Grant's 1st Christmas

Our Christmas Photos

Merry Christmas Eve

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVE!

Merry Christmas Eve, Friends!! We hope that you're having a beautiful week! We will be going up to my dad's parents for Christmas this afternoon. Then back to my parents house to celebrate Christmas and open gifts at MIDNIGHT! Yep Midnight! It's a tradition! LOL! Then we'll be back home to open presents Christmas morning with Stephen's family at our house. Then 2 more Christmas dinners Christmas day! It's a busy few days, but we love every second of it!! I just wanted to share a few pictures from Grant's first time sitting on Santa's lap today!! LOL! It looks like he's interviewing for the "Cutest" reindeer position! LOL!!! Well, we hope you and your family have a beautiful day!!!

Love,
Ashley

Grant's newest videos! :) ENJOY!

First time eating carrots!

Happy Saturday, Friends! :) We wanted to share a few pictures with you! This morning Grant tried Carrots for the very first time! LOL!!! He is 3months & 3 weeks old...so almost 4 months! He LOVED LOVED LOVED them!! He kept hitting the spoon...trying to grab it (which he did a few times)! LOL!!! What a fun morning!! :)

Hugs,

Stephen, Ashley, & Grant

Our little reindeer

We just wanted to share a little photo of our little reindeer with you! Isn't he the most beautiful reindeer ever? We sure think so! Lol!

Grant has grown so much lately! At his follow up appt last week he had gained a full pound in a week! He was up to 14lbs. 11oz! Lol!

Well, we hope everyone is having a beautiful Friday!

Hugs & Happy Holidays,
Ashley, Stephen, & Grant

Grant 2-3 month photos | Oct 23rd-Nov 23rd, 2009

***To hear music in video...stop Christmas music on right hand side of screen!***

Grant's 1st trip to the ER!

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! :)

Baby Shower Pictures (June 29, 2009)

Enjoy the photos from my baby shower yesterday! :o)

Rough Day... Possible start of preeclampsia!

Hey Everyone! I just wanted to update you on what's been going on with me. I haven't been feeling so great the past few days. I took my blood pressure this morning and it was 141/80! I about freaked out! So, I relaxed and thought it would go back down and it was still 145/76 an hour later.

Later in the day I ended up running to Walmart with my friend, Stefanie, to get baby shower favors for my baby shower this coming Sunday. Well, while we were there I started to get dizzy and she had me take my blood pressure there to check on it. Well, that time it was 147/87! So, I called my doctor and of course they wanted to see me immediately! I started crying in the middle of Walmart and poor Stef was trying to get me to calm down. LOL!

So, at the doctors office my blood pressure was still high. I did the urine sample which was negative for protein...good sign. They had me lay on my left side for 25 minutes. When they checked it again... it was 117/70. Which is awesome! My doctor comes in and she is worried about me and said she wants to be overly cautious that I'm not developing preeclampsia. :( So, I go in Wednesday morning for my glucose test and several other blood tests to check for preeclampsia. I also have to do a 24-hour urine collection and I'm on bedrest! Fun Fun Fun! It's so scary! I'm just praying so hard that this little boy is doing okay and that he comes when he's ready and not because I've developed preeclampsia. We have another appointment Monday morning to get the test results and I guess we'll go from there.

Keep us in your prayers!

Hugs,

Ashley

Wonderful Birthday & Sneak Peek at Baby Grant

***Both Legs and feet crossed at the ankles in front of his face!***

***Grant Yawning!****

Happy Wednesday, Friends! :o)

Well, I had a perfect birthday yesterday. It all started at 9:30am when we had a 3D/4D ultrasound. We got to see our baby boy again. He looks perfect and we got some great pictures and little video clips (which are above). I think he might have my nose, but over all... I think he's going to look like his daddy! :o) Guess we'll find out in a couple of months. LOL! My mom & little sister (she's almost 22 & in Pharmacy school...not so little any more) were able to join us for the ultrasound. Which was really nice since it was my birthday. Then last night Stephen's mom & dad brought over a cake & ice cream to celebrate my birthday. I just love them to pieces. It was a great 26th birthday!!! :o)

Well, I hope you enjoy the pictures and video!

Hugs,

Ashley

26 Weeks Pregnancy Update! (6/11/09)

Stamp Room -to- Baby's Room (6/9/09)

99 MORE DAYS!! (6/9/09)

OMGosh! Only 99 more days until our due date! What an amazing milestone in my opinion. When I found out that we were pregnant again... I couldn't even imagine making it to 99 days or the 3rd trimester. I feel so blessed and thankful that God has given us this little boy.

I'm getting bigger & bigger...which makes it hard to get out of chairs and bed these days. My feet swell on 90 degree days & heartburn kicks in at 3am most mornings. LOL! But, to feel him kick and flip is the most amazing feeling in the world. One that I hope every woman has the chance to experience.

I will be considered full term in only 11 more weeks! We can make it! I keep telling myself that daily! Well, here's to 99 more days! Praying that it goes fast & we don't hit many bumps along the way!

Hugs,
Ashley

24 week Update & Baby Stuff Videos (5/27/09)

Grant's Heartbeat @ 23 weeks (5/23/09)

10-22 weeks Pregnant!

20w4d update

It's a... & 19w5d pregnancy update

Busy... but Awesome Week!

Happy Thursday, Friends! :-) I hope you're having a great day. I know I need to get back into my stamping. It has been a super busy week. I had my last class for the semester this morning! SCHOOLS OUT FOR SUMMER! WOOHOO!!! :o)

So, Yesterday was our BIG ULTRASOUND. This baby was NOT wanting us to be pushing around. LOL! After about 20 minutes of pushing (I'm bruised from the pushing on my belly...LOL!) the finally showed us, IT'S A BOY!!! :o) OMG! Such a cool experience & one I will never forget! I started crying during the ultrasound when we we looking at his little hand and he was waving at us. :-) I couldn't help it... it made it so real. It cracked me up because his head is up about 3" above my belly button already! No Wonder I've had strange pains up there. The ultrasound lady said, "He is kicking your bladder so hard!" Well, I always feel him kicking my bladder. No Wonder I always feel like I need to go to the bathroom. LOL! He already weighs 11oz. and the doctor said he looks completely healthy! :) Stephen is ecstatic about having a little boy & was smiling ear to ear!

I guess this little boy decided he would wake up at 2am and kick me like crazy. I was up from 2am-4am this morning feeling him have a party in there. LOL! I normally sleep straight through the night, but not last night...which was okay by me since I'm just so happy to have a healthy baby. Praying it stays that way! :)

After my last test for the semester... I headed on over to Kohls for their 55%-60% off sale on baby clothes. I got some really good deals for cheap. I will buy most of the clothes at yard sales, but I was so excited I just felt the need to buy boy stuff! I LOVE dinosaurs, frogs, and turtles...so I had to get that stuff. Then Stephen played baseball from t-ball through high school & then played for a league in Louisville, KY. So, I bought a few little outfits that were baseball inspired! :-) Well, I guess I'll stop talking on. LOL! Can you tell I'm excited?! LOL! I'll post the video or pics of the baby stuff I got this morning...later today! :)

Have a great day!

Hugs, Ashley

Baby Stuff Videos

Our Baby's Heartbeat at 18w4d

Happy Wednesday! We received our home fetal doppler today. I thought I'd share a little video I made for youtube. I was trying to learn how to use it. LOL! :-) Enjoy!

Hugs,

Ashley

18w3d pregnancy update

Baby Closet Dividers

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Happy Sunday, Friends! =) Well, here is about as crafty as I'm getting the past few months. LOL! I've been wanting to make some of these little closet dividers. I really don't want to have to look at the tag every single time I want to grab an outfit for baby. =) Can you tell everything so far is gender neutral... white, yellow, and green. LOL! 9 days and it will be pink or blue! =) Oh, guess what... I put the crib together all by myself yesterday! Stephen was passed out asleep and his allergies have been really bad the past few days. I didn't want to wake him up, but I didn't want to wait any longer either. LOL! I did it without directions (because we didn't have any) and it looks great! =) Who said pregnant moms can't get it all together?! LOL! I'll post some photos below of the crib finished, bedding, and some stuff my mom found for me at a yard sale yesterday! =)

What you need to make the baby closet dividers:

• chipboard
  
• chipboard #'s
  
• ink pen
  
• razor blade
  
• ruler
  
• tombo mono glue
  
• scrapbook paper
  
• ribbon
  
• scissors

I used a ruler and a pair of scissors to make the tag the size I wanted. Then glued the chipboard down onto some scrapbook paper with my Tombo Mono Multi Adhesive. Added some chipboard letters...wrote out "months" with a black ink pen. Then I made a hole to put the ribbon through. Super easy, quick, and fun! =)

Well, I hope you have a great day!

Hugs,
Ashley

Here are the pics of the crib & stuff my mom found for me yesterday! =)

**What it will look like as a toddler bed!**