Travie Got Married

My one and only brother got married. We've always wondered what kind of girl Travis would end up with. We knew she would have to be pretty brave to come into a family full of girls. We wondered if she'd be a tom girl or girly. Travis never really brought girls home so I didn't even know what his type was. But after I met Angie, I knew she was exactly his type. They are perfect for each other. And their wedding was perfect, too. 

One of the pluses of having your brother get married four days after your due date is all your family from out of town gets to be there to see the new babe. 

The downfalls are that you miss out on all the fun things they are doing because, hello, you just had a baby. And also you get to take a 12 day old baby to a wedding. At least Nora decided to come early so I didn't have to take a 4 day old baby to a wedding. I'm so glad everything worked out and I was able to be there. And Nora was an angel. She just ate and slept through the whole day. But the highlight of the day for me was when a random girl saw me pushing Nora in the stroller and came up and could not believe I just had a baby, because I looked so awesome because, hello? Who doesn't like hearing that?! No matter how untrue it is. 

I am beyond jealous that they got to be sealed by Grandpa Sam. If there is anything I would change about my wedding day, that would be it (but I wouldn't change anything because it was perfect the way it was, right? No. I would probably change lots of things. Like my hair. What was I thinking?!) 

Owen was in cousin heaven all week. I was nervous for him. First he was getting used to having a sister take away mom and dad's attention and then he was going to have cousins around to take away grandma and grandpas attention. I wasn't sure how he was going to handle it. But he loved having them around!! It makes me really sad he doesn't have any cousins close by. Travis and Angie better stick around seeing as how every other married couple isn't (or won't be soon. Hannah. :( ) I sure love living so close to home, but I hate not having everyone here. 

At least weddings bring everyone together! Happy marriage to Travis and Angie, I sure love you both!

^^ this is what cousin heaven looks like 

^^ this is what we did whisk everyone got the house and yard ready. :) 

^^ Ah, I die. They NEED to move back!

^^ we haven't quite figured out how to take a decent picture of the four of us. 

^^ ha ha. I love our crazy family (I had to steal this, Hannah!) 

^^ they are going to make beautiful babies. Maybe as beautiful as mine ;)

^^ our sleepy kids. 

^^ Nora's in a milk coma :) also, I'm so jealous of Hannah's hair. Like, so jealous!

^^ fun at the reception. Owen loved that shy seat. But he hated that it was "messy"

^^ Grandpa and Grandma Bennie with their two great grand babies. Only 4 weeks apart (I think?)

^^ Grandma Lois loved showing off Nora Ruth. 

^^ one of the only pictures I took of the couple. At their own wedding lol. 

^^ it's about impossible to get a picture of this kid that's not blurry. He is always moving! 

^^see?! Blurry. 

^^ lily loved holding Nora. She is such a cute little mommy :)

4th of July camping trip

Over the Fourth of July my family went camping up payson canyon. We went up for dinner Thursday night and Clark and Owen stayed while Nora and I went home to sleep. On Friday we spent all day up there. Nora and I went back up at about noon and I couldn't believe how dirty Owen already was! He loved sitting in the dirt and filling the new tractors grandma got up with rocks. We walked to the devils kitchen and hung out and chatted and ate all day. We weren't planning on it, but ended up staying that night, too. It wasn't ideal taking care if Nora in the freezing cold in a tent in the middle of the night, but it wasn't as bad as you'd think. We were just having too much fun to come home! The next day we hung out and had horse shoe tournaments. 

^^devils kitchen. 

^^ look at that dirty face!

^^ Owen had so much fun playing with the Lybbert's grandson, Knox. "Okay, I'll say marshmallow and then you laugh, okay?" :)

^^all bundled up and staying warm around the fire. 

^^ Owen has been looking so grown up to me lately. Look at those long, skinny legs! 

^^ he couldn't get enough of those tractors! 

^^ focusing on aunt Hannah. And I swear she smiled at grandma. Like, a real non gassy smile. 

Nora: one month

In Nora's first month...

She's Gone to a wedding

And a funeral

Spent three days on a bilirubin bed

Still rocking the newborn clothes and diapers

Gone on her first overnight camping trip

Gone on two 9 hour car rides (Montana and back)

Loves bath time and being carried in her sling

Usually sleeps for one 4 hour and one 3 hour stretch at night 

Is such a good baby... As long as she is being held

Weighs 9 pounds

The Big Brother

I have been so incredibly proud of how well Owen has adjusted to having Nora around. He was born to be a big brother. I did not want to push her on him at all so when he came to the hospital the day Nora was born and he didn't want anything to do with her that was fine. He was out if his element and I could tell he was nervous. We set him on my bed with me and Nora and he just wanted down. Clark sat with him and Nora in the chair and he kept saying "Dada want down. Want down." So we let it go. It didn't take very long before he started showing interest in her though. First only when she was sitting in her little bassinet he would peek in and give her a little kiss. And then he climbed up on my bed while I was holding her and said "hold 'em, rock 'em" (he hadn't started saying "her" at that point) and so I put her in his arms and he rocked her a little and then gave her a kiss on the forehead. 

Since then he has really been perfect. I don't have to worry about him around her at all. He cares about her enough to stop what he's doing every once in a while to come over and say in his oh-so-cute giddy voice "Nora! Baby Nora!" And give her a kiss and go back to whatever he was doing but he hasn't smothered her. And there's only been a few times that he's tried to give her away or tells me to put her down (which about breaks my heart) 

It makes my heart about explode thinking about how sweet he is to her and how fun it's going to be to watch them grow together.  Sometimes I'll walk away for a second and turn around to see him laying right next to her, putting his face right up to hers and saying things to her quietly that I can't hear, I'm sure he's telling her his "secrets" (I love you). Or he'll be touching her feet or arm or hands ever so gently. He loves her so much :) 

Nora sure lucked out getting Owen as a brother, and I sure lucked out getting them both as my babies.