Lola keeping an eye on the baby!

Up and running soon!

Well, not literally =)
So, I found out that the extra storage is needed if I ever want to post any more pictures on my blog! Thanks for your help and comments fellow bloggers!

It's only $5/year and I have a limit for 10,000 pics roughly. I hope I don't go over that haha. But those who know me well know it's a possibility =)

I also learned how to blog from my phone (which I'm doing now) so I can post pics from here!!!

So, I will be back to posting pics and probably blogging a lot more now!!! Love technology when it works!!!

Update on us:
We are doing great!!! Iris is growing like a weed and is doing so much more! It's hard to believe she'll be 2 months this coming week!!!

We are adjusting much better to a family of 3!!! I have been getting out more and doing lots with just her and I! I haven't ventured to the store together yet but we had our first mall trip on Wednesday to visit my cousin Sara and her baby Ashton!!! That was great! Iris did amazingly well!

I will miss my unlimited time with her when I go back to work on June 13th!!!I'm not ready at all!!! I will miss iris so much but I need to get back to my other passion, being a nurse!!

Update on the pets:
Wesley is still at grandma's (he's been there since the day we were dc from the hospital). We plan to get him before I return to work. He's crazy when it comes to the baby and barks nonstop. He needed a few weeks away so I could keep my sanity and Doug and I could focus on the baby.

Lola is doing better. I still debate getting rid of her daily bc she's too much to handle at times. Plus, she does "ok" with the baby but she is so curious and loud that she can't be left alone with her or iris will be licked to death. Plus, she's not as gentle as I thought she would be. She gets too excited and keeps pushing her way closer so I end up locking her in the kitchen with the baby gate or putting her in our bathroom. It's not fair to her to be locked up all the time so we're still not sure about her. I hate to get rid of her but she needs a nice country home to be free to run and explore instead of our tiny condo!

Lynx almost found a new home but he's back with us!!! I think the weekend away did him some good and he seems to be slightly less of a jerk now =)

As for the ferret, he is in ferret heaven! We found out he had cancer when he no longer would use his back legs so we had him put to sleep! VERY sad day!!!

Wow, seems like our pets have had quite the adjustment as well!!! Poor guys! I feel bad but our priorities totally shifted when iris came into our lives!!

So, that's a quick update!!! I will post more about our lil peanut this week for her 2 month post! There also might be a few exciting changes coming but I will update on that later as well! Too soon to say!
~Ashlie
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You have dirty ears! Let me help you!

Lynx is so goofy!  He loves to clean lola and lay with her!

However, lola doesn't like it and is sometimes scared of the white devil =)

But today, she let him clean out her ears a bit!

Silly pets!

Lola can't find her ball

Silly girl would never survive out on her own!

Lola letting her brother out if his crate

Soon she'll be bringing us the baby =)

Happy 5th Birthday Lola!!!

Have you seen any cuter Pomeranian???

6 years ago...

We adopted the cutest pomeranian ever!  We had no idea how much we would just adore him and that he would give us so much joy!  He's the silliest dog ever!  He's very particular about everything, very narotic, and has a medical list as long as a 75 year old =)  He goes through phases where he loses all his hair, grows it back, pretends to have panic attacks, and is afraid of his food bowl.  

But we love him just the same =)

This is our doodle bear!!!

his first photo shoot after his first grooming!

Wesley in his Sunday Best (also shows you how he loses his hair)

he loves his momma

back after one of his many hospital visits

Therapy dog day with his momma during clinicals!

It was halloween at the nursing home =)

he usually tuckers out on walks and needs to be carried!

*spoiled*

he loves getting dirty at nana's

Isn't he just adorable =) 

Cutest Airedale on the block!

Lola was groomed yesterday and you could tell she was super excited and felt like a million bucks!

She was acting crazy when I picked her up!

She looks great =)

She's on the move!

The little princess is moving like crazy now!  It's probably from all the sugar that I have been eating!  Oops!  It's so nice to feel her more and more each day.  The other night I was finally able to feel her kick outside my belly!  I tried to have Doug feel for her but she would stop every time he would put his hand on my belly!  He thinks he might have felt something but we're both eager for him to really feel her kick!

17 week picture

I have been craving lots of sweets lately!  I just can't get enough.  I have made chocolate cupcakes with chocolate icing, my neighbor saw my cravings on facebook and brought over brownies!  My wonderful MIL made us molasses cookies that were to die for and so I made 3 dozen this morning!  OMG...she's going to buzz right out of my belly =)

I have been eating pretty healthy otherwise so rest assure, I'm getting other nutrients than just sugar!!!

Oh and funny story about those darn cookies...

So, we get home last Saturday and have some cookies left over thanks to my MIL for giving us the extras along with the bread she made.  So, there were 3 left and so the hubs put them high up on a shelf so I couldn't reach them and then ate them while I was at work!!!  Bad Bad husband! =)

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And I couldn't discuss those yummy molasses cookies without giving you all the recipe!  

Seriously, they are amazing!

http://www.joyofbaking.com/MolassesCookies.html

Molasses Cookies Recipe

Molasses Cookies: In a large bowl sift or whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, and spices. In the bowl of your electric mixer (or with a hand mixer), beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy (about 2 - 3 minutes). Add the oil, molasses, egg, and vanilla extract and beat until incorporated. Beat in the flour mixture mixture until well incorporated. Cover and chill the batter until firm (about 2 hours or overnight). Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.  Place about 1 cup (200 grams) of white granulated sugar in a medium sized bowl. When the dough has chilled sufficiently, roll into 1 inch (2.5 cm) balls. Then roll the balls of dough into the sugar, coating them thoroughly. Place on the baking sheet, spacing about 2 inches (5 cm) apart and, with the bottom of a glass, flatten the cookies slightly. Bake for about 9-10 minutes or until the tops of the cookies have crinkles yet are barely dry. (They will look a little underdone.) Remove from oven and cool on a wire rack.  Store in an airtight container for up to a week. Makes about 3 dozen cookies.

Molasses Cookies:

2 cups (260 grams) all purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1  teaspoon ground ginger

1/2 teaspoon ground cloves

1/2 cup (113 grams) unsalted butter, room temperature

1 cup (210 grams) dark brown sugar

2 tablespoons vegetable, canola, or safflower oil

1/3 cup (80 ml) unsulphured molasses

1 large egg

1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Garnish:

1 cup (200 grams) granulated white sugar for covering the cookie balls before baking

Tip:  Lightly grease, or spray with Pam, your measuring cup before pouring in the molasses.  This prevents the molasses from sticking to the cup.

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Lastly, here's some funny picture of the pets this week!

spoiled much?!?

Happy Birthday Lynx

3 years ago today, we adopted the cutest, sweetest little white kitten you could ever imagine! It was not preplanned.  I went to our vets office to pick up Wesley's thyroid medicine when I noticed a cage full of kittens.  I tried to stay away and resist the urge but the tech brought him over and I fell in love instantly.  I left empty handed but planned to beg to death to get this cat.  It took me almost 24 hrs to convince him but finally, Doug said we could go and "look" at him =)  hehe!  He was there the next day and we adopted him.

I am now not allowed to go to the vets office or pet store alone *lol*

He was so sweet!  He would climb up and lay on my chest and try to nurse on my chin.  He would be my little snuggle buddie!

Who would have thought he would have turned into a bad cat and is now nicknamed "the white devil"??  He loves to help around the house, get into everything, and hunt each and everyone of us =)

Helping dad around the house

He loves to lay in the dogs beds and then pee in them....grr!

He enjoys watching the fish

He loves a good blanket

He likes to clean his paws and drink from the dog's bowls

He thinks he owns the place

snuggles with Wesley

He loves to snuggle with Lola but sometimes she allows and other times she doesn't

living the good life!