A few of our NEW Favorite Videos! :)

Grant 1-2 month Pics (Sept 23- Oct 23, 2009)

Update Videos (2 months)

Beautiful Fall Saturday! :)

Happy Saturday! :) We just wanted to share a few pictures from today with you! :) The first one was taken by my wonderful mother-in-law, Sandy. It was taken in our front yard. My shirt so matches the leaves behind us. LOL! We spent the afternoon with my MIL meeting up with a few family friends for lunch at Red Lobster. It was a great day out for the family! :) We have another family get together tomorrow night with Stephen's family. Pictures will be up tomorrow night...so take a look!

Hugs,
Ashley

 

Grant Rolls Over ::: Grant's Mornings w/ Mommy

A short little video including some pictures I took this morning & some videos of our morning. Grant rolled over for the first time on his surf board! :o) ENJOY!

We were in a Wreck! :(

Our story abot our wreck last night @ 11pm on I-65 South!

Grant's 7th week update

Grant will be 7 weeks tomorrow (10/11/09). He is growing so fast! I'm just trying to capture it all in pictures & on film. LOL! :) Enjoy! Hugs, Ashley

My Story of Reflection...

A small story about what happened to me today! God DOES answer prayers! So Thankful for my beautiful baby boy! :)

Winston trying to play keep away with Baby Grant! :)

Our dog (Winston) was trying to play keep away with Grant. LOL!!! He plays it with us all the time, but apparently he's ready for Grant to play now too! :) Hugs, Ash-

Grant's Early Morning Tummy Time & dog joins in! :)

This morning (Oct 10, 2009) I was doing Grant's early morning tummy time & our dog (Winston) decided to join in! LOL!

Grant after eating tonight! :)

Grant is 6 weeks old today (Oct. 4th!) :-) He has grown so much!!!

Grant's 1st time in his crib

This was a little video I took of Grant in his crib for the first time. Our 2nd week home! :)

Grant's 1st tummy time (2nd week home)

This was a video I took of Grant our 2nd week home. His 1st tummy time! :) He turned over his head! I'm so proud! :)

Grant @ 3 weeks old! :)

A few little videos I took of Grant @ 3 weeks old! :)

Grant's 1st time in bouncy

This was Grant's 1st time in his bouncy seat! :) Our 2nd week home! :)

Grant laying in his co-sleeper

A video I took of Grant our 1st week home. He was in his co-sleeper on the couch (were we slept the first 2 weeks we were home)!

My Sweet Newborn Miracle

My sweet newborn miracle...our 1st week home! :)

Labor, My C-Section, and Picture Videos

My Birth Story & Introducing Grant Videos (Oct. 4, 2009)

Grant is 1 month old!

My baby boy is a month old today! It has been one crazy month...that is for sure! I really need to take the time to sit down & let you all know why I haven't had much time to stamp or keep up with anything. LOL! I know I haven't even told you the birth story! Grant arrived a MONTH EARLY! My water broke at home and I had 22 hours of full labor, 1 1/2 hours of pushing, then his head was stuck at the pelvic bone and I had to undergo a c-section. They had to knock me out during the c-section because I could feel every cut! :( It has been a rough recovery for sure! I've also been battling an infection from my c-section and an awful case of postpartum depression. :-( It's been a hard month, but an amazing one at the same time! :) Here is a little slideshow of some pictures from the past month. I think I've taken over 200 and some in his first 30 days of life! LOL!!! :) ENJOY!

Grant Thomas has Arrived!!! (August 30, 2009)

Our beautiful son, Grant Thomas, arrived a month early!! More details & the birth story coming very soon!

Born: August 23, 2009

Time: 10:58pm

Weight: 7 lbs.

Length: 20inches

Hugs,

Ashley

36 week pregnancy update (Aug 19, 2009)

35 weeks (August 12, 2009)

Picture taken August 16th, 2009

34 week update (August 5, 2009)

33 week update (July 29, 2009)

5 years ago today! (July 22, 2009)

Happy Wednesday, Friends! :o) Well, FIVE years ago today I married my very best friend! I made the video with some of our wedding/honeymoon pictures a few months ago, but we are celebrating our anniversary today. Since I'm on bed rest and everything this year...we will be spending a lovely evening inside. Oh well...it has been raining cats & dogs all day. LOL! We're having homemade lasagna for dinner and Stephen got us a little cake for dessert. Yummy! :o) He asked me last night what I wanted for my anniversary this year. My reply was, "We're having a beautiful little boy in 5-7 weeks...that is our anniversary present this year." LOL! :o) Life's wonderful & I wouldn't change it for the world!

Have a great day!

Hugs,
Ashley

32 week pregnancy update! (July 22, 2009)

31 week pregnancy update (July 15, 2009)

30 week pregnancy update (July 7, 2009)

29 week pregnancy update (July 1, 2009)

It is gearing up to be a crazy rest of my pregnancy! I went back to the doctor Monday morning. Thank Goodness my blood work shows that my liver is still functioning correctly and I do not show signs of Preeclampsia at this point. But... I'm still at higher risk of developing it since I have been diagnosed with prenatal hypertension!!

So, I'm on modified bed rest for the remainder of my pregnancy! I've been teaching Stephen & family how to fill orders and run the company since each and every week could bring something new for me. I go to the doctor weekly from here on out. I'm on blood pressure medicine now and we're hoping it kicks in and allows Grant to bake a while longer. The doctor said our first goal is to get to 34 weeks. Most babies born at that point do very well apparently. Our main goal is for me to make it to 37 weeks. I'm going to guess that Grant will be born the first week of September... if all goes well. So, I'll be doing what I can from the couch and bed. I can sit at my desk for short periods of time. I'll keep you posted on what else happens. Oh and I do not have to do the 3 hour glucose!! Thank Goodness for NO gestational diabetes! :)