feeling fallish

because here in saronville...

the grain bin dryers are on full force...
and that my friends means fall is here.

and not to mention today is a high of 53 degrees and feels like 48.

i and the mr. really like this time of the year.
...something about the harvest that makes me happy.
...something about the warm colors of autum everywhere makes me happy.
...something about wearing cartigans and scarfs makes me happy.
...something about wearing jeans makes me happy and not to mention safe and secure.
...something about wearing comfy sweatshirts makes me happy.
...something about drinking warm coffee drinks makes me happy.
...something about football (especially husker) makes me happy. every thursday, saturday, sunday, and monday we the ehly's are watchin us some foozball :)
...something about fall allergies makes me sooooo unhappy :( we are going on five weeks of yucky-ness here....boo

this time of the year is when i kinda go hog-wild buying fall decorations. here are some snappy's of my newest decor.....

don't mind mason's foot, it hasn't made its way up to his room yet :)
a dried gourd that has been stained and says "Fall Greetings"
thanks MIL (mother in-law) along with some pumpkins outside
looks just like mema's :)

so u know my last post i was saying i'm expecting some packages to be arriving in the mail....well...i don't have them yet, but i couldn't wait to show you pictures of what i'm expecting:) drum roll please.....

so flippin cute :) and stylish :)
when mason isn't wearing his cowboy boots, he can be wearing these little darlings :)

this makes daddy happy :)
this makes us all happy :) omgosh i can't wait for him to wear these!!!!

if you are dying to see our package from columbia go here because i couldn't get the picture to come on the bloggie :( make sure you click on the red and black lumberjack print.....yayaya!!!!

farwell my daaaaaarlings, i hope you have the most wonderful saturday and weekend!!!!
gbr!!!!

packages are love

im dreaming of you...
lovely gymboree and columbia packages expected in the mail soon.
isn't that the best mail to receive?

song on repeat...
"restless"

picture(s) to frame...

weekend to do list...
cheer on the HUSKERS!! gbr

what are you doing this weekend? whatever it is i hope it's wonderful.

ps...my sis and i are going to a consignment sale tonight for baby clothes!!!yayaya
i hope its fab. i'll let you know how it is soon :)
peace. xoxox.

God has laid upon my heart

to pray for this little life
baby Bowen

So....people used to tell me how nothing in this world compares to the love a mother feels for her child. I believed them of course, but the moment that I first laid eyes on you, mason,
I truly understood.

It was like my heart just wasn't big enough to hold all that love.

You became my world.

i can't imagine having you suffer from anything painful like this little baby. im not sure if i have become more emotional since giving birth to my own babe, but my tears became a water fountain when i read about this....about the morning of september 14

here you can read about baby bowen's family

here you can listen to the song baby bowen had playing near him..."restless" by audrey assad.

enough crying for the day i think.
now i need to go love on mason because life is so precious.

ted and i's

new fav song....
anything like me by brad paisley
(you're listening to it right now! #1 on the playlist)

i just heard the song for the first time like two weeks ago. (you know i don't get out much, therefore not much radio listening....)

ted heard it for the first time the day before mason was born

here are the lyrics for those of you who want to sing along!! :)

I remember sayin' I don't care either way
Just as long as he or she is healthy I'm okay
Then the doctor pointed to the corner of the screen
And said, "You see that thing right there, well you know what that means"

I started wondering who he was going to be
And I thought heaven help us if he's anything like me

He'll probably climb a tree too tall and ride his bike too fast
End up every summer wearin' something in a cast
He's gonna throw a ball and break some glass in a window down the street

He's gonna get in trouble, oh he's gonna get in fights
I'm gonna lose my temper and some sleep
It's safe to say that I'm gonna get my payback if he's anything like me

I can see him right now, knees all skinned up
With a magnifying glass tryin' to melt the Tonka truck
Won't he be a sight with his football helmet on?
That'll be his first love 'til his first love comes along

He'll get his heart broke by the time he's in his teens
And heaven help him if he's anything like me

He'll probably stay out too late and drive his car too fast
Get a speeding ticket, he'll pay for mowing grass
He's gonna get caught skippin' class and be grounded for a week

He's gonna get into trouble, we're gonna get in fights
I'm gonna lose my temper and some sleep
It's safe to say that I'm gonna get my payback if he's anything like me

He's gonna love me and hate me along the way
Years are gonna fly by and I already dread the day

He's gonna hug his momma, he's gonna shake my hand
He's gonna act like he can't wait to leave
But as he drives out he'll cry his eyes out if he's anything like me
There's worst folks to be like, oh he'll be alright if he's anything like me

seriously, this song can make me tear up. it makes me think of the relationship ted and mason will have. a relationship i wish i had with my dad. ok ok i have to stop cuz im tearin up now......

i love my boys.

we so tech savy...

today we FINALLY got internet...

i know. i know.
about time huh?!?!
that's what i thought...i kept asking ted for permission....and.....
he finally gave in!!!!!!

my main point i kept telling ted was that i need it for my college class i'm taking this fall while on maternity leave(questioning my sanity now)....but really, i need it to keep up on my bloggie!!! :)

mason at 4 weeks and 5 days :)

snug as a bug in a rug :)
notice his pacie...don't disturb...totally true!!hehe

daddy's first day without mommy's help...he did awesome :)
i think you guys just snuggled all day ;)

melting mommy's heart
i did not want to leave you that day...but i knew you were in good hands :)

mason at 4 weeks and 5 days...
*you are starting to like your pacie MUCH better!!!
*you are growing out of your newborn clothes :) not filling them out completely, but you are so tall!!!
*mommy is having to pump milk more often because for some reason you are taking a bottle better than mommy....hmmmmmm
*you went to your first time ever Husker Harvest Day!!(im sad i didn't take a snappy)..AND you did a fab job! you made mommy and daddy's lives so easy......you slept the WHOLE time!!!
*i think you are going through a growth spurt?? you are sleeping SO much...but not waking up to eat much(which worries mommy)
*you are starting to sleep better at night time...last night's stats....i fed you at 9:30pm and you woke up at 2am to eat(daddy fed you yaya) and then slept til 6:45am...way to go baby mase!!!!

you are such a sweetie pie and you make mommy's heart full of love for you
love you mason,
mommy

*
cheers to havin baby mase
cheers to havin internet
cheers to a napping babe :)

One Month Already!!!!

Happy 1 Month Birthday Mason! :)

It is so much more difficult to find time to blog these days....I will do my best to upload recent pictures of the babe. I know I always love to see pictures of other mommy's babies, so I'll do my best! Mommy's who do a good job of uploading pictures are super mommy's!!! But it is a good thing that the vast majority of my time is spent lovin on our lil man! And when I think I have a few free minutes, I either do one of two things.
1) catch a few zzzzz's real quick
2) clean up the house like a super mom

So much has changed in our lives since our little sweetie has been here...all for the better I might add. Don't want people to get the wrong impression that he has put a damper in our lives, completely not true! We have never been happier! Ted and I have been saying, "I can't imagine not having Mason with us." Sometimes we are so busy with him, I wonder what we ever did before he was here....probably being alot more lazy I would say. I almost never have my hair done, just recently got my toenails clipped and painted, usually its a quick shower not having time to shave my legs, don't spend as much time with friends, haven't cooked a meal since Mason has been here, don't talk on the phone as much anymore because when I do it seems Mason gets fussy, I obviously don't blog as often, and I sometimes get to add pictures to facebook via Blackberry. There is just not as much time to do those things anymore. My days are completely full of loving Mason and being a mommy...hopefully after a few months I will have more time to do some of those things. I actually don't mind those big changes...probably because I have a new love in my life and taking care of him and loving him is my new fav hobby :)
Mason is one month old already....I can't believe it, how fast the time goes!! :( sad face because I KNOW I won't want to go back to work and leave him. I pray God will help me through that time. I have been trying to cherish every moment with him because I know when I go back to work I will miss out on so much. I try and capture so many photos of him because it seems like everyday he changes!!!

Mason, at one month, you are already such a special little boy!! Mommy and Daddy love you so much that words can not describe. We are so shocked at how fast the time goes by. I wish time would stop and let me be with you longer at home. Here are some things about you at one month......
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You have just started smiling when daddy or mommy talk to you! It is the sweetest thing ever, it makes my heart melt. I havne't been quick enough to capture it on camera though. I guess maybe a video would be better. Along with smiling, you coo every once in awhile, it isn't too often so when you do, it makes me smile.

You are getting stronger!!! You are able to hold your head up very well at times. Sometimes you still forget to hold it and smack your nose on mommy or daddys shoulder and that doesn't make you very happy!!

You have very large hands, fingers, feet, and toes. I wonder what special plans God has for you with hands and feet like yours. I think your daddy probably hopes you will be a football star!

You are starting to 'fill out'! You were and still are pretty slender for a little boy. At your first Dr. appointment you were just over a week old and you had gained a pound exactly. So you are starting to get chubbier, but you have a ways to go to be chunky!!! :) Your cheekies are starting to get some chub to them :)

You are very alert when someone is talking to you. You stare them in the eyes and listen very intently!! I think you like the company when we talk to you!!

Mommy is your fav person right now. Probably because you know thats where you get the food!! haha Your daddy gets jealous I think :) Its pretty cute actually. I told him that there will be a day where you prefer him over me because he will take you hunting all the time. You love to be held and you are pretty particular about how you are held too. Your favorite position is on mommy or daddys shoulder with your back being patted. Your second fav position is being cradle held while mommy or daddy is bouncing you from side to side.

You seem to be better when you have a gas bubble. You still get fussy but it seems like you know how to fart better. We have been able to calm you down better and try different things to make you fart. We even bought gas drops to help you but have only used them once or twice. Not sure if they really work yet.

You love your bath time!!! You have never cried during your bath time! I think you will be a little fish like your mommy!!!! pretty soon you will be crying when we take you out of the water!

You don't really like or take a pacifier very well. When you are fussy we almost always try a pacifier to calm you down and it almost never works. You spit it out so fast! I wish you would like it, but maybe it's better in the long run that you don't like it.

Daddy and mommy both have been peed on now. Luckily we had a towl near by to quickly cover you up!! Daddy was laughing so hard when it happened to him!!!!!

We have been trying to get you on a schedule, not really sure if it has been working though. We kinda let you do your thing. If you are tired, we let you sleep/nap. If you are hungry, you eat, not caring about if it has been the 3 hours inbetween feedings. You can never spoil a newborn in my book!!!!!

daddy was so proud of my camo
lovin me some tubby time!!

i love snugglin with daddy
got my pearl snaps on like daddy :) just need to fit my cowboy boots now :)
mason, you actually like your tummy time on your ocean mat
mason was so hungry he decided he could hold his own bottle....haha
looks like you have some growing to do!!
sweetie pie :)
:) makes my heart flutter haha
love you,
love,
mommy

God's greatest blessing

Mason David Ehly

O my heavenly days...I haven't blogged in AGES!! My first excuse, we don't have internet. Our neighbor must have disconnected his internet because we can no longer steal his connection :( I guess we have to pay up now and get internet. (Is that God's way of telling us not to steal???)

My second excuse, we had a baby!!!!!!! He truly is a blessing to Ted and I. We love our snugglebear.

My last excuse, I started class at HC baby!!!! ok so im not that excited about that one......

So this is what happened four weeks ago...the story of our little man....this could get long just fyi.


Dr. said we were going to be due August 9th. Well, a week before we were due, our Dr. checked my cervix and I was only 1cm dilated. Well that was good news because that mean I was moving along! She said I could be dilated 1cm for a week or I could go into labor tomorrow and have us a little babe.....

August 9th (Monday)came and.....no baby. no contractions. no feeling different. humph. i was disappointed. so the doc says to come to the office and she would check me again. still....1cm.
grrr...we were finding out that this little man was being difficult and not wanting to come out!!
These were our options:
1) Wait a whole week to see if labor would start naturally...meaning 7 days past due. Then if nothing happens, I would be induced and doc would break my water. I was informed waiting this long would increase my chances of having a c-section. Which was not at all my way of having a baby.
2)Wait until Thursday (12th) and head to the hospital to have the nurse insert a pill on my uterus to start contractions because I was obviously not progressing. Stay the night at the hospital, then start induction of labor at 6am on Friday.

So there we were, needing to make a decision. I'll let you know, this was actually very hard on me. My idea of having a baby was that at home my contractions would start, water would break, contractions would get closer together, and ted would take me to the hospital where we would work through the contractions and then have a baby! I didn't even really like the idea of being induced, after hearing stories from Sandy.

Well the decision was....option 2

So Monday came and went. Tuesday came and went with no contractions. Wednesday came and went with no contractions. Thursday came and no contractions and we headed to the hospital and arrived at 7pm. We got admitted to the hospital and settled in our room. Of course you have to get into those stupid hospital butt-less gowns. Gross. The nurse had to do a bunch of computer work and asked many medical history questions. Then she inserted the pill so that contractions would start. Once she did that, I was bed bound for 2 hours!! YUCK! AND i couldn't eat anything. STARVING!!

Once these contractions started, they weren't close or hard core. They felt like cramps you get when you have your period. Tolerable. That evening, I was able to take down a sleeping pill....they must have known I was not going to be able to sleep because of anxiety. They hit the nail on the head with that. There was no way I was going to be able to sleep!

So Friday at 6am rolls around. Lots of emotions goin on!!! WE ARE HAVIN A BABY TODAY!!!!
I get hooked up on all sorts of monitors....there are cords connected to me everywhere! Now is when they start the pitosin (sp) which is the pits. Contractions came on right away and hard and close together. This was very draining, breathing heavy just to get through the contraction. Around 8am my doctor came to break my water. The minute she broke my bags of water, holy crap, it hurt like a motha trucka. I continued to push through every contraction with the help of ted. he was so good to me while i was going through all this!! love him. thank you babe.

I pushed through for two more hours. Around 10am, I needed some serious pain relief. Epidural.now.please.
I had an awesome anethesiologist and put that sucker in, in no time. AHHHH relief. I was actually able to catch a cat nap! :)

Contractions went on, and on, and on, and on. No baby. Not much progression.

Around 4pm, still having contractions, the baby's heart rate took a bad turn. It was dropping into the 80's when it was around 150-160 usually. This meant, he was totally stressing out. Big Time. The Doc was called and we needed to do a c-section in 30 minutes to get our lil babe out.

I was a wreck. A mess. A bawling mess.
Remember, I didn't want a c-section. I was scared. I wanted ted and he didn't know if he could handle the surgery. I needed my mom too.

Ted and mom both made it with me to the surgery room where we were gonna have a babe. In 30 minutes. holy cow that's fast. The nurses kept asking me if I was in pain and i told them no. I just had so much love for you baby mason already. When they took you out, everyone said how long you were! 22in long! And possibly everyone made a comment about your head. You were kinda stuck for about 10 hours in my pelvis. You had a severe cone head. Poor guy, no wonder you were stressed! When I first got to hold you on my chest, I fell completely in love with you!!!!! Thank God, for a healthy, precious baby boy like you!! I Love you Mason!! Can't wait to spend the rest of our lives lovin' on you!!!!

look how big you are!!!!

my heart has so much love for you mason :)

daddy was so proud to ring the lullaby button, letting the hospital know you arrived :)

daddy showing you off...he was pretty proud of you :)
sister photo op :) with cousin ethan :) i think you will be BFF's!!
the cousins......keith and ethan and mason
grandpa and grandma ehly
mema loves me :)

great grandma and grandpa gowen

I cherish every moment spent with you and I absolutely love watching you grow. You are such a handsome young man and are so full of life, energy and love. You are teaching mommy so many new things about life!!!! Love you sweetie,
Mommy