tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677941155729347242024-03-12T20:43:45.215-07:00Fellows Family AdventuresGriffsmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105383447854371908noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1267794115572934724.post-74462458012285738092012-09-25T15:02:00.001-07:002012-09-25T15:02:54.310-07:00Our house, in the middle of our street!!We are finally moved in to our new house, and even though most have already seen them on facebook, I figured I'd post some pics on here to commemorate the occasion. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kitchen</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My cute chairs, and fun collage wall.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Formal living coffer</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Griff's room</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Master</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Master bath</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shower shelf built by Ty</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Entry</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cute bench with wainscot built by Ty</td></tr>
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We still have some things to do - like putting up valances, painting bar stools, and hanging a few pictures, not to mention de-cluttering the basement, but we are pretty much settled! We are so happy to be here, and be done, and we are planning to stay here for a long time!<br />
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He loves his "guys," as he calls them, and will often cuddle them like this:</div>
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My dad is a pretty cool dude. Him and me do fun stuff together. I like to play with my toys, and my dad plays with me a lot.</div>
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My dad and me, we are guys...so we sometimes play outside in the dirt and get dirty. My dad plays trucks with me and makes the best truck noises. </div>
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Sometimes I need to help my dad eat his dinner. After I'm done with my own dinner, I come get on his lap and we eat his dinner together. When he's not chewing fast enough, I help him out by giving him more food. </div>
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My dad knows how to do lots of stuff. He drives big machines, and I help him out sometimes. </div>
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A lot of times I just need a good place to hang out, so my dad comes in handy for that. </div>
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My dad takes me to cool places, and comes with me inside the kid spots so I don't have to be lonely. </div>
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My dad understands that sometimes I need to impress the ladies (Mama), so he helps me put my sunglasses on. </div>
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Here's our guy at 18 months. This picture was taken by my friend Megan Hess, who did an awesome job. More of those to come. Anyway, here's what's been going on:<br />
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<li>Griffin is talking A LOT. He knows tons of words, including: Mama, Dada, ball, Timbre, no, sippy, cracker, sauce, bean(ie)s, potty, truck, car, boat, amen, bye, hi, hello, please, more, shoes, shirt, pants, socks, eyes, nose, mouth, toes, teeth, me, bed, light, brush, mama's, outside, guys, bear, hippo (sounds like bo), bus, mine, go, nana (banana), cheese, cado (avocado), and a few more, I'm sure.</li>
<li>He's more picky with eating, but will still try new things. Breakfast is usually either a banana, eggs, or oeatmeal, with fruit or kix. Lunch is usually a combination of pb&j, avocado, cheese, fruit, sweet potato wedges, green beans, or whatever else I think of. Dinner is some of whatever we are having, plus whatever he'll eat to top him off. Favorites have been broccoli, green beans, black beans, avocado, pasta, and fruit, of course.</li>
<li>He still sleeps pretty great.</li>
<li>He goes and goes and never stops going. Ever.</li>
<li>He's obsessed with cars, trucks, and anything related to those things. The only books he will let us read are usually his truck and road building books.</li>
<li>He loves nursery and doesn't like to leave when we go to pick him up.</li>
<li>He folds his arms for prayers every night and mealtime, and says "amen" at the end. </li>
<li>Griffin adores his grandma and papa, and has eyes only for them when they are around.</li>
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He's such a fun boy - we love him. Griffsmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105383447854371908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1267794115572934724.post-50804303879386535922012-09-25T14:00:00.003-07:002012-09-25T14:00:52.704-07:0017 month goober!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'm really far behind now, so instead of trying to remember everything that was going on back then, I'll just leave this with a picture of the boy at 17 months. Griffin's 17th month basically consisted of us going to the park, taking walks, visiting our house, running errands, and pretty much just enjoying summer. I remember he got much better about drinking a sippy, he was still a champion sleeper, and his favorite foods were avocados, cheese, and yogurt. Also fruit - always fruit. Love that guy.Griffsmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105383447854371908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1267794115572934724.post-5326783292523090832012-07-09T12:39:00.000-07:002012-07-09T12:39:03.549-07:00Cuddles...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Every once and awhile, Griffin will cuddle with me. He is a pretty cuddly guy in general, as long as he's drinking a bottle or having us read books to him, but he rarely cuddles beyond that. I love to drink in the moments when they come, so this post is for me to remind myself later. There's nothing like a little one lying on your chest...love it. <br />
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<br />Griffsmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105383447854371908noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1267794115572934724.post-79059505015939640472012-07-09T12:33:00.001-07:002012-07-09T12:34:27.298-07:0016 month monster!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Technically Griffin is now 17 months old, but I like to wait until the month is over to give updates, so I'll get all the fun things he did during the month. This month, Griffin has been:<br />
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<li>Giving kisses to everyone! He even puckers up and says "muah!" It's so cute that we make him do it all the time.</li>
<li>Learning tons of words: Pa Pa (Grandpa), Kay Kay (Aunt Kathy and/or Katie), Yake (Jake), Clock, knock knock, ding dong, keys, ball, ba ba (bottle), bubbles, all done, car, truck, and so many more. He can also repeat pretty much anything we say, including beat boxing, which is really funny.</li>
<li>Learning that saying please gets him things, so he says it all the time before asking for anything, probably 50 times a day. He also screams it really loudly - sometimes I will hear him screaming "please!" from the other room, and then I walk in and he wants me to do something. </li>
<li>Still being a little more picky with food, although he has his days where he'll eat pretty much anything. This month we learned that he likes the mini foster farms corn dogs, and the taco soup that I make from my friend Tatia's recipe (Thanks Tatia!!!). He also still loves fruit - all day, all the time. Also, his favorite snack is goldfish crackers.</li>
<li>Drinking more out of his sippy cup! He finally learned how to hold the straw-less sippy up, so he can drink it by himself without us holding it for him. Before, he would only drink from the straw ones, but he doesn't like them as much.</li>
<li>Wearing 12-18 month clothes, though some are still too big for him. I think he will be wearing bigger tops than bottoms soon. </li>
<li>Still sleeping 12 hours at night, with a 3 hour nap around 1:00. I love it :)</li>
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This little monster is the best thing in our lives, and we adore him :) <br />
<br />Griffsmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105383447854371908noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1267794115572934724.post-46005883171205346162012-07-09T12:18:00.001-07:002012-07-09T12:34:10.043-07:00New House: drywall, exteriorOur house is coming along! In fact, it's flying along. We are supposed to close on August 23rd, but it looks like it might be sooner if everything continues to stay on schedule. This week the exterior stone is going up, and the finish carpenter is coming. In a few weeks the mantel and cabinets will be going in, and I'm so excited to see how it all looks together! Here are some pics of the progress:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Exterior - the hardy board, stucco and trim are done, and so are the soffit and facia, except for the ridge caps.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ty and Randy made custom shelves in the garage, and they'll be painted along with the rest. Also, the small bench will be attached to the wall and will have bead board and hooks above it for everyone to hang things on.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Most of the tile in the house is this type - this is the entry.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ty has almost finished board and batten in Griffin's room. It will be painted similarly to our last house.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coffered ceiling in the master bedroom.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Master bath with tile tub surround.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The shower is getting there - the trim is granite, the same that the counter tops will be. </td></tr>
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So that's the house so far. I can't believe that in a month and a half it will be done, and we'll be moving again!Griffsmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105383447854371908noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1267794115572934724.post-7043399085050450252012-06-11T15:11:00.000-07:002012-07-09T12:34:40.727-07:00New House: FramingOur house is coming along! We've been picking things right and left - everything is completely custom, so we have to pick colors and materials for things you'd never imagine, even things no one really sees! That's been keeping us busy. Last weekend we picked granite, lighting (chandeliers all over!), and the mantel, and we're starting to get a handle on paint. The framing is almost finished, and so is the heating. This week I think they're doing the roof!<br />
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This house has a lot of new things compared to our previous house: There's more square footage, a third car garage, granite throughout the whole house, a barrel ceiling into the master, double sinks, coffered ceilings in the living room and master, and Griffin's room will have a 10 foot ceiling. We're doing tile tub and shower surrounds and a tile back splash in the kitchen, and I finally get my big walk-in closet :) Also, the outside of the home will be mostly hardy board and stone. We're doing a dog room (I know, we're crazy, but we have a big dog and she needs her own space instead of having to put her kennel in the dining room), and the house has 3 bedrooms upstairs, and potential for 4 more and a HUGE family room and a bathroom downstairs. We're planning to finish the space downstairs ourselves again, and will be finishing some pretty soon after we move in.<br />
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Just in case you think we won the lottery, let me set the record straight - thanks to much better interest rates, a great sale on our old home, more money down, and having a builder dad who gets stellar deals, our mortgage will be less than we paid in our old house. However, it will come out to be around the same, since we have an HoA, which I hate...you win some, you lose some. <br />
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Here's a sneak peek:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's a front view - you can see all the gables and get a feel for the shape.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Daddy and Griff in the garage entry.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There are arches all over the house - I love them!</td></tr>
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We are so excited to see things coming along, and we can't wait to see the finished product!Griffsmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105383447854371908noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1267794115572934724.post-10841516623919915472012-06-07T13:45:00.004-07:002012-07-09T12:35:01.940-07:0015 Month Man..<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Wow, the 15th month went by SO FAST. It's been so much fun having Griffin at this age - I've loved all the ages, but this month has been an explosion of words, personality, and new tricks. This month, Griffin has been:<br />
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<li>Sleeping 12 hours at night without really ever waking up at all, and taking a 3 hour nap in the afternoon.</li>
<li>Eating a lot some days, and not so much other days. Breakfast is usually still baby oatmeal, though sometimes I have to sing songs and distract him to get him to eat it. I usually give him some cereal or fruit after that. Lunch foods he loves are: cheese of any kind, green beans, sweet potato squares, grilled cheese sandwiches, PB&J, soup, yogurt, quesadillas, and any kind of fruit. Cantaloupe, pineapple, and strawberries are still the favorites though. Dinner foods he likes are: Corn, peas, green beans, pasta salad, some types of chicken, rolls, taco meat, beans, and again - fruit. Foods he does not like are rice and most fresh veggies, though we keep trying. He will usually try anything once, and spit it out if he doesn't like it. He's gotten much better at drinking out of his sippy, though he still prefers his bottle. All in all, he's a pretty good eater.</li>
<li>Talking: He can mimic pretty much anything we say, and words he knows without us saying them first are: Mama, Dada, more, truck, car, clock, ding dong, knock knock, up, please, no, and mmmMMMMmmm (which he uses when he's loving what he's eating). He can also count to three, if we are counting with him.</li>
<li>Following directions! The other day I told him to go get his giraffe, and we went all the way into his room to get it and brought it back to me. I've been testing what other directions he can follow, and so far I've discovered that he can put laundry in the dryer, put the lids away in the drawer, and bring me pretty much anything I ask for! It's been fun :)</li>
<li>Walking and running: This boy loves to "sneak up" on us, and then be chased all around. </li>
<li>Tricks: He loves to turn the lights on and off, ring the doorbell, give high fives, and dance whenever we play music. He also has this musical toy he'll turn on and let play while he's playing, and we call it him turning on his tunes :) </li>
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There have been so many more fun things this month, and we're so excited that our boy has grown so much! We can't wait to see what he does next.Griffsmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105383447854371908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1267794115572934724.post-28076738859508859822012-06-04T09:32:00.001-07:002012-06-04T09:32:35.026-07:00New House: The rock wallWe are building a new house! It's coming together really fast, so I figured I had better start documenting something while I still can. The house will be done around the end of August. Here are some pics of our lot with the rock wall, and of course our boy, who is "helping" as much as we'll let him.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's our lot! The awesome looking rock wall at the bottom is ours - the other tiers are our uphill neighbor's. This was when they started digging the foundation.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the big rig.</td></tr>
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The house actually has walls now - they're working on the roof today, so future pics should be more fun :)Griffsmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105383447854371908noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1267794115572934724.post-71462021589521446182012-05-07T09:21:00.001-07:002012-05-07T09:23:26.525-07:0014 month guy!<br />
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Sorry there are no pics, but I don't know where my camera cord is since the move. This last month, Griffin has been:<br />
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<li>Getting MOLARS, MOLARS, MOLARS! He got four at the same time (making 12 teeth total) and was basically rendered immobile for a few days. The molars have been bugging him for weeks now though.</li>
<li>Playing with lids, which is his favorite pass time, and taking everything out of drawers (and occasionally putting things back in, though that is not as much fun).</li>
<li>Walking all over the place, and running, in his own little Frankenstein way. </li>
<li>Being a way more picky eater. He loves to eat yogurt, cheese, avocados, any fruit (though grapes, cantaloupe, tangerines, bananas, strawberries, and pineapple are the favorites), veggies ONLY from a can (which drives Mama crazy) including peas, carrots, and green beans, goldfish crackers, cereal, and sometimes bread products, though not as much. He doesn't really like meat, and will only eat a little bit when it's offered. He will usually still eat a couple bites of whatever we give him, but won't keep eating it if it's not something he likes.</li>
<li>Sleeping great - still occasionally taking two naps, but always at least one long nap in the afternoon, and sleeping 10 - 12 hours at night.</li>
<li>Saying words: Mama, Dada, more, ding-dong, all done, and one other I can't remember at the moment. He also understands a ton: where's your binkie, can Mama have it, where's the fan, want to read a book, hungry, bring it to Mama, where's your lid, open it, and a bunch more.</li>
<li>Still hating to have his diaper changed, be in his high chair for very long, and drink from his sippy cup. He will drink from it, but not very much, and not water - we have to put some juice in it to get him to drink it.</li>
<li>Loving playing with rocks, looking at and pointing out ceiling fans, being outside, slides, Grandma and Grandpa, and any new people/places.</li>
<li>He is starting to learn where body parts are, and will point to our eyes, nose, and mouth. </li>
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This guy is so much fun - we love him so much :)Griffsmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105383447854371908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1267794115572934724.post-70149259810644583212012-04-10T12:33:00.000-07:002012-04-10T12:33:54.747-07:00First Haircut!!!I finally buckled down and got Griffin's hair cut. I will admit it was getting a bit long, and I may or may not have made an appointment awhile ago, and chickened out. Some of my (mean, though I love them) friends had been telling me how awful Griffin's hair was for a long time, but I left it long because he had adorable curls and the family didn't want me to have it cut. I thought he looked cute :) I took him to Cookie Cutters, and told the girl what I wanted. I think she did a great job, but I shed a few tears when the hair started coming off. Afterwards I was wondering where my little baby had gone, and who had given me this big boy in his place. Here's the pics:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They had fun cars instead of chairs.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was a little bit traumatizing at first, but he was a trooper.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cool dude with his hairy sucker :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Handsome boy!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Griffsmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105383447854371908noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1267794115572934724.post-27225415757124664292012-04-10T12:25:00.000-07:002012-04-10T12:25:17.044-07:00Friends in townA couple of weeks ago, Griffin and I were lucky enough to have a visit from my good friend Lara, and her little girl Alexandria! Lara and I were college roomies, and we had our babies three days apart. Alex is three days older than Griffin, so it was a blast to see how they played together, and their similarities and differences. Alex is soo cute and would hold her finger out and say "whasa?" (what's that?), and her babbling really does sound like talking. Griffin went back and forth between sharing toys and taking them away from her. I think poor Alex got blindsided by my crazy boy a few times. Lara only had four days, so we packed as much in that time as we could. We went to breakfast and to the zoo with some of our other friends, and we had a girls night with our other friend Maureen while our husbands watched the babies. We also did a little shopping, and had lunch with Lara's cousin. Lara was able to see a lot of people she hadn't seen in awhile, and we were able to catch up on old times. It was so fun to see her, and I'm so glad our babies got to meet! After all, how can they get married someday if we don't have nakey bath pictures of them? Just kidding :)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My pretty friend and her cute girl.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crazy bath!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Playing together.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I LOVE HER!</td></tr>
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</tbody></table>Griffsmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105383447854371908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1267794115572934724.post-38210963927257658802012-04-10T12:14:00.000-07:002012-04-10T12:14:24.673-07:00Our house...It's official! We are selling our house, and moving far far away to...Lehi again. I have mixed feelings about moving. Some have asked me why we're making the switch, and here are my reasons:<br />
<ul><li>I hate the neighborhood. Not the NEIGHBORS, mind you, but the unfinished, full of weeds, nasty entrance, no lots on two sides of us neighborhood.</li>
<li>I hate the mink farm/cows/skunks/lake effects smell. Sometimes they all combine to create a truly wonderful aroma.</li>
<li>I can't stand the lake bugs. Mayflies and mosquitoes everywhere in the summer. Sometimes I spend 1/2 hour or more vacuuming all the bugs up inside after I've had my door open.</li>
<li>Our house only has two bedrooms upstairs, and I'd eventually like to have some more children. We have loved this house, but we are growing out of it.</li>
<li>This house isn't a house I see us raising our whole family in. </li>
<li>We have an amazing lot on Traverse Mountain, and a plan for a bit bigger home. Also, we will be one of the last houses finished in the neighborhood.</li>
</ul>So there you have it. We adore our ward and (most of) our neighbors, so it does make us sad to leave. We also LOVE our house. This house was the first house I've lived in since my early childhood, and I was spoiled because since my husband and father-in-law built it, we got to pick everything in it. It has been a great house to us, and it's full of wonderful memories. Here are a few pics to send us off:<br />
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This has been such a fun month so far. Griffin has been:<br />
<ul><li>Taking steps! He's walking all over the place. He'll usually take a couple of steps and then slowly let himself down onto the floor, but sometimes he will take a bunch of steps in a row. He couldn't be prouder of himself, and always has a HUGE smile when he does it.</li>
<li>Eating mostly solid food - he loves green beans, peas and carrots, fruit cups, CANTALOUPE, grapes, oranges, bagels, string cheese, and omelets. He will try pretty much anything we give him.</li>
<li>Sometimes taking morning naps, sometimes skipping them and taking a longer afternoon nap.</li>
<li>Drinking out of his sippy, though he still won't drink much out of it.</li>
<li>Taking less bottles - 3 or 4 a day, and water the rest of the time from a sippy.</li>
<li>Making hats out of pretty much anything to put on Mommy and Daddy's heads. Lids are a favorite.</li>
<li>Gesturing a ton. he will gesture with his hand up and all his fingers out toward what he wants.</li>
<li>Throwing little tantrums. If something doesn't go his way, he will grab whatever is handy and bang it on his mouth and yell. I try really hard not to react, but it's so hard not to laugh :)</li>
<li>Riding around in his new big boy car seat. We are still doing rear facing, but we will see how long that lasts - he's almost out of leg room.</li>
<li>Super healthy! This boy has still never been sick yet in his life. I'm starting to think maybe he's a super hero. </li>
<li>Taking everything he's given to eat and stuffing it in his mouth at the same time. A little bit like his Daddy, I think :) </li>
</ul>This boy cracks us up. He's so cute and sweet, and he's funny too. I can't wait to see what's got in store for us next. Griffsmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105383447854371908noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1267794115572934724.post-20864288985119802702012-03-19T09:29:00.000-07:002012-03-19T09:29:09.230-07:0012 month boy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHYzC3irtFbMcOGn8Ux1N_eLBiRNDiiDj3ce1cjYw9YEYe4ksv_cFT_sV7LU1FZOIRDz7I8h6c3BnvDCyUvHCpXKe2n1qss3ms-GM4LWe9vEwvRUW7XwBpKLXyp1PhPDPSX3NmJN_OJKQ/s1600/DSCN1504.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHYzC3irtFbMcOGn8Ux1N_eLBiRNDiiDj3ce1cjYw9YEYe4ksv_cFT_sV7LU1FZOIRDz7I8h6c3BnvDCyUvHCpXKe2n1qss3ms-GM4LWe9vEwvRUW7XwBpKLXyp1PhPDPSX3NmJN_OJKQ/s400/DSCN1504.JPG" width="400" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">At 12 months, Griffin has been:</div><ul><li>Still usually taking two naps, and sleeping 12 hours at night.</li>
<li>Eating a lot more solid food and less baby food.</li>
<li>Liking bread, cheese, yogurt, and fruit best.</li>
<li>"Talking" all the time and laughing when we laugh.</li>
<li>Cruising all over the furniture - still not wanting to take steps on his own yet.</li>
<li>Playing with the lids from the lid drawer in the kitchen.</li>
<li>Reading books in the morning and at night.</li>
<li>Not liking having his teeth brushed very much.</li>
<li>Not liking his diaper changed or being put in his car seat, though he's usually fine once he's settled.</li>
<li>LOVING hanging out with Grandma and Grandpa Fellows, and Aunt Kathy. </li>
</ul>This guy has been having so much fun learning new things and playing with all the toys from his birthday. He loves going to music class, though he enjoys watching the other kids more than actually doing the activities himself. He's such a good boy, and we sure love him!Griffsmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105383447854371908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1267794115572934724.post-86290476741331997262012-03-05T15:46:00.000-08:002012-03-05T15:46:01.588-08:00Life, at the first.<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> <w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/> <w:DontVertAlignCellWithSp/> <w:DontBreakConstrainedForcedTables/> <w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/> <w:Word11KerningPairs/> <w:CachedColBalance/> </w:Compatibility> <m:mathPr> <m:mathFont m:val="Cambria Math"/> <m:brkBin m:val="before"/> <m:brkBinSub m:val="--"/> <m:smallFrac m:val="off"/> <m:dispDef/> <m:lMargin m:val="0"/> <m:rMargin m:val="0"/> <m:defJc m:val="centerGroup"/> <m:wrapIndent m:val="1440"/> <m:intLim m:val="subSup"/> <m:naryLim m:val="undOvr"/> </m:mathPr></w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" DefUnhideWhenUsed="true"
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<div class="MsoNormal">This is Gr<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">iffin's birth story. I want to start at the beginning and write down as much of this as I remember. Some of it may be too much information, or vastly uninteresting, but every mother should write her baby’s birth story, and I’ve been putting Griffin’s off for about a year now. I’m not sure why; I just keep thinking that I will get around to it when I have time. I have time now, and I’m sure I’ll want to read it again before the next baby comes, and Griffin may be interested in hearing it someday. Here goes:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">My pregnancy was pretty amazing for the most part.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I hardly had any nausea, and I felt pretty good in my own skin most of the time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think the fact that I worked full time until I was a week late helped, because I was up and getting around.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The month before Griffin was due I was getting checked each week at the doctor’s office.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dr. Jones would check, and tell me that I was 1 centimeter, and hadn’t progressed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Apparently my uterus is tipped funny, so even though Doc said that would not affect the birth in any way, it made it EXTREMELY painful to get checked.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Because of this, Dr. Jones didn’t really try very hard to find out how many centimeters I was until it looked like I was going to go over the due date.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He would do a cursory check and tell me things were pretty much the same.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">The week of my due date, the doctor said he needed to “really check” this time, to see how things were going.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After me almost jumping off the table and much crying, he told me, “You’re three!!!”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He said I was really lucky that he was able to find that out today, because if I was still at a one, he was going to schedule a C section.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m still not sure why things had to be quite so dire, but I guess that was the plan.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I told him that under no circumstances did I want a C section, and that we needed to make sure I had this baby the normal way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He said, “Ok, and I’m not going to induce you unless you go 10 days over.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We scheduled an induction date for February 8<sup>th</sup>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Here’s a side note that I find kind of funny:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>when Griffin was 5 days overdue, I got called into court for one of my cases on a Friday, which is supposed to be my day off – I was also supposed to be done working, but I figured that I felt pretty good, so why not go to court?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I remember that the judge asked me to come stand beside my client to report progress, and I stood there for what felt like two hours while she asked questions and talked.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was like she didn’t even notice that I was standing there like a tomato perched on toothpicks, ready to explode…lovely image.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Finally she noticed me, and asked when I was due.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I said, “5 days ago.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She said, “You’re probably tired of standing there then, huh?” and I told her I was just hoping not to go into labor at court, ha.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">On February 7<sup>th</sup>, the day before I was supposed to be induced, I woke up at around 1:30 in the morning feeling a pretty intense kind of pressure.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had never had any Braxton hicks contractions, so I didn’t really know what contractions were supposed to feel like – I was pretty sure this wasn’t it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I remember finally waking Tyler up around 6:30 and telling him that I thought maybe I was in labor, but maybe not.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I never really felt any pains, just a lot of pressure.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I called my aunt Lori, who is a labor and delivery nurse with about 20 years of experience.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She lives in Cedar City, and had offered to come help me with the delivery.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She told me to call her when things got started, or else she’d just come when I was induced.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I called her around 8 or 9 am to ask her what she thought I should do, and she told me to call the doctor’s office and find out what they wanted.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She said she was pretty sure they’d want me to go to the hospital and be checked.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">I started to freak out because I didn’t want to be one of those ladies that goes into the hospital because of a million false alarms (never mind that I was already 8 days overdue – pregnant brains don’t think of such things, I guess.), and I was bustling around making sure I had everything I needed for the hospital.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We called the doctor’s office, and sure enough – they wanted me to go to mother/baby at the hospital and get checked.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>By this time the pressure was coming in waves, and I felt little cramps now and then, but for some reason I still didn’t really think it was labor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Go figure.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Tyler had been planning to go into work that Monday morning, so he wanted to make a few calls and get some things done because he would be taking the week after the baby was born off.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was getting antsy and it was getting pretty uncomfortable (the pressure, not really the cramps – they were not bad), so I kept telling him to hurry up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He made me wait a pretty long time, considering that I WAS in labor.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">We decided to go get a few last minute things from Wal Mart, because we realized we had nothing fun to watch at the hospital, so we bought the second season of Chuck.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We also stopped at Roxbury and got me a smoothie, because I was starving and I knew they wouldn’t let me eat very much if I was in labor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I guess at that point, maybe somewhere in my mind I knew I was having a baby.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">We got to the hospital at around 11:00 and went up to mother/baby, and they took me into a triage room.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The nurse was an older lady and really nice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She said they didn’t have too much going on, so today was a good day to come in.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She checked me (ouch) and said I was at a 5……half way there!!!!!!!!!!!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She told me they wanted to admit me, but that if I wanted to wait and have Dr. Jones deliver my baby, we could try to wait for my induction day and see how I do.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dr. Jones wasn’t on call until the next day, but she didn’t think I would last that long.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She was shocked that I wasn’t in more pain.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>By that point the little cramps were more regular, but they still weren’t bothering me much.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I knew that my mom had gone really fast with me, so I didn’t want to chance waiting if I was already at a 5.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">A friend told me long ago that when I go to the hospital to have a baby, I am supposed to say, “Hello.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My name is Jacklyn.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I would like my epidural please.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That is what I did.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They took me to a delivery room at around 12:45 and put my IV in right away.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think that was the most painful part, and then the anesthesiologist came in and prepped me for the epidural.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I actually got the epidural around 1:30 p.m.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was SO freaked out, because I had heard all these horror stories about it, and in my prenatal class the nurse showed us the needle, and that thing was HUGE – It looks like a drill.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She had explained that they put a tiny needle in first, and it has a numbing agent in it, so that’s what I tried to think about.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All of a sudden, the anesthesiologist said, “Done.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can lay back.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was like, what?????<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I didn’t really feel anything.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The epidural was the best thing that ever happened to me, seriously.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">I started to go numb pretty fast, but it was amazing – I could still feel my legs and feet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They were tingly, but I could move them and feel them and everything.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was a bit worried that the, um, shall we say launch zone, would feel it too, but it didn’t!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Whenever the doctor or nurses would check me, I didn’t feel a thing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At one point while waiting I could kinda feel a little pain on my left side, but the anesthesiologist came back in and fixed it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is my story and thus my own opinion, but I don’t understand why people wouldn’t get an epidural.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I guess it is super trendy now to “go natural” and be able to feel everything, and people say it makes you more able to be present in your experience, but I was pretty present.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t feel like I missed out on anything…except that I didn’t even have to feel one bad contraction <span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I reached 7 centimeters at about 2:00 p.m., and they put in a catheter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>By 4:00 the baby’s head had dropped, but I was still at a 7.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">I remember Dr. Lind (whom I had never met) come in at 5:15 p.m. and tell me that he would be delivering my baby.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is a giant and his pants were like three inches from his shoes, but he seemed nice, and the nurses said good things about him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He broke my water, and I felt a little sick.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>By this time we had been waiting a few hours and my aunt had come.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She was amazing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She could adjust my machines, and tell me what was happening, and she rubbed my feet, which I could feel because of my amazing epidural.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Another nurse checked me around 6:00 p.m., and said everything was going well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She gave me an extra puff of epidural.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had rested a bit and felt less sick.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Things progressed slower after I got my epidural (who cares, naysayers?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I couldn’t feel it), and so they started talking about pitocin.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dr. Lind came in at 7:40 p.m., checked me (said I was at an 8), and He told me that Griffin was posterior.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If he didn’t turn, we may need to do a C section.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That was freaky.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He placed an internal monitor in for the baby.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">We could tell that my assigned nurse was a little miffed to be upstaged by another nurse with more experience, but boy did she redeem herself.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think her name was Michelle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Michelle said she had learned this old midwife trick to turn babies in the womb, and asked if she could try it on me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was willing to try just about anything.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All she did was turn me on my right side, and put my left leg up in a side stirrup slightly in front of and over my right leg.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We waited a little while, and with the monitor over my belly we could hear the baby inside start to move.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It sounded like he was swimming and sure enough – he had turned.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">So far I hadn’t been given anything to get labor going, and I was doing it on my own.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I wanted to wait and let my body do its thing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Around 9:05 pm, the doctor said I was 10 centimeters, 100 percent effaced, and baby’s head was at +2 station.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was time to push.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was so surreal, and I remember feeling inadequate – like what if I couldn’t do it right or things went crazy and I had to have a C section?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was really afraid of that.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Tyler held one of my legs and the nurse’s intern (who was also pregnant, and had told me quite pointedly that she was going “natural”) held the other.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I remember that Lori was next to my head.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I started to feel this INSANE urge to push.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No one had to tell me when to push – I told them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The urge to push and pressure were the most intense thing I have ever felt.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So I was pushing…Lori would count to ten for me and encourage me to go longer and harder if I could.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am pretty proud of myself – I was a good pusher.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">This is when the pressure of the whole situation started getting to Tyler, and he got strange.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He started making all these jokes and laughing a lot, and I remember telling him that I was going to kick him out of the room if he didn’t stop laughing at me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Honestly, I just tried to ignore him and focus on Lori, who was actually encouraging me and yelling at me to push.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then I started to listen to Tyler, because he started saying amazing things.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He could see what was happening, and he told me that he could see the head.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He started saying things like, “Oh my gosh Honey, you’re doing so good.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“I can see his hair.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He has hair!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dark hair!”</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">At some point the doctor came in, and he told me that when he told me to stop pushing, I needed to stop, even though it would feel like I needed to push.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I knew what this was all about even though he didn’t tell me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was the episiotomy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I didn’t feel it, but the sound of the cutting was something that both Tyler and I wish we could forget.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After that, I think I pushed one or two more times.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All in all, I had pushed for about an hour and twenty minutes, and then there he was.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Everything from here on gets pretty hazy and surreal, but I remember locking eyes with a little purple person, and hearing him cry.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was just crying, holding his hands with his fingers all splayed out and he was gorgeous.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I instantly knew that he was for me, and I realized right away that he looked like me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This was a big deal because in my family we don’t bear much resemblance to one another, and having no father or brothers, I had no clue what my baby would look like.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was amazing to see my big cheeks and mouth on someone else.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On my someone.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">All of a sudden he was on my chest and I was crying, and he settled down and got quieter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I wish I had more words in me for that moment, but there are no words.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There was just feeling, and knowing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I knew that when my baby was born, I was changed forever – I truly became a mother in that moment.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">His Apgar score was 8.5, because he took a little while to pink up, but once he did, he was really pink – everywhere except for his feet, which stayed purple for awhile.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>About his feet:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He had 10 toes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One of the first questions that I asked was how many toes he had, because in one of the ultrasounds it looked like he had 6 on one foot.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tyler was excited about that and thought it would be cool, but I worried that maybe he wouldn’t want 11 toes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Luckily, he has 10.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The nurses took him over to the little table by the bed and started to work with him and clean him up<span>. </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">After they took Griffin over to the table, I remember turning to Tyler and saying, “I think I could do this again.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><span>For those of you who have actually read this far, there is a LOT more to the birth story. I've only told the first half. The second half is a lot more graphic and pain-filled, because I had a postpartum hemorrhage, not once but twice. I haven't decided yet if I am willing to blog about it for all to see. If you have a burning desire to hear the rest of the story, let me know.</span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our little miracle man :)</td></tr>
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</span></span></div><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></span>Griffsmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105383447854371908noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1267794115572934724.post-66668596369714608102012-02-16T14:12:00.000-08:002012-02-16T14:12:03.407-08:00Griffin's FIRST Birthday!!!My wonderful, amazing, happy, funny, adorable, cute, crazy, happy boy had his first birthday party on Saturday, February, 11th - 4 days after his "real" birthday. We had so much fun! I have heard that some babies can crack under the pressure of a first birthday party, so you should keep it low key...we had over 30 people come through, and Griffin took it all in stride, because that's the kind of guy he is :) We did an owl theme, "Guess Whooooo's 1?" and we decorated my whole house in owls. My awesome mother-in-law is sort of in love with owls, so she had tons of stuff that we used. I think it was a big success. Here's some pics to commemorate the day:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cupcakes that my friends Cami, Maureen, and I made.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Family shot :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some of the other fun little cupcakes.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Decorations!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More decorations - courtesy of my sis-in-law, Katie.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The spread.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First chocolate ever!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He dug in.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...and fed Grandpa</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and loved it!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">To wrap it up, Katie read the awesome story that she wrote for Griffin, while he napped :)</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Griffsmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105383447854371908noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1267794115572934724.post-77905973660609850922012-02-01T09:28:00.000-08:002012-02-01T09:28:40.291-08:00Green SmoothiesI've heard a lot about "green smoothies" lately, and I became intrigued so I Googled it. What I discovered was that it seems that they have the name "green" because there are veggies in there, and it turns the whole thing into a bog-juice type of concoction. I have a lot of friends who have been drinking these, and it seems to have become pretty trendy. I figure that trendy things are usually trendy for a reason, right? So I figured I'd try it out, even though they looked gross. To my eternal surprise, I LOVED the green smoothie that I made, and I was shocked that it tasted more like fruit than veggie! There are lots of different types, but the one I've been making the most looks like this:<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnyigaYehPZwGoQXgQKv5SN3APNYuAMqlLLpLA3tulAKLOWTNZnhrCxA_hXpuyGrrcSeCSrMBvQI7vTS8Hi7zQ7MfLd5GfUp-8w1pj_Nq5ncj2KOTWBoDGqjPPTul7kYmzxFQNaGrLc2E/s1600/DSCN1288.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnyigaYehPZwGoQXgQKv5SN3APNYuAMqlLLpLA3tulAKLOWTNZnhrCxA_hXpuyGrrcSeCSrMBvQI7vTS8Hi7zQ7MfLd5GfUp-8w1pj_Nq5ncj2KOTWBoDGqjPPTul7kYmzxFQNaGrLc2E/s320/DSCN1288.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Here's how to make it, if you're interested:<br />
<ul><li>Put a cup of pure water into the blender.</li>
<li>Put a banana in next, so that it's next to the blade.</li>
<li>Add one cup of frozen mangoes or blueberries.</li>
<li>Add half a cup of frozen strawberries.</li>
<li>Lastly, add a handful or so of spinach, and blend blend blend!</li>
</ul>Griffin ate some too, and this is what he thought:<br />
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Let me know if you decide to try it!!!Griffsmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105383447854371908noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1267794115572934724.post-72896178878287986422012-02-01T09:21:00.000-08:002012-02-01T09:21:24.733-08:0011 Months :)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRqzoR1WGTQnHGaUWbdzS40dzeYbHkuv8G28TvkLgIrnZx3iH0LWSvOMLo8KIStgkfwFKwboHgSgfCoaKUxBBoHSIBKJeJi7jqu7-bbqKSSqcMV3ITVpeVO1QxWu6bjvcXAQ_GO8LXZOg/s1600/DSCN1266.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRqzoR1WGTQnHGaUWbdzS40dzeYbHkuv8G28TvkLgIrnZx3iH0LWSvOMLo8KIStgkfwFKwboHgSgfCoaKUxBBoHSIBKJeJi7jqu7-bbqKSSqcMV3ITVpeVO1QxWu6bjvcXAQ_GO8LXZOg/s400/DSCN1266.JPG" width="400" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My guy has been 11 months old for almost a month, and I can't believe it. Here's what's been happening this month:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> LOVES:</div><ul><li>Turning the pages of his books and lifting all the flaps when we read stories.</li>
<li>Crawling onto the dishwasher and "helping" Mama put away dishes.</li>
<li>Throwing both arms in the air to say "all done."</li>
<li>Banging objects on other objects VERY loudly.</li>
<li>Listening to himself "talk."</li>
<li>Bath time!</li>
<li>Eating anything and everything that Mama or Dada has (except we won't let him have sugary things).</li>
<li> Being out and about, especially at music class.</li>
<li>Grandma Julie and her fun sing-song voice. </li>
</ul>DOESN'T LOVE:<br />
<ul><li> Having his face washed.</li>
<li>Being slowed down in any way, such as being put in the car seat or having his diaper changed.</li>
<li>Getting out of the bath.</li>
<li>Being told "no" when he plays with the blinds or the DVD player.</li>
<li>Having to take naps, sometimes.</li>
</ul>This boy is so special to us. I can't even remember what we did before he came along! Every day is something new and fun, and I can't wait to see what he does next :)Griffsmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105383447854371908noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1267794115572934724.post-11172238605050672302012-01-12T15:28:00.000-08:002012-01-12T15:30:24.683-08:00This guy...<div style="text-align: center;">...is pretty cute!!! Just 'cause.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiurQqjL02C1IsTk6onaG0JB-w_JlmrjjWUNN9s30h-P36XyW5lGoHD2ZT2VplOjRJdGI66HFBGg9PJS2G4YIbOX78dhH3kYGNawWQR09VMPwXh5gKNeHiMSGHQu1STShQZXZLBjxUZF0/s1600/DSCN1250.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiurQqjL02C1IsTk6onaG0JB-w_JlmrjjWUNN9s30h-P36XyW5lGoHD2ZT2VplOjRJdGI66HFBGg9PJS2G4YIbOX78dhH3kYGNawWQR09VMPwXh5gKNeHiMSGHQu1STShQZXZLBjxUZF0/s400/DSCN1250.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Griffsmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105383447854371908noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1267794115572934724.post-18683663246634464162012-01-12T15:25:00.000-08:002012-01-12T15:25:21.957-08:00MOVIES!!!Anyone who knows me knows that I LOVE movies. I will watch my favorites over and over, and I will count days until a movie I want to see comes out. Three movies I am SO excited about are:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ICAN'TWAITICAN'TWAITICAN'TWAIT!!!! Ty and I are both really into these books, so we are so excited for the movie!</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I read this book and liked it, and I'm an unabashed girly movie lover, (and closet High School Musical liker) so I'm excited for this one too.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Channing Tatum and Rachel McAdams seem a perfect pair to me :)</td></tr>
</tbody></table>What would we do without movies to look forward to? I LOVE them :)Griffsmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105383447854371908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1267794115572934724.post-26880669807809802702012-01-12T15:15:00.000-08:002012-01-12T15:15:55.543-08:00Happy Holidays??I'm a little late :) I figured I should post something about the holidays on here, since I decided to do this blog to document our lives and such. Blogging has not been as exciting for me as I anticipated it to be...any ideas of how to improve/have more fun with my blog? Anyway...<br />
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We decided to host both Thanksgiving AND Christmas at our house this year! Crazy, I know!! <br />
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For Thanksgiving, we had my uncle Will and his four kids over, and his girlfriend Susan - that makes 9 people, if you include Baby Griff. Will made turkey and Susan made stuffing and gravy. I made homemade rolls, two kinds of yams, green bean casserole, fruit salad, and mashed potatoes. It was quite the cooking experience for me. I think it all turned out well.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's the spread</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love everyone's faces in this picture - we did have fun, promise.</td></tr>
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As for Christmas, I did decidedly less cooking. Ty made a big breakfast and we had my mom, Ty's parents, his sister Katie and her hubby Jake, and his Aunt Kathy over. We went to church and listened to the Christmas program, and then came back and opened presents, then Ty made tacos :) We went to Ty's parents' house later and had dinner, and then played Apples to Apples. It was a really fun day :) Sadly, I didn't take many pictures of baby's first Christmas, but here's a few I did take.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Santa has been here :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was so fun to have my mom here, and she loved playing with baby Griff and reading from my library.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ty was our master chef.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Griffin LOVES this toy.</td></tr>
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All in all, we had a great holiday season! I feel truly blessed to have such amazing family and friends, and to have had such a wonderful first year with our boy.Griffsmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105383447854371908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1267794115572934724.post-64247770860130368742011-11-30T15:43:00.000-08:002011-11-30T15:43:51.358-08:00ShadeDid you know Shade has returned? It makes me SO happy because I loved their tanks the most. I guess they got bought out by another company so now they're online, and they have a store in University Mall. I like this:<br />
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There! NOT a post about Griffin. I also almost didn't even mention him, but I couldn't handle it.Griffsmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105383447854371908noreply@blogger.com1