Crazy Times!

Holy cow. Life is just flying by. Going back to work really put a kink in time for me to get anything else done!
Ryan LOVES to be home with Grammy and greets her with a smile every day. Today he even gave her a kiss. My cute boy!
He is walking pretty much everywhere. He only crawls every once in a while or at night when he is tired. It is funny to watch him at night walking because he is like a drunk sailor...LOL!
We got him his 3rd new pair of shoes since he has been home because his feet are growing like weeds...LOL...from a size 4 to 7 in 7 weeks. Will update with pictures on of the days this week.

Ryan's New Swingset

We bought a climber for Ryan for his birthday and we finally put it up today!

He LOVED it. He likes to swing and climb up the slide instead of going down it!

Tomorrow is back to work for me, so we will see how he does.

It's back to work for me....

Well, we have been home just over 6 weeks, and now it is back to work for me. At least for a few weeks. I was asked to go back in a temp position for 8 weeks to the assisted living I worked at a few years ago. I will work Monday, Wednesday and Fridays from 11-4. This way I can be around when the big kids get home from their after school program and also be around to make dinner.
Aaron's mom is going to be watching Ryan at our house. I sure hope that it all goes well. It has been me and him for the last 6 weeks and I just pray that he does okay with change.
He is sleeping through the night, but he really only sleeps for 9 hours which is fine...BUT he goes to bed at 8:30 or 9:00 meaning he is up at 5:30 or 6:00 a.m. I am so glad Aaron said he would take the mornings...LOL!
Today we are heading up to our friends house for them to meet Ryan and I bet all the kids will have a great time playing outside!

Swimming!

We were at my grandfathers funeral over the last 2 days and ended up staying in a hotel for the night. The kids went swimming....ALL of them. Although Ryan lasted about 3 minutes in the pool. He sure liked watching the big kids swim though. His favorite was when they would do handstands and wiggle their toes. He would laugh and laugh!

Weekend Update with...

Oh..it's just me! Did anyone see SNL last night with Tina Fey doing Sarah Palin. As Bailey would say...OMG! It was TOO funny. I about died laughing. She looks like, talks like, motions like her...dead on. Anyhow...it was really funny.

Sad weekend, fun weekend too. My dad's dad died on Friday, so he has been dealing with all the arrangements and such in the cities. My cousin was home from Iraq and we had a party for her at my aunties and all the cousins got together. That was fun. :) Ryan had a great time looking at the cows with Chandler and getting stroller rides from Bailey. We must have worn him out as he slept all night. WOOHOO!

My mom's birthday was today so we spent some time with her. I way outdid myself in the gift department and she LOVED the gifts. You know how when you find something for someone and it is just PERFECT? The stars all lined up and it worked out great.

We stil have the fall colds at our house. We are starting to feel better, but they are still there.

We had our first "family picture" taken on Saturday. Don't mind our runny, wet, red noses and dirty clothes. We will have someone take some other ones on Wednesday when we are dressed up for the funeral.

Revenge of the summer colds....part duex

Well, I guess since it feels like fall, and is almost fall, they can be called fall colds. Aaron, Bailey, Ryan and I all have the cold. Chandler seems to be okay, but we will see what happens this weekend.
Ryan was so congested last night and he couldn't sleep so our streak stopped at 2 nights. Sigh...he was up from 2 to 5. I was feeling so miserable that I couldn't sleep much so I think I slept about 3 hours. I am waiting for him to take his afternooon nap so I can go down too. Right now he is just reading his books and sneezing...LOL! Guess I am going to have to clean the books when he goes down.
Tomorrow we get to celebrate with our family and it will sure be fun. I can't wait. I hope we are all feeling better.

I was getting frustrated that none of my clothes were really fitting anymore and so I decided to step on the scale. 13 lbs down since we got home with Ryan. Woohoo...my instant weight loss plan worked. :) I am going to keep moving...maybe it will warm up today so we can go for a walk.

2 nights in a row!

Woohoo! 2 nights he has slept 9 hours in a row. Mom is getting some good sleep these days. His cold is still acting up, but hopefully naps during the day help it go away faster. It has been rainy here today so we haven't been able to go for our walk. Maybe soon it clear up and we can go after his nap.