Baby Boy's 1st Halloween

I took Landon to the church tonight to Trunk or Treat. We had a fun seeing everyone's costumes and visiting with friends. I love everyone here. I am really going to miss them when we move. Landon's Auntie Jess bought him his costume. He was the cutest little Bat I have ever seen :) Happy Halloween!

Family Time!

This past week The Nash's came to Myrtle Beach. Landon was finally able to meet his Grandma and Grandpa Nash, his Aunt Angie, and his adorable cousin Brooklyn. We were worried they weren't going to make it because of hurricane Irene, but Rich and I convinced them to come anyway and we had a wonderful vacation with only one day of rain. We had beautiful weather, gorgeous beach days, games of Ladder Ball, yummy dinners, tons of Fudge from the Fudgery, lots of shopping, blessed my little baby, and lots of laughing and visiting. It really was such a great week with them and we were so sad to see them leave so soon. It always feels like the time flies by. Anyway,, here are a few pics we took for you to enjoy :) Thanks for coming Nashs we love you guys!!

Landon's Newborn Pics

So I took Landon to get his newborn pictures taken last week and it was much more eventful than I had expected it to be! Lindsey Mills took his photos and before coming she told me to make sure I keep him awake before the shoot so he will sleep and to feed him right before so he has a full tummy. Sounds easy enough right? Well that entire morning before his apt. he was screaming because he wanted to sleep and Mommy kept poking him and not letting him so he was really not happy. When we got to the studio Lindsey undressed him and was rocking him to try and get him to fall asleep. As we are all sitting there he gives a little grunt and shoots wet poop ALL over the photographer and her beautiful couch they were sitting on! Oh my goodness I almost died! haha. I think I apologized a million times. It then took us 3 HOURS to get the little man to fall asleep. He was wide eyed and looking at everything when we got there so getting him to sleep was quite the task. Seriously, it was so much work! When he finally fell asleep she started taking his pics and he then decided to pee all over many of her props! It was hard work but I absolutely love his pictures so it makes it all worth it!! These are just a few Lindsey sent me. I am waiting to see the rest when she is done editing. I seriously melt when I look at these. Love him so much!

1 Week Old Already!!

This little one has stolen my heart :)

Landon Isaac Nash

Landon arrived July 18th at 12:35 PM. Since he was breech we had a scheduled C-Section. Rich and I were so emotional all morning! We were excited, nervous, scared, a lot of things! Once we got to the hospital they took me back and prepped me for surgery. At about 12:10 they finally wheeled me back, gave me my spinal and brought Rich in to sit by me. The surgery itself was not nearly as bad as I had expected. All of the nurses and my doctor were wonderful. The only thing I felt was a lot of pressure and tugging. Landon came out butt first with his legs sticking straight up! They suctioned him out and he let out the sweetest little cry I have ever heard! Rich and I cried our eyes out I think. It was the best moment I have ever had. They held him up for us to see him and said he looked great and took him out to my mom so she could clean and check him. She wasn't allowed in the room with us for the surgery itself but once it was done they let her take him over.
While they stitched me back up mom brought him back in so I could see him and kiss his cheeks and then she and Rich had to take him to the nursery. He was so pink and beautiful when he came out. I could never have imagined how wonderful it would be to see my son for the first time. It truly was a blissful feeling I will never forget. Rich was so sweet to calm me and keep me distracted during the surgery. I had to wait on him for a few minutes in the OR before the surgery and I thought I was going to have a panic attack! It was so much better once he was by my side.
While I was in the recovery room they were measuring and weighing Landon and making sure he was a healthy boy. They came and told me the results which was such a relief. He was 7 pounds 5.4 ounces and 19.25 inches long. His head was a little flat where he was crammed in my belly wrong but it already looks much better! After waiting in the recovery room for what felt like an eternity they finally took me up to see my baby and hold him for the first time :)
Jessica did an awesome job taking pictures and videos for us. She documented everything for me since I was stuck in the recovery room for so long. We sat and ooohed and awwwed over baby Landon for hours that day soaking it all in. He nursed great the very first time which was a huge relief to me! He has such a sweet temperament and was so good for us in the hospital while I tried to recover.
Our stay in the hospital after the first day could not have been worse after Landon was born. I think I had every complication I could have and thought several times I would die! Dramatic I know, but it seriously was not fun! ha After surgery my temperature was 94. Too low so they smothered me in blankets but I felt like I was 105 degrees and sweating like crazy. I hurt terribly that whole day but figured that was how I was supposed to feel since I had just been cut open! That night I started having trouble breathing. I ended up having a reaction the the pain meds I was on and started shaking and convulsing out of control. This is the worst pain when you are trying not to move and or bother your incision! That lasted a few hours and then life got a little better for a moment. The next morning they told me I needed to get up and walk around. Jess and Rich were helping me to the shower and I felt a ton of blood gush out of me and then I passed out! I felt so dizzy and weak that entire day. Come to find out I had bled internally and had to have a blood transfusion because my hemaglobin had dropped from a 12 to a 6.8. It took most of the day to do the testing and paper work for the blood but once I had that put in me I was much better! By Wednesday afternoon I felt well enough to go home. I was so ready to get out of that hospital! I was so lucky to have so many wonderful nurses taking care of me. I knew most of them since they have all worked with my mom for so long so it made all the bad things happening bearable!
This is such a long post but I wanted to write about Landon's birth before I forgot all the details! It was a rough few days for me but in the end totally worth it! Rich and I have been in heaven kissing and snuggling our sweet baby. It is such an amazing love you feel for your baby. We are so excited for this phase of life. It feels so much more meaningful to me now and I can't wait to just be a mom!

Counting down the days....

Not much going on here. Just working and waiting for our little bundle of joy to arrive. We finally have everything ready (I think!?) so I feel very anxious now for him to get here. I almost blacked out at work today because it is so hot here I think I am overheating. It's not much fun dealing with pregnancy hormones that make you hot already and living where it is 100 degrees everyday and having another body inside me heating me up even more! I have decided that being pregnant is a lot less fun in the end! ha. I think I have had constant heartburn and this babe must be laying on some nerves because my legs keep giving out on me and they hurt! On a happier note I only have 4 weeks left and I am so grateful for this baby. Every time he moves and kicks I am reminded of what a miracle it is to be able to grow a little human inside my tummy! Rich and I really can't wait to have him!!

Boring post :)

8 Months

There really isn't much going on but I haven't written in forever so I thought I would do a quick update. Since my last entry Rich and I have done a few things worth writing about :) We went to Utah and Washington for a week to see my brother in law Chris marry a very cute girl! We loved being in Utah seeing all of our friends and family and of course eating at Cafe Rio!! My sweet mother in law and sis in law threw me a really nice baby shower and I had a great time opening awesome gifts for our little man and visiting with some of my favorite friends. It was a lovely, much needed break from life. Since we have been back at the beach we have been working quite a bit and getting ready for our babe to get here. My best friends from High School threw me another baby shower as well which was amazing. They really went all out for us and I am so blessed to have stayed so close with all of them since Elementary school! As far as the pregnancy goes I think I am ready to throw in the towel! ha I am so done. The heat and humidity here might be the end of me. I am so hot and miserable the minute I walk out the door. Also, not sure if it is because of the position the baby is in or what but I am lucky if I can walk by the end of the day. My back has been giving out on me a lot lately and Rich has had to help me numerous times just getting around the house. It is so painful!! On a brighter note I only have 8 weeks left so I am starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel! I can't wait to kiss and snuggle our little boy. I get more and more excited the closer my due date gets. We are working on the nursery and as soon as it is done I will post pics!

Oh My Goodness

Just needing to vent for a second! I have hit the 27 week mark in my pregnancy and I think my belly doubled in size the last three weeks!! Yes, it is all exciting and all but VERY discouraging when I feel like I am growing at a rapid pace and still have 13 weeks to go! Not to mention, my Dr. feels I am getting too big too fast and told me to stop eating so much :( This really is very embarassing to me and I'm not quite sure why I decided to share it with my friends in the blogging world but I need some input! Did any of you moms out there go through this too?? And when I say go through this I mean gain weight like CRAZY when you don't even feel like you are eating a lot more than normal AND you exercise regularly?! Ha just wondering cause at this rate I will need to be on the Biggest Loser after this babe of mine decides to enter the world and give me my body back!!!!!! I would and will do this over and over again until our family is complete and I know how lucky I am to experience any of this I just needed to write how I felt because I am breaking my bank on maternity clothes! :)

It's a WHAT?!

So Rich and my mom and I went to the Dr.'s office today for the ultrasound I have been waiting for forever! We were so excited to see our baby GIRL.... As we sat there the tech started going through all of the mandatory things...checking them off one by one and giving me so much relief to know our baby is healthy and I can stop worrying about so many things being wrong. As she is going through everything she stops and goes "Oh, and it looks like you're having a boy!" And all three of us say "A WHAT?!!" YES, that's right. We have been wrong all along! We are actually having a little baby BOY! haha. We were laughing our heads off the entire rest of the visit and still can't believe it! All I have looked at are pink frilly girlie things and now we have to completely switch over to all boy stuff AND pick a name! We really couldn't be more excited though. I always said I wanted a boy first since I loved having an older brother so it all worked out I guess! I thought Rich was going to do cartwheels out of the office. I have never seen the man so thrilled in my life! I think he is already envisioning all of the sports they will be playing together and coaching all of his teams! I really shouldn't be so surprised since there are so many boys in the Nash family :). Anyway, baby is healthy which is #1 and I really can't wait to have a little Momma's boy! I can hardly wait to have him in my arms! I have never been so happy and love having this time to bond with him while he is stuck in my tummy!

Getting Bigger... and bigger...and bigger...

Well, I am 24 weeks now and I feel like this pregnancy is crawling by. I wish it would go a little faster! I am so ready for our baby to get here already! Rich and I finally bought the crib a few days ago which I am pretty excited about. I haven't bought anything yet so it was fun getting to splurge a little. Next on my list is to find some bedding for it so if anyone has suggestions on where to look I'll take it! I haven't found anything I love yet. Baby is doing great. She is starting to kick me all the time now which has me smiling all day long. I love feeling her move around. Such a crazy feeling! Anyway, our ultrasound apt is Monday so I will post those pics right after!

Baby Girl :)

I have been such a slacker with keeping our blog updated and now I finally have something to blog about! Rich and I are having a baby GIRL!!! We found out this week and are so excited! The due date is July 23rd. Right smack in the middle of summer. We are living in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina now so I have a feeling I will be bobbing in the pool or the ocean the whole last month I am prego because the summers here can be brutal! We are naming our sweet little babe Greyson Aubrey Nash. This is a name I have always loved so when we heard we were having a girl it wasn't hard at all to pick a name! She was moving all over the place when we had the ultrasound. She was kicking and grabbing her toes and putting her little butt in the air. Oh, I was in love just watching her. I really can't wait to finally have her in my arms. I am only 17 weeks along so I have a nice long wait ahead of me! I think I was the ONLY one in both Rich's and my family to vote for girl when we were asking everyone what they thought. Pretty much everyone was convinced it was a boy! Being pregnant has been quite the adventure already. The first trimester I was sick as a dog. I literally had to snack on crackers constantly or I would be sick. The second trimester has been so much more enjoyable. I feel like my belly is getting huge already which really makes me panic to even think about what it will be by July! I still haven't felt Greyson move yet but I am excited to actually feel her moving around in there and know she is ok! I worry a lot :). Anyway, that is the latest of us and our new addition we have cooking! I will try to be better now with my posts and as soon as I have pics of Grey I will post again. We are so excited we are having a baby! All this baby talk and pregnancy talk has completely consumed me since the day I saw the pregnancy test read positive! I am really having so much fun with all of it!! Here are some pics of my belly Rich took today... Oh, and a pic of our other baby sunbathing :)
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Change...

I have never been one that likes change. I know it can be and is (most of the time) a great thing. It is the main thing I have been working on since marriage. Learning to accept change more easily. In the last year Rich and I have moved three times. For someone who doesn't do well with new surroundings that is A LOT to deal with! But looking back on each of those moves and experiences I wouldn't have done anything different. We have had an amazing life together so far and I feel like I have seen the world! I am always joking with him because I have traveled more with Rich in the last year and a half than I did my entire life! It has been so memorable and I feel truly blessed. We are now about to tackle yet another move! We have recently found out we will be moving back to Utah. Another big change for us but we have family and friends there and are excited to be with them again! Rich has had a job opportunity with the same people he works with now come up so we are crossing our fingers that everything goes well! (More to come on that later). My mom came out last week and since we know we are leaving again we did all the touristy stuff here in Kentucky! We went to the Horse Park, Keeneland, ate at some great local restaurants friends recommended, and visited one of the most beautiful cemetaries I have ever seen. Kentucky is gorgeous right now. I have really come to love it here. Also, the dog in the pics is our new little buddy. Sampson ran away from me about a month and a half ago and it was the most horrible experience. I still worry about him but we are so in love with Baxter and I am having so much fun with him! My mom found him for us and he is literally as sweet as he looks!

Catching up and meet Sampson!

It has been such a long time since I last wrote on our blog! Just to give you all a little update on Rich and I since Christmas, we are now living in Lexington, Kentucky. Rich was offered a job to be the Director/Coordinator of the Kentucky Baketball Arena here with some of our good friends. He also does ticket sales on the side to events around the world with them and actually just spent two weeks in Vancouver for the Olympics! He is really enjoying being around so much basketball for his job too! Since we have been in Kentucky I have been job searching which has not been fun! Still working on that and trying to enjoy not being so busy although I am getting a little anxious! When Rich found out he was going to Vancouver I decided two weeks in Kentucky by myself in the cold weather would be torture so I packed my bags and drove to Myrtle Beach to stay with my parents. We had such a great time and Mom and I did lots of shopping which is always the best! While I was there my Mom and I flew to Los Angeles to visit my sister and her boyfriend Kyle too! It was so great to see them and spend time with them. We had a blast. Spent the weekend eating the most amazing food, shopping, riding bikes to the beach, and best of all.... we went to a park where they were having a pet adoption from the shelter my sister works at and I got a dog! (I called Rich first of course to make sure it was ok... I had been begging him and working on getting a dog for the past year! :) ) Anyway, our little Sampson is a Chihuahua/ Dachshund mix. Since he is from a shelter they aren't sure of his exact age but they are guessing he is about a year and a half old. Poor guy looked like he hadn't eaten in weeks and was shaking in the cold. I knew I had to have him when I saw him and he has already been the perfect dog! He was so scared when I got him so he got really attached to me right away. He follows me everywhere and cuddles me to death! Not sure how he feels about men yet... he is so sweet and doesn't bite but he hides when a man is around. I hope that doesn't mean he was abused by one or something?! He is slowly warming up to Richie though and we are completely crazy about him! The pics below are of him in our apartment laying on our bed and happy to be loved and in a warm home!

Chistmas 2009!

This year we spent Christmas in Utah with all the Nashs! It was a full house and it was so great seeing everyone again! With 5 grandchildren running around there was never a dull moment! We had the best time shopping, eating yummy food (and then waking up every morning to work it off- Thanks Ang for motivating me!), building Gingerbread houses, playing games, watching movies, and just being with family. Thank you Linda and Larry for the wonderful Christmas! We were so blessed this Christmas and are grateful for all the amazing people in our lives!