Trying to get back into this!

My goal for next year is to get back into this blogging thing! 

Whoa, its been awhile!

So I noticed today that I am almost at the bottom of a friends blog list because I haven't updated in, ahem, 6 months. So I am going to try and get better at this again as we have a lot going on these days. This post is short, but I will work on a catch up post soon.

Anyway, a picture of my favorite little girl wearing my favorite baseball players shirt.

One of her fav toys

And one of my least favorite, 125 balls on wood floor = lots of stuff to pick up after she goes to bed! It does however, keep her occupied for more than 5 minutes at a time.

Ashlyn's 1st Birthday!!!!

I know, I am SO FAR BEHIND on this.......so I am just going to post some pictures.

Lots of presents!

Mmmmmm, Cake..............

Ok so these are out of order.....

Oh well, Happy 1st Birtday Ashlyn!

11 Months ~ Some Pictures

Her fav ball, perfect size for her. Thanks Grammie!

Playing in the bouncy, she is a little big, but she liked it. Notice the tooth brush, one of her new facinations.

It is hard to tell in this picture, but she is starting to get some curls on the sides and back of her hair. So cute!......But somewhat unmanageable!

11 Months!

Ashlyn is 11 months old today! I can't believe it has been almost a year.

At 11 months Ashlyn:

-Is a crawling machine! On her knees even!
-Pulling herself up on furniture
-Eating lots of table food, but doesn't really like a lot of it
-Still only has 4 teeth
-Babbling and telling lots of stories
-Loves to chase Buddy down

Buddy is also getting more brave, he will lick her face quick as he passes by now. Ashlyn loves it!

On another note, Chad's Dad got the call for a kidney and liver transplant last night. Right now he is still in surgery, but it sounds like everything is going good. More updates on that later......

Whew....

I got the ads removed from my blog. I was messing around one day and ended up signing up for Adsense, which puts adds at the end of each post and on the side bar of your blog.

Oh yeah, and by the way, Ashlyn will be 11 MONTHS tomorrow! Wow in one month I will have a one year old. Crazy. She continues to keep us on our toes everyday. We had a rough night last night, she picked up some sort of stomach bug and was throwing up about every half hour last night between 9 and 12. It sucked. I had to wash a load of laundry this morning. We went through a few PJ changes last night (yes, me too). I have learned my lesson on posting what a good baby I have going to bed peacefully at 7:30 last night on my Facebook status. Anyway, she had a follow up Dr appointment today to check her ears. So to end on a good note, her ears are looking good. The infection is gone. So lets pray that was the last ear infection.

Pictures to come tomorrow, when my baby is 11 MONTHS OLD!

Ashlyn pictures....

Cute Hat

So I bought Ashlyn this super cute hat.......and she hates it. I am hoping that she likes it for her one year pictures. Can you believe they are only about a month away? Wow.....this year has absolutely flown by!


Abbie modeling the hat, I think she kind of likes it.....

Maddie agreed to model, but she was very much in a hurry to go play outside.

Bob the Builder.......

Or Al and Chad the builders........

Al and Chad have been busy working on our deck the last few weeks. They are just about finished, so these pictures are not the most up to date. I will post more once we have the finished project!

Thanks Al for all your help!!!!!!!

Time to catch up.....again!

So it has once again been awhile since I posted. I have every intention of doing it all of the time and then it is too late or I am too busy and all that.

Anyway, Ashlyn has been a busy little girl lately! She started doing the army crawl about a month ago and she just started crawling on her knees yesterday. She also started pulling herself to standing by the ottoman. Chad said she has been doing this for awhile, but I have never seen her do it.

She also had her first visit to the ER and her first hospital stay (well second if you count her birth). I brought her in a few weeks ago Saturday night because she was struggling to breath. I was afraid maybe she was having an allergic reaction to something. We spent the day out at our friend Sarah's farm, so I wasn't sure if she had an allergy to some of the crops or whatever. Anyway, I was going to bring her to Urgent Care only to find out they closed at 5:00, so from the UC parking lot I called the 24 hour Nurse line. They had me count the number of breaths she was taking in one minute and told me it was way too many and that she should go to the ER right away. So we got there and she was still having issues breathing and had started coughing. They gave her a nebulizer treatment which made things worse. The Dr decided to have a chest Xray done to rule out pneumonia. After that, she was hysterical. They tried a few more neb treatments and then decided to admit her and call the on-call Peds Dr. The Peds Dr checked her over and her xray's and wasn't sure on the pneumonia so she wanted to keep her overnight to monitor her breathing and blood oxygen content. In the morning, the Radiologist ruled out pneumonia, but the Dr still didn't feel comfortable releasing her. The next on-call Dr came to see her and he decided that she was alright to go home. She even gave him some smiles! So after all that she was diagnosed with Croup and an ear infection. I am glad it was nothing serious but they did say she is more susceptible to croup now and told us what to do next time. Hopefully this is the last ER/Hospital visit we ever have!

I just don't know how those parents with severely sick children do it. I couldn't imagine having her in the hospital for long periods of time. I have a whole new view on those parents who continue to be strong for their kids, family and themselves while having a child in the hospital long term. Baby Jonah and Baby Stellan's families are some to definitely look up to! Thankfully both of those babies seem to be doing very well. Check out their buttons on the side of my blog. They are two of the most inspiring families I have never met.

I will be posting pictures tonight, I swear! I just have to unload my camera, I have lots of new pictures!

Ashlyn and Aidan's play date

Aidan came to play while Melissa and Chad's Mom took Cam to Vikings Training Camp. I was a little worried about having two babies, but it went well. They played and then napped, doesn't get much easier than that!

Talkin' to Aidan about running for President.....Remember when we contemplated that Mel? We are almost old enough!
Aidan going after Ashlyn's foot

Trying to get a picture of the two of them sitting nicely together......

Almost.......Aidan was intrigued, Ashlyn was hungry....

Hey gimmee that! I am hungry too!

And so another failed attempt at getting a picture of them together. It worked so much better when they were sleeping. Maybe in a couple of years we can bribe them to sit still long enough for a picture. In the mean time, these pictures will do just fine to embarrass them at their high school graduation!

House Update

Some pictures of the finished product.....

The entry way

Ashlyn's Room (obvious huh?)

More of Ashlyn's room

Our bedroom

Bathroom.....look.....no pee/olive sink or shower!!!!!

Kitchen - looking from the living room

Dinning room - from the living room

Living room......and my little queen of the jump-a-roo!

The basement is boring unfinished, so it looks like the last pictures, except it is full of boxes that I have not unpacked. We are also in the process of putting the deck on, Chad finished the landscaping last week, and now we need grass! Then I think we can relax for awhile!

9 Month Checkup

Ashlyn had her 9 month check up yesterday, she is doing great. Her ears are looking good, so her crabbiness and eating issues are due to her eye teeth coming in......FUN. Hopefully those little buggers pop through soon.

Here are her stats:

Height: 30" 99% - Woo Hoo! She is almost half as tall as me!
Weight: 19 pounds, 7 ounces 67%
Head: 18 1/4" 96%

Her next appointment in 3 months will be her 1 year checkup. I can't believe her fist birthday is almost here!

We are all moved into our new house, but not completely unpacked. Once I get the place cleaned up a little bit I will post some pictures.

Ashlyn has been up to......

Ashlyn has been a busy little girl lately! I finally have a chance to catch up on things, in between packing of course!

Ashlyn's first parade - Friendship Days in Nicollet - June 28thJust chillin'Ashlyn's first horse race - July 4th. She loved it! She stayed awake the whole day......

And then crashed after the last race...... Only to wake up again about 15 minutes later to have supper with some friends.....Becky made a makeshift hat for her, I forgot her other one in the car. So cute! She crashed again in the car, waking up just in time to stop and watch her first fireworks show in St. Peter

She was in awe of the lights, mostly the taillights on the cars driving by! LOL! She didn't mind the noise though.


I think she was quite amazed at all the lights around her and the booms!


Kylee reading Ashlyn a story in the pool - which has still not seen water yet! They both walked in the North Mankato Fun Days parade with us for Coldwell Banker. Ashlyn enjoyed the stroller ride and Kylee loved handing out candy. We were at the beginning so Kylee had plenty of time after to collect a big bag of candy and goodies!


And finally, she holds her own bottle! She has been able for awhile, but she just didn't think it was necessary since there was always someone else around to do it.

Hamming it up after seeing Mom taking pictures

House Progress.....

Our house is coming along pretty fast now. They have all of the sheet rock done, the ceilings are almost all sprayed, and the driveway is almost done. Woo Hoo! Less than 2 weeks to go!

Our blue prints
The basement - Rec Room

The Garage - Looking out the entry way door

The Basement Bathroom and Laundry Room

Bedroom - I can't remember which - but I think it might be Ashlyn's

Master Bedroom looking through the doorway

Bathroom

The Entry - minus the scafolding.....

The living room - view from the kitchen

Dinning Room

Kitchen

Our ceiling that the contractors whine about. Can't really see the extra peak in it. I think it looks fine, it gives the living room a little more character. Kind of hard to see in the picture.

Another attempt at showing the crazy ceiling.....

Looking up into the living room from the entry way

Living room window - I LOVE IT!

Almost done with the drive way!

This one got out of order! This is the future bedroom #3

Another one out of order - Living room....