Happenings

4 weeks!!

My due date is four weeks from tomorrow! I have mixed feelings about the time I have left. Yes, I still have to finish his room, purchase a stroller and some other items, and decide on a middle name :), but I am ready to have my baby here. I think it will still be surreal even when I first hold him that we're having another individual in our family! Not just "a baby", he'll be our son who we will love for who he is. Matt doesn't quite know what is going on. He knows Baby Ryan is hiding in Mommy's tummy. He told me one day my tummy was "Baby Ryan's house". He's going to be a good big brother though, maybe even help a little too much. ;) I'm not looking forward to going through labor again! I'm hoping it will be easier this time than with Matt. I'm also hoping I go before 39 weeks. Matt was 8lbs 7ozs and he was almost a week early! This baby feels just as big for sure so if I went forty weeks, I don't know how I'd have him. Thirty seven weeks is "full term", so I'm hoping I hit that mark and then have my baby, we'll see. I will do anything I have to though to have my baby here and healthy, that's my first priority. Anyone interested in going for walks let me know because I'm sure I'll will be walking A LOT! I might also utilize my parents' trampoline ;) jk. Anyway, so excited to be able to cuddle my little baby soon!!

Friend Christmas Party

We had our annual friend Christmas party Friday. It was fun, we had chalupas, watched our annual "slideshow", and gave our gifts to eachother. Matt and Alice had a lot of fun together. They danced and giggled and ran back and forth from Matt's room to the family room.

 Mommy and Matt (I'm almost 28 weeks pregnant here)

 Our table

 They grabbed hands and danced. It was soooo cute!!

 Alice with her new purse and bracelets carrying Camille's phone. She's a girl for sure.

 Dan and his...banjo..???

 Camille

 

Alice giving Matt his present

 

Our new car!

We got a new car. It's an 03 Silver Ford Explorer. I love that it has rear air!! That way my baby won't get too hot in the summer. It has a third row, but it isn't too big for me to drive. We really like it. Matt called it "fun car". Probably because he can see out of it better and there is a dvd player. We sold our truck a while back and traded in our Altima. This will take place of both. :) Now to just get Dev a commuter car with a heater that works....

Matt's Latest

* Matt started saying "love you hon". Now he calls me hon a lot. "Sorry hon", "more hon", etc.

* He's learned the word "lost" and applies it when someone isn't around. He has a book where Little Critter's mom gets lost at the mall. Yesterday we were looking for Dev at church and he says "Daddy lost mall"

* He tells people "'mon!" when he wants them to go with him

* He likes having his basketball when Devon has his. He will make Devon carry his around while Matt carries his and get mad if Dev tries to put it down. It's so funny. He has even slept with it. One day Devon was going to basketball and Matt was going with me somewhere and he saw Dev with his basketball stuff and got his basketball and said, "Too! Too! See ya Mommy"

* Speaking of basketball, he put some little basketballs in the play oven and said, "hot balls". 

* He loves to sing and has used the mega blocks as microphones. The cutest is when he makes up his own songs.

* Dev was lying in Matt's bed with him at bedtime telling him a story or something. Matt says, "night, sleep tight", then gets off the bed to go play.

* "more" is "mo", "nurn" means "turn", he used to say "ya-yee" for "sorry", now he says "sorry", "eww, dose!" means, "eww, gross!"
* "hure" is "sure"

* He still LOVES animals 

Halloween

*Matt had a blast trick~or~treating! 

*He ran to keep up with his cousin Livi from house to house. 

*He knows which candies are Reese's and picked those out frequently :)

*He was a cute pirate and would say "argg mimi (matey)". At the ward party he wanted to carry his play cell phone more than his sword :)

*We visited grandparents and friends. Matt got special treats from Grandmas and Grandpas. 

*He would put his hat on the floor and put his head down to put it on, lol.

*Unfortunately he knows the word "treat" and asks for them frequently so I don't get to eat all his candy :(     Oh well, probably for the better!

Happy Halloween!!

Life Lately

* We're having a baby boy!! I'm due February 26th
* Matt just turned 2! He can also tell you how old he is.
* Dev is busy with Elder's Quorum and basketball
* We went to Snowbird for our last year :(

 Snowbird

 Matt's 2!

 Cookies with Mommy

 Leaves with Grandma!

* Matt's phrases lately; "aww man", "seriously", "yee-haw",  "'mon"(come on), "baby ______". Everything is baby lately;    baby dog, baby car, etc. 
* Matt keeps us on our toes and is saying so many new things lately! It is so cute to hear the things he says.