Betty Backtracks Vo. 3

09:01: This is what happens when you leave baby alone with daddy. hahah! He was singing/making-up some kind of silly song about head dresses. She looks like a little lion though! 

09/05:

Jes was being a lil toot and turned his head when I was taking the pic, but I thought it was cute how they were sitting together. 

Using daddy's arms as an arm rest 

09/06: Mom, holly, and perry came to see us. We met at Jason's Deli because we were still living in the up stairs apartment, and Perry can't get up the steps due to his strokes. I'm so happy they came to visit us though and that we could have dinner together. 

Indie and Aunt Holly 

Indie and Gram 

We gave Indie a taste of ice cream that day and she WANTED MORE. lol 

09/07: Jeff, Tammy, and Tailor came to visit the next day. We took them to see our new house we were getting ready to move into.  It was soooo hot this day, snow cones sounded real good. Indie was reaching for my ice cream the day before, and this day she was reaching for my snow cone. I got blue coconut with cream. That is my favorite flavor. 

09/08: My precious sleeping girl snug as a bug in a rug. 

09/09: My dad bought Indie these skull and crossbone PJ's. 

09/09: Aye, Aye Captain Indie! 

What a cutie!! 

09/10: So I was getting ready for work, and I hear Indie fussing in her bassinet. I walk over and she is intently staring at this bottle that was on the shelf. I thought it was funny, she thought this was a real big ba-ba. Sorry, baby, it's just your piggy bank. 

09/11: There is no place I'd rather be in the world, than holding hands and snuggling with Indie. 

09/14: Indie had a little cold here, which is why her nose looks so red. She was still trying to be chipper even as a sick girl. 

09/14: Indie is not easy to get to sleep sometimes. We have to do the nightly routine: bottle, lavendar bath, lavendar lotion, dry diaper, pj's, lavendar scented spray, nightlights, music box, story time, then cuddling til we fall asleep. This night she conked out with out the whole routine. I was sitting watching TV and visiting with Doc and Erin and BOOM, next thing I know this child is passed out cold. 

09/15: My little daisy! 

09/16: We have been fortunate to receive  gifts and clothes from friends and family. I try to get as amny pics as I can of Indie modeling her outfits. 

09/17: Looking especially cute today! 

I love this color on her. 

Indie looks like the traditional Gerber baby to me sometimes. 

Actually, this is the photo I entered to the Gerber baby contest. I hope she wins. Momma could use that money. 

09/19: We are moved into our new house at this point. Aunt Megan and Uncle Dustin came to visit to see Indie and see our new set-up. 

Indie was mesmerized by the facial hair. 

Indie hasn't been a fan of facial hair at first, but I think she warmed up to it. 

She kept pulling his beard. haha 

That hat look so huge on her! 

She had a busy day playing and visiting, so she conked out for a bit. 

Indie and Aunt Megan. 

I was walking around outside in our back yard, exploring a bit and what-not. I'm so happy to have a yard again. I found this little swing too! I thought it was cute. My friend, Erin, was swinging in it and it broke though. Sad day...maybe we can fix it eventually. 

09/20: This is the day I discovered Indie's love for tags. She had all the awesome baby toys surrounding her, yet, she wants to play with the tag on the toy. 

Safe to say, after this discovery, I bought her one of those blankets that has tags all the way around it. 

9/20: Indie is sitting like a big girl now! 

We love hanging out on the porch. The weather is starting to cool off finally. 

She likes when we push her around in this. Sometimes it even is pre-game for naptime. 

Here is a pic of our friends, Doc and Erin. Doc is our roomate too. I thought this was a nice pic of them. 

I'm glad we get to hang out with them after Indie goes down for the night. I've never lived with my friends before, or even had a roomate, but I do like it! 

09/23: Indie was all dressed up for the first day of fall. She is in her outfit from Tmaw . 

Here is also a behind the scenes shot of how I get Indie to smile for photos sometimes. 

It's her little owl, Hootie. 

09/24:

This is what Indie looks like when I'm getting ready for work. She is just chillin with me in the bathroom. 

She is playing with what is becoming one of her favorite toys. She really like the crunchy, receipt paper toys, which is what this books feels like. 

she looks JUST like me as a baby in this pic. lol

Some days she is such a squirmy wormy, we can't catch a decent photo. 

09/25: More porch hangs! 

I think we spend more time on the porch than we do inside right now. haha 

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But we've been in that apartment for so long, we have some porch hanging catching up to do. 

Indie wasn't too interested in what I was writing or drawing. She is happy as long as someone is holding her. 

That's okay though, the sidewalk chalk is definitely more a toy for momma anyway. 

Indie had to get her bath after playing outside. I asked jes to snap a pic of her adorable baby butt! 

I wish my cellulite looked this cute. hah! 

Happy baby and happy momma 

09/25: I bought this onesie when I first found out I was pregnant. Indie looks so cute in her monster Pj's . 

I was singing the monster mash to her all night. haha 

09/26: 

Jesse's cousin Crystal sent Indie some hand-me-downs. Here she is sporting the cupcake outfit. 

Jeff and Tammy came again  to take us out for dinner. We were celebrating Jesse's birthday. We went to Buffalo Wild Wings. 

In the past, Indie has not done so well in restaurants when we try to eat. I guess its too loud and too busy for what she is used to. This time, Indie was good! I enjoyed being able to eat in a restaurant again. 

I asked family to snap a family pic of us when we got back. 

09/27: Mom, Holly, and Perry came the next day. They wanted to see us and check out our new place too. Here we are again...on the porch. hahah!! 

Indie and Gram

Indie and Aunt Holly 

09/28:

Of course, every parent thinks their baby is the cutest baby on the face of the planet. Well, my baby actually IS the cutest baby on the face of the planet :P. I entered her in the Gerber baby contest. She has already won in my eyes. I really just did it for a chance to that moolah, because we really need it. There were more rules to that contest than I anticipated: no picture over 30 days old, no naked pictures, baby must be only subject in photo, no duplicate entries, no professional photos, plus about 3 pages more of rules. dang...lol 

Looking cute in orange! 

Jesse's counsin sent Indie some hand me downs. WE LOVE HAND-ME-DOWNS. Most of Indie's clothes I received as gifts were 0-6 months, so we were needing some bigger sizes. 

Indie's "I'm waiting for my bottle" face. haha She is fabulous! 

09/29: Jesse turned 29 this year! I bought him a cheescake, some Gusanos pizza and sandwiches, and a massage, which he has really been needing with his hurt back and all. Then we just hung out with our friends, Erin and Doc, and watched movies and pigged out. Hey, that is what we do best. 

Indie and daddy on his birthday

09/30: Aunt Megan got Indie a pair of shoes, and they are SO adorable. 

Indie was a little skeptical of them at first. haha 

10/02: We had to go to the doctor this day because my poor baby keeps getting sick from daycare kids. She has had a permanent cold since she started!  I can't get and keep her well. :( She looks like such a sleeping angel while we were waiting for the doctor, so I snapped a pic. 

10/03: I get more and more behind on taking month to month photos. One day, I will get my life together. haha 

Indie is 5 months old now! Indie likes her ba-ba, play-time, singing songs, ( mainly "If You're Happy and You Know It, and The Itsy Bitsy Spider") story books, cuddling, momma and daddy, car rides, and being surprised.  

Indie dislikes her bottle being taken away when it's empty, nap time, tummy time, and the booger sucker. 

She can hold her own bottle and toys now. She can roll over, and sit up with support. 

She becomes more vocal everyday. She really likes to talk. She loves to scream too. lol 

She has the cutest little personality. I love spending every moment with her. 

She's rocking her skater girl look today. 

THIS is the picture I should have sent to Gerber. lol I took it too late. 

10/03: I rocked her to sleep and went to put her down in my bed. I wanted a pic to remind myself how sweet these moments are. I hope they never go away. 

I love sidewalk chalk. It's such a fun way to kill time. We've been drawing during our porch hangs. I like how everytime we have a visitor they contribute to the mural. 

So far, Jesse, me, Erin G., Doc, Zoe ( Doc's neice), Erin D., Lorelai, Mom, Holly, Dad, and Brad have contributed little drawings.  

I've been real stressed and depressed lately. I'm back on Lexapro. I just couldn't deal anymore. I was having to leave the room to go cry all the time. I really went spiraling down when I had to come back to work and take Indie to daycare. I'm still not okay with someone raising my child and me missing out on her life. I'm not okay with seeing her 3 hours a day, and I never will be. I hope one day I will have the opportunity to stay home with her. Jes is sweet to me. I imagine it's hard living and dealing with an overly anxious person. He bought me this coloring book to cheer me up. Coloring is a good way to de-stress too.  

It only took me a couple of weeks to finish these two pages. haha Indie def gets all of mommies time. 

I tried to color this one to look like our Chihuahua, Winnie. 

One more pic of my sweets in her outfit before bath time. 

10/04: Indie always wakes up in such a good mood in the mornings. She is so cuddly in the bed, touches our faces, or holds our hands. She is very vocal in the morning too. She does most of her talking then. She has also started excitingly screaming. It's so cute! She really is learning how to use her voice. 

She also likes when we hang out on the porch. She likes it outside, and the weather is so nice. Sometimes we have to come in because of mosquitoes though. :( Thank to Winnie though for providing endless entertainment for Indie. haha She just watches Winnie run and play fetch all over the yard. 

10/05: Mommy and daughter selfies! 

Bath time! Indie loves bath time! 

10/07: My little rainbow brite 

10/09: Jesse left for a conference, which left me alone for 3 days. I can't do it by myself very easily, so Jesse's mom, Tammy, came over to help me. It was so nice! She had pancakes and coffee ready for me when I woke up for work. She had lunch ready for me when I got home. AND  COOKIES! She also brought Indie toys, clothes, and lots of love. She really spoiled us girls. 

Indie loves this flying saucer/space station Tammy got for her. Indie gets bored with toys pretty quick, but with this once, the seat spins. When she gets bored with a toy, she can move on to the next one. haha 

Indie and TMaw 

My dad and brother came the next day to keep us company. Here is Indie and Uncle Brad. He was scared to hold her when she was tee-tiny, but she isnt so scary now. 

Dad brought her this lion because it looks like Pikachu. 

Indie and Papa Scott taking a nap. They both look so tired! 

Brad caught a nap too. He was tired from partying the night before. 

10/11: 

Indie is back in her saucer! She is going to be spending a lot of time in that toy. lol 

Look at her standing like a big girl! 

She keeps looking at herself in the mirror. I'd be staring at the mirror too, Indie, if my face was as lovable as yours!!