Ashton Brooks



I would like to introduce to you Ashton Brooks Taylor. He was born December 23, 2011 at 12:53am. He weighed 6 lbs and 6 oz. He was 21 inches long. It was a very special Christmas this year. 

I have a birthmark on my nose and underneath my nostrils. I think they give me character!

Me and my daddy moments after my birth.

Me and my Bubba



All swaddled up and sleeping like a baby.





Me and my Mom



Me and Grandaddy

I've got big feet!

Townhouse

I have finally uploaded pictures of our townhouse. Sorry it has taken me so long. Please keep in mind that I still have to hang some paintings and pictures. It is a 2 bedroom 1 and half bath townhouse. It is much bigger than the 1 bedroom apartment we had in Franklin. I love our little townhouse.

Front Door

Living Room (half bath aka powder room to the left)

Living Room (Another view)

Dining Area

Kitchen and back door

Kitchen (Another view)

Our bedroom

Our bedroom (another view)

Hallway (stairs on left, laundry behind double doors, bathroom next to boys room)

Baby's Area (crib and changing table)

Boys' Room

Bathroom (Toilet and Shower Tub Combo)

Full view of Bathroom

Job Change

Well, so my job situation has changed a bit in the past week. I am sad to say that I am no longer with Life Spring Chiropractic. I loved being Dr. Guin's assistant but it was not a full-time position. SO I ended up having to leave. Luckily, I was able to get a position with another chiropractic clinic. I am now a CA soon to be CTA at Cool Springs Back and Neck Care. I started yesterday and already love it.

I am learning lots of new things. Not only does the clinic offer to patients electrical stimulation along with adjustments, but offer much more. Patients in our clinic can get spinal decompression therapy and brain core therapy. The staff has made me feel so welcome. All in all, I am so happy and so excited with this change. Most of all, I am just so very thankful that I am able to stay in chiropractic. I love the spine and everything involved.

Baby Update

We found out a couple of weeks ago that we will be having a baby BOY! My predictions were off by a longshot! At first I was a little sad that the baby is not a girl, but got over that quickly. For those of you who know me, really, what the heck would I do with a little girl. I don't like the color pink. I don't like fru fru stuff with bows and ruffles. I am a tom-boy as it is. I am so excited that I will be the only female in the house with my boys! We are still on track with the due date of Christmas Day. But I have been doing a lot of praying and speaking it over me that he will come on December 22. It would be perfect if that happens. So we will see! Here is a pic of our little one! I do not have a pic proving he is a boy though! This is the best one I have of him.

Our New Addition!!

Now...the exciting news.

Tyler is going to be a big brother!! We are expecting baby on Christmas Day!! We are super excited. So as I am posting this news, which is overdue announcing on my blog about, I am about at 17/18 weeks along.

It has been a much different pregnancy than I had with Tyler. He was an easy pregnancy. I was so lucky and blessed to experience what morning sickness is like during my first trimester (SARCASM INCLUDED)! Although, as with Tyler, I am dealing with indigestion and acid reflux. I am so thankful to have the big bottle of Gaviscon.

I got "the baby bump" around week 13/14 and here in the past 2 weeks have really gained weight and have a nice pregnant belly. I was told recently, "Are you sure that you are only having one baby? Because by the look of your belly and how far along you are, well..." Yeah, so I am not sure how to take that comment. She was being sincere, but come on!! Everyone is telling me that you start showing earlier with the second child. I think that I am only gaining the weight in my belly and not anywhere else.

My cravings have been quite different this time also. I have NO desire to eat bar-b-que. Tomatoes are still good, but not a necessity like with Tyler. I have not really wanted meat. I will eat the meat because it has many nutrients that I need for the baby, but I would much rather have veggies and other sides. The key hint that I was pregnant at the beginning was my unusually high craving for bread or toast. I went through loaves of bread like it was nothing. I have always had a love for cucumbers, but it has increased with pregnancy. But the one thing that has stood out above the rest has been FRIED FOODS: Fried Mozzerella Sticks, French Fries, Fried Okra(FAVE), Fried Pickles, and Fried Chicken Fingers(with 1000 Island dressing to dip 'em in).

Most recently, I have started to feel the flutters of the baby moving around. These feelings cannot be felt on the outside. But if you poke around on my stomach, you can around where the baby is. The baby will move to get away and have a little kick. I can't wait to start feeling the kicks more frequently.

On the gender of the baby...well...I have the same no doubt feeling that I had with Tyler, but only this time, I think it is a GIRL! My parents and my sister think and want it to be a girl also. Kenny and I, both, don't have a preference. And of course with Tyler, he really really really wants the baby to be a boy so he will have a little brother, but he has said that he will be just as happy with a little sister. We have an ultrasound appointment scheduled for August 2nd. I will be just at 19 weeks along. I will update the blog when we find out what the baby is.

As for names, well...We have decided that we are going to keep that a secret until he or she is born!! We have a couple of names in mind and will be open to any suggestions, but want to have the name be a surprise. Along with wanting to make the final decision on THE name to when we see his or her face and see what name fits.

I am going to upload baby bump pics soon. I also promise to those of you who actually read my blog, I am going to keep you updated more often now.

We have moved!!

Well...lots have gone on lately! I am such a bad blogger. I don't keep my blog updated like I should. So to those of you who actually read my blog, I sincerely apologize. I am going to make more of an effort to keep it updated regularly. So now on to the news.

We have moved...30 mins down the road to a little quiet country town named Fairview. We are now in a cute little townhouse. It is 2 bedrooms and 1&1/2 baths. Very plain but only a year and a half old and we are in the process of giving it character and making it HOME! It is so much nicer than the small and tiny 1 bedroom apartment that we lived in in Franklin. Our new townhome still has that new house smell which makes my day. Tyler will be getting a room. Yay! He is super excited. The laundry area is upstairs that also makes my day. I will post pictures soon, when we get done hanging up pictures and artwork.

I GOT A JOB

I GOT A JOB! I GOT A JOB! I GOT A JOB! Hey Hey Hey HEY!

I am now the newest member of the Lifespring Chiropractic team. My position is a chiropractic assistant. This is not only a job but a career. I am going to be able to do my clinicals for the x-ray tech classes. I am also going to be getting licensed as a Chiropractic Therapy Assistant. I am right where I want to be. I love the chiropractic field.