Bath time and Check up

Ryleigh had her first "bath" the other day. I think this is the most she has cried since she was born. She did fine until we put water on her head, then she started to cry. The boys were right there on a chair, checking everything out. It was a family affair!

She also had her first check up with the Dr. yesterday. He said she looks perfect and we don't even need to go back until her 8 week check up since she has already gained her birth weight back and then some. I think she knows that she has two older brothers and she is already preparing to take them on.

Jason took Megan, Sarah and the boys to the beach today, so I had a nice quiet afternoon to rest.

The Boys

Thought I should add a few pics of the boys since the blog has been filled with Ryleigh. They both have been doing really well sharing Mommy. Of course it helps that Daddy, Sarah and Megan are here to help fill the void. Next week should be interesting when I have them all three alone! :)

Ryleigh's favorite pastime

I forgot how much newborns sleep! Somehow she manages to sleep through all that goes on around here. Yesterday the boys were building block towers on the hardwood floors and I was sitting right next to them holding Ryleigh. They kept knocking them down, which of course is quite loud on hardwood floors, and Ryleigh didn't even flinch. I hope she says that way.

This morning when the boys woke up they came right into our room to see Ryleigh. Aiden said "I missed Ryleigh when she was in mommy's tummy."

Tomorrow she has her first check up.

More pictures!!

Ryleigh is proving to be a very easy baby. She is really laid back and takes this noisy household in stride. The boys adore her and don't like the fact that she sleeps so much. All they want to do is kiss and hold her. We are all having so much fun with a new baby in the house!

Ryleigh Erin ~ July 20th 2006 ~ 9lbs 1oz.

Ryleigh's Room

No, the baby is NOT here yet. I do not have any idea how my mom handled being late with all 11 of us. If anyone ever accuses her of being crazy, she can blame it on that. I think being overdue does something to your head, seriously. It also could have something to do with the heat and humidity.

Anyway, the chair for Ryleigh's room finally arrived today. So I took some more pictures of her room. We rearranged it a bit to fit the chair. Check out her closet, we have been flooded with gifts for this baby. Not counting all of Allie's clothes that Chelly sent.

I did have a Dr.'s appointment today and I am now 3 cm. dilated and 75-80% effaced. They stripped my membranes (yeah, it doesn't just sound bad) and said I would hopefully go into labor within the next day. If not, they will induce me on Friday morning. I do not want to be induced, so we are really praying she decides to come soon.

Ready for Baby

The twins arrived safe and sound on Monday morning. I was ready to go into labor the moment I got them to our house and settled in. Unfortunately it didn't happen that way and we are still waiting. My due date is not until tomorrow, but the way I have been feeling the last few weeks, I thought I would go early. I have washed my hair, painted my toe nails, done load after load of laundry, cleaned and cleaned, gone grocery shopping more times than really necessary, and still no baby! Jason keeps mowing and washing cars. :) I know the moment that I am not ready, she will decide it is time to make her appearance. Well, we are off to do some more shopping. You can never be too prepared I guess.

Weekend news

I think something is seriously wrong with Aiden. He asks to do math flash cards. And then when I say I will do them with him, he jumps up and down all excited. I am now wondering if he is our child......

Megan and Sarah will be here Monday morning!!! So, after that we can have this baby! I wish it was that predictable. Aiden has been counting the days until they get here. The nursery is all ready. She is not even born yet and I think she has more clothes than I do. I will post pictures soon.

We have had a quiet Saturday. Jason has been working on college. He now has 8 credits towards his Masters! The boys have been playing nicely together all day (Well almost all day, there was a short screaming match over something upstairs, but it didn't sound like anyone was dying so we let them hash it out. A few minutes later they came down with no blood or visual scars, so they must have worked it out). I have been doing laundry. Trying to keep the clothes hampers empty, so that when I come home from the hospital we are not knee deep in laundry. We are getting ready to go play outside for awhile, then go get a movie, come home and cook the steak that has been marinating all day. Tim and Meredith, wish you all were here to eat it with us!!

4th of July

We braved the crowds last night and took the boys to see the fireworks on Parris Island. They open the base up to the public, so it was packed. Jason didn't want to be around recruits (who get to watch the fireworks on the ground of the parade deck), so we parked behind the All Weather Training Facility, right beside the parade deck, in a grassy area. We met some friends there and waited for the fireworks to begin. Aiden was so excited about the "fireworkers" as he calls fireworks. He has not seen fireworks for two years when we lived in PA, but he remembered them and couldn't wait. When the fireworks began we didn't realize that we had picked the best seats on the island. The fireworks went off directly in front of us! Aiden was yelling 'Awesome!!', Kyle was freaking out. He was not fond of the loud noise. I had to hold him with one ear against my shoulder and my hand covering his other ear. I knew that once it was over though he would talk like he loved it, and sure enough as soon as it was over he was chattin' away about how high in the sky they were. As we were leaving Aiden said "That was better than watching Superheros!" Mighty big statement coming from Aiden.

Hope everyone had a great holiday!!

Out of the mouth of Aiden

Aiden is quite a talker. He talks from the moment he wakes up, until he falls asleep at night. At 6:30 a.m. he is in our room talking about what he wants to do that day. When we drive in the car, and he knows he has us trapped, he does not even take a breath. And you can't just tune him out either, because periodically he will say "Did you hear what I said Mom? Tell me what I said." Just recently we watched a documentary on the Discovery Channel about killer ants. He spent the next 45 minutes straight explaining to Jason and I how he would trap the killer ants. Here are just a few things that he has said recently that brought laughter to our household.

- "Mom, watermelon is so tasty on hot days."

- When corrected on hitting his brother, he replied, "Mom, that is just part of life."

- "Superman is strong, but he is not as strong as God or my daddy."

- When I responded to one of his many statements with, "Oh, I see." He told me that "'Oh' is not a word, 'O' is a letter."

- He heard someone mention drugs in association with a boy being in trouble. He asked why drugs got him in trouble. I just briefly told him that drugs are something that people take that ruins lives and could possibly kill them. He looked really confused. So I explained it again. Then he says "Drugs are not real, they are like carpet. They don't kill people." It took me a minute before I realized he thought I was saying "rugs".

- "If I fall on my head, will my imagination fall out?"

- "I forgot to brush my teeth, they are going to fall out in a second!"

It is fun having a 4 year old in the house. I wish he wouldn't grow up.