Easton is here and life is amazing!

 

On December 3,2010 at 7:18pm, our family welcomed Easton Mitchell into our family. He was six pounds six ounces nineteen inches long. He is healthy and beautiful and has already blessed our family in so many ways. Easton is the best surprise we have ever gotten and he couldn't be here at a better time. We know that Heavenly Father has a special plan for our family and we have never felt so close to our Father in Heaven and to eachother. I can honestly say I have never been happier. I am the luckiest mother in the world to have these two beautiful children to learn from, to raise, to love, and to teach them in the Saviors way. I have never felt so blessed!
Oakley absolutley loves Easton! She is so fascinated by him and wants to help in everyway she can. She gives him his binky, covers him with his blankets, helps burp him, and gives him lots of loves and kisses. She is very worried when he cries and will tell him "shh shh".oakley has not shown a single sign of jelousy, I am honestly amazed with how well she has done with him. She acts like he has always been here and she knows who he is. She loves to sit on my lap with him just so she can be next to him and give him lots of kisses.
I love my kids so much! I didn't think it was possible to have more love than I do for Oakley, but the love is just doubled and there is a whole new meaning to it now that I have two.
If you are wondering how I am handling two kids so close in age, or if it is way hard, I can honestly tell you that my life has never been better. Yes Easton has only been here for a week, and I have my mom's help, but I still do all of my motherly responsiblities and I have not once even thought, "this is hard" or "how am I going to do this". I have only thought "wow I am so lucky" and "WOW my life is perfect". Yes, life is busy, very very busy, but I would not have it any other way. I have the perfect husband who I love with all of my heart and who is the best Daddy in the world. Eric and I make a very good team and have never felt so close as a couple. Our children are our world and we can hardly wait till it is time to add to our happy family. We have so many hopes and dreams for our children and we will do everything in our power to make sure our children know they are loved, feel our support, and have everything they deserve.
I love you and oakley and Easton, thank you for making my life so amazing!

Oakley is growing up

I havent been very good at writing down the cute things Oakley has been doing lately and I really don't want to forget!! Sooo here are some of the milestones she has hit in the last few months to the best of my memory

Oakley started walking at ten months old, since then she has taken off and turned in to a toddler, its trues, she is no longer a baby :(

She climbs up on the couch and gets her self down
She climbs off of our big bed
she walks up and down the stairs either holding someone's hand or on to a railing
she carries her babies around and feeds them, puts them in her old car seat, and gives them loves and kisses
she knows where her eyes, ears, mouth, nose, teeth, head and hair are
When we ask her to do something she understands and tries to do it, like gets her diaper when she needs a change
when were reading a book and I ask her to point to the dog she does
she sits down and reads her self her books
she can blow her own nose
she folds her arms for prayers
at church she sings along and wavess her arm like she is leading the music
she can sign please and thankyou, and some others
she blows kisses
she gives kisses
she feeds her self with her fork and spoon
she dances when she hears music or when we tell her to
she knows the hand motions to twinkle twinkle little star, five little ducks, five lttle monkeys in the tree, five little monkeys jumping on the bed, and patti cake and tries to sing along
She points to the alphabet letters on the wall and says "B" "C" and "G" on a letter
she loves her shoes and can take them off and can put some of them on depending on the kind of shoe

Words-short sentences
Mom
Dad
Daddy
Hi
Bye
Dog
Fish
Teen
Want that
No
UH HUH
I'm done
want down
stay down (she says this to our dog)
miley (our dogs name)
mine
lets go
stinky or "tinky"
book
jump
Uh OH (learned at 8 months) and is still her favorite word and game
She repeats little words I say to her all day it really amazes me

This is what I can remember right now but she is learning and picking up new things everyday. She is very girly, she loves to get her hair done (most days), she puts on necklaces and bracelets, tries to put on make up with me, carries around purses and loves her babies and stuffed animals. She has the cutest personality, she can be quite the firecracker, but is still very sweet. She is very independednt and opnionated. If we let her get down and walk in the store, church or anywhere else we are, she takes off and doesn't care if were right behind her or not... she is very brave and thinks she can get where she wants all by her self.
Everyday I wonder how I am so lucky to have such a beautiful, smart, perfect little girl! Words will never be able to tell how much I love her and am thankful for her.

OH BOY OH BOY

I finally got my 16-20 Week ultra sound done at 22 weeks. Oh life is crazy but the ultra sound was amazing! I love being able to see the baby and have reassurance that he is growing and developing ok. He looks pretty cute already! He has super long legs! I can't believe it... I don't think we are getting another teeny tiny baby. The ultra sound got me so much more excited for him to be here, its amazing how much I love this little guy already! I LOVE BEING A MOMMY!

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Disneyland!

Eric's Mom and Dad took our whole family to Disneyland! It was Oakley and Is first trip to Disneyland, and well California! We had so much fun and are so thankful for Mitch and Sherilee and all they do for us!
Oakley loved Disneyland! She pointed and awwed at everything! She loved most of the rides... some were a little bit scary for her but she did really well for the most part.
We also went to Newport beach for a day which was beautiful and lots of fun! The water was freezing so Oakley stayed away from the water but she loved the sand... way too much! She ate A LOT of sand... then pooped A LOT of sand! oh man that was an adventure!
We had so much fun in California and Eric and I can't wait to take our family again someday!

Oakley is going to be a big sister!

Yep its true! Our little boy is due on December 24th 2010!! It is still unreal to me... I have had two ultra sounds, I have heard the heart beat, I feel little kicks and punches once in a while and I still step on the scale and look at my belly and wonder why am I gaining weight? Why is my belly looking so fat all the sudden?? and I get a little frustrated with my self and then remember ohhh yeah! That is what is supposed to happen... I'm pregnant!

It is getting more exciting and realistic every day! It just took me a little while to get to this point! Which really surprises me because of how I am when it comes to babies and a big family... but this pregnancy was such a shock and we found out at while our family was going through some traumatic times so it made it that more emotional and scary for me.

I was happy all along to have another baby and I will always be happy to find out that we get to have another baby, it was just that at first the timing felt all wrong and it was sooner than we had planned and I was worried how everyone would take it and what they would think of us and I really was not ready to face any of that. Soooo We waited till I was about five months along (16-17 weeks) to announce it!
I have gotten a lot of "you are crazy" remarks and other things like that but I know that it really will be ok! Oakley loves babies, she is such a sweet heart and I know she will love being a big sister! I expect it to be hard at first and I expect her to be a little bit jealous at first but I am going to do my best to make sure she still knows that she is my baby and I love her more and more every day! I know we will have some crazy moments but I know that it will all work out and we will only love our lives even more!
Eric is so excited! I love to see him like this! He has dreamed about a son for as long as I have dreamed about being a Mommy and now he is getting one! He is so excited for his boy to grow up and take care of his little girl! Eric is such an amazing Daddy! He loves his princess so much and is very protective over her! I can't wait to see him with his son!
I LOVE MY FAMILY!

Aunt Diane is amazing! She is always so sweet and willing to take Oakley's pictures!
She did such a great job once again! We are in love with how they turned out!

Best year of my life!

Oakley is eleven months old! Her birthday is on the 30th of this month... I really can not believe how fast the time has gone. She has been the biggest blessing in my life and I can't immagine life with out her. She is walking! she started to walk at ten months old and is getting more brave and better at it everyday! Oakley is saying little words like... Mom! Daddy! Whoa! NO NO NO! Whats Dat?!?! HI! She blows kisses, waves bye bye, puckers up and gives kisses, claps and says "yay", dances, jumps on the couch, loves to climb up the stairs, repeats words and sounds we say to her, and makes us fall in love with her more and more everyday!


She is still a little thing! She is almost a year old and still fits in SOME 3-6 month clothing but is now slowly getting into 9 month clothes. At her doctor appointment she was in the 5th percentile in weight and the 1st percentile in height! Such a sweet little thing she is but she is definately bright! Developmentaly she is above and beyond her age! She picks up something new everyday and surprises us with her silly new tricks all the time.

Her new thing is gymnastics! She seriously puts her head on the ground and her butt in the air and rocks back and fourth like she is trying to do a summer salt! She also break dances! She twirls all around on her hands bum and feet, and it seriously looks like she is break dancing! I don't know where she got this talent from but it is the funniest cutest thing! She also will be on her bum grabs her toes with one hand streightens her leg and puts it straight up in the air like a cheer leader... she has many more cool gymnist tricks but I really don't know how to explain them haha

I am going to take a few minutes and write about how much I love being a Mom:) I post blogs every once in a while to journal about our family and how much we love our little girl but I don't feel like it really tells enough. I feel that this would be a great time for me to write down some things about my experience in motherhood so that one day my children might get a chance to read about their childhoods and how much they are and have always been loved and needed in my life.
The only thing I have ever wanted in my life since I was 1 years old and knew what a baby was, was to grow up, find the love of my life, and become a Mom. I cannot believe that I have finally reached that goal and even more I can't believe that is far better than I ever imagined. Since Oakley was born I have not had a day with out smiles, laughs, joy, and a heart full of love. I have never once thought.. "man how do people do this? this is so hard!" or "how am I ever going to handle more?" I have only felt that I could seriously do it a million more times and I would if I was blessed that many times. It is worth every sleepless night, every fussy day, every poopy diaper, every teething month, every snotty nose, every puked on bed, every pound gained, every stretch mark, every EVERYTHING!
I have a hard time with worrying about what people think and I worry that people might not think that I am a good Mom, or that I should wait for years before having more, or that I should only have a couple kids cuz its "TOO HARD" and I have decided to try to stop worrying about things like that because people are going to think what they want and some people really feel that way and there is nothing I can do about it. I have come to realize that if my Heavenly Father (who knows me more than anyone on earth) blesses me with his children to raise, love and send back to him that he trusts me to be an amazing mother. Heavenly Father will not send me more than I can handle, and at a time I would not be able to care for them, and He will be right by my side as I raise them in His way. I don't know why it took me so long to figure this out or why I would stress and worry so much about what people would think about Eric and I and are want for A LOT of kids because Heavenly Father is the only one that matters and he is the one that gets to decide when and how many of his children we are blessed to have.
I love being a Mom more than I ever thought possible. There is an instant indescribable love that comes for that child the second you find out that you are pregnant. Even if it is a surprise and you have a worry about health, or money or whatever else, there is a natural motherly instinct that kicks in right away that causes you to love and protect that child with all of your physical ability. I honestly don't know how a women goes throughout life with out experiencing this love. It makes me hurt to even think about going through life with out having children, whether it would be that I was able to birth them or adopt, I could not handle it.
I honestly cannot believe how blessed I am to have such a great husband and father for my children. I cannot believe that as a couple we are blessed with the ability to conceive and carry children and that Heavenly Father trusts us to raise, love and send his children back to him.
As a mother I am scared in many ways. I am scared that I will do something wrong, that I will lose my patience, that I will not know how to help them, that my children will stray, that I am not capable of teaching them enough, that I do not have enough knowledge to raise them in these scary times, that my testimony is not strong enough to keep them on the right path, that I am not a good enough example, that I cannot give them everything they deserve, Oh I could go on and on. Another thing that I have recently come to realize is that parenthood is scary and hard, because there is only so much you can protect your family from and the only way to keep your family strong and on the right path is to start now with the simple things like FHE, family prayers and scripture study, and to do everything I can to be a good example and teach in His way. As a mother I want so much for my family, I want them to be happy, feel loved, feel successful, be strong and smart, and most of all find a testimony of their own.

I really can't describe the love and joy I feel constantly everyday for my family and I'm sure every mother feels this way. I just know that there is nothing more righteous and fulfilling I have ever done than to marry the love of my life in the temple, and to then become a mother. I honestly don't know how many children I will be blessed enough to have or when I will have them but I do know that I am anxious and ready to meet each one of them.

I love being a Mom! I loved experiencing labor and delivery, I loved that moment when I have gone through so much and I finally got to hold this beautiful innocent little girl I have waited so long to see, I love the first bonding moments, I love to watch Eric hold her and melt, I love the smiles that say I love you! I love the days where I can't get anything done because Oakley needs me to hold and love on her all day, I love the tears when I have to leave her, I love the messy meals and chocolate faces. I love snuggles and slobbery kisses. I love the little toots and then the looks like, "AH WHAT WAS THAT", I love the quiet times when she passes out on my chest, I love moments when I walk in the door and her face lights up, I love my little shadow that crawls behind me as I wander around the house, I love Oakley more than I thought I could love anyone in my whole life. I would not trade motherhood for anything. I will do everything in my power for her to grow up, be happy and experience motherhood her self. I love going to bed each night feeling like I have accomplished everything possible even if it was just sitting around playing with Oakley.
Yes we are some of those MEAN parents who pierced their baby's ears... But so far we don't regret it. She hardly cried and now doesn't even know they are there! Plus she looks so freaking cute with her little pink daisy ear rings :)
Check out this girls hair! haha it is growing so fast and beautiful! We really can't tell what color hair she is going to end up having though. Right now its a light brown strawberry color... some days it looks really dark and some days it looks blonde.


What a personality she has! She is the happiest little girl with a little bit of a spunky attitude. She is quite the comedian. She loves to get peoples attention and make them smile. She will do everything she can to get some smiles and giggles from whoever she is around.

Eric graduated with his bachelors degree on May 1, 2010
We are so excited to move on and see where life takes us now:)

I swear this girl gets more beautiful everyday!

She loves her tongue! She knows lots of cool tricks!

Grandma Johnson and Oakley. Grandma bought her the beautiful Easter dress she is wearing!

Oakley actually just turned eight months old but we have not taken pictures yet. At seven months she learned to say DaDa, crawl a little better, climb up on everything, and her tounge is always hanging out of her mouth. Grandpa Bealer says that her tounge is too long and doesn't fit in her mouth :) haha were beginning to believe that is true. She is the cutest thing we have ever seen and we cant help but wonder how she could get any cuter but she does. Everyday she makes us smile, laugh, and fall more and more in love with her. We cannot believe how lucky we are to have her.

Eric and I are doing wonderful as well. Eric graduates in May with his bachelors degree! We are so excited and proud of him. Then in December it is my turn to graduate with my A.S. Life is great, we have our moments where we wonder how were ever going to make it, but somehow we always do and are thankful and stronger after each trial.

Licorice mess!

My little baby is six months old already!

Tomorrow is Oakley's six month birthday! I cannot believe how fast it has gone. I have not kept up on the blog in a couple months.. its been a little crazy!
Oakley is just beautiful, fun, smart and sooo freakin cute!
She has almost mastered sitting up... she rolls over like crazy. When she is on her belly she pushes her self forward with her feet... Ah I am not ready for her to start crawling!!!
She has her six month well baby on Monday so i will be sure to post her stats.
She has the sweetest cutest personality. She squeals and laughs and jabbers all day long. When she is mad her attitude comes out and it is quite the funny deal. Oakley is very smart too. It is crazy to me some of the things she does. I just can't believe that she is still so little but acts so big. I love her so much! I am going to school and have to leave her for a couple of hours every day and it kills me, but she is doing very well at the Aunt Tami's and its good for her to be with out me once in a while. I just hate missing that little time out of her life. She is growing so much and everyday she hits a new milestone, I hate to miss anything.
Aunt Diane took some cute pictures of her. I will be posting those this week. They are so flippin cute! I really don't know how I ended up with such a cute little girl! HOW LUCKY ARE WE?!??!