First of all, I have no idea how many people still read this blog. But I am going to catch it up and keep it updated as much as possible. I love being able to look back at Rylan growing up and all the pictures. I want to be able to do that with Aislinn as well.
So I'm going to start working hard on getting caught up from the pregnancy, birth, and everything after that! In the event you still are interested in seeing my kids grow and events in our lives...you can stay tuned for what's to come because it will probably be a lot! Good day!
Thursday, April 10, 2014
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Catch up again...
It's been a couple of months since I posted. I have been diagnosed with gestational diabetes, just as I was with Rylan. They are giving me a different type of medication and its making me quite sick. It's hard for me to hold down any food. I tell ya, after months of morning sickness and finally getting over that by the middle of the second trimester and now dealing with nausea/vomiting all over again...I'm just plain sick of it!! I'm supposed to go to the doc for my checkup and ultrasound today. I'm going to beg them to try a different medicine. I have at least 6 weeks left and I'm just sick of being sick. (Especially when I know there is other medicines they can try). We will see how it goes. I'm looking forward to seeing Aislinn tomorrow and praying for good results on her daughter cyst. I'm believing and trusting God that He hears my every prayer concerning her. I'm so excited to meet her and see her beautiful face. We don't have much longer!! Ry is finally realizing there is a baby in mommy's tummy. He loves to feel her kick and move around. I'm excited for him to be a big brother. He has become such a great helper and I know he will love to help me with Aislinn once she is here. It will be an adjustment for him regardless of how prepared I think I have gotten him. The fact of having another human being in the house taking up some of his time with mommy and daddy...he may or may not adjust as well as I hope. But he is 4 and can understand things a lot better than if he were younger. Lets just hope and pray for the best!! Well that is my update for now. Thanks for reading.
Monday, March 11, 2013
IT'S A GIRL - AISLINN HOPE
So everything is going great so far. Aislinn is growing perfectly and I am finally not having to deal with morning, afternoon and evening sickness. I have never been so sick all the time...whether I ate or not. Thank goodness for phenergan. I've been on a sweet and sour kick for last few weeks. I mean, eating donuts and dill pickles is crazy right? Anyway....I was going to share a few of the ultrasound photos but for some reason they won't upload. Maybe I'll get some on here soon.
I'm sure some of you are wondering how we came up with the name Aislinn. It can be pronounced 4 different ways and we chose the way we liked which was As-Lin. When I came across this name a couple years ago, I really, really liked it a lot. I talked to Butch to see his opinion and he liked it too. We looked up the meaning and it meant vision. We know that we need vision in our lives or we perish. So knowing everything we've been through with losing two babies and other trials in our life, this name became more special to us. As I began to research more on the name is also means Ashlyn in it's Irish form. Ashlyn was always a special name to us before we were married, but it has become so popular and we didn't want to go that way. Aislinn will be a reminder of keeping a vision, God's vision and it will be a memory of things we had dreamed of when we were courting...having a little girl and naming her Ashlyn (but in Irish language - Aislinn.) I have no idea if that makes any sense to you or not, but it means a lot to us. We've dreamed of having a little girl for the past couple of years. For this to be happening is so overwhelming....and simply wonderful. Rylan told us from the beginning that he was having a little "stister". LOL He is very excited and loves seeing the little girl clothes and gifts that people have already started giving (which has been very helpful seeing we have NOTHING for a girl and EVERYTHING for a boy. LOL)
We are soooooo very excited and very thankful for our little miracle girl, Aislinn.
I'm sure some of you are wondering how we came up with the name Aislinn. It can be pronounced 4 different ways and we chose the way we liked which was As-Lin. When I came across this name a couple years ago, I really, really liked it a lot. I talked to Butch to see his opinion and he liked it too. We looked up the meaning and it meant vision. We know that we need vision in our lives or we perish. So knowing everything we've been through with losing two babies and other trials in our life, this name became more special to us. As I began to research more on the name is also means Ashlyn in it's Irish form. Ashlyn was always a special name to us before we were married, but it has become so popular and we didn't want to go that way. Aislinn will be a reminder of keeping a vision, God's vision and it will be a memory of things we had dreamed of when we were courting...having a little girl and naming her Ashlyn (but in Irish language - Aislinn.) I have no idea if that makes any sense to you or not, but it means a lot to us. We've dreamed of having a little girl for the past couple of years. For this to be happening is so overwhelming....and simply wonderful. Rylan told us from the beginning that he was having a little "stister". LOL He is very excited and loves seeing the little girl clothes and gifts that people have already started giving (which has been very helpful seeing we have NOTHING for a girl and EVERYTHING for a boy. LOL)
We are soooooo very excited and very thankful for our little miracle girl, Aislinn.
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Waiting.....
So here I am at 5 am wide awake. I have been awake since about 3:30 thinking about my ultrasound. I am so anxious to find out what we are having and its literally keeping me from sleeping (which is something I usually have no trouble doing!) At least my ultrasound is early and I don't have to wait all day to find out. I'm gonna make sure to drink some mt. Dew before we go so the baby will be active for sure. Hopefully no crossed legs!!! Well I just had to share my anxiousness. We are really excited and I can't wait to make the announcement!!!!! God is good for being with us every step of the way.
Monday, February 11, 2013
Family Update
Soo...it's been a while since I've written on this blog. I am not even sure who still follows it or gets updates when I do post something. I may be writing strictly into the internet world for people who may come across it accidentaly and not care what is written. BUT, it will be here nonetheless.
Since my last update, which I think was in September 2012, we have found out some news that was all together great and frightening at the same time. We are pregnant and expecting a new baby! For some, it is the greatest news on earth, for some it is the scariest because maybe it wasn't planned, and then for some it is great and scary - well, that was us. You see, I have a problem.... It wasn't discovered until after my second miscarriage in August 2012. My doctor wanted to do fertility testing and see if they could determine what was happening before we had to miscarry again. I was very thankful that she wanted to go ahead and do that, but I was scared of what she would find. Having the two miscarriages were completely unexpected to me because I had gotten pregnant with Rylan and not had any problems during my pregnancy that threatened a miscarriage. But, your body can change, and apparently mine had. I waited a few weeks and got a call from the doctor that I had a blood clotting disorder, also known as, antiphospholipid syndrome. The good thing about this "problem" was that they could put me on a baby aspirin a day and when I got pregnant I would start taking a blood thinner injections twice a day along with the baby aspirin. It seems like a lot of trouble, but to me, every shot, every pill, is worth it!!
My mom, brother, Rylan and I were on our way to Grandma's for Thanksgiving and we had stopped to eat and I got kinda nauseated. I had also been sick with a sinus infection and bad cough. We had been trying to get pregnant so I was being very cautious with what medications I would take. After we went to eat we went by Walmart for me to run in and get some cough medicine. I had picked up the Delsym (knowing I wouldn't need to take it if I was pregnant) and a Robitussin DM. Then I stopped by the family planning section and bought the cheapest pregnancy test. I checked out and headed straight to the Walmart restroom! Well it didn't take but a 30 seconds and it was positive! Butch was at home because he was having to work that weekend, so I sent a text message of a picture with the positive pregnancy test - then I called him! The reality of what was happening hit me while I was on the phone with him and I was scared....scared of losing another precious baby. When I got to the car I pulled the picture of the positive pregnancy test up on my phone and showed my mom and Chase - they were of course excited! When we got to my grandmother's I had to go back in the bedroom and just pray that God would give my doctor and nurses the wisdom they needed to deal with my pregnancy and I prayed for PEACE! I knew I was going to have to have the peace of God to get me through this day by day. I litereally couldn't wait to call my doctor on Monday and get the ball rolling. When I did talk to them on Monday, I had to come in that afternoon and do bloodwork and then Wednesday as well. In the two day gap, my HCG had tripled so that was a very good thing. Even though everything seemed to be going ok, I was taking the shots, taking my meds and doing what I could do, we still didn't tell many people. I eventually just got to the point where I thought, either I trust that God has this in control and everything is going to be ok, or I don't. I think I posted on Facebook and made the announcement after our first ultrasound at 7 weeks. I had another ultrasound at 9 weeks and a doc visit at 12 weeks and the baby was still growing strong. I have a fetal doppler which helps me from being so nervous in between doctor visits. I love listening to the heartbeat and feeling the little kicks and rolling around. It's an amazing feeling and I thank God every day that our baby is healthy.
Tomorrow is my 16 week visit, pretty uneventful one. But in two weeks, we will be having our ultrasound to determine gender! It has went by pretty fast this past month. I never thought we would get this far in a pregnancy ever again, but God has been right beside us the whole way and given us peace about our miracle baby.
Just wanted to share our news and how it came about...thank you all who kept us in your prayers!!!
OH YEA---OUR BABY IS DUE AUGUST 1, 2013
Since my last update, which I think was in September 2012, we have found out some news that was all together great and frightening at the same time. We are pregnant and expecting a new baby! For some, it is the greatest news on earth, for some it is the scariest because maybe it wasn't planned, and then for some it is great and scary - well, that was us. You see, I have a problem.... It wasn't discovered until after my second miscarriage in August 2012. My doctor wanted to do fertility testing and see if they could determine what was happening before we had to miscarry again. I was very thankful that she wanted to go ahead and do that, but I was scared of what she would find. Having the two miscarriages were completely unexpected to me because I had gotten pregnant with Rylan and not had any problems during my pregnancy that threatened a miscarriage. But, your body can change, and apparently mine had. I waited a few weeks and got a call from the doctor that I had a blood clotting disorder, also known as, antiphospholipid syndrome. The good thing about this "problem" was that they could put me on a baby aspirin a day and when I got pregnant I would start taking a blood thinner injections twice a day along with the baby aspirin. It seems like a lot of trouble, but to me, every shot, every pill, is worth it!!
My mom, brother, Rylan and I were on our way to Grandma's for Thanksgiving and we had stopped to eat and I got kinda nauseated. I had also been sick with a sinus infection and bad cough. We had been trying to get pregnant so I was being very cautious with what medications I would take. After we went to eat we went by Walmart for me to run in and get some cough medicine. I had picked up the Delsym (knowing I wouldn't need to take it if I was pregnant) and a Robitussin DM. Then I stopped by the family planning section and bought the cheapest pregnancy test. I checked out and headed straight to the Walmart restroom! Well it didn't take but a 30 seconds and it was positive! Butch was at home because he was having to work that weekend, so I sent a text message of a picture with the positive pregnancy test - then I called him! The reality of what was happening hit me while I was on the phone with him and I was scared....scared of losing another precious baby. When I got to the car I pulled the picture of the positive pregnancy test up on my phone and showed my mom and Chase - they were of course excited! When we got to my grandmother's I had to go back in the bedroom and just pray that God would give my doctor and nurses the wisdom they needed to deal with my pregnancy and I prayed for PEACE! I knew I was going to have to have the peace of God to get me through this day by day. I litereally couldn't wait to call my doctor on Monday and get the ball rolling. When I did talk to them on Monday, I had to come in that afternoon and do bloodwork and then Wednesday as well. In the two day gap, my HCG had tripled so that was a very good thing. Even though everything seemed to be going ok, I was taking the shots, taking my meds and doing what I could do, we still didn't tell many people. I eventually just got to the point where I thought, either I trust that God has this in control and everything is going to be ok, or I don't. I think I posted on Facebook and made the announcement after our first ultrasound at 7 weeks. I had another ultrasound at 9 weeks and a doc visit at 12 weeks and the baby was still growing strong. I have a fetal doppler which helps me from being so nervous in between doctor visits. I love listening to the heartbeat and feeling the little kicks and rolling around. It's an amazing feeling and I thank God every day that our baby is healthy.
Tomorrow is my 16 week visit, pretty uneventful one. But in two weeks, we will be having our ultrasound to determine gender! It has went by pretty fast this past month. I never thought we would get this far in a pregnancy ever again, but God has been right beside us the whole way and given us peace about our miracle baby.
Just wanted to share our news and how it came about...thank you all who kept us in your prayers!!!
OH YEA---OUR BABY IS DUE AUGUST 1, 2013
Saturday, September 8, 2012
Preschool K3
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| Day ONE |
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| Day TWO |
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| Day THREE |
Rylan started preschool at New Life this week and had a great week! I'm so proud of what he has already learned in just a few days. I can't wait to see how much progress he makes over this school year. He is very excited about going and I hope it stays that way!
Labor Day Weekend
Rylan and I joined my parents, Chase, and MawMaw in Destin this past weekend. We left Friday evening and went half way and stayed in Greenville, and got up Saturday, went to breakfast at Shoney's (been a while for you too, huh?) and then we finished the rest of our drive to Destin. As soon as we got there Rylan was headed for the pool at the beach house we were staying at. We had a great time. I missed Butch so much while we were there. I felt bad because he was having to work all weekend out of town and I was relaxing by the pool and playing with our boy in the sand on the beach. BUT he encouraged me to go...and I'm glad we did. Rylan had a great time and MawMaw got her first vacation in a while. So needless to say, we enjoyed it. MawMaw, Rylan and I came back home on Monday and ended up taking the old route and we went through some interesting towns and cities that we were not at all familiar with, but we had lots of laughs and a good trip overall. (some of my photos mess up when they are uploaded... :( )
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| not sure why this is messed up, but it's Ry and Gappy in the pool |
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| Chase in my dad's very outdated shirt as a joke. |
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| Headed to The Back Porch |
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| The Back Porch |
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| Mr. Swimmer |
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| MawMaw telling him to stay away! |
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| Mr. Cool |
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| absolutely loved the beach, but wasn't thrilled with the sand all over him!! |
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