Scariest Day of Our Lives

Exactly one year ago today, Royce and I had quite the scare. I was 27 weeks pregnant and out of nowhere, while laying down to take a nap, my water broke. I immediately jumped out of bed, rushed to the bathroom, and screamed for Royce. All while amniotic fluid poured onto our hardwood floors. We were terrified.

In about 3 minutes flat, we scrambled out of the house and rushed off to Mercy Hospital's emergency department. During the short drive to the hospital I managed to call both my mom and dad, neither of which answered the phone. I then quickly called my brother and told him what had happened and asked him to get ahold of everyone to pray. Shortly after hanging up with him, we were pulling into the parking lot. I ran threw the doors looking like I had peed my pants and stood in the cram-packed waiting area looking for someone to help. A few seconds later, Royce came in and was on a mission to get me up to Labor and Delivery. He found a wheelchair and a nurse to wheel me right on up. We were both white as a ghost and we were terrified that something horrible had happened.

The nurses helped me get changed and settled into the triage room and immediately started looking for the heartbeat. It seemed like it took an eternity (in reality it was probably less than 60 seconds) and then there it was, the most beautiful sound I have ever heard. I think the color came back to our faces and we were able to breathe a sign of relief.

Over the next two hours, they started an IV on me, ran a few tests to confirm that my membranes had indeed ruptured, and then they gave me my first dose of steroids. Not only did I have two amazing nurses by my side but my doctor was there during my entire stay. She was simply amazing. She did a fantastic job at keeping us calm all while not giving us false hope or unrealistic expectations; she even said a prayer with us! Once they confirmed my water did break, they had to transport me via ambulance to Aultman Hospital because Mercy had recently downgraded their NICU which meant they were not longer able to take care of that early of a preemie if I did go into labor.

Once I arrived at Aultman, they got me settled in to a really nice, huge room on the antepartum floor. I was able to get comfy and relax listening to the sweet sound of Charlotte's heartbeat and hiccups. :)

--The Sigler House--

Note to self...take notes!

Well, a lot has changed since our last post. We are no longer living in McKinney, which means we have at least a thirty minute drive to EVERYTHING! We have made so many trips "in town" and it's getting real old, real quick. So, we have decided that making grocery lists have never been more important. It's awful when you return from "town" only to discover that you have forgot that one item on you nonexistant list for the third time in a row.We were so spoiled to the idea of being within walking distance to Target or a very short drive to several grocery stores. However, I must say that waking up to a beautiful lake view and pine trees every morning does tend to make up for a few small inconveniences of living the country life.

My "Story" Necklace from Simon & Lucy

Royce and I love doing business with local small businesses as often as possible. It makes us have more of that "small town feel" that we love so much. We enjoy shopping on the historic downtown McKinney square, our local farmers market, as well as finding local vendors online.

I have to say that one of my new, possibly favorite, local businesses is Simon & Lucy. It is a fantastic little etsy store that is based right here in McKinney. While browsing the local listings one day I ran across Simon & Lucy and fell in love. I showed it to Royce that day to help him get some ideas for my upcoming birthday, Valentine's day or even our first anniversary. Then after my birthday and Valentine's had past I figured he probably forgot all about it. Well, I was wrong!

Today, Marlene, the shops owner, stopped by my house to deliver my very own "story" necklace. She handed me the cute little turquoise jewelry bag that held the necklace and she watched as I opened it. I am so proud of my husband for being so creative (with help from Marlene, of course) and picking such memorable things for my necklace.

As you can see in the picture, my necklace has six charms. The "DDLB" charm stands for "Double Dirty Love Burger" which is what we shared on the day Royce proposed to me at The Love Shack in the Fort Worth Stockyards. The "Nellie" charm is in memory of my great-grandmother Nellie who has always held a special place in my heart. My "To Our Forever" charm might be my favorite of them all because that is what we always make a toast to. My next charm has all of the ports we went to on our honeymoon and the"6" charm represents the day that Royce proposed in September of 2008.

Here is the link to the Simon & Lucy etsy shop http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=31176934

Marlene is working on creating her own website for Simon & Lucy so once I get that information I will update the link with her web address!

Twelve Inches of Snow = Too Much Fun

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This past Wednesday, the local meteorologists were expecting a light snow to dust many areas of the metroplex early Thursday morning. As usual, they were way off! One to two inches over a few hours turned into an incredible twelve inches from a continuous twenty-four hour snow-covered dream!

Since my last class was cancelled, at the last minute, I decided there would be no better way to spend that precious extra time than with my sweet Rocky. He was so excited to get to play in the field and immediately starting running around in circles so fast he would fall every few steps because he wasn't used to playing in the snow. I had tears rolling down my checks I was laughing so hard. I wanted to take pictures and play with Rocky at the same time, not the easiest thing in the world to accomplish. I was so excited when Royce walked in the door just before six because there was still plenty of light to play and take pictures, this was the moment that all the real fun began. Sally, being the jealous little diva that she is, ran outside with her Daddy to see why he was playing with Rocky and not her. It took her a few minutes to warm up to the snow but when she did, nothing could stop her! She would run, jump, and (in some pictures) fly just like her big brother.

Another good hour of snow-filled fun had all of us completely exhausted, wet, and muddy but we did get some awesome pictures!

-The Sigler House

One Phone Call Can Change Everything...At Least a Surprise Birthday Party into a Surprise Proposal

After weeks of planning and coordinating every last detail for my dad's surprise party, one phone call, on the day of the party, changed everything. My Uncle Doug called to wish my dad a "Happy Birthday" and slipped up about the party saying "Sorry we weren't able to make it to your party". Oops, there goes the surprise! It was actually the best thing that could have happened. I can't say that Charmaine and I weren't more than a little upset but we know that Doug would never have done it on purpose, after all, we all make mistakes. Honestly, for a person who has a very hard time keeping secrets, I was just relieved it wasn't me who gave it away!

When we explained to dad what was going on that night he decided that is would be the perfect opportunity to propose. While all of us were in our cabin getting ready dad came over to tell us he was going to propose that night; it was the perfect time since everyone was going to be together and it was one day that she would never suspect him to propose. I can't believe he wasn't caught before he was able to kneel on one knee and pop the question. He was so proud of that ring, he couldn't help but show it off! I must admit that I was really glad he did it at the beginning of the evening because, well, somebody (probably me) could have spoiled that surprise too (like I said, I have a hard time keeping secrets)!

Much thanks go out to Justin and Crystal Hill for hosting the amazing event! You have an absolutely beautiful house and awesome man cave (Royce is so jealous)! We also want to thank Jim and Terry Presley for letting Dylan crash at your lake house and all of your help with the party.

Our baby boy...the Kindergarten Graduate

We created this blog months ago and until now, haven't posted anything because, well, where do you start blogging? It seems to come so naturally for some people but not for us. You would think that for two people who love to talk about themselves as much as Royce and I do that we would have posts every day!

Anyway, while procrastinating on doing my incredibly intriguing Sociology homework, I stumbled across an idea for our first post, my sweet little Golden Retriever, Rocky, graduating from Kindergarten this past Sunday.

He had been in an eight week long training class for puppies, aka Puppy Kindergarten. Every Sunday at 1:00 (regardless of what time the Cowboys were playing) we made sure our baby boy made it to every single class and we are proud to say that he was the only one with perfect attendance! We can't say that he was the best-behaved puppy or retained every ounce of information given, but he was by far the cutest in the class (although Harley was a close second). After a long eight weeks, one rigorous final exam, and a "trick-off" the day of graduation, he finally made it--he is now a Kindergarten Graduate!

--Two Proud Parents--

Wow.....we offically have a BLOG!

It's official, we have a blog! We decided to start a blog to keep our friends and family informed about our latest and greatest adventures. We hope you enjoy reading about all The Sigler House happenings.

Royce & Daley Sigler