The Brophy's

Deadbolts

2012-01-31T10:55:00.000-08:00

They work great for keeping people(strangers) out of your house. They also work really well at keeping a toddler in who thinks that the open land and street are free to roam. A couple of times I thought I knew where said toddler was only find him running down the street naked. Another time I was washing dishes and saw him running through the neighbors yard. I had already made 3 trips to the local hardware store to find a lock(s) that would work on the sliding glass door. I finally found one that the toddler could not reach and installed it myself. The main reason I got deadbolt/locks was to keep the toddler in not so much to keep people out. I have dogs and a gun for that. Well this morning I forgot to unlock the front door and locked the back door behind me. The problem with this is I only have a key to the front door.

Once a month cooking

2012-01-24T09:04:00.000-08:00

I have a dear friend over at http://networkedblogs.com/t62BW 2 By 2 Photography and we have been friends since the 6th grade. The other day she posted about this once a month cooking and it sparked my interest. Since I am doing all the cooking I need thinks that would be quick, easy and healthy. I began searching for some blogs and such and found once a month mom who has a ton of recipes for freezing.

I thought it would be a great experiment and my dear sister, Cortney wanted to try it as well. See, she spends way too much money eating out every day for lunch and now she is going to school two night a week. She also need some help with food ideas plus it is saving us both money.

We found about 10 recipes that we wanted to try so off to HEB we went. We spent $120 on meats, produce and such for our cooking experiment. The next day we started cooking, did more cooking and more cooking. We ended the evening with a ton of food. This is the green monster smoothie that has lots of fruit, spinach and flax seed.

This next picture is just what I have, Cortney took the other half with her.

I am really hoping that we can do this again in a few months.

Let's talk football

2012-01-23T12:17:00.000-08:00

We live in the Dfw area but we are not fans of the Dallas Cowboys, in fact we cheer for a rival team the New York Giants. When I meet Ryan I liked watching football but didn't really understand the rules so I didn't follow any team. We meet during the summer so I had no idea how crazy football season was going to be with some one how loved watching every game. I slowly began to fall in love with football and even watch it when Ryan is not around. This is a picture of the boys and I about to watch the Giants beat the Packers.

This year has been great as far as football goes. The Giants have made it to another Superbowl and I am very excited to watch the game. I would love to say that we will be having a Superbowl party but I don't know that I could not be the hostess with the mostess while trying to watch the game too.

2011 in review

2012-01-08T08:15:00.000-08:00

Let's just say that it sucked. Gavin was born and it was a fabulous birth and I would do it all over again today. However at 4 days old he was in the hospital for jaundice, then at 5 weeks for a UTI. It was a stressful time with a 2 year old at home too. William had tubes put in his ears just a month before Gavin was born, Ryan was laid off again right before a baby was to be born. Then after my maternity leave I went back to work and Ryan became a stay at home dad and he was great. I don't think it is what he wanted but we made it work. Then the first week I went back to work mom had a kidney transplant. The DR called her one day told her to get to the hospital because they had a kidney for her. I wasn't able to be there and I cried. I felt like I was supposed to be there but it hap pend on a Wednesday and there was no way for me to take the rest of the week off. I had no time left and we couldn't afford for me to not get paid. She did amazing and I was able to travel up to Dallas on the weekends and spend time with her. We even spent mothers day in the hospital.

Then in Aug we moved from Austin where we have a built a nice little life but it all began to fall apart at the seams. It was too expensive to live there and we had a great opportunity to move in to DH grandparents house for less than half of what we were paying in Austin. Daycare is about half the price as well. Circumstances with the move aren't the best but some how I made it back to my hometown with family in tow. The last few months of 2011 have been really stressful and I didn't think I would make it to 2012 but here I am.

Gavin James

2011-03-11T08:06:00.000-08:00

Short story: Gavin James was born 3-5 at 40 weeks and 6 days after 2 days of laboring.

Long story: I went in on Tuesday 3-1 for my 40 week appointment and I was 1 cm and only 50 % effaced. My midwife suggest that I start taking an herb that will help induce labor so I started taking it Wednesday afternoon and contractions started that evening then stopped before bed. Then the contractions started again Thursday evening and by 2 am Friday morning I could no longer sleep through them and had to get out of bed with each contraction.

Friday I had a appointment for a non stress test to check on the baby. Still having contractions 10 minutes apart midwife tells me I am not in labor and I would know the difference. (That was very discouraging) She then told me to go home drink some wine and rest. Friday evening I tried to get as much sleep as possible but the contractions continued all night long but never got any closer then 8 minutes.

Saturday morning I woke up around 3 or 4 went to bathroom and lost my mucus plug and had a bloody show and I knew then that baby would be born that day. I went back to bed and tried to get some more sleep but bye 6 am I had to get up. I then labored at home till 11 am when contractions were 4 minutes and very intense. William was still with us and was becoming a distractions because he wanted mommy and was trying to climb on me. I had a small melt down and started crying and that is when Dh decided to call the birthing center and His aunt to watch William.

We left the house headed to the birthing center and made it there by noon. I was checked and was already 6 cm and the baby was at a zero station. I then labored for an hour just standing and then got in the tub for the next 3 hours. At 4 pm I got out of the tub so the midwife could break my water at that time I was 8 cm. Once she broke my water the contractions became a little more intense and by 4:30 I was ready to push.

Pushing was different his time because I could not find a comfortable position to push in. I was on my back and that really hurt so I tried hands and knees, up on my knees and then on my side. I pushed with each contraction and I one point the midwife asked me to stop pushing because she was trying to change gloves, or put gloves on but a contraction was coming and I had to push. At 4:48 Gavin James was born and was caught bare handed by the midwife.

Preparations for baby # 2

2011-01-21T07:57:00.000-08:00

Getting ready for baby #2 has been a slow process, since I have nearly everything I need. I have put together the bassinet so the baby has somewhere warm to sleep, the car seat has been cleaned and is sitting bye the front door. The newborn diapers have been purchased and washed. The dresser is fully stocked with newborn sleepers, onesies and gowns. On my list to finish before this baby is here is to hang curtains, stain the twin bed for William, actually get it in his new big boy room, find the breast pump, finish fixing the diapers I got for William and purchase William a new car seat since his broke.

This baby is treating me very nicely just as William did. I have not had any issues and the Midwifes are not concerned about anything. The baby is head down and measuring 3 weeks ahead at my last appointment. I am still sleeping well and feeling good so I am hoping to stay pregnant for at least another 4 weeks. My next appointment is next Thursday and I will schedule the next 4 appointment. Eek it is getting so close!!!!

A new year

2011-01-02T19:45:00.000-08:00

A new year brings new changes for us as a family. We sold our house, moved to a different part of town, William started daycare, I got pregnant with baby # 2, got a full time job with the city, Ryan been working steady job and we had some ups and downs but I am glad the year is finally over.
I let the blogging world for a while but I am back and will be updating often. 2011 holds many great things for us. I have no idea what those things are but I am hoping and praying that it is much better than 2010. I have high hopes for myself and my family. While I look forward I do see some struggles but hey everyone struggles right? That is all for now but I will be back soon and I hope that 2011 is wonderful to you and your family.

roasted strawberry creamsicles

2010-07-01T08:52:00.000-07:00

I found this recipe from this blogger and since I love strawberries this would be a great treat for us. William loves smoothies and milk shakes so I know he will love these.
http://www.makegrowgather.com/
1 pound fresh strawberries
1 1/2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
1/2 vanilla bean
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup whole milk

Preparation:
Preheat oven to 250.
In a medium bowl, toss the strawberries with sugar and balsamic vinegar until coated. Scrape the vanilla bean seeds from the pod and add to the strawberry mixture, tossing again until the vanilla seeds are evenly distributed. Turn berries into a shallow roasting pan and slow-roast for 2 hours. Remove from oven and allow to cool for 15 minutes.
In a food processor or blender, add roasted strawberries along with any juices at the bottom of the pan, cream and milk and process for about 45 seconds (the mixture will look like a fairly thick smoothie.) Pour into popsicle molds and freeze until pops are completely firm, about 3-4 hours. Makes about six 2-ounce pops

Summer

2010-06-06T07:51:00.000-07:00

is here

Colorado

2010-06-06T07:38:00.000-07:00

William and I went to Colorado the week after his birthday. My cousin was graduating and was having a music recital showing off his skills. It has been two years since we have been up there and I was really looking forward to spending some time in Colorado with my aunt's family and grandmother. They were very excited that we were coming as well. Memaw had not seen William since October and I know she was ready to love on him. I flew with William by myself on the way up there and it was a very easy trip because his is a great baby. When we landed we meet up with Aunt Cortney and then headed to find our ride. We had a wonderful time visiting with everyone but William was pretty cranky the entire time except when Great Uncle Tim was around. I don't know if it was the altitude or his teeth but either way he only wanted his mama the whole time we were there. I am so glad that we were able to go and we had a great time.

A difference a year makes

2010-06-06T07:25:00.000-07:00

What a difference a year makes. William is now a toddler who is in to everything. He was not walking by his first birthday and not even standing on his own. That has since changed in the last six weeks.

1st birthday

2010-06-06T07:11:00.000-07:00

Williams 1st birthday was celebrated a few weeks early and had a large turnout. We had a combined birthday party with an Easter egg hunt. After the party we had a wonderful dinner. Below is the monkey cake that I made and decorated myself. I thought it turned out great but the face, hands and feet are a little dark. I also made William his smash cake and I really loved the way it turned out even though most of it was toss in the trash. I guess no one really wants to eat cake that had a one year old hands in it. We then opened presents and he got some pjs, wagon, bubble mower and lots of other goodies. I think it was a great party and it took a lot of work.

Ten On Tuesday (a day late)

2010-05-19T10:39:00.000-07:00

1. I am a day late but oh well.
2. I did not get the job =( No one even called to let me know and that pisses me off. I had to look it up online to find out, how rude.
3. I still have my part time job and a supervisor who really wants to move me into a full time position so I am just waiting till that happens. In the mean time I am spending at afternoons with my sweet baby boy.
4. We finally took William camping over mother's day weekend and he loved every minute of it.
5. Last Wednesday we took William to a splash pad at the Triangle and he had a blast. He loves the water and would have played all day if I let him. William loves people, he loves to watch people, and he like to take their things.
6.The house is on the market again and it is still depressing to think about it.
7. The job market still sucks
8. Ryan has lost over 30 pounds by doing nothing but I am happy for him because he feels better.
9. I am eating better and traking my calorie intake and I really enjoy the challenge. I am staying around 1200 calories and doing some activity in the evening. I am using my fitness pal to track my calorie intake and find it a challenge to stay below 12oo for the day with out starving myself.
10. Currently I have not lost any weight but it is only week 2.

Easter

2010-04-05T18:07:00.001-07:00

Bluebonnets

2010-04-05T18:03:00.000-07:00

11 months

2010-04-05T17:15:00.001-07:00

Lender nor borrower be

2010-03-15T20:54:00.001-07:00

I hate when people ask to borrow things and they never return them or they break them. I have this one person who borrows stuff all the time. They like to ask for movies, ladders, chairs, and tools. I had this one tool that I used maybe twice when this person asked to borrow it. Well I hate confrontations so I said yes. Well that person used it, broke it and has yet to replace it. Then today I was outside while their dog was taking a crap on our lawn. Then it was left there for us to clean up. The reason the dog needed to crap on our lawn was because there was fertilizer on their lawn. I had a thought about letting our two 80 pound dogs take a crap on their front door step. Do you think that they would get the idea. Then over the weekend we left our dogs out back while we were gone and I guess the dogs were barking all night which they never do but whatever. So this person thought it would funny to send a text message a 5am Saturday morning letting us know how unhappy they were that the dogs where outside. Oh well. If they were not such crappy people then we might be a little nicer to them. Not only has this person been a pain but has bailed on me 3 different times because something better came up. I don't mind when people need to bail or take a rain check but Dang how hard is it to pick up the phone and let me know.

Anyway I have decieded that I am not going to lend anything out or make plans with these people. Instead I am going to work on the relationships that mean the most to me.

Birthday planning

2010-03-15T20:43:00.000-07:00

I have been planning Williams birthday party for a few weeks now and I have almost everything done. We will be having two parties for him one here and one at my moms. The party at my moms is going to be Easter weekend. I am doing a really cute theme put I am not sharing because I want it to be a surprise. However it is going to be really cute. I have also been working a list for Williams birthday but I have no idea what he needs at the moment. I really want things that will take us outside. I like the idea of a swing and bike carrier/trailer but there are a few things up in the air and I can't decide if I want to fill the house with more stuff if we are going to be downsizing. I know that he needs clothes, shoes and pjs. I would also like a few toys that will make it till Christmas when he will get more toys.

The second birthday part will be the weekend between Williams birthday and Ryan's birthday. It will be mostly friends and a few family members that are here in Austin. This party is going to be small and probably just cake and ice cream but it could change.

Update 2

2010-02-22T17:24:00.000-08:00

February showed up and is almost gone. We had Valentines day at home watching lots of movies and just enjoying each others company. My sister, Cortney also came down and we spent lots of time doing crafts and trying to come up with a theme for Williams birthday.

William is doing amazing and is getting so big. He is 10 months weighs 19 pounds and is still short for a boy. He is still nursing about 75% of the day but I have decided that I am no longer going to pump at work. It sucks pumping and I am done with it. He continues to sleep through the night and is crawling all over the place. He is also pulling up on everything so I have to make sure anything within his reach is not going to hurt him or damage anything. His new fascination is with the dog food and thinks it is a snack. I have even caught him a few times with a piece in his mouth but I am quick to get it out YUCK> He eats just about everything you put in front of him and really likes to eat when we are eating. He is great at the dinner table and I really enjoy spending quality time with him at the table. (Even if it means we are eating dinner at 5). He still has not figured out exactly how the sippy cup works but we continue to offer them because I know he will figure it out soon enough. He just learned how to drink from a straw but would rather be playing. I think that his 7th tooth is already through but it did not cause him any problems. I will be late on getting his 10 month picture because at 7 pm he is already asleep. Oh well we had a rough day.

My baby boy is almost a year old and I can't believe how fast it has flown bye. It has been so amazing and I Love him.

Update 1

2010-02-11T12:27:00.000-08:00

It has been almost two months since I have posted anything I figured it is time for an update.

William had his very first Christmas and it was great. We were able to see just about everyone and it was wonderful. He received some really fabulous gifts : baby's first bible, clothes, busy ball popper, train, duck tub and bath toys.

After Christmas was New Years and my birthday and we celebrated going out in Ft Worth with both of my sisters and a few friends. William got to hang out with my mom and he did great.

January rolled around and it was back to work which is getting busier everyday with SXSW creeping up on us. I am still working part time 20 hours a week and I really don't like working 4 hours at a time. I would rather work a few more hours each day but I think they just need someone to be there everyday and my boss works from home on Fridays, so who knows.

The end of January our family suffered from a tragic loss so I spent about 5 days in the DFW area being there for my cousin. She is so strong and is an amazing women and God has big plans for her life.

We also had family pictures made with Ryan's father and step-mom. William was great the entire time and had a blast playing with all the toys and little Noah. The pictures are a birthday present for Tom's 60th. Happy Birthday!!!!

2009-12-18T13:02:00.000-08:00

First Thanksgiving

2009-11-27T18:19:00.000-08:00

We had the pleasure of hosting Thanksgiving at our house this year. I thought it would be a breeze for William because he would be in his own house and bed when the time came for him to take a nap. Well let me explain a few things; it was not easy.

I had planned on making: dressing, green bean casserole, squash, 2 pecan pies, chocolate pie, cheese ball, deviled eggs and 2 turkeys. I wanted to make the dressing, pies and cheese ball the night before but only the dressing was prepared. I started to make the pies and only had one pie plate, so Ryan went to wally world on his way home from work at midnight. Needless to say the pies did not get baked on Wednesday. I had no energy to make the cheese ball either so I went to bed.

Thursday morning we got up and it seemed to be going good the first hour we were up and William had other plans for us. He would not sleep and did not want us to put him down. Ryan and I took turns taking him and trying to entertain him or determine what was bothering him. At 11 I took him to his room and tried to put him down and noticed poo on his gown. I changed him and found he had a diaper rash and that set up a miserable day for William.

The entire time Ryan and I were both trying to get the rest of the food made and we both still needed to shower. We planned on eating at 1 so at 11:30 William and I showed and got ready for the day. Shortly after that FIL and MIL showed up and took William. I was able to finish up what was left of the cooking before everyone else showed up. William only made it about 30 minutes before he was asleep in someones arms (little stinker).

We finally ate about 2pm and it was delicious. William even had green beans, turkey and some Grams sweet potatoes. I think he really enjoyed everyone. The day started off a little pain full but ended great and drama free. I would do it again but I would make sure I had everything ready a few days before.

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving.

Ten on Tuesday

2009-11-17T17:52:00.000-08:00

1. We had a great couple of days last week as a family. Ryan was off Wednesday and Thursday so we were able to spend a few hours with each other. We also got to hangout with some great friends that we don't see that often.

2. Thanksgiving is next week and I can't wait because we are going to be hosting. It will be Williams first Thanksgiving and we are going to be at home.

3. Ryan is still working 3 jobs=(

4.William is rocking a lot when he is on the floor, still has not rolled over and I have given up that he even wants to.

5. He will be 7 months on Sunday and we will be having our pictures made.

6. I am trying really hard to get out of the house with William and meet new friends. I have two chances this week and I am going to try my best to go to both.

7. We will be going to visits my mother in law and sister in law in early December and it will be Williams first time on a plane.

8. I hope that the trip is painless for us and for the other passengers on the plane. I really hope we don't have "that kid"

9. I have to clean the house this week to get ready for next.

10. I have created a registry for us for Christmas so that I can keep up with all the ideas I keep getting for Williams first Christmas.

Ten on Tuesday

2009-11-10T18:28:00.000-08:00

1. I have tomorrow off for Veterans day and Ryan will be off tomorrow night so we will be to spend the evening together for the first time in a long time. I am trying to think of something fun and cheap we can do with a six month old.

2. Ryan is currently working 3 jobs. Yes that is 3 but we are not sure how long 2 of those will last so he continues working at Papa Johns in the evenings. I am trying to learn a little more each day at my job but it is hard when the person who is training you is gone most of the day. I know I can teach myself but it would be easier if I could ask questions once in a while.

3. William has been going to a sitter for two weeks now and I think he loves it. Every time I take him in to A's house he gets excited and it makes me feel good that he is so happy with her. I am sure he also enjoys watching her two kids play. He is a people watcher.

4. William is now rocking back and forth on all fours so it will be any day now when he starts crawling and when he does it will be chaos.

5. We are still waiting on a few teeth to come through the gum's and it has made the last few weeks a little tough. There have been a few evenings where he just cries. It will take up to 20 minutes to get him to calm down. This does not make for a easy evening, but once he goes down he is out for the count. He has been sleeping very well lately and I hope it stays that way.

6. The house has been on the market for about two months and we have only had two showings and both I think were just here to look but not really interested and our RE just decide to bring them bye.

7. I meet some new friends at a dinner I went to last week and really enjoyed the night out. Tomorrow I am going to a baby wearers meeting and hopefully having lunch with a few ladies afterward.

8. I have been planning our Thanksgiving menu because we are hosting about twenty people Thanksgiving day. I need to speak with Ryan's grandmother to find out what she is going to make and I will be set.

9. Since we are hosting Thanksgiving I am debating about getting all of our serving platters and bowls out of storage because I really like to do things up if I am going to do it. It makes me feel nice when everything looks great.

10. I really hate this time of year ok hate is a strong word but I have never really enjoyed the last two months of the year but I hope this year will be better.

Picture update

2009-11-05T13:04:00.000-08:00

Lots of updates

2009-11-05T10:06:00.000-08:00

We have had our second showing on the house, I have a job, William is going to a sitter, Ryan is working two jobs, we

Update

2009-10-13T08:30:00.000-07:00

The house has been on the market for 12 days with no showing and I finally got a call that they will be showing the house tonight at 6 Scary I know. I really love our house and we have done so much to get it ready to sell. We finished the deck, put up crown molding, paint touch ups, and un-cluttered the house. Williams room has been completely re done and I spent many hours making sure it was prefect for him and now we may have to leave it behind.

In order to show the house we have to leave and be gone and this is going to be an ordeal. I have to take the dogs with me and hopefully it is not raining when we leave. I know that we can just drive around put I would really like to take them to the park but doing that with a 6 month old in tow might be impossible.

Job update: I have a friend who works for the CO Austin and has been trying when ever she can to either get Ryan or I a job. Well there is a position open in the permits department and I have a really good chance of getting it. This would be great things for our family. I would be working in the mornings and Ryan would get to stay home with William and would work in the evenings. I don't want to get too excited but the word is that the other applicants would have to one up me. Oh and it would start on Monday I don't know that I am ready to leave my baby but I know he will be well taken care of.

False Alarm

2009-10-06T20:08:00.000-07:00

NO Chickenpox's here although William did have a slight fever and a runny nose all week. Since he had a runny nose all week we have been doing a saline rinse to clear everything out and William is not a fan of this and neither am I. I would however to this everyday if it is going to make him feel better with out putting medicine down his throat.

The house has been on the market for 5 days and we have not had a showing yet. Who knows if we ever will? It now takes over an hour to get ready for me to leave the house because there are a few things I have to do before anyone can look at the house. I am hoping that we only have a few showing before we sale.

Chickenpox

2009-09-30T16:48:00.000-07:00

William has chickenpox. He was exposed to them on Saturday at our monthly reunion we have with the babies and parents from our Bradley class. One of the little girls got it from day care but they thought she was not going to get it because they had been to the doctor on Friday.

Then on Monday she called and said "A" has chickenpox and had a few spots. We then waited to see if William was going to get them, and he did. He wake up this morning with one red spot on his neck under his left ear, so far it is the only one. I am just waiting for about 100 more to pop up all over his little body. I know they say it is usually pretty mild for babies so lets hope that is the case.
He is not running a fever and is pretty active today so we will see what tomorrow brings.

For Sale

2009-09-28T11:01:00.000-07:00

Our house that is. This morning we had a photographer come by to take pictures for the listing. He said the house was great and buyers would love it. We have put some work into the house before it will be listed. That should be done on Friday of this week. I am hoping that the house sells quickly and that we can move on with the next step of figuring out where we are going to move. I will post the listing when it come available.

I also have a few diapers for sale. Here is the post.
http://austin.craigslist.org/bab/1394998101.html

Bath/Shower time

2009-09-27T08:12:00.000-07:00

William loves the water and we try to get in when ever we have a chance. He has been to the river a few times and does not mind the cold water. Mostly William takes showers because it is much faster to get him washed. After his shower we like to get him nice and warm and wrap him in his bath towel.

5 months

2009-09-22T10:21:00.000-07:00

William Brophy is five months old today, and he has really grown. He is 15lb 4oz and 25 in long. He is a very happy and easy baby. I love spending the day with him because each day is such a blessing.

Some of our achievements are:
I am still breastfeeding and will continue for as long as I think that we can handle it.
William is still wearing cloth diapers and thanks to Gran Mary (she bought me a sewing machine) I will be able to make more.
He still has not rolled over, he laughs all the time, loves being outside and loves to be worn.
He is tolerating tummy time a little more these days and like to move when he is on the floor.
He loves his door jumper and exersaucer.
He is start to sit up on his own but just for a few seconds before he takes a face plant.
William is very vocal and with that there is drool all over the place.
He loves people and is a big flirt when girls talk to him, and it is funny.
He is still sleeping through the night and naps have gotten much better.
He loves his dogs. The dogs are very interested in what William is doing and they love to kiss him.

Strollers

2009-09-14T21:09:00.000-07:00

I am wanting to get a new stroller for William and I that we can take on long walks and to more off road adventures. I am trying to find the most practical stroller for the price. Most moms have 3 to 4 strollers but I do not want that many nor do I want to spend that much money on three more strollers. Here is my idea...... let me know what you think.

I would like to purchase a phil and ted single jogger that will convert to a double stroller just by adding a separate kit. Here is a link for a used one that is a great price.
http://www.lonestarbaby.com/shop-by-brand/phil-teds/sport-buggy-single-red.html
I would like this because we will be having other children and it would keep us from buying a double stroller later. So in the long run I would be saving money and if I can find a gently used one then I would be saving even more.

Not really sure I need opinions because I think my mind is pretty set, but I just need to convince Ryan.

Snake Bite

2009-09-13T19:21:00.000-07:00

Snakebite is a cocktail made cider and lager beer. In the United States the term has come to denote a beer cocktail comprising equal quantities of beer and cider. The drink is also known as a Poor Man's Black Velvet. A black velvet is a mixture of half Guinness, half champagne.

Put that is not the kind of snake bite that we had experience with this weekend. On Saturday afternoon I let all three of the dogs out in to the back yard to relief themselves, and I noticed that Yoda and Charlie were jumping around. I thought with all the rain I thought they found a frog so I opened the back door to find that Jake had cornered a snake. I managed to get all the dogs in the house while the snake stayed out. I then tried to see what kind of snake it was (through the window) when I notice that Jake had been bite on the bridge of his nose.

I had my neighbor over and she called her husband who came over to find out what kind of snake it was. I had called Ryan when she called G and he told me then that I needed to find out if it was a rattle snake( because if it was a rattle snake we had to take Jake to the vet). G came over and manged to find the snake under the grill and killed it. It was indeed a rattle snake and it was a baby at that (baby snakes are more dangerous because they don't know how to control their venom). When we came back into the house I noticed that Jake began to walk funny, kinda like he had one to many drinks. G drove Jake and I to the vet hospital; they took him back; Ryan showed up; we got to see him; and had to leave him there. We drove home to find that Charlie had also been bit.

Ugh I hadn't noticed it because he was bit on his gum's and he is much bigger than Jake so it took a little longer to hit him. Ryan took Charlie and left him there with Jake.

We went to visit both dogs this morning and we were able to take them out for a walk and visit with them. Both dogs were swollen and it looked really bad. We had to leave them there but Ryan should be able to pick them up when he gets off work tonight at midnight. They will both be on pain meds and antibiotics for a while.

Yoda the only dog who did not get bit is wondering where his brothers are and it's sad watching him at the front door waiting for them to come home.

Needless to say we had a very busy day Saturday.

2009-09-13T18:23:00.001-07:00

Some pictures from the cruise

2009-09-11T18:19:00.000-07:00

4 months 8-22-09

2009-08-21T10:24:00.000-07:00

Mr. William Brophy is 4 months old today. I am so amazed how much you have changed in such a short time. You love your mommy and daddy very much and smile at us all the time. You laugh a lot and what a sweet laugh it is. You are also making bubbles with your mouth and drool all the time. Your hands are always in your mouth and if we put a toy in your hand it goes right in the mouth too. Tummy time is still not your favorite activity but we still have to make you do it. Which means you have not rolled over yet either. Some of your favorite things are to sleep on mommy, watch the tv, look at lights, go outside (which I do anytime you get fussy and it calms you down) you also like the water and have been to the river twice. You also don't mind taking showers or being in the tub. You really like your bouncy chair and just figured out that the dogs lick and kiss you when you put your hands out. You are still sleeping though the night but sometimes you wake around 4 am just so you can come to be with us. You are getting bigger all the time and I can believe how fast you are growing.
You are so loved.

Monday

2009-08-03T20:26:00.000-07:00

Daddy got William his first movies on Sunday and I decided to pop one in this morning. He is watching Baby Einstein for the very first time. He was talking and kicking his legs the entire time it was on so I think he really enjoyed his movie.

As far as watching TV I think he just likes the lights because no matter where we are he is starring at the lights.

We were away from home for his 3 month birthday but we manged to get a few pictures. He is getting so big. He smiles at everyone and likes when we make faces at him. He is also laughing all the time. He likes to have his diapers changed and would probably like to keep it off but mommy is not ready to be cleaning up those messes just yet. He does have really good head control and has experienced all his toys. We put him in the door jumper and excersaucer last week.

Sunday

2009-08-02T09:36:00.000-07:00

William and I slept until 11 am this morning and it felt great. I had planned on moving our stuff that has already been boxed up into a storage building today but not sure if it is open. Other than that we do not have any plans. I think we could power wash the driveway and back patio.

William is getting so big, he is talking all the time and has almost found his feet. He still has not rolled over yet but maybe that is because he hates tummy time. I have to set a time each day to make sure he is doing the recommended time each day. I also got him some new toys but that is not making it any better.

I will try to get pictures up today.

Cleaning House

2009-07-26T09:18:00.000-07:00

We have a to do list that needs to get done before we put the house on the market. Some of the things on our list is to finish the deck and remove the rocks in the backyard. I also want to have the two extra bedrooms completely pack. I also want to clean all the baseboards. Today we cleaned up the front yard and re mulched the flower bed and I have to say it looks much better. Ryan mowed the front and back yard and it's amazing how that can really make the place look new. I really want the house to sale quickly but I know we have a lot to do in order for it to look great. I will be working on it all week that way we can put it on the market the first week in August. I am sad that we have to move but I am excited that we will be closer to our family and friends.

Job searching sucks

2009-07-20T15:03:00.001-07:00

We are going to be moving back to Arlington once the house sells. We have not been able to find a job where we can afford to stay in the house so we will be putting it on the market in August. I have a interview on Wednesday with Massage Envy for a managers position. I hope that the job is worth it and has some benefits as well. I just don't know if we can make it work with out putting William in daycare. I just don't think it would be worth getting a job just to put him in daycare. I would like for Ryan to find something during the day that way I could work at night and William would always have one parent with him. That is the ideal situation anyway, but who really knows how that will turn out. Stay tuned and I will let you know how the interview went.

4th of July

2009-07-19T16:13:00.000-07:00

With William here we were unable to go on our annul camping trip so we went to Pace Bend park. We had a great time swimming and hanging out with Cortney, Holly and Nicole. William slept for most of the day and he did get in the water for a few minutes. The night before we went downtown Austin to watch the fireworks and had a great time until we tried to leave. It took us about an hour to take Ryan to work and it was only a few miles away. He was late but they excused him since it was Williams first big holiday. Other than that we are just hanging out and having a great time. I do have pictures to put up but the computer is not reading my card for some reason, so it will be a while.

Photo blogs

2009-07-03T08:00:00.000-07:00

There a few photo blogs that I visit and one is giving away free stuff on fridays. All you have to do is leave a comment to enter the drawing. Here's the site. http://www.kristenjoymoore.com/blog/

changing

2009-07-01T14:41:00.000-07:00

Baby Day

2009-06-26T14:49:00.000-07:00

On Fridays and Tuesdays the Alamo Draft House has a baby day where you can bring your little one to the movie with out being asked to leave. This morning we went to see Transformers to celebrates fathers day. The movie started at 11:30 an we got there a few minutes early found our sits. I was surprised that there was only one other baby there so i was kinda worried that William would make lots of noise. After we found our sets I feed William and then he went to sleep and slept through the rest of the movie. It was about 2+ hours and was very entertaining but I think I liked the first one better. The movie had some language that I would not recommend for small children and was surprised by the chose of words. Now we are at home just hanging out.

Work

2009-06-25T14:08:00.000-07:00

We were planning on me staying at home at Williams birth and just picking up a few shifts here and there, but Ryan lost his job in February and has not been able to find anything. The plan was really shot and now I am back at work. YUCK I have only worked 3 shifts and I really want to make some money but this place is not doing it. I would like to find something full time and Ryan can stay at home with William until he can find something. While I am at work Williams get bottles of pumped milk but the kid just keeps eating and it makes me wonder if he is getting enough but I know he is. Not much is going on just hanging and working when I can. Hopefully I can find something where I can make some jingle.

William is 2 months

2009-06-24T09:40:00.001-07:00

We took WB to the doctor and he is 12 lb and 23 in his height and weight is in the 50th percentile and his head size is in the 25th. These are a few shots from Monday. The Dr thinks that we have a great looking kid and did not have any concerns about our little boy. Yesterday we took our dogs to Barking springs and I think that they had a great time. We had our hands full with the dogs, William and his stroller. Lets just say that it is not stroller friendly and was a pain trying to get everyone and everything down to the water. We put Williams feet in but he does not really like it yet.

Drama

2009-06-10T10:46:00.000-07:00

It is not my drama but I really don't want any part of it. With out going into a lot of details a friend is going through an ugly break up and is not handling it well and has been over to the house everyday for the last week and I can't take it any more. Enough with that though. Ryan has been working downtown as a doorman and this weekend is going to be crazy so William and I are planning heading up to Arlington to hang with the family. Ryan will be working everyday from about 4 till 4 and I really don't like sleeping knowing that he is not home and I will be really bored. The plan is to hanging out with the family and to see Hayden and Shelby. I know that we will have a great time.

Two Year Anniversary

2009-06-05T06:48:00.000-07:00

Yesterday Ryan and I celebrated our second anniversary we went to dinner on Wednesday because he went to work last night. We went to Joe's Crab Shack and had a great dinner. We then came home and had a glass of wine and watched a movie. We did not get anything for each other but our visit to the Rangers game was gift enough. I has not felt like we have been together for 4years and it has been great. Today William and I will be doing some shopping and looking for a new sewing machine. Then I will be going back to the dr for a check up. I think our day is pretty booked and hopefully William will cooperate.

Williams first trip to Arlington

2009-06-04T09:15:00.000-07:00

Last Friday we drove to Arlington for a wedding and baseball game. We took William to Aunt Coco's house and Ryan and I left William to go to the Rangers double header. We enjoyed being at the game but I had a headache and we left after the first game. Cortney was playing a softball game so we went to watch the game. William was hanging out with Holly, Josh, Mom, and Sonny. He did not take his afternoon nap so he was very sleepy and cranky, so mommy had to take over and get him to sleep. We then went to dinner with Cortney, Holly and Josh. Then we went to Poppys to go to bed.

On Saturday we went to see Williams great grand parent and had lunch with them. Gram always makes great food when we are there and tries to stuff us to the brim. After a great lunch we headed to the wedding. When we got there William was attack bye my cousins egar to see him. William spent the rest of the day hanging out with lots of people. I only had him long enough to feed him. I also got to spend some great time with Tisha, Hayden, Shleby and Sarah. I have not seen them for a little while and it was great. Shelby had my camera and took some great shots, that will be up later. Mom then took William home with her and we went to the dinner reception and had a great time with all my cousins. After the party we went to moms and went to sleep.

Then Sunday we went to Poppy's to pick up a few things and then we headed home. We decieded to stop in Hillsboro but Sonia was not working, so I feed William and we hit the road again. We finally made it home and I took a nap.

It was great to see everyone and for William to meet his extended family. I really would like more time but I am sure we will make another trip soon.

Sleepless nights

2009-05-19T10:33:00.000-07:00

William has been a great sleep for the most part. Well the last few nights have been hell. Part of that is because he spit up on his miracle blanket and he bust out of his other swaddle blankets. Last night he went to bed around 9pm and was up at 1:30 I tried to feed him and he ate for about 10 minutes and then put him back down. He laid in his bassinet for about 30 sec before he was screaming again. I picked him back up and changed him and he was just not ready to go back to sleep. I was up with him feeding on and off for about one hour. At 2:30 he was still not ready to go back to sleep and at that time Ryan took over. He took him downstairs and put him in his swing put he was not having that either. I then came down and we gave him a bottle and he drink about 1 oz but still was not ready for bed. At 3am I sent Ryan up to bed and William was in his swing for about 15mins but was not going to sleep. I got him out and laid with him on my chest for about 30 before we went upstairs to change his diaper. I laid was able to rock him to sleep and made sure he was a sleep before laying him down. I laid him in his bassinet at 4am and then I laid down. Unfortunately I was not able to go to sleep because I kept thing that he is going to be back up in 5mins well it was more like 30mins. I got him back out changed and laid him in our bed and feed him again. He ate again for about 30 min before he went to sleep. Yes at 5am he finally went back to sleep and slept till 9am. I am glad he was up at 9am that way we can get his day time sleep back to normal.

lasik

2009-05-16T10:03:00.000-07:00

Lasik has been a complete nightmare for us, really for Ryan. His right eye has not been corrected since he had the surgery in August. Since then we have been back and forth to San Antonio many time and still having the same issues. His right eye develops a blister and is bloodshot and swollen. It has happened three time now and the last time the DR said he wanted to do another procedure to make sure it does not happen again. We decided to wait till William was here before he had it done, and then it happens again. We made another trip to SA and the DR did not even want to do anything for him. He refereed him to a corona specialist so we drove over to see this DR and they wanted us to pay just so she could look at his eye. Since neither on of us has a job or insurance we decided against it and went back to the original DR. He basically told Ryan that he was not going to do anything for him and if he did not go see the specialist that he could lose his eye. They then tried to find a DR who could take care of this with out us having to pay for anything. They sent us to the university medical center.

The university medical center is the training/county hospital in SA. When we got there we had to walk through a metal detector before we could enter the ER. Once we got in there were about 50 to 70 people waiting to be seen. (I was very nervous because we have a 3 week old who has not had any shots in a full waiting room with sick people.) Ryan got checked in and asked to see M, well no one knew who M was. He then called the nurse a the Dr's office and she told him he needed to see the eye doctor. He then told the person at the check in desk and come to find out they close at 4:30 and it was 4:45, we were too late to be seen. I was glad that we did not have to stay and hang out there, so we headed home.

After spending the entire day in SA we were very tired and still did not have an answer. Friday morning Ryan left and went to a Lasik eye center here in Austin and had another Dr take a look. She told him that he would have to have another surgery and have part of his cornea removed and that he would be able to see and this would not happen again. He had to get his recordes faxed over and then on Monday they will make a game plan to find out how soon we can have this other surgery done. The new doctore also gave Ryan the name of a lawyer who takes cases like this. I am not sure if we are going to go that direction, but I think a lot will determine how much this other surgery is going to cost us. Hopefully we can get this taken care of and my husband will be able see out of his right eye.

3 weeks

2009-05-13T10:19:00.000-07:00

William is 3 weeks today and I can't believe how big he is getting already. He is about 9lb and is finally able to wear his newborn sleepers but I know it won't be for very long. He is sleeping really well and is not up much during the night which I am very grateful for. Memaw came down yesterday to visit and to see William for the first time. She has been great and I have been able to get lots of things done around the house. We got up pretty early today and I was able to feed William and hand him off. Once I did that I was able to clean the kitchen and even do a few loads of laundry while Memaw entertained William. She will be leaving tomorrow but I am glad she was able to come down and visit with us on her days off.

My First Mother's Day

2009-05-10T18:46:00.000-07:00

Ryan, William and I celebrated mother's day yesterday and planned on spending the day in the park today. We went to Georgetown Market day yesterday and then we made our way to the Oasis on Lake Travis. We had a huge plate of nachos and enchiladas while we enjoyed the great view. William slept most of the day but was such a little trooper. After we left we went to USA baby to buy a Miracle blanket for William and lets just say he slept from 11 till 6 this morning. He did not wake up one time, so the blanket was well worth the $$. After waking up at six he had a bottle that Ryan feed him and went back to sleep which means I was able to sleep in as well. When we got up and came down stairs to hang out with dad. I was relaxing on the couch when the door bell rang. We were not excepting company so Ryan went to the door to see who it was and came back to tell me it was Sonny, Cortney and my mom. I then went to the door to let them in and was very surprised to see them. They came down today to spend Mother's day with me. Mom took us to Texas Road House and had a wonderful lunch. I was really glad that I was able to see my mom for Mother's day. Ryan also gave me a beautiful card that made me cry. I had a wonderful day and will always remember my first Mother's Day.

May

2009-05-04T12:17:00.000-07:00

It is the first week of May and our little boy is almost two weeks old. He is getting bigger everyday and he was back up to his birth weight on Friday. I can let him sleep for longer than three hours at a time now. The dr was surprised that we are using cloth diapers and thought that they were very interesting. She did not have any concerns about our little boy.

Ryan is not feeling well today and stayed home from work. He has been helping me keep the house clean by doing laundry, cooking lunch, and even makes me coffee. He is really helping out with William as much as he can. He changes him and rocks him to sleep and will get me what I need when I am feeding him. I am going to start pumping a bottle or two a day so that Ryan can give him at least one bottle a day. I think that I will start that next week. My MIL and SIL will be here in two weeks to visit William for the first time. I can't wait for them to meet the little boy and he will be a month old too.

Some of the cute things he does is to extend both his legs and rise them up so it looks like a V. He also is very stubborn when it comes time to eat. He is so fussy and just shakes his head and cries. I think he does it because he can't just reach out and grab it. He only cries when he is wet/dirty, hungry or has broken out of his blanket. He really likes to be swaddled and the vibration on his bed, swing and rocker.

Ryan turned 34

2009-04-29T09:06:00.000-07:00

William is a week old today and he is doing great. I hope things continue like this. Yesterday was Ryan's 34th birthday so we went to Doc's to celebrate and had a few friends join us. William was a little trooper I had to feed him as soon as we got there and then our friend B showed up and she held William for about two hours. He really enjoys being held and I think she enjoyed it as well. It was about time to go because William was getting hungry and needed to be changed so off we went. When we got home I feed him and put him to bed. It was pretty easy night, he was up at 4:30 and then again around 7 put Ryan helped out a lot this morning and let me sleep. Ryan left about 8 and William and I slept a few more hours. Now he is sleeping so peacefully in his swing.

William

2009-04-28T10:33:00.000-07:00

We are finally home and doing well. My mom left yesterday so this is our first day on our own and things are going well. William is sleeping and eating very good. He goes to sleep around 8 is up around 12 to eat and then again at 4 and 7. Ryan left for a few hours today to run some errands and William and I just hung out around the house. He really likes to eat but he is really having a hard time settling down enough to actually latch on. Once he finally does he eats like a champ.

Where to start.

2009-04-24T17:21:00.000-07:00

After being told that we need to induce soon I decided it would be good to go ahead and start it on Tuesday evening. We made it to the hospital about 7pm that night got to our room and waited for the nurse to show up. When the charge nurse (Kristen) came in she asked me if I would go ahead and put on the gown and I politely told her NO. She asked me why not and I told her that I would rather where my own clothes because they were more comfortable. She said that if there was an emergency that they would have to cut them off which was fine. She then got a hep lock started because in the morning they would have to place the IV to start the P. Then the other nurse (kitty) came in and she first said that I would have to be in bed the entire time I was there. I then said that I would like the freedom to move around the room, sit on the birthing ball and rocking chair. She then said that since I have high blood pressure that I could only be in the bed. Well from that she did not even look over my chart because my blood pressure has not been elevated at all. That seemed to piss her off so she left to go find out she was wrong and later came back and asked if we were on the same page. I said yes as long as it my way.

After that Mom, Cortney, and Holly left the hospital about 11pm. Ryan and I then tried to get some sleep because we knew what a long day we were going to have. I tried sleeping on my side and then the other side but Williams heart rate would not stay put on the monitor so the nurse was in the room every time I moved. I was really not getting any sleep at all. Then at 5am she came in again and told me that at 6am we would start pitocin and I could get up and shower. I took a shower and got back in bed for a exciting day. The nurse came back in about twenty till 6 and start the pitocin drip. I was having contractions through out the night but I was in no pain and I no idea that those were even contractions. The contractions were not even painful. Then at 9:30 the Dr came in and we decided to break my water. William had passed his first bowel movement in utero so that changed a lot of things we wanted to do after he was born.

We then had a few visitors who came and left before anything even started to hurt. Bye the time they returned around 2:30 I was in so much pain because the potcin was so high and the contractions were right on top of each other. They were unable to turn down the level of potcin until they were able to determine how strong they were. The wanted to place something inside that would better tell them how strong the contractions were and how far about. After they did that they determined that the potcin was too high and finally lowed it. They were also worried about Williams heart rate but it was fine once things settled down. At one time the contractions were only 20 seconds apart and about 90 seconds long for about 15 minutes. During that time Ryan was right there putting pressure on my lower back with a tennis ball. I knew that he was hurting as well but he did such a great job. Every time I was having contractions he was there rubbing my back. The nurse checked me some time around 6pm and I was only 5cm and 80% effacedd and at a -1 station I thought that we would not meet William until the next day. All the visitors left since it would be some time before he came. At 7pm the nurses made a shift change and we meet our new nurse who turned out to be the best thing next to Ryan. She came in and introduced her self as Michelle and suggest that we try to sit in the rocking chair. She new that I was trying to have a natural labor and thought that gravity would help move him down and speed things up. Well she was right. I was sitting in the rocking chair and it was really helping out. I was having really hard contractions in my back so the pressure against my back was really helping. I was trying to focus on deep breathing and making sure that the rest of my body was nice and relaxed. I was getting to the point where I was not sure I was going to make it any longer. I had been in the rocking chair for about 2 1/2 hours and then thought well maybe I should try another postion. When I got up from the rocking chair I had a ton of pressure and really felt the need to use the bathroom. From what we learned in our class we both new it would be no time before William was in our arms. Ryan called the nurse in as I made it on to the bed and she checked me and said that he would be here in no time. I then asked Ryan to call the family because they as well thought it would be the next day before I delivered. I think it was aobut 9:50 when he made that call. I began to push around 10pm and then the doctor was called in with a lot of other people. I pushed for about 20 or so minutes and William arrived at 10:23 pm. They cut his cord so fast and handed him off to the Nicu nurse to make sure he did not swallow any poo. It was only a few minutes before I finally heard him cry and then they showed him to me. He was amazing. Ryan left my side and went to be with William while they wiped him off and made sure he was okay. Ryan finally brought him over to me and it was great. I had my little boy and could not be any happier.

Sunday

2009-04-19T16:40:00.000-07:00

Today has turned out to be a beautiful day. I got up early this morning and made homemade blueberry muffins and they were tasty. After breakfast I had to go to the hospital to drop off another 24 test. When I got there I was not really sure where I was supposed to go but a nurse was kind enough to show me. After we left the hospital we went and made a few stops at Home Depot, Walmart, and Radio Shack. When we finally made it home I was starving so I chowed down on Ryan's fabulous lasagna. After lunch I picked up the back yard and the bathrooms. While Ryan replaced the fence picket that the dogs tore down. We then decided to take the dogs out so they too could enjoy the nice weather. We went to a near bye park and went on a small hike. It was really nice to get outside and enjoy the weather. I was kinda hoping that the walking would help bring labor on but nope nothing to report here. I would like him to make his appearance sooner than later. I keep getting phone calls and text wondering where William is. Hello people I am wondering the same think and I will let everyone know when he gets here.

My Aw

2009-04-16T08:50:00.000-07:00

We are not scheduled for any inductions Yay. I went into L&D on Wednesday around noon and when arrived there were no rooms available so we had to wait about 3o mins before we could get to a room. I got hooked up on all the monitors and my Dr came in and checked my cervix and I was still only !cm dialted. I also had to bring in my 24hr urine collections so they could determine what my current protein levels are. They also drew blood and the blood test came back normal and so the the protein levels. The number was 286 and anything over 300 is preeclampsia and my numbers last week were 305 so I was but on bedrest. My doctor was very surprised because she has never seen the numbers decrease and she was not sure what to do. She did I will be doing another 24hr urine collection on Saturday/Sunday and taking that to the hospital Sunday. I will have another doctors appointement on Monday morning to check on everthing. I really hope that he comes this weekend but I can wait till he is good and ready.

3 day left

2009-04-14T13:20:00.000-07:00

I went to the Ob again this morning and I think we have taken ever possible route and have finally decided which one will be the best. It was an early appointment so we ran into traffic but got there in plenty of time. Once I got there the doctor did another internal exam and I was almost 2cm and still 50% effaced. Not much progress but there is some so I guess that the gel did work. I did receive the urine collection kit and will be doing that for the next 24 hours. I have to go back to L&D tomorrow for another treatment and they will check the levels of protein. As long as the levels stay the same I am going to hold off on the induction until Sunday. The really scary part is that I think the levels will be the same and the doctor will still want to induce. We really don't want to be induced at all because we know all the risk, but I can't help to think that William will be here on Friday no matter what. I can't wait till he is here but I want him to come when he is ready.
While we were at the doctors office we had a sono and they are saying he weighs about 71/2 lbs so he is going to be a big baby.

1st Trip to L&D

2009-04-13T15:11:00.000-07:00

This morning we were very busy I was having someone come to clean the carpets and made a trip to L&D. I had the carpets reschedule once already so I really did not want to put it off again. I had to go to L&D today so the doctor could ripen my cervix. She wanted to do it so I am more acceptable for delivery. We were supposed to be there at 9am but that was never communicated to me so we did not get there until 10am. When we arrived we found out that they never got our preregistration paper work. (which means that there is a paper floating around with very important info on it) So the receptionists got all our information and sent us to our room. Once we got to the room a nurse came in and got me hooked up on the monitor to make sure William was doing okay. We then waited for about an hour before the doctor showed up. She then placed the gel, answered all our questions and left. We had to wait about two hours before we were able to leave which totally sucked. I was completely bored and just kept watching the clock. When we finally left I was having mild contractions but nothing to monitor. Hopefully the gel worked and there will be more progress on Tuesday.

7 day left

2009-04-10T06:46:00.000-07:00

Well I say 7 but who knows when he will really arrive. I got a voice mail from my doctor on Wednesday evening telling me that I needed to be on bed rest and she wanted to do something to ripen my cervix but that was all she could say over the phone. I was nervous because I had no idea what she was talking about. I tried calling her back but just got her voice mail. That night I did not sleep well because I was worried and did not know what was going on with me. Thursday morning I finally hear from her and she told me that my levels where a little high (they were 305 and want them under 300) and wanted me to go in to the office to check my blood pressure and do a non stress test to make sure Williams heart rate was still in the normal range. Then she talked about plans for next week that she wants me to come back on Monday morning and to the cervix ripening gel, and on Tuesday do another ultrasound to make sure there is enough fluid in the sac. That is what the doctor told me over the phone. Then I went in to the office and the nurse told me something completely different or added more to the story. She said that they will be inducing me on Tuesday evening and we where in shock. I refuse to do a induction if my level stay the same and have no other symptoms. I am hoping with all the test next week that William will get pissed off and decide to come out own his own. Here's to good levels and doctor allowing be to stay pregnant a little longer.

9 days left

2009-04-08T07:16:00.000-07:00

I have 9 days until our official due date, but I don't think William is going to be here on or before the 17th of April. I would like him to come before the 28th though. I know that Ryan would be happy for him to be born on the 28th because they would share a birthday. I am feeling very well and not uncomfortable at all. I have not had any contractions, lost my mucus plug, had a bloody show, nothing at all and that is why I think he will be hanging out for a little while longer.

I do have to go to work today and only have to work one more after today and I am so glad for that. I have a great weekend planned. Cortney will be here Thursday night and on Friday I plan on getting a manicure and a hair cut. Then on Sunday we are going to brunch at Moonshine downtown for Easter. I am very excited that my sister will be here this weekend and she is hoping that William will make his appearance this weekend. If he comes this weekend I would won't it to be on Easter Sunday or Monday.

This is a picture of a english bulldog that Ryan really wants. We have a store near us called Petland and you can go in and play all kinds of puppies. The english bulldog stole his heart but there is noway that I could deal with a new puppy and newborn. Not only can he not come home with us but there is no way we could afford him even if Ryan was working. The store wants 4K for this cutie. I thougth I was going to faint when they told us how much that dog was. I then came home and began reserching breeders and I can find them for less than half of that price but that is still way too much for a dog. So we will keep his picture and just dream about the cute little puppy we will never have.

Non Stress Test

2009-04-06T15:17:00.000-07:00

Well I had another doctors appointment this morning and Williams heart rate was rather high so the doctor waited a few minutes and tried again. For some reason he was just really excited and his heart rate did not settle down. The doctor wanted to do a non stress test to make sure everything was okay. I had to have the external fetal monitor on for twenty minutes and watch his heart rate and monitor contractions. William finally calmed down and the doctor said everything is great and I was not having any contraction. I also found out that I was 1 cm dilated and 50% effaced which does not mean anything really. I think that he will be hanging in there for a few more weeks.

Wordle

2009-04-05T07:35:00.000-07:00

I found this website http://www.wordle.net/ where you can make art out of words. I am going to make one for Williams rooms and I am trying to find the right words. There are so many emotions when you are expecting your first child and I would like to capture those words so he can look back and know how great he is.

T minus 14

2009-04-03T06:47:00.000-07:00

14 days left and counting down. Hopefully William does not make me wait the 14 days or any longer. I think I may go crazy just waiting on him. I know that things will change once he arrives but I am completely ready. Last night we meet up some good friends at Serrano's for happy hour and had a good time. I would like to get a few more dates in before he arrives but I really don't know what to do. I would like to take Ryan to one last movie because I know that those will be the hardest to do later.

Drs. Appointment

2009-03-31T09:44:00.000-07:00

I went to the doctors office this morning and had a wonderful visit. I am currently 37wks and 5 day
and just have a few days left. I request not to be checked because I am afraid that there would be no progress so I opted to wait until next week. Other than that everything is right on schedule. We have installed the carseats in to the car and truck and I will be packing our bags tonight. The only other thing I have to do before Williams big day is to finish preparing the guest bedrooms and to wash a few more items. The floors will also be steamed cleaned next week and Ryan has to put together the bassinet. That is about all we have to do other than the waiting.

Aggravated

2009-03-26T14:44:00.000-07:00

I am a little aggravated with the last few days have gone. Ryan got back on Wednesday and I really missed him. I however did too much around the house for the shower on Friday and got in trouble on Tuesday from my doctor. She told me that I need to take it easy because my blood pressure may get out of control and I will have to go on bed rest. I know that I did this to myself but there are still so many things that need to be done before the shower on Friday. I need to clean the kitchen, sweep and mop the tile, clean the bathroom, take a few things upstairs, put away clothes, hang curtains in Williams room. I can't do all the these things by my self and really need Ryan to help me with these. I also wish that he could calculate how long his job is going to take him.

Trouble

2009-03-24T14:38:00.000-07:00

Well yesterday I busted my ass trying to get the house cleaned and some what organized before tonight's dinner with a few friends from work and a baby shower on Friday. Not only did I work to much but I also did not eat very well yesterday. Well I got in trouble for it today. I went to the doctor this afternoon and I had protein in my urine and my feet were swollen as well. All of this can lead to preeclampsia and can be dangerous for both the baby and I, so the dr told me to take it easy and not to be on my feet so much. After today I will take it easy and I say after today is because I have so much that needs to be finished before Friday and I don't know when Ryan will make it home to help.

Nesting

2009-03-24T07:47:00.000-07:00

I guess that is what you call it. I have shampooed the living room carpets and hoping to do the dinning room this morning. I also have cleaned up the breakfast nook and cleaned up around all the potted plants. The next thing on the list is to finish cleaning off the kitchen table and the kitchen. Then I am going to the doctor at 1:00 and then back to the house to make dinner and chocolate cake for some friends who are coming over for dinner.

Home Improvement

2009-03-18T13:03:00.000-07:00

This is one of the home improvement projects we would like to have completed before Williams arrival. I also wanted to finish the deck but I think that is going to have to wait till we get a job that starts paying the bills. The rock was all free and all we need now is to level out the rocks and get sand to fill in the spaces between the rocks.

I am cleaning house today and trying to decide if I want a professional to come and clean the carpets before W comes or if I just want to do it myself. I would like someone to do it once a year and then I can do the upkeep. I don't want to spend $238 for three rooms. I am hoping that I can find someone who can do it for about $100.

By Request

2009-03-17T08:21:00.000-07:00

this is at christmas at 24 weeks I think and again at 30 weeks

Baby Shower

2009-03-13T07:40:00.000-07:00

We had our first baby shower on Saturday and it was great. We are so thankful for all the gifts and people who came. When we got home we had so much stuff to put away and put together. Here is one of the things we had to put together. The dogs wanted to help dad put together the stroller/carseat combo. Ryan finally got it together and now we need to install the carseat in the car.

Cleaing House

2009-03-05T15:36:00.000-08:00

Since Ryan has been gone all week I have done lots of cleaning. I have all the laundry done including the sheets and the dog blankets. I sweep and mopped and I really hate to mop the floor. I even washed all the cushion cover on the couches and the pillows. I was really bored. Today I need to put up the laundry vacuum down stairs and clean off the breakfast table. Other than that I think the house is looking good.

Ryan had to make a visit to the eye doctor while in Houston because his eye started irritating him and was unable to see out of it. They cleaned it off and placed a contact on his eye and we will have to either visit the eye clinic in Plano on Saturday morning or wait and go to San Antonio on Monday. I guess we will see how it feels on Saturday.

Mean while we are headed to the metor-plex for the weekend because my sister is throwing us a baby shower on Saturday. I really hope that we have a great turn out.

Dr Visit

2009-03-03T17:14:00.000-08:00

This afternoon I had another doctors appointment and it went pretty smooth. The doctor checked to see if William was heads down and he is, so that is great news because no one wants to have a c-section bc the baby is breech. I go again in two weeks and then we begin going every week until he comes. Other than that William is growing and getting better everyday.

Missing My Hubby

2009-03-02T20:09:00.000-08:00

Ryan is in Houston working for a couple of days so I thought it would be a great idea for me to spend some time with my family. I drove to Arlington on Sunday morning and made it in around lunch time. Cortney had plans to go to Tatum's Birthday party so I tagged along. I got to see a few of my cousins that I have not seen in a while. After the party we went to dinner at Babe's Chicken. (http://www.babeschicken.com/) It was the first time that I have ever been and it was good. After we had dinner Cortney and I went to moms house to spend the rest of the evening there. We had a great time just hanging around the dinner table talking about the baby shower and asking all kinds of questions about the upcoming birth.

Monday morning we left and had lunch with our aunt and did some shopping at Grapevine Mills. Well Cortney did most of the shopping I was there for support. After a long day of mall walking we finally left and made it back to her house where I talked with Poppy and Denica for a while before heading back to Austin.

My drive was just that. I got home to find the house just the way I left it and the dogs in one piece. I am glad that I have a home to come to and be able to veg out with my dogs. They will probably be in bed with me soon. Yeah something needs to keep me warm. I do miss my husband when he is gone and I think this will be the longest time apart that we have spent from each other. I'll see how things are on Wednesday

Williams Room

2009-02-25T13:25:00.001-08:00

Here are a few pictures of his room. My MIL is making the bedding so I don't have that yet but the room is waiting on that. I also need to start washing his clothes, but I will wait until after the shower next weekend.

FYI

2009-02-24T15:02:00.000-08:00

Peanut butter is perfectly safe during pregnancy.

Class :5

2009-02-19T08:05:00.000-08:00

So we had class number 5 last night and it went really well and we learned a lot. Our class was about the first stage of labor and the different things that you can do to relax and not really think about being in labor. I think with practicing at home Ryan and I will be able to do this naturally. That is with out any Drugs. Yep thats is right no drugs.

An update on Ryan and is job or lack there of. Ryan has been working in the evenings at Papa Johns since we found out I was pregnant. He has been working the second job just to bring in a little extra money to save before the baby gets here. Well on Tuesday morning he receives a call that PJs has been shut down so he has lost two jobs in 11 days. We are not really sure why they closed but heard yesterday that they may open back up, but who knows? I think it sucks but I know that all things happen for a reason and we will get through this.

Weekend Wrap Up

2009-02-16T08:05:00.000-08:00

After working all day on Friday Ryan and I went to see Wade Bowen at Midnight Rodeo. Trisha a friend from work put us on the guest list (which I have not thanked her for yet) so we did not have to spend any money to get in. We meet up with Trisha and Krista to watch the show and had a great time. We ended up leaving right when the show ended (about 1 am) because me feet and knees where killing me. I really enjoyed going out but I wish I had a nap before hand.

Saturday morning Ryan made my coffee for me and had my V-day present set out. He got me some double chocolate chip cookies a Zach Brown Band Cd and a card. Then we were both off to work. After work I stopped to pick up his gift a New York Giants bucket with popcorn in it. He really liked it. After he came home from work we hung out at the house and watched a movie together and had a nice evening at home.

Sunday morning we took the dogs to the vet got all three of them their shots heart worm pills. Then we were off to Sams to spend lots of money on food. After we got home unloaded all the groceries I needed a nap. I slept for about 4 hours and it was great. Then I got up and made tacos for dinner. We had a nice weekend together at home, MY Favorite.

Class 4:

2009-02-12T11:00:00.001-08:00

We had class number 4 last night and it went great. We watched a video of a women giving birth in a tub with her family around her. The point of the video is during the first stage of labor is to kinda ignore it by doing things like eating, packing your bag and walking. I really enjoy our class and think it will be good for both Ryan and I.

Baby updates:everything is good moving around all the time and hopefully turning in the head down position. I go back to the doctor on the 17th of this month.

Also Ryan was laid off last Friday so if you know any positions please let us know.

Class 3:

2009-02-05T07:36:00.001-08:00

Class number 3 was all about the pro/cons of your delivery. The hospital is where we are going to delivery but the other options are at home or a birthing center. We choose to delivery at the hospital because of location and emergency access. I would have chosen a birthing center but they are both up north. During our discussion we talked about all the intervention that are usually associated with a hospital birth: IVs, fetal monitoring, esipotomomy, no food/water, and bed rest. I would like to avoid all of these with in reason.

Another big topic is circumcision for boys since we are having a boy I really want Ryan's opinion on these and other males because I don't know the difference. They say that it is very painful for the lil guys and that they sometimes pass out after the procudure. That part of it scares me but I really don't know what the best option is for us right now. They also say that if you are going to have it done it should be after the eighth day because that is when the vitamin K increase which helps to make the blood clot. I think if we choose to have William circumcised it will be done after the eighth day.

Blah

2009-01-26T18:20:00.000-08:00

Not much here. I did get the dresser in his room put there is nothing in it. I have to vacuum out the drawers because there is dust from sanding down the dresser. I also have my rocking chair, crib, bookshelf and changing table in the room. Ryan has to put up the ceiling fan and then we can organize his stuff. I think that I have all the cloth diapers that we will need for the first six months. I will need to get bigger pre-folds and a few covers for later. I think that I will wait a few months before making any more investments.

My Project

2009-01-20T19:38:00.000-08:00

Dresser before and after

I need to find handles for it but it seems to difficult to find them in the correct size

87 days and counting

2009-01-20T11:47:00.000-08:00

We had another doctors appointment yesterday and all is well. We were able to hear the heartbeat and it sounds great. I start going to the doctor every two weeks now and will do that for the next six to eight weeks then weekly from then on out. I am going to finish painting his room this evening and will be staining the dresser as well. I hope to have the mess cleaned up by this weekend when Cortney and Sonny come down.

U/S

2009-01-16T21:37:00.000-08:00

On Wednesday afternoon I went in for a ultrasound to see how William was doing. First off the ultrasound was being done by a student so it was a little different than the rest. She was taking a test and need to get certain pictures of the baby for the test. Well lets just say he does not like to have is pictures made. He did not want to move around much at all. She was able to tell that he is currently in the breach position with his head next to my belly button and his button is right on top of my bladder. He has is feet up next to his head so we were able to get a picture of all his hands and feet. ( I will try to post them when I get them scanned in). Since he did not want to play the student quit about twenty minutes before she needed to. I felt kinda bad for her that she was doing a test and my stubborn little boy would not cooperate with her.

I love shopping

2009-01-16T21:25:00.000-08:00

I just got home from work and hopped on the computer to see what was new. A friend sent me an email telling me that Old Navy had there clearance marked 50% off, so whats a girl to do but find some great deals. I spent $90 and got about $200 worth of clothes. I but a few things for William for the fall ( its never too early to buy for a baby and plus $3 for pants). I think I got a great deal and with free shipping. I like when I can find bargains and so does Ryan.

2008

2009-01-08T16:40:00.000-08:00

1. What did you do in 2008 that you’d never done before? Got pregnant

2. Did you keep your New Years’ resolutions, and will you make more for next year? I don't think I made one because I new I would not keep it. My goals are usually short term.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth? I don't think so

4. Did anyone close to you die? No

5. What countries did you visit? Nope

6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008? Beside our baby boy I think 2008 was pretty great and I am looking forward to 2009

7. What date from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? 08/11/08 thats when we found out we were having a baby.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? I don't know if there's a single accomplishment that stands out for me. I do know that I had a great year.

9. What was your biggest failure?I don't know

10. Did you suffer illness or injury? None

11. What was the best thing you bought? Our truck its big

12.Whose behavior merited celebration? Ryan's he has been really great this and I could not have married a better man.

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? Probably a little bit of everyone. As great as 2008 has been, there have definitely been a lot of negatives too.

14. Where did most of your money go? Bills, bills, bills. Man, I hate growing up.

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? Finding out you're having a baby is exciting (you know, after the shock wears off).

16. What song will always remind you of 2008? Chicken Fry and Comal County Blues

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? It's a mix. I've got a lot to be happy about in the coming months, but I'm probably more stressed. ii. thinner or fatter? Fatter. But I have a GOOD reason!! iii. richer or poorer? Richer because I am not in need of anything.

18. What do you wish you’d done more of? Exercise.

19. What do you wish you’d done less of? Working.

20. How did you be spend Christmas? I spent Christmas at my moms and the in laws. we also went to Oregon and Washington.

21. How did you be ring in the New Year? We had dinner and watched movies at home alone.

22. Did you fall in love in 2008? But I love my husband more and more each day.

23. Who was your hero? Blah

24. What was your favorite TV program? I'm such a die-hard CSI fan.

25. What was something you needed to do and didn’t get around to? I have a really long list of house projects that is still untouched.

26. What was the best book you read? I did not read many books

27. What was your greatest musical discovery? Guitar hero does that count.

28. What did you want and get? A new truck.

29. What did you want and not get? To go to New York for Christmas but I am glad we didn't because we would have been snowed in.

30. What was your favorite film of this year? I don't know if I could pinpoint a favorite. 2008 was definitely the year of the action flick though.

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? I turned 26 this year and had a 25 and 1/2 celebration in June I was such a surprise and I had a blast.

32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? More money.

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008? "Buy cheap.... and find great sales

34. What kept you sane? My Husband he's my Rock

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? Jolie-Pitt was all over the news so I say them.

36. What political issue stirred you the most? I"ll keep this one to myself

37. Who did you miss? My Best friend Tisha and Shelby she pretty great too.

38. Who was the best new person you met? I meet a few great people at work who are awesome

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008: Patience is a virtue.

40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year: Ugh. FAIL.

Work

2009-01-02T19:08:00.000-08:00

I usually don't complain much about work but I am going to today. I got my schedule for the next two weeks and I am not very happy about it. I have been working days and days only since May and all of a sudden I get three evening shift each week. I don't work evenings unless I deiced to pick up or change for someone. My schedule should be M-Sat 11-5 with one day off. I will even let you pick the day, but don't start changing my schedule just because some lil ding dong is out of school. That's all for now I don't wanna be to mean.

Happy New Year

2009-01-01T14:47:00.000-08:00

So I finished off 2008 with my 26th birthday. I wanted something low key because I usually don't enjoy it to begin with. I had to work that morning but got a surprise visit from Ryan, Randy, Rita, and Uncle Pinky. They give me a bath gift set that was very nice. After working Ryan and I went to Outback for dinner and lets just say I was very disappointed. The service was so-so but it took forever to get drinks an appetizer. The steaks are usually pretty darn good but this time it was dried out like it had been sitting in the window forever. There was not a manger insight so we left but I will be contacting them soon. After dinner we spent a few minutes with our neighbors and then had a nice campout in the living room. We set up the air matteress and watched movies until it was time to ring in the new year. We were soon asleeep.

To start the new year off in style I recieved breakfast in bed, and it was wonderful. After breakfast which was not until 11 am we went to see Marly & Me. I thought it was a great movie, I laughed and cried.

Now Ryan is off to work and I am going to clean the house. Yeah

Baby progress

2008-12-30T08:19:00.000-08:00

My sister Cortney came down on Sunday to spend a few days with me. Well since she is here I decided we should paint Williams room. We went to Home Depot and picked out and bought the paint. The room will be yellow, and blue with a red stripe. We have to finish painting the blue today and then have Ryan measure and tape off the walls so that I can paint the red stripe. I hope to do touch ups later this week. I have another before his room is complete and that is to strip the dress and refinish it. I hope to have all of this done by the weekend. I keep everyone posted and but up pictures when its done.

Christmas Whew!

2008-12-30T08:13:00.001-08:00

On Christmas Eve we both worked and then headed to my moms. The drive was great not much traffic. We got up Christmas morning and opened presents. We ate lunch at 11:55 in such a rush left the house at 12:30 to drive to Tyler. We finally arrived at 2:15 to eat another lunch. Talk about lots of driving. We spent the rest of the evening exchanging gifts with Ryan's Dad and stepmom. Ryan and I played rummy and watched a movie with Tom (ryans dad). The next morning we got up ate breakfast and left. We got back to Austin after a quick trip to Ike. We all the driving we did we were finally ready to be home.

Not much here!

2008-12-18T16:14:00.000-08:00

So we made it back to Texas after 5 days in Washington and Oregon and glad to be back at home. I will update later on all the details but now I am tired and don't want to think about anything. So have a great night.

Baby bedding!

2008-12-08T19:58:00.000-08:00

I have been looking at bedding for this lil bean way before we knew it was going to be a boy. I found a site that had awesome fabric selection but I did not want to spend $$$ that will get poop and other bodily fluids on it. I wanted to find the fabric and get my mother in law to make it for me. Well with out knowing who makes the fabric it has been a chore finding this fabric. I went to three different fabric stores in Austin and found nothing remotely close. I came home today and thought I would check again online and lo and behold I found it. Let me know what you think.

Other than that things are going get my belly is getting much bigger but I have not gained any weight hahah. Also we leave for Oregon on Thursday.

Baby

2008-12-01T09:06:00.000-08:00

On Tuesday we went to the doctor and had our big ultrasound. So far the baby is growing and doing well. The bean is growing great but the bean did not want to move around much so the tech was not able to measure the baby's head or brain. That is something that they need to do so we get to go back again on the 19th and do it again. Well we were able to determine that the bean I a strong healthy Baby Boy. William Brophy Lynn is doing great. I will try to put pictures in later.

Thanksgiving Weekend

2008-12-01T08:43:00.000-08:00

What a long weekend. First on Wednesday we drove to Ennis and it took us 5 hours and traffic was not that bad. Then on Thursday we went to Regina's for thanksgiving lunch it was yummy. Then on Thursday evening we went to Ryan's best friends house and ate again.

On Friday morning I woke up at 4:00am to hit the sales. Our first stop was walmart, then target, breakfast, and at last the mall. During my shopping excursion Ryan went camping at lake Whitney with the Anderson s. After shopping I went to see my best friend and her family and those kids are getting so big. Shelby just had her seventh birthday and I can remember when she was just three days old. Boy has time flown bye.

Then on Saturday morning I woke up early again and went to Canton to go shopping again we did not spend as much money this time because it was all spent on Friday. After a weekend of shopping I need to go get Ryan and head home. I first picked up the baby's new dresser from Poppy's and loaded in the truck. After the long drive to Whitney we ended up staying the night and left Sunday morning. We got home about 11 am Sunday morning and that evening we went to Uncle Daves to have dinner with Ryan's Grandparents and the rest of the family. It was nice to be able to see everyone over the weekend. I hope everyone had a safe and Happy Thanksgiving.

Target Sucks

2008-11-18T15:09:00.000-08:00

Okay so I knew it was too good to be true and it was. The car seat was not on sale and target canceled my order boo. So we have nothing for the baby as of yet, but soon.

I left work at 2:30 today which was not by choice but whatever, so I came home and started cooking. I am making king ranch chicken and something else I just don't know what the other thing is yet.

Just Bought Something for the Baby

2008-11-16T20:51:00.000-08:00

I was really bored after returning from a baby shower this afternoon, so I decided I was going to check out my fellow nesties and see what everyone was doing. I happen to find a fabulous deal on a britax marathon car seat for only 43$ the original price was over 250$ so I am very excited about it. Go me! This just happens to be the first buy for the little bean who I think is a boy. We will soon find out so stay tune.

Also I just bought me a few things from old navy and got 30% off, so I can't wait to wear some new clothes.

Lasik

2008-11-13T16:04:00.000-08:00

About three months ago Ryan had lasik done and it has been trouble ever since. He has been back to the doctor about 9 times and it has been a rough few months. On Tuesday evening he came home and his right eye was extremely red and swollen. Well we made another trip to San Antonio today. The doctor said that the flap is not able to close completely and is causing a blister on his eye (the doctor even let me look at it with his big machine). They were able to clean it up again and put a contact in to help it heal. We will return again on Saturday to see how it's healing. Since this was a last minute trip I had to call in to work but what can you do?

Last night we went to dinner with Jon and Cody at Trudy's and it was oh so yummy. I could eat chips and salsa all day and I am so glad this baby does not mind. After dinner we all went bowling and it was terrible. I had fun but was unable to compete with the boys. All the balls where either too heavy or holes were too small so it made for a difficult to bowl a decent game. Maybe next time.