About us....

Missa... I have been sewing, crocheting... crafting it up over here!! I am sooooo excited bacuase I am doing Christmas presents! They are all gunna be homemade!! and I think that its good homemade stuff... stuff ud normally buy!! So I am wayyy excited...:) I also made Indee's costume (a mermaid in case u couldnt tell from previous pictures). But I am having a blast!!! And I Love my calling! It gives me an excuse to stop by and see the new babies in the ward and to socialize and meet new people. I am on the compassionate service commitee and I am over the new moms/ babies in the ward! So I basically just make sure that they get meals!!! But it has been soo much fun going around to people's apartments and getting to know them! Indee and I are making LOTS of new friends!!:)

Kevin- He is busier than ever!! He is gone for 12+ hourse of the day and when he gets home he doesnt reat but helps me with Indee (he's amazing!!). He plays indoor soccer on Tues and Thurs nights and really likes it:) He is enjoying football ALOT! He is helping me with some of the Christmas gifts (I am too afraid to use his saw) ANd he got me my Birthday present early- Beauty and the Beast- well I actually got it and when he got home I showed him what he got for me! lol

Indee- She is now sleeping at least 8 hours a night (knock on wood) sometimes 10!! Instead of feeding her during the night I will put her passy in. If she still fusses after a few minutes then I will feed her but most of the time she just goes right back to sleep! Its been sooo nice! She is becoming aware of so much more. She just discovered her feet- She sat there for like 15 minutes staring at them and moving them up and down. IT was sooo funny/ cute! She is drooling soo much! I was afraid she was teething but she isnt.. the dr said that her saliva glands are just mturing but boy are they maturing:) The drs also thinks she has acid reflux. She doesnt spit up too much but the dr thinks that it is causing her to hurt which explains the fussiness. Its soo sad though... She SCREAMS after every feeding... Its still so hard for her/us to get those burps out :( She has been colicy the last little while and we did find a supplement that helped but it also gave her hives.. so we nixxed that! But she is soo fun! I love watching her grow and learn!! AWW she is AMAZING!! I still cant wait to have more:)(well I can but I really want more)

Daddy and Indee

Kevin is the most amazing husband and dad!! I am soooo grateful that he chose me to be with forever!! I definately got the better end of the deal:)

So what have we been up to?

Since its getting cold, I made this hat!! I think she looks sooooo cute in it!

And I made her Halloween outfit!!! I dont think this picture shows how cute it is... lol I am proud of myself!! haha

Indee got her first hair cut(shave). So she had all this hair on the sides of her head but not on the top. So we tried to take away the "old man" due but she kept keeping her head up so she still kinda has a mullet.. but thats okay!! We still think she is the cutest:)

So again... I was taking care of Indee and didnt gt the best shots.. but this was Kevin playing football...

And Indee cheering Daddy on... I love her eyes:)

KIT with our family!!

Kevin- So the program that allowed Kev to do his MBA and master's together is ending. BYU has decided to get rid of it which means Kevin will now be only doing his Master's for the time being. Im not gunna lie... a part of me is releived that school is now lessened by two years but a part of me is sad because I know how much Kevin wanted to get his MBA out of the way now.

Missa- I am just working on losing my last 10 pounds... but Im not worried about getting it off fast so I am just doing 6 small meals a day of about 3-400 calories and when time permits I will work out... Mostly walks and then when Kev gets time I go running:) But my plan is to do at least a little work out 6 days a week... I just want my pre prego pants to fit like they used to.. who knows if they ever will.. lol

I am already excited to have more babies!! Am I soo nuts??? Kevin thinks so!! lol... we are gunna wait a little bit but I cant wait for Indee to have bros and siss!!

Indee is such a happy baby and loves to smile!! We love and adore her sooooooo much!!! Kevin and I fight over who gets to take her with them at church.. usually he wins since i am with her all week... lol She is sooo much fun!! and we are soo grateful that Heavenly Father sent her to us!!!

Indee Rae... now she's 8 weeks:)

So I was a week ahead of myself last week... Last week Indee was 7 weeks... this week she is 8!!! She had her 2 month check up- 10 lbs 9 ounces(47th %); 24 1/2 inches (98th %); and 15.39 inches for her head (57th %; She got her shots as well!! SOOOO sad!!! She screamed and I teared:( About an hour after I got home I received a phone call from the nurse that had given her the shots telling me that they had given her a wrong vaccine. Instead of giving her her HEP B shot they gave her HEP A!! I was soo upset to say the least. I wasnt mad at anyone but sooooooo upset with the mistake and sooo stressed about what had happened to Indee. I was soo afraid that because she was soo young that she would have bad side affects to the HEP A (they get this shot at 12 months). The next day I called and talked to her doctor and than to another doctor is a different practice to make sure shed be ok. I was reassued that she should be fine! But I was soo upset!!!

On a happier note... Indee hadnt pooped in 3 days!!!! I wasnt too nervous because I know her cousin was the same way. So I just called the doctor to verify that it would be ok and they said it was normal. But guess where she decided to let loose?....

I decided to stay home and watch the Women's General Conference portion because between feeding and changing diapers I just thought it would be easier. And guess who LOVED it.

She was doing her own thing but as soon as President Monson came on the TV she could not take her eyes away!! I LOVED it!!! She loves him!!! :)

This is what Indee looks like everytime it is time to sleep. I dont know what the deal has been the past couple of days but she is not wanting to sleep. Once we can get her to sleep she'll sleep well but getting her to sleep is the hard part... We let her cry and then after a while check her diaper/ put the passy back in and then start again. This will go one for soooo long... alot of the times its been soo long that she gets hungry again! I think she is just sooooo overly tired that she just cant get to sleep!!

Our friend, Sarah, drew this picture!! ISnt she sooooooooo good!!! I love it and cant wait to frame it!! :)

Us lately...

Kevin is playing football on his intermural team and its soo fun to see him!! He is way good!! :) But Indee and I went to watch him this past saturday, but she was cranky(naptime) and I totally forgot to take pictures!!! Sorry... I will this Friday!! Kevin is working harder than ever and has no time for just him!! He loves his little girl and if I am doing anything for her he always offers because he wants to do anything he can to spend more time with her.. even if its changing her poopy diaper:)

Me- not too much... just hanging out with Indee

Indee- She has her two month shots this week:(

Kevin and I went on our First real date since Indee was born this last week. Natalie and Christian watched her (a BIG thanks). It was soo nice! It felt weird to be out with just us again! WE went to outback and shared a yummy meal and then went to coldstone(I know I was not supposed to so we got a small size):) It was soooooo nice to go out on a date again!! :)

Indee 8 weeks old

Indee LOVES to smile and we LOVE it soooo much!!! In fact last night Indee was supposed to be going to bed, but the passy fell out so Kevin went in to put it back in. He said that when he went in she kept smiling at him! lol... i have a feeling that when Kevin puts her to bed it will be more of a play time than a night time!! :) But i think its fun that she has soo much fun with her dad Kevin was getting Indee undressed for her bath and this is what she looked like when he handed her to me. We couldnt stop laughing! So we went to Daddy's football game! So of course she had to wear her "I Love Daddy" outfit. But I totally forgot to take pictures of Dad playing football!! ARGH! Indee is getting sooo big and i love it! She is starting to get rolls and when she sleeps she puts her head down to her chest and her cheeks get so big!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE it!!!! AWW she is soo stinkin' cute!

First Pedicure!!

Indee loves getting her toes done!! lol.. not really.. she just kicked the whole time!! But she wasnt upset!! HAHA Here she is right after

I was looking at her and not the camera for this shot:)

Of course she needed flowers and rinestones.. :) Kevin just thinks its funny!!! lol.. I think its cute! (if you click on the picture, you can see the flowers)

Indee loves bath time

Indee loves bath time!! In fact she loves it so much that she cries when we take her out! :) Kevin and I usually give her a bath together... Well one of us will sit there while the other washes Indee and dresses her. We take turns! But its just fun to sit there and talk! But my cousins and Aunt gave us this little bathtub and it works great!!!! We love it!!

Our little family...

More pics to come..

Indee- So I know everyone loves Indee most so we will start with her:)She is getting so big! She is so aware of everything around her and never wants to close her eyes in the event that shed miss anything. She now smiles at us when we say "BOO" to her. Before she smiled lots but I think because of gas, but now I know that she is smiling at us:) Thats really fun!! It makes me so happy to see her happy!
She had her first babysitter last Friday for my check-up. It was a "good/I miss her" feeling. I loved being able to sit in the waiting room and read but did miss her soo much. (A BIG Thanks to Aubrey for watching her:)) Can I just say I hate clipping her nails!!! SOOOOOO sad.... I pinched her skin. It didnt break her skin but she screamed and got such a sad face that I couldnt help but cry. When Kevin came home I told him and he laughed that I cried :) And sad again... Indee has been colic. We tried gas drops and nothing. So I stopped eating chocolate and dairy. She has been a ton better. Her tummy seems to be feeling better and she can burp a little better. But that week was sooo sad. She would just scream in pain and wake up screaming. The only way she would sleep is if she laid her tummy on our tummies (which made for a really tiring next day). So last night i tried to put Indee down so that Kev could get ready for bed. Kevin usually does this for me while I get a little break. So yea, last night I try putting her to bed thinking for sure I can do it because I put her down for all her naps!! She would not go to sleep until Kevin came in, laid her down, and gave her her goodnight kiss!!! lol... she sure loves her daddy! I love that she knows us and wants to be with us! :)

Kevin- He has such a big load this semester! He is taking 5 classes, working, and he just signed up for a football intermural team. Indee and I are excited to be his cheerleaders!! I am soooo grateful for the hardwork he does for our family and for how happy he makes Indee and I feel. He seriously is sooo amazing! He is constantly helping me with everything around the house and always helps me in the middle of the night with Indee. He always comes home and immediately is wanting to play with his family! I couldnt have asked for a better husband and a better dad for Indee.

Missa- So Im just hanging out with Indee! Nothing new! I have started to work out again and I never knew that working out would be soo difficult. I went running and did sit ups... I felt like I had never worked out a day in my life! Holy cow... who would have though that giving birth would mess you up that much? lol- not me! but yea.. so i have started to work out. Sometimes I run with Indee but its sooo much easier to wait til Kev gets home and go running then! Push ups? yea... I can barely do them! WOW- I have a long ways to go!!! :) BUt thats all Ive been up to!

We are having fun up here in Utah but cant wait until Christmas when we get to go back to California for a little bit! We love and miss everyone!!!!

More pics to come..

Adjusting

So Kevin and I are finally adjusting!! We can actually get things done! I have set up a shcedule so on certain days I clean certain things. I am a bit of a clean freak and get stressed out if the house is messy. So now I only clean certain things certain days like Mon- kitchen (floors, cabinets..etc), Tues- Bathroom, sanitize doors, light switches...etc. Then every night and morning I spend 15 minutes cleaning( making the bed, dishes.. etc) It helps a ton so that I dont get overwhelmed and shut off. And It makes it so I give Indee all the time she needs. I also have set a goal to only go on facebook once a week and to blog once a week:) But I feel like I am so much more organized now. I love it!!

I am back to making dinners (not just frozen ones:)) and going on walks and yea!!! I feel great.. like I can actually do this haha!!!

Kevin is working hard as a Mechanical Engineering Lab Assistant! And when he is not working he is home with us helping to change diapers and burp Indee (she is soo difficult to burp) He starts school on Monday and thats when the real test will start. With his busy school load and work I will definately not get to see him much, which means I will be on diaper, feeding, burping duty alot more:) And grocery shopping/ laundry will be mine and Indees work:)Kevin is starting to look into taking all the tests that he will need to get into the MBA and masters program. He has a couple of schools that he will apply to that might require more tests which means BUSY BUSY BUSY!! If anyone knows of any ME internships in southern California let us know!!! I would love to go where family is:)

We miss and love everyone at home!!!

Indee.. Almost 5 weeks

Its so nuts to me how fast Indee is growing. She is almost 5 weeks (4 weeks and 6 days to be exact) and she has changed so much. Its so fun for Kevin and I to see her develop. I love watching her with her daddy. She has so much fun with him. She never smiles more than with her daddy and she talks soo much to him:) When he walks away her eyes will follow him and stay locked on the spot where he disappears:) He is such a good daddy!!!

Indee's Jaundice is almost gone. Her eyes are still a little yellow but the Dr said that it will go away. He said thats the last thing to lose the yellow. Im just glad we dont have to go get her blood drawn again. It's soo sad! She is now is 0-3, 3 mos clothes!! and size 1 diapers (well she still kinda fits in N's but we got size 1 diapers as a gift and are using them:)). She is sooooo long. She hasnt gotten chunky yet but will soon Im sure (I was a very chunky baby). She just seems to be on a major growth spurt! She wants to eat and sleep all the time! She will have one sleep spurt that lasts 5 hours and then usually wakes up every three hours after. Shell usually be up at 7 am and not really take a good nap until about 2! She tries to fight sleep soo much!! She doesnt want to miss a beat! then she will sleep until about 4-eat- go right back to sleep and wake up at 7. then we start her bedtime routine and she'll go to sleep at about 930ish. So we cant complain. We just need to learn to sleep when she does (which we havent been doing)

We seriously love Indee sooooooooooo much and cant get enough of her!!


Everytime she smiles I run to get the camera and when I come back she wont smile. She just stares at the camera!! So with Daddy's help she smiled.. lol

Indee's first....

So Indee has had ALOT of "firsts" but we havent taken pictures of everything. But here are just a few :)

Indee's first time in her Bumbo seat. I know it says not to use it until they are 2 months old but she does so well holding up her head I thought why not... lol.. I love it cuz I set it on my table while I clean... She likes just sitting and watching:)

So this one was nuts!!!! Kevin kept yelling "mommy, mommy" and I was cleaning so I just kept saying "what?". Finally he was like "Come here! Look at how well she is holding up her head". We were just excited about her being able to hold her head up so well. Then I was like "Wouldnt that be funny if she rolled over right now?" and literally 1 minute later she rolled over onto her back! Kevin was laughing and I was cheering!! She got scared at how loud we were and started to cry!lol But I cannot believe that at 4 mos and 2 days old she can roll from her tummy to her back. She now does it all the time when we try to do tummy time. Its hard to get her to stay on her tummy now!

Indee's first fair. We went to a small fair (Utah County Fair). It was free and soo much fun. It was actually our little family's first outing:) These baby chickens were born July 21st- 2 days before Indee:) So I had to take a picture... Kevin thought I was being funny! lol

Doesnt Indee look soo excited to be so close to the cows behinds? lol... All of the cows were facing the fence.. so this was the best shot:)

Indee's first temple trip. Kevin and I have decided that we would try to go to the temple grounds every week with Indee. So for our family night we headed up there:) It's soo fun having the Provo temple soooo close:)

Indee's Blessing

Indee was blessed this past Sunday and it was amazing!! She is such a sweet girl and Spirit she brings into our home is soo awesome!

We had some family come up to celebrate this special time with us!! We loved seeing you all and wish it could have lasted longer!!! We miss you all!!!!

my garden!!

So I started a garden and had to post these pictures because its working!! Things are actually growing!! :)

A cacoon!!!

Peppers...

Tomatoes...

More of Indee:)

Indee is getting soooooo big!!! She is lifting her head soo much more and starting to smile. Sometimes she can, but alot of the time you can just see her try really hard :). We are soo in love with her and cant get enough of her. She is seriously such a good baby and has been such a blessing to us and our home.

She just had her two week check up and I went by myself!!! SOOOOO sad!! She had to get her foot pricked again for the newborn screening and the nurse doing it was new and training! She was having the hardest time getting blood from her foot and they had to prick her multiple times. Indee was soooo upset! Ive never seen her soo upset!! I thought I would cry so I didnt wear makeup, but instead of crying I was sooo upset with the nurses. ARGH! And then she got a shot! Her first shot! She was so sad the rest of the day!!

When Indee was born she weighed 8 lbs 5 ounces. When she left the hospital she was 7 lbs 14 ounces. At yesterday's checkup she was 8 lbs and 12 ounces:) She is now over 21 inches and is in the 50th percentile for length, weight, and head circ. She is definately growing:) The dr said she is very healthy and her jaundice is looking really good.

We bless Indee this Sunday!! Im so excited for her!!! I think that will be another no makeup day:) lol And she will get to meet her gma and gpa for the very first time. Im soo excited!

Indee always makes this face and it makes me laugh. She spazzes, sticks her neck out and lifts her head. But I love the "o" shape she makes with her mouth!! :) AWW!! I love her soooooooooooooooooooooooo much!!!

First day of church

We brought Indee to Sacrament meeting last Sunday for the first time! We had her dressed in a cute dress but she spewed all over it! So thats why she is in the onesie!:) She did soo well, but she is only 2 weeks old:) I think we will start going to just sacrament meeting for the next few weeks. Im nervous to expose her to soo many people in such a small area, so we keep her in her carseat with the cover over. But we will ease into the whole church block.:)

Indee Rae

 

So we went to the dr's office this last week because Indee seemed to be breathing funny. THe Dr asked if we have asthma in our family. Yea we have lots... He said its too soon to say if she has asthma or not but said that we shouldnt worry. Well, they weighed her and at 9 days she weighed 8 lbs 8 ounces. :) She is definately growing TONS!!! She is sooo fun and such a good baby. She rarely cries! We love her soo much

Introducing our little girl...

Indee Rae was born on July 23 at about 320ish am- 8 lbs 5 ounces- 20 1/2 inches long :) So she was definately a bigger one:) I was afraid the newborn clothes wouldnt fit but they do:) which is good because she has soooooooo many cute outfits:)

So heres the story....

My water started to break a week ago and we went to the hospital, but because it was a tiny tear they couldnt detect amniotic fluid, so they sent us home. We went back tot he drs a couple days later for the same thing. Again, the same thing. That night it got a little bit worse so we went into Labor and Delivery as soon as we woke up the next morning. They said it wasnt looking and sounding normal so they decided to keep me and that to make sure everything is ok they were going to deliver her within 24 hours. I was only at a 1 1/2 (disheartening) so they started to give me pills to try to get things started before giving me pitocin. On the third dose they checked me and I was only at a 2 1/2. More disheartening because I was in a lot of pain. So they gave me pain meds through the iv. It helped for a little bit but then my contractions shot WAAAAAYY up. So I got the epidural (I dont know why I was ever not going to). They checked me an hour after the epidural and I was at a 6. Then a half hour later I was at a 10. The nurse asked If i wasnted to start pushing. It all happened so much wuicker than I thought. I freaked out and and told them I would like to wait. So they came back 45 min later and we started. She was born at about 320 am healthy. She wasnt crying. So they kept trying to make her cry and after a few minutes they gave up :) She has jaundice and has had to keep getting blood tests. SOOOO sad. I cried more than she did. We go to the drs today to see if she needs to be put under the lights. (Sry for the grammer and spelling mistakes... Im not going back and corresting anything)

Here she is.....

Before/ Now

Before:

Now:

Kevin said that he cant remember how I was before being pregnant which, thank goodness, is a blessing in and of itself because then he wont be disappointed when I have the baby! LOL But I cannot believe that I actually used to not have a belly :)