Thursday, June 21, 2012
Blue Light Special
I had a very easy delivery and was surprised that I was able to stay at the hospital as long as I did. Payton and I were discharged on Tuesday, February 14th...but we got to bring home something extra. A Blue Light! Payton was jaundice, so she had to lay on a billy bed until her numbers came down. That night was a little rough because I was determined to have her sleep on that bed as much as possible - have you ever tried to lay a newborn down with nothing but a diaper on, on a light that isn't very warm?!?! She would sleep on it for about 30 minutes at a time...I do think we had a one hour stretch but that was it. Between trying to get her to lay on the bed and nursing...I was exhausted and needless to say almost in tears. At 2:30am, I gave up on the bed idea and laid her in her carseat where she slept for 4 hours...Alleluia! I was ecstatic and surprisingly well rested. The next morning we took her to Red Bud Hospital for a blood test and got the call that afternoon that her numbers had went down. They had been 14 and it went down to 11. So, we could discontinue use of the bed and the doctor wanted another blood test in the morning. By Thursday her number was at 9.1 and it was to be under 10. I was finally able to call the company to come get their bed. Everybody asked why we had to bring home a bed and not just do sunlight...I am not really sure. As a first time Mom, I kind of forgot to ask some "important" questions. I speculate it was because the sun was something that wasn't shining very brightly in February and also because babies jaundice levels actually spike on day 3 and her numbers were already elevated on day 2, so they assumed they would go up even more before coming down.
Friday, June 15, 2012
Payton's Birth Story
Saturday, February 11th...
My mom was at a Chicken & Beer dance with my brothers and sister-in-laws. At 9:50pm she text me and asked how I was doing. I replied back explaining that I had been having contractions all day but nothing consistent. I wish she would have text sooner because no sooner than I replied, my contractions started coming every 8 minutes. Around 10:30pm I decided to take a shower just in case we decided to go to the hospital. Also, I had read or somebody told me that if contractions continue during a warm shower that they are real and not Braxton Hicks. Well, they lasted through the shower. I dried my hair and we decided to go to bed at 11pm. I think I laid down for a total of 20 minutes. The contractions were now coming every 6 minutes and it was all in my back. I didn't want to disturb my sleeping husband so I moved out to the living room to watch TV and get my mind off of things. Who was I kidding...that didn't help at all. My Dr had told me to wait until my contractions were every 5 minutes for at least an hour...no need to get excited yet.
Sunday, February 12th,
At 12:00am my contractions were coming every 4 minutes and I could no longer concentrate on my DVRed Days of Our Lives. I decided that we were going to probably need to head to the hospital. So I did what any woman in labor would do...my make-up and hair. Yep I stood through the contractions in order to get my make up on and my hair straightened. I also wanted to make sure my hospital bag had everything in it. I text my Mom at 12:30am and asked if she was still in New Athens. I finally heard back from her at 12:54am and she said she was just leaving. I explained to her that my contractions were now every 4 minutes and I thought we needed to go to the hospital, but was wondering if we could stop by and get her laptop. I also told her not to rush too much because I still needed to wake up Dustin. She told me that I could have the laptop and that I should probably wake up Dustin...I figured I would let him sleep as long as possible, plus I wanted to make sure I was ready to go.
1:00am - I woke Dustin up. He normally is really hard to wake after only sleeping 2 hours but he woke up effortlessly.
1:30am - We stopped at my Mom's for her laptop and of course she talked to us for a little bit. She said she was going to try and get some sleep but text when we knew what was going on. We were finally on our way to the hospital. Dustin asked when he turned on to the highway if he needed to drive fast and I replied with a simple no.
2:30am - We walk into Labor & Delivery at St. Anthony's. I change into the hospital gown and get hooked up to monitors. The on-call Dr comes in and checks and explains that I am 90% effaced and 2 cm dilated...My thoughts: 2cm that's it!?!? Looks liek we are going to be here for awhile or maybe go home (that was my fear-that I wasn't in labor and was going to be sent home).
3:00am - Nurse comes in asks if I want Epidural...umm...YES! So she puts a call in. She asked me to lay on my side because the baby wasn't responding well to me laying on my back. She also explained that the doctor would be in shortly to break my water. She walks out and I look at Dustin and say "I guess were staying". I text my mom and let her know what's going on.
3:30am - Dr comes in and breaks my water...strangest feeling in the world. He broke my water this early since the baby wasn't responding well they wanted to do internal monitoring. The nurse informed me that they would come in at 4 to give me the epidural...My thoughts "I can do this - it's only 30 minutes".
3:45am - I told Dustin I didn't think I could do this. With every contraction the pain got worse and I still did not have my epidural. This was possibly going to be the longest 30 minutes of my life. I believe this is also when I told Dustin that we would NOT be having any more children. LOL I was also thinking that we probably should have taken a Lamaze class.
4:00am - Anesthesiologist comes in...YAY! He had a difficult time getting it in because my back was so swollen.
4:15am - Epidural in...only working on my right side. The nurse and anesthesiologist told me to lay on my left side and they would come back and check on me.
4:25am - Anesthesiologist checks on me and I tell him that it's no better...so he cranked up the juice.
4:35am - He comes back in to see how I feel...my response "I love you". Yep I told another man I loved him in front of my husband. I was feeling ahhhmmaazing! At this time we decided to text Dustin's parents because they are always up at this time. We normally would not have texted my Mom at 2:30 but we knew she was up.
4:45am-5:30am - I SLEPT! :)
5:30am - The nurse comes in to check me and I am at 8cm. She was quite surprised and so was I. We still hadn't heard from Dustin's parents so we text them again.
5:45am-6:30am - I slept on and off for this 45 minutes. I woke up around 6:30 and decided to text everybody (parents & siblings) and let them know what was going on. While I was texting, the nurse came in to check me again. She explained that I was at 10cm! YAY!!! My text said this "came to hospital at 2:30am, broke water at 3:30am, 10cm now". She asked me to give her a practice push since the epidural was still really high and I passed the test. She was calling the doctor. :) This text message pretty much woke everybody up. The vast majority had pretty much been out until 2am...oops. I received a text back from my sister-in-law that read "Holy Shit". :) LOL
I pushed for about an hour...I had told the anesthesiologist not to turn the epi down and I think about 30 minutes in somebody did because I could feel more and had better control and was able to push better. (Note to self: next time have them turn that down sooner). My nurse was simply amazing. Shift change was at 7am and she stayed until the baby was born. The nurse that was replacing her also was in the room. The two of them were so awesome. They neither one could believe that this was my first time and I had gone into labor on my own and hadn't gotten any Pitocin.
7:54am - It's a GIRL!! Payton Jean Liefer was born and placed on my chest. She was absolutely perfect and beautiful!
My mom was at a Chicken & Beer dance with my brothers and sister-in-laws. At 9:50pm she text me and asked how I was doing. I replied back explaining that I had been having contractions all day but nothing consistent. I wish she would have text sooner because no sooner than I replied, my contractions started coming every 8 minutes. Around 10:30pm I decided to take a shower just in case we decided to go to the hospital. Also, I had read or somebody told me that if contractions continue during a warm shower that they are real and not Braxton Hicks. Well, they lasted through the shower. I dried my hair and we decided to go to bed at 11pm. I think I laid down for a total of 20 minutes. The contractions were now coming every 6 minutes and it was all in my back. I didn't want to disturb my sleeping husband so I moved out to the living room to watch TV and get my mind off of things. Who was I kidding...that didn't help at all. My Dr had told me to wait until my contractions were every 5 minutes for at least an hour...no need to get excited yet.
Sunday, February 12th,
At 12:00am my contractions were coming every 4 minutes and I could no longer concentrate on my DVRed Days of Our Lives. I decided that we were going to probably need to head to the hospital. So I did what any woman in labor would do...my make-up and hair. Yep I stood through the contractions in order to get my make up on and my hair straightened. I also wanted to make sure my hospital bag had everything in it. I text my Mom at 12:30am and asked if she was still in New Athens. I finally heard back from her at 12:54am and she said she was just leaving. I explained to her that my contractions were now every 4 minutes and I thought we needed to go to the hospital, but was wondering if we could stop by and get her laptop. I also told her not to rush too much because I still needed to wake up Dustin. She told me that I could have the laptop and that I should probably wake up Dustin...I figured I would let him sleep as long as possible, plus I wanted to make sure I was ready to go.
1:00am - I woke Dustin up. He normally is really hard to wake after only sleeping 2 hours but he woke up effortlessly.
1:30am - We stopped at my Mom's for her laptop and of course she talked to us for a little bit. She said she was going to try and get some sleep but text when we knew what was going on. We were finally on our way to the hospital. Dustin asked when he turned on to the highway if he needed to drive fast and I replied with a simple no.
2:30am - We walk into Labor & Delivery at St. Anthony's. I change into the hospital gown and get hooked up to monitors. The on-call Dr comes in and checks and explains that I am 90% effaced and 2 cm dilated...My thoughts: 2cm that's it!?!? Looks liek we are going to be here for awhile or maybe go home (that was my fear-that I wasn't in labor and was going to be sent home).
3:00am - Nurse comes in asks if I want Epidural...umm...YES! So she puts a call in. She asked me to lay on my side because the baby wasn't responding well to me laying on my back. She also explained that the doctor would be in shortly to break my water. She walks out and I look at Dustin and say "I guess were staying". I text my mom and let her know what's going on.
3:30am - Dr comes in and breaks my water...strangest feeling in the world. He broke my water this early since the baby wasn't responding well they wanted to do internal monitoring. The nurse informed me that they would come in at 4 to give me the epidural...My thoughts "I can do this - it's only 30 minutes".
3:45am - I told Dustin I didn't think I could do this. With every contraction the pain got worse and I still did not have my epidural. This was possibly going to be the longest 30 minutes of my life. I believe this is also when I told Dustin that we would NOT be having any more children. LOL I was also thinking that we probably should have taken a Lamaze class.
4:15am - Epidural in...only working on my right side. The nurse and anesthesiologist told me to lay on my left side and they would come back and check on me.
4:25am - Anesthesiologist checks on me and I tell him that it's no better...so he cranked up the juice.
4:35am - He comes back in to see how I feel...my response "I love you". Yep I told another man I loved him in front of my husband. I was feeling ahhhmmaazing! At this time we decided to text Dustin's parents because they are always up at this time. We normally would not have texted my Mom at 2:30 but we knew she was up.
4:45am-5:30am - I SLEPT! :)
5:30am - The nurse comes in to check me and I am at 8cm. She was quite surprised and so was I. We still hadn't heard from Dustin's parents so we text them again.
5:45am-6:30am - I slept on and off for this 45 minutes. I woke up around 6:30 and decided to text everybody (parents & siblings) and let them know what was going on. While I was texting, the nurse came in to check me again. She explained that I was at 10cm! YAY!!! My text said this "came to hospital at 2:30am, broke water at 3:30am, 10cm now". She asked me to give her a practice push since the epidural was still really high and I passed the test. She was calling the doctor. :) This text message pretty much woke everybody up. The vast majority had pretty much been out until 2am...oops. I received a text back from my sister-in-law that read "Holy Shit". :) LOL
I pushed for about an hour...I had told the anesthesiologist not to turn the epi down and I think about 30 minutes in somebody did because I could feel more and had better control and was able to push better. (Note to self: next time have them turn that down sooner). My nurse was simply amazing. Shift change was at 7am and she stayed until the baby was born. The nurse that was replacing her also was in the room. The two of them were so awesome. They neither one could believe that this was my first time and I had gone into labor on my own and hadn't gotten any Pitocin.
7:54am - It's a GIRL!! Payton Jean Liefer was born and placed on my chest. She was absolutely perfect and beautiful!
Payton Jean Liefer
8lbs 7oz
20.5 inches
7:54am
February 12, 2012
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
The End
of my pregnancy that is. (yep about 4 months after the fact-better late than never)
On Thursday, Feb 9th I had my 40 week dr appointment. I was so hoping she would tell me that I was at least 3 cm and should head to the hospital...wishful thinking. The report was dilated 1-2 cm and we set an induction date of February 15th. She was so nice and didn't book us for the 13th...I told her I really didn't want a Valentine's baby if we could help it. She was fine with that and she was willing to let me go a week over my due date.
On Friday I woke up with a false sense of security..."I have an induction date set so of course that's when the baby will be here". Dustin had to remind me that I could still go into labor at anytime. That morning was a little rough...I wasn't feeling the greatest and ended up throwing up - just a normal pregnancy thing for me. While I was getting ready I received a text stating that a friend (who was due Feb 12th) was in labor. That's what every overdue pregnant lady wants to hear...that somebody went two days early. :P I went to work like any other normal day, received word that she did have the baby and that all were doing great. :) Around 11am I had a contraction (I had a few all morning) so decided to see when the next when would come. At 12pm I gave up on trying to time it. Around 3pm my Mom text and asked how I was doing and I explained to her that my back was hurting but I figured I maybe was sitting wrong or just too long. I came home that evening and decided to walk on the treadmill - hoping to start labor. While walking my contractions would come consistently about every 5 minutes, but as soon as I stopped so did the contractions. I really didn't want to be a hamster so decided to make supper and take it easy.
On Saturday I woke up and decided to clean the house and while cleaning decided we needed to go grocery shopping. So around noon we headed to Waterloo. I also had a craving for Taco Bell so why not include that in the trip. While shopping I started having contractions every 10 minutes...a few times I even had to stop and catch my breath. Well, I made through the shopping trip and came home to relax. While we made supper my contractions were every 9 minutes, but once we sat down to eat they became very inconsistent again. Later in the evening I decided to try rocking in the chair to help the contractions...it worked but only if I kept rocking. Around 9 pm Dustin's sister dropped off a gift for the baby, stayed a few minutes and then left. I was done rocking, walking or doing anything else so we decided to watch TV.
To Be Continued...with Payton's Birth Story!
On Thursday, Feb 9th I had my 40 week dr appointment. I was so hoping she would tell me that I was at least 3 cm and should head to the hospital...wishful thinking. The report was dilated 1-2 cm and we set an induction date of February 15th. She was so nice and didn't book us for the 13th...I told her I really didn't want a Valentine's baby if we could help it. She was fine with that and she was willing to let me go a week over my due date.
On Friday I woke up with a false sense of security..."I have an induction date set so of course that's when the baby will be here". Dustin had to remind me that I could still go into labor at anytime. That morning was a little rough...I wasn't feeling the greatest and ended up throwing up - just a normal pregnancy thing for me. While I was getting ready I received a text stating that a friend (who was due Feb 12th) was in labor. That's what every overdue pregnant lady wants to hear...that somebody went two days early. :P I went to work like any other normal day, received word that she did have the baby and that all were doing great. :) Around 11am I had a contraction (I had a few all morning) so decided to see when the next when would come. At 12pm I gave up on trying to time it. Around 3pm my Mom text and asked how I was doing and I explained to her that my back was hurting but I figured I maybe was sitting wrong or just too long. I came home that evening and decided to walk on the treadmill - hoping to start labor. While walking my contractions would come consistently about every 5 minutes, but as soon as I stopped so did the contractions. I really didn't want to be a hamster so decided to make supper and take it easy.
On Saturday I woke up and decided to clean the house and while cleaning decided we needed to go grocery shopping. So around noon we headed to Waterloo. I also had a craving for Taco Bell so why not include that in the trip. While shopping I started having contractions every 10 minutes...a few times I even had to stop and catch my breath. Well, I made through the shopping trip and came home to relax. While we made supper my contractions were every 9 minutes, but once we sat down to eat they became very inconsistent again. Later in the evening I decided to try rocking in the chair to help the contractions...it worked but only if I kept rocking. Around 9 pm Dustin's sister dropped off a gift for the baby, stayed a few minutes and then left. I was done rocking, walking or doing anything else so we decided to watch TV.
To Be Continued...with Payton's Birth Story!
Friday, February 10, 2012
Well...
That little ticker to the right of my blog is full of shit!!!! That's all I got for today! : p
Monday, October 31, 2011
100 DAYS!!
Wow only 100 days left!! Tomorrow we will be in double digits...yay!!! It's a little hard to believe that we are already at this point.
The last couple of weeks I have felt really good (other than my hips and back starting to bother me occasionally). I guess that just goes with the territory. I am excited for my next ultrasound, maybe Baby Liefer won't be so stubborn and show us his/her face. :) It's also hard to believe that this will probably be our last ultrasound.
A little less than 3 weeks until our third trimester begins!!
The last couple of weeks I have felt really good (other than my hips and back starting to bother me occasionally). I guess that just goes with the territory. I am excited for my next ultrasound, maybe Baby Liefer won't be so stubborn and show us his/her face. :) It's also hard to believe that this will probably be our last ultrasound.
A little less than 3 weeks until our third trimester begins!!
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Week 24
I had my regular 4 week check-up on week 24. Baby Liefer has a nice strong heartbeat! I have one more four week appointment and then I start going every 2 weeks. Oh and I also get to take the glucose test before my next appointment (really not looking forward to that). No pictures this time so I will just leave you with some stats...
How far along? 24 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: Still down 4 lbs from original weight
Sleep: What's this? - If I sleep longer than 3 hours - I am impressed.
Best Moment this week: Of course hearing the heartbeat at the doctor's office.
What I miss: Other than a good night's sleep (which won't happen again for years) - nothing
Movement: Definitely getting stronger
Food Cravings: The most defined craving was a Whopper from Burger King...one weekend I was bound and determined to get one of these things. I did too. :)
What I am looking forward to: Ultrasound in four weeks
How far along? 24 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: Still down 4 lbs from original weight
Sleep: What's this? - If I sleep longer than 3 hours - I am impressed.
Best Moment this week: Of course hearing the heartbeat at the doctor's office.
What I miss: Other than a good night's sleep (which won't happen again for years) - nothing
Movement: Definitely getting stronger
Food Cravings: The most defined craving was a Whopper from Burger King...one weekend I was bound and determined to get one of these things. I did too. :)
What I am looking forward to: Ultrasound in four weeks
Something New...
It has come time to say good-bye to the two door car and hello to a family vehicle.
After eleven years and 127,000+ miles, this has finally been traded off...
I would have used a picture from when I purchased the car but I believe that was before digital cameras were even invented!!!
And we are now the proud new payment makers of this...
A 2012 Chevy Equinox!
Cardinal Playoff Game
Let me just say...it's awesome having in-laws that have season tickets for the St. Louis Cardinals. They offered us playoff tickets for Game 3 of the NLCS...and you better believe we gladly went. Here's a few pics from the evening.
Sorry for the bad pic...it was rainy and my husband hates pictures...so this is what I get.
The final score Cardinals 4 - Brewers 3 :)
Even the rally squirrel made an appearance!
Week 20
Yes this post should have been done four weeks, but it's better late than never.
Week 20 brought us to another ultrasound...yay! This could be the ultrasound that we find out the gender. Since the day I found out I was pregnant, I did not want to know the sex of the baby, Daddy however was a different story. I thought about Daddy knowing and not telling me, but somehow I knew that just wouldn't work. 1. I would have hounded him almost daily about it and 2. I was afraid of him having it slip out not just to me but to someone else. So, I prayed that Baby Liefer would be stubborn and not show us his/her "stuff". Let me tell you the baby was most definitely stubborn...this child was face down and ass up. When the ultrasound tech asked if we wanted to know the sex, much to my surprise the word "yes" came out of my mouth. So, when the tech went to reveal the baby's gender...I got my wish. Baby Liefer was stubborn and locked their knees together. However, I believe I maybe prayed a little too hard because BL was so stubborn that the tech couldn't even get a picture of his/her face and literally crossed his/her arms over his/her face and gave us a nice big thumbs up!!! So, we get to have another photoshoot opportunity at week 28 and maybe BL will as least show his/her face.
Week 20 brought us to another ultrasound...yay! This could be the ultrasound that we find out the gender. Since the day I found out I was pregnant, I did not want to know the sex of the baby, Daddy however was a different story. I thought about Daddy knowing and not telling me, but somehow I knew that just wouldn't work. 1. I would have hounded him almost daily about it and 2. I was afraid of him having it slip out not just to me but to someone else. So, I prayed that Baby Liefer would be stubborn and not show us his/her "stuff". Let me tell you the baby was most definitely stubborn...this child was face down and ass up. When the ultrasound tech asked if we wanted to know the sex, much to my surprise the word "yes" came out of my mouth. So, when the tech went to reveal the baby's gender...I got my wish. Baby Liefer was stubborn and locked their knees together. However, I believe I maybe prayed a little too hard because BL was so stubborn that the tech couldn't even get a picture of his/her face and literally crossed his/her arms over his/her face and gave us a nice big thumbs up!!! So, we get to have another photoshoot opportunity at week 28 and maybe BL will as least show his/her face.
Yep, that's the back of my child's head with a nice thumbs up. Maybe the baby just isn't a morning person.
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Week 16 - Almost 17
Since Sarah called me out on Facebook for slacking on the blog, I figured it was about time for an update. Here's an update on how the past month of the pregnancy has been going. Weeks 12-15=feeling very BLAH! Still didn't have much of an appetite. I would have occasional good day but they felt like they were few and far between - I guess that would explain the weight loss. Yes, looking back it wasn't that bad and I know several women who have had it much worse, so I would try hard to not complain. After being sick for the last time on August 18th, I have been feeling fairly decent. I only had one day that I didn't feel good. I went to the doctor for my week 16 checkup and she found the heartbeat within about 30 seconds. It felt longer when she initially started searching. That truly is the most AHHHHMAZING sound in the whole world. I also believe I have been feeling the baby. It feels like popcorn popping and it doesn't happen very often - if what I feel is the baby then baby really likes Daddy's voice because the other night he came home and started talking and the popcorn was a really popping. I am still anxiously awaiting that first kick where I know for sure that's what I feel.
Here are a few stats:
How far along? One day shy of 17 weeks!!!
Total weight gain/loss: Loss of 8lbs
Sleep: Not as tired...through the night I only wake up to use the restroom.
Best moment this week: Hearing the heartbeat at the doctor's office
What I miss: Ice Cream - for whatever reason this is something that Baby Liefer doesn't want Mommy to enjoy
Movement: I believe so
Food Cravings: Tequitos (Casa Ramon style - thank God my sister-in-law was a cook there and remembers how to make these), chocolate chip cookies, Dr. Pepper
What I am looking forward to: Feeling the first kick
Baby's Milestones: He/She is now the size of an onion. As of last week, baby was already able to hear.
Here are a few stats:
How far along? One day shy of 17 weeks!!!
Total weight gain/loss: Loss of 8lbs
Sleep: Not as tired...through the night I only wake up to use the restroom.
Best moment this week: Hearing the heartbeat at the doctor's office
What I miss: Ice Cream - for whatever reason this is something that Baby Liefer doesn't want Mommy to enjoy
Movement: I believe so
Food Cravings: Tequitos (Casa Ramon style - thank God my sister-in-law was a cook there and remembers how to make these), chocolate chip cookies, Dr. Pepper
What I am looking forward to: Feeling the first kick
Baby's Milestones: He/She is now the size of an onion. As of last week, baby was already able to hear.
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Our Little Secret
So if you haven't heard or seen it on facebook yet...Dustin and I are EXPECTING!! Baby Liefer is scheduled to arrive around February 9, 2012. We are both very excited and so are our families. Here is a picture of Baby Liefer at 12 weeks gestation (07-28-2011).
People ask me how I have been feeling and it really just depends on the day. The last two weeks have been better with the morning all day sick feeling. I seriously cannot complain because so many have had it much worse than me. I also now COMPLETELY understand when a pregnant woman says she's exhausted. It's because she IS! I always understood that fatigue would come along with it but wowza I had no idea just how tired I would be. I come home from work...somehow find some energy to make supper (nothing gourmet by any means) and by six I am on the couch snoozing. Sure a ten minute nap wouldn't be so bad but it ends up being like an hour later. If they would let me take naps at work, I would totally be snoring away! As far as food cravings, I really haven't had anything drastic...like Dustin doesn't have to make a 11:00pm run to the grocery store or anything. Somethings I have craved along the way are Taco Bell, Jimmy Johns, Macaroni and Cheese...that's a few that come to mind so far. I also for whatever reason now have to have Ketchup with my french fries...I am not a ketchup person.
That's it for now...I am sure I will have updates in the weeks to come! :)
That's it for now...I am sure I will have updates in the weeks to come! :)
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Weekend Wrap Up
This weekend flew by juat as they always do. Friday night we decided to run to Fairview to Jared's so I could get my ring cleaned. Not sure why but the tech that helped thought I only wanted it inspected, so I had to ask her twice to clean it. Look at it lady...it's DIRTY!!! I have never had any issues there so hopefully it was just that this lady was having a "not-so" good day. After get the jewelry thing taken care of, we went to Ruby Tuesday to eat and then headed back to the Bud. We were dog sitting all weekend (Spencer is such a great dog) so we came home, let the dog out and then headed to bed. Saturday morning/afternoon we did a whole lot of NOTHING!! Seriously, Dustin laid down and took a 3 hour nap and I took a 2 hour nap. We decided that maybe we should go do something / anything just to get out of the house. As we were heading out we received a text that our friends had their baby! We are so happy for them. We decided to wait and see them on Sunday...they had had a LONG day and needed some rest! We took a drive around the countryside and checked fields. Oh the joys of being a Farmer's wife. Yep all the crops are popping out of the ground. We then headed over to the ball diamonds and watch Dustin's cousin play ball. Very exciting games to watch.
On Sunday we woke up early and headed over to see the baby! He is absolutely precious! After the hospital we headed to Sam's to get some lemonade...yay we decided it was time to leave after spending over $100.00. That was some very expensive lemonade. Sunday evening we headed to Dustin's parent's house for some fried chicken (YUM!) and some quality family time.
It was a GREAT weekend and I am so ready for the next weekend!!
On Sunday we woke up early and headed over to see the baby! He is absolutely precious! After the hospital we headed to Sam's to get some lemonade...yay we decided it was time to leave after spending over $100.00. That was some very expensive lemonade. Sunday evening we headed to Dustin's parent's house for some fried chicken (YUM!) and some quality family time.
It was a GREAT weekend and I am so ready for the next weekend!!
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Have you seen...
This Man:
He was probably last seen in one of these:
He should be done today...well that is until they decide to fire up the combine and get the wheat out and then put in the double crop beans. I am really hoping that I may get to spend an evening with my husband tonight and possibly Friday night. And I am majorly crossing my fingers that he will have the weekend off. That may be wishful thinking so I am praying hard for a little rain!! Not seeing him but for a maybe an hour a day (waking hours) can be very trying. I did go ride in the tractor with him the other day so that helped out. I do try to remember that it could be worse. Any Military spouse/family member gets a big standing ovation from me! A big THANK YOU to all the men and women who leave their families to guarantee our safety!!!
Sunday, June 5, 2011
Cardinal Ballgame
On June 1st, we headed to the Cardinal game. It was Khoury League night at the stadium which meant the RB Khoury League players got to walk around the field. It was also special because one boy and one girl from Red Bud had the honor of throwing out a ceremonial first pitch. This year my niece was the lucky one who got to do this and she did absolutely wonderful. She even threw a strike.
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Weekend Recap (a little late)
Friday night I played Bunco with the girls. I always enjoy these nights...great conversations...great food...great drinks...oh and let's not forget...Bunco. Apparently, I didn't pratice (haha) enough last week because I didn't do very good. While I was at Bunco, Dustin helped Joe bury the dog fence wire. Not sure what the correct terminology is for that but I think that sounds good enough. Anyways, we both got home late and I actually beat Dustin home. So, I pull into the driveway at 12:30 to find this...
Dustin and I are both still trying to figure this out!!
Saturday I helped my Mom with a wedding. Yep, that pretty much covers that day of the weekend. On to the next day...Sunday we went to lunch at The Office. I seriously LOVE eating at this establishment and hadn't been there for probably two weeks...so yes, I was having MAJOR withdrawals!!! So after getting my fix of lemon pepper wings, we headed out to the farm to show off the tractors to a lady who was visiting from Thailand. To see her reactions to all the big equipment was simply amazing. She informed us that in Thailand they do all the farming by hand and each farm consists of roughly 10 acres. She amazed us on this one. After that we went to Joe and Jen's and I finally got to see the Baby's room. It is so caauute!!! Dustin stayed there and helped Joe finish up the fence and I headed to the monthly Voss family party. I love getting to see the family so much and it does bother me when we miss it. It is amazing how the younger ones change so fast.
So that pretty much sums up the weekend...the past two days we've been waiting for the fields to dry up. Finally...today may be the day when Dustin can get some more corn in the ground...150acres done...alot more to go. :)
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Need a Laugh...
I received an email this morning at work and thought I would share the link with all of you.
It's all pictures of Awkard Pet Family Photos. Some of them are absolutely hilarious and others, well, let's just say I really feel for the photographer. :)
I also really hope this link works. : \
It's all pictures of Awkard Pet Family Photos. Some of them are absolutely hilarious and others, well, let's just say I really feel for the photographer. :)
I also really hope this link works. : \
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Thankful Thursday
After watching the news this morning I realized I have SOOO much to be thankful for...
- my wonderful family and friends
- our town was spared from any storm damage on Good Friday
- not one person lost their life in the other towns and at Lambert Airport - seeing footage from Alabama is just heartbreaking
- I have a roof over my head and shoes on my feet
- I remembered to set the DVR for the royal wedding tomorrow
- that four years ago my life changed in such a positive way. Not sure where I would be if Dustin and I weren't set up to meet four years ago. (I'll tell the full story some other time)
The list could go on forever.
- my wonderful family and friends
- our town was spared from any storm damage on Good Friday
- not one person lost their life in the other towns and at Lambert Airport - seeing footage from Alabama is just heartbreaking
- I have a roof over my head and shoes on my feet
- I remembered to set the DVR for the royal wedding tomorrow
- that four years ago my life changed in such a positive way. Not sure where I would be if Dustin and I weren't set up to meet four years ago. (I'll tell the full story some other time)
The list could go on forever.
Monday, April 25, 2011
Good Friday Fun Day!
So for the past two years I have had the opportunity to partake in this event. It is basically exactly what the title says. Every year on Good Friday a group of us ladies take off work and go hit up some wineries. (This year is actually the 3rd annually but the 2nd that I went along for.) Last year we went to Hidden Lake Winery in Aviston. They have amazing wine and the scenery is just spectacular. If you ever get a chance to go there and if you like sweet wine try the "Old Fart" or "Neighbors from Hell". It's really the same wine just different labels.
This year we went to Grafton. We managed to go to three establishments. The first stop was The Grafton Winery. What a beautiful view of the Mississippi River. Their Apple wine is greatness!! I don't fully remember the name of the next two stops...they were something like the Big Kahuna and The Loading Dock.
This year we went to Grafton. We managed to go to three establishments. The first stop was The Grafton Winery. What a beautiful view of the Mississippi River. Their Apple wine is greatness!! I don't fully remember the name of the next two stops...they were something like the Big Kahuna and The Loading Dock.
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