7/20/11 2:34 PM

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Big Sister Kaylee

Beej & Chris


As I stated in the post before- Kaylee is such a great big sister and LOVES her little "Nonner".
Matching jammies


Kaylee is constantly giving "Nonner" kisses and loves.

Look how BIG Kaylee looks next to Connor.


And this is what happens when I am distracted with Connor. She was eating her soup (Top Ramen) and decided to give herself a bath with it.
She is our pretty princess and little stinker at the same time ;)

While Connor takes his naps- Kaylee and I play as much as we can. If it was up to Kaylee- we would be outside all day long. We blow bubbles, kick the ball to each other, water the flowers, and play with chalk together.
We had a little picnic outside the other day- it was a lot of fun.
Kaylee loves to sit in the big chairs by herself.
Kaylee has always liked having her hands traced on paper, so we thought it would be fun to trace Kaylee with Chalk. She loved it and wanted to trace mommy as well.

Connor joined us in his stroller sound asleep
Look how big mommy is next to Kaylee ;)

The biggest adjustment to having two kids was finding time for them and BJ each individually. I am finally starting to get the hang of it and enjoy every minute I get with my sweet little family. Could life get any better?! :D

7/18/11 12:39 PM

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Kaylee is such a big helper

Beej & Chris

I feel so blessed to have Kaylee as a daughter. She is so smart and such a big helper. She loves to put the wet clothes from the washer into the dryer and then push the button to start it. She also really enjoys putting the silverware away from the dishwasher and gets mad if we don't let her when the dishes are dirty.



Kaylee has been doing really good with Connor and loves to help get diapers, wipes and the Binky for him whenever I ask. She is still learning how to be soft but really does a pretty good job. If she is really upset and wanting my attention she will try to hit her little brother, but quickly gives him a kiss and says "sawwee" as she pats his face.
Here is a picture of Kaylee "helping" me cook.
I just love Kaylee so much and feel blessed to have her in our family. I cant believe how fast she is growing and how smart she is. I have been very impressed with how much she has helped me out. She is such a great big sister!

12:10 PM

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Silly Kaylee

Beej & Chris



7/16/11 2:14 PM

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1st bath

Beej & Chris

There is something missing...can you guess what it is?
Yep...you guessed it CONNOR. Poor Connor is already suffering from second child syndrome in which his parents don't document and take as many pictures as they did with their first child. As I was getting Connor all dressed and ready I told BJ to hurry and take a picture- hence the picture above. lol We may have missed out on taking his first bath picture but I have definitely made it up by taking a ton of pictures since of our sweet Connor boy. Enjoy!
I love how wide awake Connor is.

Look at how big Kaylee is getting! This is what she was doing while I was taking pictures of Connor with dad.




Such a fun daddy

12:40 PM

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Fishing Date

Beej & Chris

While BJ's mom Sherryl was here visiting from Oklahoma, she offered to watch the kids while BJ and I went on a date or did whatever we wanted for an hour or two. I was sooo excited and quickly started thinking about what BJ and I could do together without kids. Honestly the first thing I thought of was going to the store. They were having a clothes tent sale outside of Smiths that I wanted to look through but knew it would be almost impossible for me to take Kaylee and Connor by myself, so I figured it would be fun to take BJ with. But then I realized that this is not going to happen very often for awhile so I should think of something we cant normally do or things that are really difficult with our two kids that is also somewhat close by so I can hurry home to feed Connor when he is ready. The next thing I thought of was going on the scooter together- definitely cant take two young kids out on the scooter. So we decided to make it even better that we would take the scooter to Bountiful Lake and go FISHING!!






We hopped in the car and ran to Walmart to get worms and food from Wendy's and then switched over to the scooter to go to the Lake. We had so much fun! We didn't catch anything but just had fun talking and relaxing together.



When we got back home Kaylee was throwing a fit while BJ's brother JC was trying to get her in her pajamas and Connor was crying off an on because he was hungry. Kaylee had taken a really short nap that day so she was super tired. I felt bad that the kids were hard but very very grateful at the same time that I got to go on a date with BJ where I wasn't worrying and just got to relax. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU JC and Sherryl for watching the kids.

7/15/11 12:40 PM

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Grandma Tenney comes to visit

Beej & Chris

BJ's mom Sherryl flew from Oklahoma to come meet sweet little Connor and help out with Kaylee.
Kaylee had a blast with Grandma Tenney- you can just see it in her face how much she loves her grandma.
Sherryl was so kind to hold Connor and help calm him down when he had an upset stomach. Look how relaxed he is :)
Grandma even watched the "Wiggles" with Kaylee

Kaylee got a kick out of tying this string on her stomach and insisted that grandma have it on hers as well.




Thanks for all your help Grandma Tenney!

7/14/11 9:00 PM

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Connor is two weeks old!

Beej & Chris

Connor had his two week check up yesterday and as expected has grown.
Weight: 9lbs 9 ounces = 90%
Height: 21 1/2 inches = 75%
Head Circumference: 15 1/4 inches = 90%

His appointment went pretty good. It didn't help that he was STARVING the moment we got into the doctors office and he of course made sure to let everyone know. But once I fed him- he let the doctor check him all out. I told the doctor that I was concerned with Connor and how he is breathing while laying down. After examining him and seeing how vocal he can be :) she told me that he has what is called Laryngomalacia which is why he makes such loud noises sometimes when he is taking a breathe in. Without going into too much detail laryngomalacia is essentially a softening of the larynx causing the upper larynx to collapse during inhalation. Apparently it is somewhat common in infancy and should get better by 18months at the latest. It causes a loud noise when breathing (sounds like he has gas in his tummy and needs to be burped) and unfortunately it will get louder, but like I said it should also go away later on as well. It is vary rare that it needs to be fixed surgically.

These first 4 pictures are when Connor was a week old.


This is only a sneak preview of all of the newborn pictures we got done. He did soo good and really showed off his already developing personality.


These were just before Connor was a week old.
Don't worry I will be doing another photo shoot here soon. They change sooo much daily it is just crazy.


Kaylee is doing really good with the adjustment to having a little brother and sure loves her "nonner" as she calls him. The first few days were pretty rough. She has always loved Connor but didn't love mom for bringing him home. She wouldn't come to me and only wanted Daddy. It was really really hard. But once BJ went back to work and Kaylee and I got back into our routine of things she was much better. I try to take time with Kaylee when Connor is sleeping everyday which has helped a lot for both of us.
Every morning when I bring Kaylee downstairs she immediately searches for Connor. If he isn't easy to see when she first gets downstairs she starts pulling up blankets searching for him. It is so cute. Sometimes Connor and I will go get Kaylee together and the first thing Kaylee does is give Connor boy a big kiss. She just cant wait till he can crawl and play with her.
Connor likes his bouncer, but Kaylee is still learning how to be soft and not bounce him like crazy. So we have to hide him when he is in the bouncer.
More Kisses
When people would ask him if I was nervous to have two kids under the age of 2. I would respond with "At this point I don't even know what to do with the baby when I go to the bathroom! So it will be quite the adjustment. I am excited for them to be so close even if it is hard for a little bit". Well after a few days of trying to get Kaylee to be soft and not shake poor Connor too bad- we discovered the play pen.
Connor hiding away or having what he tell Kaylee "Connor time".
Here is a picture of the new and improved Tenney family. Yes having two young kids is a lot of work. There is a lot of sleepless nights and going out of the home is challenging. But the rewards of these two amazing children of God is beyond worth it! Kaylee is getting cuter and cuter everyday as is Connor. They both just radiate love and warmth. BJ and I both feel soo blessed to have one another and Kaylee and Connor. Thank you to all the family and friends that have come to visit and bring us dinner. We can't tell you enough how much we appreciated it!!