A Good Tieman Place: March 2008

Thursday, March 27, 2008

Getting To Know Gregory and Lindsey

Yay Julie, Im so excited! I've never been tagged before. Here it goes

This is one of my favorite pictures, the day Greg was back on American soil from Iraq...September 8,2003. A day I'll never forget.

1. What is his name? Gregory Scott Tieman
2. How long have you been married? 5 1/2 years! Our 6 year anniversary is in August
3. How long did you date? 4 years
4. How old is he? 25
5. Who eats more sweets? I would say this one is a tie. Greg loves ice cream and I love candy. We are both very bad about it. It doesn't help shopping at Sams Club either.
6. Who said I love you first? I definitely did. We had been together 4 months.
7. Who is taller? Everyone knows this answer! I am of coarse. Im 5'9 and 3/4 and Greg is 5'8 (no cute heels for me. I think my flip flops are glued to my feet now)
8. Who can sing better? I can carry a tune better, but Greg definitely has a hidden talent for making up silly rhyming songs... some of which aren't to appropriate but oh so funny.
9. Who is smarter? I think we tie at this again. I am better with computers, bills, reading directions. He still has problems with his brain injury from Iraq. But he sure is a jack of all trades when it comes to fixing things. He can probably fix any car, truck, piece of machinery, tool ect. Some people don't know, but he is an absolute amazing artist too. He is even starting to wood carve.
10. Who does the laundry? I do
11. Who pays the bills? I do, but Greg provides the money to do it.
12. Who sleeps on the right side? I do now.
13. Who mows the lawn? Well since Tank chewed our lawn mower cord no one does. But Greg used to mow and I would edge. Team effort. I guess we should get that fixed soon.
14. Who cooks dinner? I do. I cant ever remember a time when Greg cooked dinner. he does go get fast food sometime though if that counts?
15. Who drives? Well, If I'm by myself, I obviously drive. If Greg and I go somewhere together he always drives
16. Who kissed who first? It was a mutual thing. We have been together ever since. I remember telling one of my friends after it happened that he was the one I was going to marry. That was in 9th grade.
17. Who asked who out first? I don't think it was ever officially announced, but Greg definitely pursued me first. I even turned him down the first couple of times he asked
18. Who proposed? Gregory did.
19. Who has more siblings? Greg does considering I'm an only child.
20. Who wears the pants? I would have to say we each have a leg.

I tag Heather, Laura, LeAnne. See LeAnne, now you have to start a blog !

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

My True Color Is Orange

What's Your True Color?

My Result: Orange

You're a bold, confident orange. A warm, powerful color that indicates a strong, welcoming personality, orange is the mark of people who are social and extroverted by nature. Vibrant, with an upbeat attitude, you have a bright, inviting demeanor. Energetic and fun-loving, you're a real friend-magnet. Your easy charm and unassuming manner make you the sort of person people want to meet and get to know better. Well-rounded and fun to be around, you enjoy helping others, so it's no surprise that orange also symbolizes attraction. Orange is an extraordinary color — for an extraordinary person.

What are you?
http://web.tickle.com/jumpto?test=colorogt&c=50652

Gregs cousin Mykelle had this linked to her blog, so I decided to take the color test too.

Monday, March 24, 2008

Break Dancing Cody

Last night, Greg and I were watching America's Best Dance Crew on MTV...First I should explain that I'm an MTV junkie. Sad, I know. By the way the Hills has its premiere tonight. Okay I'm stopping now. Anyway, Cody was watching with us and all of a sudden he gets down on the floor, puts his hands down and starts shuffling his feet around going around in a circle like he's break dancing. It was the funniest thing ever!!! I could have peed me pants I was laughing so hard.
Oh, one more thing I promise. Danity Kanes new album is out. Their songs are so dang catchy, you cant help but sing along. Gotta love DK!

Easter Pictures

For Easter, or as the Pastor at my moms church would say 'Resurrection Day', Cody, Trevor and I went to church. Correction: I went to church, Cody and Trevor played in the nursery. Last time I took Cody to church, we wanted to make truck noises the whole time...loud truck noises. Later after Church, Greg, Cody, Trevor, my mom, Uncle Nathan, Jenna, and I (Aunt Rachel was there communicating through the phone too) went over to John and Keri's for Easter Dinner. It was so good. We had honey baked ham, mashed potato's, corn,salad, rolls, deviled eggs, pie, all the fixings. Since Greg and Uncle Nathan are party poopers, they left after dinner. They missed out on our game of Mexican train which I believe John won. After games, we all went outside to watch Cody find his hidden Easter eggs. It was a good day!

Can you find the hidden Easter Egg?

Cody and Papa finding eggs

Sweet Trevor baby in my favorite shade of blue. Caribbean blue to be exact.

Cody and Uncle Nathan picking out the good stuff

Cody napping after a long day

Saturday, March 22, 2008

Pictures of the Kiddos

Trevor tried sweet potato's today. He wanted the container to see if there was any more.

He must have worked up an appetite with all the exercise he did today.

Cody and I colored eggs tonight. Im pretty sure most of the die got on him instead of the eggs. He looked like he was turning into a smurf!

Cody and Mommy coloring eggs

Daddy with his Boys

Friday, March 21, 2008

Time Flies When You're Having Fun!

I can't believe Trevor is 4 months old today! How time flies. Yesterday he had his first applesauce and today he tried bananas. He must be starting to teeth. He is drooling all over the place and tries to eat his hand non stop (even if he's not hungry). He really likes to chew on my finger when he gets a chance. He can obviously hold his head up now, and can stand with help. He loves to play 'stand up, sit down' and it's good exercise. He tries to sit up when he's in his bouncy or stroller. He really doesn't like tummy time, unless there are toys for him to look at. He is very talkative and loves listening to himself make noise. He is such a sweet and good natured baby.

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Oh My Goodness

'Oh my goodness' was my reaction at Trevor's 4 month appointment yesterday. He weighed in at 17 lbs 11 ozs (90th percentile) and was 25 1/2 inches long (70th percentile). I thought maybe he would weigh around 15, possibly 16, but no way did I imagine he would almost be 18 lbs! What a chunk! No wonder I get a bruise on my arm when I carry him in his car seat? So after I got over the shock, I could hear the Dr saying everything looks good. The Dr was having a hard time telling me about these new shots they give them b/c he kept laughing at how cute Trevor was. It's hard to resist smiling when he has his serious face on.

Tuesday, March 18, 2008

St Patricks Day

Monday, Cody, Trevor, and I went to dinner at John and Keri's house. Our good friends Adam and Heidi were also there with their kids. Adam had his police car and the kids loved playing in it after dinner.

Well, Cody liked it until he was in the back of the car and the door closed. He was soooo scared! We all laughed (sounds bad, I know) I told him little boys who don't eat their dinner have to go in the back of the police car. At least now when he gets older, I can pull this picture out and remind him he doesn't like sitting back there.

They were so excited about turning the lights on and off. They even got to turn the siren on once.
After they were done in the police car, they wanted to look for bugs.

After they looked for bugs, we took them to the park to play. They got out lots of energy running around, climbing trees, and playing on the equipment.
When we came home we had green swirled cake with strawberries and blueberries. It was a very fun time.

Thursday, March 13, 2008

Museum of Natural History

Today, Keri and I took Cody to the Arizona Museum of Natural History. It was very cool. I had never been before. Cody might have been a little too young to appreciate the size of the dinosaur bones though. Some of them were HUGE! Sure, they look so cute on The Land Before Time, but even I could have fit into the jaws of the T Rex. He did enjoy the alligator exhibit they had.
(Greg just asked me, so just to clarify, this alligator is NOT real).

He also liked being around the million and one kids that were there. It was field trip heaven today. Next time, I think we'll go after lunch or during the summer when school is out.

Cody loved coming home from a day at the museum and curling up in Mommy and Daddy's bed to watch Curious George. He also had to bring his new pet snake that he got in the museum gift shop.

Note our new blue and brown bedding that I am absolutely in love with.

Tuesday, March 4, 2008

Cody did his cheesy smile. I have no clue where he gets that from...j/k, it's me!

So Cute! Doesn't he look hopeful of something?

Cowboy Cody Is Back!

Cowboy Cody to the rescue! Cody really wanted to go horseback riding again, so Greg and I took him out to the White Tank riding stables this morning. He cant wait til we have horses of our own...oh, and goats. The goats really liked Cody, and he really wanted to take them home. He was very upset when we had to leave goatless. Someday Cody, dont worry!

I love this picture! Doesn't it look like the old west? All he's missing is his cowboy hat.

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!