Hello....It's been a while!!

I know it seems we have fallen off the face of the earth! I promised myself that I would keep up with the blogging once June was born, yet here I am...over six weeks later and finally posting. Sorry!! Life has been a whirl wind...yet we love it! Baby June is growing so big and already weighs 10 lbs. I can't believe it. She is definitely different than Mea was as a baby and we realize that Mea was such an easy baby! June has been colicky since birth and about two weeks after she was born, she began to cry all of the time and about every other day she would vomit everything she would eat. We thought maybe she was getting too much to eat, so we had to regulate and only feed her every two hours. Soon, while she was nursing her body would cringe and stiffen and she would just cry so hard she couldn't even eat. We spoke with our doctors and found out she is lactose intolerant and my milk was hurting her tummy. We quickly switched to formula, lactose-free with the proteins broken down, and could see a difference right away during feedings. She then became constipated from the formula and after a week or so seemed to adjust. For now the formula seems to be working. If it begins to hurt her tummy, we will have to switch to soy formula. This comes as no surprise I guess--myself, my dad, and my niece all had to be on soy formula as infants. I am glad I was able to nurse her for a month...and wish I could have continued longer, but I am very grateful that she is starting to adjust and become a happier baby!

We are so grateful for our families and for all of their help! My mom stayed with us for two weeks which was such a blessing. Since then, we have been home to Utah and both Nick's and my parents have helped with Mea and June during the hard crying times so we could get some rest! I finally feel like we are adapting to a schedule and that June is feeling much better. I still get nervous when she gets fussy, hoping it's not her stomach hurting, but all I can do is take it day by day!

Below are some recent pictures of our latest adventures. I am just so grateful for my little family. Mea is such a great big sister and helps us out so much!! We have been lucky that Nick is out of school and has been able to help me out. I love him so much and love watching him with our two girls. More posts coming soon....hopefully!

June posing for the camera

Mea decorated Nick while he was taking a nap. How fancy!!

Silly sisters

Mommy and June

Mea and Nick feeding every single duck a the pond....literally!

Chubby cheeks

Mea and Sophia swimming. The are absolute best friends and are inseperable when we come to visit. We call them the "tornado twins" because they cause havic and destruction everywhere they go!

June and Papa

Ready and excited to go to the zoo with Papa and Grandma Jodie

Out for their daily bike ride together. Thanks mom and dad for the bike trailer!

Mea wearing her bike helmet. She loves to go for rides and waves her bright orange flag.

Splashing in the water with Grandma Joyce at their trailer while camping.

June is such a cuddler and wants to be held constantly.

My cutie pies!

During a photo shoot with June, Mea grabbed her camera and had to join in. She takes great pictures!

Mea and Grandma Jodie baking cookies. They had so much fun during her visit.