Dustin and Allyson Wall

Random Pictures

2010-01-02T17:22:00.001-08:00

**Be sure and scroll down...did a post on Christmas today too**

Playing after bath time!

Ryan thinks carrots are funny!

Modeling a cute outfit from the Cross Family

She loves her baby brother!!

Christmas in Pictures

2010-01-02T13:10:00.000-08:00

So, these pictures are in complete reverse order and I don't want to rearrange them! Here are pictures from our 4 Christmases in 4 days! I don't have pictures of our Christmas with my mom and David b/c I forgot my camera that day. Ugh!! It was wild few days, but so much fun! We did a 180 on Hwy 84 on Christmas Day and ended in the ditch. We were all ok. Dustin had us almost out of the ditch and a guy came along in a pick-up and pulled us the rest of the way out. He said that he pulled cars out of the ditch all day on Christmas Eve. He grabbed his niece and nephew that morning and told them to come with him...they were going to see how many people they could help today!! I thought that was pretty cool! Anyway, here are the pictures...

Ryan playing with his new toy from Santa

Tay was so excited to see what Santa left for her!

Her new horse and doll house (Santa almost didn't get the horse, but Taylor just KNEW he was going to bring it to her...so Santa decided since she'd been a good girl, she deserved it!)

Walking in to her see her toys Santa left (we were gone on Christmas Day, but Santa left the gifts for us when we returned)

An icicle off of Grandpa's house (excuse the nakedness)

Dustin in the snuggie!

Pop Pop and his angels. Ryan's face cracks me up!

Ryan's truck from Pop Pop

Taylor's Ariel doll from Pop Pop

The snow was too powdery for a snowman, so we made a mini-one in the house!

Building the snowman

Playing in the snow

Ready to play in the snow!

Christmas at Grandpa and Grandma's

Sleepy Boy

2009-12-29T08:03:00.000-08:00

Ryan can fall asleep just about anywhere. It cracks me up!! He is a true second child...so easy-going! He fell asleep in his jumper this morning and last night on daddy's shoulder after his bottle. I love this sweet sleeping angel!

Leg Rolls, Family Pics and Mustaches

2009-12-21T11:47:00.000-08:00

We are already loving the Christmas break at our house!! It's great to have Dustin home and wonderful to be lazy! I took some pictures of Ryan today, in all his chunkiness. Check out those legs...think he's getting enough to eat around here?!

We attempted to take a family picture on the timer before church yesterday. It was a bit difficult to get Ryan to look at the camera. Taylor had fun running back and forth with me for the picture! The whole ordeal was pretty comical!

My sweet little angels

We had the annual Settle, Caldwell, Wall, Winchester, Crawford ball on Saturday night. We always have so much fun!! The gift exchange was a riot! Carla got some artificial mustaches and we all had to take a turn wearing them. We had the drawing for the leg lamp (just like the one on the Christmas Story) and we won it!!!! Yay! It will be on display at our home until New Year's, then again next year from the day after Thanksgiving until we host the party.

Ryan with the stache...the cute hat is from Cami (she also got him a shirt that I will have to have pictures made in soon) Think I look like my dad?!

He's a real coach now!

Tay showing off her outfit from Cami. She loves it!!

Me and my sweet baby girl!

Christmas Pictures

2009-12-16T19:22:00.000-08:00

My camera is broken (booo) and is going to be in the shop soon. I had to take our Christmas pics with a different camera borrowed from a friend. Atleast I was able to get some pictures done!! I can't believe how big my kids are! Taylor has really grown up a lot lately! She loves to tell you how much she loves you all the time. She's really into cuddling especially in the mornings and after nap time. She LOVES to hug and love on her baby brother. She loves to be the center of attention and is a total drama queen. Where she gets that, I don't know?! My favorite thing she has said lately...She sneezed and said, "Momma, I got bless you on my arm!"

Ryan is 5 1/2 months old. He's eating cereal like a champ! I'm gonna start veggies soon, probably over the Christmas break. He is rolling tummy to back all the time. He wakes up on his back and so happy. I love to hear that little squeal and laugh over the monitor. He has the sweetes giggle! He has grown very fond of the "johnny jumper." He has got quite a vertical and you should check out his calves! He is so happy and easy-going! The other day, I found him asleep in the jumper. He would jump every few minutes but never opened his eyes or lifted his head. It was hilarious! He loves to be held, talked to and cuddled with. He has recently discovered his tongue and loves to stick it out. He also loves his feet. He will pull on his socks until he pulls them off.

These sweet kids are our pride and joy! They bring so much light and happiness to our lives. We are so blessed and can't wait for this Christmas!!

My Big Boy at 4 Months and Corn Maze

2009-11-10T20:03:00.000-08:00

Ryan turned 4 months on Friday, November 6. I took him to the doctor on Monday. He weighs 18 lbs (90th %) and 25 1/2 inches (75th %)!! He's a BIG boy and is such a joy. He loves to smile, laugh and squeal! And squeal he can!! He is so loud. It is hilarious. He is drooling all over the place and grabbing at things. He can get a hold of my hair or the toys on his play mat and exer-saucer. He also started cereal and caught on quite fast! He has 2 Tbs of cereal 1 or 2 times a day. We also have started sleeping much better! If he wakes up before it's been 9 hours, I pat his bottom until he falls back asleep. This has worked 3 nights in a row. Tuesday night, he slept 10 1/2 hours!! I am so blessed with two healthy, fun and happy kids!

On Sunday, we went to the Corn Maze with Gammy and Pa-paw. Brian, Chrissy and their kiddos went too. We had a GREAT time and were all EXHAUSTED when we left!

Taylor, Kendall and Clayton feeding the sheep

Cooper, Taylor, Kendall, Clayton and Ryan

The mean goat and cute sheep!

Being silly

Such a sweet horse!

Taylor stops to pose for a picture

All smiles, as usual

Such a sweet picture of Cooper

LOVE this one!

Me with my precious kiddos. Again, I am so blessed!

October Fun!

2009-10-30T05:24:00.000-07:00

Ryan is big enough for the exer-saucer and he loves it! There are so many things to look at and grab. He gets cross-eyed when he concentrates on certain things. And he loves to grab the little toys and put them in his mouth. So cute!

I laid Ryan on our bed the other day to take Taylor to the bathroom. I came to get him a minute later and this is what I found. I love sleeping babies...so cute!! He looks so tiny on our bed.

Dustin and Taylor carved a pumpkin last weekend. Taylor loved it, although she was not fond of the pulp! The day was beautiful, so Ryan hung out on the porch in his bouncy seat and observed. We toasted the seeds...yummy!! That night, we lit the jack-o-lantern. Taylor thought it was so cool!

Helping Daddy carve

She touched one wet seed and this is the face she made! Hilarious!

Ryan enjoying the nice afternoon

All smiles!

We had trunk-or-treat at church on Sunday evening. Taylor is Cinderella and Ryan is a monkey...a chunky monkey, we like to say! They looked so cute! Taylor loves Halloween this year and all the candy we've already gotten. I love my precious trick-or-treaters.

chunky monkey

My cute little trick-or-treaters!

Hugging her Daddy's leg. She says he is her Prince Charming!!

Oh, so pretty!

Pumpkin Patch

2009-10-22T05:40:00.000-07:00

I had to take Taylor to the doctor Monday for her 3-year well check. Oh, my...talk about drama. The girl was freakin' out when they tried to take her weight and height. Agh!! We survived though. She weighs 33.5 lbs and is 37 1/2 inches. She's gone from 50% in height to 75% and from 65% in weight down to about 45%. So, she's taller and thinner. :-) She did have to get her Hep A vaccine and the flu mist in her nose. You would've thought they cut off her leg...my goodness! We went to play at Chrissy's afterwards and life was better, thanks to Gammy and Pa-Paw.

While in Lubbock, we stopped at the pumpkin patch for a few pictures. Taylor looks so hilarious holding Ryan! He's huge! I weighed him on my mom's scale and he's 17 lbs!!!! At 3 1/2 months! We're thinking he'll make a great noseguard someday. :-)

This is the pumpkin Taylor picked

Ryan's expression in this photo cracks me up!

Ryan thinks the pumpkins are funny

Happy Halloween

Ryan after a long day in Lubbock

Taylor after shots and a long day in Lubbock

Taylor is 3

2009-10-17T07:53:00.000-07:00

My baby is 3!!! Wow, I cannot believe it. I've been so emotional this week thinking about it...I get teary-eyed every time I tell someone she is 3. It has been a wonderful 3 years. God blessed us immensely with this wonderful little girl and our lives have been forever changed! Here are some fun facts about my very grown-up 3 year old...

1) Her favorite word right now is "Why?" She asks why to everything we tell her! So, the other day, Dustin started asking Taylor "why" questions. Here are some of my favorites...

-Why do we have toes? to paint our toenails

-Why do we sleep? so we won't be grouchy

-Why do we have elbows? so our arms won't fall off

2) She will repeat anything you say. Recently, I have heard her say, "Holy guacamole" and "Where is the dad-gum phone?"

3) She LOVES to flip. She started tumbling this fall and now she flips everywhere. On the bed, off the couch, on the carpet, on the trampoline. And she's getting really good at it!

4) She loves to run! We go to the track or gym and have races. She grins the whole time! She's starting to compete with me on quickness...we may have a track star on our hands. :-)

5) She is very dramatic. For those of you around her much, you know what I mean! She talks with such expression! And freaks out over little things...the sun in her eyes or the wind blowing her hair. She's our little drama queen...where does she get that??

3 Months

2009-10-10T13:32:00.000-07:00

Things I love about Ryan at 3 months:

1) He is sleeping through the night.
2) He smiles and giggles all the time! He is a VERY happy baby.
3) He loves to hear the sound of his voice. The more excited he gets, the louder he yells!
4) He is very laid-back! I know this is common for second babies, but he's just so easy!! The only time he really fusses is in the car. He loves his bouncy seat, his swing, his bumbo and his crib.
5) He is a great eater! He's eating 6 oz these days!!
6) He loves tummy time! He can hold his head up so good, too!

Gosh, I can't remember if I blogged about this, but my big boy rolled over at 10 weeks!! He rolled from his tummy to his back. He is so strong...much more than Taylor at this age. She hated being on her tummy. :-)

Here's a few pics of our sweet boy. These first two are before church last Sunday. I love these cute overalls from Lynn and Diane.

These next two were taken before the cross country meet this morning. I had him all bundled up!!! He loved all the attention he got, especially from the girls!

More Cousin Pics, Cowardly Lion and Ryan at 12 weeks

2009-09-29T19:20:00.000-07:00

Dustin had to go to Spur Friday night for the football game and had a cross country meet early Saturday morning, so the kids and I packed up Friday morning and headed to Lubbock. We met Chrissy and her kids at the fair to see the animals and get some grub. I was good...I packed Taylor and I a lunch, but sure did enjoy a strawberry lemonade and funnel cake...mmmmm good! It was crazy (5 kids 3 1/2 and under, 2 double strollers, balloons, diapers to change, etc), but it was worth it. Chrissy and I laughed at how crazy we must look!! Silly me left my camera in the car, so I don't have any pictures of the kids petting the animals!

After the fair, the kids and I headed to Slaton to stay the night with Dustin's parents. Man, it's great for Taylor to get to play with grandparents! She sure enjoys it and so does Ryan and I!! Sam and Diane spoil us all! They bought us supper, then we all went and played at the track. Taylor loves to run and race and Ryan just loves being outside anywhere! Saturday morning, I met my dad and sister and nieces at the park to watch a flag football game and let the girls play at the playground. Here are some pics of our fun morning.

Cute babies

Poor Ryan is out-numbered

Lindsay and Ryan

Ellie and I
The girls pretending to be babies

Dad and Ryan watching football

Saturday afternoon, we went to Riley's birthday party. It was Wizard of Oz themed. People were encouraged to dress up like anyone from the movie, except Dorothy. Riley, the birthday girl, was Dorothy. Taylor had a great time!!!

Riley as Dorothy and her sister Mikaela as Glenda the Good Witch

Taylor was the Cowardly Lion

Dustin's cousin, Kristal dressed up like the apple tree. She even had a sack of apples that she threw!

This is how excited Ryan was during the party!

And finally, Ryan turned 12 weeks yesterday! Here are a few of the many cute pictures I got of him yesterday.

Not sure what face this is...it cracks me up!
Holding his head up high!

He was so excited when he found himself in the mirror!

Cousin Fun at the Park

2009-09-25T14:50:00.000-07:00

Last weekend, we spent some time at a park in Lubbock to celebrate September birthdays. We had a lot of birthdays this month...Lindsay, Chrissy, Brian and Kendall! We had cake, pie and homemade ice cream...yummy! The kids played on the playground and fed the ducks. It was a beautiful and fun day!

This first picture was actually from Saturday night after my grandparents 55th anniversary party.

Taylor and Cooper feeding the ducks

Britten and Cooper

Kendall feeding the ducks

Sweet Ellie - 9 weeks

Ryan - 11 weeks

He looks JUST like his daddy!!

Taylor at the playground

Taylor, Kendall and Clayton playing in the sand

Clayton and Cooper

Kissing cousins

The Book of Jennifer's

2009-09-24T19:53:00.000-07:00

Taylor is learning memory verses in her class at church. Here is her first one in her words...

"God made the sky and earth. Jennifers 1:1."

That girl cracks me up!! I recorded her saying it the other day. It's just too cute for words! She met one of Dustin's cross country runners after the football game Friday. Her name is Jennifer. She looked at me and said, "Jennifer...like my memory verse?"

Another funny Taylor story while I am telling them...Last Saturday we celebrated my grandparents 55th wedding anniversary!! We ate at Furr's then all went to mass with them in Lubbock. Taylor saw a statue of Jesus and asked why he was just wearing a diaper. Silly girl! Then she asked me if Jesus was real. I told her of course he is. He lives in heaven, but we can also have him in our hearts. She scrunched up her nose and said, "I am taking him out of my heart. He's too big to fit in there!"

Deer, Elk and Ducks, Oh My!

2009-09-22T20:14:00.000-07:00

Some crazy things have gone on in the last couple of weeks for us! And yes, they involve a deer, some elk and some ducks. We'll begin with the deer. I was pushing the kids in the stroller to the post office one day last week and thought I was seeing things when I saw deer running in someones front yard. I got closer and the deer had jumped the fence and was running around the yard with a black rottweiler!! We went on to the post office and I told the lady working there what I saw. She informed me that she is the town pet, Deer Abby. Someone found her hurt as a baby and nursed her back to health. She roams around town eating dog food and anything else she can find. She spends most of her time in that yard with the rottweiler. Crazy!!

Also, there is a man just outside of town that raises Elk. They are beautiful!! I've known about them for a while and have been meaning to get pictures. Some of them were really close to the road one day, so we stopped and took pictures. Taylor loves looking for them when we drive by and counting how many she can see. Sometimes they lay down in the grass and all you can see are there antlers. It's pretty cool!

And onto the ducks...The day after we saw Deer Abby for the first time, we decided to go to Lamesa to the park and to feed ducks. I only had about half a loaf of bread. We started throwing the bread to the ducks and they SWARMED us! Taylor was screaming "It's eating me," because one of the ducks bit her finger. I was freaking out and trying not to let Taylor see. I was trying to carry Ryan in his carseat and Taylor back to the car. The ducks were literally biting at my legs, so I had to start kicking them to get back to the car. We will not be feeding the ducks in Lamesa again...apparently no one else is either because they were starving! I didn't get any pictures of the duck feeding, but did of the elk and Deer Abby.

2 Months

2009-09-05T19:48:00.000-07:00

Ryan will be 2 months old tomorrow!! I took him Wednesday for his 2 month appointment. He is

12 lbs 10 oz (75th percentile)
23 1/2 inches (60th percentile)

He is growing so quickly. He is holding his head up so good! And of course, cooing and smiling a lot still. He acts like he's trying to roll over from his tummy to his back. He also sat in the bumbo for a while today (pics of that below). He is sleeping 7 to 8 hours at night, which is so wonderful! He's eating 6 ounces at each feeding. The pediatrician told me most kids don't start eating 6 ounces until they are 4 months old...oops! He seems content with it though. Here are some pictures of him on his tummy and sitting in the bumbo. Isn't he just the cutest thing?!

And of course, my sweet Taylor. You will notice a scratch above her lip. She fell at the park last Sunday night. She was swinging on her tummy and face planted in the dirt. She busted her nose and lip pretty bad! Her lip was so fat for a day and she talked with a lisp, but she's all better now. Of course, I think it hurt mommy more than it did Taylor! This is before the game last night. Taylor is all decked out in her brown! Go Sands Mustangs!

Family Pics

2009-08-30T12:39:00.000-07:00

We took a few pictures before church this morning. Ryan's not really looking at the camera, but they turned out pretty cute! I LOVE the last 2 of Taylor. That litle girl is adorable! She told me the other day that she needed to do some "lunches" so that her legs would get stronger (she meant lunges). HA HA! She's constantly saying funny things like that! I love my two sweet kiddos so much!

All Smiles at 7 Weeks

2009-08-25T19:53:00.000-07:00

Ryan has started smiling and cooing so much when I talk to him, and his eye contact is great! I THINK we are starting to develop a bit of a schedule, and I must say, it's working quite nice. He takes his last bottle about 8 or 9, goes to sleep about 10, then wakes up for his next bottle about 5. He'll usually go back to sleep until 8, then stays a wake a few hours. Taylor continues to be a great big sister and loves on her brother all the time. Enjoy these sweet smiles...hope they brighten your day. :-)

Ryan at 6 Weeks

2009-08-17T19:36:00.000-07:00

I've been seeing a lot more smiles and catching more "smirks" on camera. What a sweet boy he is! Dustin said this onsie Ryan had on today is cruel...I thought it was adorable! Notice the back of it in the last picture!

My Sweet Taylor

2009-08-14T18:47:00.000-07:00

So, I've written a lot lately about Ryan, but a lot of neat and fun things have been going on with Taylor, too. I've been trying to remember all the funny things she's been saying so I can blog about them. This is my way of remembering all these great moments because her baby book only goes through her first year. So, here are some fun stories about my sweet baby (well, not so baby anymore) girl.

**The other day, we were saying prayers before supper, and instead of saying, "In Jesus name, Amen" my silly little girl said "In princess name, Amen." The next day, she thanked God for putting princesses on cups (we had just bought her 2 new sippy cups with Disney princess on them). I LOVE the sweet and innocent prayers of children. Usually, she thanks God for her mommy, daddy, and baby Ryan. Grandparents and friends are often prayed for too.

**As we all know, Taylor is very fond of dressing up, purses, jewelry, make-up, etc. In other words, she can be quite the little priss! The thing I find funny, though, is she can be quite the tom-boy, too! She loves to jump in puddles or play in the mud. We went out the other day and I was pushing Ryan around our street and the side street because he was fussy. I wasn't really paying attention to Taylor. I looked up and she was laying down in her clothes on the sidewalk in a huge rain puddle. She was soaked head to toe. She also LOVES bugs...so much that she freaks out the neighborhood girls with all the bugs she catches. The other day, she picked up a HUGE cicada and brought it to me. See the picture below...nothing scares her! She was given a bug locket...a plastic jar you wear around your neck. She went outside the other day in her Cinderella dress to catch bugs. See, she's my prissy tom-boy!!

**Taylor has grown quite fond of Dora and Diego in the last 6 months or so. She's learning lots of spanish because of it. She can count to 10 in spanish, which is too cute! I pushed Taylor to the post office the other day in her stroller. On our way, she smelled a skunk. She said we needed to get out our "noculars" to look for the skunk. She said, "If we see the skunk, we will yell, 'Espeda, skunk'." I asked her what that means and she said it means wait. She learned that completely on her own! So, she's looking through her "noculars" and says, "Is that a skunk? No, that's an old shoe." I looked in the parking lot and sure enough, there was an old shoe! She's too cute!

**Taylor continues to surprise us with her vocabulary. Lately, she's been using really big words. Taylor wanted to climb on Dustin's back to play horsey. It took her a while to get up there. Once she did, she said, "Eventually, I got up there." What...eventually??!! That's just one example that I can think of her using a big vocabulary.

We've really been enjoying summer and having daddy home! Last Friday, we packed a picnic and headed to the park in Lamesa. We ate under the trees then played on their playground. Taylor had lots of fun! Here are a few pics from our picnic fun!

Ryan slept through most of the picnic

Here are a couple pics I took recently. I just love this soft sweet smile!!

She got some dress-up clothes our neighbor outgrew. Here she is showing off her new Cinderella dress.

Courage

2009-08-12T14:01:00.000-07:00

I've come across a new and awesome website called (in)courage. It's a blog site meant to (in)courage christian women created my Dayspring (the Christian equivalent of Hallmark). I love it! They have (in)couraged all bloggers to write about what courage means to them. I'm not the greatest writer, but I will give it a try.

I see courage through the eyes of an 8-year old little girl. An 8-eight year old girl that was diagnosed with cancer. After hearing her diagnosis, this little girl (might I remind you again...she's EIGHT) says, "I'm gonna be okay. With God and my great doctors, I'll get through this." Oh, the courage and faith of a child. Throughout a surgery, chemo treatments, shots, losing hair, feeding tubes and throwing up, I NEVER saw this little girls courage waiver. I never heard her complain. In fact, most of my visits to see her involved laughter and jokes. She taught me how to fart with a bendy straw and my armpit (a trick she learned from the nurses on her floor at the hospital). If people looked at her differently, she had the courage to tell them what was wrong with her, before they would even ask.

An 8-year old girl taught me what courage really is! I don't think courage is necessarily about being brave. I think it is about a CHOICE. In life, we will all be faced with hardships at some time or other. Some peoples tough times will be tougher than others. I think the choice you make can make these hardships easier or more difficult. I also think courage is about FAITH in God. He tells us to have courage and He will not leave us or forsake us. Will you have the courage of the 8-year old girl?

Most of you know that this girl is my cousin, Kristin. She is now 10 plus years cancer free. Praise God! This sweet girl, her sister and mom and dad are wonderful people. In fact, her sister Kelcee was just baptized this past Sunday. Congrats Kelcee...love you girl!

I know I am not the most eloquent writer, but that is what courage is to me...it's about making a choice and having faith. I (in)courage you to check out this new website and blog about what courage is to you. I have been blessed and hope you will, too.

1 Month

2009-08-07T09:30:00.000-07:00

Ryan turned 1 month old yesterday! Boy, how time is flying!! I think he's starting to get into a schedule. He's eating 4 oz at each feeding right now. He takes his night bottle at about 9:30 or 10, then sleeps anywhere from 5-7 hours. That's right...7 hours already!!! After the middle of the night feeding, he'll usually sleep 3 more hours. Life is great when you get sleep! He's also started smiling more. He's smiling enough that I'm catching some smirks with my camera. He's such a sweetheart and brings so much joy to our lives!

More Family Time

2009-08-03T11:10:00.000-07:00

All the Lewis' got together at Pop Pop's house yesterday for some food and fun. The big kids played with the water hose most of the evening. Britten and Taylor didn't have swimsuits, so they just played in their panties. All my aunts and uncles got lots of cuddle time with Ellie and Ryan. We had lots of fun! Of course, most of my pictures are of the kids, but they're most important anyway, right?!

Cousin Time!

2009-07-30T18:24:00.000-07:00

Justin, Lindsay, Britten and Baby Ellie are in Texas for a while to visit. We got to hang out with them and the rest of the cousins on Monday and Tuesday. I FINALLY got to see and hold sweet baby Ellie. Let me tell you, she is tiny but gorgeous! She has so much hair and the biggest, darkest eyes. My son, of course, makes her look even smaller! We had so much fun hanging out at Gammy and Pa-paw's and getting to see Chrissy and her 3 sweet kids. It was a zoo with SEVEN kids under 3 1/2, but tons of fun!

Here are a few pictures first of my 2 sweet kiddos on Sunday. Ryan hanging out in his bouncy seat and Taylor in her new swimming pool...

seriously mom, no more pictures!!

such sweet eyes!

a rose from our rose bush out front

Taylor in her new pool

precious Ellie

check out her beautiful eyes!

Cooper getting tickled by Pa-paw

Gammy and Pa-paw and 7 of their 9 grandkids

Ellie and Ryan...only 11 days apart!
sweet cousins

Clayton has beautiful eyes!

Cheese Britten
swimming at Gammy and Pa-paw's

2 weeks

2009-07-24T09:14:00.000-07:00

Ryan turned 2 weeks old this past Monday. I took him to the doctor for his check-up, and he's doing great! He's weighing in at 9 lbs 4 oz!! He's eating great, obviously! It was my first outing with 2 kids all by myself. It was an interesting day, but we survived. It's tough because when I drive to Lubbock (about 1 hr away), I want to get all my errands done. So dragging a 2 1/2 yr old and a newborn around Lubbock all day, plus 2 hours in the car makes it a little stressful. Not to mention that we were in the doctor's office for an hour and a half! But considering all that, Taylor did really well and Ryan just sleeps through most of it!

Ryan is such a sweet baby. We are so blessed!! It looks like he's still going to keep those blue eyes for now...they are much more blue than Taylor's ever were. And we've also noticed that he's got lots of red tones in his hair. I think he'll definitely be blond, but maybe strawberry blond!! He has a dimple on his right cheek that's really deep. Taylor's is on her left cheek, so as they get older, I'll have to put Ryan on Taylor's right when I take pictures so their dimples are on the outside (ha!). We are loving having a boy and are so thankful that he's healthy and happy!

Taylor is still doing really well with all of the changes. She's had more potty accidents than normal and pushes my buttons a bit more sometimes, but I was expecting all of these things. Yesterday, she opened a bottle of nail polish (hot pink, of course) and spilled a big blob on the carpet. I'm actually surprised that this is the first time it's happened! A new change with Taylor is she's starting the understand the whole "making friends" thing. Our neighbors have a 6-year old girl that loves to play with Taylor. They play at each other's house all the time. The thing is, I don't think Taylor understands that she's not as old as Alana. I have to remind her of this, especially when we are at the playground and Taylor thinks she can do all the things Alana can. It's fun to see her with friends, but sad also. Mom and Dad are no longer her favorite play-mates. :-)

Of course, I have pictures to share of my sweet kids!!

I love the onsie Ryan has on (a hand-me-down from Cooper). It says (Not) 2 Little 2 Dunk

Before church on Sunday

Ryan Update

2009-07-13T16:11:00.000-07:00

We made it through the first week!! Ryan is a wonderful baby and Taylor has done great with him. She was holding him the other day and he was fussing a little bit. She started singing rock-a-bye-baby and he stopped crying and just stared at her. It was too precious for words...I've got to get it on video! She has seemed to just go right on with life as if nothing has changed, which is great! You'll notice that most of the pictures of Ryan are of him asleep...gosh, I don't remember Taylor sleeping this much. I'm sure she did, though...you just forget these things. :-) We are loving being a family of four and soaking up all of Dustin's time-off right now.

We went to the doctor Friday for his weight and color check. He was a little jaundice, but not enough to worry about. When we left the hospital Wed he was 8 lbs 6 oz. On Friday, he was up to 8 lbs 8 oz already!!! That's my big boy...he's a great eater! Enjoy the pictures!

This cute onsie is from my friend, Ashleigh

All wrapped up after his bath...robe from Brad, Kari, Tin and Kelc

First bath
More bath

Aunt Staci came to visit!

Sleeping on Daddy's chest

My boy's...melt my heart!!

Aunt Staci brought Taylor this baby doll in an infant carrier so she can carry her baby like Mommy will carry Ryan when he gets big enough.

Can you tell how much she loves the doll?! She rode to the playground with it and played!

Sweet sleeping boy!

Everyone commented that he looks like Taylor. I think he looks more like his Daddy...especially with eyes open! I'm hoping for blue eyes!!