Fun on the Farm



One thing that Brayden loves to do when he comes to visit is go down and see the chickens. He crawls over to the door, bangs on it really loud, and says, “bock, bock!!” He continues to do this until we have loaded up in the stroller and have headed down that way. Once we get there, I park the stroller in front of the coupe and he happily sits there and watches the chickens. I think he could be content to sit there for an hour, but I don’t have that much patience.

Here is a little video of him talking to me and the chickens

Sorry. I can't figure out how to flip it. :-(

So, Danson and I are expecting our first child on September 21, 2011. It's a girl and her name will be Bentley. We haven't decided on a middle name yet and I'll let you know when we do. I have had a ton of things running through my mind since we found out it was a girl. I have never doubted the pregnancy for a minute, but it seems like it has taken on a whole new meaning now knowing what the sex is. The baby is not an "it" anymore, it is a "she". I have thought many things and prayed many prayers for Bentley. My main prayer has been, "Lord, please do not let her act like me. Please give her the gift of her daddy's soft, sweet, easy going personality. Allow her to develop his gentle spirit that hardly ever gets angry and never speaks a harsh word about anyone. I pray that she will develop his skill to manage money. I pray that you will mold her into the child of Yours that she is, and I pray that she will see You through the way her Dad and I live. I pray that we will be able to teach and show her how to surrender to Your love one day and I hope that she strives to become more and more like You...." I have also said numerous prayers concerning Danson and me. I pray that God will shape us into the parents that He would have us be. I have worried about so many things. I was caught so off guard by this pregnancy that I have had the feeling of not being ready pretty much the whole time. I have also realized that this pregnancy was in God's plan so therefore, He will make me/us ready. I have wondered if I will instill in Bentley what she will need to be successful in life and successful in her daily walk with Christ. Will I give her too much or too little? Will I discipline enough? Will she know that no matter what I will always love her? I have looked back on my childhood and the way I was raised. I remember getting things that I wanted, and going shopping for clothes before school started every year. I remember making out my Christmas list and then rushing into the living room to see what was under the Christmas tree. However, while those memories are wonderful, they are not the memories that really stand out. The fondest memories I have are times spent with just family. I remember when the blizzard came through in 1993 and we all had to sleep in the living room. It lasted for about a week, and every night a member of our family would tell a story while we were falling asleep. I remember the countless afternoons Mom, Bethany, Jordan and I would spend in the backyard playing baseball, and the time my Mom took the time to plan a scavenger hunt through out the whole 4-H club for me to find my birthday present - a bike. I can't tell you what color the bike was or if it had a horn, but I can tell you the fun my Sister and I had figuring out the clues to each spot and looking for the next clue card and then finally rounding the corner to see my Mom standing beside a bike with a huge bow on it.
So, I have decided that I will make mistakes with Bentley. I will do things the wrong way, I will say the wrong thing, and I will learn that just because she thinks her world is crumbling around her because of something her father or I have done, she will, despite what she thinks, live through it. I know that Danson is going to make a wonderful father and I know that I will make a great Mother. I know that Bentley will have more love from family that she will ever know what to do with. And I also know that God is preparing Danson and me for September 21, 2011 every single day. I can't wait to meet you Bentley!!

So, this last weekend was a rough one. If you've been reading my blog, you know that I got the "stomach virus" back in Feb. of this year. It was terrible!! Danson, Bethany, Mom, Meemaw, Pawpaw and me all came down with it within a 24 hour period. It was one of the worst ones I have ever had and it was the first one that Danson had ever experienced.

Well, Saturday was my nephew's first birthday party. I woke up Saturday and started to get ready and about half way through I started feeling really nauseated. I just assumed this was another lovely side affect to pregnancy and continued on with the process. I  got to the party and was feeling horrible. I was able to stay for about an hour before I knew that I had it again, the dreaded stomach virus. I drove home absolutely heart broken because I was having to miss Brayden's first birthday party. Actually, I am tearing up as I type this. The sickness lasted all day Sat. and then Sunday was Mother's day. I was very weak on Sunday but I was feeling much better. I was able to spend then day with my Mom and Grandmother's and even got to spend the afternoon with Danson's Mom and family. By the time we got home I was completely drained. Needless to say, I am praying that I don't get this a third time during this pregnancy. I'm sure Bentley was wondering what in the world was going on when I made my very frequent trips to the bathroom. :-)

I found my camera cord!!

Here are some pictures from last weekend.

Waiting on Danslen to arrive

Getting a nap in before the big debut

Fun times

What a weekend!!!

Well, we had a very eventful weekend. On Thursday, our niece, Danslen Jane Connell, made her entrance into the world. She is absolutely perfect in every way. I have pictures I will post later...when I can find my camera cord. :-/ For now, I will have to steal a pic off my SIL's blog. Hope you don't mind Danica. :-)

As you can see, I have two of the most beautiful nieces anyone could ever ask for.

Then, Thursday night Daniley came home to spend the night with us, and boy did we have fun. I might add that this was a very successful sleep over. YAY!!!

When we got home we had so many fun things we wanted to do. I had planned to dye Easter eggs, make Easter cupcakes, let her get a bubble bath - one of her favorite things to do, etc. Well, by the time we got home it was around 5:00pm. I knew we wouldn't have time to do everything, so we scratched cupcakes from the list. After we ate supper we headed to the bath tub. I always let her fill it up pretty high, and then she is allowed to do as much splashing around as she wants. You are always supposed to be able to get away with stuff at your Aunt Brooke and Unc's house that you can't do at home. :-) By the time I was able to pry her out of the tub, she looked like a prune.

We then headed to the kitchen to get the eggs ready. I let her help with every step of the process. She filled up the boiler with water and insisted on using the sprayer. Needless to say, The side of the fridge go a few good washings that night. LOL!! The we dropped the eggs into the boiler and put them on the stove. Then it came time to dye them. I think she would have dyed them all pink if I would have let her. She did very well for a two-and-a-half year old. I think she dropped five eggs (out of 24) and spilled one bowl of dye. In the end we all had a ton of fun, which is really all that matters. :-)

On Easter, the family met back up at Danica's to ooh and aww over the new baby, Danslen. Oh yeah, we also ate a delicious lunch and let Daniley hunt her Easter eggs. We all had so much fun.

After that, Danson and I went to my Meemaw's house and ate dessert with my side of the family. There are now two precious little babies, Brayden and Colton - and one on the way, mine. There is never a dull moment around there now.

BIG, BIG NEWS!!!

On Monday morning Danson, Mom and I went to the doctor to find out what the baby is. Danson and I just knew that it was a boy. We have only talked about a boy, only thought of boy names, only looked at boy nurseries, etc. Well, we should have been thinking girl because....... It's a Girl!!! Even though we both wanted a boy, we are still very excited that Bentley will be making her debut around September 21, 2011!!

More pictures will be added when I find my camera cord. :-)

Update

Okay, I know that I have not posted in a long time and I am very sorry. Here is an up date on what is going on around the Thornburg house. The thing that occupies most of our attention is this pregnancy. Shocking, I know! I am 18 weeks pregnant. Here is a picture of my belly I took last night:

HaHaHa!! Just joking! I'm not showing a pregnant belly, just a fat one so far!! We find out the sex of the baby next Monday (4/25) so we are really excited about that. Danson is so set on it being a boy. I'm afraid he might have to seek out counseling if they tell us it is a girl.

I have not been sick a single time! My sister-in-law says it is so unfair. LOL! The only complaint about pregnancy so far is I have headaches almost daily.

The only complaint Danson has is that I am very lazy and don't cook enough. :-0

So far I would say this pregnancy has been a breeze. I am very blessed. I think that since God shocked me with this pregnancy two months after being married, He thought, "The least I could do is make it easy on her." Or at least that's how I like to see it.

Other than the pregnancy we still have the same routine. We are getting very excited for our niece, Danslen Jane Connell, to make her arrival any day.

We are also counting down the days until our nephew, Brayden Thomas Hutton, celebrates his first birthday.

 I am a little sad that they grow up so fast, but I am very thankful that I am around to see them all the time and watch them grow up with my very own eyes instead of through pictures.

 Oh no, I'm crying... that is one thing that I do a lot now that I'm pregnant.

Not Goodbye, See you later...

Well, this weekend is going to be a pretty sad one for the Thornburg family that lives on Ola Drive. Danson, Danny, Debbie and I are going over to MS to take two very special horses to their new home. Giblet and Will have been around for a long time. Will is over 25 and Giblet is around 20... I think. Giblet has been Danson's one and only horse since he was about 14. However, Giblet is getting to the point that he really shouldn't be rode. So, Debbie's family is willing to adopt Will and Giblet and give them a very comfortable life over in MS. I know that they will be taken care of and they will be fine since they will have each other. Giblet and Will are BFFs. It is going to be hard to leave them there, but we can go back and see them whenever we want.