Slackin' on the Bloggin'

It sure amazes me how time flies...I didn't even realize it had been over a week since I'd posted anything. I guess we haven't had much going on so I figured I didn't have anything "fun" to blog about. Jared drew out on a hunt so he was gone for part of last week which gave me time to do stuff with my sisters. We shopped, hung out at the Roy Acquatic Center, and shopped some more. I think I'll be purchasing another camera, though, Jared had ours so I wasn't able to capture any pics of Ry's first time at the pool in her little swimsuit, she looked so cute, so I'll have to get some our next go around. Luckily, my mom did have her camera on some of the other days we all hung out. After looking at pictures I've come to realize Ryah is a girl of many faces. It's so funny how she can look like a completely different baby in some of them.





















Ryah with Aunt Taylor




















I had to post this because I think it's cute how Grandpa is getting her to sleep. (It's still weird for me to refer to my parents as Grandma and Grandpa since Ryah is their first grandchild.)





















It sure is payday when they sit and smile for you. I'm curious to see her personality come out.
































I had to post this one for my brother...I bet you can't guess which one he is in the picture. He has this retarded Superman pose he always does and my mom just happened to catch Ryah in a stretching moment and it reminded me exactly of my bro.




















This one reminds me of when my sisters would always tell each other to do "kissy" face for the pic. They've already taught Ry.

Those are just some funny pictures of Ryah we've captured, or I should say my mom, has captured lately since I didn't have my camera last week. This week hasn't been too exciting. Ryah got her first shots on Monday...talk about break my heart. You feel so helpless when they're staring at you with the look like why are you letting them do this to me. She hasn't been too bad, but definitely hasn't been my typical Ryah. Other than that life is pretty much the same around here. Just enjoying the little one and realizing she's growing up whether we want her to or not.

Whatever it takes!!!

So, Ryah has always been excellent about going in her bed at night, but during the day she has issues with it. I've been trying every alternative whether it be on my bed, in a darker room, her swing, etc. As soon as I think I find a solution, it doesn't work more than two days; however, this week has been different. I decided I was going to put her on the couch. Sure enough the first day she took two naps which both her at least 2 hours, then the next day she took a 3.5 hour nap, then the next day she napped again. The only down side is usually while they are out of your arms, it is supposed to be free time to try and get stuff done, not the case here because I sit and stare at her to make sure she's still breathing. She has to be snuggled so tight and moves her face directly into the couch or under her blanket. I move her back away from the couch and reposition the blanket, but then I hear squirming and she's moved herself right back. I took some pictures to show just how silly it is.

Here she is covered in her blanket....

Here is a close-up of what she looks like under the blanket. You can barely see her nose, but if I remove it she squirms until she's right back in the position.

This is another position she got herself into and when I saw it, I thought of an indian...lol

This position just looked uncomfortable, but she slept there for some time.

Even though she has crazy sleep habits, it all pays off in the end when she's so happy after waking up.

Blogging World

Well I have officially joined the blogging world due to numerous requests...mostly by my sister and cousin. I'm still becoming acquainted with everything, so things might be a little slow at first. Just a little bit about us, Jared and I were married in 2005 thanks to some mutual friends who hooked us up. Jared is a General Contractor and owns his own construction company and is extremely close to finishing his degree in Construction Mgmt in his "spare" time. I finished my finance degree and have worked for my dad the past couple years. We built a house in Hooper and have absolutely loved it out here.

A little over two years ago we were given the news we were pregnant with twins. Once over the initial shock and getting used to the idea, we lost them after we were in the "safe zone." It was a blessing in disguise because around the time they were to be born, Jared fell 27 feet off a roof and broke both arms. The next six months consisted of more surgeries, physical therapy, and a lot of growing together; I feel very fortunate his life was spared. In June we were blessed with our little Ryah, she is so special to us, especially due to the stuff we went through to get her here since it wasn't as easy getting pregnant a second time.

A lot of people have asked us how we came up with Ryah's name...it is actually after my cousin. Ryan died in March in a freak accident and left behind a wife and three young girls. Jared and he had gotten to be pretty close since he roofed all of Jared's homes. As a result, Jared really wanted to name her after Ryan, hence the name Ryah.

Well, that's just a little bit about us. Jared and I are excited to start this new adventure with our little family. We love spending time together whether it be with each other or with our families!!!