Houston Rodeo...Yee Haa!!!

This past Saturday we went to the Houston Rodeo at Reliant Park (where the Houston Texans and Astros play) with The Calder Family. It was very different from the OC fair and somehow I forgot to wear my boots, rolled up really short jean shorts and cowboy hat...what was I thinking. I definitely knew we were not in California anymore. We saw the Live stock show, which consists of award winning cows and pigs, some goats and sheep and horses. We even got to see a cow right after she had given birth and her baby running around getting used to his legs. It was really cool!

I can't speak for everyone else, but I had the best baked potato I have ever had. Who ever thought of putting chopped BBQ brisket on top of a cheese filled baked potato was a culinary god!! We also had funnel cake and Beignets which are AMAZING!!  Fair food is always the best.  

We didn't actually see the Rodeo, but next year we plan on getting tickets so we can see some bull riding.  Caitlin and I have decided to work on our Rodeo outfit for next year early so we are prepared and ready for next years big event.  Here are some pictures from our trip

Really...do we need Chicken Fried Bacon????

Indiana's first cowboy hat.  I think she needs to grow into it

Eating some really good BBQ with The Calder's

Texas Rain

Being from California, I have never really experienced weather until we moved to Texas.  It is crazy how one minute it is 80 degrees and the other it is pouring down rain.  Last week we had our first rain storm, and let me tell you it was a doozy!!!  The day before the storm came it was 85 degrees and when we woke up the next morning it was in the high 40's...crazy.  And Texas rain isn't like California rain at all...it is much harder and more intense.   Here is a picture of some of the rain we have been experiencing!!

Happy 4 Month Birthday Indiana

Indiana is finally 4 months old and she is growing and changing everyday.  She has learned to roll over, but only from her tummy to her back and is working on her back to tummy.  She almost has it.  Because she has learned to roll from her tummy to her back, she has developed a new game at nap/night night time where she rolls over about 15 times before she actually goes to sleep.  She doesn't like sleeping on her back so in the middle of the night when she wakes up and realizes she is on her back, she starts to cry.  This happened about 5 time last night...ugh!!!

She has also started eating a little bit of Rice Cereal (video to come) and she actually seems to like it.  It takes her a minute or two to figure out what's in her mouth, but then she is all about eating real food.  

Indiana is also really into sitting up lie a big girl, so we have decided to buy a Bumbo Seat so she can sit up and look around.  She was at a friends house who has one and she loved it.  It is crazy the things that kids like and don't like.  

Here are Indiana's 4 month old pictures that we took a week ago.  Super cute if I say so myself.  

A Texas Sized Adventure!

Well, we are finally here in the big state of Texas, and wow is it big!!  I know it has been a while since I have posted an update, but our life has been a little busy these past few months.  We packed up everything and moved to Cypress, TX to make a better life for our family.  Having been here just over a week, our lives have been turned upside down and we are just trying to get used to our new surroundings.  

We really like it here so far, but nothing could be like home.  We miss it so much and can't wait to go back and visit really soon.  We really miss our family and friends and sometimes we think "did we make the right decisions?"  I am sure with time the answer will be more clear.  

Indiana is now almost 4 months old...can you believe it??  She is growing so quickly and I feel like everyday she does something new.  She is a whooping 11.5 lbs and is starting to roll over.  We are in for it now!!  She is pushing up on her tummy and even pulls her legs up into the air so she kind of looks like a seal...it is very cute.  She is adjusting well, even thought she has been sick, teething and really cranky.  Here are some pictures of Indy and I promise to post pictures of our new house very soon.  

On our way to Texas.  Indy playing peek a boo with Mommy

Getting her diaper changed after her nap

Indiana 3 months old

"On the road again...going place I ain't never been"

The Many Faces of Indiana Rose

Indiana is so expressive and sometimes she makes the funniest faces.  I guess she gets that from me!!  Yesterday, I was taking pictures of Indy's cute outfit and these are what I got.  I thought it was super funny so I wanted to share them with everyone.  I can only imagine what she is thinking...

I don't know about this outfit mommy...

Are we done yet, I am so tired and it is time for my nap...

How can I get you parents?  I will find a way, give me time...

What the hell are you doing Mommy?  Those are some pretty ugly faces you are making...

Ok, that face was pretty funny!!!

Indiana Update-8 Weeks Old

Indiana is growing like a weed and is a whole 9lbs.  She is finally fitting into most of her newborn clothes and now I have options, which make me very happy.  

In my last post I said that Indy had another eye episode, but this time it didn't get better for over 2 weeks, so we took her to see an Pediatric Opthamologist.  He said that she definitely has clogged tear ducts and hopefully this will be the end of the goopy, runny eyes.  If it returns, then we know it is the lining of her tear ducts that are irritated and she will eventually grow out of it.  I guess only time will tell.  

She has stared smiling and really interacting with both Rocky & me.  I was so happy the first time she smiled at me, even though Rocky was still convinced that it was gas.  She definitely doesn't have gas now and is really smiling at us (see picture below).  She loves to mimic our faces and always has this "deep in thought" look on her face, so we jokingly say that she is plotting our death.  :)

We have our next check up in two weeks so I will know how her development is going, but I sure that everything will be just fine.  

All dressed up for a party.  Indy's first dress.  

Indy's first smiling picture...how cute!

Bath Time Is Fun!!

Indy has finally found the wonderfulness of bath time.  (I am not sure that wonderfulness is actually a word, but for this blog we will say it is!)  She would scream her head off every time we tried to give her a bath, but I finally found the trick.  I have to get into the bath with her, which isn't always the quickest way to bathe her, but it seems to make her a very happy baby.  She hasn't started splashing yet, but she loves to be bounced in the water and make faces at mommy while I holds her.  It is a fun time for both of us.