On October 16th, Nathan and Jenna got married! Introducing the newest "Tiemans"
Yes, another farm...But this time as a family.
Gregory and I were trying to figure out something fun to do as family on Sunday and weren't sure about taking the kids to the fair? So we decided to take them to the farm. I didn't think it would be as busy on a Sunday but I was way wrong. We did have fun though!
The boys really enjoyed the petting zoo, running crazy through the corn maze, and the big bouncy they had.
Call me crazy, but Saturday I loaded up the boys and drove up to Flagstaff for an hour long photoshoot with Katie. (Gregory got some pieces of scrap metal in his eye a couple days before and actually started getting an eye infection, so he didn't go :(
I've been to Flagstaff a thousand times, but I've never been up to Snow Bowl before! It was so pretty!...And COLD! There was already some snow at the top!
These pictures are NOT from the photshoot....just from me =)
On Friday all of the kindergarden classes from Cody's school went on a field trip to Schenpf Farms. Our bus driver got lost going out there, but all of the kids did really well on the hour and a half drive!!! (I could of made it to Payson in that time :) We had a lot of parent volunteers which worked out great! We had 3 of Cody's friends in our group. We only had 2 hours to play, eat lunch, go on rides, and pick out our pumpkins but somehow we managed.
I just wanted to let everyone know that my wonderful, best friend Katie, who is an amazing photographer, will be having a photo shoot up in Flagstaff this weekend for anyone who would like to attend. It's $150 for unlimited shooting time and she's including a free 16x20 photo (a $75 value!). The more families that sign up, the cheaper the sessions will be!!!!
You can check out some of her amazing photos by visiting http://www.roundlensphotography.com/
You can get in touch with her by clicking on the 'About' link or by her facebook page as well. Hope to see some of you up there!!!
Greg and I took Cody to the Orthopedic Surgeon today and guess what?! His elbow is NOT broken!!! Hallelujah!!!! The surgeon said it looked pretty bruised but thats about it. Cody can extent and bend it, so I guess that's a good sign!
Friday night Cody was playing in the backyard like any other typical night. All of a sudden he comes screaming his head off! When I finally got him calmed down a bit he told me he was jumping over something, tripped, and landed right on his right elbow. I thought maybe he just hit his funny bone too hard? I made him an ice packed and Greg wrapped his arm in an ace bandage. He woke a couple times during the night crying because he was in so much pain. Saturday morning it was definitely swollen and he still couldn't move it without being in pain. I really didn't want to take him to the E.R. (Last time I took him there with a tiny cut they charged me $500 to put a piece of tape over it) So we decided Greg would take him to Urgent Care....Yes the same Urgent Care that killed my Mom! So they took some x-rays...Too bad no one there knew how to read them!!! Greg also had to tell them how to put the splint on and they still did it wrong! Between Cody and my mom, I'm seriously thinking about filing a complaint with the Medical Review Board of AZ! Anywho, after 4 hours Greg brought Cody over to Keri's house. Then, Keri being the best Grammie there is, took Cody to Mendy's Place for me. Finally with some competent Dr's taking care of him, it was discovered that Cody did in fact break a bone in his elbow. He has a chip where the the bone and tendon connect. He's in a splint and sling until the swelling goes down, then he'll be put into a cast. I need to make an appointment with a Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon tomorrow to make sure it heals properly. Cody has been very brave and very patient and is in much better spirits today.
P.S.- The radiologist from Urgent Care left a message on my phone today letting me know the x-rays read NEGATIVE for any fractures...hhhhmmmmm, I guess they still don't have anyone that can read an X-ray???
Cody fell in Love with a nurse at Mendy's Place, and I mean head over heels, 5 year old true love! He said she had long blonde hair and blue eyes. He even said her hair was prettier than mine :)) He is proudly displaying the sticker she gave him on his sling, LOL
Lastnight was Jenna's bachelorette party. We had dinner at the Cheesecake factory then headed to Hurricane Bay. I'm really too old to be at clubs, so I left around 11 :) Hope everyone behaved themselves after I left!
The Bridesmaids
One last picture before I left
Where in the world did this come from?! A very rare site in AZ.
Yes, thats our mailbox on the ground...
Poor Bull in the lake, AKA our backyard!
This past weekend Jenna, the Boys and I met up with the Tieman side of the family in Parks. We had such a great time at the cabin! Hopefully we got enough wood cut for the next couple of years. Everyone worked so hard...even the kids!
I kept Cody home from school Friday so we could leave early Friday morning. Cody was so excited to see his cousin Megan
Friday was a nice relaxing day. The kids enjoyed playing out in the field and being pushed on the tire swing.
The beauty that is Parks
A little later in the day, we helped Grandpa fill up on firewood. After that, cousin Jared took us to
Bearizona. I had never heard of it before but it was a fun drive-thru wildlife park. At the end we were able to get out and see some animals up close.
All of the kids were very excited to get some wrestle time in with Jared right before bed
Saturday was dedicated to all things wood.
One of three or four truck loads of wood
All of the kids were ready to be done around lunch time...back to the tire swing they went
Sunday morning before we all left, we just had to get some pictures of the cousins
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!
