A Good Three Years

Three years ago, I was so fortunate enough to marry my best friend! It all started the summer of 2003. At the beginning, neither of us knew the impact that this high school fling would have on our lives. We dated for two years then Colby left on his mission for two years and shortly after that- we decided to take that plunge and be together for time and all eternity! I am so grateful for such a wonderful husband and all that he does for me and I am SOOOO grateful for the beautiful little girl that he gave me!

I woke up this morning to a wonderful breakfast of waffles and bacon! Like I said, I am a lucky gal! Although these last three years have been amazing- I am so excited to see what the next fifty (and more) bring for us! HAPPY ANNIVERSARY Colby- I love you!

My Little Sunshine!

Hayden is going to be a whopping 8 weeks old tomorrow! She has grown so much in such a little amount of time. From our measurements- she is 23 inches long and somewhere around 11 pounds. She smiles on purpose and is trying so hard to use her cute little voice! She is the best little baby all night and all day; but when evening hits she gets so cranky for a couple hours before bed. She never even cries during the day or at night but from about 7pm till around 9pm we can tell she just doesn’t feel good. Gotta love that stupid colic~
This last Sunday we were able to go to Delta and bless her in my home ward in Deseret. Colby gave such an amazing blessing and she looked so pretty. We had a fun little dinner afterward with a whole slew of family members. We are really blessed to have such great families! I am such a bad mom and forgot to take my camera up to Delta. Thankfully- my wonderful mother-in-law let me use her fabulous new camera to get us some pictures in her dress! So as soon as I get those from her I’ll post them.

She loves her little swing!!

Her eyes looked such a pretty deep blue this morning. I had to get my camera out and try to get the right lighting to really highlight them in a black and whit picture! She's so adorable!

During her cranky time of day- sometimes we go to extreme measures to make her happy! She loves to dangle her head off of our knees! She looks so funny but she loves it so we'll let her; as long as she takes some breaks to redistribute the blood in her body!

Oh How Fast They Grow!

This is my little chubber cheek girl! I can't believe she is already four weeks old! She's really growing so fast! I love her little personality that she is getting and the funny faces that she pulls. Sorry this is a crappy picture- its from my cell phone!

Colby thinks he's hilarious by letting Charlie babysit!

Since I finally have my own place- for my birthday I had Colby build me these garden boxes so that I could get a little garden planted and not rip up the landscaping in my backyard (even though it isn't the greatest landscape). We planted tomatoes, carrots, red and green and jalepeno peppers, radishes, cucumbers and pickling cucumbers, as well as some lettuce and spinach! We'll see what actually turns out! We're hoping for some good salsa here in a couple months!!

The Start of a Modeling Career!

Newborn Photo Shoot!!!

I know there are alot of pictures here but I just have the hardest time deciding which ones are the cutest! Abbey Kyhl was the photographer- you can visit her website at abbeykyhl.com. She did a wonderful job!

Our little lady is doing great- she has a little squeal that could pierce your ears! Ha Ha! You can definately tell she is a girl! We love her and her little faces that she pulls at us! Isn't she beautiful?! Or am I just a biased mother!? Ha Ha! She has Colby's big lips and olive skin tone- she looks alot like her daddy but she definately got my ears and toes!

First Comes Love~ Then Comes Marriage~ Then Comes The Baby In The Baby Carriage!

She has finally arrived! Hayden Millie Bliss was born on 1 day before her due date! She kept trickin me into thinking she was coming a little earlier- but she decided to let me wait till the bitter end! Towards the end I thought, for sure, that I would have to be induced.

The Story:
I woke up at 1 o'clock in the morning on Friday with MASSIVE contractions! They were so much worse than my little ones that I had since January. I got out of bed because I figured it was the real thing- and tried to do the dishes and straighten my hair before going to the hospital but Colby ended up finishing the dishes and I got to the point where I did not care how I looked in the slightest!
We showed up at the hospital at 3 and I was dilated to a 5 with a "bulging bag." Luckily the Nurse Anesthetist was already there doing another epidural so I got mine within 45 min. My water broke at 6 and I was at an 8- at about 7:20 I got the go-ahead to start pushing and at 7:37 am my little angel made her arrival!! The cord was around her neck and she wouldn't cry at first but they took her and gave her oxygen and she started to pink up a little better.
All in all~ we had a wonderful experience with the whole delivery process. The nurses and other staff were fabulous to us and we cannot thank our family and friends enough for all the love and support!
She had to be under bili lights the next day and then we got to go home later that evening!
We love her so much and cannot believe that she is finally here!

Dad giving her her very first bath!

Eviction Notice!

My Dearest Baby Hayden,

Your current eviction date of April 17th, 2010 has been set for the past 38+ weeks. In the past few months, I understand that you have become extrememly comfortable in your current dwelling. Unfortunately, I need to discuss some of the key points of your lease with you.

The 0430 dance parties were not discussed in your lease, and they've been doing damage to the walls (ribs, bladder, stomach).

The blockage of a numerous amount of pipes and the leaking of others has to be put to an end!

Also, as far as adding square footage to the dwelling, we discussed a reasonable addition. You have surpassed that by much more than we discussed.

I have prepared another home for you to reside, so don't let house hunting be the reason you stay. Should your eviction date come and pass, please not that I will use forceful measure measures to remove you. I would like for this transition to be as painless and quick as possible. Please don't make this any harder than it has to be.

Love,
Mommy

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I'd like to congratulate Chelise and Ronnie on the birth of their little guy Brody! He is absolutely adorable and has set the 'cute' bar way high for our little one!!!

Our New Addition!! And baby shower~

No- our little Hayden hasn't made an early debut! Everyone meet Charlie!!! This is our beautiful 14 week old English Mastiff! She moved in last weekend and has made a speedy adjustment- she hasn't had an accident in the house for almost a week and she is such a cuddly dog! She snores, drools, dreams, and is just the funnest puppy ever! We are so happy to welcome her into our family!

Now on to baby shower #1! I want to thank my wonderful family for the great support that they give to me~ They are always there when you need them! As my mother frantically cleaned her house to get ready, Misha was putting the final touches on the baby shower details! They did a fabulous job! It was more than I could have every asked for! And a special thanx to Trish! She drove all the way from Logan and hopped in with the rest of the Cox girls in Spanish Fork and brought all the tools to do the cute little onsies!!!

Thanks to everyone who came and everything that you brought with you and most of all, thanx for the wonderful support! I am very blessed!

Everyone had so much fun making the onsies! Such a good idea!

I think we are set with blankets and burp rags for quite a while!

And here I am- 33 1/2 weeks~ very large and in charge! Notice that the wedding rings won't fit! And yes my shoe selection has greatly decreased as a result of my fat feet! I'll post a pic of them once I get a pedicure! Ha Ha!

After TWO LONG years, McKet and I were finally able to meet up (due to unfortunate circumstances- Taylon in the hospital and one of her family's friends there as well). It is pretty crazy that we are only about a week and a half apart in our due dates!! It was so wonderful to see her and her mom Dana!