A Good Tieman Place: November 2008

Sunday, November 30, 2008

Playing Catch Up

Oh my gosh! I cant believe it's been so long since my last post! This will be my catch up post.
Last Tuesday, I put my Christmas tree up. I couldn't wait any longer. I love my Christmas tree! Wednesday, my Dad took me shopping for my birthday. I hadn't seen him in so long, and it was nice to hang out for a bit. Thursday of coarse was Thanksgiving. We went over to Greg's parents house and had a great dinner. The only bad thing about that day was the Cardinals game :(. Friday, I started putting Christmas lights up outside. Saturday my sister came by to drop off mine and Trevor's birthday gifts. Thanks Sis! I could use a coffee right now actually :) Today Greg and I made a Babies R Us/Toys R Us run. We took the boys and it was a good insight of what they want for Christmas...Everything!! It was also grocery shopping day and putting the finishing touches on my Christmas lights. I'm finally done! Somewhere in between there, Trevor pooped in the potty! I have to post some pictures of that, b/c he was so cute! Even when he's doing his business, he's cute. And, Greg and I decided not to go up to Parks. I was super bummed at first, but then thinking that Christmas is right around the corner, it seems silly to waste so much money on gas. But...! I am excited that I talked Greg into going to see Twilight on my birthday. This week will be another busy week. I need to get my hair done for my birthday, we have preschool at our house Tuesday and Thursday, my birthday Wednesday which means shopping with my Mom. I'm excited! It's going to be another great week!.

Number of times I said "Christmas" in this post=6
Number of times I said "Birthday" in this this post=5
Can you tell I'm excited?!

Monday, November 24, 2008

Trevor's Birthday Party

Here are some pictures of Trevor's birthday party. I think he had fun!

Trevor's so sweet to share with his Daddy!

I love this picture! Great job LeAnne!

I'd say his cake was a success :)

My 2 best friends in the whole world, LeAnne and Kate

Trevor needed a sink bath after the massacre of his cake

Cody thought Trev might need some help opening his presents

Friday, November 21, 2008

Twilight Movie Review

I don't think I'm putting any spoilers in here, so if you haven't seen the movie yet, you should be fine.

I would definitely say "read the book before you see the movie" Don't get me wrong, I loved the movie, and will probably see it another 20 times and will for sure buy it when it comes out on DVD the first day. It's just that Stephanie does such a great job in the book putting everything into Bella's perspective. Reading the book, you really feel all the characters emotions and know the reason for all their actions. The movie isn't narrated by Bella, and some of the things may not make sense if you haven't read the book. Example: The first time Bella and Edward are in Biology together, you get a good sense of what Bella is thinking to Edwards reaction to her. In the movie, you just might think, 'whats that guy's problem'. Anyway, that part was really funny. One of my favorite scenes in the book was the meadow...the long hike, the beautiful way she describes the meadow, the way she feels when she sees Edward laying there, but the movie didn't have anything about the meadow! I was pretty disappointed about that. Also, the Cullens house. I pictured it to be this huge, white, old Victorian looking home with stairs and a big porch. In the movie, it's this very modern and contemporary looking house with no long driveway. Before even seeing the movie, I knew it was a low budget film. Some of the scenes were a little cheesy to me, but it was still a great movie. I love Kristen Stewert as Bella and I think Robert Pattinson did a great job of playing Edward. I know every girl in America has HUGE expectations for Edward, but I think he did a great job. I can't wait to see this movie again and again!
I'm very proud to say that we were the first people in line...getting there an hour and a half early paid off.
After the movie, I went over to John and Keri's and helped with Trevor's cake for tomorrow. Trevor helped too.

Happy 1st Birthday Trevor!!!

I honestly can't believe that our sweet angel was born 365 days ago! This year has gone by so fast. Trevor has been such a wonderful addition to our family! He is so calm and angelic and has such a cute personality. He loves music, he loves to dance, and he loves to play chase. He makes me smile every single day and I feel like the luckiest women to be able to call myself his mom. Happy 1st Birthday Trevor! We Love You!!!

We were at the park on Wednesday and I was able to snap some cute photos oh him.

I just love his little hands

I love this picture! It looks like he was trying to blow the flower, but really, he was trying to eat it.

I am learning some fun things with Photoshop. One of my favorites is keeping just some color. And yes, that is his real eye color :)

(If you click on the picture to enlarge it, you can see what a pretty color they are)

Thursday, November 20, 2008

Yah! YAh!! YAH!!!

I am so excited about these next two weeks!!!!! First off, Trevor's first birthday is tomorrow!!! My little baby :) And how could I not mention this little movie called TWILIGHT!!!!!!! Tomorrow morning baby, bright and early! I can't wait!!!, Then Thanksgiving is next week and the week after that is my 26th birthday and I'm sooooooo excited to go up to Parks for my birthday! I absolutely love it up there. On the 6th, Flagstaff is having their Winter Wonderland Festival with Santa, and the lighting of the Christmas tree, and music, and cookies, and hot chocolate!!! I just LOVE this time of the year! Thank you Uncle Gary and Aunt Jan for letting stay in your cabin!

Monday, November 17, 2008

G.N.O Cancelled

I just wanted to let everyone that was planning on going out with me for my birthday know that it was cancelled. Greg and I decided to go out of town for my birthday, which is very much needed! We haven't been on a little vaca in almost a year! We were planning on going to The Shout House, and they have a $10 cover charge, which I know is a waste right before the holidays.

Thursday, November 13, 2008

A Little Early

I couldnt help but make my own holiday background. I know I jumped the gun a little bit early on the christmas background, but I was so excited.

Making Life A Little Easier

I have some very talented friends that are making lives a little easier for the holidays. Check out some of their sites.
If you love holiday goodies, you will love Tiffany's Sweet Tooth. She has all kinds of baked goodies that she makes herself and they are amazing. Just looking at her blog makes me hungry!
T.J designs her own blog backgrounds on her Sugar and Spice page. If you get tired of the same old designs on The Cutest Blog on the Block, then check out T.J's creative page. My own background is a fun example of the pages she makes. And she added some winter ones to get in the holiday spirit.
I just found Sarah's new blog, Sarahs Custom Digi Creations. If you ever stress about those family holiday Christmas Cards, Sarah can help with that stress by making them for you. One less thing checked off my "to-do" list sounds great to me! (My favorite was the blue snowflake card:)
Thank you ladies for making my life a little bit easier, and I hope everyone enjoys your sites!

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Happy Veterans Day!!!!!

I love Veterans Day! I love that there is a day to show our support for all the military personnel that have served our country. Thank you Veterans! And of course a big thanks to Gregory!

Speaking of Gregory...Gregory was invited to an awards program at the VA yesterday.
His social worker submitted his name for a special quilt, and he was one of the 10 chosen. Their service ranged from the Vietnam war to the OIF/OEF war.
Actress Connie Stevens was there to hand out the quilts and give them hugs! I really didn't know who she was, but I guess she play "Cricket" in some beach movies. One of the AZ quilters guild made the quilts.
This is the message that was on each quilt given out:
Quilt of Valor
This quilt was created for you out of our appreciation, admiration and respect for your service to our country. With heroes such as yourself America will continue to be the best in the world. We salute you and hope this quilt brings you comfort and cheer when you need it.

Channel 5 was there and The Arizona Republic. Here is the link to the channel 5 http://www.kpho.com/video/17951053/index.html. It shows Gregory, holding Trevor, accepting the quilt. I still need to go get a copy of the paper this morning and check it out.

After the awards, I took my mom to get pedicures. It was her birthday yesterday. Happy Birthday Mom! And then I ended up staying at John and Keri's to watch the Cardinals football game, that they won by the way! It was a long, Great day!

Here is Cody thinking maybe he should get an award as well

Saturday, November 8, 2008

G.N.O For My Birthday!

I just wanted to let everyone know in advance that we are having one of our famous Girls Night Out for my birthday and everyone is invited! It will be Friday December 5th @ 7. We will be meeting at the Shout House at Westgate. Hope everyone can make it! Can you leave your RSVP under comments? Thanks!

Friday, November 7, 2008

Happy Birthday Natalie!

Today is my friend Natalie's birthday...Happy Birthday Nat!

Last night 12 of our friends got together to celebrate at T.G.I.F. We always have so much fun everytime we get together, and with this group of beautiful ladies, there is never a shortage in conversation topics.

The birthday girl, Natalie and me

Tina, me and Jacy

Me, Meghan, and Jeanne

Thursday, November 6, 2008

Red

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

What's The Fastest Way To Canada?

Does anyone know that quickest way to Canada, because that's where we should be heading! America as we have known it for so long will never be the same...EVER. I am so sick to my stomach with the thought of having Obama as our President! This is a sad, sad day for America.

Sunday, November 2, 2008

Trunk or Treat Round 2

Friday, for Halloween, my Mom's church also had a trunk or treat. It was a lot of fun. They had one of those big bouncy things for kids to play in, which Cody loved! The had a big BBQ, games, a dance, and of coarse candy. Cody was actually really shy and pretty scared of all the grown up's costumes, but he still had fun. I didn't bring Trevor's stroller, so I ended up carrying him the whole time! Ok, my son is a chunk and my arms are still dead...its Sunday, what can I say.

Cody showing off his dance moves to impress the ladies
Going fishin for some candy

ski ball!

And still the cutest pumpkin in the patch

Saturday, November 1, 2008

Photoshop Elements 7

I am so excited for Photoshop Elements 7. I downloaded my free 30 day trial this morning (because I couldnt wait for Christmas) and have had so much fun trying it out! It's great for all you blooming photographers and Digital scrapbookers. If you want, check it out at www.adobe.com and go to downloads, then Photoshop Elements 7 and click on Try. Enjoy!
Hope everyone had a safe and happy Halloween.

All About The Kiddos

Cody was born in Yuma, AZ on May 10, 2005. He was born at 2:54 on a Tuesday morning. He was 7lbs 2oz and was 19 inches long... I think back on it now, and all I really remember was being in pain for the whole day. I had a Drs appointment Monday morning and my Dr stripped my membranes. Yes, it's as painful as it sounds. After my appointment, Greg and I went and walked around Wal-Mart. Sounds funny, but it was the middle of summer in Yuma and Wal-mart was the only cool place to walk. I had been having little contractions here and there but nothing substantial. After walking, we went home and waited a while. Finally by 8 o'clock that night, I was ready. The hospital was 30 minutes away. Once I got into triage, I wasn’t dilated enough to be admitted so 2 more hours of harsh contractions walking around the hospital. I do remember Greg being a wonderful coach though. It seemed like the only thing that would help was to sway side to side. Im sure it probably looked like we were dancing. Finally around 11:30 they admitted me. I had my epidural and I was set. They called my Dr around 12. Too bad for me it took her 2 and a half hours to get there!!!! I always wondered what took her so long. I think I had to push maybe 5 times and there he was. My mom and Greg’s family made it just in time. They drove down from Phoenix just in time to see sweet Cody Boy. Cody was a colic baby which made for long nights and hard days. I think he was pretty much over that by the time he was 3 months. He has always been very expressive about what he likes and does not like. He makes it very clear when he wants or needs something. There is really no ignoring him, b/c he'll find a way to get what he wants. He is also very stubborn and hard-headed, but at the same time he is so cute, it's hard to be mad at him. Ever since he was a baby, he had to touch my hair in order to fall asleep. He still does that. He's a mama’s boy when it comes to cuddling, but he also has to get in his wrestle time with Daddy. Cody loves all animals and animals seem to love him (could be he always has some sort of food on him). He loves to play cars and trucks. I think he must have 100 hot wheels. My mom got him a spring horse that he loves to play on, especially when Gregory is watching Westerns. He gets his cowboy hat on and his play gun stuck in the back of his diaper and just goes to town being "Cowboy Cody." It’s so much fun just to watch him play and use his imagination. He is such a wonderful, free spirited little boy. He is also turning out to be an awesome big brother.

Just a quick tid bit...My best friend Kate and I found out were due a day apart last March. Her due date was November 19th and mine was the 20th. Well, Kate had baby girl Riley the same day I had Trevor! What are the odds right?

Trevor was born on Wednesday November 21, 2007 at 10:19 in the morning. He was a big boy at 8lbs 12oz and 21 inches long. I was induced with Trevor because there was no luck with stripping the membranes (twice) and I never had any contractions. I was supposed to go in early morning on the 19th, but the hospital was too full. So, I was put on a waiting list. Finally, around 11 at night on the 20th, I was called in. I had sent a text to Kate to let her know I was on my way to the hospital and her husband Cody text me back to let me know she was already there (we delivered at different hospitals). Once I got there, they gave me patocin to induce me and an epidural a little while later. It was great! The delivery part of it was nothing. I had to push maybe 3 times and he was born within minutes, healthy as could be. However, a little after he was born I started to feel nauseous. I ate some yogurt and sure enough it came right back up. I sat up in bed and saw white spots everywhere and heard ringing in my ears then blacked out. They took some blood work and it said I was anemic. I was having lots of blood clots coming out. The Dr ran in and started cleaning me out and pushing on my stomach and let me tell you it hurt like heck. I like to think I have a pretty high pain tolerance too (2 kids before this, 2 tattoos, and a couple of piercings with no complaints) but this sucked!!! I was shaking uncontrollably; I thought I was having a seizer. I guess I was going in and out of it, b/c I woke up later and Greg had put a rose on my chest. I remember waking up and asking him if he thought I died. It was probably one of the scariest times of my life (besides Greg leaving for Iraq). Im so glad my mom was there to explain to me in English all the Doctor lingo. I did get to go home for Thanksgiving with a beautiful, healthy baby boy. This was a big deal because I had some scares early on in my pregnancy. On the first ultrasound, we found out that my placenta was sitting way too low so it was squishing Trevor’s kidneys. They were way too small. That was terrifying for both Greg and me. After a couple more ultrasounds and a visit to a perinatologist (sounds serious right) we found out everything was fine. I couldn’t figure out what the big deal was for having small kidneys. I mean, there are two of them. Turns out after some research, it can be a sign of Down Syndrome. It was very scary!!!! We are so blessed that Trevor is healthy! Trevor is turning out to be an angel baby. He rarely cries and sleeps all through the night. He smiles all the time and loves to look at the color blue. He loves to watch Cody and always smiles when he gets to take a bath. Trevor just seems to love life. It is so much fun just to sit and cuddle him. He makes the cutest cooing sounds. I can’t wait to see more of his personality. It just goes by too fast. Greg and I are so blessed and we are reminded of that every time we see our beautiful boys.

Justin Gregory Tieman was born Friday September 18, 2009 at 9:11 in the morning. He weighed in at exactly 7 lbs and was 19.5 inches long. Everything in a time period of about 36 hours happened so quickly. I had my Dr’s appointment at 2 on Thursday and when I was there, he asked if I wanted the 12 am or 4 am spot to be induced. I took the 12 am spot. Gregory and I made it to the hospital around 12:30, checked in, and then went up to Labor and Delivery. I was given “the gel” around 2:15 am and by 2:20 I was already having small contractions. My nurse had me get up and walk the halls for about 40 minutes. I’m not sure what time I had my epidural? It was with the first nurse I had, so sometime between 3 and 6 am. I got a new nurse around 6:15 and she let me sleep for about 3 hours to get some rest. She came in 8:45-9:00 to check on me and see if I had dilated at all. To my surprise (and hers), I was fully dilated!!! I had slept through all of my contractions! It’s a good thing my Dr was just down stairs getting ready to come up and break my water. I felt so bad for him. I pretty much shot my baby out at him. I pushed 3 times (for about a minute) and he was out. They did have to use to vacuum on him because I already had some abrasions and was starting to bleed. Luckily I got all the medicine I needed and then some to help with the bleeding and everything went really well. I was able to leave the hospital the next day, feeling pretty good. Justin is only a couple of days old, but he is already such a blessing for our family. He is a wonderful baby and absolutely beautiful. Cody and Trevor can’t seem to get enough of him. They love getting to help feed Justin. They are such good big brothers! With Justin now here, I feel our family is complete. Gregory and I couldn’t be happier to have 3 wonderful boys in our lives!