He's Finally Here!!

hey guys! sorry that it has taken me so long to get a picture of our little one on here.......

Isaiah Charles Rushton was born last thursday may 31st at 9:05am. My water broke on wednesday night, luckily Nathan's mom was here to take me to the hospital. The whole labour process is still kind of a blur to me. It went so quickly. I had really intense contractions once they started, the Doctor actually said that I should receive an award for longest contractions, somehow I didn't find that all too amusing at the time. Hmmm....wonder why!? Anyway, when it came time to push baby all was well until they realized that his head was coming down to the side and it just wasn't going to work for me to push him out. They prepped me for surgery and took me down to the OR. Down there they first tried to turn Isaiah around to see if he would so I could deliver naturally, but that just wasn't working and they were concerned about baby's heart rate that was rising so they decided to do a c-section. At that point it didn't bother me, I was far to tired to try pushing again and I was worried about babe. But he made it out safetly! Nathan watched the whole thing, amazed by what he was seeing! He was so excited to be a papa. He was my rock and encouragment throughout the whole process. I wouldn't have been able to do it I don't think if it wasn't for him being there coaching me along. Such an incredible experience!!
Our first few days in the hospital were a little rough. Nathan and I were both very ready to just get home. It's so much more relaxing to be at home. Isaiah is doing wonderfully!! He's sleeping like six hours between feedings at night already! I know I'm lucky for that. He's such a good baby. So content in his world right now and that makes me a very happy mommy!
Anyway I just wanted to give you all a brief update on how things are going and how they went!

talk to you again soon!
ash

Our Month so far....

well it seems like i just can't ever find the time to get on here and keep you all posted about how things are going! Things have been busy but really fun! We have gotten to spend lots of time with friends and family this few weeks and it's been great! We have been busy putting all the little pieces around the house together before baby comes. It's so nice to finally be able to get outside and do some yardwork! I love it! I also am loving the fact that I'm not totally pasty white anymore! That's always a good feeling! haha!

we were down in estevan for a few days to do some visiting and to get our maternity pictures taken. my mom came down with us. her and bella had a good time cuddling in the back on the way down.....bella was awake and alert the entire trip down.....

...the way home was a different story....she was pooped from all the excitement of the week...so she looked like this 95% of the way home....

.....like i said during nathan's last week off we were busy doing a ton of work to our yard.....but we did take some time to relax....bella and i even got a chance to do some suntanning.....yeah our dog is awesome.....haha!

...nathan was bound and determined to make buns.....so he called his grandma and got her to walk him through them..... they actually turned out awesome! He was so proud of his buns!

Nathan is back at work for the summer with my dad. I'm feeling a little bit left out! But my dad has me doing all of the office work so that has helped a bit. I'm just enjoying my down time, what little of it that I have left before baby. I'm trying to be as patient as possible waiting for baby but that's going just about as well as trying to get bella to stop pulling out my flowers. So not so well, in other words, i'm sucking at being patient! The doctor said that it could be anytime now. So i'm doing my best to make baby want to leave.....jumping up and down, pushing on baby's bum, going down bumpy roads, things like that....haha!
anyway, i should get the day started! have an awesome week and we hope to hear from you all soon!
ash

Kaitlan's Grad Banquet

My sisters grade 12 grad banquet was on the 21st.....it was a really fun day.....she looked gorgeous......i had fun doing her hair and makeup for her......the food at the supper was amazing......anyway here are some pictures!





....that's all for now folks.....i'll have more pictures posted soon!
ash

Gosh it's been awhile!!

It feels like I haven't been on here in forever. Probably because it has been awhile since my last post. We have been really busy, I feel like we've been running around with our heads cut off around here lately. Things are finally starting to wind down so that's been nice to have some time to just relax. I guess that I'll just give you a brief update on things that we've been doing the past month or so....
- we got a NEW MINI VAN!!! that was so exciting for us and such a blessing. It's a 2006 Grand Caravan! I love it! (i never thought that i would get excited about a new minivan!)
- my sister has been working on the baby room when she finds time, she's a busy girl! but it's looking great so far!

(sometimes we have to multi task....!)

he's super cute!
- nathan's parents were here for almost a week visiting which was a great time! I think I spent more time with them then he got to!
- we have been getting together with our friends lots on the weekends! It's been really good to spend some quality time with them!
- work is going good! it's nice to get out of the house a few days a week!
- I went with Kim and Aidan to the fun factory!! That's always a blast!
- my girlfriend Sarah, Kaitlan, Dylan and I went to the Taking Back Sunday concert!! I was so happy that I finally convinced my hubby to let me go. He was a little worried about the baby! But the baby had a blast! haha! It was a really good concert! But let me tell you I felt very out of place being pregnant!



I guess that's the most of it! It's been a really good month! I still can't believe that March has come and gone already! Here's a 30 week picture to leave off with!!



Take care and God bless!!
ash

26 weeks.....

Well I would be lying if I said that I wasn't exhausted. This week has kicked my butt. So this is going to be short and sweet! Just pictures today! I hope that's alright!

My Belly & Me


...and me and my other belly!

Have a good week everyone! I'll post again soon!
ash

Just a little update!

Well, I can't believe how time just seems to be flying by for me lately! I am 25 weeks pregnant! TWENTY FIVE WEEKS! I can remember when I felt like nine months was going to take forever. Now I am feeling like I am running out of time to get things done. haha! So funny how that happens! I have been feeling really great lately though. I still have my days where all I want to do is sleep but that isn't too often. My belly is big enough now that it's causing a little bit of a waddle when I walk. I am finding it a little hard not to fall over head first when I bend over to tie up my shoes, most of the time you'll hear me calling for Nathan to come help! What else? umm....I have a very very hearty appetite! Nathan said the other night that it's funny to see me eating so much all the time now! I finally got my maternity pants that I ordered!! YES!! It's nice to slip into some pants that I don't feel like I am going to bust out of! I only changed 7 times on saturday trying to find something to wear to church! That's much better then before! haha! Boy how I wish that sweatpants could be dressy, casual and really formal if they needed to be!
Random tidbit: Speaking of the which, the other day I was at the mall with my mom and my sister. I was wearing a pair of my regular jeans, the only ones left that still fit (or so I thought). So we were in a store and I bent over after coming out of the change room to fix my pant leg and my pants popped open! The fly just undid itself ever so nicely! haha! I ran back to the change room and did them back up. Man was I embarrassed! Mom was just laughing. Somehow it was the funniest thing in the world! I guess it could have been worse, they could have busted right open seams and all!
It's been really fun watching my body change. The baby has been moving around lots and lots! At first I wasn't sure if I liked it. It was kind of uncomfortable. But now I am used to it and quite enjoy knowing that the baby is having a good time kicking my butt from time to time. Sometimes I am like 'okay felt you the first time babe' and I'll poke back! Lately the baby has been really active just as I lay down to go to bed. Which is just lovely! Trying to sleep when there is something booting you on the inside! But it's still really exciting! I wouldn't change it for the world!
Anyway, I should post some pictures and then have some breakfast! So enjoy and I hope to hear from you all soon!

Here we are at 23 weeks I believe!


This is 25 weeks!


...here's my Bella wearing one of my tshirts! ....so we get bored sometimes and dress up!

Take care and God Bless
ash

ps: my sister is coming to work on the baby room today!! so i'll have pictures up as soon as I can!!

What 21 Weeks Looks Like!

So I figured that before some of you get really angry with me for not posting more pictures of my belly that I would get it done asap! I still can't believe that we are more then halfway there! Things are still going really well. My hormones have been all over the place and Nathan is definately noticing that! I guess you could say that I am a little bit emotional these days. For example, on Friday, I had a severe meltdown because I couldn't find anything to wear. I was bawling hysterically. Nathan was trying to calm me down but that wasn't working out to well for him. Looking back I was being completely ridiculous, but at the time it was a very very serious situation! Poor Nathan, I think he deserves an award if he makes it through the rest of this pregnancy with any brown hair left on his head. Or any hair for that matter! ( I'm worried that he's going to pull it all out!)

..and this is why I hate Saskatchewan weather!!

Well, I'm not sure how many of you have heard but we are experiencing a small blizzard here in Saskatoon. Okay so for me to say it's small I mean that it's retarded! This is why I can't handle Saskatchewan weather and I want to be where it's warm right now! I would be lying if I said that I wasn't envious of Brian and Vicki who are in Mexico right now probably soaking up the rays on some beach and Keri and Cory in California....ya'll suck right now! Nevermind them, I'm envious of Nathan is Calgary. I'd take plus 5 over this crap anyday! I don't know how he does it but Nathan always manages to leave when it is going to snow a ton so he doesn't have to shovel the driveway. It's like he knows that we are going to get dumped on! He's at school so I guess that he has that excuse but it would have been nice to have him here to shovel out a path for Bella. Instead it took me like 45 minutes to make her a path from the back door to the backyard so she can go to the bathroom. I am patiently waiting for my dad to come in to town tomorrow once he has cleared himself out so that he can help me get out!
Here are some pictures for your viewing pleasure!

..this is a picture looking down my driveway this morning at like 10:30....i'm standing on the step....


...it seems that the walkway to my front door has disappeared!...


....this is what i see out my front door.....BOOO!!


...here's a look at the side of our house in the back yard....no wonder Bella is having a hard time finding a stop to go potty!...


...here's another one out the front window.....how lovely!

Anyway, I should go and make myself some supper. Hope that you enjoyed the pictures! Take care and talk to you all soon!

ash

Our Christmas Re-Cap!

Hello all! and Happy New Year! I am a little bit late on getting this up. I thought that I would do it as soon as we got back from Estevan but in all honesty I have not felt like doing much of anything. My days have been pretty unstressful (if that's a word) and relaxing. But here's a little summary of what we did over the holidays:
We stayed at my parents house on the 23rd, which was a blast, we watched movies, played some poker and just hung out. It was a good time. Then on the 24th we went to church at 3pm which was a total gong show for us. We were running late, Nathan & I, we had thought we had given ourselves enough time to drop the dogs off at our house and then get to the church for the service but not! We were meeting my family there so we weren't worried about not getting a seat because they had said that they would save some for us. Well there we were cruising down circle drive on a mission to get to church when out of nowhere this mattress appears. Nathan couldn't slam on the brakes because he would have caused a vehicle pile up. So he went over it. Well right on Nathan! The flippin thing got caught/stuck under the flipping van. So Nathan pulled over and tried to get the stupid thing out. Yeah, easier said then done, we eventually figured it out, Nathan stood on the mattress and I put the van in drive and pinned it. Needless to say I was a big ball of Christmas joy after that little episode! The remainder of the day was good though. We went back to mom and dad's and had an awesome Christmas dinner. Then we opened presents and hung out for the rest of the night! (It went pretty good considering I had an insane head cold and couldn't breathe!)
We left early on the morning of the 25th for Estevan. Bella was a doll all the way there. She just sat on Nathan's lap and looked out the window, had a few naps and played with her toys. The next few days were full of house hopping and visiting like crazy. We spent the 26th with Nathan's parents and siblings. I had lots of fun shopping with is Grandma, Mom and sisters. We got Vicki to buy hot mom pants!! So cute!! Probably the highlight for sure for me! Nathan was pretty bummed that his brother wasn't able to make it down from Fort McMurray though. But he still had a good time! We came home on the 27th because we thought that Nathan had to work on the 28th but it turns out he didn't have to go in until the 2nd of January. So that was kind of crummy to find out that we did have more time to visit!

Bella veggin' out on Papa's belly on our way to Estevan

Well I think that is all I have in me right now everybody! I will do another post soon. We have been working on the baby room so I'll have to get those pictures on here so you can all see it! Until then take care and God bless!!

ashley

...merry christmas....

Seriously, I don't know what is up with this November/December, but it has been really busy. Or at least it has felt that way. Needless to say I am definately NOT ready for Christmas. I can't believe it's not even a week away anymore. Actually it's like four days away. Well now I feel so much better!! haha! I still have presents to buy, baking to finish. I have my Christmas cards sitting on the kitchen table waiting to get put into envelopes and sent out. I am usually really good at this whole being ready for Christmas thing. But this year I just really am not doing so good!
Anyway on a happier less stressed out note, Nathan and I are really looking forward to the holidays and spending some time with our families. We will be with my family for Christmas Eve. That's always fun, and the food is always retardedly good. Then we will be leaving on early morning Christmas Day to Estevan. We'll be spending that day with my mom's side of the family. Then on the 26th we will be with Nathan's family all day for their Christmas get together. Then we will be coming home on the 27th. It should be a really good, but really hectic couple of days. Honestly, I'll probably get home and sleep for a week. Or atleast that will be how long it's going to take me to catch up on my sleep!
What else have we been up to? Let's see.....Bella is doing fantastic. We are going on over two weeks now with no 'accidents' in the house. I'm a HUGE fan of that accomplishment! Also I am very excited that she now walks over to the door by herself and then whines to go outside. Instead of whining at me, and then when I got up to take her outside, running under the bed and me having to pry her out from under there and carry her outside. That was a pain in the bum let me tell you! Not to mention that she is getting way to heavy to be having to be carried outside! I found myself picturing her full grown and pregnant me trying to haul her out from under the bed and carry her outside, that's about where that whole 'under the bed thing' ended! She's awesome though and I don't know how we did it without her. She is so entertaining, and great company for me when Nathan is gone.
I had another doctor's appointment this week. Baby is doing great and growing at a good rate. I'm finding myself with a rather hearty appetite for everything edible lately. I keep telling Nathan that it is definately his child! haha! Other then that I have been feeling great lately! I'm enjoying all the Christmas food and baking twice as much this year....literally!
The Travelodge had their Christmas party this past weekend. It was really fun. Nathan was home so he came with me. Megan has been working there for the past month so her and Kevin were there. Also my sister Kaitlan works there, so she was there. And her friend Mallory ended up taking my brother Dylan as her date. It was a real family affair! But we all had lots of fun! The food was great, it was nice to eat it fresh and not off the trays brought in from the banquets where you have to hide the fact that you are eating the food! They also had a dance afterwards so us girls had a good time dancing while our men sat on the sidelines! Well Dylan was dancing, he loves to dance. I like to think that he gets it from me! Anyways I will end with some pictures from our evening.
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!
Lots of love,
nathanandashley

Much Overdue!

I was just checking the date of my last blog and realized that I hadn't posted in almost a month! Considering that I haven't been doing a whole lot lately you would think that I would atleast be able to keep you all updated. Nathan has been off in Unity working for about a month now. I miss having him around but he's home every other weekend. He seems to really be enjoying his job there. Everyone he works with is really nice so I think that makes it easier for him!

I had my second Doctor's appointment yesterday! That was the best thing EVER! I guess that I have lost two pounds since my last appointment. How that happened I am not sure? I've been eating like a horse, I'm hungry all the time it seems. But I still managed to loose two pounds using absolutely nothing but my mouth muscles! That's pretty impressive I think! No I haven't been that lazy! I actually have been feeling a lot better lately. I have so much more energy now, which is nice to have back! I do more then sleep in a day now! The best thing about the appointment though....I got to hear our babies heartbeat!!!! I just about peed my pants! I was so excited yet wanted to cry a river all at the same time! I was just a big bawl of emotion for the moment! But it was great! Nathan was pretty dissapointed that he wasn't there for that, but i tried my best to impersonate the sounds for him and such! Somehow I don't think it was quite the same though?! We also scheduled our first ultrasound for January 4th! Am I excited? You betcha I am!

More exciting news for you! We got a puppy last weekend! (Maybe that's why I've lost weight? chasing her around? hmm...) She is a Golden Retriever Border Collie cross. And just adoreable! Nathan had been bugging me about getting a dog so I finally gave in and went for it! I sure do enjoy her company, and she's really good at making me laugh to! Puppies are the cutest! She's definately been testing my patience and temper though. My dad says that it's good practice for when my 'other' baby comes! I think he's definately right! Up three times in the middle of the night to pee, whining because she's a suck and just wants some love. Oh it's wonderful!





She is too cute for words! And her personality makes her that much better!

Anyways I should get going. Bella is chewing on my pant leg trying to get my attention. So that would be my cue to play! Have an awesome weekend and I promise that I will try to keep updating more often!
Take care & God bless!

ash

Amaryllis Time!

For those of you who don't know every year the Huntington's Society of Canada sells amaryllis flower kits to raise money. The amaryllis is the Huntington symbol. This year I have taken on two cases of these kits to sell. They sell for $12.00 a kit. That kit includes a pot, the bulb, and the soil.

"Nearly half of the price of this quality 'Orange Souvereign' amaryllis plant goes directly to vital programs in research and family services for people dealing with Huntington disease."



So I guess what I am asking is for you all to help me out here! They make great gifts for yourself or for someone else! If anyone is interested please let me know! You can email me at narushton@hotmail.com and leave your name and number. I would be more then happy to get you an amaryllis or two!

Thanks!

Eight Weeks & counting.....

First off, Nathan & I just really want to say a big "THANK YOU" to everyone who has been so supportive. We feel very blessed with this baby and are so happy that everyone is just as excited as we are! I had my first prenatal doctor's appointment the other day. It went really well. Everything looks good so far. We should be expecting our baby around the 30th of May! What a good month! I have been feeling surprisingly good lately. I was a little worried from what some people were telling me I should be expecting but, I haven't been too bad. I'm really tired alot, so I spend most of my days just resting and not doing too much. I haven't gotten sick yet though and we are almost through the three month stretch so that's very exciting to me!

Nathan is gone to Unity for a few weeks to work for his Uncle, so I'm pretty lonely here without him! It's been a change that's for sure. We were getting so used to having each other around. But he's really enjoying his job right now so that's a good thing! And really it's not like we aren't used to being apart! He's only a couple of hours away so on my days off I'll be going to visit him.

Last night my most amazing friend Kimmie, her son Aidan and I went out for supper and then out for some shopping. We went to Jerry's for supper. Man I love it there! Aidan had fun playing with the toys (while they could keep him interested) and Kimmie and I had a good chat. After that she took me to Thyme Maternity. It was my first time shopping for 'baby belly' clothes so it was pretty exciting for me! I was just excited to see that not everything was a nasty floral print! I don't know why but that's just what I had imagined for some reason! haha! I actually found myself a cute shirt and it was on sale so that made it even better! Kimmie took some pictures.......

That's the shirt I bought!

Kimmie made me stick the pillow under my top! Aidan thought this was just hillarious!

My belly at two months.....not too large just yet!

Well I think that's all for now guys! I have to get the pictures from the BC trip from my brother and then I will be sure to post them and let you all know how it went!!!

Take care and God bless!
ash

WE ARE PREGNANT!!!

So I know that it has been way to long since we have last posted and I apologize for that! But now that I am all done work for the summer I promise that I will try my hardest to keep posting more often! I guess I just got so far behind that I didn't know where to start!

But yes it's true! Like the title says we are pregnant!!! (So now kimmie can spill her beans!!) haha! Nathan & I found out on friday. We had known for a couple of weeks but we found out for sure when I went to the doctor on friday! So we have been busy calling all our family and friends and letting them know the exciting news!! It's seems kind of surreal right now especially since we have been trying for so long and not having anything happen. But God's timing is always good timing!! But man was He ever testing my patience!!!!

Nathan & I are eager to be going to BC come friday. We are heading out there with my family to see the McAmmond side of the family! I can't wait! I haven't seen a few of them for far too long. So I am really anxious for the end of the week!!

Anyways I know that this wasn't a very long blog but it was a blog none the less!! Talk to you all again soon!

ash

Art 4 A Cure....

Hey guys!! My sister and her friend are putting on this benefit for Huntington's and their site is up so I wanted to post it on here! These girls are working hard on getting everything together! We are hoping for an awesome turn out. I know it's soon in advance but be sure to mark the date on your calendar! Be sure to pass it on to all your friends and family!! The more publicity the better!!

www.myspace.com/art4acure

I'll keep you all posted!

Hey Strangers!

Well I guess that I'm the stranger since I haven't updated this blog for so long! I apologize to any of you who actually still read this! Things have finally calmed down so I'll do my best to keep up with this.
What can I tell you? Our move went awesome! We had a tons of help so it went really quickly! I'll post pictures as soon as I've finished organizing our mess! It's coming together slowly.
Work has been going really good....Nathan is in Unity this week so I'm home all alone for the first time! It's fun! haha! I miss my husband but, I'm enjoying my down time.
I've been spending lots of time in my yard! I absolutely love gardening, weeding, etc! Who would've known!?

Nathan bought a new lawnmower the weekend that we moved in. Even though the grass didn't need it he absolutley had to try it out! haha!
But my momma is here so I should go keep her company! I'll be sure to sit down and update you some more when I get a chance!

ash

I Think We're All Set!

Well I can not even begin to express how much I HATE PACKING!! From friday when Nathan and I got home to oh about 10:34pm on Sunday we have been packing. Trying to get this apartment clean, and in boxes so all we have to do is move out this coming weekend! We managed to get it all done I think though. There are a few things that aren't backed yet but just minor stuff that will get put away when we leave!
I can't believe that the time has finally arrived! We are moving out of this 'lovely' apartment (please note the sarcasm) and into our home! I couldn't be more excited! Yes the apartment has been good to us while we've been here but we are very ready to say good bye!
Nathan & I will be in Yorkton for the week working. I'm hoping that the week doesn't drag on forever! I'm sure it'll fly right by and before I know it we'll be right back here and moving.
On that note I should get to bed. Have an awesome week and talk to you again soon!

ash

Mom's 40th Birthday Party!

The weekend of July 8th was my mom's 40th birthday. My brother, sister, dad and husband had been scheming since oh I guess early February for mom's big day. We wanted to have a surprise party for her. We put lots of time into it and after all the hard work it paid off! Everyone who could make it was there. Even mom's Grandpa Henry who's 97 in August made it up for the big day! Here are a few pictures from the celebration!!

Kaitlan & Dylan taking all the balloons up to mom and dad's room!
















Well I think that's all for now folks! Thank you to everyone who was there and made the day AMAZING for mom!
Talk to you all soon!

ash