Getting older

I cant believe how big Andie is getting. She is already over 20 months old! She has quite the personality and most of the time I love it but boy does she have an attitude sometimes! I am afraid that she is already starting to hit the terrible twos! She is one smart girl though. She loves to count and say her ABC's and sing all sorts of songs. Every time she gets into trouble and I count to three she just keeps counting for me until she gets to ten and then I just laugh at her because she is so stinkin cute. She also is smart enough to know how to win her dad over with almost anything she wants. I must say it is pretty freakin cute though. I am still trying to adjust to two kids and give Andie the attention that she deserves.


She is such a good sister though! She is always concerned about Elsie and making sure she is okay. She is so cute when she talks to her and tries to make her happy. She is always telling me to be quite because Baby Elsie is sleeping. I really couldn't ask for ask for better kids. I just love them so much.

Sunday

This last Sunday was the first time Elsie went to church and of course she was so good and slept the entire time. Also it was so nice to finally go back after missing for a month. While I have been gone they split our ward and made our condos into a branch (which im really sad about right now and will miss a lot of people). We just had stake conference this last week so we will see how our new branch is this week. I am really dreading going to church at 1:00pm now since it is right in the middle of nap time. Hopefully Andie will do okay with it though.

Valentines Day

I cant believe that February has already come and gone. It was a very busy and eventful month to say the least. Valentines Day was a little different this year for the fact that we just had a baby and weren't leaving the house much. We had a nice day at home though and even Adams parents were here to spend it with us. Life is still crazy but we are adjusting more and more each day. Elsie is still sleeping about six hours or so before waking up at night which I appreciate so much. I love my girls as well as there daddy that works so hard for us.

1 Month!

I cant believe that Elsie is already a month old. It has gone by so fast. We have been super busy since she has arrived. My mom came and stayed for a week and then took Andie home for a week to give me some time to rest and adjust. Then we went and stayed in Idaho for a few weeks to see family and friends. I have only been on my own for two days now but it has been crazy. Hopefully we will get a schedule down soon. I dont want to jinx myself but so far Elsie has been the best baby in the world. Even better than Andie was and I thought she was perfect! She never cries and only fusses for a second to let me know she is hungry or needs changed. She even got a cold from her sister and she couldnt breathe and I could tell she was miserable but she has still been amazing. From the time she was a week old she was sleeping 5-6 hours at night and by two weeks she has consistently slept 6 hours eats and then sleeps for another 4-5 before waking up again. I am just glad that my girls understand that I need my sleep. Also Elsie has been a really good eater. When we left the hospital she had dropped to 7 pounds even and within a week and a half she was already at 8 pounds and had grown an inch! When she was first born I would have sworn that her and Andie were twins but within a month she has changed so much and definitely has her own look. We are loving having her as part of our family and are so grateful for her.

Introducing...

Elsie Lane Stevenson
Born Feb. 2, 2010 @ 5:52am
7 lbs. 6 oz. 19.5 inches
We are so excited that she is finally here! Elsie was due on January 30th but decided to wait a few extra days before coming. We have been expecting her for weeks thinking she would come early since her sister did but I guess she had other ideas. The funny thing is that for months I have told people that she was going to come on February 2nd but no one believed me. Adam just told me I was jinxing myself. I just thought that February sounded better and hopefully she wouldn't come during a big snow storm. She decided to listen to her mom though and came when I wanted her to. I just hope she is this obedient her whole life but I doubt it. My doctor didn't want me to go to far past my due date so I actually had an induction scheduled for the morning of Feb. 2nd. I really didn't want to be induced though. Luckily on the 1st I started having contractions all day and by around five that night they were starting to hurt and I was hoping this was it. Luckily for us Adams parents came into town so they could watch Andie the next day for us and I am so glad they came the night before. By the time they got here I was really starting to have painful contractions. Adam finally got home from work and we ate dinner while I debated when to go the hospital. Finally about 10pm I had had enough and was ready to go in. When we got there they checked me and I was at a 5 and 90%. I was shocked that I was already that far since my contractions werent as bad as they were with Andie. We got all settled in and by the time she checked me again I was a 6 and while she was checking me my water broke all over her. I felt so bad but it was really funny. After that I asked for my epidural knowing that it was only going to get worse. After that Adam and I tried to get some sleep since it was after one in the morning. Poor Adam had to sleep in a broken chair but surprisingly enough we slept pretty well. Finally around 5:30 the nurse came in to check on me and I had started shivering and was really cold. She told me it was just my hormones so she checked me and sure enough I was ready to go. I told her to call the doctor but she wanted me to push for a while. I told her I only pushed a couple times with my first so I really didn't want to do anything until the doctor was here since I knew it would go fast. She didn't believe me so she made me give her just a little half push so she could see the baby. After that she realized I wasn't kidding and called the doctor. About five minutes later he arrived and sure enough one push and she was here. She gave us just a little tiny cry for a second and after that she was so good and we didnt hear her cry the rest of the day. My first thought after I saw her was that she looked exactly like Andie but with darker hair and a lot less of it. She is such a good baby and I am so grateful for that. I was really worried I wouldn't be so lucky the second time around but so far so good. She is a really good eater and sleeper and within a week she was way over her birth weight. It is quite an adjustment having two kids now but we are loving every minuted of it. They hospital had a ban that no one under 14 was allowed due to the swine flu but lucky for us they lifted the ban the day that we were there so Andie was allowed to come and see her new sister. So far she is loving her and walks around saying baby all the time and tells us to be quite for the baby. We are so excited for this new adventure and feel so blessed to have two perfect little girls.Also a big thanks to our parents for coming and helping out so much. We don't know what we would have done without them!