3 months old!

We've been very busy and we've changed soooo much in the past 2 weeks!

Saturday April 20th we went to Alyssa's birthday party.  She wanted to do a prom themed party so we all got dressed up.  Everett even got dressed up and wore his tie onesie that I made for him. A little hard to tell but he's still pretty cute!

Handsome fella :)

Family!

We put baby in the corner at the prom party to sleep...

Andy's 30th birthday was on Sunday, April 21st.  We had a low key, very relaxing day.  Andy really wanted to make braised short ribs.  They are soooo good!  I also made him his favorite double chocolate cheesecake.  We had great weather and spent some time on the deck enjoying the sun.

Looks like someone else is a reptile like his mom

Everett and I put a hitch on the Rav for Andy's birthday gift.  We'd been talking about getting one forever...so I did it!  So E and I had a bit of an adventure at Rack n Road.  It took 2 hours for the hitch to get put on and since it was for Andy's birthday I couldn't really ask him to drive me etc. So Everett got put in the bjorn and we walked 1/2 mile in 50 degree weather and strong wind to the closest mall.  We got coffee, hung out and then walked back.  He was soooo great.  He slept the whole time.

This week in the world of Everett...
-He's eating 6 ounces in like 10 minutes.  He eats like Cali.  I'm fairly certain he wouldn't stop eating if I just let him go.
-He has a very specific, funny cry right before he gets his bottle.
-Everett now has to sleep the long way in his crib because he doesn't fit the short way!
-Sleeping is getting better!  On April 22nd we had 2 stretches of 4 hours and then on the 23rd we had a 6 hour stretch and then a 4 hour stretch!  Amazing how 6 hours of uninterrupted can change your life :)

The White's came over on Tuesday night to babysit and Andy and I went out to dinner for a date night.  We went to Tiburon and it was amazing as usual.  We went there while I was pregnant and it was nice to enjoy a glass of vino this time around :)

On Wednesday April 24th Everett and I went to the zoo with a friend and her 1.5 yr old.  Probably a little early for Everett to enjoy the zoo but it was still fun!

Elephants!

Wednesday night Andy and I went mountain biking!  I did my quick loop while Andy fed Everett and then we switched and I put him to sleep.  Love that Everett likes to be outside and cooperates so Andy and I can get out and enjoy the weather.

Thursday April 25th
Everett is 11 weeks old!

We got big!  But I say that every week...

Friday Everett and I took an early morning flight back to Minnesota!  It was an early morning with a lot of nerves but we did great!  I checked his car seat at the ticket counter and he hung out in his bjorn the whole time through security and the flight.  He cried for just a couple minutes on the plane while i got his bottle ready but then he ate and made smiley faces at the people in my row to butter them up :)  I spent 4 days with my family in St. Peter and then 4 days in Rosemount with Andy's parents.  I'm so glad I could come back and everyone got to spend as much time as they did with Everett!  It was a lot of work being away from the comforts of home but it was totally worth it.

Hanging out at the farm with the fam

Auntie Greta

Enjoying the sun before the snow

Auntie Gabrielle

Meeting Uncle Wyatt for the first time!

Gram-B teaching Everett about all the birds and animals at the farm

Grandpa Steve and Everett

Grandma Kathy and Mr. Everett

Auntie Katie was excited to hold Everett again!

Uncle Nick met Everett for the first time too!

Cousins Owen and Avery

My babies :) :)

Everett, meet Uncle Tom and Aunt Emmy!

Cuddles with Uncle Tom

Snuggles with Aunt Emmy :)

Proof of Everett's first flight

One of the cutest pics EVER!

Everett turned 3 months (crazy!) on Thursday, May 2nd.  We flew back to UT on Friday and I belatedly took the above photo over the weekend.  Don't even ask how long it took for all parties to cooperate...Cali looks like she's ok with this situation but she is NOT!  She is still not ok with him coming near her.  She has to be close by or in the same room but we have not moved on to touching yet.

Seriously have no idea how Everett is 3 months old already.  I actually started work today and Everett went to his first day of daycare and I can only imagine that time will go by even quicker now.  More to come later about my return to work and E's first day of daycare.

Thanks for checking in!  Hope you enjoyed the barrage of photos.

Love,
Lexi, Andy, Everett and Cali

Weeks 8 and 9 and lots of smiles! 10 weeks old today!

Week 8

Tuesday the 2nd Andy and I did our first Everett hand off.  I had bookclub and Andy worked late so we met at a gas station and shadily transferred Everett from one car to the other.  Ya gotta do what ya gotta do!

2 whole months!!

 Everett loves...
- Ceiling fans (fascinating I know)
- Laying on his changing table.  Not getting changed, just hanging out.
Everett's quirks...
- Sometimes would rather be put down than held if crying
- Always has cold hands and feet like his mom
- Moves constantly when he's laying down...see blurry photo above
- He hates being on his tummy :(
New stuff...
- Everett's grown eyebrows and LONG eyelashes
- Now exclusively on formula
-Getting 5.5 ounces every 4 hours
-Lots of real smiles!  Really hard to get a picture of the smiles.
Still the same...
-Eating every 4 hours day and night
-Still puking like a volcano but very hit or miss.  All or nothing.
-Exclusively sleeping in his crib.  He takes 1 good nap in his crib as well.  Trying to transition him out of his swing

Cali is always close but never too close :)

Still a little guy!

Spring has sprung in UT!

Friday April 5th we helped our friends Jarrett and Brittany do a little home renovation.  Andy and Jarrett demo'd walls in the basement and I helped Brittany paint.  Everett cried :)  He was not a happy camper.  Thankfully our friends really like Everett and don't mind putting up with his fussiness.

Saturday the 6th we did yard work and went for a hike.  Andy found a new trail near our house so we took Cali and Everett to check it out.

Sara and Zane invited us over for dinner and dominos on Monday the 8th.  They introduced us to Mexican Train and we are obsessed!! So fun!

Alyssa was so sweet and offered to watch Everett on Wednesday the 10th so Andy and I could have a date night.  Hard to turn down!!  We had a groupon to a sushi place that was featured on Man vs. Food so we took advantage of our Everett free night and checked it out.  Pretty good!  We then got a drink at an upscale bar near our house that we've been talking about since we moved into our house.  It was really fun but kind of weird to be alone.  Kind of looking forward to going back to work so I have something other than Everett's sleep, eating and pooping schedule to talk to Andy about :)

Tough to love a face like that!

We've transitioned to 0-3 month clothes!

On Friday April 12th we had Everett's 2 month appointment.  We were very excited to find out how much bigger he'd gotten.  Since he was busting out of his newborn clothes I estimated he was 9+ lbs.  Our little guy tipped the scales at 10 lbs 7.5 ounces and was 21 3/4 inches!  Still only in the 17th percentile for weight but we are catching up quick!  The doctor noticed that the left side of his head was just a little flat so we're going to keep an eye on that.  He tends to sleep looking left.  We also found out he has sensitive skin like his dad.  He would scream bloody murder whenever I put Johnson's lotion on him and the doctor said it probably stung him and suggested an eczema lotion.  Poor little guy.  Problem solved!  He also got stabbed 3 times for his immunizations.  Not as bad as we expected!  He must have built up a tolerance after he had to have his heel stuck so many times right after he was born...

Busting out of our newborn jams

He changes sooo fast from week to week!
New stuff for week 9...
-His focus is much better.  He still likes ceiling fans but focuses on lots of other stuff now that he can see better
-He loves bouncing on his feet
-He really wants to be sitting all of a sudden
-He's decided that sitting while being burped is not going to cut it.  He stands up to burp now...
-The highlight of the week was him recognizing his mom and dad!  I was holding him up sitting on the arm of a chair just looking around.  He turned, looked straight at me and gave me the biggest smile :)  Makes it all worthwhile.  Andy will come home from work and when he goes to say hi to Everett he gets all sorts of smiles.  Notoriously hard to get a picture of...
-I set up his jumper this week since he likes to sit up now.  He's WAY to small for it but it will work.
-He still hates baths.  He gets a bath twice a week and is really unhappy about it.  He's ok until we pour water over his head.
-Sitting and bouncing when he's crying is also all of a sudden a no no.  You must be standing :)
-Old Mac Donald is also a must before falling asleep.  I got all the way to dinosaurs one day...
-He's up to 6 ounces of formula every 4 hours.  We were hoping that would help him sleep longer but no luck.
-I also have been trying to get him on some sort of sleep schedule.  Also a bust.  So for now I'm waking him up every 4 hours to eat if he doesn't wake up himself during the day and letting him sleep as long as possible at night.
-He's awake between feedings during the day anywhere from 1-3 hours

Looks like his dad!

Back to drowning in our clothes and diapers.  Up to 0-3 month clothes and size 1 diapers

Excited about our new wardrobe

We are 10 weeks old today!  So hard to believe I only have 2 weeks left of maternity leave!

Love that little face :)

On a whim I decided to book a flight home to take advantage of my last weeks of maternity leave.  Everett and I will be in the frozen tundra from April 26th-May 3rd!!  Very excited but very nervous.  The idea of taking an 11 week old on the plane by myself is a bit terrifying.  Not so much the confined space or him crying.  He loves his pacifier and most of the time doesn't make a peep when we give in and give it to him, its trying to carry all our stuff!  How do you carry a baby, carry on, checked luggage, car seat and base all at the same time?  And getting through security? Oi...I know I'll be fine but it's a little bit intimidating right now and I can't wait for all the grandparents, aunts and uncles etc to see Everett again!

Andy's 30th birthday is this weekend so we'll have lots of updates for the next post.

Thanks for checking in!
Love,
Lexi, Andy, Everett and Cali!

7 weeks and getting big!

The past 2 weeks have been busy but so much fun!  Week 6 brought some amazing warm weather!  We had highs in the 70's so all the doors and windows were open.  I also had to figure out how to dress Everett with it being so warm.  I was used to putting him in long sleeve onesies and jammies so trying to swaddle him and not have him roast was a struggle.

Had to get Everett a hat.  Just a little big :)

Andy and I got out to ski for the first time together this year!  Our friends Brendan and Alyssa were so nice and offered to watch Everett so we could have a ski day at the Canyons with Sara and Zane.  It was really cold in the morning but the sun came out and we actually had some pretty good snow!  We even got a chocolate stuffed belgian waffle, aka The Torpedo.  Sooo good!

Little nugget

Our little lumberjack

Week 6 also brought another growth spurt...which means no sleep and an unhappy baby.  Everett is usually pretty content to just hang out and play for 30-60 minutes after he eats before he gets tired.  When he's not sleeping well he doesn't want to play and just cries because he's over tired.  Poor little guy.  Thankfully it only lasts a couple days and then we get our fun and happy, good little sleeper back.  He also likes to spit up a lot!  It's like a sneaky volcano as the video from the last post shows.  Most of the time he's completely happy and then, surprise!  Thankfully it's getting better and not so frequent.  Lots of wardrobe changes and dirty burp cloths!

Andy's hockey season came to an end.  We met our match in the Semi-finals.  It was a lot of fun to be back playing hockey again, lots of fun guys on the team.  I'm signed up for a summer league that starts next month, looking forward to a little more low-key "bar-league" type setting.

We also found daycare!  So nice to have that taken care of.  We had been given a recommendation from some friends in the neighborhood and she happened to have an opening.  Our interview went very well and I think we'll all be happy with her taking Everett.  He'll be within walking distance which is great and she only takes neighborhood kids.  Not excited about leaving him in a month but having some place we are comfortable with helps a lot.

Everett is also now sleeping exclusively in his crib.  He makes lots of noises when he's falling asleep or when he stirs in the middle of the night so now we only wake up when he really is awake and is crying which helps all of us keep our sanity.  He really does sleep well for how little he is.  Most of the time we'll put him down when he's still awake but sleepy and he'll fall asleep on his own and sleep about 3 hours.

Still in newborn onesies but starting to bust out!

Much happier as a 7 week old!

We have a little man!!  I have no idea how he got so big so fast!  No real smiles yet but he's trying!  It's amazing how 1 week can change so much.  His eye contact and focus is sooo much better.

Lots more pictures with a happy baby!

Our friends Matt and Cassie Yehl came to visit this past weekend!  They got to meet Everett for the first time and we had lots of fun!  Cassie is 22 weeks pregnant with their first baby so we were hoping E didn't scare them too much :)  Kind of ironic but I was the same number of weeks along the last time we saw them.  The weather was gorgeous again and we got out for all types of activities.  We went hiking, snowshoeing/skiing, played lawn games and grilled out.  Can't wait to meet Baby Yehl due August 1st!

Definitely got our first sunburn of the season on our hike

First time snowshoeing!  Getting lots of use out of the Baby Bjorn :)

All 4 of us went up to Alta for the winter activities.  Cassie and I went snowshoeing and Andy and Matt did a backcountry tour.  It was so fun and great to get out.  It was beautiful!  The temp was about 50 and even hotter in the sun, even at 9000ft!  Everett had a good time too.  He was so good and slept the whole time.  He got lots of attention while we were out.  

The boys babysat while Cassie and I went out to look for fabric for Baby Yehl's quilt.

Yard games and beers while Everett sleeps :)

The Yehl's left on Sunday so Andy and I decided to take advantage of the nice weather and try out our new "normal" life and go mountain biking.  There are some great trails 5 minutes from our house that we ride quite a bit.  Our new normal consists of 1 of us biking while the other sits in a lawn chair at the car with Everett and then we switch.  Not ideal but it allows both of us to get out and do the things we love and at the same time not abandon our child.  Everett didn't even notice because he slept the whole time!  We are sad that we aren't going to be able to do as many things together but happy we can still make it work.  

First ride on my new bike.  Love it!

Happiness

We had to dress up Everett for his first Easter.

3 month clothes are still amazingly big.  This onesie goes down to his knees and the pants go up to his armpits :)

Thanks Grandma Kathy!

Chillin with Dad on Easter Sunday.  7.5 weeks old.

Thanks for checking in again this week!

Love,

Lexi, Andy, Everett and Cali

5 weeks old already!

Time sure flies!  We have had lots of visitors which was so fun!

Andy's parents and sister arrived on Friday, March 1st when Everett was 3 weeks old.  We are so glad they had good weather for the long long drive.  Dad got to test out his new Audi on the highway!  Its a pretty sweet ride.

Grandma Kathy and her newest grandson

Auntie Katie with her favorite nephew :)

They got lots of snuggles and love from Everett.  Their visit wasn't nearly long enough and it was sad to see them go.
I turned 30 on March 6th!  Really hard to believe I'm 30 already.  Everett made me feel it by having his first good, long cry session.  At about 3.5 weeks Everett had what we think was his first growth spurt.  He started wanting to eat every 2.5-3 hours instead of his usual 4.  It's amazing what 1 less hour of sleep in between feedings and a lot more crying can do for your sleep deprivation...Andy and Everett took me out to our favorite sushi place for my birthday.  We then had all our friends over on Saturday to celebrate.  Andy surprised me with a custom made diamond and sapphire necklace.  It was very reminiscent of his proposal 3 years earlier.  I once again had just gotten out of the shower and had a towel on my head when he gave me this beautiful necklace.

We had a couple days alone and Everett turned 1 month!

On Friday, March 8th my sisters Greta and Gabrielle arrived for our sister weekend!  Everett is the first grandchild on my side of the family so my siblings are extra excited about him.  Raquel flew in from Baltimore on Saturday.  Everett got passed around all weekend. I think they all had a great time snuggling and spoiling Everett.  The camera was going at all times and I got sooo many cute pictures I wish I could post them all!

Aunties Gabrielle, Greta and Raquel

Gabrielle and Everett

Proud aunties

Raquel and Everett

E and Greta

Sleepy eyes couldn't be any cuter :)

He finally fits into newborn onesies!

Around 4 weeks Everett found his tongue.  Sooo funny!  At 5 weeks he's found that his fist fits perfectly inside his mouth :)

Andy traveled to Chicago for training again this week.  I remember saying "oh he'll be over a month old, we'll be fine."  We definitely were fine but we missed Andy very much.  Being a single parent would be so hard.  I'm so thankful to have Andy who is so involved with Everett.

The weather here has been beautiful the last couple days! We had 3 days over 70 which was amazing.  Great to get out of the house and wear summer clothes.  Everett, Cali and I went for 2 really great walks and I got to take my new bike around the block when my fabulous friend Alyssa came over to give me a couple hours off :)

We definitely have our difficult days but the good days make it all worth while :)

This video says it all...Named, Why Everett and Mom only wear pajamas all day...

Hockey season for Andy came to an end, and the playoffs began three weeks ago.  We had a first round bye as the #3 seed, but couldn't squeak out a win against the #8 seed.  Its a double elimination set-up so we need to win our way out!  We took down the first team 7-1, and the next one 6-5.  We've got a tough one coming up this weekend, against the #1 seed that lost their first game too.  If we can beat them I think we can take the championship!  

Outside of hockey, we've been patiently waiting for warmer weather so we can break out the mountain bikes!

Thanks for checking in!

Love, 

Lexi, Andy, Everett and Cali