Levi

March 28

Time flies....

I guess times flies by when your having fun... It just seems like yesterday I brought home Rylan from the hospital. In less than 4 weeks I will be bring home Levi. I was looking at Rylan this morning thinking where did all the time go? He has become a sweet little boy, and sometimes I think life sometimes happens so fast that I can't enjoy every little minute with him. I am hoping this time around things will be more relaxed and at ease with Levi. I have decided to not go back to work. I know I need to be home with my boys... There is so much that I missed with Rylan that I hope I get to see with Levi.
Tomorrow I will be 34 weeks. Hooray.... I'm almost there. It's been a long journey. I just hope and pray that everything will be alright with him. He is a little fighter. I have been on bed rest most of the time with him, and I have to go to complete bed rest for the next two weeks cause they don't want me to go into labor early. He has been keeping me up most of the nights, and I'm always tired.. I have been sleeping a lot lately. Everyone tells me to get it while I can. Guess I should listen. Rylan is getting more excited. I can't wait to see his face when he see baby Levi. I hope it's going to be easy with two little boys. I am already trying to get Rylan in at Brookside. Hopefully that will calm in down a little before he goes to school, and hopefully he won't get kicked out. That is my fear, but I think he will do just fine, cause when we aren't around he is a different person.
I go to the doctor Wednesday. Maybe I'll get to find out when I get to have this boy... Ty is coming in April 24.. If I can hold off till then.. I am finally starting to get excited. I can't wait!!

What life brings us....

When me and Scott got married we deciede to wait a little bit for we would have kids.
We wanted to be married for a year, and Scott needed to have his hip surgery. With being newly married we didn't want to put a strain on our marriage. It would have been to hard. Before Rylan, our days were carefree and spontaneous and easy. Life was good, we thought lol. Me and Scott were they type who really did pick up on a moment's notice and go somewhere. We would go out to eat all the time, hang out with friends, have friends over, and go 4 wheeling. We didn't have nobody but each other to answer to. If we wanted to sleep till 12pm we could. I only done that cause I was working 3rd shift. We had many lazy days where we wouldn't do nothing. We had our "must-see TV", mine was sex in the city and Scott's was Jag. You know the phrase "youth is wasted on the young"? Well, not having children is wasted on those who don't have children. Those of us who have kids understand that it is totally impossible to appreciate the freedom of not having them until you actually do have them. But through all this we really, really, really wanted children. And the time came. And we waited 6 months for us to get pregnant. We was thrilled to finally have our baby boy. And then, we were shocked, overwhelmed, disoriented, and overly tired. How could something so little take so much of your time? We was so done with our old life. Rylan would be our new life...

For a long time we didn't want another child. I kept getting asked when is Rylan going to have a little brother or sister? And I would say never lol... They would tell me that Rylan doesn't need to grow up alone, he will be lonely and he will grow up selfish and spoiled. I didn't have no idea why people think it's appropriate to say these kinds of things, but they do and they did all the time. That got me to thinking, Rylan does need a little brother or sister.

We soon learned that one of the rules of life also applies to parenting: This too, shall pass, and it did. Rylan has got easier. Life has got easier, and we realized that we could, in fact, have a life and have children. You just have to include them in your life, which sometimes makes it more interesting. So we decided to have another one. It didn't take have of the time it took with Rylan to get pregnant. It's been a journey with this pregnancy, but it's going to be well worth the wait..
It's so so precious when Rylan rubs my bed and talks to his little brother. Having Rylan has changed my whole life.. I know that there will be exciting journey for me and Scott, though we are ready for it.

My little boy is growing up...

Snow!!!

When Rylan got up Sunday morning he was ready to get outside and play in the snow. I really didn't think that it was going to snow much, but I was shocked when I looked out side. I fixed him some breakfast and out the door he was at 9am. I had him so bundled up that I don't think he could move. He had two shirts and two pairs of pants on.

After Scott pulled him around about 30 mins, Scott decides to go and get the 4 wheeler out and have a little fun. I think Scott is as big kid as Rylan is.



Then Scott wants to ride through the neighborhood and see if our friends are out. When we get to Jon and Candy's house, Jon is trying to get the go cart running so they can ride in the snow. We had so much fun at their house. We had to take a break cause the guys had to go and get gas for their rides, so we went in and fixed some lunch. When Scott and Jon got back, Scott was showing everyone how Rylan rides his back like a bronco. It was hilarious, and we had fun....

I am so proud of Rylan....

My little boy is growing up so fast. This weekend we decided to put bed rails on his bed thinking it would help him sleep in his own bed, and so far it's working. Last night was the first night that he slept all night in his own bed. And as for tonight, he is sleeping away in his bed. Trust me, I have learned my lesson about letting your kids sleep with you. It's alright until you go and try to get them out of bed with you. I have see where parents want to co sleep with their kids, and I guess that's alright, cause they are so sweet and you just want to love them, but till you go and try to get them out, it's a nightmare. I won't be doing it with Levi. Rylan still has to have someone lay down with him. He has this thing where he has to be held and rub your ear till he goes to sleep. I hope with time that I won't have to lay down with him every night. I guess I'm his blanket.... but hopefully he will get better with time. Here is some pictures of his bed rails. You can tell he is excited to get them.

Easier With Rylan...

Well, it's been getting easier with Rylan sleeping in his bed. I thought it would be awful, but so far it's not been to bad. I do have to lay down with him until he goes to sleep. Then I try to easy off, sometimes he wakes up and says mommy where are you going. It's hard though not half as bad as I thought it would be. Last night I put him in there and let him dose off, turned the tv on music and he didn't wake up until 12am. So, I put him back in his bed and turn it on horses, and I haven't heard a peep out of him yet... and it's going on 1am. So, maybe I have progress. I hope and pray... Would be nice to have my own bed again since I am pregnant and can fit on Rylan's twin bed with him hardly anymore lol...

I Blame Myself

I have no one else to blame but myself and Scott for letting Rylan sleep with us... It is so hard trying to get him to sleep in his bed. We have tried letting him watch tv before he goes to bed, and so far that doesn't work. He likes to get up if you don't lay there with him. What am I going to do? 3 more months and baby Levi will be here and then I will have my hands full. I just had to spank Rylan cause he keeps getting up and coming in here with me, saying " Mommy lay down with me". I told him that I could lay down with him that he was going to have to sleep by his self. He didn't like that. I have babied him to much. It's hard when it's your first. Everyone told me don't let him sleep with you, and I listened for a little bit. When he was 7 months old and got sick, that's when he started sleeping with us. I was working 10 hours a day, and Scott had work a long day, and it was just easier. Wish I could go back and change lol... I watch the nanny trying to get some tips, but Rylan is so hard headed. You can spank him and it don't phase him... It hurts him the most when you put him on his bed or set him on the floor. I have been working with Rylan for 3 night already and it's getting better though it's hard....

Rylan and his checkup...

It was a long day yesterday... Me and Scott took Rylan for his yearly checkup at the doctor's office. Dr. Purvis said that he was ideal height, though he was a little underweight for his age. He has motor skills of a 4 year old. He can tell you his colors, all farm animals and sounds, and he knows who his mommy and daddy are. I am so proud of him... I would love to send him to preschool right now, though with everything that I've got going on, it's hard too. Dr was glad to see that he was already potty trained. He had a hard time with it at first, but when I got rid of the pull ups he was fine with it. He hasn't had too many accidents. Rylan isn't flat footed like me as we thougth lol... Overall his vist went well. I couldn't be happier with Dr. Purvis..


Then when we got out of the doctors office we had to go to get our eye exam. That was fun... Rylan didn't have a nap all day. They probably was ready to see us leave. He can be a little terror if he doesn't get his nap in for the day. Me and Scott got a new pair of glasses. I am going to try to wear mine lol... I don't never, I hate them, but I am going to try cause I really can't see anymore.

Rylan's Birthday party at McDonald's....

Rylan's Birthday

Well, Rylan had a good birthday yesterday. He thought it was Christmas again lol.. He thought that he was getting christmas presents. I had to keep telling him that it was birthday presents. I have planned a birthday party for him at McDonald's. There is going to be about 12 kids. He is excited... I told him I would take him to the mall tomorrow and buy him some shoes.. He wanted to go to Tractor Supply..

Baby has moved alot today. I probably done to much today with going to Walmart and Bi-Lo. I had to get grocerys cause I'm out of everything. I had a list and still forgot 1 or 2 things lol. That's how it usually goes. It was so cold out today. It's suppose to be colder tomorrow. Hopes everyone stays warm tonight and tomorrow....

Rylan and Scott at Pa Jr's Easter Sunday

He is growing up

Rylan's Birthday is Today!!!

It's been 3 years since Rylan has came into this world. He has changed me and Scott so much. He was so ready to come into this word, he wasn't waiting on Dr. Devalle lol. He put me in the hospital on Friday 13 at 8pm. I remember it like it was yesterday. I was scared cause I didn't know what to expect. They broke my water around 8am the next morning. When Rylan was ready, he was ready. Dr. Devalle about didn't make it cause he was doing a c-section. All I remember is not wanting to push but couldn't help it cause my body was taking over. Dr came in and threw his scrubs on and Rylan's head was aready out. Wouldn't change a thing. Best thing ever happen to me. We went from being just me and Scott to a family of three.

My little boy is growing up so fast. It won't be long till we will have another little boy running around!!!