A Good Tieman Place

Saturday, March 28, 2009

Preschool at the Tiemans!

Stacey and I ended up switching weeks for preschool, so I had this week. I wasn't exactly prepared for Tuesday so we had a fun play day. They had fun jumping on the ever so popular trampoline, coloring outside with chalk and reviewing all the letters with some handy dandy flash cards. They all really wanted to go to the park, but I wasn't exactly feeling 100% and our fire alarms kept going off...again. I promised then we would go to the park on Thursday.

Thursday: The kids were so excited to make an art project out of our snack. I drew the letter "V" on their paper with glitter glue (yes, glitter glue makes everything prettier:) and then they added their Trix cereal to trace the letter. It was just long enough to keep their attention, and I think the food helped too. After a little bit of play time, it was time for the park. We walked over to the little park which is about a block away. I was surprised they all remembered how to get there from last time! Plus, walking there and back is great exercise for them...and me! :) I can't believe I only have one more day of preschool before summer! Time sure does fly!

Babies Everywhere!

Last Sunday was one of my best friends LeAnne's baby shower. (I know, I'm a little late) Cody stayed the night at Mimi and Papa's, so I took Trevor to the shower with me. He was so good even with no nap. The shower had yummy food and LeAnne got a ton of great, useful gifts. And I say useful because you know when you go to a shower and you think, 'oh she'll never use that'? Well I think almost everyone at the shower was already a mom and knew exactly what she needed. And by the end of the day, Trevor decided he needed cupcakes :)

LeAnnes due date is May 9th and it's sneaking right up!

LeAnne is the one in white, and you cant even tell she's pregnant! As apposed to me, whom you can see a mile away and I'm only 13 weeks!. Oh, and we played this game where you have to guess which celebrity mom you are...That's why I have that paper stuck to me, I guessed who I was and forgot to remove it.

Saturday, March 14, 2009

Congrats Laura and Joe!

My best friend Laura and her husband welcomed their first son into the world today! Hudson Kobes was born at 4:04 this morning and weighed in at 8lbs 2oz and was 21 inches long. I just got back from seeing them and Laura is doing great besides being exhausted. Hudson is such a good baby. The only time he cried was when the nurse took his temp. I was even able to put him to sleep...It's nice to know I still have that motherly touch, LOL. And of coarse Joe couldn't be a prouder Daddy. Congrats you guys! Love you tons!

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

On To Round 3

Poor Gregory...It's his turn to be sick, and he always gets things 10x as bad as everyone else. This bug is claiming the whole family! I'd like to say I haven't caught it yet, but as soon as I do, I will be sick...knock on wood

Round 2: Sickness vs Cody

Cody came and got in bed with us around 4 this morning. He was very wiggly and sure enough around 4:30 he started throwing up. Luckily, I had my puke bucket next to the bed with me so I was able to catch it in time. Few! Trevor is already feeling better, so I'm hoping it's just a 24 hour thing. Cody doesn't act sick either, he just happens to throw up every hour...that's all.

Sunday, March 8, 2009

It's Going Around

My poor sweet Trevor baby ended up catching that yucky bug that's been going around and has been throwing up all day! He's even having a hard time keeping 7Up down. It started around lunch and he had been eating some of Cody's licorice. I went to get him out of his crib from his nap (he was crying which is really weird for him) and his crib was covered in red throw up. It scared me to death seeing red everywhere (first thought was that it was blood). Thankfully it was just the licorice... and oranges... and milk. Its been about 8 hours now. I'm hoping it will be a 24 hour thing and he will be feeling better tomorrow when he wakes up. Now we just have to wait and see if the rest of us get it...I'm sure Greg will, he could get sick from something that was in another state. I'm lucky enough to have a really good immune system (thank you day care), but I suppose only time will tell. Wish us luck!

Thursday, March 5, 2009

Baby Update-Week 10

I was so excited, I actually got to see my Dr today! I had to wait 45 minutes, but I was still happy. I was able to tell him about my postpartum hemorrhaging from Trevor, so he wrote down some notes and said hopefully I will get the right medication before hand so that doesn't happen again! He also gave me a prescription for nausea, but for some reason, it's not kicking in yet? He did an ultrasound and the baby was moving around all over the place and the heart beat was loud and strong, which we love to hear! Cody decided he would rather go to preschool than go to my Dr's appointment with me, so Trevor was the lucky son who got to support his mom. I don't know how I ever went anywhere by myself before :) My next appointment is April 2nd! Greg and I will have been together 11 years that day!

Sunday, March 1, 2009

Is That Possible?

Isn't this a cool looking picture?...

Well not if it's your patio door!!!!!!
I was playing out in the backyard this morning with the boys, spraying them with the hose, spraying the dogs, and all of a sudden I hear this huge CRACK! I turn around to see my patio door in a million little pieces. Thankfully, it's still standing, and is a double pane window. I guess the heat and the cold water mixed together cracked our glass door. Who knew?

Parada Del Sol Rodeo

Last night Greg and I were so excited to take Cody to his very first rodeo. I had bought tickets to the Parada Del Sol Rodeo that's out in Scottsdale a couple of days before and told Cody. He's been watching cowboy movies ever since and we had to get him his own cowboy boots and wranglers. Cody was positive that he wanted to ride a bull. Thankfully, he changed his mind once he saw how big they really were. But he did get to go on a pony ride and a mechanical bull.
We were lucky enough to get our tickets in the very front row, and had a great night!

Of coarse every Cowboy has to get ready before they can go to the Rodeo...

Cody's best Cowboy face!

Wrangler butts drive me nuts! Possibly the 2 cutest cowboys ever!

Cody's ready for the rodeo to begin...

These girls were riding to Toby Keiths song 'For The Red, White, and Blue' and I don't know what came over me, but I just started crying. I always get so emotional and thankful when people acknowledge the troops. 8 seconds Cody!

Barrel racing...

Bull riding...

We saw a lot of events! Bronco riding, saddle bronc riding, team roping, single roping, barrel riding, and of coarse bull riding. We love rodeos and cant wait to go to the famous Prescott rodeo in July!

Thursday, February 26, 2009

Minivan Update

I looked at a lot of minivans today...online. So far my favorite is the Honda Odyssey, but also the most expensive. I like the Nissan Quest. For sure the cheapest out of the minivans. I have a Nissan and love it, so that gives me hope too, specially if I trade mine in. I also like the Toyota Sienna. Toyota's last forever, which is also something to consider. I looked at the Chrysler Town and Country and counted that one out. Not right for us, but I'm glad I made a decision about something.
I guess the next step is to start test driving huh?
Thanks for everyones comments, they were very helpful!

Minivan or SUV?

With a third kid on the way, I need to start thinking about what sort car will be right for us. I had my heart set on a Nissan Armada. I love those SUV's! But yesterday at park day, I was asking my friend Jill how she liked her new Sequoia (my dream car), and she said she missed her minivan and told me some really good reasons why. I never saw myself as the owner of a minivan, but I was just looking on Forbes.com and reading this article 'Minivan or SUV?'. At the end of the article, they offered a quiz. It said I definitely needed a minivan! I know minivans have come a long way, and I guess I need to start doing some research. I know lots of people have minivans...Do you love it, like it, or cant stand it?

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Hot Fudge Sundae Monday

After a yummy roast for dinner last night, we decided to head over to Sonic to get some ice cream for our version of FHE. I just thought these pictures were fun, and had to post them.

Cody is such a good big brother to share with Trevor
And then Trevor decided to forgo his spoon completely and use his hands...whatever works I suppose.

Sunday

On Sunday we had a mini Nelson family reunion. It was at the Sun City Country Club, which seems kind of odd, but it was actually kind of fun. I was a little nervous that the senior citizens wouldn't be too happy with 2 little kids running around, but they actually seemed to enjoy both Cody and Trevor. In the ball room, they had a big dance floor, a good size mirror, and a stage...Cody made good use of it, putting on a great show for the entire room. And at one point, I'm not even kidding, I lost Trevor. I had a semi heart attack and of coarse went to get my mom. They had the door to the kitchen open which went out to the golf coarse and I was sure Trevor had taken off. Thank goodness my mom found him though...Inside, entertaining a table of seniors in the corner. I should of guessed that I suppose.
The really nice part was that they put us in our own room. The kids were free to run around and be crazy. I'm thinking this is going to turn into a monthly thing. Here are the last of the Nelsons...

Last week was my niece Sedona's birthday, so I went over to my sisters on Sunday to drop off her gift. Sedona loves Twilight, so I was excited to get her the movie companion book and a Twilight poster.
Here is a picture of me and my sis, Jenn

And Me and Sedona...Doesn't she have such a unique look? She is going to be a heart breaker.

Oscar Dresses

I usually just end up watching the Red Carpet on Oscar night so I can see beautiful dresses like this!

SJP was my favorite! Barely mint...Gotta love it!
Penelope wasn't too far behind...When I think of classic Hollywood, this is what I would imagine. Also, I really like Natalie Portman's pink dress. I loved the pop of pink on the red carpet.

But I did end up watching the Oscars...mostly to see if Jen Aniston and Angelina would have some sort of contact, but I watched. I thought Hugh Jackman did such a great job! I loved all the singing and dancing.

Friday, February 20, 2009

No More Chris Brown!!!

By now I'm sure everyone has heard about Chris (woman beater) Brown and Rhianna. I kept hearing on the radio how bad the pictures were and if they were leaked that people would freak. Well, they were leaked on TMZ as reported by Perez Hilton. The pictures are horrible! But if you think about it, OJ Simpson was eventually excepted back into society and he murdered 2 people. Will the leak of these pictures be the end of Chris Browns career? Or will people forgive and forget? Is Rhianna going to stay with him? Or is she done?

Check out the sad, sad picture and decide for yourself...

http://perezhilton.com/2009-02-19-chris-brown-did-this

I actually agree with Perez to boycott Chris Brown.

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!