Adventurous days

So- the last post was done in the middle of the night, when I was tired and very frustrated! I wanted to put an update to that- After that feeding- when I put Kenzie back to bed she went right to sleep, and only got up to eat and went right back to bed 2 more times that night. Last night, we put her down at 9, and she went to sleep within about 5 minutes of crying. I woke her up to eat 3 times during the night, and she was good pretty much all night! I was amazed, and I got the much needed rest! :) Makes this momma happy!

Yesterday, Tyler & I spent the morning cleaning our house because we had Tyler's side of the family over for a barbeque. It was a lot of fun! Our little nephew is so adorable! He had fun playing Tyler's drums, and playing with the toys that were on Makenzie's high chair (he used it yesterday because Makenzie is still too little to use it). We all visited for a while, and after they left, Tyler & I showered & got ready to go get pictures taken by my brother, Mikey. We met at their place, and then went to Wheeler Farm. We didn't even bother parking...there was too much going on- people everywhere, and no where to park. We drove right on through and headed to Gardner Village instead. We spent an hour or so walking around and having pictures taken. It was fun. Then we came back here and hung out while getting the pictures transfered over. A lot of them turned out really good! Thanks Mikey!!

Today, I made Tyler some strawberry waffles for breakfast (regular ones for me). He enjoyed them. After that, we got Kenzie ready, and took her to see her Grandpa! He was very excited to see her, and had fun holding, feeding, burping her and playing with her. We spent the morning sitting on his porch enjoying the warm weather. As we were sitting there- we decided it would be a good day to go for a walk. My dad, his girlfriend Pat, Tyler, Kenzie & I headed out for a nice stroll down Jordan Parkway for an hour or so. I was definately good to get out of the house on such a nice day!

Frustrated and tired

So, I'm beginning to think the whole "cry it out" thing is over rated! I put Makenzie down at about 9:05 with a clean diaper, and a full belly. She cried almost non-stop until 12:00- by which time she's hungry again. At that point, I waited for a small break in her crying- and then went in, picked her up an fed her again. She is finally asleep (probably only temporarily now), but I don't know if I can plan on that lasting for too long. I'm so confused about the whole thing! Do I wait until she wakes me up to feed her the next time- or do I just plan to get up when I know she should eat? OR- am I supposed to not feed her and just wait for early morning to hit? That brings me to nap time...do I let her cry it out then too?

I love being a mom- but all of this is a bit overwhelming, and confusing! I felt so bad for just letting her cry for hours tonight that I wanted to cry with her. I know it's not the end of the world, and she won't remember any of it anyway- but it's hard to hear her crying and do nothing about it...intentionally! :(

We'll try it again tomorrow and hope it goes a little more smoothly...I'm going to go try to get some sleep during the few minutes I have now.

More about Kenzie...(big surprise, right?!)

New sleeping arrangements for the little one...I'm excited, but a bit nervous! We are trying out having Makenzie sleep in the crib in her nursery instead of in the pack'n'play in our bedroom. This will be starting tonight. I'm prepared not to get much sleep, but I guess that's not much different than normal. I suppose we'll just have to let her cry it out...Ugh. That part sucks. She seems to be happier when we leave music on for her- oddly enough, my Lifehouse CD ("No Name Face" is the CD name) seems to do the trick. At least we've found something that calms her down a little. SO...That brings up the questions: do we really let her cry it out? Or do we try to cater to her every need? Or somewhere in between?? I suppose I'll try letting her cry it out for a few nights (if i can keep my sanity long enough to do so!). Hopefully it will run more smoothly than I am anticipating.

Anywhoooooo that's enough about that! So, this last Sunday was Easter- we decided to take Kenzie to church. I should have been a little more prepared!! I fed her in the morning at about 8:30- and forgot that meant she would be hungry again between 10:30 and 11:30. Well, our Sacrament starts at 11:00. So, needless to say, as soon as we got there- she was hungry! I fed her in the foyer for the first little while during sacrament. She didn't finish the bottle, but would not take anymore. I took her back into the Chapel and sat with Tyler for about 20 minutes. At that point Makenzie decided she wanted the rest of the bottle that she had not finished earlier. She let out a loud wail. I grabbed her and ran out to the foyer. Unfortunately, because I was in such a hurry- I left the bottle in the diaper bag near Tyler...but since she was crying, I didn't want to go back in. I ended up spending the remainder of the time in the foyer holding the binky in her mouth to keep her quiet. The good news is that one of my old young women leaders (who I haven't spoken with in years) was in the foyer as well, so I got to catch up with her a bit. Tyler & I decided not to stay for class, but that we'll try it again another week. After church on Easter, I decided that Tyler & I needed to do some family pictures for Easter. After all- you only get 1 first Easter per child :) The pictures turned out alright, but I'm hoping to get some better family pics soon. My brother, Mikey, is going to take some for us next week (it was too rainy and wet this week). We were talking about going to Wheeler Farm. I haven't been there in quite a while- so it should be fun.

Here are some pictures from Easter and today and a video from this morning. Enjoy them!

Some pics & a video

This is a video of Makenzie during tummy time this morning. Keep in mind- I don't take great videos, but it shows just how cute she is! Here are a couple of pictures as well.

Love Tag!

Love Tag!

This just looked like a fun tag, so...here goes.

1. When is your "engagement" anniversary: May 30, 2003 (I'm guessing on the actual day- but I know it was the end of May.
2. When is your "marriage" anniversary: October 9th, 2003
3.How long have you known your spouse: Since March 6th, 2001
4..Where did you meet your spouse for the first time: I met him at Taylorsville High School- even though he went to Cottonwood.
5. How long did you date/court before you were engaged: 2 1/2 months
6 Altogether? 8 years
7. What is your spouse's full name: Adam Tyler Pearce
8. Do you have any children yet: Yes
9. How many: 1, a little girl (now 1 month old) named Makenzie
10. Do you have any house pets: Yes, 2 dogs
11. Do you own a house or rent: We own a home
12. Do you live in the country or town/city: Town
13. What is one of your favorite activities together: Go camping, watch movies, spend time with our daughter
14. Do you have a favorite vacation spot: Nope- haven't vacationed much.
15. How many siblings (including in-laws): I have 1 sister, 1 half sister, 4 sisters-in-law, 1 brother, and 5 brother-in-laws.
16. What church do you attend: none actively- but the LDS church.
17. Is this the church you were married in: I was married in the Salt Lake LDS Temple.
18. What town is your current address: Taylorsville
19. Do you work or stay at home: I'm on maternity leave, but I work.
20. Where did you honeymoon: Anniversary Inn, then camped in Moab.
21: Leave a piece of marriage advice: Be supportive, understanding, patient, and communicate as well as you can.

Trying out this blog thing...

I always said that I'd never blog...I figure I'll try it out. If nothing else, I can post pictures of my adorable daughter on here for anyone to see. Makenzie is now a month old, and we are having a lot of fun with her! I can't believe how quickly time flies!! Here are some pictures to start off my blog with.





Details of Makenzie's birth: Her full name is Makenzie Nicole Pearce, and she was born on March 7th, 2009 at 6:04 PM. She weighed 6 pounds & 9 oz at birth. I was in labor for a total of about 7 hours.

Full story- if you want to know it: I had gotten up early and made breakfast for some of our friends that were in town from North Carolina. After breakfast, I got a shower, and was doing my make-up. As soon as I was totally ready, my water broke. Plans to go to my own baby shower were changed. We headed to the hospital instead. We arrived at the hospital around 11:15. When I got there- the nurse had to verify that my water had broken in order to keep me there. So, after that, Tyler called family and they all started to arrive. My sister, Laurie, & Sister in Law, Alanna, had to wait to come to the hospital because they were still throwing my baby shower. They got done at 4, and arrived at the hospital at about 4:30, I started pushing right around the time they arrived. Laurie was grateful that I waited for her because she had requested to be in the room for Makenzie's arrival. We stalled the nurse as long as we could- but timing worked out ok anyway. I pushed for under an hour, and then my little girl arrived! The doctor told me not to tell anyone how easy my labor/delivery were because they'd hate me...lol. Honestly though, it could not have gone more smoothly. We stayed in the hospital for 2 days, and then went home on Monday, March 9th. Unfortunately, that day, we were told that Makenzie had Jaundice and had to undergo phototherapy- so we ended up having IHC Homecare deliver what they call a Bilibed (UV bed) to our house. She had to be on it as much as possible for the first 5 days. She had to get her blood drawn every morning to see where her Biliruben levels were. That was unpleasant, but we made it though. She is now very happy and healthy. Makenzie still thinks night time is when she's supposed to have her eyes open though- making this mama pretty sleep-deprived. She's a good baby though. That's all for this time. You can't expect this long of a blog from me again...but you can expect plenty more pictures.