A Good Tieman Place: December 2009

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

The Nutcracker Ballet

The day after Christmas Keri, Rachel, Hailey and I went to go see The Nutcracker Ballet. It was my first time seeing it in person and it was a lot of fun. I loved the costumes! We might have to make that an annual thing?!

Monday, December 28, 2009

My New Camera

Greg's Christmas present to me this year was letting me buy anything I wanted. I picked out the new pink Ipod nano, tennis shoes, some cherry blossom stuff from bath and body, band hero for my DS and the new Nikon D3000 camera kit. I had been researching new cameras for a while now and had it narrowed down to the Canon Rebel XS and the Nikon D3000. I made my choice just in time for Christmas and couldnt be happier. I have had so much taking pictures the past couple of days. Here are some samples.

My Favorite Cody Sayings

Drum roll please, the votes are in...

My favorite Cody sayings of 2009 are....

"You make my heart happy" and "I like ur shirt"

Cody's Hair Fetish

Ever since Cody was a baby, he has loved to play with my hair. That's usually the sign that he's tired and ready for bed. I always used to ask him why he liked doing that and he always said he didn't know. Well last night as I was laying in bed playing Band Hero on my DS, Cody comes in, lays down with me and starts to play with my hair. He says to me "Mom, know why I like to play with ur hair ho (so) much?"....."Cause it's so pretty."

That kid sure knows how to put a smile on my face :))

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Justin's 2 Month App.

Although Justin will be 3 months this coming Friday, he had his 2 month appointment today (the insurance lost his birth certificate, so it took a little longer for it to go through).
He was 24 inches long and 13.40 lbs. His Dr was very impressed with how much he's grown and how strong he's become. He has excellent head control and will sit on the couch by himself. He is recognizing faces and voices and loves to laugh. The Dr said since he is so big that I shouldn't worry about waking him up at night for a feeding. He has been sleeping 5-8 hours a night. Well after the Dr was done, it was time for the nurse to come in which means time for the shots. I had him asleep by the time she got in the room, then she gave him his shots, he cried for 2 seconds, then fell asleep again. He was a real trooper although his legs are in a lot of pain as of now. And the whole time we were there Trevor was asking me, "Not me mom, no shots, baby J shots, not me" Im not even kidding when I say he probably asked me, the nurse, and his Dr that same thing about 50 times. He was very relieved when it was time to go and he had escaped without really not getting any shots

Since my mom passed away, this wonderful little boy has brought so much joy and life back into me. Looking at him makes me remember that life goes on and It's ok to be happy. I can honestly say I don't know what I would do without my 3 boys. They are my everything.

Cody's School Program

Yesterday was Cody's preschool Christmas program. I don't know why, but I was so excited for this (He had been practicing his Jingle Bells song on a regular basis and even taught Trevor how to sing it) They started the program by acting out the story Brown Bear, Brown Bear. Cody was one of the bears.

After Brown Bear, they sang Jingle Bells and We Wish You A Merry Christmas.

They sang another song is spanish, but I have no clue what it was. The program lasted about half an hour which I think is just enough time for four year olds. Since school ended after the program, Keri, Rachel, and I decided to take the boys to the mall to go see Santa. Cody with is outgoing and personable self was great with Santa. He let Santa know that he wants 2 nerf guns for Christmas. Trevor on the other hand was probably still too young to like Santa. In fact, he was deathly afraid of him and would not let go of his Auntie Rachel.

Justin's Acting Debut

Saturday night, Justin made his official acting debut. He played baby Jesus in John and Keri's church play and did a fabulous job if I do say so myself :) He didn't cry once and he didn't even know the couple playing Mary and Joseph. He of coarse could have played an Angel as well.

Justin has discovered something fabulous...his tongue! He plays with it all the time :)

When Keri was taking him back to get ready, Cody decided that he needed to be in the play as well. They were kind enough to let him be a little drummer boy. He had no clue what he was doing, but you would have never known the difference. He did a great job as well!

Monday, December 7, 2009

Starting Him Out Early

I have a new football partner!!!!! Justin is only 2 1/2 months, but he sat on my lap for most of that awesome Cardinals game last night! He was also sporting his red "home game" Cardinals outfit. He also has a white one for away games, both from the fabulous Kate.

It can be pretty tiring watching football though...

Justin is holding his head up, smiling, and starting to laugh although I have yet to capture it on camera. He loves sitting up to see everything that's going on around him. He loves his baths and for some reason loves to be on his changing table. Cody and Trevor are both still very good with him. We are so lucky to have this little man in our family

Catching Up

I've been so bad about blogging lately and posting pictures, so here it goes...One of my very good friends, Jeanne, can into town to see New Moon. While she was here, Jeanne, Meghan and I went to dinner at the Vig. It was so great to get together with both of them. I miss not being able to see them 3-4 days a week :) i love you ladies!!!(We must have been having ESP, b/c when they got out of the car, we all had on black shirts with gray sweaters/vests. Great minds think a like:)

Trevor also turned 2! I know I made an earlier post, but here are some pictures of our sweet 2 year old.

My birthday seems to creep up so fast after Trevor's. Greg took me to go see New Moon again at Westgate for my birthday date.
And of coarse baby J is getting bigger by the second.

Thursday, December 3, 2009

Another Year Older

Another year older, that's for sure. Another year wiser, who knows?
I cant believe I'm 27 today and another year closer to 30!!!

Thank you to everyone who has sent cards, called and text me this morning and wished me a happy birthday. I love you all!

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!