Lyla Mae

It's so great to have cousins close in age to you. I had at least one cousin on each side within a year or two of me. You always had someone to play with a family gatherings. So although Trey is the oldest grandchild on both sides of the family he won't be alone on the Mitchell side. Trey's cousin Lyla was born 5 weeks after him. They'll probably end up being "cousin crushes" which apparently is a thing according to the Mitchell boys. . . weirdos. ;)

Anyway meet Lyla Mae Mitchell. 

Born on September 7th, 2014

8lbs 10oz & 20 inches long

The proud parents, Jake & Lizzy with their little angel just fresh from heaven!

Lyla was really alert for a newborn. Her eyes were open a lot, which was surprising to me. That was not the case with Trey.

She's a little sweetheart. Now she's a few weeks away from being two months old. And she's a pretty calm baby. She likes to just lounge and doesn't cry a lot, she mostly just grunts. Of course I am comparing her to Trey who likes to always be moving and has a good set of lungs. 

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These pictures of Trey and Lyla were taken a few weeks after she was born. They're the cutest.

Trey & His Daddy

There are some people who say Trey looks exactly like his dad. They can totally tell that he's Aaron's boy. Then there are some who say the opposite, that Trey looks like me. And then there are some who can't tell who he looks more like. I'm in the last group. I don't look at him and see predominately either myself or Aaron. What I do know for sure is that somehow we made one unbelievably cute kid. And I don't think that's just my mother bias talking. :)

Honestly though, if Trey turns out anything like his dad then I say we did a pretty good job at raising him.

Doesn't your heart just melt when you see your husband snuggled up with your baby? Mine does. Every single time. There is something so magical about it. Seeing Aaron as a father makes me love him so much more, and I didn't think it was possible to love him more than I already did. 

 

Sorry for the mushy post but since having a baby I've become a million times more emotional. Seriously, the other day we were watching Disney's Brother Bear and I was a mess. It's embarrassing but true.

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This is completely unrelated to my post, but this picture was the first time I captured Trey's smile on camera. What a ham.

One Month Old: Rewinding Back to September

So I just downloaded photos from my camera onto my computer. Which is why I am just posting about Trey turning a month old! I really am trying to stay on top of things but this mom business keeps me busy!

I took this picture a little bit before he turned a month old. I wanted to get a picture of him wearing this onesie before he grew out of it. He totally looks like a little old man here. :)

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Trey turned a month old on Labor Day. So that weekend we were out and about a lot. We went up American Fork Canyon twice, once for a picnic and then for a hike up to Silver Lake.

Here are the picnic pictures.

We went on both adventures with our friends Harrison & Baylee and their new little guy, Grey.

Grey is two weeks older than Trey.

Seriously, that face. So kissable.

Although those pictures of our babies are nice and precious, this is what the majority of our time really looked like. . . 

I don't know why I love that picture of Trey crying so much. Maybe because I find it somewhat humorous, sad, and cute all at the same time.

Anyway here are a few more of our little guy.

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On Monday (Labor Day) we went on our hike. It was SO hard. Aaron and I hike Sliver Lake at least once every summer. So we had done it before and I guess it was kind of difficult, but nothing we couldn't handle. This time around I was so physically exhausted I didn't know if I could make it to the top. I had to stop a TON. . . and Aaron was the one carrying Trey. Luckily Baylee was in the same boat as me (you know not being in shape because we just had babies about a month ago) so we hiked together as our husbands beat us to the top with the babies. 

But it was worth it. Silver Lake is so gorgeous and I didn't want to miss out on it this year. Plus I enjoy accomplishing hard things. 

Trey was ready to go all wrapped up with his daddy.

Baylee, Harrison, & Grey at the top.

Aaron, Trey and I at the top.

The babies wore their dad's hats to keep their faces shaded so they wouldn't get sunburned.

It was an exhausting but fun day.

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I of course had to take pictures of Trey to document him at one month. So here are a few that I got.

Man, I sure love this little guy!