Our Little Valentine!

We did a little at home photo shoot for Valentines! My sister made Rylee the skirt. She didnt know what to think of it at first, but she got used to it! I think they all turned out so cute! This first one is my favorite!

I couldnt get this to turn, but I love how chubby her cheeks are. They just kind of hang there!

HAPPY VALENTINES EVERYONE!!!

WE LOVE YOU!

Touchdown!!!

For a week I worked with Rylee on how to do touchdown! It payed off, and it is so funny! The end of this video isnt that great, so enjoy the first of it!

My Whole World

She is my whole world, and at the moment... I am hers!

Prayers...

While blog stalking this weekend, I came across this blog www.stakerzxposed.blogspot.com. Its not a happy story, but it is a good reminder to us all of whats important. You have to scroll down to the Feb 1 post to read the whole story. Its after the first couple pictures of that post. I sat here in tears as I read it,my heart sinking in my stomach. I kept thinking how many times all of us have hurried to do something, leaving our kids alone just for a minute. This could happen to anyone, and for some reason it happened to this family. Read it, and remember this family in your prayers today.

Videos for Aunt Linds... and whoever else!

The sound on our camera is messed up, so its kind of staticky!

8 Months?!?!

Oh gosh, where has the time gone? Its so crazy to think that 8 months has already passed since Rylee joined our family! I can honestly say that it has been the hardest, most rewarding 8 months of my life. I fall more in love with this little girl everyday!

Here is whats new at 8 months:

*We have a crawler. Its a love hate relationship. I love that she follows me around the house, and can crawl to what she wants now. I hate that she is mobile, and wont just sit so I can get things done! She is getting faster everyday,and looks SO cute doing it. Sometimes she gets lazy, and does an army crawl. She gets so excited when she sees Molly, cause now she can get her!

* Her wave has turned from a whole arm shake, to her hand opening and closing. It makes me smile everytime she does it.

* Both bottom teeth are in, and the top left one is breaking through!

* She wants to hold her own bottle. This is good and bad. I love that I can give her a bottle while we are in the car. I hate that I cant cuddle with her and feed her. She loves to lay on the front room floor, drink her bottle, and watch Yo Gabba Gabba.

* She doesnt want to have any blankets, socks, or pants on her. She is fine with a shirt, but will kick and scream until the others are off.

* She is definately learning what she wants, and cries when she cant have it. I just have to laugh at her while she is rolling around crying. As soon as I give her the thing she wants she quits crying The doctor told me you cant spoil them too much before they are one, so I am sticking by that theory and spoiling her!!!!

* She loves to sit in her high chair. She still doesnt get the whole concept of pick the food up and put it in your mouth. She picks it up and drops it on the floor. There is always quite the mess to pick up after she eats! Which is fine cause she will sit in her high chair for a good 45 minutes and just play with the spoons and whatever food is on the tray. That gives me time to do the dishes, and straightan up some.

* She knows when its time to get into the tub. If you bring her in the bathroom in her diaper whe goes nuts! Its hillarious!

*She can balance herself on things and stand for a minute or two.

* Like I mentioned above, she loves Yo Gabba Gabba. Its a weird kid show. Kind of like Teletubbies. Rylee claps and squeals when it comes on. I think its creepy, but she enjoys it!

* She always stares at her shelf when she wakes up, and laughs. There is a picture of her, a teddy bear from Aunt Shani, and some other things on it. She loves looking at all of them.

* She absolutely is in love with the plastic fish toy I got her at the dollar store. She carries it around all day. When I take it she cries.

* She is starting to eat more foods. We found out tonight that she loves the rice from Mi Rancherito. She ate pretty much all of mine,a nd then had my leftovers tonight.

It just doesnt seem like she is old enough to be doing all of this! She is at such a fun age right now. I love being with her everyday!

Chase bought her a polo shirt tonight.

It was so cute on her!

Not the best picture of Chase, but Ry's little hands and big eyes are dang cute!
My baby is 8 months!
Ever sine Ican remember, I've been popping my collar....

SIDENOTE: Chase is not wearing lipstick. Even though the picture looks otherwise! When his lips get really chapped they go super red and get big!
The creepy fish toy
Aunt Shani gave her this bear. She pretty much loves it!
This cracks me up! She will get up on all fours right before she starts to crawl. Look at her little toys pointed, and her chubby feet!
Standing up... with a little help from her toys.

This is how she likes to eat her bottle now. Layed out just relaxing on the floor... no pillow, no blanket, just the floor!

Yo Gabba Gabba.

Enough said.

Grandma and Grandpa Oz gave her a book that reads stories to you. Its become one of her favorite things. Notice the blankets in the back ground... she went through a phase where she would only sleep if I was next to her on the floor. Not the bed. Not on an air mattress. The hard floor.

The cutest feet and toes ever.

A couple of her favorite things.

She likes to put herself to sleep, but we have to be in the room. Why wont she do this in her bed?

She looks so much like Chasey here!

Loves apples!

Finally learned that the jump up is for jumping, and not for sitting in it! She goes CRAZY in it. I put her in it right before nap time. It totally wears her out!

I couldnt pick just one! They are all classic!

WE LOVE YOU RY BUG!!!

I cant get enough of her!

Just some random pictures of Rylee I have taken through the month!

She is growing so fast, and doing more stuff all the time! I cant get enough of her!

She is just about crawling.

She gets up and crawls once then falls.
Still loves to play with Molly

For sure loves all her Aunts!


She sees something she wants and she rolls or pretend crawls to it.
I can't leave too much stuff lying around anymore.

I love her big eyes and CHUBBY cheeks!

After 7 months I finally broke down and put her in her crib to sleep.

She would roll over and put her face in the bumper, and an arm over it. Thats the only way she would sleep. I had to take out the bumpers she wouldnt suffocate herself.

Dad and Ry heading to Home Depot!

She will NOT smile for the camera. She can be laughing and smiling, but when the camera comes out she completely closes up.

This face cracks me up!

Chase gave her his ice cream cone. She wouldnt let go of it for the life of her.

She loves to be bathed in the sink with her measuring cups!

The tounge is a new thing. She has it out all the time, ecspecially when she has just eaten.

Its so funny!

Look at those eyes!

She hates anything on he head... bows, headbands, hats... anything!

Aunt Shani gave us some of Kates old books. One of them has a little baby attached that you can use on each page. Rylee eats the baby, which was fine until the haed came off and she choked on it! We dont use the bag too much anymore.

She is so cute when she waves bye!