A Good Tieman Place: 2014

Wednesday, December 31, 2014

Christmas 2014

Christmas Eve we had an amazing dinner, watched the story of Jesus' birthday, had our annual children's nativity play, and had a white elephant exchange

Christmas morning, the boys were up at 4:00! They were encouraged to go back to bed and then woke up around 7:00 :)

Normally, Gregory and I get the boys the same gifts in order to avoid fighting and arguing. But this year we took a different approach and got them all different gifts. My thinking this year was that the boys are old enough to share and not fight over things...I've been pleasantly surprised that so far it's been working out.

Egg Nog

Egg Nog is kind of a huge deal for me and the kiddos come Halloween time. I kid you not that I've bought over 20 liters in the past 2 months....yahhhhh...Well, this year, Mallory decided that she also loves egg nog. I caught her one morning in the fridge sneaking some and it was oh so cute.

Sleeping Beauty

Sleeping Beauty is my favorite Disney Movie. So after Mallory was born, I prayed to my Mom to give her the gift of song, beauty, smarts, and being sweet & kind to everyone in her kingdom :)

December 3

On December 3rd, Mallory and I celebrated our birthdays.

I had been bugging Gregory about this Michael Kors purse that I really wanted and he surprised me with early in the morning. I was doing T25 when he left for work. He started his truck and then I heard him walking back. I thought he had forgot something but when he walked in, he had a great big Macy's bag and said "Happy Birthday!". It's a very rare occasion that I'm surprised by something, but I was very surprised by that:) I was so excited!

I was even more excited when he got me the matching wallet for Christmas :)

Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Mallory Pictures

Between Me and Papa, Mallory has had her picture taken millions of times. She is normally oozing with her bubbly personality and smiley faces, but on this particular day, she was not in any mood to be photographed. We had a mini photo session with Elizabeth Stanley during our Veterans Day holiday and we could not get Ladybug to smile or cooperate for anything! The only prop she was remotely interested in was the caterpillar dump truck, go figure right:) Luckily she is still so stinkin' cute even when she's being ornery .

Wednesday, December 3, 2014

Family Pictures

I love when we're able to get together with the family, specially during the Holidays. For Thanksgiving this year, I decided it was time for a new family photo. The last time we took a 'family picture' was when Gregory got home from Iraq in 2003, and also, we have so many new additions to the Fam. Needless to say, it was time for some updated pictures.

Tieman Family- November 2014

(Here is Trevor photo bombing one of the shots:)

Seriously Cody, I'm showing these pictures to your children and I'm going to share with them how ornery you could be!

My Love of 16 years!

Monday, December 1, 2014

Happy Birthday Trevor!

On November 21st, Trevor turned 7 years old! I can't believe my angel is already 7! Ever since Trevor was born, I have referred to him as my 'angel baby.' When he was born, he didn't cry. He was a great sleeper, a great eater, and loved to watch his big brother Cody. Trevor rarely gave me any sort of grief, and it is still the same to this day. He has 3 very demanding siblings and he very rarely complains about anything. He does everything that is asked of him, even if he doesn't want to do it. Trevor is also my #1 cheerleader :) Sometimes I'll ask Trevor: Trevor, how'd you get to be so smart? Trevor will say "My Mom." When I ask Trevor: "Trevor, how'd you get to be so handsome? Trevor will say "My Mom." He always tells me how nice I look and will tell Justin when he argues with me, "Justin, Mom knows everything, so just listen to her." Trevor is such a great kid! He got everything that is good in me but just multiplied it by about 100.
Happy Birthday Trevor! I love you so, so much!

I took my break during Trevor's lunch so I could surprise him at his school :)

Monday, November 10, 2014

October 2014

Our October was pretty busy. Cody finished his flag football season, only losing 1 game the whole season. His team made it into the third round of play-offs but lost to the team they had also lost to in the regular season. The second game of play-offs was very exciting!! The game ended up going into overtime and Cody caught the ball, winning the game. It was so fun to watch!

Trevor is still loving soccer. When he first started playing, he was a little timid. But now, he's not afraid to get in there and take control of the ball. He thinks he wants to play soccer year-round, but I think Mom and Dad are ready for a little break.

Justin is still Mr Natural when it comes to all things sports...at his game this past Saturday, he scored 9 out of the 10 goals!! One of the other dad's sitting next to us mentioned that maybe we should limit him to 2 goals a game, lol..Sorry my kid is so awesome :)

Trevor received the Achieve More award at school. We had a nice breakfast in the cafeteria and his Teacher told everyone why Trevor is so awesome. She said that he is always willing to help someone that needs help, he's a great friend to everyone in the class, and she can always depend on him to do the right thing and set a good example for his friends to follow. We had parent-teacher conferences that same day and Trevor's teacher said she hopes she gets all of our kids for first grade :) (she had Cody as well) But it was such a great compliment. As parents, we try our best and hope that our kids will follow our examples but when Teachers tell us we're doing a good job... it just makes smile.

Trevor and his teacher, Mrs George

We went to the Arizona State Fair! I prefer to keep my feet firmly on the ground, so just Gregory and boys got wristbands. Mallory and I were just fine being spectators :) Of coarse one of the very first things we had to do was get a huge turkey leg!

Cody and Daddy wondering what they got themselves into :) I don't remember the name of the ride, but it went upside down and flipped around at the same time...yeah, I had to close my eyes just watching.

Carving pumpkins is kind of a big deal for our kids. They also love when we save the pumpkin seeds and roast them! Mallory had so much fun this year with the pumpkins. She got straight to work cleaning out her pumpkin.

And last but not least was Halloween. Cody was the Grimm Reaper, Trevor and Justin were ninja zombies and Mallory was Cinderella. We started out at Trunk-or-Treat. Mallory was a little shy at first. After church, we went around our neighborhood. By the end of the night, Mallory was going up to the houses and saying 'thank you' and bye bye' to everyone that gave her candy. Her trick or treat pumpkin was so heavy, she was dragging it behind her. Gregory and I tried to carry it for her, but she was determined to carry that thing the whole way by herself.

(this was Trevor's go-to zombie look)

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!