Anastacia and Teague

The new year.

2010-01-17T21:51:00.000-08:00

Goodness, Its been awhile. I don't know how you guys that post everyday do it.
Maybe I don't lead that exciting of a life.
Well, Whats new????
I am still in school; only one more year! Yay!!!
I am still working.
Oh!... Teague is walking all by himself now :) its pretty adorable. And he's still as cute as ever.
We spent the new year at my grandmothers. Teague was so sick!!! He had some kind of a stomach bug for nearly two weeks! I felt horrible for him. Not to worry he has gained back all the weight he loss. Ha ha ha...
I am very tired can you tell? There is a struggle going on between sleep and the need that I stay awake right now.

So I think i'l end this blog now, but i'll be back soon to give you a more detailed entry and the happenings of our lives.

What has been going on...Update.

2009-10-17T15:21:00.000-07:00

Well it has been a couple months. I apologize. Things have gotten so busy for us over here. I started school August 10th. It is so nice to be back, I love it! It reminds me why I want to go into this industry, being able to create the things our students come up with is priceless and so wonderful. I loooove it! So between school and work, I've got a packed schedule. I say this often, but really I couldn't have asked for a better family. I don't know how I would be getting through all this and be able to do the things I am doing if it wasn't for them. I love you guys so very much and I'm forever thankful for you all.
I have to keep telling myself that the next 14 months will go by in a blur, ha ha. I go to school from 5-10 at night and of course I work the weekends, so sometimes I feel like i am missing out on some fun things. But it'll all be worth it in the end.
Teague is getting so big! its crazy! I can't tell you where this year has gone. You guys I am going to have a 1 year old in 2 months, ahh... I feel like he was just born and that summer was just here. i am having a little bit of a hard time with that fact. He can't be that big yet. He is a master crawler and has figured out ways to get through all the barriers I make for him to keep him in a certain area, ha ha...Its so funny to watch him maneuver and figure it out. I think he'll be walking in no time. I was able to spend Thursday with him(all day) which was so so so nice, I love just hanging out with my little man.

Okay so catching up time:
In September we went to Lake Powell with the family and my friend LaDonn came, it was a blast!!!! I love it down there, it may be one of my favorite places to go period. The stars and moon are so bright at night and the sunsets are to die for. It was nice seeing all the family (we were missing Jonah and Brysen) but it was still nice to see the ones that were able to come. I will post pictures later.
Teague had his 9 month check up and he is still a big boy, ha ha he is in the 90th percentile for his weigh and height. He didn't have to get shots, but he'll have to get them when he is 1 :( poor baby. The doctor said he is doing great and that he is on track with all the milestones. He did tell me I should play patty cake with him more, so he'll start to mimic me. But I don't care because he signs already so I don't think I need to. Plus he isn't into that game. He get annoyed when I tried to play with him.
I am on the design team at school. Which is a blast; its so fun! Plus my Friend Candice is the person in charge of it and she is a hoot to be around always puts a smile on your face.
Halloween is coming up and I was going to have T be a cowboy, but I might change it to a bee and I'll be the bee keeper I was able to get work off.
Jonah's basketball team was down here to play a couple games. He got to play for a few minutes. Poor thing got elbowed in the eye after like the first 30 seconds and he had to get stitches. But it was nice to see him play, his team is so big. I'll be suprised if he gets a lot of playing time since he is a freshmen this year.

well I think that's pretty much all that has been going on. I'll post some pictures of things we've done later.

I hope everyone is doing great and having a fantastic day.
Remember: "Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it".
- Lou Holtz

We had a family reunion

2009-08-01T15:18:00.000-07:00

Here are some pictures of that. This was the first time Teague went swimming.

He loves his food!!!

POOL TIME!

This was after they went swimming, they just hung out and played with the toys. They were so good! :) I was so proud of my boy, he had so much fun. He wiped himself out.

It was nice to see all the family and visit. Once a year doesn't seem like enough. But it is nice we get to see everyone that much.

Well since its been like 2 months..

2009-08-01T14:50:00.000-07:00

Lets see, whats new.
Oh yes, well at the end of June Teague and I went on a trip to Zions Canyon with my dad and Shannon and the rest of the gang. It was so fun! And so very relaxing. I wish I could have weeks like that all the time. To do absolutely nothing. It was marvelous. We went on a hike, it was the Pools hike there (it was stroller friendly) and hung out by the pool; Teague just loves the water. It so cute!!! Brooke and I found out we're quite the nature survivors, ha ha. We got a fire starting all by ourselves, with wet wood, then we made smores. All in all it was a great trip and we had so much fun.

For the 4th of July I took work off so I could spend it with T. We had the family over at my mom's house and had a BBQ. We usually go over to the Riverton fireworks show (the put on a great one) but this year no one really wanted to go that far, so we all Piled up in our cars and headed over to my dad's house (Yeah, kinda funny! the Roybals and Blanchfields together again, ha ha) it was fun we ate dessert and did some of our own fireworks. My dad had these illegal ones that he got years ago. Anyway, we decided to fire some of them. We lite one and it tipped over and all the sudden there was a red wall of fire coming at everyone...It was so Funny!!!! My dad was crackin' up about it the whole night. Needless to say we put those ones away. So we finished doing the fireworks and the watched West Jordan's show( which by the way isn't as good as Riverton's).

On the 18th of July Jessica bought me tickets for The Fray. They were my birthday present. So we went to that. Which was a blast! they put on a good show and sound just as good live.

I think that catches us up to the now. Well, lets talk about T for a minuet :)
He is rolling all over the place, and he scoots backwards, its adorable! He got his two bottom teeth so now you have to watch out when he's putting your fingers in his mouth those little things hurt! He'll be 8 months old in two weeks! Yeah, that's crazy I can not believe how big he has gotten. It freaks me out how fast time has gone by. I'll have a one year old in 4 months...Ahhh!!! All around he is perfect, and great, wonderful and such a blast to hang out with. I could ask for anything better.

I start school on August 10th :( It's a love/hate relationship. I can't wait to get back, I'm super excited to start school. But I do not want to be away from Teague that much. Its going to be so hard for me at first and for him too I'll bet. We're used to spending everyday together day and night. Except for the weekends. I love my family! My dad and Shannon will be watching him a couple days, my aunt Sissy will take him one day, my cousin Tarah will take him one day :) so he can play with his cousin Sawyer, then my mama will continue to watch him for a few days. goodness, I couldn't ask for a better, more supportive family I love you guys so much and can not thank you enough for how much help you give us. I'm so grateful.

So that's whats been going on in our lives and what will be happening soon enough.

Hikes!

2009-06-19T17:19:00.000-07:00

So my dad just went on this hike called Black hole at white canyon. I really want to go on it. It takes about 6 hours, but looks like a blast! Its a 14 mile hike.

Isn't it so beautiful!

This is where we're going to move to in 7-8 years.

2009-05-30T01:51:00.000-07:00

This is Scotland! And let me make a promise to anyone who reads this; I will be moving there.

This is the McNeill castle.. GO clan McNeill!

More pictures.

2009-05-30T01:50:00.000-07:00

These are just a couple for the night Jess and I went out.

Picture picture picture!!!

2009-05-30T01:42:00.001-07:00

Eating his yummy carrots! They smell good, but don't taste all that great. I must admit I tried them.

Kisses for my little man!

After so much time!

2009-05-30T01:28:00.000-07:00

Well now that it's been almost 2 months I'm finally getting around to writing.
I hope everyone has been doing well.
Where to begin???
Teague is going to be 6 months old on June 16th. I can't ever believe how fast time seems to be going by these days. I love watching T grow.
-He's getting closer and closer to sitting up by himself.
-Laughing so much more, and loves to talk to you.
-Starting to recognize people that he knows and people he doesn't (he sure does love his grandpa Yeates!) fusses whenever he leaves the room with out stopping to say hi to him. It's really cute!
-He's eating stage one food now.. And let me tell you, he sure does not like his pees. Ha ha. His favorite would be carrots.
-He will finally jump in his jumper..After a couple of month of only jumping in your lap its a nice relief to anyone's arms.
-Still sleeping through the night :)
-Growing out of all his cloths he he.. I swear i'm already having trouble keeping that boy in cloths.

He's definitely striving and is so fun to hang out with all day. I love him so much and i'm so so blessed he's my son.

The other day my mother, aunt and cousins all went to the No Doubt concert which was really fun! I loved seeing my family.
I had my first mothers day, and just hung out with the family. My poor mama was sick :( but we took her to dinner later during the week. Speaking of which we still need to go get her flowers. It was nice not having to go into work.
T and I have gone to the park a couple times since the weathers been nice. He loves it and I love watching him take in the world around him in awe..
Jessica and I went to a concert (Matt Kearney, keane) which was really fun! It was nice to hang out together without the kids for a couple of hours.
I turn 21 on Tuesday, ha ha 21 going on 35.. That's how I feel anyway.
I am going to be going back to school in a couple of months and I can't wait. I'm really excited to start heading towards our future life, and building the things I want for T.

Easter

2009-04-04T18:09:00.000-07:00

So, this is going to be our first Easter together...Well kind of. I work so we'll be together until 3 in the afternoon. I really hate working this weekend shift sometimes. I'm pretty sure my family is going to be out of town so we'll be staying at Jessica's house.
I took last weekend off for his blessing and it was so nice to have a whole week with him. I miss him so much. The blessing was very nice and my daddy gave a very nice blessing. The lunch wasn't bad either, crowded and I don't think I made the rounds with everyone because there were so many people. But thank you so much to everyone that came. I love you and it was so nice to see you.
I'll be putting up pictures as soon as i get them.

Picture time!!!

2009-03-21T17:58:00.001-07:00

Tarah came over and helped me take some pictures of Teague. I'm going to send out blessing announcements. Also these are his 3 month old pictures. She's pretty good if you ask me :) Thank you Tarah...I love you!!!

Teague was being so cute in his bouncer today while I was getting ready for work.

The other day Jessica and I went out to dinner and went and got tea. She had an appointment to get her tattoo started and that makes me want mine done. So bad! I can't wait until its finished. Anyway...of course we couldn't help but take pictures of our kids ha ha.

News News News!

2009-03-21T17:49:00.001-07:00

Well, next Sunday the 29th Teague is going to be blessed. So family put it in your calendars. My sister and brother and their families will be coming into town and I can't wait to see all of them :) it'll be a lot of fun. There is going to be a lunch at my dads and shannons house...Its going to be packed. I never realize just how much family I have until something like this takes place.
I'm really excited for it!
This weekend work is dragging by. I really dislike working this shift. The older Teague gets the more I miss him while I'm gone. I hate being away from him practically 3 days.
Grandma and grandpa Roybal are watching him for a few hours today while my mama and Greg go shopping.
I started going to the gym last week, and I have a personal trainer...holly cow I'm weak and extremely sore ha ha ha ha! But it feels so good. I'm excited to see the progress as I continue going. I really would like to run a marathon this year. or maybe two so I'm going to start training for that once I get in better shape. I'm also excited for the summer to come so Teague and I can go on jogs and walks, or to take him to the park, ha ha ha..oh or go swimming with grandpa blachfield and go boating. Its going to be such a fun summer.

My little man being so cute!

2009-03-13T16:56:00.001-07:00

His little foot is so cute I can't help but take pictures of them.
He's getting so chubby I think its adorable.

He's so chubby!

Picture time!!

2009-03-13T16:50:00.001-07:00

This was on Tuesday when I babysit Olivia, she is 5 weeks and 4 days older than Teague, but he's already bigger than her. Its really fun watching her. She's such a happy baby and so easy to take care of. Not saying that taking care of both of them is easy, it isn't, ha ha. I'm so glad I don't have twins or something.

Teague-a-roonie

2009-03-13T16:42:00.000-07:00

He is getting so big! I can't believe it.
So Teague is almost 3 months old and I can't picture him not in my life anymore. Its like he's always been in it and meant to be in it forever.
I've started putting rice in his late night feeding bottle (which is usually around 10:00) we've done this for two weeks now and he loves it! He's now sleeping through the night! Oh yeah, super excited about that. He'll usually be asleep by 11:00 and sleep until 7:00 or 8:00, its simply amazing and I hope it lasts.
I bought some apple juice for him...Oh my heck you should see him suck it down. He loves it more than the rice bottle. its Hilarious. I put 2 ounces of juice and 2 ounces of water so he doesn't get a tummy ache, well last night was the first time I gave it to him then this morning I gave him some too. I only gave him an ounce last night and this morning he drank two ounces.
I love having a boy. Its so fun to watch him grow. His personality is already so noticeable, and I'm afraid I've got a little cry baby on my hands ha ha, but he's so sweet and loves being cuddled.

Here are some pictures

2009-02-21T15:40:00.000-08:00

Proof that my baby really does smile!!! I love him so much!

Ha ha this is of him having tummy time which he isn't really into and then I was getting ready for work and he was in his bouncer. He did not like it!

We were just hanging out on the couch last week. I love this little face, its one of my favorites.

These are pictures from Las Vegas, when we all went down to see Jonah. Teague is 5 weeks old.

My baby is 2 months

2009-02-19T15:32:00.000-08:00

My how time flies!
Teague just had his 2 month appointment yesterday and had to get his shots. He did so wonderful and took them like a champ! He only cried for a minute and didn't really get sick or anything, had a little fever. He is 13lbs. and 10oz. which puts him in the 90th percential for weight and 24in. long which puts him in the 95th percential. He's a big thing. Growing like a weed! He's starting to make all kinds of sounds and I love when he smiles. Yes folks he does smile, haha quite frequently. Its the cutest dang thing ever. I love when he plays with his toung and hands. I love watching him pass all the mile stones in his develpoment.
I've gone back to work and so on the weekends he hangs out with grandma and grandpa, I'm so thanful for them and all the help they've provided me. Thank you guys! I actually enjoy being back to work, its nice to get out for a little while, although 12 hours is way too long to ba away from my boy, i'd be good if it were 6. I feel as though I never left my job haha jumped back into things very quickly.
This year is going by in a flash and i'm so excited to continue watching and helping my boy grow up. I love it so much.

It's been awhile

2009-01-26T16:25:00.000-08:00

We just had our first vacation, we went to Vegas to visit our family. He was a champ! Theres something about the car that makes him sleep. Teague was able to take his first walks outside while we were there beacuse the weather was so nice. My cousin and brothers girlfriend drove down with us and flew home, and my aunt robbin and mother flew down to visit Jonah and drive back with me. It was so nice being able to spend time with all of them. We went shopping, out to dinner and got hair cuts.

Teague will be 6 weeks old tomorrow, I can't believe how big he's getting! I'm not ready to go back to work and leave him for half the day.

We brought in the new year over at my grandparents house with all of our family on my mothers side. I love them, we're all a bunch of goof's. I didn't think I'd make to the new year I was so tired! But I did :)

I've loved all the time I've been able to spend at home with him.

He was 8 days old on christmas and we visited both my dads family and my mamas. I didn't want him out for very long, since he was still so new. My cousin has picture for me but, like i've said before she still has to show me how to put pictures up, haha.

I think that's caught up everything that's been going on in our lives. Other than that we've just been cave dwellers. He is getting so big and doing something new everyday. His new thing is knowing that food is coming if you put the burb cloth up to his chin. He doesn't smile yet, I hope that'll start to change and he's such a serious little poop. He looks at you like you're a ninny and he's wondering why you're talking to him that way. He's very alert though taking in the world around him with his big blue eyes. Yes, he's eyes haven't changed colors yet and I think they're going to stay blue like his dads, I wouldn't mind that.

His cousin Sawyer and him are going to get pictures taken, but soybean needs to get better he's been sick the last week or so. I'm excited for that.

A week old today

2008-12-23T22:12:00.000-08:00

I can't believe my baby is already a week! Where has the time gone? its seems like the week before he was here went by so slowly I thought it'd never get over with , and now time wont slow down.
He is doing wonderful. He's still eating great, and pooping like its his job; probably beacuse it is :)We went to the doctors a couple days ago, because his umbilical cord was smelling bad and I called his pediatrician and she said, to bring him in. Anyway, nothing is wrong with him and to inform you his cord fell off today :) but, he weighed 7 pounds 10 ounces. My little piggy pasted his birth weight!
I just can't describe how wonderful it is being a mother. Every little thing he does I think is just brilliant. He's my little prince charming who has come and rescued me from the tallest tower, haha. He smiles all the time now. I love it! Whenever I talk to him he smiles and it melts my heart.
His first Christmas is coming up. We're going to go over to theWoolsey's houseandmy Aunt Brenda's. I don't want him out for very long with all the colds going around. But, I want to show him off a little and let the family who hasn't seen him yet have a chance.
Well, we're off to sleep!

His first doctors appointment.

2008-12-20T21:35:00.000-08:00

Well, today Teague, my mama and I all went to his first doctors appointment. He has coombs (which means that our blood mixed. My blood type is a negative and his is a positive) He's case isn't very serious, but sometimes it means that the baby has to have a full blood transfusion. Luckily for us he is doing amazing and it wasn't serious. It also leads to animia and can make babies have worse janduce. That's the main reason we went in.
He has gained back most of his weight, he's at 7lbs. 3oz. only 2oz. shy of his birth weight which is great, beacuse usually it takes about 2 weeks for them to gain it all back. So our baby is flourishing. I couldn't be more proud of my boy!
Also, last night while I was up with him, I discovered how much he loves his binki, its so cute to watch him suck on it, its as big as his head, ha ha.
Today when we were all up, grandma was holding him and I went over by where they were sitting and he followed my voice to look at me, it was the most adorable thing. I can't believe how fast he's growing and learning.

Once my cousin shows me how to be all niffty on this blog i'll add some pictures I took.

He Is Here!...

2008-12-19T13:08:00.000-08:00

That's right! Teague Bradley Blanchfield came into the world on Tuesday, December 16th at 7:03 pm. He weighed 7lbs. 5 oz. and was 19.5 inches long.

I was induced Tuesday morning. At about 10:30 am they gave me the pitocin, I stayed strong without an epidural until I was dilated to a 3 1/2, and it was at 5:00 pm; then it was time for some pain control, I told them not to give me all of the epidural though. It took me a half an hour to go from a 3 1/2 to a complete 10, so fast! I pushed for an hour, then my little man was here. It was a great day, he was born on my dad's birthday that is why is middle name is bradley. His uncles (my little brother Jonah) middle name is also Bradley.

I got to go home yesterday, it's been nice to be home and adjust to having a baby. Having Teague here is the best Christmas present, I'm so glad he got to be here before christmas.
Grandma Shannon.

Grandpa Brad.
Grandma Lisa.
Grandpa Greg.

He was so alert after he was born, he would look all around.

The first thing he did was grab onto my finger and he wouldn't let go, I was instantly in love. It brought me to tears.