I finally got the birth announcements made!

Okay here are the announcements that I will be sending out, so for those of you whom I don't have address for here is the announcement His name is Collin Stanley Durham he was born on the 19th of Feburary of 2008 at 7:49 A.M. he wieght was 8lbs and 4 oz. and he was 19 3/4 in. the pictures below are just 2 of like 5 pictures I will be sending out. I know I am slow to get things done but I tell you what getting back into baby mode has not been the easiest task!!! We are getting ready to bless Collin on the last Sunday of this month so that will be the 30th of March I am so excited that my parents will be able to make it I cant wait to see them and my dad will get to finally see our new little boy!! We are also going to be getting the kids pictures taken for easter so I hope to post some professional pictures soon. I have the cutest little outfits for Ashlyn and Collin both so hopefully Collin will be in a good mood as well as Ashlyn but my little girl loves to pose for pictures she is so camera friendly its funny well thats about it for right now.

I was tagged by my sister-in-law Michelle!!

A. The rules of the game are posted at the beginning.

B. Each player answers the question about themselves.

C. At the end of the post, the player then tags five people and posts their names, then goes to their blog and leaves them a comment, letting them know that they have been tagged and asking them to read your blog.

1. What was I doing ten years ago? Well lets see I was almost 17 so I was way into my boyfriend and getting into way to much trouble.. and all about my friends thinking that my life and my boyfriend and friends were the only thing that mattered in life oh the teenage years... I don't miss them at all!

2. Five things on my to-do list today: My list for today all depends on how much the baby will let me put him down!! I need to do 2 loads of laundry, I got my vacuuming done, I managed to even get the dust mopping done on the wood floors, now hopefully he will continue to be a good baby and let me put him down after he feeds to get dinner done later tonight. I also want to go and rent a movie for me and one for ashlyn and finish collin's birth announcements!!

3. What snacks do I enjoy? I love milk shakes!!! I also love chocolate chip cookies, I pretty much love sweets but I am trying to cut back gotta loose the baby weight

4. What would I do if I were suddenly a billionaire? I would have to say we would pay off all our bills including our house.. help family were they needed it and I would have to buy some Louie Vitton shoes and some Manolo blonik shoes I am in love with shoes!!! I would also make sure to keep some in the bank and make some good investments!!

5. Three bad habits: I like to procrastinate, I over think things to the point of panic attacks, I love to spend too much money on shoes... not just for me but for chris and my children as well.

6. Five Places where I lived: Twin Falls, Idaho, Sun Valley, Idaho, Perris, California, Riverside, California, and Murrieta California

7. Five jobs I have had: Certified nurses Aid, secretary, and leasing consultant

8. Five things people don't know about me: 1. I love to sing, I did singing lessons all through school. 2. I am addicted to tattoos, I already have two working on my third. 3. I have wanted to be a nurse since I was like 10 years old. 4. I thought my husband was a complete jerk when I first met him! 5. I am a neurotic mess most of the time but I take medication to keep myself in check!!

okay there you go that was my first time being tagged, I thought that I might have gotten away with not being tagged but she got me so I did it. well this week has been kind of crazy Collin is still trying to work out all the kinks of being a newborn so sleeping and everything else is new from day to day. Collin is a pretty high maintenance baby, more so then ashlyn was so I am trying to get use to doing everything including sleeping with a baby in my arms!! I so love my baby I just forgot how much work and how sleep deprived you are when you have a new baby!

On a lighter note, Ashlyn is so cute with Collin she loves to hold him and she is so patient with him when he cries she stands up with him and sways him and sings to him and just loves him and gets him to stop crying... I walked in on her doing that and it was so precious and it makes all the sleep deprivation and all your crazy emotions all worth while to see the little precious moments you kids have. I have the most great kids even if I only get to see how truly great they are at glimpses. Okay hopefully I can be a better blogger and post more often to keep you all updated and I enjoy writing about my life it helps put things into perspective it helps to step back and say its not so bad I am making it through and I am a good mom and life is pretty good.

Everything thats new with the Durhams'

All right here are some more photos of the baby and our family. We are so grateful for my mother and my sister for coming to help out me with baby Collin. I am so lucky to have a family who loves me enough to come all the way to California to help me for a couple days so that I could have a chance to get back on my feet. I love my mom and wish that we were closer but life has taken my family to southern California and we love it here. I am also very lucky to have sisters who want to help me as well. Meagon you are such a blessing in my life and thank you for your support. Amber would have come as well but her little cute Brooklyn and her sweet boy carter got sick and being a mother she didn't want to bring that into my home with a new baby so thank you for that. Well the baby is crying and we need to say prayers with Ashlyn so I hope you enjoy these pictures

Okay Ashlyn has been having a hard time lately, being 5 and the rules are changing and getting more strict, throw in a new baby to the mix and you have one hard to handle little girl. Well with that being said Chris decided to get her something that she has been wanting something him and her could do together and maybe remind her that she is still daddys little girl and they still get to do fun things together. So he bought her a quad... yes my little baby girl is now old enough and big enough to ride a quad all by herself! Take a look for yourself, she grew up so fast, oh how I love my little girl!

Introducing Collin Stanley Durham!!!!!

okay I am finally updating my blog...... it has been one crazy week of new adjustments! So my story starts out on monday Feburay 18th; I check into Fallbrook Hospital at 6:00AM to be induced. We were so excited we were going to have are baby today...... oh boy were we wrong. After 26 hours.. yes I did say 26 hours of labor I finally gave birth to our son on Tuesday the 19th of Feburary at 7:49 Am he was 8 pounds and 4 ounces and 19 and 3/4 inches long. It was a long ordeal for chris and I both... at least I got to be druged for most of it! poor chris had to sleep in a really uncomfortable recliner.... he could barely move to get out of it when it came time for me to push. But all in all it was all worth it to have our beautiful son here. we are so greatful that he is heathly that I would have done 26 more hours for the same outcome.with no further adue here is Collin Stanley Durham!! So cute even with all the guck still on him!my cute little family I cant believe it we are afficially a family of four!!Ashlyn is a great big sister! she loves to hold him for me she is so patient with him even when he is fussy she just loves to be mommy's big helper.

Proud yet very tierd mommy!!
Proud yet well rested daddy!! just kidding Chris has been really great with helping me in the middle of the night even though he cant feed him he gets up and gives me moral support and asks if he can do anything. He cant keep his eyes off his cute little son, who yeah looks like daddy!

One handsome Corpral!!!!

Isn't that sweet, Ashlyn sure loves her daddy!! Chris was officially promoted to Corpral today the sheriff himself pinned his new badge on him and made him a Corpral. He also got an award from the captian at the Moreno Valley Station, recognizing him for all his hard work and dedication at the Moreno Valley Station.... it was a great day for Chris.





Tonight Chris is working his first shift as a Corpral at the Temecula Station!!! Ashlyn and I were so excited for him that we wanted to take some pictures. On his left sleeve are his corpral stripes and Ashlyn is covering up his new badge but thats okay, you can still tell that he is very important not only to us his family but to his job.!!

Well here he is right before he left to go to work! He is so handsome!! I just wanted to let you all know how proud Ashlyn and I are of our main man...... well enough of that today was valentines day as well and although chris was having a big day he still managed to make me and his daughter feel special. I woke up to a dozen sterling silver roses and choclates and ashlyn got a teddy bear and some candy and balloons. Even though my husband is rough around the edges and sometimes not the most sensitive man in the world, when I need it the most he always manages to make me realize just how much he loves me and our life together. I am so lucky to have married such a great man who is such a great father. I know this is sappy and sappy usually isn't my style but I just wanted to take the time to publicly acknowledge my husband and let everyone including him know just how much I love him. I know that latley my I have been a little crazy, my hormones are out of control to say the least and the sooner this baby comes the sooner my hormones will start to regulate, and his sweet wife will return!!!

On another note I got Collins' room all done and set up, everything is ready for him to come home..... he just needs to come out now!!! I am happy to say though that if he doesn't make it out on his own this weekend that Monday Feburary 18th at 6a.m. I will check into the Fallbrook Hospital and my Dr. will induce me!!!!! yeah at least I have an end in sight! Well hopefully the next time I post it will be pictures of our new little baby Collin.

Make a scrapbook - it's easy!

Well our little family of three is about to become a family of four and we couldn't be happier. Here are some pictures of this past year. I love my little family and wouldn't change any of the time I got to spend with my daughter and my husband, it took us a while to get pregnant and looking back on the past and how much fun we had its clear that the timing of this new baby is happening exactly when it is suppost to... its hard to understand your trials when you are going through them but in retospective I know that heavenly father knows what he is doing and that things happen in his time not in ours. We had some great times this past year and I cant wait for our little Collin to join in the Durham Family Fun!!!! Congratulations Chris..... My awesome husband just got his promotion I am proud to announce that he is a CORPRALL!!!! good job honey. My husband works so hard for his little family and we are so proud of him and I know that the promotions are just going to keep on coming.

Waitng and Waiting!!!

This photo was taken a while ago, I was just barley showing the fact that there would be a new additon to our family. we took Ashlyn to the San Diego Wild Adventure Park. We love doing family outings and Ashlyn loves to look at all the animals. Well this is what are family looks like as of now but in a matter of weeks there will be a new little person in our photos as well!
Okay after all the drama in my 8th month, with my contractions and my liver and kidneys not functioning right, little Mr. Collin has decided.... now that is okay for him to come and Mommy wants him to come Collin is going to make us wait. Not even out of the whom and our litttle boy is assurting his will. Ashlyn likes to attend my doctors appointments with me, she finds great joy in hearing Collins heartbeat and she just thinks that is so cool; but we are getting to the point where my doctor has to check me; and my five year old is not shy and she will ask questions or say things that well aren't exactly appropriate. Chris and I have taught our daughter the proper terminolagy for her body parts. At my doctors appointment this last time Dr. Bianchi had to check me and Ashlyn was standing up by my head and when she realized what was going on she flat out asked my doctor..... are you getting the baby out of my moms vagina? I thought my doctor was going to turn into a red rasberry and run out of the room. Ashlyn proceed to ask him when are you going to give my mom some medicine so it doesn't hurt her, she doesn't like to hurt, she gets kind of mean. My dr. was great he answered her questions in the most honest and quick way. I guess I won't be bringing her to my next appointment?