12 Weeks Old!!!

I can't believe it!!!!

12 Weeks old!!!

She has been at daycare for 6 weeks now while I have gone back to work. I feel officially at 100% back without feeling lost without her. I had a rough few weeks the first 3 weeks back to work, but a lot of that was because of the stress of doing it all alone. Not that my dad hasn't been helping out, but I am still basically a single mom with Gary being in Fort Wayne.

I haven't been able to scrap in FOREVER! I can't wait to sit down at my table and play. We will see how that works!!

Here are some updated pictures though just so no one forgets what she looks like!

Gary shaved his head...so she definitely has more hair now:


Wrigs has cradle cap, so we have to grease monkey up her hair--this is the result:


The Easter Egg hunt at one of my hotels:



Tuckered out....mommy looks a bit tuckered out too:



as heather said, she looks like she is saying:
"neener, neener, I'm cuter than you are":




so, there are lots of other crazy things happening, but for now this is the quickie update.

xoxo
k

5 weeks later....

I can't believe Wrigley has already been here 5 weeks!!
I mean seriously it seems like just yesterday I was pregnant!
She is doing wonderfully, and growing like a little weed. I cannot believe how big she is already! Here is the most recent picture of her....


Grandbon came to visit and saw Wrigley for the first time Feb. 22nd...here is a quickie LO I did of their first picture....



So far she has quite a few miles on her butt with all of our traveling. She has already been to 3 states...MI, IL, and IN. We went to Fort Wayne on the 5th of March, picked up Gary from work and drove to Chicago to introduce her to the family. We spent the weekend in Chicago and on Sunday had a family gathering with the Hay clan. Here is a picture of 4 Generations of Hay Women together...


We came back to Fort Wayne late on Sunday and have been here all week spending the time with Gary. We will go back this coming Sunday and I have one final week with Wrigley before I go back to work. I am bummed about my return, but glad to get back to the real world.

okay...enough for now, it is 2am, and I should be sleeping!!
xoxo
K

Another 48...

well, at about 2pm, we got a call from the doctor, they found something in the blood culture.
The problem is, they don't know yet what it is, and they have to do more tests.
So, we had more blood drawn and now we cannot go home for another 48 hours.
I am so emotionally exhausted already that I don't know how much more I can handle.
I just want to take my baby home, but I am anxious to find out what is going on....
she still seems wonderful, no temp and no more fussiness, but it still worries me....
so, if you can keep the prayers coming, I would appreciate it...
xoxo
Korbyn

The last 48 hours.....

have been really rough.
Wrigley was running a temp on Saturday and was really fussy all day, so at about 3:30, the doctor came in and ordered some tests to be run, including a spinal tap. I was a mess. Just knowing that my little angel was going to go through any of the pain, and not knowing what the results were going to be.
They took her into NICU at about 4:30 and started the tests. at 5:30, we went in and I fed her before leaving to go home and freshen up. I think one of the hardest parts of that whole experience was the going home and her not being there with us. Gary wouldn't even go into the nursery without her there. We were both so upset and distraught. We got back to NICU at 8:30, and she had already been moved to the pediatric ward which was great.
We have been here since, but the good thing is that the results have all come back with good results, so we should be going home with her today at 4:30!!
she has been feeding very well, and hasn't had a tempurature since Saturday, so we are very hopefull that it was just something minor such as not getting enough food. She was dehydrated, so they gave her some fluids, and they have her on some antibiotics to get rid of any infection that may be there.

So, after everything and all of the scare, she is good, and we are blessed.
Thank you everyone for all of your prayers and good wishes the last two days, we appreciate all of them!

all our love,
Korbyn, Gary, and Wrigley

Wrigley Elizabeth May Has Arrived!!

After 13 hours of labor, she has arrived!!!



With a full head of hair!!!

We went into the hospital Thursday morning, 2/5/09 to be induced. We got into the room at 8:15 to start our day.

at 2:59, they broke my water to get things rolling....The contractions got a bit rough by about 3:30, and at 4:03 I was given an epidural.

At this point, I slept. It was wonderful!!
Gary's parents and my dad got into the room at about 7:30 or so, and we were all just hanging out until Dr. Walsh arrived at 8:45 to "check me out" and see where we were at....to my surprise, and hers, I was fully dialated and ready to go!! We started the delivery at 9:00pm, and at 9:29, Wrigley was born!!!

8lbs 3oz and 21 inches long!!!

Here is her first picture....



Thank goodness for the epidural because I felt great throughout everything once I was given it.

We are still in the hospital, but being discharged sometime tonight (have to wait for the 48 hour tests to come back). We are all doing wonderfully, she is the perfect baby!

I will update more as I can....
xoxo
Korbyn

Hello 2009!!!

WOW! Time flies when you are having fun!!!

So, lots has happened since October when I last checked in....
*I am officially overdue with baby...she was due on Jan. 29th!! We are inducing Thursday morning at 7:00 am! She will (hopefully if labor doesn't last forever) have a birthday of 2/5, G's B-day is 12/5, and mine is 6/5, so I think it is perfect!!

*Oh, and we have made a final decision on her name....I win... Wrigley Elizabeth May! Yippee!! I think he was just trying to raz me more than anything..LOL.

*We have furnished the apartment, and it looks great and very lived in..

*My dad moved in with us December 1st from Tennessee...I bit colder here, but he loves it.

*Gary was transfered to Fort Wayne, IN for work which kinda sucks, but we are making it work...he is home 4 nights a week thur-sun and then goes back and works Mon-Thurs...It is good financially, just kinda hard not having him here every night...but for now, it has to work..no other options..He will be home with me and Wrigley for 2 weeks starting tomorrow though, so that will be fabulous....

*I just bought a new car, so that I don't have to try and put a car seat in a two door sunfire! So, I am now a proud owner of a 2005 Jeep Cherokee!! The vehicle I have wanted forever, so that makes me happy!!!

I know there is so much more that I have to share, but I can't even remember it all right now!!!

I should probably be getting to bed anyway while I can still sleep at night huh?!?

love and hugs!
Ko2

ps. I will share pics and deets as soon as Ms. Wrigley gets here...:)

I need a nap....

I feel like I have been going on 6 cylinders for the last 3 weeks.
Work has been insane. We are currently in our busy reporting season, and I have had to do reports for 8 separate hotels. These reports typically take 2-3 weeks for 1 hotel, and I had to do 8 in that 2-3 week period! It was a bit nutty. I did get some help from some of the hotels, but overall it was all good. I do love doing them, it is just a matter of getting in over my head this year!

So, G and I got our apartment, but haven't moved into it yet because we have no furniture. Once we get a bed, we will move in and work from there, but that really needs to happen fast because I can't take much more of the hotel living! I swear I spend all of my time sitting in bed and working!

The baby belly is getting bigger, and I am gaining weight just fine now (almost too well, but the doctor isn't worried). I found a new doctor here in Michigan, and that has taken that off of my "to Do list".

I am hoping to get some creative juices flowing tonight, so hopefully I will have more layouts and fun stuff to share later this week. We shall see.

okay...back to work...xoxo ~K

Belly picture time!!

So I am at 22 weeks and I have my first belly pic:



She is kicking like crazy and being very picky about the food she gets...I claim she prefers candy, but I would be wrong! :)

Also....Gary and I signed the lease on our apartment today! I am excited because it is the one we wanted, but didn't think we were going to get it because they had rented the one out. Luckily, another opened, and we are now officially on a lease!
We move in October 10th!!

I have been siting in the hotel room watching tv and scrapbooking. Getting some good stuff done, so that is nice.

back to playing...more later!
xoxo
K

Whew!!

Thank goodness that today is the start to the weekend!!
I know it was a short week with the holiday and all, but this week kicked my behind!!
Today, I treated myself to an expensive day at Mario Tricoci and it was so worth every penny!
I got an eyebrow wax, highlights, and haircut. This is the 2nd best haircut I have ever gotten!! the highlights are the kicker because as a whole it is freakin' amazing...at least in my eyes..LOL!!

Here is a pic:


I am in Michigan this weekend hoping that we can find an apartment. So far there are so many awesome possibilities, so we shall see!

Otherwise, nothing big happened this week, work just drained me. But that is always a good thing. It means I am not slacking! LOL.

okie doke...off to chill out before the boy gets home!

xoxo
K

Well, I was wrong....

I would have bet money that I was going to have a little boy, but alas...
last weekend I found out that I am having a little girl!!!
I am so darn excited about this!!
I am really pushing for Wrigley Elizabeth, but not so sure if Gary will go for it! LOL

Here is my little girl:


(I cannot believe how much detail these ultrasounds give you now!!)

I also got word from work that I will be moved to Michigan in two weeks!! Quick yes, but this is great. I have so much to do that the sooner the better.

okay...off to have a Harry Potter Marathon and maybe get some scrapbooking done today!!
xoxo
K

Back in with the P's....

I am officially done moving out of Chicago.
My hips hurt, by back hurts, my feet hurt, and my butt hurts, but I am done!
So, I am staying with my parents while I am in town, and seeing as I will be working in Chicago for this week I will be here all week!
It is actually kinda nice being able to hang out with my mom and my stepdad a bit.
My mom even set up a little scrapbooking desk for me!!
I finished a project tonight while I had time to sit and play:



This is a picture of my grandpa holding me when I was itty bitty. I cut little strips of paper and created the frame...kinda annoying, but otherwise fun! I love how it turned out!

anywho, that is about it for now. I am going to finish up online and get some much needed sleep!

xoxo
K

Quick Questionaire....

hmmm...I guess I am really trying to catch up for my time off since this would be post #2 today, but the fabulous Holly posted this little questionaire on her blog, and I thought it would be fun!!

drinking: bottled water

listening to: the sounds of the neighborhood since I am working on airflow through the house, and my neighbors are LOUD!

reading: Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin (good stuff!)

relieved about: nausea has subsided...for now

missing: Gary

not digging: The heat without the A/C!

totally.thankful for: um...just about every little thing happening in my life/day/moment!

planning: too much to list!

reliving: all of my meals...over..and over...and over again....really now, morning sickness should be done soon...right?!

daydreaming about: Air Conditioning!

putting off: paying my parking tickets...bad, I know!

finally accomplished: ummm...nothing is really completely accomplished, but plenty of things are started!

scrappin' with: Nothing because I am sitting here posting this!! Must go scrap now!!!

alrighty!! your turn! If you post it on your blog, send me a little note to let me know!

xoxo
K

um, yeah, I should update!!!

So, it has been a little while since my last post. Sorry about that!

LOTS of changes going on here...

*The job is going great, still doing a LOT of traveling, but it is still wonderful

*I am moving out of my apartment in Chicago, and putting my stuff into storage while I do all this traveling.....

*but, I am looking at a new place in Michigan because....

*I AM PREGNANT!!!
no joke, really, I am!!
I can't believe it either!
Little bit of a change huh?!?

I have been dating this guy from Michigan, and well, here we are!
So, things have changed quite a bit!

I am scrapping more now and making more time for myself.
I am also going to try to blog more and keep everyone updated...I will try at least!

I need to get back to work, so I will share more soon!!!
xoxo
K

Yep, I am still around...

Sorry I have been missing in action lately, but OMG, so much has happened since I last wrote....

1st. I did my "trial run" in O'Hare for the new job. It went stellar! Like for serious, it went so well that I was even worried that they would try to keep me at that property instead of giving me the National Sales position!!!

but alas,
2nd. I GOT THE JOB!!!! the Tuesday after my "trial" my boss called and made the offer...I did the happy dance all day...but, they gave me until Friday to finish up everything at my current hotel, get it all in order, and be done! WOW! That was craziness because there was so much to do! But, it all got done...

3rd. My hotel had a going away party for me....I cried basically all day..LOL..I know, I am such a crybaby. I can't tell you guys how much my boss at this hotel means to me. She is one of my all time favorite people, and I feel like I just left her...even though it is still a hotel in my region, and I will still be there and working with her. Heck, I have already talked to her every day since I left LOL! Anywho, they had a lunch, and said goodbye...some of my housekeepers even cried...I miss them so much, but it is such a great thing for me that it is bittersweet. So, my boss got me a set of cross pens and a leather day planner as a going away! I think she was really telling me to get organized, but It has already been a huge help!

so, 4th. I am writing this from my hotel room of the property that I am working at this week. I am in Troy, MI, and so far the job is going great!

Paschen is watching the cats for me this week which is a little odd because she is at my place and it just feels weird.

Oh, I even did some scrapping while I have been here...digi, but scrapping none the less...Here is a layout of my Hemma....Hope to have more done throughout the week!!



Okay...back to work...I forget it is an hour later here, and I have some more work to do before I go to bed!!

xoxo
K

EEEK!!! Guess What!?!

OMG!!! So, well, the interview went great!!!! I was so freakin' exhausted by the time I got home at 12:30 am on Monday, but it was so well worth it!

I don't have the job yet, but I am doing a "trial run" of the job basically to see if I can do it. I start next week, not sure where yet, but overall, I think I have the job in the bag!! I am thrilled, and it was so good to see the "big boys" at corporate and hang out with them a bit.

so, keep the fingers crossed that next week runs smoothly, which I am sure it will anyway!

xoxo
K

Wish Me Luck!!

okay...I am leaving here in 15 minutes to head for the airport and start the longest day ever! My flight leaves at 5:45 this morning and I have a layover in Philly before heading into West Palm. Then, coming back, I have a layover in NC. I should be arriving back in Chicago by 11:30 tonight. Needless to say, I am already exhausted and I haven't even started yet. I feel great about the interview, and my "chances" at getting the position. So, Now all I can hope for is that they feel thee same way!

I will write when I can today!

xoxo
K

OMIGOD!!!

What a crazy and exciting day today has been!!!

Let me start by saying CONGRATS to the new SIStv Fashionistas!! It is so exciting to see so many of my fabulous friends on the list!! Makes my heart smile!

Next, let me tell you this.....I have my final interview in Florida on Monday for the National Sales Position for my management company!!! AACK!! I am so freakin' excited. They called me today to ask if I would rather come out Friday or Monday and because of time I chose Monday...here is the fun part...my flight out is at 5:30 am and I come back in Monday night at 11:30pm...I have a huge sales event here at the hotel on Tuesday, so now, I am going to stay at the hotel Monday night (probably won't get here until close to 2am!) and then be up and at 'em for the sales thing on Tuesday!!!

okay, so...fingers and toes crossed that it goes well!!!

back to work now, just wanted to pop in and share!!

xoxo
K

BRRRR.....

Oh my freakin' goodness it is so cold! I mean negative temps cold. and then the wind kicks in and you almost pee your pants because it would keep you warm. Okay, sorry, TMI...not that I did, but it was a thought! :)

After yesterday's full moon/lunar eclipse, I am not surprised that today has been one of the oddest days ever! I spent over an hour looking for one of our meeting room guests who "went missing" and drove all over the area looking for her, only to find out that she went to buy a cell phone charger and got lost coming back?!? She had her whole meeting freaking out, and I was in the middle of it. but alas, at least she is okay!

So, still haven't been able to scrapbook, but let me tell you why. I went in there the other night to work, and the radiator is broken! So, it is negative temps in my room! I had slippers and socks on and my feetsies were cold in seconds! I am not even going to attempt to have the landlord fix it, he will only break it again and probably burn the place down!

Oh well, I am taking a mental health day tomorrow, and plan to scrap no matter how cold it is in there!!! I have so many projects to get done, and about a month worth of daily cards to do too!!

I have darts tonight and it is a partial re-match so we have extra games tacked on (part of the reason I took tomorrow off) so I will be out until close to 2am i am sure! And, there are only two girls tonight since the 3rd girls is sick!! Meaning that I am going to be playing a LOT of games!!!

okay...hope to have more scrappy goodness for you tomorrow!!!

xoxox
K

The last of it is almost gone....

I am really having a hard time coping with this right now. Paschen moved more of her stuff last night, and the last of it is almost gone. It is the weirdest thing. I just don't understand how there can be so much animosity yet also be so much love. We will always be friends, of that I am sure, but I have to find myself. I didn't even know that I was so lost. This has been good in so many ways though. I have had more control over my finances..okay, I have always been in control of them, but I am finally controlling them in the right ways. I have been so busy with work, and darts though that I haven't had any real alone/me time at the house, so the true test is coming. I am hoping to get in the scrap room tonight and get some of my work done, but we will see.

Here is a great recipe for you if you are a fan of Chipotle's burrito bowls....

*Purdue Southwestern chicken strips
*1 Green Pepper
*1 Red Pepper
*1/2 tsp Garlic salt
*coating of vegetable oil for the pan
*1 cup rice (per two people)
*Toppings (Sour Cream, Cheese, Salsa)

start by cutting the peppers in slices, and popping them into the pan with the veggie oil and the garlic salt. Cook them up for about 3 minutes and then toss in the Chicken strips. Mix it all together and cover for about 5 minutes (7 minutes will start to make your chicken a little crunchy!). I use instant rice, so once I have covered the chicken, I pop my rice (with 1 cup water of course) into the microwave. This is my timer for the chicken too. then, when rice is done, serve it up in some bowls, and put the chicken/pepper mixture on top. I then top with some shredded cheese, sour cream, and salsa, and it is the perfect fajita bowl.

I made this on Sunday for the LWORD dinner and it was a big hit! I don't think I have ever seen my sister eat anything that quickly!!

Oh, and the best part about today....After two weeks of craziness, Mercury is no longer in Retrograde!!! I am actually seeing the difference. Some good, and some bad, but thank goodness that is over because retrograde got me good this time around!

okay...that is it for now...hoping to share some creativity soon!!!

xoxo
K

I'm Back!!!

Hey all,

Well, I am back. I have been so swamped, and out of town too, so I haven't been able to keep up. I haven't scrapped since like the 31st or something, so I have to get that done too! I was asked to train a new sales director in Maryland, so I flew out on Superbowl Sunday, and flew back late Thursday night. Lots of things have been going on within that time though.

Instead of giving you the "play by play" let me just give you the cliff version:

Grandma is okay, and back home
Kickin' butt in darts on Saturday, and then again on Thursday night when I got in from the airport
Paschen and I had a complete and clean break on Sunday. Too much animosity to keep dating right now, so I am officially single
While I was gone, my living room window had a bit of an issue with leakage, so now I have leaking apartment, and a landlord who can't do anything about it
I had a little bit of bank problems while in MD, but amazingly, those are gone
I am getting ready to go play darts in Schaumburg so I have to actually go get ready since I have to be out of the house in an hour, but I will be scrapping all day tomorrow!!

I will update more as I can tomorrow.

xoxo
K