1) Flat land-- Really? I can see 6-10 miles in any direction. How boring
2) Water/Flooding-- When we lived on Taylor it flooded everytime it sprinkled.
3) Ugly Animals!-- Who picks a razorback for a mascot?! Haha just kidding!
Ok, in all fairness here are the things I miss
1) Community Center-- D and I lived at that thing when we lived there.
2) Wal-Mart-- the closest one to us now is 20 minutes away
3) JHDC-- I miss the resident there. I miss spending time with them! I wish everyone can be more like them in the sense of happiness! They are always happy, and laugh over the littlest thing! What Joy!
Saturday, May 7, 2011
Baby steps to Happiness
Easter! Happy Belated Easter everyone! Matthew celebrated his first Easter! So Mommy is the worse ever! She did not get a good picture. Now, I got a picture, but it wasn't good.
Doctor's Appointment-- We had our first appointment with Dr Gunter on May 5th. Why is this our first appointment you may be asking yourself. Dr Gunter has been on maternity leave, she has a baby exactly one week older than Matthew. So we have been seeing Dr. Lau. We have been throughly impressed with everyone at Huntsville Peds! Anyways... TIME FOR THE WEIGH IN: at 9weeks 2days old Matthew weighs 13.0 pounds and is 24.3 inches long. He got three shots and an oral vaccine that same day. Poor guy! :(
"Surprise surprise surprise" (in my best Gomer-pile voice). As everyone knows, Daniel is leaving for New Zealand in a couple of days. Well, we were unable (at first) to make it to the Newberry Family reunion because was leaving on Sunday. To save money, (about $500) we decided to change the date from Sunday to Monday! As a last minute decision we decided that we would surprise everyone and make a trip to Arkansas. We did this for numerous reasons: 1) it's the first time anyone has seen Matthew 2) because I have been having nightmares about Daniel not returning to the states and finally 3) as some of you know the last time we encountered family, it didn't end well (don't worry no one went to jail. Lol). But seriously, it didn't end well. Daniel and I both have the fear that when we are standing on judgment day, we will not be ushered into Heaven as a result of not making amends. God gives us the opportunity to take steps towards full reconciliation. How does this apply to this weekend? In short, we were not going to go mainly because of a particular falling out. Our initial thinking was, "we do not want to cause a scene and ruin the reunion." However, after months of discussions and prayer we realized how arrogant we were. I mean, by not coming to the reunion we were actually hurting the entire clan, and punishing them for this falling out! STUPID! Then, I realized we are depriving people of happiness. I mean there are not a lot of people who are not happy around babies. Life is all about chances. We had no idea how the reunion was going to turn out, but what we did know is that God was going to take care of us. Sometimes the most cliche verse can hit home; I do not want anyone to prevent me from being happy, therefore why should I prevent people from being happy!
So, needless to say we over-reacted. The reunion was GREAT from our end. Matthew was tossed around like like a lil hot potato! :) And the best part is, we made a particular person happy. We may have fired more people up, but you know what, we opened a door that was almost locked tight.
Thank you to Paragould Community Center for putting up with the Newberry Clan! It was a lot of fun and laughs!! :)
Life is truly too short to Be anything but happy!!
Be sure to check out Daniel's Blog page for updates about New Zealand! Be sure to click the follow button on his page! Also, check out our tumblr page for pictures and videos from this weekend!
Until next time, when I'm actually at a computer and not on my phone!!
:)
Doctor's Appointment-- We had our first appointment with Dr Gunter on May 5th. Why is this our first appointment you may be asking yourself. Dr Gunter has been on maternity leave, she has a baby exactly one week older than Matthew. So we have been seeing Dr. Lau. We have been throughly impressed with everyone at Huntsville Peds! Anyways... TIME FOR THE WEIGH IN: at 9weeks 2days old Matthew weighs 13.0 pounds and is 24.3 inches long. He got three shots and an oral vaccine that same day. Poor guy! :(
"Surprise surprise surprise" (in my best Gomer-pile voice). As everyone knows, Daniel is leaving for New Zealand in a couple of days. Well, we were unable (at first) to make it to the Newberry Family reunion because was leaving on Sunday. To save money, (about $500) we decided to change the date from Sunday to Monday! As a last minute decision we decided that we would surprise everyone and make a trip to Arkansas. We did this for numerous reasons: 1) it's the first time anyone has seen Matthew 2) because I have been having nightmares about Daniel not returning to the states and finally 3) as some of you know the last time we encountered family, it didn't end well (don't worry no one went to jail. Lol). But seriously, it didn't end well. Daniel and I both have the fear that when we are standing on judgment day, we will not be ushered into Heaven as a result of not making amends. God gives us the opportunity to take steps towards full reconciliation. How does this apply to this weekend? In short, we were not going to go mainly because of a particular falling out. Our initial thinking was, "we do not want to cause a scene and ruin the reunion." However, after months of discussions and prayer we realized how arrogant we were. I mean, by not coming to the reunion we were actually hurting the entire clan, and punishing them for this falling out! STUPID! Then, I realized we are depriving people of happiness. I mean there are not a lot of people who are not happy around babies. Life is all about chances. We had no idea how the reunion was going to turn out, but what we did know is that God was going to take care of us. Sometimes the most cliche verse can hit home; I do not want anyone to prevent me from being happy, therefore why should I prevent people from being happy!
So, needless to say we over-reacted. The reunion was GREAT from our end. Matthew was tossed around like like a lil hot potato! :) And the best part is, we made a particular person happy. We may have fired more people up, but you know what, we opened a door that was almost locked tight.
Thank you to Paragould Community Center for putting up with the Newberry Clan! It was a lot of fun and laughs!! :)
Life is truly too short to Be anything but happy!!
Be sure to check out Daniel's Blog page for updates about New Zealand! Be sure to click the follow button on his page! Also, check out our tumblr page for pictures and videos from this weekend!
Until next time, when I'm actually at a computer and not on my phone!!
:)
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Long Overdue Update..... Sorry.
Wow! I tell you what, this whole surgery thing has really messed me up on blogging! Ok, so let's catch up on everything that has been going on.
Short List:
Short List:
1. Deadlist Catch has started back! We are all super excited
2.
~~So Matthew keeps hitting himself in the face. And with each hit he cries louder and louder. Am I bad parent to sit back and watch? I mean it's HILARIOUS! Or am I bad parent for not videotaping it?
4. Matthew's Surgical Follow-up went GREAT! He is healing up great!
5. Bunco with the Ladies = Great time!
Long List:
Well Hello there Bright Eyes. Matthew has officially woken up! Thanks goodness? lol. Matthew has turned 1 month old, and as date of this blog, he is 7 weeks and 1 day! He is starting to recognize voices and putting faces with voices. He has the biggest grin! We love it. We changed his formula from Enfmail to Similac, and he seems to be tolerating it quite well. Ok, so I lied... he is tolerating it AMAZING! He has been going through a big growth spurt... How big you might ask? Well........
White Flag Waves... So, Matthew is tolerating his formula so well, and is going through such a growth spurt that he is starting to get hungry every 2 hours and would eat 5 ounces still wanting more! Mommy gave in and gave him the paci. (I will pause for the "It's about time" or "I told you so") We were afraid that if we didn't do something to curb his appetite that he would be as big as a house. He will lose some of that when he starts crawling, walking, etc... but he was 10lb 13 oz 4 1/2 weeks... But the paci is working great now. You never know how big your child is until you put them beside someone else. For example, there is a baby girl at church (Let's call her Baby Purple, because she was wearing purple tonight) that is exactly 1 week younger than Matthew. When you put Baby Purple beside Matthew, Matthew is twice the size of her. Crazy uh! Oh well. They are both too cute.
Thank Goodness for Quality Time. We believe in spending quality time with people that we love. Daniel and I have had numerous opportunities to catch a full nights rest thanks to my parents and my sister and brother-in-law. One thing that Daniel and I hope to conitue until our dying day is date night. We feel that just because you get married, doesn't mean date nights are thrown out the window.
Sweet Tea Drinking, Back Porch Sittin... The weather is warming up and in my family that means: Grilling out, Swimming Pool, back porch sittin, domino playing, sweet tea drinking, good time making.
Mommy Update... Mommy has applied at numerous places, including a place in Franklin, Tennessee. Yes I said it, Franklin Tennessee. If I can get this position, then we will be moving..... again. If I do not get this position, or the 7 other ones I applied for there, then I will be enrolling in the nursing program at Calhoun. I recently took the TEAS exam and scored high on the overall part.
Daddy Update... His blog post to come.............
Blogspot FAIL!! Ok, so apparently you can only upload so many pictures to Blogspot... Silly uh? So, we will be uploading pictures, videos, etc at the following address: Alabama Halo . Check it out now... There are some pretty amazing pictures on there. Be sure to look at the new E-Trade baby commerical, Ashby Style!
Until next time!
Sunday, April 10, 2011
New Zealand Update
Hello, everyone I normally don't do these blogs, I just tell Angel what I news I have and tell her to put it in. Well, anyways, so far this trip is coming together nicely. I have already bought my plane tickets and I will be leaving Monday May 9th, at 6:10 pm from Nashville, TN. I will have a two layovers in both Los Angles and Melbourne, Australia before I arrive in Wellington, New Zealand on May 11th (it will still be Tuesday for you guys). I have talked with the missionary over there, and we have worked out for me to teach 1 and 2 Peter and Jude at the Wednesday Night Adult Bible class that they have in New Zealand. I will also be preaching some Sundays and doing whatever the missionary needs for me to do. I then return on June 28th from Wellington, NZ to Auckland, NZ to LA to Nashville where I will reunite with my waiting wife and son and family. This will be the best birthday present ever, after being away from my family for so long.
Some, of you may be asking what I am doing to prepare myself for the trip? Well, first I have done some research that I will study while en route to New Zealand. This stuff will include material that my Dad has put together for me, and other things that I have put together myself. I am also preparing for my lessons while there in New Zealand.
I don't know of anything else to say other than I ask for everyone's prayer. I hope while I am gone that nothing goes wrong.
In the meantime, God Bless Everyone and I love yall.
Dan
Some, of you may be asking what I am doing to prepare myself for the trip? Well, first I have done some research that I will study while en route to New Zealand. This stuff will include material that my Dad has put together for me, and other things that I have put together myself. I am also preparing for my lessons while there in New Zealand.
I don't know of anything else to say other than I ask for everyone's prayer. I hope while I am gone that nothing goes wrong.
In the meantime, God Bless Everyone and I love yall.
Dan
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Oh and BTW........
The Paci Died today.
Matthew will not take it, so therefore we will not give it to him again!
Mommy is relieved!
Surgery Update--Post Surgery Update
Well mommy and daddy made it through Monday night with no problems. Little man slept for most of the night all thanks to the Paci. Tuesday morning he was taken down to Pre-Op where he was poked numerous times to get blood drawn! OUCH!
Me and Daddy waiting on surgery.
The surgery went great! Matthew has a little incision right above his naval area. We are not concerned about it because it will be first of many scars we are sure. :)
Once back in the room, we were able to start feeding Matthew. We started at noon with 1/2 oz and would increase it 1/2 oz every 3 hours depending on if he kept it down. If he did not keep 1/2 oz down then we would have to stay at 1/2 oz before moving to 1 oz. Anyways, at the Noon and 3pm feedings, he did not keep it down. Can you say what a blow to our already shaky emotion?
Matthew kept down his 6, 9, midnight, and 3 am feeding!
My partner in Crime holding me up after the midnight feeding.
We were happy with the news from Dr. Gilbert that we were going home! :) We had a minor set back when the nurse didn't give pain medicine and he started hurting and threw up everything up. But that didn't stop us from going home!
Once home Matthew threw up a couple of times. We were pushed over the emotional barrier! I mean, we worked so hard to get him fixed, and it seemed like in that very moment, we failed. We didn't give up, but pressed forward. So I am proud to say that Matthew has not gotten sick since March 30, 2011 at 11pm. *Knock on Wood*
We go back to see the doctor next Thursday for just a follow-up.
~~Until Next time~~
Monday, March 28, 2011
Pyloric Stenosis........ What?!?
"Save Me. Save Me"
It's St. Patrick's Day in the Ashby household.... hehe... Ever since March 17th, Matthew has been (Weak Stomachs skip down two paragraphs now) projectile vomiting at least once a day. We called the Doctor's office and they told us that it was quite normal for them to vomit some of the Formula. So we didn't think anything about it, but still continued to monitor it. On Thursday, March 24, he started to vomit 2-3 times a day and continued to do this until Sunday morning when Mom called the doctor's office.
*Pause* Have you ever had trouble with your car and when you take it to the mechanic they find NOTHING WRONG WITH IT?! Once I called the Doctor Sunday morning, Matthew held EVERYTHING DOWN, and has yet to vomit! Silly boy! *Play*
The Peds doctor thought it might be Pyloric Stenosis. If it was, then we would have surgery soon. Well the ultrasound was positive, and we were shortly escorted to a room by way of Admitting.
We found out that even though he is like his dad in many ways, he is like his mom in the sense of "Hard IV Stick." After 20 minutes and brave attempts by his cousin, an IV was started and he was once again.... Passed out
So, now we wait until tomorrow for the BIG SURGERY DAY.
Ok, so if you know me, you know I have always said, "The day I give my kid a paci it will be the last resort!" Well our fellow blog readers, we have checked into the last resort and are staying in the Presidential Suite!
************Mommy Update************
Thanks to her Little Man, Mommy found out this week what Soured-Baby-Milk-Vomit taste like! Thank you Matthew! :) Until tomorrow.......
Friday, March 25, 2011
Who did?
**Milestone**
Guess who slept 6 1/2 hours last night?!
Guess who didn't?!
If the answer to the first one is Matthew, you are correct!
If the answer to the second one is Mommy, you are correct!
This is a big deal now! Keep this up and we can all get a nights sleep. (notice how I refrained from such adjectives as "good" "long" "peaceful")
Guess who slept 6 1/2 hours last night?!
Guess who didn't?!
If the answer to the first one is Matthew, you are correct!
If the answer to the second one is Mommy, you are correct!
This is a big deal now! Keep this up and we can all get a nights sleep. (notice how I refrained from such adjectives as "good" "long" "peaceful")
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Memories
March 22, 2011
We are on the campus of Freed-Hardeman today finalizing some information for the New Zealand trip. I won't say any more, I will let Daniel tell you all about it! :)
It's amazing how things in life change over time, and how some things do not change. As we were driving to Henderson early this morning, we were not shocked at the amount of construction being done or not done. The state of Tennessee has been working on the strip of Hwy 64 between Winchester and Selmer for about oh 60 years. Ok, Ok, not that long, but I do remember has a child a lot of construction on these roads. Anyways, we were also puzzled has to why they changed a two lane narrow road into a four lane highway with a median and decided to keep the speed limit at 55 MPH! Really Tennessee? Really?
Continuing on the change of life, we rolled into FHU on two wheels just in time for Chapel. If you have never experienced a FHU Chapel service before, you are truly missing out! I am glad to say that has not changed. Daniel and I continued walking around campus looking at all of the renovations that have been completed over the past few years and visualizing about "Our Time at FHU." Even though the overall look of the Commons has changed, the couple sitting at the table trying not to look like they are fighting, the couple beside Hall Roland and the Library kissing, the Lion painted in vibrant colors honoring those Brave Social Club Members who broke curfew to display the loyalty to the club, the smell of lunch from Gano (or Wallace-Gano for you new folks) none of which has changed. It was nice being back on campus, even though it made me have a bad case of Home Sickness! Not my home in Alabama, but my home that use to be in Henderson! Ahhhh Memories
March 24, 2011
So I hoped to post the above back on Tuesday; however, between the vomiting baby, sick momma, and studying daddy we didn't. Plain and Simple. :) Ok, to explain a bit... Matthew has been vomiting up a bottle at least once a day. The Doctor says it is normal. I don't think he minds it as much as the rest of us do.
Matthew had his first visit to Granny Clark's this past Sunday, a whole week early! Thank you Granny! :) If there is one thing about a large family that I am thankful for, it is this... Learning at an early age the basics of caring for a baby. For example, feeding him.... Here is a picture of my Cousin's little girl feeding Matthew
**First Night Away from Mommy and Daddy**
So mommy and daddy had to go to Henderson this past Tuesday, and as a result Matthew got to stay the night with Aunt Chelle and Uncle Chris. Mom and Dad may be new parents, but they are not complete idiots! They both realized that trying to wake up and get themselves ready along with Matthew, drive to Aunt Chelle's and be on the road by 7am is almost as easy as World Peace! So, Matthew got the opportunity to stay with his aunt and uncle. He did well with the exception of a little Colic. His Aunt Chelle was a little sleep-deprived by the end of the visit, but still hasn't given up the opportunity to watch him again. Brave, Brave Woman! :)
**Mommy Update!!**
So I was told by my loving husband that I did not do a "Mommy Update" during the last blog. Or if I did, I didn't do a good enough job; either way, I need to do one! So here it is in list form keeping with the "Mommy Theme" :)
1) Mommy is now back to her P.P.W. (Pre-Pregnancy Weight) YAY MOMMY! Only 40lbs to get to the D.W. (Desired Weight)
2) Mommy's lupus is doing good. They are stair-stepping her down on the steroids, and she can tell a difference! :(
3) Mommy's stomach is finally healed from her minor set-back.
4) Mommy can't seem to get anything accomplished as a result of staring at this little man!
5) Mommy officially misses Football Season! Daniel turned on the Arkansas vs Georgia game playing on the ESPN Classic channel. *Sigh* It would be better if they played Alabama. But oh well.
6) Mommy can drive again!
7) Mommy has sent all applications in, and are now just waiting on replys from Calhoun
8) Mommy and daddy can't think of anything else because her life consists of Changing Diapers, Cleaning up puke, Giving Baths, Doing Laundry, Sleeping, Feeding a little man, and hoping to goodness she remembers to eat!
We are on the campus of Freed-Hardeman today finalizing some information for the New Zealand trip. I won't say any more, I will let Daniel tell you all about it! :)
It's amazing how things in life change over time, and how some things do not change. As we were driving to Henderson early this morning, we were not shocked at the amount of construction being done or not done. The state of Tennessee has been working on the strip of Hwy 64 between Winchester and Selmer for about oh 60 years. Ok, Ok, not that long, but I do remember has a child a lot of construction on these roads. Anyways, we were also puzzled has to why they changed a two lane narrow road into a four lane highway with a median and decided to keep the speed limit at 55 MPH! Really Tennessee? Really?
Continuing on the change of life, we rolled into FHU on two wheels just in time for Chapel. If you have never experienced a FHU Chapel service before, you are truly missing out! I am glad to say that has not changed. Daniel and I continued walking around campus looking at all of the renovations that have been completed over the past few years and visualizing about "Our Time at FHU." Even though the overall look of the Commons has changed, the couple sitting at the table trying not to look like they are fighting, the couple beside Hall Roland and the Library kissing, the Lion painted in vibrant colors honoring those Brave Social Club Members who broke curfew to display the loyalty to the club, the smell of lunch from Gano (or Wallace-Gano for you new folks) none of which has changed. It was nice being back on campus, even though it made me have a bad case of Home Sickness! Not my home in Alabama, but my home that use to be in Henderson! Ahhhh Memories
March 24, 2011
So I hoped to post the above back on Tuesday; however, between the vomiting baby, sick momma, and studying daddy we didn't. Plain and Simple. :) Ok, to explain a bit... Matthew has been vomiting up a bottle at least once a day. The Doctor says it is normal. I don't think he minds it as much as the rest of us do.
Matthew had his first visit to Granny Clark's this past Sunday, a whole week early! Thank you Granny! :) If there is one thing about a large family that I am thankful for, it is this... Learning at an early age the basics of caring for a baby. For example, feeding him.... Here is a picture of my Cousin's little girl feeding Matthew
What a big help!
**First Night Away from Mommy and Daddy**
So mommy and daddy had to go to Henderson this past Tuesday, and as a result Matthew got to stay the night with Aunt Chelle and Uncle Chris. Mom and Dad may be new parents, but they are not complete idiots! They both realized that trying to wake up and get themselves ready along with Matthew, drive to Aunt Chelle's and be on the road by 7am is almost as easy as World Peace! So, Matthew got the opportunity to stay with his aunt and uncle. He did well with the exception of a little Colic. His Aunt Chelle was a little sleep-deprived by the end of the visit, but still hasn't given up the opportunity to watch him again. Brave, Brave Woman! :)
**Mommy Update!!**
So I was told by my loving husband that I did not do a "Mommy Update" during the last blog. Or if I did, I didn't do a good enough job; either way, I need to do one! So here it is in list form keeping with the "Mommy Theme" :)
1) Mommy is now back to her P.P.W. (Pre-Pregnancy Weight) YAY MOMMY! Only 40lbs to get to the D.W. (Desired Weight)
2) Mommy's lupus is doing good. They are stair-stepping her down on the steroids, and she can tell a difference! :(
3) Mommy's stomach is finally healed from her minor set-back.
4) Mommy can't seem to get anything accomplished as a result of staring at this little man!
5) Mommy officially misses Football Season! Daniel turned on the Arkansas vs Georgia game playing on the ESPN Classic channel. *Sigh* It would be better if they played Alabama. But oh well.
6) Mommy can drive again!
7) Mommy has sent all applications in, and are now just waiting on replys from Calhoun
8) Mommy and daddy can't think of anything else because her life consists of Changing Diapers, Cleaning up puke, Giving Baths, Doing Laundry, Sleeping, Feeding a little man, and hoping to goodness she remembers to eat!
Oh and Multi-tasking Extraordinaire!
"Holding Matthew Asleep" (Since he doesn't like to be rocked) while Proofreading Daniel's Paper. :)
......................Until Next time......................
Thursday, March 17, 2011
~~All Dressed up for St. Patrick's Day~~
Ok, So my mom made me post these for St. Patrick's Day! hehe
~~Happy St. Patrick's Day Update!~~
Happy St. Patrick's Day Everyone! So sorry for the lack of blogging over the past couple of days. But this little man has been taking up most of our time. I mean, how can you not stare at this cutie for hours on end right? Anyways! I am sorry to disappoint everyone with this blog, however, there will not be any photos. But don't you fret, there will be plenty in the next few weeks.
Matthew has his BIG showing at, and let me be quite honest, AWESOME events! This Sunday his face and hands will be painted different shades of red and pink as this will be his first Sunday at church! Don't worry, I will pack extra wipes. The next weekend is my best friend son's first birthday party! It's Sesame Street themed, and with all the hard work she has put into this Extravaganza, it will be one party to remember! Then that afternoon, he makes his way to his Papa Clark's (his great-grandfather) Birthday Party! This will be the first of many visits to Granny and Papa Clark's house. :) If there is one thing I have learned in all of my years of being in the Clark family, it is this the moment you step foot out of the car (not exaggerating, btw) you will not see your child again until it is time to go home. Which is a nice break for mommy and daddy, and in my case, "a photo-opportun" :)
Matthew has been doing great since we brought him home from the hospital. We got our taste first hand of colic when we decided to switch his formula from liquid to powder! BIG MISTAKE! Everything is back to normal now. If his belly could talk it would thank us! :)
He went to the doctor on March 15 and weighed in at a whopping 8 lbs 8 oz! He was 21.75 inches long. The doctor said he is doing just fine, and we go back when he is 2 months old for *Gasps* Shots! EEk! Don't worry I have it on my calendar to give him Tylenol (per Doctor's order) and to get a sedative for mommy and daddy! haha!
Matthew can now flip his head to the other side! Give it time and he will be able to hold his head up on his own! :)
He now can recognize voices, and think his vision is starting to clear up. He will look in the general direction of whoever is talking to him.
Likey--> Bottle feeding, Kisses, Sleeping on his side (clinically proven in the Ashby home to produce 3-4 hours of sleep!), Bathtime (especially since we got a seat that is like his bouncy seat), the bouncy seat, and the swing that plays jungle music (clinically proven in the Ashby home to produce a happy awake baby during the daytime), being my father's son (i.e. diapers), taking long naps in the play pen on the back deck, spending time with his Aunt Chelle, Uncle Jeffy, Uncle Chris, and Miss Lindsay, being held by my two cousins, Alex and Andrew. I also like my Nana and Pop time at night, not as much as mommy and daddy does though. :)
Don't--> When mom takes too long to warm up my bottle, long periods of tummy time, when I get tickled, and when diaper changing takes longer than I like, peeing on my face during bath and diaper change.
Daddy is learning so quickly what it takes to be a dad. He is doing a great job! For someone who has not been around a lot of babies in his lifetime, he is picking up on this rather quickly! Mom has been very patient with him, teaching him everything he needs to know while I rest.
As everyone knows, Daddy is in graduate school working on his Master of Ministry from FHU. He must get an internship in order to finish his degree. After some discussion with his advisor, he must find an internship dealing with a class that he has taken during his graduate study. He can get an internship with a local congregation doing various bible classes, preaching, etc. Well, he was told that he could work with a missionary overseas for 6 weeks in order to receive credit for the internship. So, on May 9th, Daniel will be leaving to go to New Zealand for 6 weeks! We will miss him greatly. However, we are taking the following view on this situation: Even though he will miss Mother's Day, Father's Day, Wedding Anniversary, his birthday and my birthday; it will be doing the Lord's work. And on the day of judgment, he will be judge on what he did to serve the Lord, and not how many events he was present for. So, in the meantime, we will be frantically stuffing envelopes and mailing them to congregations asking for financial assistance. Be on the lookout for more information regarding the New Zealand trip next week.
Estimated Graduation Date: December 2011! YAY DANIEL! :)
Final Thought: Am I the only parent who is sadden by the fact there is not colored formula for the different holidays? I mean, kids can eat Valentine cookies, and other festive dessert and/or foods... but poor infants get stuck with Formula! Outrage! hehe
Until Next Time
~~Daniel, Angel and Matthew
Matthew has his BIG showing at, and let me be quite honest, AWESOME events! This Sunday his face and hands will be painted different shades of red and pink as this will be his first Sunday at church! Don't worry, I will pack extra wipes. The next weekend is my best friend son's first birthday party! It's Sesame Street themed, and with all the hard work she has put into this Extravaganza, it will be one party to remember! Then that afternoon, he makes his way to his Papa Clark's (his great-grandfather) Birthday Party! This will be the first of many visits to Granny and Papa Clark's house. :) If there is one thing I have learned in all of my years of being in the Clark family, it is this the moment you step foot out of the car (not exaggerating, btw) you will not see your child again until it is time to go home. Which is a nice break for mommy and daddy, and in my case, "a photo-opportun" :)
Matthew has been doing great since we brought him home from the hospital. We got our taste first hand of colic when we decided to switch his formula from liquid to powder! BIG MISTAKE! Everything is back to normal now. If his belly could talk it would thank us! :)
He went to the doctor on March 15 and weighed in at a whopping 8 lbs 8 oz! He was 21.75 inches long. The doctor said he is doing just fine, and we go back when he is 2 months old for *Gasps* Shots! EEk! Don't worry I have it on my calendar to give him Tylenol (per Doctor's order) and to get a sedative for mommy and daddy! haha!
**Milestone Alert! Milestone Alert!**
(This is the part of the blog where we will start telling about his Milestone! YAY!)Matthew can now flip his head to the other side! Give it time and he will be able to hold his head up on his own! :)
He now can recognize voices, and think his vision is starting to clear up. He will look in the general direction of whoever is talking to him.
**Me Likey-Me Don't**
(This is the part of the blog where in short we will tell you things that Matthew likes and things he could care less about at this point in his life)Likey--> Bottle feeding, Kisses, Sleeping on his side (clinically proven in the Ashby home to produce 3-4 hours of sleep!), Bathtime (especially since we got a seat that is like his bouncy seat), the bouncy seat, and the swing that plays jungle music (clinically proven in the Ashby home to produce a happy awake baby during the daytime), being my father's son (i.e. diapers), taking long naps in the play pen on the back deck, spending time with his Aunt Chelle, Uncle Jeffy, Uncle Chris, and Miss Lindsay, being held by my two cousins, Alex and Andrew. I also like my Nana and Pop time at night, not as much as mommy and daddy does though. :)
Don't--> When mom takes too long to warm up my bottle, long periods of tummy time, when I get tickled, and when diaper changing takes longer than I like, peeing on my face during bath and diaper change.
Mommy and Daddy Update:
As everyone knows, Daddy is in graduate school working on his Master of Ministry from FHU. He must get an internship in order to finish his degree. After some discussion with his advisor, he must find an internship dealing with a class that he has taken during his graduate study. He can get an internship with a local congregation doing various bible classes, preaching, etc. Well, he was told that he could work with a missionary overseas for 6 weeks in order to receive credit for the internship. So, on May 9th, Daniel will be leaving to go to New Zealand for 6 weeks! We will miss him greatly. However, we are taking the following view on this situation: Even though he will miss Mother's Day, Father's Day, Wedding Anniversary, his birthday and my birthday; it will be doing the Lord's work. And on the day of judgment, he will be judge on what he did to serve the Lord, and not how many events he was present for. So, in the meantime, we will be frantically stuffing envelopes and mailing them to congregations asking for financial assistance. Be on the lookout for more information regarding the New Zealand trip next week.
Estimated Graduation Date: December 2011! YAY DANIEL! :)
Final Thought: Am I the only parent who is sadden by the fact there is not colored formula for the different holidays? I mean, kids can eat Valentine cookies, and other festive dessert and/or foods... but poor infants get stuck with Formula! Outrage! hehe
Until Next Time
~~Daniel, Angel and Matthew
Monday, March 7, 2011
"My First Gurley Breakfast"
My family's "Family Meal" has always been Breakfast. We get together once a month to eat breakfast and socialize. Nothing fancy, and at no certain time! :)
The subject of this Family Meal was occupied by a certain little man......
The subject of this Family Meal was occupied by a certain little man......
"Be My Protector"
My parents have a dog named "Kiah." We were worried how she was going to react to the new baby in the house and most importantly how the new baby was going to react to Kiah. Well, let me tell you, Kiah is one protective dog!
We gave Matthew a bath and put baby lotion on him one night. Well the next night, we changed it up and put baby oil on him. Kiah had to come over and sniff around the baby to "make sure it was the same baby." Once satisfied, Kiah hopes off the couch and goes along her merry little way. It is so funny!
We have had a lot of visitors come by, and each time Matthew is handed off to another person you better believe Kiah will be right there watching your every move!
Here are a few snap shots of what we are talking about. Check back on more "Kiah Adventures"
We gave Matthew a bath and put baby lotion on him one night. Well the next night, we changed it up and put baby oil on him. Kiah had to come over and sniff around the baby to "make sure it was the same baby." Once satisfied, Kiah hopes off the couch and goes along her merry little way. It is so funny!
We have had a lot of visitors come by, and each time Matthew is handed off to another person you better believe Kiah will be right there watching your every move!
Here are a few snap shots of what we are talking about. Check back on more "Kiah Adventures"
Home at Last
One whole day early! Can you believe it?! Dr. Callison told us that since Matthew was doing so well, and I was getting up and moving around without using lots of pain medicine then we could go home today. We were super excited. There is nothing like being at home with the entire family. :)
His going home outfit! :)
His going home outfit! :)
I think I got the swaddling thing down pretty well.... :)
Ready for take off! :)
The Bear was keeping the sun out of his eyes...
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