Last night Gregory and I took Cody and Trevor to the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus. We had so much fun!!!! My mom took once as a kid and I loved it, but I think I had even more fun this time. Half the fun was looking at the boys and seeing how big and bright-eyed their eyes were.
I bought our tickets online about 2 weeks ago and was able to get 3rd row seating. We had great seats right in the middle and everything was so close to us! I was surprised at how fast and smoothly their set up and take down went for the different performances. They definitely keep it jam packed with things to watch. My favorite of the night were the people on dirt bikes riding in the little round cage. It was crazy!!!! You'll have to forgive my picture quality, they asked for a no-flash on cameras.
Here is just a couple of my favorites for summer...
I LOVE perfume! It doesn't matter what the occasion is, I'm happy with a pretty new bottle. At one point I think I had over 20 different scents.
But this is my new favorite for summer. It's called Bright Crystal by Versace and is made up of smells like pomegranate, peony, lotus flower, musk, and amber.
TEAL is my new favorite nail polish color.
I've always been kind of partial to blue/green colors since my birth stone is turquoise. I don't think I'm brave enough to wear this on my fingers, but I love it on my toes!
And since I need to show off my new nail polish color, I needed a new summer shoe...(or 4, but that's not the point).
I love these Steve Madden flats. They're called Maliboo and rightfully so. I feel like I should live in LA and wear big huge sun glasses, drink lattes everyday, and wear a scarf when I have these shoes on.
And last but not least is this multi-purpose make-up stick from Nars.
I don't usually wear make-up in my everyday life, but this little cream to powder stick makes it easy for me. I use it on my cheeks and eyes for a highlighted warmth and I feel like I've made some sort of effort to look like a normal human being.
28 years ago today my best friend was born...Thank you Keri :)
He's a little rough around the edges and has the vocabulary of a Marine, but he also tells me he loves me everyday. He's a great Dad and the boys adore him. I couldn't love anyone more than I love you Gregory!
Justin is 9 months today. I can't believe our little peanut is almost a year!
Justin is our sweet, sweet baby. He loves to snuggle and be where all the action is, and he's fast. He officially has 4 teeth: 2 top, 2 bottom. He says mama (usually when he's crying) and dada. He waves bye-bye and loves all the attention. He knows he's cute too. People stop me all the time to tell me how cute he is and he turns the smile right on. And, he still thinks Cody is the greatest thing in the world. Our shower finally got done and Justin loves to be in there and crawl around in the water. I think a lot about what a blessing he is to us and specially to me. I had to be strong for him during the hardest time of my life. I'm pretty sure he saved me :)
Sometimes life puts us right in front of a crossroad, literally and philosophically...Always go with your instincts. I didn't and it changed my life forever...
*I miss you, I love you, I think of you everyday*
We love CMOP! Every city should have a cool museum like this for kids...specially in the hot summer. Now that we have our membership, we're there once a week. The kids love it and I love that it keeps them entertained for at least a good 2 hours. The boys favorite thing is The Climber. That's always our first stop. They also love The Texture cafe where they can pretend to make their own pizzas and The Market with kid-sized shopping carts and groceries. I'm excited for 10,000 blocks to open. What's also nice is that there is a spot for Justin to play in most of the exhibits.
Did I forget to mention I've lost 10 pounds?!!! Only 28 lbs to go to reach my goal (my weight before Cody!)
I was walking every morning with my sis-in-law, but now it's too hot and we sort of sleep in since Cody's not in school. I'm also drinking Premier Protein shakes which have 30 grams of protein in a shake. And....drum roll please....I've cut wwwaaayyyyy back on caffeine. I kid you not when I say I had almost 5 sodas a day. I knew I had to get rid of all that sugar so I started buying smaller cans of coke. They come in really cute 90 calorie cans. I also started buying Naked Juice drinks to try and replace some of the soda. I LOVE the Naked drinks! As of right now I'm doing pretty well without caffeine. When I get the urge for a soda, I grab some pineapple juice...I forgot how much I love pineapple. I also bought pineapple popcycles :) I even bought a bikini!!! not that I'll ever be seen in public wearing it, but the fact that I can wear it and not want to throw up when I see myself in it is pretty good.
Every Memorial Day weekend Talyor, AZ has something called Trapper days. The have a Veterans memorial salute, a rodeo, and a dog show. Last year we won first place with Red in his age group. We knew the competition this year was going to be tough though. So we took Red, Uno, and Onyx, except we took Red straight off the couch (no conditioning what so ever) Onyx is only 1, but he was not in shape either. The only chance we had at winning another blue ribbon was with Uno, who actaully looked pretty good. Well, Onyx didnt even place, neither did Red, but thankfully Uno did win first place in his age group. He would of had a good chance at winning for best male if he could of just stayed still for a second so the judge could actually look at him. At least our trip wasnt all for nothing.
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!
I was not happy with these people. They were right over our heads and did a flip on that little wire!
