Three Mamas and Three Babies

Zachie's Birthday Is Coming Soon

Yeah for parties!!  We are so excited to have another birthday with our awesome little man.  We are doing the same thing as last year because well Zachie hasn't suddenly started hating parks so that is where we will be.

I dislike how much they can charge for party decorations and invites and such.  However, we just can't help ourselves.  I didn't want to buy invites though so we made them.  Hopefully everyone will get one soon but until then...

Zachie Loves His Little Sister

We ask Zachie if he wants to hold Olivia daily, he always says no.  Today, he said YES!  Jesse ran for the camera and Olivia put on her brave face.  He loved every minutes of it.  He was laughing and giving loves (what we call kisses).  We play tag with Zachie using Olivia as the "IT" person.  This is really the only time he will let her touch him so holding her was a big deal!!!
 

 

 

 

 

Loves

 

Loves again!

 

 

Wrestling time...this is where Olivia decided she was done touching Zachie.  Ha my two crazy babies.  They will love each other one day right?!?

 

The Cuteness

Ahhh, We sure do love this little girl.  She is a great baby.  She absolutely loves lights, but not the sun.  She holds her head up like it's no big deal or anything.  She is super strong.  She loves kisses.  Certain blankets can calm her down instantly.  She wants to eat almost every 30 minutes.  This makes sense since she only eats for five minutes at a time.

 

She will sit and stare at you like you are some superstar, we feel so special.  She loves her binky.  No matter where we are she will always turn toward mommy and daddy's voices.  She can sleep through any noise Zachie can dish out (this is true visa versa as well).  She has the most beautiful smile, although we only see it when she is sleeping.

 

She can fight crime in her sleep.  She can turn bright red in an instant, oh the poops! She loves loves loves soft fuzzy blankets.  If she falls asleep on you she will grab your shirt collar and never let go.

 

She is our little sweetheart and we love her.
PS we need way more awake pictures, you'd think she sleeps all the time from this post.

 

When Our Zacheroo Is Sick

This poor boy got sick last week.  He woke up with a fever and slept most of the day.  I was folding the laundry in our bedroom and when I came out to be with Zachie this is what I found...

He has his favorite sick movie, Monsters, Inc., his Lightning Mcqueen car, and the basketball blanket.  Our poor boy.

This is how Daddy takes care of mister Zacheroo...all wrapped up in Daddy's sweatshirt.

Coming Home...But Where Do We Live???

Yeah for finally coming home.  It seems like the hospital holds you hostage after a while.  We were so ready to leave.  I missed Zacheroo way too much!!  

We had one day to rest and then we started moving.  We have been waiting to move into a lower level apartment for almost a year and they finally offered us one but we had to be moved in one week.  We were a little crazy for taking this on but it was so worth it.  We love our new place.  We had so many amazing people help us move.  Kaelie tackled a few car loads all on her own.  Many women from the relief society came over to pack up our kitchen and ended up packing almost the entire place.  Richard helped almost every night, moving anything and everything.  We are so grateful to all these wonderful people.  They made our transition easy and blessed our lives with their examples of service.  

  

 

 

 

The Day You Were Born

Olivia Nichole Smith

April 5, 2012

7 pounds 7 ounces

20 inches

We were so happy to see her.  This experience was so calm and relaxing compared to Zachie's birth.  We had so much energy and were ready to hold her and love her.  When she first came out and started to cry, she reminded us of a little duck.  Since then, we have learned that she can imitate just about any animal on the farm.  This girl is talented!

This is little miss within minutes of entering the world.  She was our bright eyed girl ready for anything, especially food.  She couldn't wait for us to get back to the room so that she could get some food.  Sadly, this want hasn't turned into a super eater.  She gets very distracted and forgets that she was eating before she found that spot on the wall.  

 The proud Daddy! 

While we were off having a baby, Zachie was chillin' out at home with Grandma.  We received this picture while we were waiting to go to the operating room.  What a handsome man in his secret agent jammies.  

Yeah for family!!!