Selling Scentsy!

Just wanted to let everyone know that I decided to start selling Scentsy. I love the products and spend way too much money on them so I thought this would be a great alternative! I love how my house smells and how cozy it looks when a warmer is turned on! It's nice not to have to worry about my kids getting into any candles and burning themselves, or worse yet, starting a fire! Gracie has actually stuck her finger into the Scentsy warmer when it was on and the wax didn't even hurt or burn her!

If you are interested in buying any Scentsy products or hosting a party let me know. There are great benefits to hosting a party too! The parties are fun because there is no sales pitch, just an excuse to get a group of girls together for the night!

My website is ashleystockton.scentsy.us or you can email me at shle33@juno.com!

sorry mommy...accident!

Some how my daughter has learned how to say "Sorry mommy, it was an accident" Do you think playing in the dog's water for the 10th time today and spilling it all over yourself was an accident?!

Empty Nest

Today I am sitting in my completely silent house! I am home alone! (how did that happen?) I thought as I was driving home that I would relish in this alone time and get so much done but instead I am looking at the clock waiting for my family to get here!

This morning was Levi's first day back to work. Because I'm not supposed to hold Gracie yet from my c-section (yeah right!), my mom asked us to come over and she would help me. I told her we would come around 10 because I really wanted to prove to myself that I can be a mother of 2! Things went well! Thanks to Noah being such a content little thing, I was able to feed them, dress them, get myself ready and play with Grace! Gracie is showing some great signs of the terrible 2's which slowed me down a bit but overall I'm happy to say that my kids will not be eating me alive and I can make it as a mother of 2!

Anyways, Levi got off work and came over to my parent's house and ended up falling asleep with Gracie and Noah so I left them and went to my doc appointment and came home. Just talked to my mom and they are all still sound asleep. Kinda really miss them! Oh well I'll make the best of it and eat some brownies! I probably should be working on loosing the baby weight but lately I've just been starving! Oh well, there's always next week!

Also, if you know anyone looking for daycare, I am starting a small daycare out of my home!

My little man

Meet Noah Brandon Stockton!

April 15, 2010 at 1:36pm

7lbs 10oz, 21 in

3+1= 4! Love my family!

The proudest sister in the world! She doesn't want anyone but her to hold him and doesn't think she needs help holding Noah either. When we try and help her she says, "Go away mommy/daddy!"

Daddy adoring his boy minutes after being born.

First day home from the hospital.

Aunt "Buggie" and Uncle Brandon with their little nephew!

Uncle Brandon is so proud that Noah has his middle name. He has been patiently waiting for 9 months to meet his nephew!

Popo (Burmese for grandpa) and Noah. (Mother moment...I love Noah's perfectly round face!)

Best friends already! Gracie is going to toughen Noah up fast!

Everything went really well at the hospital. The c-section was a little scary. Even tough Levi was nervous. It was so weird lying (awake) on a operating table and knowing you are being cut open! It's not like you don't feel anything! You feel the entire process, lots of push and pulling and tugging just without the pain (well, a little pain). It freaked me out and I kept telling my doctor, "I can still feel my legs!" He laughed and kept telling me that it was perfectly normal. It think I was most nervous about the spinal! And to make that worse, they had to redo it because my back muscles were too tight, oh what stress does to my back! It's amazing, from the moment they start the surgery it only took 5 minutes to get Noah out! It was so fast! Normal delivery or c-section, the moment you see your baby is so amazing! I was in love! And everyday I love him more.

Gracie is doing great and has stepped into her role as big sister well. My husband is amazing. He has taken on the role as superdad and superhusband without complaint. He's keeping our house clean, being Gracie's playmate, cooking dinner, and bringing me water and food without asking. He is such a blessing to me. The emotional, crazy, unstable hormonal part of me just wants to cry when I think of what an amazing man I married.

Anyways, both kids are sleeping and Levi is steam mopping the house so I thought I'd take a few minutes to update the blog...who knows the next time I'll get to blog again!

So much to do...why don't I just blog instead?!

Change of plans! Noah will be arriving this Thursday, April 15th! AHHHH! I feel like I have so much to do and NO time. Today was my last day of work, I am sad to leave all the teens and people that I have grown to be such close friends with but also relieved that I'll have at least one day to run around like a mad women, well with a 20 month old in tow, however successful that will be. I have such wonderful family and friends that have offered to help or take Grace but I just don't want to let her go anywhere tomorrow considering this will be our last full day of just "Gracie and Mommy" and then I won't even be able to hold her for the next two weeks. I'm feeling incredibly guitly about that!

Funny thing is that Missy, Clancy's wife, is scheduled to be induced this Thursday too. It looks like there might be 2 Stockton babies born on tax day! I hope it works out! Noah is still doing well but for some reason I am continuing to loose amniotic fluid, which is why the doc won't wait any longer than Thursday. I'm a little worried he might not be fully developed or needs more time to cook. I hope he's a strong little guy!

Anyways, next blog...the all so exciting "birth story" because every mom that has ever had a child loves to hear about other's birth/labor stories! And lots of pictures! :)

Has it been almost a year, dear blog?

Well, I've taken sometime off the blogging network but I'm back and vow to keep up with my blog, not for anyone else but for my kids and how fun it would be for them to read these someday when they are old. I love rereading mine and friends old blog post, time flies and things change so fast!

Our little Noah is coming April 19th! This little stinker is breech and has gotten the cord wrapped around his neck so we don't want to take any chances, he will be delivered by c-section in 2 weeks! For the past few weeks I've been doing every crazy, exercise/position possible to try and get this baby to flip. My favorite was laying upside down off the couch with a bag of frozen veggies on the top of my belly and a flashlight shining on my lower belly. (They say the baby will move away from the cold and move towards the light...yeah right!) This definitely didn't work but did succeed in making me incredibly sick and making my husband think I was crazy. If, by God's grace Noah flips himself then I would be so happy! Maybe this sounds a little weird but there was something so special about delivering Gracie how God created us women to, I am a little disappointed about not being able to do it again. But I've been spending the last 2 days thinking of all the positives of a c-section, here's what I've got (thanks Meg for helping me with this):

1. A lot less bleeding because they suck a lot of it out of you on the surgery table!
2. I'm guessing no hemorrhoids... I got those SO bad with Gracie it was horrible and took FOREVER to go away!
3. I can have the house clean, bags packed, Gracie taken to my parents and the dogs figured out since I won't be spontaneously going into labor!
4. I'm a planner, this is a set date. Levi can plan his three week leave from school around this too! (God likes to change my plans a lot though! His way always ends up better but sometimes it takes a while for me to see the "better".)
5. My doctor is one of the top docs in the valley for high risk, emergency c-sections so I think I'm in good hands!
6. I can lay in a bed for 3 days and I"m not allowed to do the dishes, vacuum, cook dinner or do laundry!
7. How could I forget, no labor pains! Granted the after pains are going to be a lot worse...

Ok, I think that's all I've got... Anyone else wanna add one?

Our little Gracie is doing awesome. She is such a smart little thing which she gets from her daddy. She can now count to 10, knows her colors and sings her favorite Barney songs all day long! Oh, Barney how I love you and hate you!


As of April 17th, I will be a full time stay-at-home mommy! YAY! Who would have thought that Levi getting laid off work would open up a door for him to go back to school and me to stay home? Isn't God so amazing? I have been praying about taking a few kids for daycare and think I already have one little boy starting in May/June. He and Gracie are the same age, it'll be so great for her to have a playmate and I'd love to start doing some "preschool" lessons each day.

Levi just is working like a maniac and going to school at UTI. He is excited about his new career path and I love the fact that he is learning how to fix most of our car problems and is so motivated. Goodbye costly car mechanics and labor fees!

Anyways, regardless of what trials come our way, God is good and he will see us through them as he always has!

Leaving with a few recent pics...