tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83576402972839966502012-02-16T19:15:15.109-06:00Youngblood...Party of FIVEHere you'll find the story, through pictures of course, of our family of five.Veronicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15546721453457954884noreply@blogger.comBlogger61100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8357640297283996650.post-52139266906348558402011-10-03T09:41:00.024-05:002011-10-19T09:48:59.684-05:00ONE month old!<div align="center"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">How on earth did a month pass already??</span></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yNZZjcxIKu8/Tp7iFOTfZRI/AAAAAAAABKQ/wGzPgZRwumA/s1600/DSC_1267.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yNZZjcxIKu8/Tp7iFOTfZRI/AAAAAAAABKQ/wGzPgZRwumA/s400/DSC_1267.JPG" width="265" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">This picture is just PERFECT! She wasn't being held, which in her world is the WORST thing ever! ; ) So she wasn't too happy, I took the picture anyway. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">My plan is to take one each month and then frame/collage them all at a year. At least I know if I don't do any sewing at all...I'll definitely get some time when I make the number onesie! ; ) My sewing machine has been incredibly lonely lately. ; ) </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">I have time when I could sew...like when Laiken is sleeping but seriously...sewing or holding a sweet sleeping baby...NO contest! </span></div><div align="center"></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8357640297283996650-5213926690634855840?l=youngbloodtx.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Veronicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15546721453457954884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8357640297283996650.post-47036283899888200282011-09-10T02:00:00.001-05:002011-09-29T02:25:42.900-05:00And baby makes FIVE!!!<div align="center"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Introducing...</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Laiken Breann</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Born September 3rd, 2011 at 2:05pm</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">7lbs 4oz, 20" long</span></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4-PgGEDS9NE/ToQY9I6ff2I/AAAAAAAABKM/2Q9iAaq95sU/s1600/DSC_0970.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4-PgGEDS9NE/ToQY9I6ff2I/AAAAAAAABKM/2Q9iAaq95sU/s400/DSC_0970.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Laiken was such an EASY birth! I was scheduled for induction at 5am, ((we found out when we got there I really didn't need to be there until 7am...thanks Doc!)) we arrived right on time. I had Preston, my sister and my stepmom with me. Lucky dad and brother-in-law got to keep tabs on the other 4 grandkids! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Based on my last delivery, which was an induction as well, we thought for sure Laiken would arrive within a few hours. She however had other plans. I was started on pitocin, which seemed slow going. I believe it was around 9am that I had my water broke. Sometime after that I went ahead and asked for the epidural...I didn't want to lose my chance and miss out on getting it. The contractions were getting more intense but they weren't unbearable. The nurse kept commenting on how quiet and mellow I was through it all. She said I didn't show my pain at all. = )</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"> Then we waited...and waited...and waited! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">FINALLY it was time...FOUR pushes and there she was! She kept us waiting but when the time came she put up no fight. Such an easy birth and absolutely a blessing! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Here are a few from our eventful day...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">((I will be back to add the pictures, the computer isn't cooperating at the moment))</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8357640297283996650-4703628389988820028?l=youngbloodtx.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Veronicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15546721453457954884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8357640297283996650.post-11682544994307664142011-08-15T00:50:00.001-05:002011-09-29T01:52:45.754-05:00KINDERGARTEN!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">It's hard believe our first baby is in KINDERGARTEN now! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">She was SO ready for her big day. All decked out with Littlest Petshop ((Hello Kitty almost had a chance and then she had a last minute change of mine)) and off she went!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fdBRsvjwDw8/ToQHohNf_OI/AAAAAAAABJg/33jhnYofpyc/s1600/DSC_0919.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fdBRsvjwDw8/ToQHohNf_OI/AAAAAAAABJg/33jhnYofpyc/s320/DSC_0919.JPG" width="212" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">BIG smiles from little brother.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I just know he was thinking "Let's get her to school so I can ransack her room!!" LOL!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-m29oQq5GeM4/ToQHyNXWVrI/AAAAAAAABJk/tx34Xh4JtyA/s1600/DSC_0922_golden.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-m29oQq5GeM4/ToQHyNXWVrI/AAAAAAAABJk/tx34Xh4JtyA/s400/DSC_0922_golden.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">No doubt at all this beautiful little girl is gonna go far! ; )</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sPdDHBgKUfQ/ToQH6g_kiAI/AAAAAAAABJo/AXHbm86XKgQ/s1600/DSC_0917.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sPdDHBgKUfQ/ToQH6g_kiAI/AAAAAAAABJo/AXHbm86XKgQ/s400/DSC_0917.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8357640297283996650-1168254499430766414?l=youngbloodtx.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Veronicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15546721453457954884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8357640297283996650.post-24012088775659220442011-08-08T13:30:00.000-05:002011-08-08T13:30:29.313-05:00Gunnery Sergeant Promotion<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Preston was promoted to Gunnery Sergeant July 2nd.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> ((offcial July 1st but they held the ceremony on the 2nd))</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">I am so incredibly proud of this man and all that he's accomplished. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">He is such a hard worker, incredible father, loving husband and one hell of a Marine. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-x0drhiIjS9I/TkAm_nTzOoI/AAAAAAAABJA/tcVw_eLdUUg/s1600/DSC_0858.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" naa="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-x0drhiIjS9I/TkAm_nTzOoI/AAAAAAAABJA/tcVw_eLdUUg/s320/DSC_0858.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gNwCX3YO7lA/TkAnHs1MXvI/AAAAAAAABJE/uUjdoKS8ThY/s1600/DSC_0862.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" naa="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gNwCX3YO7lA/TkAnHs1MXvI/AAAAAAAABJE/uUjdoKS8ThY/s320/DSC_0862.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">He makes my heart go pitter-patter! ; )</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xz_GtYhZKBg/TkAnNYdSs8I/AAAAAAAABJI/bONOnbg2KJU/s1600/DSC_0866.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" naa="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xz_GtYhZKBg/TkAnNYdSs8I/AAAAAAAABJI/bONOnbg2KJU/s320/DSC_0866.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> Preston and my Dad. My Dad and I pinned his new Gunny chevrons. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WQIYUR_idQI/TkAnZA1cZQI/AAAAAAAABJM/_mOH2q_td1M/s1600/DSC_0899.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" naa="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WQIYUR_idQI/TkAnZA1cZQI/AAAAAAAABJM/_mOH2q_td1M/s320/DSC_0899.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">My world...until it grows by one more in another month.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-x55GJcmYStU/TkAni03Ur3I/AAAAAAAABJQ/bCsVXOl-Uyo/s1600/DSC_0901.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" naa="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-x55GJcmYStU/TkAni03Ur3I/AAAAAAAABJQ/bCsVXOl-Uyo/s320/DSC_0901.JPG" width="212" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The Marines of RSS Bryant!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-o2Hsg3Ne-Ec/TkAnrpCYomI/AAAAAAAABJU/jSbn4ws1Vf8/s1600/DSC_0905.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="230" naa="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-o2Hsg3Ne-Ec/TkAnrpCYomI/AAAAAAAABJU/jSbn4ws1Vf8/s320/DSC_0905.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Our family...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Gi13W_HY8h8/TkAnx8hWrII/AAAAAAAABJY/YkPuZdbM8gA/s1600/DSC_0908.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" naa="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Gi13W_HY8h8/TkAnx8hWrII/AAAAAAAABJY/YkPuZdbM8gA/s320/DSC_0908.JPG" width="288" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6T6ftt0WiVM/TkAn41cMXjI/AAAAAAAABJc/ShCeO55GCZw/s1600/DSC_0913.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" naa="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6T6ftt0WiVM/TkAn41cMXjI/AAAAAAAABJc/ShCeO55GCZw/s320/DSC_0913.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8357640297283996650-2401208877565922044?l=youngbloodtx.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Veronicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15546721453457954884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8357640297283996650.post-18836623218102304732011-08-08T13:09:00.000-05:002011-08-08T13:09:55.550-05:00First Picture Post...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">How INCREDIBLE are these pictures!?!? </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Here are a few of the 3D ultrasound pictures of baby Laiken, at 28 weeks.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">In this picture she REALLY looks like lil Preston...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zyA8s9azrj8/TkAlPdIvzFI/AAAAAAAABI0/jsZ7MHH1l9I/s1600/BABY_0022.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" naa="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zyA8s9azrj8/TkAlPdIvzFI/AAAAAAAABI0/jsZ7MHH1l9I/s320/BABY_0022.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Yet in this one she looks JUST like Cadence's newborn hospital picture!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-m4ytRCVaBi8/TkAlZxJA2LI/AAAAAAAABI4/KwR_8wKBb8Y/s1600/BABY_0031.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" naa="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-m4ytRCVaBi8/TkAlZxJA2LI/AAAAAAAABI4/KwR_8wKBb8Y/s320/BABY_0031.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VH2yaq85Rmg/TkAlgd_0urI/AAAAAAAABI8/763sLRJuPVg/s1600/BABY_0029.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" naa="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VH2yaq85Rmg/TkAlgd_0urI/AAAAAAAABI8/763sLRJuPVg/s320/BABY_0029.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">She certainly is SNUG in there! ; )</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8357640297283996650-1883662321810230473?l=youngbloodtx.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Veronicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15546721453457954884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8357640297283996650.post-87867367353433913942011-08-07T23:29:00.001-05:002011-08-07T23:30:36.526-05:00To start...<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">WELCOME to the new blog! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia;">I've decided to create a blog for our family, you'll find photos and stories fun times, friends, laughter and play and who knows...maybe even a few posts of my sewing! ; ) It's fun to snap photos and tell the stories behind them and I feel as though it helps us to remain close to family when we live so far away. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia;">I have my <a href="http://v-youngblood.blogspot.com/">PHOTOGRAPHY</a> blog but I like the idea of keeping that separate. ; ) </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia;">So don't mind me while I jump right into posting! </span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8357640297283996650-8786736735343391394?l=youngbloodtx.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Veronicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15546721453457954884noreply@blogger.com0