...The Rushtons...

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!