The Heskett House

First full Month together

2011-11-20T19:22:00.003-05:00

We have officially been in South Carolina a full month! We are all adjusting well but still miss some of our friends in Conyers. I feel really like this is truly where we are supposed to be! It just seems right and I know that I have put my trust in God on all the extra that has to go on. I am not stressed about anything else like house or other bills cause it is all in God's hands! God knew this is where we needed to be and it will work out the way it is supposed to. It will just another challenge and adventure for Ben and me will learn to conquer together.

Ben has been working three weeks at the Lexington Firestone and seems to like it. It is different than the Conyers Firestone. The employees he seems to be doing well with and hasn't come home complaining as much which is awesome!

I have been doing good at work. I have had some good and some bad days. I do love my job most of the time just not always the customers! LOL!~

Madelyn has loved being with my mom,aunt Charlyn, and uncle Latson so much. She follows Asher around all the time and loves having another girl and playing with Eva. I have seen my child open up a lot more these days. She is learning new phrases too! She just started saying "Happy Birthday" and singing the birthday song.

Wow! Our life has taken a new turn and I let the lord have it for the outcome! I pray everyday we can continue to pay bills the best we are able to and get stuff solved soon. I have enjoyed having my family closer and friends closer! My days seem to be brighter and I seem to be busier. Thank you lord for giving us the opportunity and I look forward to see what else you have in store for us! Maybe another little one soon! I am hoping and praying! LOL! God Bless ya'll cause we have been even though there have been some complications!

Finally All Together Again

2011-10-30T16:21:00.003-04:00

Wow, It has been a long month here with us! And a long time that I have posted a blog! We finally have all three of us together again but we still have unpacking to do. Ben made it up here saturday evening and unloaded as much as was possible into the house then today my baby brother,Taylor, helped with the rest.

So much has gone on since her last birthday and still to come for us since we just finished a majority of the moving back to West Columbia,South Carolina. I had a bunche of help with our Conyers family packing and West Columbia family unpacking us! Thanks to my wonderful Nana and Granddaddy McNeill, we have a place to live! It is a beautiful house that I remember so well and love!

Let me updated everyone on what has been going on lately:

* Maddie has moved into a big girl bed (debating if a good idea since she now gets up at 7am even on a saturday & sunday)

*Maddie is now having a wonderful time being watched by my family! My mom, Aunt Charlyn, & Latson have all pitched in to help! It is wonderful and Maddie loves them all!

*Maddie continues to grow though we need to get back into taking more pictures with a camera instead of our phones but hope to get some new ones up soon!

* I have been working in Lexington at Lexington terminal for Wilson Trucking! I have been there since Mid September. I love it and enjoy the guys! I am the only female during the day.

* Ben starts his job at the Lexington Firestone on Monday morning!

*We still have our house in Conyers but hope someone wants it soon! That means we are very tight around here and just making it week by week!

Nothing much else is new! We look forward to starting this adventure here as a family! God has shown us that we can do anything with his guidance! Please pray for us during this time as we deal with everything here and there! Until next time, Have a wonderful halloween!

Pictures, Pictures, and more Pictures

2011-04-22T02:17:00.003-04:00

Madelyn and her Nana Jo

Our Christmas picture

Madelyn loving feeding the giraffee at Riverbank Zoo

Getting ready to slide!

Playing at the Park

Giving kisses to her cousin,Eva!

Natalie and Madelyn at her birthday at chick fil a

Dressed nice for Michael Reid & Lizzie's wedding though I saw none of it!

My little witch for halloween

Madelyn is 2 years old and more

2011-04-21T10:28:00.007-04:00

I can't believe my little girl turned 2 years old already! Besides I have been a bad mom blogger but of course she won't let me blog anything while a wake! I am not but it is difficult! Anyways, she has grown so much! Learning new words each day and repeating many too! We have had a great time with her watching her grow and learn new things! Here are some new places and new things she has discovered:

1. We have discovered Tutu's thanks to Aunt Danielle that made her one for her birthday!

2. Has learned to copy many works and sings a lot!

3. Loves wearing bows

4. Is a huge fan of the following:

Mickey and minnie mouse

Elmo and Abby (Sesame Street)

Jesse,Buzz, & Woody from Toy Story

5. Says many...many...many new works daily

6. Found a playground (dobbs park) near the house that she has a blast on the slide

7. Is an awesome cleaner wi th toys and messes

8. Loves salsa and cheese dip at the mexican resturant (she got that from my side of the family)

9. Loves bubbles

10. loves to give kisses and hugs (has to give kisses to Jacey,our dog, before nap & bedtime)

11.Eats lots of fruit especially: bananas,strawberries, grapes & apples

12. Loves cows,horses,dogs, and many other animals!

13. Learned how to swing on the "big girl" swings at Grandmommy and Granddaddy Lewis' house

She grows so much each day! I am going to try to add pictures but it is difficult on this blog. Maybe if not on this one that more separate!

Other news:

Cynthia, our childcare provider, just found out she has ovarian cancer. She goes in on May 4th for her surgery to remove as much as possible. Please keep her in your prayers and she is a big part of our family! We love her very much and would like to continue to have her watch Madelyn if she will be capable of doing so. We will be looking for alternative daycare plans while she is recovering.

Madelyn has a new cousin, Evangeline Marie Lewis, who was born before thanksgiving! I will included pics later of her and Madelyn in their tutu's that danielle made! Andrew is already wrapped around her finger like Ben is with Madelyn!

Taylor has been attending USC:honors college since the new year and just found out he got an internship at Daddy's office with the engineers. Both of them (daddy and taylor) are super excited!

Latson had been working with Hardee's for a while with Voc Rehab but is now home again waiting for them to see if they can help him find another job. Plus he has applied at a couple of places I believe.

So far this year has been eventful and we have had struggles! Ben is still working for Firestone. I am still working nights with Wilson trucking but trying to find a day job which is difficult in this economy. With the tax money we have been updating the house and of course I had my reduction surgery which I am very happy with the results! Otherwise, we are doing as well as possible in these times and in the bad economy!

Madelyn got her ears pierced

2010-08-07T11:27:00.002-04:00

So...after some long thinking. I decided to get Madelyn's ears pierced yesterday! All I could think of was how much I remember my experience getting my ears pierced with my cousin, Jessica. I kept thinking it wasn't a goo experience and I didn't want Maddie to remember getting them done. Plus if she decides she doesn't want them then they can grow back! I am super excited and she looks so cute! Love them!! Now to buy her some earrings! So much fun!

It's Been Awhile...

2010-06-30T00:13:00.025-04:00

Ok, so Easter and Spring has come and gone. And Summer is upon us! Really though...we are both just bad at this whole blogging thing so here is our "quarterly" update!

In the last week in April I had carpal tunnel release surgery performed on both hands. Yes, I said both! I didn't think it was a really big deal until i arrived at the hospital and all the nurses and staff were astonished that i was having both done. Hey...i'm just doing what the doctor said we were going to do. I didn't know any better. So, in any case I have been off work and on medical disability since April, 21 2010. Today i was cleared to return to work on July 6th.

My recovery has gone fairly well. I'm just at the point where I still need to use my head on what I can handle with my hands over the next 3 or 4 months. Geesh...all this over a car accident. For those who don't know, the carpal tunnel was a result of a rear end accident I had in January of last year. The doctors determined that the force of the accident went into my writs as I was holding the steering wheel during the collision. It's been a long 3 months...but the original problems have ceased and time to get on with life.

On to other happenings -

My little Madelyn isn't staying so little! She's growing so much and learning new stuff everyday! She had tubes put in late May and the ear infections have ceased and she even seems to be picking up a lot more words since then.

Here's a little list of her words now:

Da Da
Ooops
Uh-oh
Dog
Jayce (one of our dogs)
Apple
Ma Ma
Up
Juice
Kix
Bath
Ball
Woof
Snake

Madelyn is running all over the place and get's into anything she can. She's able to climb up and down stairs, and up and down the couches too.

She has also been too the pool on several occasions. It still takes a few minutes for her to get into it. Mostly she'll just sit in her float and chill out splashing around and rocking back and forth as she floats around.

Happy Easter!

2010-04-04T20:37:00.013-04:00

Madelyn's One Year Old!!!!

Hard to believe it's been a year already, but my little girl is growing up so fast before my eyes!

First birthday and first Easter all in the matter of a weekend.

It's been a long whirlwind of a weekend...well year for that matter...

Here is just a few pictures of the past couple days festivities!

Checking out the Lavender flowers in the front yard on her Birthday

Madelyn got a Play Tent filled with Balls! She loves It!

Melissa and Ben update

2010-02-09T21:37:00.001-05:00

So here is the update on us!

Melissa -

Lost my job at the end of January and I am loving being at home for now. I am have filed for unemployement and have been looking for a new job closer to home. I have been doing a wonderful job at keeping the house clean and have done some much needed purging of my closet! Madelyn has been still going to daycare at Ms. Cynthia's house and will until next week unless something changes. I will be then heading to SC to see my family and to watch the BC Alumni Soccer game after Madelyn's doctor appt. next week. I look forward to being there a couple of days more than just a quick weekend!

Ben -

Is still working at Firestone in Conyers, but they just put a new manager from the Howell's Mill location there instead of officially putting Ben in charge. The higher ups say it is a trial period, but we will see how the new guy does in Conyers. We are disappointed that they told Ben that they wanted him and then changed their minds. Only thing new on him so far!

We currently aren't sure what is going to happen next but we are putting it into God's hands! There is a reason for everything and hopefully a door will open for either one of us or the whole family! Please keep us in your thoughts and prayers as we wait and see what happens!

Madelyn 10 months old

2010-02-09T21:22:00.005-05:00

I can't believe that my baby girl, Madelyn, turned 10 months old on Feb. 2nd! She has grown so much since she was born! I praise God every day for my miracle he has given me! She has the following new things going on:

* Has 4 teeth up top that have pushed through and coming slowly but surely

* Began saying "Uh Oh" before she drops things, afterwards, and just for the fun of it.

* Has a beautiful closed eyed green that I get every morning when I wake her up

* Says "Da Da" very clearly but no "Ma Ma" yet. We are still working on that!

* Is crusing like crazy but not into the whole walking yet

* We are trying to wean from bottle to sippy cup but not successful yet

* She is riding in a big girl seat that my mom gave her for christmas, but not facing forward yet.

Unfortunately, we are still having problems with ear infections. She was given a stronger medicine and hope it works since she has had one on and off since before Thanksgiving! I will be posting some pics too! There will be another blog with updates on Ben and me next!

Madelyn's First Christmas

2010-01-03T19:23:00.004-05:00

This year has been wonderful watching Madelyn grow day by day! Her first christmas was great too! She didn't really know what was going on but wanted to open everyone else's presents and not her own. She did enjoy seeing the family since it has been a couple months. Madelyn has begun crawling and crusing l ike crazy and getting into all kinds of trouble. She is definiately babbling a lot but nothing that makes sense. I really enjoy listening to her and she keeps me very busy. Madelyn has had two ear infections since before Thanksgiving. She has her 9 month appointment this Friday and I am makign sure they check her ears again. The doctor said that if she has another one then we will have to go to the ENT (Ear,Nose, Throat Doctor) to see about tubes! So keep us in your prayers that it will be cleared up finally!! We have had some other new information too.

Since after Thanksgiving holiday, Ben has been given temporary management to the Firestone in Conyers, but nothing permenant yet! We keep waiting but they aren't telling him anything! We are just patiently waiting for word on what is going on with his position and as soon as we know we will let you know! We are hoping that this job will lead us back to South Carolina soon but we are just praying and waiting.

I still have my job in payroll for a green company that moved in September to Peachtree corners area. I have a commute in the morning and evening around an hour to two hours. It really is wears me out but I am glad to have a job! I have been looking but with the economy it is difficult to find one closer to home.

Otherwise, we are doing well. it has gotten colder here and is in the mid to low 30's as the high and teens for the lows. From what a friend said the forcasters are calling for snow this thursday and friday...which I am sure is not in the atlanta area but the upper northern areas closer to the mountian, but we will see. I have mixed feeling about it. I would really like Madelyn to see snow but I depise snow and the coldness it brings! LOL!!

Anyways, I hope ya'll had a wonderful Christmas holiday and New Year! God Bless ya'll this yeaar from the Hesketts!! :)

Maddies 1st Halloween

2009-11-01T21:11:00.000-05:00

Madelyn had her first halloween at the Cardoza's house! We had a wonderful time with our friends! Some of the adults dressed up and of course the kids did! You will have to check out the following accounts to see their pictures: http://zachandsarahmay.blogspot.com/ and http://thecardozafamilyblog.blogspot.com/ and http://moonpie-designs.blogspot.com/. I didn't really dress Maddie up a whole bunch but can't wait until I get her a real costume next year!

Veggies, Bath Time, & 6 months old!!

2009-10-03T20:00:00.006-04:00

So Madelyn this week, had some big events. On Thursday morning, woke up with her left side of your face swollen and her left eye almost swollen shut. Doctor was not sure what it was, but we have some eye drops. It hasn't been as bad but has been a little bit swollen the last couple of morning. So hopefully it won't happen again.

While at the doctor I was given the okay to feed her baby food and start on veggies! We first tried squash but really didn't like that. We are now trying Carrots and seem to like these! Here are some pics and video of the carrots!

Madelyn is enjoying bathtime a whole lot more. She can sit up by herself pretty good and loves the water now! She has started splashing like crazy and playing with her ducky. I guess that makes it time to get some more bath toys! I enjoy it every time we bath her! She is growing so fast and I can't believe she turned 6 months old on Friday! It is going fast and I get excited about how much she has changed and learned! I look forward to getting to know her better and seeing her get her own personality! I am really enjoying being a mom! It was a wish that finally acme through and it is as great as I thought it was and better!! Thank you God for this wonderful blessing!

Time Keeps on Slipping....

2009-09-03T22:01:00.009-04:00

Okay...so it's been a little while. Sorry, it's been a long while since I've posted anything. Hopefully the pics and videos here will make up for it! Time is flying by, and Madelyn is growing up more every day.

At her 5 month check up she weighs in at 15 lbs. 13oz.

26 1/2 " long, and head circumference of 41 cm

She is now just 5 months and one day old! Hard to believe...she's talking, playing, screeching, and not to mention starting to show some attitude.

And, of course she is perfect in every way! Oh, get this...she sleeps ALL night long. We'll lay her down between 8-9 o'clock every night, and she doesn't get up till 8 or 9 am! Most nights we'll lay her down and she'll talk her little head off till she falls asleep. I wish I could get a video of her doing that...but no night vision cameras here.

She is playing with her toys so much more. One of her favs is a play saucer. She'll get into it and start screeching with delight as she wobbles it back and forth while playing with the various toys on the top.

This week we started her on baby cereal. After a couple of nights of spitting it out and playing with it more than eating. She now eats her whole little serving of cereal! The first couple nights she would take a spoonful move it around her mouth and then start screeching. The last couple nights she will now take a spoonful eat it, suck her fingers then kinda whimper for more. I guess she likes it! The next videos are from her second or third night of eating her cereal.

Well, thats pretty much it for now. Life keeps going on. Maddy is in a daycare that we found in our neighborhood. She is there a few days out of the week. I watch her on my off days and so we get to chill together at least once a week, if not twice all on our own.

So, until next time, keep and eye on our Facebook pages for new pics on a regular basis. And maybe I'll post something on here is less than a months time on the enxt go around.

Peace,

4th of July

2009-07-05T21:08:00.000-04:00

For the 4th of July holiday, we had a wonderful time at the Butchs' home! They have a beautiful home and they shared it with around 70 or so people. We had a blast hanging with friends, listening to the band play, and eating wonderful food! I have included some pictures! We even got a new family photo thanks to Heather taking it!

Talking and Playing

2009-06-19T23:23:00.003-04:00

well...it's been a little while since I've made a post here...it's Hot outside...and work has been..well...work...

Every now and then I have the chance to catch little snippets of Madelyn talking away and playing. It's hard sometimes though by the time i run and get the camera on she will quit. But finally I have been able to catch one of her rare moments where she says a little bit and as an added bonus she's playing with her toys while in her bouncy seat.

In recent weeks she has been doing this a lot more. Just becoming more alert and actually playing with stuff. Watching TV, looking at you and talking to you. It's a shame there have been some really interesting moment when she first wakes form a nap or something and will just talk an talk and talk. I have captured several instances on my camera phone, but alas I haven't been able to work out the compatibility with my Palm software to play on anything but Palm software. So unless you have a Palm phone you won't see the really good videos of her talking away. But, hope this will suffice.

Our first weekend away with Madelyn

2009-06-17T20:34:00.005-04:00

Madelyn had her first trip to South Carolina! She was a wonderful traveler since she slept the whole way there. I was so excited to get her up there for a visit. Madelyn finally got the chance to meet some family members. She got a chance to meet cousin Asher, Uncle Andrew, Aunt Danielle, & Great Aunt Charlyn. Her cousin, Asher, took some time to get over having some of his lime light taken away, but he eventually fell in love with her. He also had her laughing and smiling more than anyone else. It was so cute to watch them together and I can't wait until she gets a little bit older to do more with him. She was totally overwhelmed all weekend with all the new sights and sounds. My parents house is like a zoo compared to our quiet house. She was very overloaded!

On Saturday evening, I had my 10 year high school reunion. I can't believe it has been 10 years! It was so great to see some of my friends. It was great to see my friend, Kevin, which I had seen in a while. Also my friend, Lydia, is always hard to get into touch with and we had a wonderful time talking like it was old times. My friend, Will, is getting married next year and I was able to find out their wedding plans so far. It was fun! Especially watching some of the guys getting volunteered to do the YMCA, which I added the pic.

On Sunday, I had my friend, Kathy's baby shower for her little boy, Noah, that will be arriving in hopefully in 3 weeks. It was great! I was able to pamper her with a bunch of gifts. I also was able to show Madelyn off while switching up with my friend, Melissa, and her little girl, Izabella. Izabella is 8 months old and crawling like crazy. Ben was also able to show Madelyn off to our friends, The Francis'. The youngest, Megan, fell in love with Madelyn and had a blast feeding and holding her. Megan has offically decided that babysitting is great now that she was able to hold Madelyn. I hated that I missed it but Amy sent me some good pics!

All the excitement and visit really made me miss everyone in South Carolina. I look foward to going back in a couple of weeks for Madelyn to meet my extended family at my cousin, Chris' wedding. It was a very over stimulating weekend, but we all survived!

Madelyn's 2 months old today!

2009-06-02T06:08:00.002-04:00

Wow! I can't believe I have had this wonderful miracle in my life for 2 months. It is amazing how much she has changed. She loves to smile first thing in the morning when either one of us get her up. She is starting to talk a whole lot more. We have a video but can't download it from Ben's phone, but I am going to try to get another video of her talking on my phone to download. I can't wait to post it for everyone to see! I look forward to seeing her grow even more each hour, day, month, & year. Thank you for being there to share these wonderful moments with us through her life. I love my baby girl!!

First Week back to work...

2009-05-23T14:42:00.003-04:00

Well, I made it through my first week back to work and so did Madelyn! Yeah!

This week Madelyn spent three days at home with Ben, one day with Sandy Jo, and one day with my mom and brother, Latson. It was difficult the first day, but the other days were a lot better. It was great to have such a beautiful baby to come home to every night. I hope it continues that way.

She has begun many new things. She is smiling more though some look more like smirks. She definitely is cooing more especially at night when we put her down. On Tuesday, she went to bed around 10-10:30pm. Once I got downstairs into bed with monitor on all of the sudden she starts cooing like crazy. As I laid in bed and listened to her it was very difficult not to giggle. I am not sure who she was talking to but she was going at it and I enjoyed every minute of it until I realized that I needed to actual get some sleep instead of listening.

Also by morning time she has a new position in the bed. We have a positioner in the bed that keeps her on her back. When I get up in the morning and go in to get her up for her feeding I get a surprise. She has her head in between the wedges on the positioner with the rest of her body hanging off of it or she has her head hanging off and her body still on the positioner. It truly is the funniest thing to see in the morning!

I look forward to experiencing and sharing all the new happenings with Madelyn. The lord truly has given me a wonderful gift and I treasure her every day.

It's Bridgestone or Nothing

2009-05-20T21:52:00.004-04:00

A couple weeks ago I had a opportunity through work to test drive some super sweet BMW's with various Bridgestone Tires on it. It's what they call a Drive and Learn course. Where they put you in performance vehicles and let you feel the handling response differently designed tires perform from each other.

Four BMW's with four different tires going form average Passenger tires to different levels of High Performance tires. I was blown away at how the tires performed so much differently from each other. Handling, Cornering and Control were so drastically changed from tire to tire.

It was definitely a learning experience and now i can really vouch for the better tires on any vehicle. If you are looking for a new car in the near future...don't forget to factor what tire are gonna end up costing you when the time comes. Because most of these new cars coming out now require the larger high performance tires that cost considerably more than you'd think. If you decide to cheap out on them that fancy ride you are getting won't drive anything like it did when new unless you keep the Good tires on there.

Even though I'm employed by Bridgestone I firmly believe they make the best tires out there!

Check out the video above! It doesn't come close the thrill of doing it live!

-B

Madelyn's first day without Mommy and Daddy

2009-05-20T21:36:00.005-04:00

Well...a baby's first. The first day without her mommy or daddy. We have been super blessed with our friend Sandy Jo from church watching over our little Madelyn while we are at work.

Her day began at 8:30 shortly before i had to leave to work. We made introductions and fixed up a bottle for her next feeding..then off to work I went.

No problem...seems like it would be a big thing..but it warn't. Sandy Jo is awesome and we thank God for her!!! They had a great day with minimal fits of agitation on Maddy's part. I checked Facebook while at work and saw that Sandy Jo had posted a note that she had fed Madelyn at 9am and hadn't heard a peep out of her since. Which seems to have been the routine from my past two days with her.

I failed to get a picture of the two of them from today so there is one of them from the original hospital visit. And here is one of her after Sandy Jo had left today. All happy an content wrapped up in her pink blanket...awwww.....

HAPPY 31ST BIRTHDAY, BEN!

2009-05-19T06:38:00.000-04:00

So I guess it is my turn to write on our new blog. Not sure how I will do but here it goes!

Today is My wonderful husband's birthday! I still can't believe he is over 30 and I am coming up right behind him to hit the big 30 soon. It has been an amazing the years I have know him and how much I have fallen in love with him each year. He has given me a wonderful gift in our daughter and I feel blessed beyond belief. It works out so perfectly that he gets to spend his whole day with our daughter on his first birthday with her in tow. God has given me this wonderful man in my life to guide me in so many ways though I may be a little stubborn at times. Anyways...I am starting to get emotions just thinking about it...man these post pregnancy hormones are driving me crazy (i think they are worse than the during pregnancy hormones).

Please make sure wish him happy birthday today!

By the way....I hope I did okay on my first blog attempt...I am a little scatter brained so they all might not make much sense. I hope everyone especially my husband has a wonderful day today!

Here we are at Home...The Heskett Home

2009-05-18T11:46:00.000-04:00

Well...here it is at last the Heskett Home Blog. Hope to keep friends and family up to date as to what is going on around here.

Perhaps the biggest thing around here, as most of you may already know about is the newest addition to the household - but for those of you who don't...

Madelyn Wei Wei Heskett

Born: April 2, 2009

8:01 pm

7 lbs 9oz

18" long

Needless to say life is not as quiet anymoe, but this little one is so precious..what can I say. We make good babies!

Currently she is just a little over 6 weeks old. Sleeping thru most of the night and just doing what most babies do...east sleep and poop. Of course she is doing all her cooing and googling as well. Oh..and she holds her head up amazingly well! For more details we'll have to see if Melissa will make a contribution.

Today is the first day I have had alone with her. Melissa started back at work today after her 6 weeks Maternity leave. I guess i have to admit...right now there isn't too much to it. I thot i'd be pretty busy with trying to keep her occupied or that she'd be crying a whole lot. But, outside of feeding and a few diper changes, she's been sleeping or just sitting in her swing all day.

So first day alone with my daughter I have been able to make some important phone calls to the bank and American express about a bunch of un-necessary bank fees and un athorized bank debits. Still haven't got it completely settled, but getting there. I started this blog. I rearranged the lving room to provide some more open space for Madelyn. AS well as some siomple chores. Hey no big deal, I can handle this anyday! Somehow I still wish I could do a little more with her...babies are a little boring at this point...but she is interacting a little bit more now than a couple weeks ago. I just have to be patient.

So there it is...a family blog...more to come!