Friday, September 12, 2008

I'm back. . . well for now.

Hey, I have become a terrible blogger. I am so sick lately that I find it hard to function let alone blog, but here's a quick update. . .

I have been so sick. Then, to top it all off the whole family came down with the stomach flu! Well, by the time it got to me, it did me in. I couldn't quit throwing up. After an afternoon of IV fluids, I was still so sick, so I ended up in the hospital for a night. I want to give a great big thanks to Hope, Amy, MaryAnn, and Suzanna for all of their help. I am feeling better now. The stomach bug is gone but the prego nausea is not. I'm hoping it won't be too much longer. Usually I recover by 14 weeks; I'm 12 today, so only 2 more.

The kids are doing well. Ryan is having a hard time. Ki is gone all day, Mommy just throws up all day, and Brysons tries to hit him in the head with whatever is in Bryson's hand (We are trying hard to break him of this). So, Ryan's world is being rocked and he is not exactly enjoying it.

Kiley is doing awesome in school. I talked to her teacher the other day and got a rave review about how smart and kind she is. She has a wonderful teacher, and it felt so good to hear such awesome comments. Lately, I don't know what I would do without that little girl. She is so smart, she listens so well, and she really is kind.

My wonderful husband and my mom also deserve a shout out. I feel so blessed to have so many wonderful people in this life, but I would be lost without these two.

Last, I won my first contest ever! Yay! I never win anything. I almost blew it because I've been so out of the loop, but thanks to Jenn at Girly Dos and my friend Amy, I won curlers! This may seem silly to some, but I am so pumped that I won anything! I mean I have zero luck, so this is great!

Life is good and hopefully I will once again become a faithful blogger. I am going to end with this tag from my sister-in-law.

The One Word TagYou can only use one word to answer...it's harder than you think!

1. Where is your cell phone? kitchen
2. Your significant other? kind
3. Your hair? Ugh!
4. Your mother? blessing
5. Your father? traveling
6. Your favorite thing? posterity
7. Your dream last night? none
8 Your favorite drink? 7up
9. Your dream/goal? eternity
10. The room you’re in? living room
11. Your hobby? scrapbooking
12. Your fear? loss
13. Where do you want to be in 6 years? here
14. What you’re not? messy
15. Muffins? lemon
16. One of your wish list items? table
17. Where you grew up? here
18. The last thing you did? cleaned
19. What are you wearing? comfies
20. Favorite gadget? phone
21. Your pets? borrowed
22. Your computer? handy
23. Your mood? grey
24. Missing someone? Kiley
25. Your car? works
26. Something you’re not wearing? socks
27. Favorite store? Target
28. Like someone? Hubby
29. Your favorite color? purple
30. When is the last time you laughed? yesterday
31. Last time you cried? noon
32. TAG? Anyone

15 comments:

pam said...

I am so glad to here you are feeling better...I've missed your blog! It really helps me feel close. What is the "borrowed" pet?

pam said...

Yikes! I can't believe I mispelled "hear". So this is what happens to retired school teachers! GAG!

Curtis Family said...

I am glad everyone is over the flu bug. That must have been aweful! Thank you so much for the cute little dress! It is so dang adorable! I absolutely love it! Please let me know if you ever need anything. It's not fun to be sick and then to have to take care of everything and everyone on top of that...yikes! Please let me know if I can ever help!

Chunky Monkey said...

Hi Ashley!Found you:)Your kiddos are awesome!!!

Shawna said...

I hope you start to feel beter soon! Pregnant sick is awful. And its even worse when you get the flu on top of it!

lofgreenlegacy said...

I'm sorry that your still not feeling good. That's rotten! I hope it gets better soon.

The Richards said...

Wow i am so sorry you are so dang sick! I hope it stops soon, let me know what i can do to help, the great thing is, is that you get to get a sweet little person out of all of this!

Amy said...

It will end soon. This little one just wants to make a statement, so you will have a story to tell about him/her that is better than all the rest. :) If I could this part for you - I would!! Call me if you need anything, even it is just a hug and some encouragement.

Mary Ann said...

hope you feel better soon!! i love the question.. last time you cried?... noon! you are so cute! glad we live so close!

Nicole Palmer said...

Sorry to hear about all the sickness! These kids sure give us heck right from the start, eh?!?! lol but it's all worth it! ;0)

Shawna said...

Hey! I am going private! I think I already have your email though so just a heads up! :)

Abbey said...

I'm sorry you've been so sick! That is so awful. I hope you really do get better at 14 weeks!

Bell Family said...

Sorry to hear you have had that terrible and wonderful thing called morning sickness. It's great to have that reassurance that the hormones are going crazy, but it completely sucks too! The great news is (hopefully) you won't have to deal with it too much longer and you can start enjoying the fantastic second trimester! MY FAVORITE! I am so happy for you Ashley. I can't wait to see tummy pictures... =)

Deanne Wahl said...

I didn't even know you had been sick. I hope you get feeling better. I have had the flu while I am pregnant and I know how you feel. Love ya

Ashley Marie said...

You make me look forward to being pregnant so much. Okay not really. But I'm sure it's got it's great points in there. I wanted to tell you, well ask you if it's okay that I have done this: http://hipposcraps.blogspot.com/2008/09/gallery.html
(copy and past and view)
If not I'll remove them and use someone else's cute kids, but I didn't think you would mind. And if you'd like to add them to your blog let me know I'll give you the codes. I didn't even think to ask and now I feel like crap cause I didn't. Sorry.
Ashley