On To FAMILY!

Our family is wonderful, we have such a supportive network I couldn't be more happy! From babysitting so that I can work to making dinner for Mackenzie and I, we are feeling the love and support from everywhich direction!

Here are some pictures I have gathered lately that I want to share :)

Mackenzie's 1st Birthday!!!

Visiting David in Virginia (October)
My parents and Mackenzie

Remodeling Pictures

More pictures on the remodel throughout the last few months.

The dining room prior to paint....

Lots of sanding required
Many COATS OF PAINT

Finished Product - other than the light...

Wow Lots of Catching up to do!

Ahh...

So David has been away for a while, and I've been busy using my resources to remodel the house while he is away. It's been a rough road but we are getting there. Being pregnant, having a 16 month old attached to my hip, working 40+ hours a week, and remodeling a house - oh and somewhere in there I graduated with my BA in Business minor in Marketing. Ive been busy. I love being busy, but I have to tell myself to slow down because being pregnant is not easy and for me slowing down isn't easy either.

Im going to post a few pictures and also do another blog about being pregnant right after, so two posts for one night...

Progress - Drywall and Can Lights

Finished Project

Fireplace - Wood Burning :)

Let the renovations begin.... The Powder Room

So when we originally looked at the house, we thought that there was a lot of cosmetic fixes. We were quickly proved wrong when we moved in and I went to use the powder room and my foot sunk in the floor right by the toilet.

So when we originally looked at the house, we thought that there was a lot of cosmetic fixes. We were quickly proved wrong when we moved in and I went to use the powder room and my foot sunk in the floor right by the toilet.

With my Dad, Uncle Dave and Uncle Christopher's help we tore apart the bathroom to find that the joists were rotted from water damage and that we would need to replace them along with just about everything that was in the bathroom. So we tore up the floor, fixed the joists, put new subfloor in, put new wainscoating up, bought a new sink, new toilet, new faucet, new light fixture, new door knob.... The bathroom is brand spanking NEW :) The only thing that we kept was the baseboard heat, which should be expected.

Oh and don't forget NEW PAINT :) Thanks to David and Mom Kaet

So its been a while........

Okay so its been more than a while. It has been about a 11 months since I last updated this blog, and I can say this much A LOT has happened. We moved into our home on September 10th, the house is actually my grandparents old house that my grandpa built when my mom was in High School. It is a great place to raise a family, large yard lots of living space and right across the street from my parents. I couldn't feel more blessed, and lately I feel like this is not something that man planned this is something that God planned for us.

My reason behind thinking this is that David left for six months on October 7th, its going to be a long journey without him here but I am so lucky to have my parents right across the street. Our family has been very helpful since moving. Im going to be posting renovations and things in my next few blogs, there is a lot of catching up to do.

New Pictures :) Daddy's Home

Falling asleep on David's chest, shes out like a light!

Leaving to Camp Ball - BLAH!

In this picture I love how she has a drool spot on David's t-shirt.... she is defiantly my girl!

She was fussy with her ear infection so I passed her off to Daddy.

Day 2 - Meaning behind your blog name

Life and all the great things about it!

I started my blog when I was about 3-4 months pregnant. I knew that we were going to have a lot of great experiences to come. It is simple and explains it all in the title :)

Day 1 - Introduce, recent picture, 15 interesting facts

My name is Ashley Johnson, my husbands name is David Johnson Jr and he is an identical twin. Our daughter Mackenzie was born on September 26th, when we found out we were expecting we were shocked. We had so many supportive people in our lives, our family, friends and NorthBridge family. I love my life and am enjoying every minute of being a mommy! Today is Veteran's day and I miss my husband and thank him for his service and all of the other friends and family that are serving or have served to protect our freedom! I love you sweetie, can't wait to have you home!

1. I am a new mother

2. I am a military wife

3. I went from a family of 5 to a family of well more than I want to add up right now :)

4. My favorite color is purple

5. I check facebook way too much

6. I would love to start my own business someday (photography or baking....)

7. I like feather pillows (LOL)

8. I like to play volleyball

9. I like shows like NCIS and House

10. I would wear flip flops all year if it didn't snow

11. I wear my hair up almost every day

12. I could care less about being stylish, Ill leave that up to Mackenzie

13. I like One Tree Hill - I know Im corny

14. I am a gear head, grew up around motorcycles and fast cars

15. If I could change career's I would be a teacher..... not sure what grade though

30 Day Challenge..... this is going to be rough

So this is the 30 day blog challenge that I received an email about earlier today.....

Day 1-Introduce, recent picture, 15 interesting facts
Day 2-Meaning behind your blog name
Day 3-Your first love
Day 4-Your parents
Day 5-Your siblings
Day 6-A picture of something that makes you happy
Day 7-Favorite movies
Day 8-A place you’ve traveled to
Day 9-A picture of your friends
Day 10-Something you’re afraid of
Day 11-Favorite tv shows
Day 12-What you believe
Day 13-Goals
Day 14-A picture you love
Day 15-Bible verse
Day 16-Dream house
Day 17-Something you’re looking forward to
Day 18-Something you regret
Day 19-Something you miss
Day 20-Nicknames
Day 21-Picture of yourself
Day 22-Favorite city
Day 23-Favorite vacation
Day 24-Something you’ve learned
Day 25-Put your iPod on shuffle, first 10 songs
Day 26-Picture of your family
Day 27-Pets
Day 28-Something that stresses you out
Day 29-3 Wishes
Day 30-a picture

Mackenzie Abbigail Johnson

Mackenzie is HERE

After taking an unscheduled vacation of 3 days and waiting through the weekend for my contractions to either get stronger or to dialate more Mackenzie finally decided that mommy had enough and that it was time to make her appearance!

The labor and delivery went well, I went to the hospital at 9am and by 10am they had broke my water and started the pitocin to get my contractions in a better pattern. After spending 12 hours on pitocin the Dr's decided it was time to push I had fully dialated and effaced 100%. I had an epidural drip start right after the pitocin drip and I was very glad, I did not feel the pain until the day after. I had a 3rd degree tear which I am still recovering from. The first day home was wonderful, David is an amazing father and is so helpful!

Mackenzie Abbigail Johnson was born on September 26th at 9:53pm

8lb 4oz and 19 inches

Pictures by Kelly- LOVE THEM

Week well almost 35 :)

Im almost a week away from being full term..... have to admit it's kinda scary seeing as how David is at his 2 week long military training. I pray the next two weeks go by very quickly and that Kenzie does not make any attempts to come into the world early. We had an extra ultrasound last week because the Dr thought that the baby was not growing enough, well she must have had a growth spurt because they are estimating she will be about a 8lb baby. Maybe she will be maybe she won't but they did comment that her femur's are nice and long and we know she isn't getting that from my side of the family. So the best news is that she is a solid healthy weight, I can't wait to meet her, only 5.5 more weeks :)

34 weeks..... most recent

33 Weeks

7 weeks to go......

"Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations." Jeremiah 1:5

As the weeks count down and we get closer to the day that we meet our little nugget, we are soaking up the time we have together as a couple. We are very excited and can't wait to meet little Mackenzie. We have an extra ultrasound on Saturday this week because the Dr was concerned about my uterus not growing as much as it should be I'm 4cm behind the curve.... So we are going to see what is going on and we are asking for extra prayers this weekend as we find out if everything is okay with the baby. We will update everyone on Saturday after we find out what is going on, and of course we will have more pictures to show :) I can't wait to see our baby girl again one last time before she is born.......

Ultra Sound Pictures :)

Kenzie in Mommy's Belly :)

20 Weeks

14 Weeks

Heartbeat

Take your breath away........

The Weeks so far.....

A little backwards....

29 Weeks

28 Weeks

26 Weeks

24 Weeks

9 Weeks

An amazing journey....

Today will mark the 30 week mark for baby Mackenzie getting ready to see the world. We are very excited!!! Today was a great day, she started moving around like crazy and I was able to finally get this on video. I am going to post and catch up on a few pictures and I will be sure to post the video of her swimming around like crazy. We couldn't feel more blessed!