Mommy, I want more!

Rylan had his four month check up on Monday Jan 16th. He did fantastic! He weighs 15lbs 10oz and is 25 3/4inch long. The doctor is very pleased with his growth and gave us the go ahead to start introducing solid(ish) foods into his diet. So on Jan 17th he tried rice cereal for the first time. At first he wasn't quite sure and on day two of having it again for lunch he still kept spitting it out since he wasn't used to swallowing it. However by day three he opened his mouth when the spoon came to his lips and he smiled with each bite! He cried when it was all done and really didn't want much of his bottle, he wanted more cereal!


On January 25th Rylan rolled over! He has also now had green beans and carrots. He LOVES his carrots! I hope (fingers crossed) that he doesn't just only want carrots all the time, because then I'll have an Oompa Loompa baby :-) 


We will continue to introduce new foods every three days. Starting with all vegetables and then start the yummy sweet fruit which I'm assuming he will want all the time, we will see!

Sometimes you just have to have a Photoshoot

Once upon a time...

It all started with the cute boy in the corner who asked me, "Do you like me"? 

Six months later after getting to know each other at school and over the phone (including a lot of money in phone bills because it was long distance, oops) I said "Here, listen to track 2, you'll know".

 When Kevin came to school the next day and handed me my cd, he looked at me and I at him, I asked "Do you get it"? With a sly smile and a firm "Yes" my heart was hooked for Our Forever. And I knew...I knew, I had found my prince. My hope that the man of my dreams understood me enough to understand....me, became my reality.

January 7th, 2006 was the exact day we sat side by side and decided to start this journey. The journey, of our lives. I was blessed with the most amazing boyfriend who later became my wonderful Husband who then became the most amazing Daddy in the entire world....

I could not have picked anyone better for me. I couldn't. So God did... 

(Thanks, Daddy)

High School ''06

Goodbye 2011, Hello 2012!

My 2011 was pretty fantastic.  It wasn't an easy year at all, however the good things outweighed the struggles. I can't help but feel overwhelmed with joy as I welcomed in the new year with my best friend, family, husband, and baby boy.


I can't believe 2011 is complete! I never thought I would even make it to September! Being pregnant the months seem SO long, but then after you have your baby, you literally blink and four months have gone by. You ask yourself, how did I make it through?  And honestly you can't answer the question. You never can. Because though you remember the difficulty of pregnancy, worries, fears, and delivery; it is such a distant memory that all you can do is live in the present because that is what you have been given. A present.


My present, Mr. Rylan Paul will be four months old next week! I can't believe it! Watching him grow already is amazing. Through all the anxiety, lack of sleep, sore muscles, complete confusion, and the clean then messy house dance my life has been pretty great this year. Yes, tears have been shed, A LOT of them actually, however they got me to these moments...The ones where your crying because your laughing. The smiles, kisses, hugs, and laughs; those are the "worth it" moments....they are my glue.