all that he can do and all that he knows. I hope that you like the pictures and video!

Connor loves to go down the slide. Doesn't he have the cutest smile ever??



Looking at the ducks. Connor loves to point the ducks out to us and tell us about them.

Connor helping us push Preston's stroller. He really has become a great big brother.
Preston making a cute face. If you look hard you can see Dave and Connor walking in the background.