Loving Life

Life these past two months has certainly been different from the life that Josh and I knew before. Nearly EVERYTHING is different now. And yet, we could not be happier. On Sunday, Avery turned two months old! Time is flying, and it's hard to believe we've had her that long. At the same time, it is difficult for us to remember what life was like without her. She is so much a part of our lives, and so deep into our hearts. Here are some of our favorite pictures from the past few weeks.

Tummy Time! Building up those strong neck muscles.

 

The following pictures were an attempt to catch some of Avery's first smiles. It was harder than I thought it would be! But I think if you look at them all together, you get the general idea. Josh and I have been making fools of ourselves the past few weeks; trying to get as many smiles out of her as we can!

This is one of my very favorite pictures of Avery so far. She just looks so peaceful to me, like a litlle doll. I especially love her tiny little fingers!

I love this hoodie given to us by either Beth or Susan (I'm not sure which, but thank you!) I think it is the most adorable little sweatshirt for the most adorable little sweetheart.

 

Happy Girl! It has been so fun for Josh and I to watch as Avery has become a bit more lively. She is awake a lot more now and will interact with us a lot more too. She likes to look at toys and books, but her favorite things to see are her parents! That has been especially rewarding for us.

Milk coma...it is just so much work to eat!!

Some of my very favorite special times with Avery look just like this.

I love to cuddle with my baby girl!

 

Look what I found in the laundry! Sometimes I take Avery upstairs to do laundry with me. When my hands are full, she gets a ride downstairs in the middle of the warm, clean clothes! I absolutely love this smile!

Here is Avery in her mamaroo. Thanks to everyone who spent time and money getting this thing to work! Avery loves it, and so does her mama! Here's to getting things done!

 

This is Avery all dressed up and ready for chuch on her two month birthday! Happy Birthday to Avery! It really is hard to believe she is so old! We took her to her two month check up on Tuesday and got an excellent report from the doctor. She is a tiny 8 lbs. 4 oz, 21 and a quarter inches long, and healthy as can be! That puts her at aproximately the 10th percentile for both height and weight. We feel so grateful to have a healthy baby girl!

 

Sitting up all by herself!!!....well...I mean....with the help of the couch of course...

We took Avery to Carlie's soccer game. It was sort of cold and windy, so we had her pretty bundled up! You could hardly find her beneath all of those blankets!

To sum it up, we love being parents! We think we have the most wonderful daughter in the entire world, and we couldn't be happier than we have been these past two months. She is our little angel, and such a blessing in our lives. And yes, we think she's pretty darn cute as well!

BOSHO Marathon 4/21/2012

This is my husband.

He is a stud!

Finishline of the Bonneville Shoreline Marathon.

This was Josh's first marathon, and he picked a beast of a run for his first. He is currently training for a 50 mile trail race in June and this was just a part of his training. I'm so proud of him!

Way to go Joshua Jon! Oh yeah, and good job Trevor!

Josh's Graduation! 4/19/2012

Here's the handsome devil himself!

Congratulations to Josh on receiving his Bachelors in Information Systems at BYU!

So proud of you babe!!

Avery is so proud of her Papa!

Thanks to everyone for your support, not only at graduation, but through the whole process! We love you!

We found some more pictures that I wanted to add...these are from day two of graduation where Josh actually got to walk. Happy Day!!

Two thumbs up for rock and roll!!

Avery's Smiling Video

Avery was in a really good mood this morning before we went to church.  She was smiling a lot, so Josh quickly picked up the video camera and got this video.  She just keeps getting cuter and cuter and we keep falling more and more in love with her.  

Avery Lyn

This is our favorite time of day! Daddy is home for the night and Avery wakes up to play! We sure do love our little Avery!

First real bath!

Twinners! You can't see them, but I'm in my hot pink scrubs...we really are matching in every way! Thanks to the Bingham girls for the tie dye onesies for Avery!

These two pictures are some of my favorite pictures so far. They make me cry. I love these two more than anything in the world. In fact, they ARE my world.

First day home from the hospital. Playing with Uncle Hayden. I didn't get a good picture, but Avery's eyes were open and we were all just loving watching her be so awake!

Playing on Dad's chest. She loves this.

Avery's Newborn Photoshoot

I got to do a newborn photo-shoot with little Avery. I probably enjoyed it much more than she did, but I will cherish these pictures forever. She is my little angel and I love her so much! I wanted to be able to remember exactly how she looked brand new. Thanks to Josh’s cousin Jen, I’ll be able to do so! I hope that someday, Avery loves these pictures as well. She is perfect!

I love the way some of these pictures show off the blanket that Great-Grandma Dianne made for Avery. It is so beautiful! I love it so much and I know that Avery will too.