A Bumpy Flight

Tuesday we left for FL flying of course. I don't have the patience for a cross county drive, I have no idea how my grandma did it with my siblings and cousin and I! So the dreaded long none connecting flight...was not so much none connecting. Over Texas there was a very audible bang on the right side. The noise then changed to a clunk and vrrrrrrrr that lasted a few minutes. The caption came on and said we might reroute to Austin Texas. About ten minutes later they said yes we will land in Austin and get another flight. The fire truck escorted us in. We departed our plane and sat at the gate with the rest of our full plane. We were there for over an hour and then loaded up on another plane bound for Ft. Lauderdale. Ashlyn was a peach the entire time, yeah the entire 45 minutes she was quite sitting watching Tangled and when she FINALLY fell asleep right before we landed. UGH, is it a few crime if I get benadryl for the ride home??? Today we plan on going to the beach, its suppose to rain but its the only day we have to go, so we'll make the best of it!

2 1/2

Miss Ashlyn is now two and a half. I honestly can't believe she is that old at times, and then there are other times when I feel she has been in our family F.O.R.E.V.E.R!!! She is spunk and crazy and drives me NUTS. I get very happy when lunch time rolls around because then it's nap time! She is a child that needs constant watching over, unless you want your house destroyed!!! She can also sit and cuddle with her favorite show Caillou or Hi-you is how she says it! Ashlyn is getting bigger everyday as most children do, but compared to my boys I am amazed that she has to wear a larger size in clothing as when they were two they fit into 18 month labels! I also LOVE her hair. I did not have hair until I was a lot older. And I love to be able to style it. She does quite well when I do her hair. I will have her sit and watch a show and I can then spend time on her hair. I was able to do double french braids this week and she only squirmed the tinniest amount! Ashlyn really does test my patience daily, but I do love that spunky little girl of ours!

Weight 30lbs

Height 36 inches

Some of her likes:

Food- she loves her veggies, loves to eat candy and asks for it daily (no she doesn't get it daily), she loves eating cereal, loves milk, loves pasta dishes.

Shows- Caillou is her favorite, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, and then princess movies with Tangled leading the way.

Other things- She is a wonderful sleeper, I just put her into bed and give some hugs and kisses and she is off to dreamland. She still takes one nap a day for a few hours as well! She has been in a big bed for a few months and has done GREAT!

She loves to play at the park, and I have noticed she prefers playing with boys over girls. I think it's because she has two brothers at home. She loves to play superhero with our boys and will fly around with capes.

If I am doing my make-up she will ask for pretties too.

One thing she loves to do, but I can't wait until she grows out of is take off her shirt. The boys do this especially Rayle, and if she sees him without his shirt, hers comes off too. UGH!

She loves to see the boys riding their bikes, so we found a used one for her on Craiglist, but she just pushes it along without getting on it. Pretty funny!

Some things Ashlyn hates:

She is not always keen on eating meat at dinner.

She does not like to sit still for long.

She hates to ride in the shopping carts, but it is a must because she is a runner!

She hates the sun in her eyes.

We are working with her speech as she does not speak many words, but a lot of points and ughs. We are trying to learn a few simple signs and it seems to be helping. She is going to be tested for a preschool probably this month, and we will go from there.

Pretties!

She has been posing with her hands behind her back lately, not sure where this came from?

Loves dressing up, but mainly in this Snow White dress.

She is pretty darn cute!

She is so fun and we love her!!!

8 years ago today

Do you ever think of the what if's? I do. Today is Leap Day and eight years ago while sitting in Sacrament at church I noticed something pretty weird going on. My stomach kept getting really hard with a slight pain about every ten minutes. I mentioned it to Brian and we decided to just go home and drop me off to lay down and he would return to church. However on the way out of the chapel, a lady stopped me to ask me how I was doing. It had been just two weeks since my dad had died and she was worried about me and my emotional state. I told her about the pain and said I was going to go home and rest. I can't remember exactly since this was 8 years ago, but she probably even touched my belly to assess the situation. She then told me that I should go to the hospital now and that I was having regular contractions. I remember being in complete shock, the baby was not due until May 7th. I was on anti-depressants to stop this from happening. So I honestly don't remember if we grabbed anything from home. I had not packed a bag for the hospital yet. So off we go and I am put into to triage. The nurse checked me and I was dilated to 3 cm. The first dose of medicine I got was tributaline. I know it was more than one does (as I hate getting shots!!!) and it was not doing the trick. I remember being really excited about the labor, but then at the same time in horror because I knew the baby would be so small and not really ready to be born yet. They finally decided that the trib was not going to work and I was given magnesium sulfate. OMGoodness I would not wish this on my worst enemy. I received it late on Sunday evening and my color was normal, less than twelve hours later I looked gray and ghostly. It was AWEFUL. I had been moved to another room for recovery and I stayed there until Wednesday. I know our home teachers came and administer a blessing for me. It was not a fun few days. What I am most grateful is that Teagan stayed put for another nine weeks, and even then being full term he was 6lbs 6 oz. He also had some issues breathing from the get go as well. I am so glad today is not his birthday and that he came a little later then that first scare. I was on bed rest until I was 36 weeks along. Anyone who has ever been on bed rest knows it's horrible to just lie around all day. I did make a few more return trips before May 5th, but thankfully the trib worked and I didn't have another battle with the magnesium sulfate. I know that the power of the blessing along with the help of meds, I was able to keep our precious little bundle in my tummy for a few more weeks, until he was ready to come into the world.

All About the Assets

It's all about the assets!!! And by that I mean, my um well you know bum! :) A few weeks ago I was invited to a boutique from my friend from church and I came across some jeans that I sore I would NEVER wear, and found love. There are decked in bling and I loved em! However, I am a little person, okay not really but close! I bet I am just over five feet tall, and I never find jeans or any pants for that matter that fit me. I am constantly walking on the bottoms and they rip and tear at the hem because of this. Then I cut off the remaining ends and have a sheered pant bottom. Really attractive! So these new pants I wanted to have altered, I mean I spent $50 (OUCH!) so I got a number of a gal who would do it for $12. Pretty reasonable I thought so I gave her a call and there was no answer, so I left a message. The lady never called me back, don't you HATE that!!! So while on pinterest I found a pin where you can hem your own pants and keep the original seam. I was all over that, and today I was FINALLY brave enough to try it out on my new pants. Why didn't I practice on another pair first? Because all the other thread was that famous denim orangy/yellowish (<--yes both words in the sewing world) color. My thread in my new pants was a blueish white and since I had white and the new stitch would not show I went for it on my new pair of pants. I am pretty pleased with the results.

Here is the blog where the pin came from.

Here are the before pictures, courteous of Teagan.

Back look.

The bottom, LOT'S of extra fabric.

Front view of the pants, bet you couldn't tell huh?

After I hemmed the jeans. Still lots of fabric, but so much better!!!

Full view.

Thanks Teagan for helping me with the photos. Glad I was able to hem these jeans up!

Distractions

Have them ALL the time. I <3 pinterest and it's one for my distractions this week. However, Brian did say if I keep making awesome meals like I did on Tuesday and Wednesday night, I can be on pinterest ALL day!!! So I am wanting to finish some things and thought I would write them down so I am obligated to FINISH!!!

1. Candy's sash- Hello the wedding is in a few weeks. I feel the pressure as this is what she is wearing with her wedding dress, I hope I can rise to the challenge!!! I have started but in a funk so lets get moving!!!

2. I need to get some items off to my cousin who has had a little girl. UGH she is already a few months old!!!! Time S...L...O...W down!!! I need to make a head band with some flowers!

3. I want to make a Minni Mouse headband for Ashlyn for when we go to FL.

4. I need to hem my new jeans, but first I need to practice on some other jeans so I get comfortable on hemming. I don't want to mess up on a $50 pair of jeans!

5. Laundry...ugh that's any everyday fight that I am LOSING!

6. Homework...man why did I ever go back to school, hating this task every single flippen day.

7. Find a special picture of dad for Candy. She wants one to add to her bouquet.

8. I am sure I am forgetting something else...seriously it's like my brain has gone MUSH lately, I can't remember anything!

***Here is to hoping I finish a few items on this list today.***

Valentine Sunday Best

So I posted about my dress and items I made for the kids to wear and today was the day, I MADE THEM WEAR IT ALL!!! I thought they looked pretty cute, but Rayle HATED it all. He didn't want to wear the tie or the suspenders, because he said the kids would make fun of him. He took his coat and wore that over his shirt and after primary was over I had the suspenders. What can you do? I still thought they looked great, and I worked hard on it all. Ashlyn didn't really want to wear the dress, but once I got it on her she was fine. I want to take them to a park soon and get some more pictures too. Hopefully it will happen. Our front yard is not ideal for a wonderful backdrop. Hope everyone has a great 14th!!!

First Crack at the Lace Braid

Now with being a mom of two boys before Miss Ashlyn came along I have not really done lots of hair styles. I can Mohawk and spike a hair like no other! But I am rusty on my braiding skills. Ashlyn's hair is getting longer very day so now I can break out my braiding skills and practice on our little girl! Also with the internet there are TONS of ideas for fabulous styles. With Valentine's day around the corner, how about a lace braid that mimics a heart! <3!!!