I can’t believe Wells is TWO MONTHS OLD. He’s the sweetest, best baby and we are so insanely lucky to have him. He weighs 11 lbs 11 oz, is 22 inches long, is still a GREAT eater and sleeps 8-10 hours at night which mom is OBSESSED about. He rarely cries, is starting to get interested in things around him, has started to smile and laugh, but usually has a very inquisitive look on his face. He and Graham are little pals and it makes me so happy. We can’t remember what our life was like without him!
And the house is coming along! All wrapped up with all the walls inside, it’s starting to feel so real and I can’t believe it!
I can’t believe how fast time has flown this summer. We’re so lucky to have had the best summer with lots of trips to Cherry Hill, lots of time with cousins, driving by our new house being built, lots of new recipes, tons of weddings for our cousins, and more. We’ve been super busy with work, figuring out things for the new house, and loving the warm weather while it is still here.
I can’t believe Graham is finally old enough to play soccer! I was worried how he would do for his first time and he was honestly amazing! He was excited to go meet his coach and the other kids. He was nervous about all the kids crowding around the ball but he did get a few kicks in and started warming up the longer he was in. Randy and I both suddenly turned into THOSE parents, yelling so loud at him to run and get the ball. It was amazing.
We’ve been loving having 2 boys, back to normal life and figuring out our new routines. Graham is doing SO good with his brother and I’m so proud of him. Wells is gaining weight SO fast and is such a good baby, I can’t believe how lucky we are!
We’ve been having such a fun summer, I can’t believe it’s coming to an end! Graham and Wells are SO cute together it makes my heart so happy. Graham loves to come in and sit in bed with us in the morning and he and Wells smile and babble.
First smile caught on camera!
Graham also is loving singing All Creatures of our God and King with Grandma and the fun folder she made. It’s so cute!
And our house is framed! We did our architectural walkthrough to make sure everything was right and it’s looking incredible. I can’t believe how fast it’s moving and how soon it will be ours! It’s wild! Our cute builder wrote a note to us on the wall and told us to go through and write some of our own notes to be inside the walls of our home, which was so awesome. Two of our family mottos are “Don’t be pathetic” which makes me laugh, and “Trust God and believe in good things to come.” So of course, both of those went on the walls. We wrote the boys names in their rooms and I know it will be so wonderful to have that as we live here.
Back at it! Cherry Hill has been so fun with Graham while I’ve been on maternity leave! Wells stays and chills with Dad and Graham and I go down the Double Dragon slide a million times. It’s the best!
These boys are the cutest and I’m so lucky to have a life with them. Maternity leave ends on Monday and I’m just so grateful for our family and the fun times we have had, and the adventure that is really just beginning!
Our sunshine boy is one month old and I’m not sure how the time is going so fast!
Wells is about 10 lbs (we’ll get an official weight at his appointment) and is 20.5 inches long. He’s growing like a weed!
He’s in newborn clothing and size one diapers, for now!
A fantastic sleeper who goes right back down after eating in his bassinet. Seriously, the greatest.
He’s so chill—family members joke that they have never heard him make a sound and it’s true! He has cried a handful of times in the car when it’s parked and he’s annoyed.
He loves Graham and is starting to smile at his voice, as well as mom and dad’s.
He’s pretty into bath time which always makes us laugh.
He’s the sweetest boy and we are so lucky he’s ours!
The rest of the family went to Yellowstone and we had a relaxing few days just hanging out as a family of 4! We went to the trampoline park, Cherry Hill, had movie nights, went out to eat, and just had a great time together.
Right before Ben and Kim went back to California, we had Wells blessing! It was a very small, family gathering and it was just perfect. We had cake and ice cream and Reed’s chocolate milk, Randy gave Wells a beautiful blessing, and it was a special evening for our family.
Named after my grandpa who always has frozen dark chocolate and chocolate almonds waiting for us. Who took me fishing on the Teton River every summer that I can remember. Who called me Matilda and let us ride in the back of his truck on every camping trip. An incredible man who has shaped my life. And after my great-grandpa who was also so kind and loving and wise.
Hikaru means ‘light’ in Japanese and we wanted both Wells and Graham to have a name that connected them to their heritage and to a place that means so much to our family.
Wells is the perfect light who brightens our lives so much.
Wellsies. Wellsa-bellsa. Wells Bells.
Graham already has a million nicknames for Wells and is the best big brother in the world. He wakes up and wants to know where Wells is. He asks to give him hugs and kisses all day long. He tells us what Wells is thinking or what he wants. He cried when we had to take him to the doctor because he didn’t want him to leave.
I was worried G would be jealous but he just adores Wells and has grown up so much, so fast since he came home. He runs to get us diapers and blankets and binkies all day long and is more than happy to help. He plays on his own while we take care of Wells and doesn’t mind one bit.
It makes me tear up to see their little friendship and to think about how lucky I am to have them both.
We had an incredible 4th of July with our family! Randy woke up early to go run and took 2nd in his age division, 13th overall. He SMASHED his personal best and I was so proud of how great he did! We met over at the parade and Graham had a BLAST there. He loved getting candy and listening to the music and seeing the floats. Wells was so good and sat in his stroller and in our lap despite the crazy heat.
We had a delicious lunch of burgers and then went over to Aunt Jills. Graham LOVED playing with all the toys and everyone got to meet Wells which was so insanely fun. It was then popcorn and M&M time back at the fireworks which is always a favorite. Graham was OBSESSED with the fireworks and not scared at all. Wells did SO great the whole day and has been a champ running around doing all the activities we have in store for him.
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