Family Pictures

Well it's that time of year. Christmas cards and family photos. We decided to get it done nice and early this year. My sister took them for us and we got some really good ones. And with how active Makena is that is the challenge. We just love our little family of 4!! And we're SO excited for Thanksgiving and getting ready for Christmas. It's all so exciting for Makena especially and it makes it hard not to be excited ourselves. So enjoy some our photos!!

Playing Catch Up...

Lots of pictures and things going on that I have neglected to post. I guess I have been spending way too much time cuddling with my baby and her giant sister. That is where I should be. Hope you enjoy the update!! Looking forward to fun events in the next few months. Yippee!!!!

Halloween is Here and Gone!!!

We had a nice Halloween-besides the fact that I got some funky sickness for half the day on Halloween. We carved pumpkins on Friday night and on Saturday my parents and brother, sister-in-law, and nephew came down to have dinner and go trick or treating. We had a nice time even though we didn't get any trick or treaters. Makena had so much fun and the girls both looked so cute. Even though Jade was only in her costume for a little while. I can't believe that now it's November. The rest of the year is just going to fly by, but we're SO excited for the holidays that are coming up!!!!

3 Weeks Already!

Jade is already 3 weeks old today! It's like everyone says it goes so fast and with your second it's even faster. She is such a good little girl. She hardly cries and she is just content. Thank heavens for that. Since her sister is so wild. We just love her so much and love that she fits so perfectly into our growing little family. Here are some pictures from the last 3 weeks.

Trunk or Treat & The Pumpkin Patch

So we braved the ward trunk or treat with the baby. Totally could handle it. Makena had just been starting antibiotics for a bad cold that turned into a sinus and ear infection. And to top it all off she had a new sister that she couldn't be near and she had to spend a lot more time with daddy than mommy. All of that combined...well, we are still recovering. She is much better now, but it's been rough. The baby is great! Makena is the hard one to deal with! But with the holiday so close we wanted to do as much as we could with the girls. So we went to the ward trunk or treat and then a few days later my sister Candice came down and went with us to the pumpkin patch. Makena loved it and still asks to go back. Too bad it's gone now!

Jade Elizabeth Marsh

SHE'S HERE!!!!! and we all couldn't be happier. She looks just like her big sister and is already a really good baby. Fingers crossed she stays that way :) She was born on Tuesday night and weighed 7 lbs. 12 oz. and was 20 in. She has beautiful long reddish hair and we are all in LOVE! Her delivery was CRAZY! It was short and intense. We went in at 10:00 am with mild contractions, but the doctor wanted me to go in soon if I had any contractions because Monday at her office I was already 4, almost 5 centimeters dilated. So in we went- they said I was at a 5, admitted me got me on the antibiotics that I needed to take for 5 hours before she could come. As soon as I got through those they broke my water which was at 5:30 pm. The contractions finally started to really happen then and I was ready to push by 6:20. She was born at 6:29 pm. It was the craziest thing that has ever happened to me. It was intense, but with the most wonderful ending. 7 months ago they told us we had a 50% chance of not having a baby at all and now here she is. We are truly blessed and in awe of this beautiful new baby girl!!! We're glad to be home and trying to get some rest before Tyler has to go back to work and I am home with 2...YIKES!! Well there's an update for all of you! Lots more pictures to come, but for now I need to go cuddle my girls.

A Baby Update...

So I went to the doctor on Tuesday and she said I was already 3cm dilated and 75 % effaced. Yippee!!! So she said basically the baby could come any day. Pretty much as soon as my appointment was over I started having contractions. Nothing regular, but it was a start, right. So here I am 2 DAYS later still having irregular painful contractions. They start getting regular and then go away! Seriously this girl is giving me a run for my money. Hopefully she gets here soon. I can't even handle it. Lucky for us though my mom is AMAZING and called me yesterday to say she was coming to get Makena to stay at her house. It's been a nice break before the craziness gets even crazier!! We miss her too much already though. So that's our update. Hopefully the next post-like tomorrow- is that Jade is here! I don't know how much longer I can wait!!

Life as we know it...

Is not very exciting at the moment. All I do is think about when this baby girl is coming. Hopefully sooner rather than later. My countdown says 19 days...Holy cow, 19 days! Makena was a week early exactly. I could handle that. The doctor says I am measuring big-like 39 weeks instead of 37. Maybe that's a good sign. Thought I'd just let anyone who checks this know that we are still alive. I will post soon on showers and tomorrow's ultrasound which hopefully gives us a heads up about the size situation with this little one. Hopefully she's still little :)

Beach Day

We went on Saturday to Newport with my family. It was a HOT day, but it was fun. Makena still keeps talking about how her and daddy were surfing. Not so much, but she thought it was fun. Until she got taken out out by a little wave. We love living in Southern California for the beach and the weather, but we don't take advantage of it enough. It was a fun family day!!! Sun, snacks, lots of sand.

Makena is just getting too big. I realize it, but then I look at pictures and she is totally a big girl now! It's so bittersweet.

She LOVES her Papa!!! They spent lots of time together in the water and off looking for crabs!


Tyler-"Surfing"

Makena "surfing"


And not like anyone needs to see this but it needs to be documented that Jade was there and accounted for. I'm now at 34 weeks!!!! SO CLOSE!! I don't know if I can get much bigger! So I am ready for her to come!


Hope you all had a great labor day weekend!

HELP?!?!?!

We are STUCK on a middle name for this little girl who will be joining us so soon. We started a poll. Let us know what you think!!!