renovations

how's it going... this is nathan.. i thought i would give you a brief up date on what is going on it the Rushton family...

This last few months we have been doing a little renovations around the house. some stuff that needed to get done, and others just cause we needed a change. From the shingels, to a deck on the back of the house to base boards, trim, interior doors, paint, light fixtures and the list goes on.... but needles to say we like making our home more our home.. all though it is pretty tuff.. me and ash decided that we would do all the work ourselves (with some great help from a few friends.... JUSTIN STADE) I think for me hands down the shingles were the hardest thing so far.. but come spring i think the windows and the siding might take the cake...

Isaiah is getting so big. right now he's i think around 18lbs. and happy as can be.. he found a few things this last month.. such as his feet, his vocal chords and anything that can fit in his mouth... Isaiah loves to sit up now and he's working on rolling over.. not so fun when your changing him and he tries to roll over.. also this week he is on bottles now.. quite the change for mommy, but it's been great. Ash loves the freedom.. And i also love Father and son time.. sounds a little strange still but i love it.

It's been a VERY long time!

I finally have some time to pause for a moment so I figured that I better get some pictures on here for all of you who have been waiting so patiently for them. Our summer has been great but also really really busy. We have done lots of travelling and I am ready to just be at home for awhile now!










Well there is just a few pictures for you all to enjoy! The last one is of Isaiah and his Great Great Grandpa Henry. It was his 98th birthday!
Anyway my babes is starting to wake up so that means it's time to eat! Hope you are all having an amazing summer!
ash

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