March has come and passed. The month flew by for us. I was busy taking care of 4 kids while also going to all of Ryker's newborn check-ups, hearing test appointments, circumcision appointment, and much more. Kamryn, Brynlee, and Tayson all had to go to the dentist for a check-up and all three also had their yearly physical (and of course they couldn't schedule them all in one day so I had to go 3 different times). I also had my 6 week check-up to go to. We have been in and out of the doctors office so much lately that I just wanna pull my hair out. But everyone is healthy so I can't complain to much. Taylor has been very busy with work and I have been busy with the kids. Kamryn is doing great and reading like a champ. Brynlee is still wild as ever but has us smiling all the time. She is just like her dad and is one big ball of energy. She loves to tease her brother and sister and make them scream. Tayson is learning a ton right now. He is learning all his colors, shapes, and alphabet sounds. I have been a little behind on teaching him but I was a busy momma. He is picking up on it all fast. Ryker is a great baby and growing like a weed. Life is good and we couldn't be happier.
I had my sweet friend Kellie Stilson take Ryker's newborn pictures and they turned out darling. Ryker was 5 days old when we got his pictures taken. He is my smallest baby and I wanted to remember how small my little peanut was, even though it's really hard to tell in pictures how small they are. Check out http://www.kelliestilsonphoto.blogspot.com/ and see all of her great work. She took so many cute pictures of Ryk that I couldn't decide which ones to put on here so I pretty much put all of them on here. So enjoy my overload of Ryker's newborn pictures.
The beginning of March Kamryn lost her 1st tooth. Wow! I was shocked to see she even had a loose tooth. Kamryn didn't get her first tooth till she was 16 months old so I thought for sure she wouldn't lose a tooth till she was at least 8. She is already loosing teeth before all of her friends. Crazy! Her 2nd tooth is loose and we are working on getting it out soon. She is dying to get more money from the tooth fairy.
The tooth fairy definitely didn't disappoint!
Taylor's sister Ashley had her baby Lailee in October and she is just the tiniest little thing. They were able to come down a couple weeks after Ryker was born and we of course had to put the two little peanuts together and compare. Lailee is 4 months older than Ryker. Cutle litte babes!
Ryker was circumcised at two weeks old. Poor guy! It wasn't a fun experience for him either. He did great during the procedure and didn't shed a tear. But after we went home he started bleeding really bad and was in a lot of pain. His whole diaper was covered in blood and dripping down his leg. The incision wouldn't clot and so he just kept bleeding and bleeding. I took him back to the dr. and they put a little strip on it to make it clot. It turned out fine but it made me a little nervous.
Ryk's first real bath. No more sponge baths. Yay!
Pardon the naked bum. I just had to show off how cute, tiny, and wrinkly it is.
One of my besties Brooke was pregnant with her little guy the same time as me. We were due one week from each other but ended up having them 3 days apart. Here we are with our babes.
Trip to the dentist. My kids love the doctor and the dentist. They get so excited to go.
The kids sure love Ryker, too much sometimes. But they are also such a great big help to me.
Tayson putting Ryk to sleep. He is such a good big brother.
Ryker is growing and it makes me so sad. It's a good thing he is growing, but it's sad they grow so fast. He has finally grown out of his preemie clothes but the newborn size is still a little big. I sure love this little guy.
He still rolls from side to side when laying flat on his back. He has rolled over a few times but not intentional I am sure, but I still can't believe how strong he is.
I have tried to keep myself busy with a few projects. Here are just a few. I of course had a little help from my mom. I have also been painting a few frames for the girls room and the boys room, I painted our old white crib to black to match the boys room, and I am currently staining a picnic table for our backyard.
We went to Boise, Idaho for Emmett's funeral (a friend from Law School) with Levi and Becca. Paige and Bryce and a few others met up with us. We all went to lunch after the funeral before we all made the long trip back to our homes.
Grandma took the kids frog hunting over spring break and they had a blast. As for me, I hate those slimy little buggers. Yuck! Cousins Maudi, Marlee, and Malea came from Arizona so all the grandkids got a lot of grandma time. She was cute and had a little tea party with them as well.
TEA WITH THE QUEEN (A.K.A. Grandma Shelly)
This is a very common thing for Ryker and Taylor. Snug as a bug!
Ryker's blessing March 20, 2011. Taylor did an amazing job and Ryker was so peaceful and quiet through all of sacrament. Thanks to all who came.
My Grandma.
My parents.
Taylor's parents and grandparents.
Taylor's parents.
Our little (well not so little anymore) family of 6.
Proud momma.
I asked my mom if she could make Ryker's blessing outfit and she did a fantastic job. I gave her an idea of what I wanted and it couldn't have turned out any cuter. He looked so handsome!
Taylor's grandma has given all of the grandbabies a special blessing ring to wear during the baby blessing. It's such a cute little memory and tradition to have and the ring looks so cute on their tiny little hand.
All the cousins. They were all upstairs playing together and decided they wanted to get a picture taken. They did this all by themselves. They all sat down and got in position and sent one person down to get an adult to take a picture.
Being silly.
As a kid Taylor's grandpa had a tradition of getting him a donut on saturaday mornings. Taylor and I have carried that tradition out with our kids. On this particular saturday Taylor thought it would be cool to get the kids a GINORMOUS donut.
Taylor taught Kam how to tie her shoes (or his shoes I should say). She picked up on it quick so we went and bought her some sneakers that she could tie all by herself.
Ryk is learning to like the swing and it makes me happy.
Taylor and I were putting the crib together and needed somewhere safe to put Ryk and so we put him in Tayson's toddler bed. Too cute!
After much talk, Taylor and I decided the girls could get their ears pierced. They had been asking us FOREVER and so we finally gave in. Kamryn was a little nervous and scared, but that didn't stop her. She did great and didn't even flinch.
Brynlee on the other hand was STOKED. She was so excited and not the least bit nervous. She was all smiles the whole time.
Checking the earrings out. They couldn't get enough of themselves all day.
Happy March!
