James & Lonni's Blog: Awesome friends

5/19/09

Awesome friends

Bridgette adoring Lincoln.

Afton holding Julia

Isaac and Alyssa holding Lincoln
Living far from family required us to lean on our friends for support througout my pregnancy. I had several friends from the ward that helped tremendously taking care of Miles for me while I went to my many doctor appointments. Alyssa (mom of Afton and Issaac) and took care of Miles for us countless times and had him all day the day of the delivery and the day we were discharged from the hospital so that James could be with me and also get a break! She is beyond amazing and with 2 kids of her own I know it wasn't easy. Miles just loves to be with them - when he's home with us he's always asking to go to their house.

And Bridgette, she with the help of our friend Karen came to our house with a laundry basket full of tiny clothes and other necessities she noticed we needed when she visited us at the hospital! Bridgette and Alyssa also hosted a baby shower for me one week before the babies were born. (photos to come) We're getting meals from friends and so many gifts. We're so grateful for all our amazing friend here in Palmdale, we feel so blessed!

Julia

Julia is so beautiful. I think her eyes remind me of jewels, just like her name. She's got a great apetite so she's super chubby and so fun to cuddle and squeeze! She is so funny. Peek-a-Boo is her favorite thing to do. We usually know she's awake when we hear her taking. She talks all the time and I swear she sings! Any time I sing she tries to join in. She loves her hands. She admires them all the time, it's like she's just impressed with how they look and what they can do. When Miles enters the room she instantly smiles or laughs. Of course she has a special bond with Lincoln and loves to lay next to him. Sometimes we plop Lincoln on top of her (he weighs less!) and they bolth laugh and laugh. We have to be careful though not to leave them lying too close together for very long because they aren't good yet at controling their movements and one of them usually ends up with a smacked face or pulled hair. We call her Jewles or Jewelzie, along with gorgeous, pretty lovely, etc!

Lincoln

Lincoln is a very happy and patient little guy. When he smiles he gets this look in his eyes that just melts my heart. He's very photogenic. He seems to know he needs to pose for pictures, it's adorable. His hair is gorgeous. At 8 months he's still got the bald spot on back but everywere else he's got long tight curly hair. His constant moving in my womb was a sign of things to come. He's incredibly active and really great at entertaining himself. He's very curious and already eyes Miles' toys like he's eager to play with them. He loves to laugh and is super ticklish! His nicknames are Linkie, Links, Binkie and Binks.

Miles

For Miles 2009 has been a year of great discoveries. His language skills are so amazing I can't believe he was only just begining to speak in sentences at the first of the year. Now he speaks like an adult and is very clever! He's a cuddle bug and often says "I want to hold you!" He loves his cousins and is turning into a wonderful big brother. He loves Thomas, Disney, Curious George, Super Why, Dinosaur Train and the list goes on. He's wearing size 4T and size 11 shoe. He's 40" tall, I know because he's tall enough to ride Soarin' at Disney! His new talents include: the best train noise I've ever heard, figuring out how to play kids games online (without the luxury of literacy) and clever sayings like: It's a yummy day! He's got an amazing memory and reminds us of things that happened so long ago we're often impressed. He's a good dancer but he's very shy. Things he's not so good at: brushing his teeth and potty training! We nicknamed him Milo James Thatch when he loved the Disney movie Atlantis.

5/19/09

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