A Good Tieman Place: May 2011

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Little League Day @ Chase Field

This past Sunday was Lil Dbacks day at Chase Field. It was Cody's first experience going to a Diamondbacks game. And because it was Little League Day, Cody and Gregory got to do really fun things before the game! They were able to go down on the field and walk in the little league parade.

Cody even convinced Gregory that he NEEDED some things in the DBack store...which as you can tell, really wasn't hard for him:) Cody had such a great experience with his Dad and fellow players!

Thursday, May 19, 2011

Sedona's 8th Grade Graduation

Today was my niece Sedona's 8th grade graduation...I feel like I was just babysitting her and she was asking to watch Scooby-Doo like it was just yesterday. Cody's graduating Kindergarten next week and Sedona graduated 8th grade...huh...Just taking it all in and trying to process. It's like you blink for a second and they're teenagers...oh my goodness, ookkk
Anywho, we're very proud of Sedona! She is a great girl who is super smart and has a great head on her shoulders. We can't wait for your high school graduation!...Well...Maybe? :))

Friday, May 13, 2011

Cody's 6th Birthday!

May 10th was Cody's 6th Birthday!

I set my alarm for 7 thinking that would be enough time to get up and get myself positioned for some pictures when he woke up...I was wrong. He woke up at 6:30. I'm glad I had Gregory get Codys present set up the night before! All I could hear in the morning was "Oh My Gosh! A New Bike!" So of coarse he had to ride it before school.

(Just because they're so cute:)

After I dropped Cody off at school, I left for Sams Club thinking that would be more than enough to time to get back to Cody's school to surprise him at 12:30 (His teacher was nice enough to let me interrupt her class for a surprise party!)

Well sure enough, Sams Club didn't have a cake or cupcakes that met my expectations (good thing I had to get stuff there anyway, or I would have been upset with the wasted trip!)

So next stop was Walmart..no luck...Next stop was Party City for balloons. Next was Frys..no luck with a cake but they did have cupcakes for his Tball team. Next was Safeway...no luck. Dropped off Justin at home for a nap then Trevor and I went to another Frys...no luck.. By this time it was 12:00 and I was in panic mode. Last stop was Costco and thank the Lord they had a cake that I liked and was big enough for his class of 24...I left Costco at 12:15, made it home by 12:20, woke Justin up for his non-exsistant nap, got everything we needed and left for Cody's school by 12:25..HUH...

Gregory, Keri, Trevor, Justin and I surprised Cody with balloons, cake, cookies, fruit and juice. He was so surprised! It was very cute. Cody loved being the center of attention. His teacher let him sit in front of the class to answer questions about his birthday.

After his class was done eating, his teacher let them play outside to burn off some of the sugar energy.

Cody also had a Tball game that night...And I dont know if it was because it was his birthday or what but Cody was definitely the MVP of the game. He had some good solid hits, made really good stops at the pitchers mound and tagged 3 players out in a row when he was playing first base. He did so well! He also brought cupcakes to hand out to his team after the game. And after cupcakes, he got open some more presents. He got more Magna Tiles, books, and some 'police stuff'.

We ended the night with Cody's choice of dinner, Spaghetti and garlic bread. I think it's safe to say that Cody had a great Day!

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

I saw this on my beautiful friend Jacy's blog and had to make one! So cute!...now if I could only save it to my Header?

Monday, May 2, 2011

Field Day

I remember when I was younger, field day was a big deal! It was an all day event that we even practiced for. We had relay races, high jump, long jump, the shuttle run, an obstacle coarse and much more...(Even popularity back in my day was based on how athletic you were).
Well its not like that anymore which I was really bummed about. Now, the older kids are in charge of field day and each "event" is about 5 minutes long. And the events that they did have planned weren't very physically challenging. Sure it's okay for kindergartners, but I hope it changes by the time the boys get older.
Three legged race

Bean bag toss

scooter butt races

walking on cans

indoor volleyball (which was complete chaos)

musical hula hoops

Limbo

egg and spoon races

One thing that I've loved this year about Cody being in Kindergarten is that he has a GREAT teacher! I'm so thankful that Cody has Ms Brown. Early education is soo important and I think Ms Brown has been amazing. I just wish every teacher at his school was as dedicated as she is.

Trevor also really likes Ms Brown. She even let him join the fun.

The girls in Cody's class LOVE Trevor...but whats not to love about that sweet boy?!

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!