Friday, December 17, 2010
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Ry survived!
What a difference a year makes. My little man has been through quite a week. No Daddy, not feeling great, new babysitters galore, and no complaining. When J and I had his Christmas party last Friday, Rylan had a brand new babysitter that we had never met before. It happens to be the daughter of his teacher, Ms. Ellen, and Bethany could not get to our house when we had to leave. Therefore, Ms. Ellen actually came over for about 20 minutes before Bethany got there. Rylan did a great job with both of them and did not even mind transitioning between the two. Then there was yoga on Tuesday with me. He did an awesome job being quiet and occupied for an entire hour! Finally, last night I had to find another last minute babysitter because my plans fell through for him again. I ended up finding someone from St. Peter's that yet again, we have never met. Her mom works in the nursery and knows us well. Her name was Michelle and she is a college student that works on top of school. She could not be at the house until 6:30 so I had Mollie, my 6th grade neighbor, come over until she got there. Once again, he did great with both of them and the transition. Now today brings a boring couple of hours at the car dealership and tomorrow an appointment with Dr. Harry to make sure this cold is just that and nothing more before we head to Michigan on Monday. Whew! What a week! How can I be so lucky with #2? I pray to God that she is as sweet, loving, kind-spirited, and well-behaved as my sweet little Rylan. My heart is so filled with his spirit, I can't imagine what it will be like to have another precious child from God in our family. Time is flying by and she will be here before we know it. I am excited and yet so nervous all at the same time...
Thursday
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Yoga
So Ry watching this week has been difficult. I couldn't find anyone tonight to watch him for yoga and I may not be able to go to my Council Christmas party tomorrow because of last minute changes. However, I decided to take Rylan with me to yoga. He did great! He was such a good boy as always and probably tried to do about 20 minutes worth of yoga. On the way home I asked him what he thought. Silence. Then, "well, my legs don't hurt anymore." Hilarious! He bruised up one of his entire legs last week being crazy in the dining room. J or I didn't see it, but heard it, and he was bruised up and down his whole leg. Needless to say, he has been complaining about it, cause I am sure he was sore. I found that answer to be awesome! Couldn't help but laugh!
Monday, December 13, 2010
How quickly things change!
So first of all, I passed my gestational diabetes test! Yeah! Cookies and pie for Christmas! Thank goodness! But I am anemic, so iron supplements and red meat for me I guess.
Secondly, another funny comment. Papa asked Ry tonight what he was doing and he told him, "I'm eating dinner with my sweet Mommy." Then, when I was putting him to bed, I picked something up for him and he said, "you are the best Mommy." Wow how things can change in a matter of hours!
~sarah~
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A little man.
Rylan is definitely not a baby/toddler anymore. He is truly a little boy/man. We have had a day today for sure. Neither of us slept very well last night and had an early morning. Needless to say, I am overtired with no patience and Ry is whiny and clingy. We had to run to a couple of stores after school today and I asked him about 5 times to not step on my feet because he kept doing it. It not only hurt, but I also got a pedicure today which he has managed to already screw up. Anyhow, the last time I had enough and I was very firm with him. He did not like it and simply got very quiet with sad eyes. I explained why I was so frustrated and he pretty much ignored me. On the way home he comes out with, "Mommy, you hurt my feelings." I apologized but said that he owed me one as well...nothing. A couple of minutes later, I get, "Mommy, but I am not very happy with you." Really? When did he become so grown-up?
Thursday, December 9, 2010
The Holidays are here!
As always, time seems to be ticking away so quickly. We spent a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend with the Toups family. It was such a different day, because the boys, Rylan, Casey, and Andrew, were basically nonexistent while the adults and new baby Justin enjoyed each others company. The only time we saw the boys was when it was time to eat. Then they went right back upstairs to playing!
Jason has been really busy with work, travel, school, and finals. He hasn't been around the house much but I feel like we have made up for it this past week. He has gotten a lot of small projects accomplished, and we have been able to do some family things as well as having some couple time.
Last weekend we we went to a work holiday party while Rylan stayed with Cata and Shu and Sunday we drove up to north Texas for the Polar Express train ride. Rylan had so much fun! I think his favorite parts were drinking hot chocolate, reading the story during the ride, seeing the North Pole, and receiving the bell from Santa. The expression on his face while looking at the bell speaks for itself.
Rylan's school had Christmas Family Chapel on Wednesday, and Jason and I were able to go together to participate with Rylan. The Christmas Story was read and songs were sung. It was very cute and Rylan appreciated us being there.
Today was our appointment with Dr. Cole. We all went together and then had lunch afterward. I think we may be headed to Katy Mills after Rylan's nap to visit with Santa. Rylan needs to tell him that the wants "Mater's Tall Tales (a DVD) and roller skates." We have no idea where the roller skates idea came from and hope he is not too disappointed at Christmas ;).
So overall, it has been a very pleasant and much needed week of Mommy, Daddy, and Rylan. I know Jason works really hard for our family, but it has been difficult not having him around much. I know that it will not be getting any easier, especially with a new baby arriving soon, so I appreciate the time we do have together. J leaves Saturday for 10 days in Turkey, the international portion of his MBA program, before meeting us in Detroit for Christmas on the 20th. We will miss him, especially during this time of year, but we have a busy week ahead to keep us occupied.
Jason has been really busy with work, travel, school, and finals. He hasn't been around the house much but I feel like we have made up for it this past week. He has gotten a lot of small projects accomplished, and we have been able to do some family things as well as having some couple time.
Last weekend we we went to a work holiday party while Rylan stayed with Cata and Shu and Sunday we drove up to north Texas for the Polar Express train ride. Rylan had so much fun! I think his favorite parts were drinking hot chocolate, reading the story during the ride, seeing the North Pole, and receiving the bell from Santa. The expression on his face while looking at the bell speaks for itself.
Rylan's school had Christmas Family Chapel on Wednesday, and Jason and I were able to go together to participate with Rylan. The Christmas Story was read and songs were sung. It was very cute and Rylan appreciated us being there.
Today was our appointment with Dr. Cole. We all went together and then had lunch afterward. I think we may be headed to Katy Mills after Rylan's nap to visit with Santa. Rylan needs to tell him that the wants "Mater's Tall Tales (a DVD) and roller skates." We have no idea where the roller skates idea came from and hope he is not too disappointed at Christmas ;).
So overall, it has been a very pleasant and much needed week of Mommy, Daddy, and Rylan. I know Jason works really hard for our family, but it has been difficult not having him around much. I know that it will not be getting any easier, especially with a new baby arriving soon, so I appreciate the time we do have together. J leaves Saturday for 10 days in Turkey, the international portion of his MBA program, before meeting us in Detroit for Christmas on the 20th. We will miss him, especially during this time of year, but we have a busy week ahead to keep us occupied.
Baby Girl Update!
Things are moving right a long. Sometimes I almost think they are moving too quickly! It seems like this pregnancy has flown by and not much time is left to prepare for another life changing event. I'm sure we will manage, but I am definitely getting nervous.
Our little girl's room is basically finished. The walls are done, carpeting is in, and most of the furniture has been set up. The only things that will need to be done in January are to get everything washed and cleaned up, items sorted from the attack, and everything in its place.
We had a great appointment today for our 28 week check up. I had to have another ultrasound to make sure that the placenta previa I had at 20 weeks was gone, and it was. Thank God! The best part about having another ultrasound was being able to see our little girl again. I was thankful that it was still a girl ;) and the tech kept commenting at how beautiful her heart was. I pray to God that means both physically and emotionally. I am sure she will be a very loving little girl. We were debating about doing the 4D ultrasound, but the tech said we may not get good shots because she is so close to my uterus. However, at the last minute, she did flick that button and give us that one perfect little shot of her face. That is really all I wanted, so I am glad she was so sweet to do that.
She is still a very active little baby and seems to be on a decent wake/sleep cycle so far. Her active times are usually around 10-noon, 4-7, and 10-11:30 pm. Pretty funny how they do that even in the womb. I am sure it will take her awhile to adjust to life outside the womb when she arrives, but I pray that this time I have a clue as to what I am supposed to be doing! I guess we will find out soon enough!
Our little girl's room is basically finished. The walls are done, carpeting is in, and most of the furniture has been set up. The only things that will need to be done in January are to get everything washed and cleaned up, items sorted from the attack, and everything in its place.
We had a great appointment today for our 28 week check up. I had to have another ultrasound to make sure that the placenta previa I had at 20 weeks was gone, and it was. Thank God! The best part about having another ultrasound was being able to see our little girl again. I was thankful that it was still a girl ;) and the tech kept commenting at how beautiful her heart was. I pray to God that means both physically and emotionally. I am sure she will be a very loving little girl. We were debating about doing the 4D ultrasound, but the tech said we may not get good shots because she is so close to my uterus. However, at the last minute, she did flick that button and give us that one perfect little shot of her face. That is really all I wanted, so I am glad she was so sweet to do that.
She is still a very active little baby and seems to be on a decent wake/sleep cycle so far. Her active times are usually around 10-noon, 4-7, and 10-11:30 pm. Pretty funny how they do that even in the womb. I am sure it will take her awhile to adjust to life outside the womb when she arrives, but I pray that this time I have a clue as to what I am supposed to be doing! I guess we will find out soon enough!
Friday, December 3, 2010
Rylan :)
Lately, Ry's story telling ends with "and that's my story."He goes on and on about something and then ends with that. Pretty fuunny!
~sarah~
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