So remember before when I said Onyx was better? Well, he wasn't. He came home from the vet and wasn't getting any better. 3 days later we decided to try and treat him ourselves at home, still wasn't getting any better, took him back to the vet, where you guessed it, still wasnt getting any better. After 14 days, they took another x-ray. This one showed a forgein body in his intestines. He had to have immediate surgery and they took out 6 inches of his intestine. Dogs usually die after 5 days of having parvo....Onyx was sick for 14 AND had a blockage in his intestine. I still have no clue how he pulled thru? That little man has heart!
We finally found out that we have to be out of our house in 27 days...Im pretty much relieved at this point just to know whats going on now. Greg is stressed to the max and I'm having fun packing (ya right). But I am excited to finally make the move back to my childhood home and have that great big backyard for my boys....and dogs :)
Speaking of dogs, we just found out yesterday that one of our females who is pregnant and due any day now is expecting 9-10 puppies!!!! (We had an x-ray done) If you can't tell, my husband love his dogs. And no, as my friend Laura asked me yesterday, we do not sell our dogs. We will give some away to some of Gregs friends around the country who have given us dogs in the past, but that's about it. We finally decided to name our kennel Enduring Freedom Kennels, or EFK (we have fancy-shmancy shirts made to wear to the shows we go to, LOL, not fancy just kidding).
The end of April is when we will be registering Cody for Kindergarten!!! Seriously! Where has the time gone? I decided to put him in a different school district too...one where most kids speak English. I know thats kind of harsh, but it's true...Haven't decided on which school yet, but we will be doing a couple of tours over the next month and meeting some teachers to see what the best fit for Cody will be. I'm excited and sad at the same time, but I know Cody will do great!
One week from today will be the one year anniversary of my Moms untimely death...I can't believe its already been a year. It still honestly feels like it was yesterday and the pain and sadness and anger and tears are all still so fresh when I think about her...now I just need to figure out what building to jump off of.
Justin turned 6 months last Thursday and today he had his Dr's check up. He was 27.5 inches long (75% range) and 17 lbs (50% range). He only had to get two shots today, but he has to go back next week and get the other 3. 5 just seemed like way to many shots for a baby.
Justin is still doing wonderfully (is wonderfully a word?) He is eating lots and lots of baby food, sitting up on his own, laughing, cooing, and just being his own awesome self. He's still bald and still toothless. Anything he gets a hold of goes straight to his mouth. He thinks its very cool to hold his own crackers and eat them. He loves his big brothers. Cody makes him laugh all the time!!! I need to video his laugh because it's very contagious.
Getting kisses from Daddy
Cody is on spring break this week, so I'm trying to plan fun things to keep us busy. Today we went to the World Wildlife Zoo out by our house with Auntie Rachel. We had a lot of fun! The very first thing we did was go on the log ride. Trevor was too short, so it was just Cody and me. Cody LOVED it! I thought he might be a little scared, but not that guy. He was ready to do it again right when we got off. We also went on the sky ride which he loved, and he, Trevor, and Rachel went on the carousel. In between all of the rides we saw lots of animals. It's the first time I've been there since they finished their aquarmin exhibits. We liked the sharks and being able to pet the sting-rays.
Our view from the Sky Ride
One of my best friends, Laura, is in town from Hawaii. She and her husband had their sons first birthday party here in town yesterday. (they also just found out they're expecting twin boys!!)
I love occasions like this because I get to see all of my wonderful friends. Thanks for inviting us! Justin and I had a great time.
I put shoes on him for the first time and he was fasinated with them!
Last Monday I met Keri, Rachel, and the Barrett family at the Scottsdale Railroad Park. It was a little chilly out, but we almost had the whole park to ourselves. The boys love this park! I think we were there around 4 hours!
Baby J staying warm
Getting ready for our train ride
Trevor and Auntie
Hailey and Trevor
Levi and Cody on the lookout
Hooray! Onyx pulled through and is done with his parvo treatment! The vet said to keep him isolated for 7 more days (which wont happen here) so he's staying at my moms house with his sister. I was so relieved this morning after we got the call. We bleached everything inside and out and Greg is putting rock salt on the ground at my moms as I write (fyi, rock salt kills parvo! sprinkle on the ground, then water)
Not so happy about this one!! We found out today our little guy Onyx has Parvo. He hasn't been feeling well the past couple of days, throwing up, not eating, almost seeming to be in pain. Greg took him to the vet this morning because we thought maybe he had ate something and had a blockage like Red did. After the nice expensive tests were done, it revealed Parvo. Crap!! Anything but parvo would have been better in my book.
He'll be at the Vet the next couple of days hopefully getting better! Keeping our fingers crossed!
I watched that show "Who Do You Think You Are" the other day. It had Sarah Jessica Parker who I adore, and got me interested in finding out more about myself. I went to ancestry.com and they have a free 14 day trial. I actually found out a lot so far. Here is my pedigree. On my moms side, most of my family came from Iowa and Minnesota. Going back even further, a lot of my ancestors came from Norway, Denmark, and Germany. There was even a great, great, great grandparent on the Nelson side from 1828 that I found. Very interesting stuff if you ask me!
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!
Our view from the Sky Ride
Feeding Swans
Justin and Auntie! Love this picture
Look out beloooowwwwwww
Annnndddd, we're wet!
And so worth it!
Getting ready for our train ride
Trevor and Auntie
Hailey and Trevor 
Levi and Cody on the lookout
