where to begin

life has been crazy

we are slowly but surely moving in. the office still needs to be unpacked and sometime i need to get going on brooklyn's room. it seems like we live at lowe's/home depot. i think kason made 5 trips in one day culminating in a 9:30 pm run to get blinds with our 10 day newborn. i am pretty sure the people at lowe's were calling us bad parents. i painted the cabinets black and they look so much better. seriously if you saw them before you would be amazed at how much better they look. things are slowly looking better but every time we finish something we find another problem. don't ask kason about the cold showers he has had to take. cold showers are not good times. though its crazy things are good. we are loving being in a house and have had tons of help from great family. and brooklyn is pretty much the best baby in the world. she is a great sleeper and is gaining weight like its no one's business. last friday she had a checkup and she weighed 8 lbs 8 oz. i am pretty sure she is closer to 9 now. i can't believe how fast she is growing! hopefully this week we will be able to spend a little more time with her. with the move and all of the craziness i have had to tote her around, leave her with grandmas and aunts, and just set her in her swing. i feel so bad so this week there will be lots of mom and brooklyn time and hopefully some dad and brooklyn time too. she is the greatest blessing and we love her! and congrats to the now mrs. becky judkins. it was great spending time with friends celebrating her wedding. it has been years since all of my friends were in town at the same time and it was great!

anyway, life is crazy, but really good.

we got our house!

finally! it has been crazy and we were homeless for about hour but we are homeowners!

take a look at brooklyn

on the online nursery on chandler regional's website

go to: www.chandlerregional.org, click on patients and vistors, click on online nursery, click on k, click on brooklyn amanda

she is a cutie!

brooklyn amanda ashe

born march 8 2011

7 lbs 9 ounces

20.5 inches long

and perfect

seriously perfect

pictures to come soon

help! i need some interior design advise

so we are suppose to close on our house on monday! i am excited! we want to fix the cabinets before we move in but i have no idea what to do. right now they are painted a horrible used motor oil color. they are hideous. we need to repaint them but i have no idea what color. The appliances are white and the counter tops are a light tan. please help!

3 weeks to go

she is almost here! last week i was dilated to 2.5 cm and 60% effaced. this week 3 cm. i have all of her stuff washed and i am ready just in case she decides to come before we move. {we are suppose to close on our house march 1!} can't wait to see you brooklyn!

35 weeks

35 weeks down. only 5 more to go. what only 5 more weeks?! crazy! part of me {most of me} is super excited to finally meet brooklyn and get hold her and love her and take care of her. and though it was good, i am kind of over this whole being pregnant thing. i mean i love brooklyn and its not her fault there isn't a lot of room in there but it will be nice when my ribs aren't bruised because someone loves to have her feet in my rib cage. the other part of me is saying "what five weeks! i need more time!" i am so not ready and this buying a house a week before i am due is really putting a damper on my getting ready for brooklyn plans. i am going to have to put my love of order and planning and ocd tendencies behind and go for a more "go with the flow" mentality. this should be fun!


dear brooklyn,
only 5 more weeks until we meet and i get to kiss you and hug you and love you. i am so excited!
love, mom