"Breckyn is Three"

Our sweet baby Breckyn is three months old today! She is just getting cuter and cuter each day. She has the cutest little cheeks that we LOVE to kiss! She also has the funniest laugh ever. I will post a video later of her cute laugh. She is getting so big and doing so many fun things. It is just crazy how much we love this little girl and love everything she does! Here are a few pictures of her right now. . . isn't she SO stinkin' cute?!

*There is another special birthday today, see the next post below! :)

1 Month

Breckyn is one month old! It is crazy how time goes by so quickly. She has grown so much already. She is so much fun and Brady and I are so happy to have her in our family. She has been doing okay with sleeping at night. We have had some great nights and some really bad ones. But, either way she is worth not getting sleep some nights. :) It is crazy to see how she has changed already from the time she was born. Here are some things that Brady and I love about her (although we love everything about her) and a few pictures of how she has grown. Breckyn, we love you and are SO glad we are your parents!

We love...
* Her big eyes
* Her cute button nose
* Her juicy lips
* Her little smiles
* Her BIG dimples
* How she loves to sleep on your chest
* Her little sounds she makes
* How when dad comes home and sings to her she gets huge eyes like she knows who is home!
* EVERYTHING else. . . she is just so much fun and so cute! :)

Two Weeks...Already!?

Breckyn is two weeks old already! I can't believe time just goes by so quickly! Brady and I are loving this adorable little girl in our family! It is crazy how much work it is to have a little baby, but it is TOTALLY worth it! She is so adorable and we love her so much! We took her to her 2 week appointment today and she now weighs 7lbs. 3oz. which is in the 20th percentile. Her height is 20.25 inches which is in the 60th percentile. Her head circumference is 35cm which is in the 20th percentile. So, she doesn't have her daddy's head! She had to get her heel poked and it was really sad but she was a brave girl. Here are some pictures from the last two weeks. The first two are just a peek at the pictures we had taken of Breckyn. Kassandra Namba from Namba Photography took the pictures. She did such a wonderful job! We love our little Breckyn Loo and can't wait to make so many fun memories with her!

INTRODUCING......

BRECKYN LOO HESS
On October 6th, 2009 Brady and I welcomed our little girl into this world. She was born at 11:09am and was 6lb 4oz and 19 1/2 inches long. She is the most beautiful thing we have ever seen (of course) and we could not be happier that she is here with us. I went in to have her at midnight and eleven hours later she was here! Labor was pretty good after I got my epidural. I was having back labor and that was really painful. But, epidurals are incredible and I was pretty good after I got that. I didn't have to push very long when she was ready to come. It was the most amazing experience for Brady and me. We came home yesterday in the afternoon and had a long night last night. It is all worth it though when we look at how cute she is! Today we went to her doctor appointment and she weighs 5 lb 14 oz. and is doing really well!
Here are some pictures of everything. I look so tired in all of the pictures because I was exhausted! Because I was having such pain in my back from the labor, I only got about 15 minutes of sleep that night. Poor Brady didn't get hardly any either. It took Brady and I a while to get pregnant but we know that Heavenly Father had this little angel waiting for the right time to come to us. We are so glad she is here and love her SO much! Breckyn, you are the best thing that has happened to me and your dad. We can't wait to make so many fun memories with you!

Quick update

I went to the doctor yesterday and we are officially scheduled to have our baby. We are supposed to be at the hospital Monday by midnight, which I guess is really Tuesday. I am going to be started when we get there and hopefully will have this sweet girl here Tuesday sometime. Hopefully we are all ready for her to come into our family, I guess we will see! Brady and I can't wait to have her join us!

Good girl...

Well we went to the doctor again today and our baby has moved to be head down! We were really happy that she did it all on her own and didn't have to be moved by the doctor. So thank you to everyone that said a little prayer for us or thought about us. We have such wonderful friends and family that support us. So, again, THANKS and we love you all! Hopefully she will stay that way and things will go quickly the next 22 days! We can't wait for her to get here. It is going to be a wonderful experience!

Oh baby!

On Monday we went up to Park City with some of Brady's family. The boys went and played golf and the girls went shopping. I got some really cute clothes for our baby! It was so much fun! I was so excited about the clothes that I had to take pictures to show them off.

Today we went to the doctor for our last ultrasound to make sure our baby was in the right position and ready to go. The doctor started the ultrasound and immediately found some bad news. She is "transverse" or sideways in my belly. We go back on Monday to see if she will move to head down by then. If she isn't turned by then the doctor will have to try and turn her. Brady and I felt really calm when she told us this today, even though this means that I might have to have a C-section. I am sure everything will go just fine no matter what. So, we will just hope that our little sweetheart will turn by Monday or that the doctor will be able to help her move to the correct position. But, we will see. So, if you remember, say a little prayer for our baby to MOVE (head down, that is). Other than that news, things are going well. Another update to come on Monday! Here is a picture of my prego belly (and face) today!

Long Update

Wow we have been really busy it seems! I am horrible at keeping up on the blog, that is for sure! Here are a few highlights from the last month...

BRADY, LAUREL & PAISLEY LEAVE
This is the worst part of the whole last month. My best friend, Laurel has moved away! Brady is in medical school in Pittsburgh. I am so sad to not have her here but I know it will be a wonderful adventure for them! We got to have a fun little party with our friends before they left. Brady and I also got to go out to treats with Brady and Laurel right before they left. They are such good friends to us! Brady, Laurel, and Paisley, we miss you and can't wait for you to come back and visit!

(We have pictures of the party but they are on my parent's camera.. I will put them up soon).

BABY SHOWERS!!
I am such a lucky girl. I have had three fun showers so far. The first one was with my job at DBH. I work with three other ladies so they had a little shower for me. It was so much fun! We made a quilt for my baby and just ate and had fun! The next shower was my friend shower. My sweet friends Laurel, Steph, Emily, and Shelby did it for me. It was SO nice! I got so many fun gifts. The girls went to so much work and it was just perfect! Thanks you guys SO much for doing that for me, especially when you are all so busy! The next shower I had was the Hess family shower. My sister-in-laws and mother-in-law did this one for me. It was also a perfect shower! They did such a good job with everything. It was so fun to just get to talk with the girls and eat yummy food! So, thanks to everyone that came and everyone that has done so much for me! I love you all!

LINDSEY GOT MARRIED
My beautiful friend Lindsey got married August 8th. She was such a beautiful bride! I can tell that she is going to be so happy with her new hubby! Congrats Linds!

FALL CONFERENCE
For my work at DBH we had to go to a conference down at the Grand America. It was a three day conference. It was so nice to get a little change for work. There were some really interesting classes that we went to, along with some really interesting food! Okay, the food was okay except for the first day. They gave us pretzels, corn dogs, and nachos for lunch. It was very interesting. But, the other two days it was much better. It was fun to get to hang out with the girls from work and just have fun together. The only part that was rough was sitting for so long. By the end of the day my feet were always so swollen. Oh, and the second day we were there, my car got wet drywall all over it from that parking garage. But, that got fixed and all is well now. It was a good information and good company!


JEN HAS BABY BRISTOL!!
My sister, Jen, had her baby on her due date! It was so crazy! Jen went into labor Saturday August 22nd in the early morning. Jen and Scott became Jen, Scott, and Bristol at 7:40pm. She is SO beautiful! She is such a good baby and was wide awake and aware from the time she was born! It was SO exciting for my family to get the first grand baby! We were all being a little dorky, waiting outside the room listening for a cry. They named her Bristol June Read. She was 7 lb. 2 oz. and 19.25 inches. She has tons of brown hair and big beautiful eyes like her mom. We are so excited that Jen and Scott have her and that Jen and Bristol are doing just fine! That just made Brady and I even more excited to have our little angel!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO CHRIS!
Brady's brother had a birthday the same day that Bristol was born. We were sad that we didn't get to see him that day but we hope it was a wonderful birthday for him. We celebrated his birthday as a family this past Sunday. Chris, we love you and hope your birthday was awesome!

"WORLD'S FAIR"
Okay, no we didn't go to the real "World's Fair", but Brady and his family calls the Box Elder County Fair "The World's Fair". I think that Brady's favorite thing about going to that fair is the food. He thinks the hamburgers are yummy. So, of course, we all got some of the yummy hamburgers. It was fun to go to the fair and see the animals and the booths. But, it made it fun because Travis and Sierra brought their adorable little girls. They loved to see the animals and ride the rides. How cute are they!?




FIVE MORE WEEKS UNTIL OUR BABY WILL BE HERE!
Well, I have five weeks left! We are getting so excited and a little nervous! We have a pretty good start on the nursery. We have the crib, dresser, bedding, glider (almost), and some ideas for decor. If anyone has a good idea for decorations for her room, let me know. The room colors are red, pink, and turquoise. Anyways, we don't have a name for sure but are working on it. I have some belly pictures but they are on my camera so I will have to wait to put them up. My feet and hands are permanently swollen. I have to shove my wedding ring on, but at least I can still get it on there, right??? :) But, other than getting swollen, things are going great. We get to have another final ultrasound next week to make sure she is in the right position. Hopefully she is all ready to go and in a month after that we will have her here, safe and sound!

Well, there is the update. Hopefully I will keep up a little better in the next month! Oh, if anyone knows some good photographers, let me know. I am looking for a good one for when we have the baby. Other than that, thanks for reading (if you made it all the way) and hopefully we will have some good updates soon!

Catching Up...

I have been a slacker with blogging for a while now. We have been pretty busy the last few weeks! Here is a little update on what we have been up to the last month or so...

June 19-20: Brady and I were asked to help out with our stake Youth Conference. It was a two night conference. The first night was dinner and swimming party at Brigham City Pool. The kids had so much fun there! The next day was the BIG day. Everyone met at the stake center for a little opening prayer, breakfast, and then loading on the buses. Then we went up to the tabernacle in Brigham for a devotional. It was awesome. Then we were up to Logan for the rest of the day on the farm. . . Brady and I were in charge of games for all of the kids for 1 hour. We set up three stations for the kids. The first was a Cranium station, church style. The next station was four square with sheets. The third one was the Human Knot. We just rotated all of the groups through. I think that it went well. After we got our part over with, everyone went to eat lunch. After lunch, there were several different breakout groups to attend. Then there was dinner for everyone. After dinner, everyone got to listen to our wonderful stake president talk. After the talk they showed a movie. Brady and I left after the stake president's talk, but it was really a wonderful Youth Conference and we were so glad we got to be a part of it.

Some of our cranium winners!

Some more of our cranium winners!

Some more of our cranium winners!

4 square

Human Knot

June 21: Father's Day... I had to speak in sacrament meeting. This is why Brady and I left Youth Conference before the movie. I still had had NO time to prepare! But, it went well I think... I love you dad, Brady, and Dave! You guys are the best dads ever (or will be soon)!

June 25: Brady got to play in a 3x3 basketball tournament. I didn't get pictures... Whoops!

June 26: Brady and I got to babysit our adorable nieces overnight! They are SO cute! It was so much fun to get to spend time with them.




June 27: Marc came home from his mission! *See post below*

June 30: My cute mom's birthday! We went out to eat at ABC Mandarin and then partied at home with a DELICIOUS cake and presents! Happy Birthday Mom! Love you lots!



July 1st: My family left for Ohio, New York, Boston, Washington DC (without me and Brady) :( They had lots of fun though and brought us lots of cute stuff!

July 10-11: Brady and his brothers and dad always go up to a golf tournament in Twin Falls, Idaho. We went up this past weekend and it was so much fun! I got to hang out with my awesome sister-in-laws and mother-in-law! We did some serious shopping! It was so much fun! Brady and his brother Chris were in a three way tie for first place. They got to spend some money at the pro shop. Congrats guys! I can't wait to go again next year! I forgot our camera so no pictures from this fun trip...

July 14: I am officially 28 weeks pregnant! I can't believe that it is going by so fast! Not too much longer and we will have our sweet girl here! I haven't taken any official belly pictures because I really don't like to look at myself with this belly, let alone make others look at me. But, I have a couple pictures from when Marc came home I will put on here and you can see my belly. I will have Brady take a real belly shot and I post it.



So, we have had some fun things going on! The rest of the summer is going to be just as busy it seems! Next week we have some showers to attend, a going away party (SAD!) for my best friend, Laurel and her hubby Brady and their beautiful girl Paisley. After that we will be having more showers, birthdays, and then next month we will have our 4th anniversary and my sister will have her baby! Then only six weeks later we will be having ours! It will be so much fun! I will try to be better at posting more often.