Fruit is not on the favorite foods list for Miss Rylee. She will eat any veggie that we give her, but she hates fruits. We started with apple sauce and it took a week to just finish one jar. Then we moved on to bananas thinking that she would like the sweeter puddling like stuff and she hated those too. The next week we did a blueberry and apple sauce combo. She took three bites and then physically refused to eat any more.
Rylee loves food so much, so we just couldn't believer her unwillingness to eat the yummy fruits. O well at least she eats the veggies :)
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
SWEET PEA
Miss Rylee can now add sweet peas to her menu!!!
She got sweet peas today for the first time and she loved them. My little chunkster does love food. I think she would perfer some chicken nuggets and macaroni, but she will settle for her baby food for now.
All during lunch Rylee was loving her seet peas so much that she wanted to tell me how much. Everytime she talked sweet peas sprayed everywhere which made her laugh causing more peas to come out. I cannot believe my angel is eating baby food already!!!
We also increased her bottles to 7oz and I am hoping that she will go longer in between feedings. Right now she is eating 5 ------ 6oz bottles every 3 hours.
She got sweet peas today for the first time and she loved them. My little chunkster does love food. I think she would perfer some chicken nuggets and macaroni, but she will settle for her baby food for now.
All during lunch Rylee was loving her seet peas so much that she wanted to tell me how much. Everytime she talked sweet peas sprayed everywhere which made her laugh causing more peas to come out. I cannot believe my angel is eating baby food already!!!
We also increased her bottles to 7oz and I am hoping that she will go longer in between feedings. Right now she is eating 5 ------ 6oz bottles every 3 hours.
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
big brother to the rescue
Max loves Miss Rylee so much that he is willing to do anything to protect her.
When I got home from work today Max wanted to go outside and blow bubbles. While we were outside I noticed Rylee had some ear wax in her ears so I decided to get it out. I laid Rylee down in my lap to get a better view of her ears and she wasn't happy about this. She decided to voice her dislike really loud. Max came running over very concerned. He told me Rylee was hurting and to stop making her cry. I explained to him what I was doing and that she was fine. Once I was done calming Max down I continued to get the ear wax. Well Rylee was not happy and got louder and louder. Max came running back over to me to check on her, but this time he decided to physically protect his sister. He kicked me in the leg and yelled stop hurting my baby sister. I found this act to be so sweet it kept me from getting mad that my son just kicked me.
I explained to him that I would never hurt him and Rylee and that sometimes babies cry. Once he was calm I then explained that he could not just kick me and that it hurt my leg. Max is so sweet he said he was sorry for kicking, but he doesn't like it when Rylee cries.
Max is an amazing brother and Rylee is so blessed to have a brother like him.
When I got home from work today Max wanted to go outside and blow bubbles. While we were outside I noticed Rylee had some ear wax in her ears so I decided to get it out. I laid Rylee down in my lap to get a better view of her ears and she wasn't happy about this. She decided to voice her dislike really loud. Max came running over very concerned. He told me Rylee was hurting and to stop making her cry. I explained to him what I was doing and that she was fine. Once I was done calming Max down I continued to get the ear wax. Well Rylee was not happy and got louder and louder. Max came running back over to me to check on her, but this time he decided to physically protect his sister. He kicked me in the leg and yelled stop hurting my baby sister. I found this act to be so sweet it kept me from getting mad that my son just kicked me.
I explained to him that I would never hurt him and Rylee and that sometimes babies cry. Once he was calm I then explained that he could not just kick me and that it hurt my leg. Max is so sweet he said he was sorry for kicking, but he doesn't like it when Rylee cries.
Max is an amazing brother and Rylee is so blessed to have a brother like him.
Friday, March 25, 2011
Circus Part 2
We wanted to make sure make got his circus fix so we took him to another circus the next night. This was the Shriners circus so it was little more done up. When we got there we took our picture with a clown and Max was not to happy about that. Then Max and daddy went to ride the ponies. That was a fun and exciting moment for my little man.
As we were waiting for the circus to start Mimi and Papaw took Max to get popcorn and a light up sword. Rylee decided she would just stay with us and nap :)
As the show started Max watched everything that happened. There weren't to many times when he would look away. He said he favorite part was the elephants and the man in the cannon.
I am so glad Max loved the circus. The circus was always a special place to me as a kid and I am excited I can share that joy with my little angel.
As we were waiting for the circus to start Mimi and Papaw took Max to get popcorn and a light up sword. Rylee decided she would just stay with us and nap :)
As the show started Max watched everything that happened. There weren't to many times when he would look away. He said he favorite part was the elephants and the man in the cannon.I am so glad Max loved the circus. The circus was always a special place to me as a kid and I am excited I can share that joy with my little angel.
Circus Part 1
First Family trip to the circus!!!
We decided to take Max and Rylee to a small circus in Caddo Mills this year. This circus was what you would call a backyard circus but we had a blast.
The family picture as we entered was a must. When we got in Max and Rylee just sat back and took it all in. There was so many people and the lights really caught Rylee's eye.
Max loved the man swinging from a rope high in the sky. I think he held his breath the whole time. Even Rylee leaned back so she could get a good view.
The elephants and the clowns were a blast too. I have to say the only thing between us and the elephants was a fold up fence, so we were praying that none of the elephants went mad!!!!
This circus even had camels. I have never been to a circus with camels, but it was interesting. The whole event was a great experience for all 4 of us. Max and Rylee both liked all of the clowns, dogs, flame throwers, loins and flying people.
We decided to take Max and Rylee to a small circus in Caddo Mills this year. This circus was what you would call a backyard circus but we had a blast.
The family picture as we entered was a must. When we got in Max and Rylee just sat back and took it all in. There was so many people and the lights really caught Rylee's eye.
Max loved the man swinging from a rope high in the sky. I think he held his breath the whole time. Even Rylee leaned back so she could get a good view.
The elephants and the clowns were a blast too. I have to say the only thing between us and the elephants was a fold up fence, so we were praying that none of the elephants went mad!!!!
This circus even had camels. I have never been to a circus with camels, but it was interesting. The whole event was a great experience for all 4 of us. Max and Rylee both liked all of the clowns, dogs, flame throwers, loins and flying people.
Monday, March 14, 2011
3-2-1
Right after I had Rylee the weight was just falling off. It was so exciting to see those numbers dropping and dropping. Then one day the number stopped changing and then it started going up again. Once this happened I knew it was time for a diet. So a couple of weeks after that realization Tim and I decided to do the Slim Fast 3-2-1 diet.
This is not my favorite diet but it is a easy diet that I can fit into my current schedule. Being a mom of 2 is hard work and since being home I decided to start a side business so I am always doing something. With this diet I know exactly what I can eat and if I need to I can get creative to spice it up.
The diet: For breakfast and lunch I eat a meal replacement bar. This was a hard concept for me to grasp. I have always been a big breakfast eater. So when I found out all I could eat was this tiny bar I almost quit the diet before we started it. But knowing that I am larger then I would like I decided to give it a try. It turns out the bars aren't that bad. Tim makes fun of me for taking so long to eat a bar. My view on it is if its a meal then it should at least take you the time it would to eat a actual meal.
Throughout the day you get 3- 100 calorie snacks. One after breakfast, after lunch and then after dinner. So you better believe the pantry is stocked with all kinds of 100 calorie snack options. Tim and I need to have the options or we will talk ourselves into a trip to sonic :) Most days I find my boiling fresh veggies just so I can have quantity. I know I am weird but I sometimes just need to see more food on the plate.
Then you get get one 500 calorie meal a day. This seemed like a challenge at first, but Tim and I got creative. We decided it was easier and cheaper to buy those pre-made family frozen dinners and measure out what we could eat. This keeps us from having to buy a ton of stuff and ending up with leftover we can't eat. I know home cooking is better, but lets get real this chic wants to get skinny.
We started this diet March 14th and since then Tim has lost 6 pounds and I have lost 5. I would love to share my weight with everyone, but I am not so proud of this size. At this moment I am the largest I have ever been and that needs to change. Once I lose some more weight I will start exercising. I know that sounds backwards, but its just how it is. I can't stand to workout being this big. Things ache, bounce and it just isn't fun. So wish me luck I hope to be able to post more weight loss Thursday :)
This is not my favorite diet but it is a easy diet that I can fit into my current schedule. Being a mom of 2 is hard work and since being home I decided to start a side business so I am always doing something. With this diet I know exactly what I can eat and if I need to I can get creative to spice it up. The diet: For breakfast and lunch I eat a meal replacement bar. This was a hard concept for me to grasp. I have always been a big breakfast eater. So when I found out all I could eat was this tiny bar I almost quit the diet before we started it. But knowing that I am larger then I would like I decided to give it a try. It turns out the bars aren't that bad. Tim makes fun of me for taking so long to eat a bar. My view on it is if its a meal then it should at least take you the time it would to eat a actual meal.
Throughout the day you get 3- 100 calorie snacks. One after breakfast, after lunch and then after dinner. So you better believe the pantry is stocked with all kinds of 100 calorie snack options. Tim and I need to have the options or we will talk ourselves into a trip to sonic :) Most days I find my boiling fresh veggies just so I can have quantity. I know I am weird but I sometimes just need to see more food on the plate.
Then you get get one 500 calorie meal a day. This seemed like a challenge at first, but Tim and I got creative. We decided it was easier and cheaper to buy those pre-made family frozen dinners and measure out what we could eat. This keeps us from having to buy a ton of stuff and ending up with leftover we can't eat. I know home cooking is better, but lets get real this chic wants to get skinny.
We started this diet March 14th and since then Tim has lost 6 pounds and I have lost 5. I would love to share my weight with everyone, but I am not so proud of this size. At this moment I am the largest I have ever been and that needs to change. Once I lose some more weight I will start exercising. I know that sounds backwards, but its just how it is. I can't stand to workout being this big. Things ache, bounce and it just isn't fun. So wish me luck I hope to be able to post more weight loss Thursday :)
Blast Ball!!!
There's no crying in baseball, however blast ball has tons of tears!!!
All ready to head out to practice
Max had his first blast ball practice today and well it was one for the memory book. Max was so excited all day and we all had big hopes for his first practice. So we all loaded in the car and headed up to the practice field. Of course being the crazy mom that I am we arrived 45 minutes early. Since we were so early Tim and Max played catch for a little bit and then Max played at the play ground.
Once everyone started to arrive we headed over to the practice area and Max was still super excited. All the kids sat down and listened to the coach explain some of the things they were going to do.
Things were still looking good we were so thinking wow this is going to be a great experience. The coach had the kids start the practice off by taking turns running to the one and only base, jump on the base because it plays music and then running back. Well Max was still so excited he forgot to wait for the kid in front of him to run back before he started running to the base. The coach, who is a man Max just met, loudly said no no wait Max. Max being the over sensitive not wanting to get into trouble kid that he is stopped running and broke out in tears. The coach wasn't getting on to him, but man that just broke Max's heart. From this point on we spent the next hour crying, laughing, crying, laughing over and over.
The team was split up into do groups. Max was in coach Sean's group and coach Justin had the other group. The coach had the kids practice catching the ball. Max did ok at this part not to many tears.
Then they worked on catching grounders. Max missed the first one thrown his way and when the coach was cheering Max on as he was running to get the ball Max started to cry. Again Max knew he messed up and he was afraid he was getting into trouble. My poor baby I guess we need to be praising him more at home :)
Once the catching drills were over they moved on to learning how to use the bat. The coach was showing the kids how to swing and Max was not enjoying this part. Max didn't seem to care for the coach putting his arms around him helping him to swing.
My kid isn't shy, but he does like his personal space :) So this was also a time of many tears. Once we were done with the form training it was time to practice swinging and hitting. Since we didn't have the tee the coach wanted the kids to hit the ball out of his hand. Max was not to excited about this part and I really couldn't blame him. We have trained our child not to swing the bat at people. So when the coach told him to hit the ball out his hand Max was really hesitant. He wouldn't even hold the bat up to swing, so of course he cried.
Finally the coach had all the kids come together and practice hitting the ball off the tee and running to the base. The kids that weren't hitting practiced fielding. Max would run to get the ball or try at least. He seemed to be enjoying that part.
One of the moms commented on how cute he was when he runs. She said it looks like he is dancing. Yes my kid prances!!!!
Aren't my boys the cutest!!!
Once it was Max's turn to hit the ball he seemed super excited. He got up there, swung the bat and hit the ball.
We all cheered and told him to run to the base, but Max wanted to keep working on his fielding skills, so he decided to field the ball he just hit. The coach got the ball from him and told him to run to the base. Max started running to the base and then he stopped about a foot in front of the base and started to cry. He didn't want to jump on the base for whatever reason. Tim grabbed Max and made him jump on the base to get him to try.
At this point practice is coming to an end. Max was ready to leave.
So we are hoping that the next practice goes better. Timmy is going to get a tee and a bat so that they can practice this week before the next practice.
All ready to head out to practiceOnce everyone started to arrive we headed over to the practice area and Max was still super excited. All the kids sat down and listened to the coach explain some of the things they were going to do.
Things were still looking good we were so thinking wow this is going to be a great experience. The coach had the kids start the practice off by taking turns running to the one and only base, jump on the base because it plays music and then running back. Well Max was still so excited he forgot to wait for the kid in front of him to run back before he started running to the base. The coach, who is a man Max just met, loudly said no no wait Max. Max being the over sensitive not wanting to get into trouble kid that he is stopped running and broke out in tears. The coach wasn't getting on to him, but man that just broke Max's heart. From this point on we spent the next hour crying, laughing, crying, laughing over and over.
The team was split up into do groups. Max was in coach Sean's group and coach Justin had the other group. The coach had the kids practice catching the ball. Max did ok at this part not to many tears.
Then they worked on catching grounders. Max missed the first one thrown his way and when the coach was cheering Max on as he was running to get the ball Max started to cry. Again Max knew he messed up and he was afraid he was getting into trouble. My poor baby I guess we need to be praising him more at home :)
Once the catching drills were over they moved on to learning how to use the bat. The coach was showing the kids how to swing and Max was not enjoying this part. Max didn't seem to care for the coach putting his arms around him helping him to swing.
My kid isn't shy, but he does like his personal space :) So this was also a time of many tears. Once we were done with the form training it was time to practice swinging and hitting. Since we didn't have the tee the coach wanted the kids to hit the ball out of his hand. Max was not to excited about this part and I really couldn't blame him. We have trained our child not to swing the bat at people. So when the coach told him to hit the ball out his hand Max was really hesitant. He wouldn't even hold the bat up to swing, so of course he cried.
Finally the coach had all the kids come together and practice hitting the ball off the tee and running to the base. The kids that weren't hitting practiced fielding. Max would run to get the ball or try at least. He seemed to be enjoying that part.
One of the moms commented on how cute he was when he runs. She said it looks like he is dancing. Yes my kid prances!!!!
Aren't my boys the cutest!!!Once it was Max's turn to hit the ball he seemed super excited. He got up there, swung the bat and hit the ball.
We all cheered and told him to run to the base, but Max wanted to keep working on his fielding skills, so he decided to field the ball he just hit. The coach got the ball from him and told him to run to the base. Max started running to the base and then he stopped about a foot in front of the base and started to cry. He didn't want to jump on the base for whatever reason. Tim grabbed Max and made him jump on the base to get him to try.
At this point practice is coming to an end. Max was ready to leave. 
So we are hoping that the next practice goes better. Timmy is going to get a tee and a bat so that they can practice this week before the next practice.
Monday, February 28, 2011
Best Big Brother Ever!!!!
Max melted my heart today as he saved his baby sister from what he thought was great danger!!!
Since Rylee has entered our lives we have had to move and rearrange things in the house to better suite our family of four. Today we decided to rearrange Max's room so that he toys would better fit in his room and to keep him from curling up in the window at night. While I was putting some final touches on his room I had him lay on the floor and do some tummy time with Rylee. They were laughing and having a good old time until Max saw danger and quickly reacted. Part of the rearranging included us moving Max's bed. When we moved his bed that meant I had to change the side that his bed rail was on. As I moved the bed a foot away from the wall to buckle the rail I heard Max scream don't hurt my baby sister!!! He yelled so loud it made me freeze and quickly move the bed back in fear that I just smushed my daughter. When I looked over there I realized the bed was still a good 6 feet from Rylee. He was so scared for his sister he had tears in his eyes. Max was so certain his baby sister was in danger that he jumped up and wrapped his arms around her and tried his best to pick her up. Rylee was hoovering above the ground about 6 inches before I could get to her. Once I made sure Rylee was safely back on the ground I wrapped my arms around Max and squeezed him so hard.
At that moment I was the proudest mommy ever. It melts my heart to know that Max loves his baby sister so much and is always looking out for her. When we found out we were going to be blessed with another child we were very excited and nervous. We love the thought of another gift from God, but we were uncertain about how Max would handle a new baby. Up until the moment Max met Rylee Tim and I tried to plan for every possible reaction. However, I don't think we could of ever planned for this amount of love that he has for his baby sister.
Everywhere we go he wants Rylee to go with us and he is sad if she can't go. Max feels the need to introduce Rylee to every person we see at the bank, walmart, school and anywhere else we go. And he isn't just saying look at her he is smiling from ear to ear and he presents her with so much pride. When people ask if they can keep her he quickly tells them no she has to come home with us.
Max is an amazing big brother and Rylee is so blessed to have him. His love for her is so touching. He is truly the best big brother ever and I am certain Rylee will agree once she learns to talk. Which Max is teaching Rylee to say bubba. He even moves her chin up and down to get her mouth to move as he says bubba. :)
Since Rylee has entered our lives we have had to move and rearrange things in the house to better suite our family of four. Today we decided to rearrange Max's room so that he toys would better fit in his room and to keep him from curling up in the window at night. While I was putting some final touches on his room I had him lay on the floor and do some tummy time with Rylee. They were laughing and having a good old time until Max saw danger and quickly reacted. Part of the rearranging included us moving Max's bed. When we moved his bed that meant I had to change the side that his bed rail was on. As I moved the bed a foot away from the wall to buckle the rail I heard Max scream don't hurt my baby sister!!! He yelled so loud it made me freeze and quickly move the bed back in fear that I just smushed my daughter. When I looked over there I realized the bed was still a good 6 feet from Rylee. He was so scared for his sister he had tears in his eyes. Max was so certain his baby sister was in danger that he jumped up and wrapped his arms around her and tried his best to pick her up. Rylee was hoovering above the ground about 6 inches before I could get to her. Once I made sure Rylee was safely back on the ground I wrapped my arms around Max and squeezed him so hard.
At that moment I was the proudest mommy ever. It melts my heart to know that Max loves his baby sister so much and is always looking out for her. When we found out we were going to be blessed with another child we were very excited and nervous. We love the thought of another gift from God, but we were uncertain about how Max would handle a new baby. Up until the moment Max met Rylee Tim and I tried to plan for every possible reaction. However, I don't think we could of ever planned for this amount of love that he has for his baby sister.
Everywhere we go he wants Rylee to go with us and he is sad if she can't go. Max feels the need to introduce Rylee to every person we see at the bank, walmart, school and anywhere else we go. And he isn't just saying look at her he is smiling from ear to ear and he presents her with so much pride. When people ask if they can keep her he quickly tells them no she has to come home with us.
Max is an amazing big brother and Rylee is so blessed to have him. His love for her is so touching. He is truly the best big brother ever and I am certain Rylee will agree once she learns to talk. Which Max is teaching Rylee to say bubba. He even moves her chin up and down to get her mouth to move as he says bubba. :)
Monday, February 14, 2011
Valentines' 2011
For this special day my little monster wanted to make a Valentines box that looks like a monster!!! Daddy and Max sat down and got the craft on :)
Max is helping daddy with the tape!!!
Hey Daddy I can hold this paper in place for you :)
Max is finding more useful uses for the tape
He is getting it to stick
This is one happy taped up boy
Back to work
OOOOO Max has scissors
This is how Rylee helps during craft time
Ok Daddy we need to get this monster some eyes
I think I might have a pencil behind my ear
Check out my monster
Rylee and her monster (mom made this one)
my two little monster boxesValentines Morning!!!
Yummy heart shaped pancakes!!!! Tim makes a tasty breakfast
Valentines goodies for the kids
Max is checking out his fun treats
he is ready to see his movie
my little sweet hearts
Rylee really looks up to her big brother
The kids are ready to be done with picture
They are officially done now!!!
Look at all the goodies Max got from his friends at MDOWhat holiday is complete without a PHOTO SESSION WITH DADDY!!!
This Valentines was a little more crazy then the past ones, but I had a blast. I cannot wait and see what next Valentines day will be like :)
Monday, January 3, 2011
Our Gift From God
GIFT FROM GOD
Today we welcome our sweet Rylee Irene to our family. Our hearts are over flowing with joy right now. This little girl has only been with us for such a short time and I cannot imagine my life without her.
Delivery Story
We woke up at 4:30 a.m. and got ready to head up to the hospital. Tim quickly packed the bags in the car and I put the finishing touches on the muffins for the nurses. Once I checked my list of things to do before Rylee gets her for the tenth time we headed up to the hospital. My mom was so excited that she beat to the hospital.
Tim and I in my hospital room
Once we got there the wonderful nurses showed us to our room and then the party started. By 6:30 a.m. my labor had progressed and now it was just an waiting game. Around 8 a.m. they came in to give me my epidural. I ended up having to get it done twice because the first time the guy hit a nerve and only my left sides was tingly. So to make sure it would work he took it all out and re did it. Once that was done I was loving life.
Everything was going great until around 9 a.m. Rylee's heart rate was dropping with every contraction, so they turned off the contraction medicine and spent the next hour hydrating me. The nurse said that the baby just needed fluids and now we could start labor again. Once they turned back on the meds her heart rate started to drop again. So after about 15 minutes of that they tried to insert an internal monitor for Rylee. As they were inserting the monitor they realized that Rylee was coming. They called the doctor and with in 10 minutes I was pushing. After 4 pushes the doctor told me to stop. Come to find out Rylee had her cord around her neck. And when I had a contraction the cord was tightening up around her neck. Once the doctor moved the cord I pushed one more time and then we had our sweet angel. She was really blue when she came out, but within in seconds I heard her beautiful cry and I was over whelmed with joy.
Our due date was originally January 20th, but for some reason we had her on the 3rd. I truly believe God was watching over my sweet little girl that day. We will never know what would of happened if we had waited until the original due day, but I am so thankful we will never know.
Today we welcome our sweet Rylee Irene to our family. Our hearts are over flowing with joy right now. This little girl has only been with us for such a short time and I cannot imagine my life without her.
Delivery Story
We woke up at 4:30 a.m. and got ready to head up to the hospital. Tim quickly packed the bags in the car and I put the finishing touches on the muffins for the nurses. Once I checked my list of things to do before Rylee gets her for the tenth time we headed up to the hospital. My mom was so excited that she beat to the hospital.
Tim and I in my hospital roomOnce we got there the wonderful nurses showed us to our room and then the party started. By 6:30 a.m. my labor had progressed and now it was just an waiting game. Around 8 a.m. they came in to give me my epidural. I ended up having to get it done twice because the first time the guy hit a nerve and only my left sides was tingly. So to make sure it would work he took it all out and re did it. Once that was done I was loving life.
Everything was going great until around 9 a.m. Rylee's heart rate was dropping with every contraction, so they turned off the contraction medicine and spent the next hour hydrating me. The nurse said that the baby just needed fluids and now we could start labor again. Once they turned back on the meds her heart rate started to drop again. So after about 15 minutes of that they tried to insert an internal monitor for Rylee. As they were inserting the monitor they realized that Rylee was coming. They called the doctor and with in 10 minutes I was pushing. After 4 pushes the doctor told me to stop. Come to find out Rylee had her cord around her neck. And when I had a contraction the cord was tightening up around her neck. Once the doctor moved the cord I pushed one more time and then we had our sweet angel. She was really blue when she came out, but within in seconds I heard her beautiful cry and I was over whelmed with joy.
Rylee Irene Watson
January 3, 2011
10:38 a.m.
6 lbs 11 oz
18 1/2 inches long
Rylee getting her measurements
Rylee in my arms for the first time
Tim holding Rylee for the first time
Max meeting his sister for the first time
Our family of four!!!
January 3, 2011
10:38 a.m.
6 lbs 11 oz
18 1/2 inches long
Rylee getting her measurements
Rylee in my arms for the first time
Tim holding Rylee for the first time
Max meeting his sister for the first time
Our family of four!!!Our due date was originally January 20th, but for some reason we had her on the 3rd. I truly believe God was watching over my sweet little girl that day. We will never know what would of happened if we had waited until the original due day, but I am so thankful we will never know.
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