Whew.... It's been a busy summer

It's official, Ryan is now a Pre-K student. She will be completing her first week of Pre-K tomorrow and she is thrilled about going to school. Now if only the big yellow bus picked her up! It's amazing how much my girl loves to learn. Here she is all ready for her first day.

Yesterday we gained a new family member. Jason's brother Mike and his wife Kendra had their first baby. A boy named Nathan James. He is darling! Ryan is already in love with him. The first words out of her mouth this morning were, "Can we go see my baby cousin?"

Kids say the greatest things!

Back to School and Work!

Tomorrow is our first day back to school and work. Since Braylen made his debut SOOO early Ryan didn't really get to say goodbye to her school friends. We just took her out of school suddenly because we were so worried about her bringing home nasty cold and flu germs to our little baby with new lungs. I wish we had the thought to at least take her by for a visit before we brought Braylen home but to be perfectly honest we were too busy trying to finish the nursery. We thought we could get it all pulled together in the last month, but our last month ended up being Braylen's first month.

I digress. I am trying to be as prepared as possible for our first day. We have talked to Ryan about going back to school to see her friends and she is excited. She gets to pick out her "first day back" outfit tonight so she can be ready quickly. Ryan can't be rushed in the morning; she likes to take her time. She will help us pick out Braylen's first day outfit too. I think she is more excited about his outfit than her own.

I'm excited too. I don't think I'm cut-out to stay home with two kids every day. I need some time out of the house and away from them to be a better mom. So now I am getting my outside time three days a week; back at work. I am ready to see all my work friends again and talk about trivial things. A little superficiality please!

Stay tuned for news of how smoothly our first day with a new routine goes!

Poor Ryan

My poor baby Ryan has a weak stomach like me. Yesterday morning we were heading down to Bonaire, GA to see my mother-in-law and sister-in-law. It's about a two hour ride, so I had Ryan watching Cars on her dvd player. She got through most of movie and decided she was done. Thank Goodness!!! That move saved the dvd player.

Ten minutes before reaching our destination I hear Ryan crying....

Me: Ryan, what's wrong? Why are you crying?
Ryan: sob, sob, sob
Me: Ryan, are you hurt? Does something hurt?
Ryan: sob, sob, Nothing hurts.
Me: Ok, why are you crying?
Ryan: I don't know. (Cries harder)
Me: Are you sure nothing hurts?

At this point I turn to look at her and the poor baby vomits. So we pull over and get her cleaned up. Aunt Melissa had a bath ready for her when we got to the house and Ryan was feeling much better after her bath. Thankfully we were close because I couldn't get to her clothes in the bag, so she went the rest of the trip wrapped in a blanket.

I think maybe the lap dvd player might not be the best idea for Ryan. We will stick with watching the mounted dvd player in Jason's truck which she has never had a problem watching. I will find something else to occupy her on the trip home this afternoon.

P.S. I will be sharing pictures with my posts soon. I bet you are glad I don't have any photos to share with this one.*