4th of July

So here in Logan they never do the actuall fireworks on the 4th of July, I think its always the Friday before the fourth anyways so on Friday the 1st we went to Logans Freedom of Fire Celebration at the Stadium. It was supposed to be alot better this year, then years past so we decided we would go inside and see. My Mom got us researved seating which was nice because we didn't show up until almost 8 and still had a seat and we weren't staring into the sun all night. I was nervous of how Maleaha would be because she had just got all her shots that morning and I was hoping she wouldn't be too onry. All in all she did pretty good she slept through alot of it probably due to the medicine but I couldn't have asked for a better baby. She slept through the band and entertainment and then woke up just in time for the fireworks. I thought she was going to scream and be scared but she didn't mind them one bit. She just sat on my lap and watched the whole time. The fireworks were awesome and of course when I got my camera out to take some pictures it was dead so I don't have anything from that night but it was fun to be with family and watch some fireworks!

So on the 4th Jared and my Dad had an early morning tee time so my Mom, Maleaha, Tasia, Daion and I went out to Leweston to watch the parade. It was fun to take Maleaha who knows if she even really paid attention but I love seeing the big horses and don't mind getting a few tootsie rolls either! After going to the parade I met Jared back at home and then met up with his family at the mall and did some shopping then went back to his sisters for some food! Then after we went up to my parents and had some more food and played games. We were party poopers and didn't go out to Leweston for the fireworks, Jared had to work in the morning and I was so tired that we just went home and listened to everyone else light fireworks until 1130 and then finally got some sleep! It was fun to celebrate the 4th with both families! Here are some pictures of us at the parade!

4 Months

I can't believe that Maleaha is 4 months old already! She is getting so big so fast I don't realize how big she is actually getting until I look through pictures or see someone else holding here, especially all her little cousins! Maleaha went to the doctor on Friday and her stats are

Weight: 15lbs 10oz. 86%

Height: 26 in. 97%

Head: 41 cm. 47%

She is getting more fun as the days go on. She is usually a happy baby but as you know from my previous post, she has her days. She is starting to enjoy tummy time more and loves to be outside. She has started to realize she has hands and her two fingers are always in her mouth. She has started playing with her feet when she is sitting up and can sit up on her own for a few seconds. She is babbaling alot more and its fun to listen and watch her figure new things out. She is such a sweat girl and I love watching her personality grow everyday! Here is her 4 month picture!

Can I do this?

That was my thought pretty much all afternoon on Saturday. I am going to share my first to me embarrassing moment being a Mom. I have never felt this way but when this moment happened to me for the first time all I could think of was; What is everyone thinking of me? and that I didn't know how to take care of a crying baby.

So here it is. On Saturday my cousin Brittney had a wedding shower. My Mom, Bree, Maleaha and I all went to her shower. On the way there Maleaha decided she wasn't happy and literally scrame half the way to Malad (a good half hour)! I knew she was just tired and figured she would fall asleep on the way so I didn't pack any formula (never doing that again!) I knew my mom and sister were probably so sick of hering Miss Maleaha scream her guts out and was glad when she finally fell asleep. but when we got there she decided to wake up. she was pretty content for the first little while that we were at the shower. An hour or so later Maleaha decided to be a little stinker again and started fussing so I went inside to feed her, I knew she was a little uncomfortable because we were both sitting there sweating like pigs!! (my poor grandpa must freeze or something they said he had the heater on earlier that morning) When I get done feeding the girl she wouldn't fall asleep so I took her back outside hoping she would enjoy the fresh air. Boy was I wrong I gave her to my Aunt Jan to hold and she did not like that Idea. From then until we left and another half of the ride home Maleaha just cried and cried. I felt so awful. I couldn't do anything to calm her down and felt so helpless. She has never really been like that and I was so frustrated myself I don't think that helped her at all. I was so embarrased because I felt like I had ruiend the shower and I am sure people were wondering if I even knew what I was doing. I even started crying and just sat in a chair while other family members tried to calm Maleaha down. I don't know why but I just felt like a terrible mother and was so embarrased. My family and my cute cousin Brittney reassured me that it was ok and they didn't mind, but I am sure they were so happy to get rid of us when we left. I know that babies are the boss and they cry and do what they please, it just was my first experience feeling so overwhelmed and not being somewhere I was comfortable with. I hope one day I will read back on this memory and laugh about how dramatic I am being about it and when something even more embarrassing happens I will realize this was not that big of a deal BUT for now I am still embarrased and hoping that I can handle being a Mom in stressfull situations that I am put in.

3 Months

I know Maleaha is already 4 months but I am going to waite and do her updates after she goes to the doctor on Friday. So here is her picture at three months, and some others I thought I would share!

Getting too BIG too FAST

I Love this one because I think she looks like me!

Enjoying Tummy Time!

I Had to Share her Big Brown Eyes!

Jareds Graduation & New Job!

Maleaha and I are so proud of our Jared! He is now a college grad and couldn't be more happy! I am so proud of him and all that he does for Maleaha and me. He is such a great Dad and Husband I couldn't ask for anyone better! On graduation day we spent most of our time with family celebrating! We wanted to do a big party for him but it never came together so we just had lunch with his family and went to dinner with my parents and Daion! Here are some pictures of Jareds big day!

We are so happy that all of Jareds work paid off and he finally found a great job! He is working in Ogden at a company called JD Clark & CO. He started Monday and I could tell when he got home that he was really excited about his new job. He tells me all the cool stuff he has like his own direct line, his own desk, his ID card, its all pretty cool compaired to working at Wally World! He is doing the fund accounting for the company and works with a team of people. He said they were taking him to luch today to get to know him better, he seems to like his team and I am excited for him to get started with this company!

2 Months

So its about time that I blog again. I always tell myself I am going to blog today.... then I don't know where the time goes. I am so behind on everything so I will start from the begining of things I would like to blog about so first up:

Maleaha being 2 months old!

She is such a cute baby I absolutly love this little girl. A part of me can't wait until she is older and a part of me already misses holding her when she was just a newborn! She did so well at her two month check up she only cried until I could pick her up and calm her down. I am so glad the nurse was so quick she had 3 shots in probably 30 seconds I was amazed! She is growing way too fast but her stats are

Height: 24 in. 94%

Weight: 11lbs. 14oz. 75%

Head: 381/2 cm. 39%

Here she is with her bear at 2 months!

1 Month

I can't believe that it has been 1 month already since I had Maleaha. Time has gone by so fast it seems like yesterday she was still inside my tummy. Maleaha has grown so much and is getting bigger everyday. She is now wearing size 1 diapers, even though they are a little big still. She loves to eat, alot all the time it seems and she is starting to stay awake a little more throughout the day. She is starting to focus and follow things with her eyes. Everytime she hears my voice when she is awake and I am not holding her, she looks for me. She has smiled a couple times while I have been talking to her, but doesn't do it too often yet. She is getting to be a strong girl. She can push up with her arms and legs when she is on her tummy, and can hold her head alot better. I am so lucky that she is such a good baby she really only cries when she is hungry, or if she is super tired.

I took a picture of her with her bear at 1 week and now at 1 month. I will take a picture every month so we can see how big she is growing (thanks for letting me copy you kami)