October flew by....

It's November 1st!?!?! I didn't even get a chance to get Audrie's birthday pictures up until almost a month later...good thing I have an excuse, right?.....

Oh he is melting us with his big open mouth smiles!
Here's a short in words, but full of pictures post summing up the two events in October...Audrie's 3rd Birthday & Halloween

Here's our beauty of a 3 year old...

Audrie is a special girl! We love her so much and are so thankful for her filling our lives with joy!

Had to have a Tinkerbell Party...it's her favorite Disney Character!

The beautiful Tinkerbell cake! Oh I could not have asked for a better cake!
(Thanx again Casey & Natalie!!!)

She's not a fan of the Happy Birthday song I guess...she did this at Red Robin too!

Blowing out those 3 candles :)

Eating cake...which was delicious!!!

Her gift from Mom & Dad

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It's always a Happy Halloween :)

Cinderella & Gus Gus
She made a sweet little Cinderella
Ready for some Trick-or-Treatin!

Ready for some cuddling...no treating this year...next year buddy!
Such a quiet little mouse.
Cinderella, Gus, and Rag Cinderella (it's fitting...do the dishes and the laundry...my kids keep me very very busy! But they are sooo worth it, huh moms?
Our Prince Charming is behind the camera...not in costume, but still our Prince :)

Ahhhh I can sleep a little better! I actually blogged in October. I wish I had more time to post, but at least I am capturing the memories. Can't let those pass by!

1st Trip to the Lake

We went to the lake as a family of 4 for the 1st time Thursday evening. It was fun to have a picnic with Grandma & Grandpa Turley & the Foss Fam. We watched daddy wakeboard and Audrie and mom love to cheer when he jumps really high. Blake almost missed everything, but I woke him to steal some pictures of him in front of the beautiful water...it won't be long before he is following in his daddy's bindings :)

They are brother & sister

Both my kids were sleeping and Grant was running by 8:00 so I just nailed two posts! Man I am amazing myself at all I am getting done today! I guess when you don't have time to be lazy, you just keep on going. Bye Bye pregnancy schedule...hello two kids :)

I instantly thought Blake had a different look. I see the resemblance, but they are different to me...what do you think?

For 5 weeks early, Audrie had a fuller face and Blake has a lot more hair. I see the most resemblance in their eyes. I'll have to compare again in a few weeks...these are not the best pictures, but they were the best I could match up.

Blake's 1st days

More from the hospital

We love our baby Blake!!!

Look at Audrie in our family pic...she was soooo done with the hospital!

I'm ready to go home...to grow so I can fill out my clothes and my car seat...he's so small!

Welcome Home!!!

My sweet sister-in-laws decorated our house just before we came home :) All our neighbors were outside to greet us. It was so fun to come home to!!! Thanx you two!!!
1st night sleepover :)

Cute kids ready for bed

Audrie loves "baby brother Bake"

Had to show her googly eyes :)

Meet Blake Preston Turley

Blake Preston Turley
9.9.09
8:00 AM
6lbs. 6oz.
20 3/4 in.

How to make this short & sweet...oh wait it was! I had been having stronger contractions two days before my induction day and was so glad to make it to Wednesday (Dr. Lowder was away until Tuesday night). We woke up bright and early...5:00 am induction and we got started with everything around 6:15. I was at a 3 and as soon as they gave me the pit, I was off and kicking...HARD! By 6:45 I didn't think I would make it any longer without an epidural! I got my epidural at 7:10....which took until about 7:30 to finish and it just barely started to dull the pain when Dr. Lowder came in to break my water...oh never mind...I'll do that myself again :) So he checked me and said "We've gotta move!" I had been feeling crazy pressure and knew Blake was already coming. I watched a lot of scrambling...not the slow and steady I had experienced with Audrie's delivery. Two big pushes and a few little stop and go's and out came our beautiful baby boy! A little bundle that we had taken bets on...I must have looked a lot bigger cause he was a whopper of 6lbs 6 oz! Oh the little ones I have, but this time our baby was in our arms in less time than I had to blink. Our family didn't even get a chance to make it to the hospital to wait outside. He waited to come, but then made up time! He even came JUMPING! I will have to upload it with Grant's help, but when they were doing his stats and checking him out he repeatedly pushed off the table and did 4 little jumps! He's strong and all boy!

Seeing Audrie come into the room was a tender moment for me...She is a beautiful little girl and to see her almost 3 little self (all smiles) come to meet her baby brother brought such emotion I can't express. I am so blessed to have these two sweet children of our Heavenly Father and I know he blessed all of us to experience this healthy birth. We could not be more grateful, more proud, or more in love! But there is a lot more in store and I know it's going to be a wonderful journey!

Here he is day one...and there are plenty more to come!

Where is baby?.............I'm due!!!

I don't sleep much these nights so yes it is late and now our little guy is too! :)
Friday was my official due date and there is no sign of baby. I am very happy to have made it to my due date and feel so blessed to have carried this baby to term. Thank you to all our friends and family that have been concerned and have prayed for our little one to arrive at a healthier week. He and his sister are already complete opposites the way they are entering the world. She could not wait to get here and he is "getting special instructions" as my mom says. :) He will be arriving September 9th 2009 if he doesn't decide to come on his own. (Although I have been telling him to hold out cause my doctor is out of town...eek!) So 9.9.09 will be a special day for our family and we are excited to meet this special little guy. We will keep you updated. Thanx again for all of your love and support. I had A LOT of help getting this far!

Checklist...

Baby's room.........

Hospital bag.........

Junk drawers cleaned out........

Audrie potty trained..............

BIG CHECK!!!! :)

35 weeks here we come! We are ready...

And we are HAPPY!

My Kiddos Rooms...and a little change for me

Yeah I'm 34 weeks and our boy's room is feeling complete! I didn't have anything but the crib up in Audrie's room when she came so I am really excited! There are still some pieces missing to make it finished...I am going to hang a picture of Grant wake boarding on a wall and a large first letter of his name on another wall. Audrie is a big helper when we work on baby brother's room. She has her own hammer (thanx Grandma Brown!) and copies all that we do. I told her we needed to take pictures of baby brother's room and then we would take pictures of her big girl room...I never did show her big girl bed transition. So without rambling any more...here are my kiddos rooms :)

*I'm getting lazy with uploading pictures one by one...so click on them and it will load the collage larger. *

Baby Boy's Room

It's a mountain theme...camo, a tent canopy, bears, trees, pine cones, and stars. Grant wake boarding on Donnelly Lake will look great on a wall for his son to get some early inspiration. :) And Grandpa Brown is working on his 1st antler lamp for this boy. I just love the way it turned out!

Audrie's Room

It was just pink and brown as a nursery, but we found this bedding with green and teal and love adding more color! I found the 3 little lanterns at Pier 1 and they light up so we use them as nightlights. The dresser I had in my room at home and I sanded it down, painted it pink and brown, and now it holds all her little keepsakes and books. She loves her big bed and redecorating all the stickers on the wall. :) They used to be a border, but she likes to rearrange them and that's alright with me.

Now for a little my space...
I had to get our LARGE mirrors that covered two walls in our bathroom switched to something more elegant and not so LARGE (especially as I have changed haha). I found these framed mirrors at Graples and love the way they dress up our vanities. Thanx for all your help Dave & Kathleen! These mirrors are heavy and it wasn't an easy switch-a-roo!

I also hung 3 memo/picture boards (from Kohl's ladies) that are wonderful for hanging your jewelry. I used one for Audrie's hair bows too in another bathroom. Just working on getting rid of cluttery spaces. Am I nesting or what?!?!

Watching the flowers grow

I took pictures of Audrie in front of some daisies we planted from Grandma Turley's yard last year and thought it would be fun to take them again a year later. We can see how the daisies grow and how Audrie grows :) She has grown up so much and way too fast!

Audrie 21 months - July 2008

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Audrie 2 1/2 - July 2009

And by the way this daisy is for YOU
Grandma Turley! Happy Birthday!!!

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Getting ready for baby brother!

We have reached 33 weeks and are getting ready for this little guy! The nursery is almost done...just need to get a few things on the walls. So pictures will be coming soon. I had sooo much fun getting his room ready. Let's just say it's inspired by Grandpa Brown :)

I had an appointment last week and we are shooting to make it 4 more weeks. Keeping thoughts positive and laying low as much as possible! I am feeling really good! He is in a comfortable spot and very busy! I feel him moving more than not...love the elbow and the rolls!

We went to the mall the other night and Grant decided that Audrie needed to make baby brother his very own bear at Build-a-Bear :) She is so attached to her bear and it was special for her to make one for her brother. We even made a wish together and placed it inside. She loved holding him and then putting him in his bed to wait for him to come cuddle.

Baby Brother's bear on the left and "Bear" on the right

Happy Father's Day from a Daddy's Girl

We had a nice Father's Day...no fits of course because it's Daddy's day :) Audrie loved giving dad his card she made and his and her nerf dart guns! :) She loves her daddy and I love how sweet their relationship is. It's good to be a mom watching my little girl look up to her dad. (I am a daddy's girl after all)

Sweet Picture! Love these 2!!!

Kisses for her

Kisses for him

Oh yeah the dart guns!!!