Lots more cuteness to be seen!

Just chill'n with Daddy.
And with big sis too...

Showing off her new "Big Sister" jammies!

So glamorous!

Love how Ava is all smiles while Mya is crying and getting her face smashed.

Poor baby, somehow she's still alive!

Sleeping is oh so good.

Mom tortured Mya for a photo shoot, so not professional though.

Hardly ever this alert, still a big sleepy head.

Look at that smile, don't think it was intentional by any means, but adorable!

(I bought this cute outfit before she was born thinking September would still have some warm days left, well it took till the end of the month to get a almost 80 degree day. But by noon she had spit up all over it, so she got changed, oh well.)

Wow, can you say HAPPY??? We thought she'd love a pony ride, some place nearby

had them in the parking lot for a sale event. So we took Ava and she didn't smile once!!!

Then the horse shook a little bit and Ava jumped off onto Jeremy, she freaked and wouldn't get back on! Chicken! And she was hoping she'd get a pink pony to ride, bummed that they didn't have one!

News: We are still suffering with Mya wanting to be awake from 10 pm to 1 or 2 am. Last night she cried almost the whole time, but thankfully I was sleeping and Jer was taking care of her. Not sure what to do about it, but it's wearing on us fast. Jeremy has the next 2 weeks off, which is AWESOME, so hopefully we'll both find time to sleep.

Ava is a very loving, involved big sis, but it drives me crazy at times. Occasionally I'll be feeding Mya and Ava will be climbing on my shoulders and kicking & squirming all over. She's still a bit too aggressive with Mya at times, so we are always on guard. I have to keep Mya locked in the room with me when I take a shower, so Ava can't get to her....which pisses off Ava! Oh the fun we are having here! Still love my girls though!!!!

So let's compare!

My Mom is certain Mya looks just like me as a baby. This picture doesn't do it justice though, I have some others that really look like we are baby twins. And that's Ava in the middle, not Mya.

Like I said in a previous post, Ava & her cuz Kiera are 7 months apart and so is Mya and her cuz Liam. So we had to take the same pic again with the 2 babies.

These 2 pics of Jer & Mya and Jer & Ava don't match alot, but cute nonetheless!

Don't know about any one else, but I think they look pretty dang similiar.

Mya is up top and Ava below. Ava did have quite the cheeks to begin with, which

makes her face look different from Mya's.

Either way, my girls are just too cute!

More updated pics to come soon....

Calling all Crafty Ladies!

So I'm the "Enrichment" Leader at church and need some help from the crafty ladies out there. We were going to do a "Super Saturday", but it's not going to work out this year. But we might do a crafty night for our November activity. So I'm looking for easy, yet fun & cute crafts to do that require little time. Vinyl lettering is always a hit, I've seen a few cute ideas. But does anyone have any new, awesome ideas for crafts? I'm so brain dead right now, I need all the help I can get. Thankfully there are lots of websites out there with ideas also. Thanks for any ideas you can give!!!!

Mya is 2 weeks old! (Warning: Lots of pics)

(Ava & Mya kicking back, Ava LOVES to hold her!)

My baby Mya is 2 weeks old today, amazing how it went by fast.

Today we had her Dr appt and then my Dr appt...it was crazy having to drag them around and oh how I hate waiting for Doctors!
My bro and his family came to meet Mya this past weekend.
Little sleep was had by most of us, but we still loved having them here.
The kids got along for the most part. Well, except at church on Sunday. Right as church was starting Ava decided she wanted the goldfish that I had given her cousin Kiera, well Kiera got mad and so did Ava and screaming & crying commenced. Kiera got dragged out of the chapel screaming "I want my Mommy", everybody started laughing. A bit embaressing, especially for my SIL Shanda, sorry!


Ava & Kiera are almost exactly 7 months apart and funny thing, so are Liam and Mya. We had taken a pic of the girls like this (should have posted it), so had to do it with these two.

Jeremy is the biggest kid, loved by all the kids! Ava & my cousin Jess are enjoying their ride.

Love this pic, looks like he's posing or thinking really hard!

Ava did some posing for me also!

Another copied pose, Jer took the same one w/ Ava, so here is Mya.

I'll have to do a comparison post soon.

My Girls! Just love them!!!

Mya's 1st bath! Didn't like it too much, but by the 3rd one has decided it's not too bad.

This is for my Sis, who gave Ava the BYU onesie that she never fit into.

But with Mya being a whole 2lbs lighter, it fits great!

Stats on Mya:

2 weeks- 9lb 1.5 oz, 22 in long

LOVES to sleep!

Cranky from 10pm to around midnight, not cool!

Not a fan of tummy time.

Fast eater, way faster than Ava.

Poops all day long (not that anyone wanted to know that)

Smiles in her sleep, so sweet.

Takes all sorts of "tough" love from her sister and doesn't even cry about it.

Is the cutest little bug!!!

We are home...now a family of FOUR!!!

Mya on Day 2 of life! Isn't she just precious, we could kiss her for hours.

Big Sister Ava loves to snuggle Mya, not always so gently.
Close supervision will always be a must with Ava & Mya, at least will she's this small.

Oh my, just love her!

Hmm, think they are related?

This was taken right before we left, 1st time I did my hair or make-up in 3 days!!! With Ava I got beautiful the next day, but after almost passing out in the shower on Day 2, I gave up on how I looked until I could function better.

She loves to sleep this way, so comfy on Mommy.

Welcome Home!

Jake was just as excited as everyone else, she got a few good licks from that dog.

Boppies are the best invention, couldn't live without one.

1st go at tummy time! Ava couldn't let Mya have all the fun, so she spread out her own blanket and joined the party on the floor.

Then she had to size up her babies next to Mya, already practicing how to share. Just don't touch Ava's blanket, she's never sharing that! Even at the hospital a nurse commented on Ava's blanket and she grabbed and declared "this is MY blankie."

As for sleep, she's doing GREA T during the day, hard to wake her sometimes to eat. But the last 2 nights at home have been a struggle. I think I was up with her from 1:30am to 5am, then she finally fell asleep in her carseat and I slept on the couch until 7am when Ava woke up. Oh how I've been looking forward to this! :) Otherwise, she's a keeper!

My cousin Audra last commented that she couldn't wait to hear more of Mya's birth story, so here goes, you asked for it! Tuesday the 31st we arrived bright and early at 5:30 am. Got my I.V. hooked up, vitals taken and took some NASTY anti-nausea med. They wheeled me into the O.R. just before 7:30 am, where the anestheologiest (can't spell right now) administered my Spinal injection. Instantly nerve pain shot down my left leg and kept throbbing, she re-adjusted the needle, but it took a good couple of minutes to stop hurting. Then I layed down, and started to feel the numbness creep up my legs. Eventually the doctor came in and they let Jeremy come back as well. Then before I knew it, they were slicing me open and within a couple minutes I heard the sweet cries of Baby Mya. Jeremy got to take some pics right after she was out and then I got a quick peek before they took her to get cleaned up. At one point I looked over and saw that the scaled read 8lbs 10oz, I asked if that was seriously her weight, I was shocked. After having a 10lb 12oz baby, I didn't imagine I'd ever get an 8 pounder!!! Then my anesth. doc asked if I felt sick at all, well like a second later I could taste bile in my mouth and just started vomitting. Disgusting! I think it happened 2 or 3 more times while I was still being operated on. It took a total of an hour or so from start to finish for the C-section.

I won't tell you all about the 1st day, as my memory is fuzzy. But I lost my stomach a few more times. At dinner time I was feeling good and they made me get out of bed and sit in the rocker to eat my jello and broth. But just when the nurse came back to ask how my food was sitting, I barfed it all back up for her. Pleasant, I know. The next day brought on the challenge of getting out of bed, they removed my blessed catheter and helped me to the toilet. After sitting there a minute I went totally flush and almost fell over. The nurse got me back to bed and it took me a few minutes to recover fully. I tried again later, not too bad, just a little dizzy. Then I decided to take a shower at 5pm because I stunk from all that barfing. I sat on the stool in the shower and got all clean, then had to tell Jeremy to get me dressed fast because I was about to pass out again. He did a good job helping out, I felt just awful though. Got into bed to re-coup and decided that was all I could do for the day. The next day was much better, made 3 trips out of my room and in the hallways. No more dizziness or nausea and I was eating like a pig. Everyday has been better, still pretty sore and hard to stand up straight, but I might be able to go for a short walk today, we'll see. Sorry for the yucky details and my non-exciting writing abilities. But besides all the yucky stuff, just hanging out and holding this precious newborn has been the best. We feel so very blessed to have been given this 2nd miracle baby!