Minutes to go vs. 4 months to go

I just love my girls! Aren't they adorable, so cute and pregnant together! Afton is on the countdown to anyminute now and Terica is just over the halfway mark, heading to the remaining four months of her pregnancy. Sherrie took this picture of the girls at the shower. Truly a special moment between sisters. I am glad we got another pic of them with the babies still nestled safe inside their mommies!

What would we have ever done without blogging? I am really starting to enjoy this....even though I still haven't been successful in getting my slideshow done and adding a few other things I would like to add. Looking forward to blogging about my adorable grandchildren. They are the icing on the cake! (Afton, Terica, Tiffany, and Ashli, don't get upset, you are the cake!) Now Greg, don't get upset and feel left out, you are the baker! (lol)

Showered with Love and goodies!

The 27th came and went for Afton and Emma, so no birthday on that date! She made it through her shower without going in to labor! This is a good thing as we are all EXHAUSTED! The day was wonderful! She had lots of friends and family there in support of her and Emma! She got so many cute outfits, and lots with ladybugs on them! Yeah!!!!! Amy did an awesome job organizing and hosting the shower! She is such a sweetheart! After the shower we went to her house and took our time going through all the giftbags! My goodness, she sure has been blessed! When we were taking care of the clothes and bedding items, and getting them ready to be washed, I told her that It would sure be a bummer if the ultrasound was wrong and she had a boy instead! Holy cow, he would have a lot of pink! (kidding of course) With all kidding aside, I cannot wait for my little ladybug to get here. She has already captured my heart! I pray for her daily and can only imagine her final days in our Heavenly Father's presence. I imagine her with our Savior, and our ancestors, preparing for her mortal life here on earth. In one way it saddens me that she doesn't get to stay by their side, and that she has to leave all of the peace and beauty in Heaven, but then I am TRULY HAPPY AND ANXIOUS that she gets to be with us! I only hope to be a good example to her, and to be able to teach her (along with her parents) the important things she needs to know and do to return to our Heavenly Father's presence again one day!

Will her birthday be March 27th?

Everyday I wonder if today will be the day that I will be blessed to hold my little Emma Rae. I can't wait for her to get here, although I must admit that each day I get a little more nervous about the whole labor and delivery process. It is so hard to be the spectator and not really know how Afton is handling everything on the inside. She is so quiet and reserved with her feelings, unless of course she is having a contraction and you try to give her a hug, then she isn't so quiet and reserved. Big mistake on my part, big, huge! (just kidding aft) As a Mom, it is the hardest thing to have to sit back and watch your Daughter experience pain. I admit, I am a wimp!

If I could have my choice of birthdates for Emma, I would choose tomorrow, the 27th. It would kinda upset the fruit basket so to speak, but it would only be momentarily, I think. The 27th is a strong and popular number for birthdates in our family, and we don't have a March 27th as of yet, so this would be perfect. Both Dr's Chang and DeKay elected to go on spring break this week so neither would be here for Afton, that would be a bummer as both are truly AWESOME! The other kicker would be that she would not be present for her shower on Saturday. So, only time will tell, but I guarantee that updates will be posted, as I am so PROUD of my daughter and so proud to be a grandma to this lil ladybug!

Coping with RSV

I could think of a million other things that I would rather be doing than watching Brady suffer from RSV and double ear infections. Poor little guy is SO MISERABLE! (Bet you would never have guessed from the pic of him and his mommy huh!) He has to have breathing treatments every four hours. This isn't his favorite thing to have done, but he is getting a bit better, especially if he gets to look out the window at the trucks going by, or when his mommy sings I AM A CHILD OF GOD to him.

It's a Boy!

Well, the suspense is over. I was able to go to the Dr's appointment with Terica and Travis on Thursday. They had their 20 week ultrasound at the same time. Can you tell by the picture that Travis was extremely excited to hear that they are having a little boy? Ter on the other hand was really hoping for a girl, but is happy just the same. So, this little guy will make grandchild number 3 for Greg and I. We are both pretty excited that our family continues to grow and that we are fortunate to experience the joys of being grandparents! Afton is happy to be on the other side of the coin in getting to be Auntie Afton vs. Mommy. Terica and Travis are trying to agree on a name before delivery, we shall see!

Why Nahnie's Garden?

I was once asked by my daughters what name I would like to be called by my grandchildren when they began arriving. On my mother's side, each grandma is given a new name that they will be known as by their grandchildren. My great grandmother was Nena,(long e) My Grandma is known as Nana, and my mother is known as Nena.(long e) Not thinking about being a Grandma too soon, I hadn't given any thought to the subject. When we began talking about this, two of my daughters (the sarcastic duo, j/k) came up with the idea that I should be called NoNo. When asked to explain why, they thought they were really cute by telling me that my grandchildren should call me NoNo because anytime they (the girls) asked to do anything or go anywhere, my reply was always NO! Wrong!(it wasn't always NO!) I explained that I didn't want my grandchildren to call me NoNo, because in their case, I would just say, "As you wish!" (kidding) So, for the girls, they would have to accept no, my grandchildren, well, we shall see.
Ashli decided that she wanted me to be called Nahnie by my grandchildren. Funny, cause she doesn't have any yet, but this is the name she wanted. So, Nahnie it is. I must admit that I still have a hard time being referred to a new name. Sounds a bit strange, but it will be great. And for Greg, the wonderful grand prize of a grandpa, he will be called the ever popular PaPa. Couldn't come up with a unique name that only he would have, but none the less, PaPa he is. And Brady definitely loves his PaPa!
So why Nahnie's Garden? Well, first of all, I love gardening. I must have inherited this passion from my great grandpa Severino Martinez. He loved growing geraniums and vegetable gardens, including pumpkins. Another person I must have inherited this from is from my Nana. She always had beautiful flower and vegetable gardens. And second, from the time Afton was pregnant with Brady and when he arrived, I have felt that he is my little lovebug. Hopefully when he is grown and married he will still want to be my "lovebug". So, we have a little girl on the way, due March 31. Aah, what shall I call her? Of course, it only makes sense, she will be my little ladybug! Her mommy has chosen ladybugs as her theme for her bedroom. Perfect decorations to go with a perfect little girl. In visiting with Terica one day, she asked if her baby, which is due July 27th, was going to be called my little stinkbug. We laughed, only because Terica and I probably should have been called Stinkbugs when we were growing up by our grandparents. I have thought about it alot, and I want her baby to be my little snugglebug! So, these little "bugs" are exactly what my garden has needed. Just as being outside gardening makes me happy, so will each of my grandchildren. I am so thankful that Heavenly Father has blessed me with a passion for gardening, and has chosen me to be a grandma to these little ones. I look forward to watching them blossom through their lives and I know I will continue to receive many blessings because of them. So, I end with a thought: Plant smiles, grow giggles, harvest love! Which is exactly what I intend to do!

My lovebug is turning 1

Let me introduce you to Brady Quinn, aka: lovebug. He will be 1 on March 19th. It is amazing how fast the time has gone by. Just seems like yesterday this little guy was entering the world. He has brought so much joy to my life as well as Greg's. Imagine Greg with his first grandson. Brady doesn't just have him wrapped around his little finger, we are talking about the whole hand! Jason and Afton have done an AWESOME job in their first year of parenthood!

So, I thought I really wanted to do a blog, but then I got started, or should I say I attempted to get started, but it was so overwhelming that I came to the conclusion that I am a failed blogger! HELP! How do I get this going?