Update on my Remi girl

Where to even begin about this beautiful little girl!

I kept a very good month to month update of her for the first year of her life, but have not done as good as I wish I would have at recording the silly things she says and does etc.

Anyways my point is that I am going to do a lot better each month at recording what both my girls are doing!

Oh miss Remi! One word that would describe her is SASSY! Right before her 2nd birthday is when she really started to talk. Before we knew it, she was talking in complete sentences!

 She is so smart and when she doesn't want to do something she will surely let you know.

She absolutely loves to dress up!! She goes into my closet and puts on shoes and jewlery whenever i'm getting ready. I really love when she picks out the shirt she thinks I should wear for the day!

Mom heels

Trying on hats at walmart

We have had an ice cream truck out in Iona this year and whenever she hears it she gets beyond excited. Getting ice cream has been a highlight of her summer, that's for sure.

Her new thing she does lately is tell secrets. She will get really close and put her ear by my mouth and whisper "mommy I gotta secret...let's go to kiwi loco!"

It is pretty hard to say no to her!

When we are driving in the car, she will yell out the lyrics to songs that she has hear play on the radio. Makes me realize I need to be more careful about what we are listening to!!

Here she is playing dress up again, eating some yogurt with her cat and bear.

Seriously, how cute is this!! GAH, I DIE! She is the best big sister.

Remi just started dance last week and she absolutely loves it. She is so good at it and I can't wait to keep going with her!

She is learning to say her prayers by herself now. My favorite one..."Bless that I cut my binky, thank you for pancakes and my piggy bank!" :)

The other day, she had a bag around her shoulder and said she was on her way to a photo shoot :)

Remi loves books, purses and backpacks and putting anything in them, she loves barbies and will play for a long time by her self making them dance and talk to each other. 

She loves to do crafts with me, especially water colors or painting rocks.

She is so good at singing and has a little guitar that she plays a lot.

She can say most of her colors now and when she counts it goes like this "1, 2 3, 5, 7, 9, o, 3.

:)

She loves nursery and has a lot of the songs memorized. She sings and does the actions very well!

We go to story time each week and she enjoys it a lot. Her favorite part is picking out books afterwards. At the park she loves to swing. She would swing all day if I let her!

Her favorite foods right now are oranges, gogurts, PB&J green beans, and PANCAKES!!

Really, she will eat almost anything, she's so good!

She gave up her binky soon after Brixton came home and is now almost fully potty trained!

She loves to tease and hide things from mom and dad. 

She absolutly loves to help me do anything really. Sweep, cook, dishes, you name it!

Lately she says in a silly voice..." Can I help youuuu??"  

She sorted these all by herself

When you tell her something exciting she does a cute little face that we call her excited face. She crinkles her eyes and scrunches her shoulders and says "ahhhh i'm so excited!"

I put her in bed and came down to this the other night. So sweet.

I can't even begin to write down all of the HILARIOUS things that she says. She is seriously so funny and sweet, I can't even stand it. When I ask her a question she says in a sweet little voice..."Of course mommy." 

She is such a daddy's girl. Whenever Eli says it's time for work, she sighs and says "AGAIN!?!?"

I love it so much. 

I love her more than life itself! She will always be my little Remi and I can't wait to see what the future holds for her! Love you bug.

Brixton is 3 months old!

My sweet little Brixton turned 3 months old on the 9th of June!

She went in for a check up and weighs in at 13 lbs. 6 oz. and is 23 inches long!

She has definitely filled out so much.

Where to begin! 

This cute little thing is growing up so fast. She is smiling ALL the time now.

She loves to try and copy things that I say to her and coos at me. She gets so excited and tries to laugh but always gets the hiccups afterwards! 

She is sleeping about 9-9:30 to 7- 7:30 every night. She is still fighting naps during the day but we're working on it! She is getting really strong and can hold her head up so well.

She is still breastfeeding like a champ with a little bit of formula,  and is obviously gaining weight really well. She is wearing mostly 6 month clothing! :)

She eats about ever 2-3 hours sometimes 4.

We have seen her reflux improve so well in the last few weeks that I actually stopped giving her her medicine last week. She seems to be doing great and is hardly puking at all. 

She loves to sit under her toys and tries super hard to reach out and touch them, She really enjoys her bumbo and loves to sit and watch Remi play or me cook dinner.

I can feel a little bump on her gums, and she is drooling like crazy!! She is always sucking on her arm during tummy time or sucks on her blanket when she gets ahold of it!

She really likes to look at toys and touch and feel them! Not to long now and she'll be able to grab them!

Yesterday, Remi informed me that Brixton is finally starting to get hair like me and her and Livvy! :) 

It is definitely starting to fill in and looks like it might be a little curly!

I love Brixton so much and especially love seeing her and Remi interacting.

Those moments are so precious and dear to my heart and I am so happy to have two beautiful baby girls!

My two girls

Helping mama make pancakes! (Remi's Fave!)

Remi's first time feeding Brixton!

Cuddling with Bandit

Smiles for mama!

"I really want this toy but I can't quite figure it out!"

Brixton is 2 months!

Brixton is 2 months old!!!

This little cutie is starting to smile so much when we talk to her.

She like to try and copy us talking and sticks her tongue out.

When I say "ooooooo" she will do a little laugh for me.

She loves her daddy's voice and coos at him when he talks to her.

She is getting amazing at holding her head up now! When I burp her she just holds it up the whole time and won't relax.

She is still nursing so well. She eats about every 3 hours. Sometimes 2 sometimes 4. Just depends.

Best thing ever....She's sleeping through the night! Just like Remi did.

She usually eats around 9:30 or 10 and will sleep a good 6-8 hours.

Lately it's been 10-6 and we are loving it. Definitely feeling refreshed.

Brixton's reflux has improved a ton and she is such a happy baby now. I think she is growing out of it 

(cross my fingers!)

She loves to be out side and be pushed in the stroller.

She started sitting in the bumbo for a little bit and she likes to be able to see around.

She still loves to lay under her toys and try and touch them. Her eyes get really big as she reaches for them.

At the doctor, she weighed 12 lbs. and 7.5 ounces. 80th percentile for weight and 67th for height!

The doctor said she is looking great and perfectly healthy!

She should grow out of her reflux soon and he clogged tear ducts should clear up hopefully!

We are so lucky to have her in our family!

She is such a blessing to us and I can't remember what it was like without her!

Happy 2 months Brixton Lyla!

Remi wanted to hold her :)

I love how chubby she is getting!

She loves laying on her tummy. Puts her right to sleep!

I love my girls more than anything! So happy that they will have eachother!

Baby bump update!

I thought I would put together a little collage of all my pregnancy pictures throughout Brixton's pregnancy!

I also have a survey that I filled out about the pregnancy.

I did the same for Remi, and you can view hers here....

http://crazycoons.blogspot.com/2012/05/remingtons-pregnancy-survey.html

I can't believe my pregnancy is already over, and I already have a 7 week old baby girl!

I am so thankful to be a mother to two wonderful girls.

I think that I have the best job there is!

PREGNANCY SURVEY-- BRIXTON LYLA COON

Age you were when you found out you were pregnant? 21 yr. old

Did you experience any pregnancy symptoms? I was very nauseous the whole first semester and nothing ever sounded good to eat.

How far along were you when you found out? Almost 4 weeks

Was your little one a surprise or planned? Planned

What is your EDD? June 16, 2014

How many weeks are you currently? 38 weeks and 2 days

Is this your first child? If not, how many do you have? This is our second. We have a 2 year old daughter, Remington!

What was your first reaction when you found out you were pregnant? We had been trying for about 7 months and were not getting pregnant. That day I had a feeling to take a test even though I didn’t think I would be. I was so shocked and couldn’t believe it!

Who was the first person your told that you were pregnant? Eli Coon, my husband

How far along were you when you felt your baby kick for the first time? Around 20 weeks this time I think

What month did you find out you were pregnant? October

Are you having a boy or girl? Girl

What cravings have you had? I couldn’t eat much at first it seemed without getting sick, but I did like to eat lots of fresh fruit, mostly strawberries. Towards the end it was more sweets, hostess cupcakes. I also craved a fountain drink of sprite and a full cup of ice to crunch on!

Do you have a named picked out? Brixton Coon. Not positive on a middle name yet, but we are thinking Lyla.

When did you decide on a name? Who picked? We decided on a name a month or two in to my pregnancy. Eli picked it out. It was the name of the first area of his mission in England. I didn’t like it at first but it grew on me and now I love it!

What pregnancy discomforts have you experienced? Things were definitely a lot more uncomfortable this time. I was very nauseous at the beginning. I had really bad acid reflux though, just like I did with Remi, sometimes worse though. It’s been hard to sleep at night and my legs are really restless. I definitely experienced a lot more sharp pains and cramping this time.

What pregnancy related books have you read?  I haven’t read any books this time, but I have read a lot of articles that I found on pinterest. A lot about transitioning Remi to be a big sister.

Any weird pregnancy dreams? I had a weird one where Eli and I were living in western times. We were about to be attacked by Indians and so Eli and I (and some other people) hopped on our horses and snuck up on the Indians to defend where we lived!

Who do you want in the delivery room? We want it to be just Eli and I this time.

Are you planning on nursing? Yes

Do you plan on having anymore little ones? We will for sure have a 3^rd, and then see from there.

Do you think the baby will look like you or daddy? I think she will have her own look just like Remington did.

What place and time did you find out you were pregnant? I can’t remember the exact date sadly, but I think it was the second week in October. It was in the morning before Eli went to work, here at our new home in Iona!

Pizza and an X-ray

So since Brixton was born, she has been having the symptoms of acid reflux.

She chokes so bad when she eats that sometimes she even stops breathing for a few seconds.

Luckily they put her on zantac at 1 weeks old, and ever since then, I can tell that it helps with the pain tremendously! She still spits up, but at least it isn't hurting as bad.

Anyways, the past couple of weeks, whenever she eats she will immediately projectile puke all of her food out! I'm not talking normal spit up either. Out the nose, gagging and choking and not breathing. 

I talked to her doctor and he wanted to get an xray done to make sure that every thing was ok.

We took her in today to check it out. Eli had to stay in the waiting room with Remi and I took Brixton back.

They made her drink this chalky stuff through a bottle, so that they could watch it go down and see what happened. She did not like it one bit! And I don't blame her either.

They had to make the hole in the bottle super big so that we could get some in her.

Turns out that there is nothing horribly wrong, thank goodness!

I am still worried about the puking, but it hasn't happened that bad for a few days now.

I will just say a little prayer, giver her her medicine, and watch her like a hawk!

Apparently she is healthy...do you see this chunk a lunk???

She's gaining plenty of weight and eats like a champ. :)

After her appointmnet, we went and grabbed a pizza and lemonade and went over to a park in town.

Remi had fun playing on the toys and getting her energy out! Afterwards, we ventured to walmart to get some grocery shopping done. Eli is a life saver for coming with me. I have gone with both girls and it is a littl tough ;)

The cart gets so full that Remi has to walk. I look over and she's chowing down on some green beans! LOL. At least it was something healthy, and don't worry...I bought them :)

I love this picture of these two. I would have to say that Remi is definitely a daddy's girl!

He woke up and went to grab Remi from her room. 

She said," Daddy not going to work?" 

Eli says nope I am staying home today." 

Remi says, "Then I don't have to miss you! High five!"

I am seriously so in love with my little family and grateful to have all 3 of them in my life. 

Iona Days

Ever since I moved out to Iona, I have always looked forward to the Iona Days celebration. 

I am so thankful that we were able to buy a house out here. It really is an amazing place to raise a family!

We started off the day by watching Eli play in his 3 on 3 basketball tournament!

He went a little early to register and play at 10. We went to the park and sat in the shade and cheered him and his team on. In between games, me and my sisters went and joined in on the zumba!

Remi got to get her face painted, and make some free crafts that they had set up for the kids.

We had a free hotdog and hamburger lunch too.

 Brixton was such a good girl and slept most of the time.

Remi had fun playing on the toys and running around.

Eli did so good at basketball. I love watching him because it has been a while since I have. 

He's pretty cute if I do say so!

His team was him, Josh, Jason, and Justin Kunde. They made it to the championship game, but right in the middle of it, Eli went up for a rebound and landed on his ankle. He broke it back in high school, and it was hurting pretty bad. He got up and walked it off, but it was sore for a couple days.

After the game we went home and we ALL took a 1 hour nap. I must say it was DIVINE!

later that evening, we went to Josh and Katie Kunde's baby shower. They are due pretty soon and we are way excited for them. They are such great friends and we will miss them when they move to Utah next month!

Remi went with my parents to the dinner and enjoyed it! When I picked her up I asked what she had for dinner. "Watermelon and a cookie!"

She really liked the live music they had too!

We were sad we missed the dinner, but had a great time at the baby shower and were glad Remi still got to
go!

Here is my 79 year old Grandpa Mallard playing on the zip line.
Yes, he pretty much rocks!

Baby B is one month old!

On July 9th Brixton turned 1 month old!

Is she seriously one month already???

We are loving being a family of four!

Remi took a couple of weeks to get adjusteded to Brixton, but now she absolutely loves her baby sister.

She will run and give her a binky when she fusses, she gets raelly excited when Brixton is awake. She always says in her cute little voice, "Brixton eyes are open!" 

When Brixton cries, Remi rubs her head or belly and says, "sh sh sh sh sh"

Definitely melts my heart seeing these two together!

Brixton had a rough time sleeping when she first came home. She had pretty bad acid reflux, but once we got her on some medicine at one week old, she has done a lot better and we can tell it doesn't hurt her quite as bad! Thank goodness, poor thing! 

At about 2 1/2 weeks old, Brixton started sleeping from about 10-2 or 3 in the morning. Then she would stay up until about 4 and got back to bed until 7 or 8. 

She does this pretty consistently, so we are hoping it is how it stays! ;)

From day one, Brixton nursed so well. She is still doing very well and nurses about every 2 hours, sometimes 3. At her month check up, she weighed a whoppin' 10 lbs. 4 ounces and 21 inches! She is so healthy and growing so much!

She has strong muscles and is good at holding her head up for a little bit.

She can follow our faces and voices when we talk to her as well.

She loves to sleep in her bouncy chair and boppy. We put her under her toys for the first time this week and she was so excited. She got big eyes and tried so hard to reach up and touch them.

She likes having nice warm baths, and she falls asleep instantly when we put her in her car sear. 

We have already been to the splash park and the cabin and she's done amazing! 

She is so beautiful and I love every little thing about this sweetie!

She is such a little cuddle but most of the time! I have loved every minute of having her in our family. 

We love you Brixton! Happy one month.