Rylee has teeth!

Not just one, but two!! As of Monday Sept 13th, she had her first one and by the end of the week she had the second one, both bottom front teeth. Her right one was first, I can't believe it!! She looks so adorable with teeth!! Hopefully I will be able to snap a picture of her with her teeth showing and post it soon :)

A Few of Rylee's Favorite Things

Her Toes! To Laugh and Smile!

Her Daddy!

Her Sippy Cup!

Her Walker & Beads!

Her Friends!

Bath Time!

Puffs!!

More Please!

Her Movies!!

Food!!

To chew on everything!

Bottles!

Her cousins car!

August Birthdays

We have the most birthdays of the whole year in August!

Brittni turned 20 on August 2nd!

Rylee and Papa!

Grandpa John turned 72 on August 9th!

Grand Daughters, gotta love us girls!

Keith turned 28th on August 17th!

Another Birthday in August, Dana

On going joke, he loves Bath and Body Works soap, so that is what he gets as gifts all the time :)

He really liked his boat charger!

2010 Babies

Summer 2010 has brought 2 new babies into the world!! Both moms are best friends of mine, and the new additions are sure to be best friends of Rylee's too.


Lucas is the newest addition for Nicole and Jarrod, arriving in July! Such a sweet little guy, Aunt Heather is holding him here, I think he likes me, what do you think?

Alexandra, aka Alex, who arrived in June, to NEW parents, Sam and Kevin...so tickled to meet and spend a week with her and her mommy. Rylee and I really enjoyed the girl time!

New Family Picture! So sweet!

9 month check up

July 6, 2010 we had our 9 Month Chech up and here is Rylee's stats:

Height 26.25 inches (25%)
Weight 19 lbs 3 oz (50%)
Head Circumference 17 inches (25%)

She is getting BIG and catching up fast!!

4th of July, and Tennessee Trip!

We went to Tennessee for the 4th of July to spend time with Keith's family, it was a very nice trip, and of course it was not long enough, they never are. Rylee met her Aunt Sue, Grandma Faye, and Uncle Bill and Aunt Lynn, and cousins Crystal and Daniel for the first time. On our way home we stopped in Metropolis, IL to see the statue of Superman, it was a fun pit stop. We where back in town in time to watch the fireworks at Wilson Park, and I have to say they were amazing!! Rylee loved watching them too!

Rylee, Keith and Grandma Faye!

Rylee watching her first fireworks in Tennessee!

Superman!!!

Our Family's First Fourth of July!

Keith's First Father's Day!!

We suprised Keith, that day before Father's Day with one really BIG suprise, new pictures of Rylee. I few pictures I framed and wrapped in a t-shirt I bought him to wear for Father's Day, that says "King for a Day, Happy Father's Day 2010". I told him it was only for that One day, but he seems to like it, and wears it once a week...lol! Then on Sunday we had a few more small gifts for him and we went to lunch with my family at Olive Garden, to celebrate Father's Day with my Grandpa and my Uncle John too!

Summer Fun!!

Just a few fun pictures from summer, Rylee really enjoyed her first carnival, first popsicle, and she loved her jump-a-roo!

Adventure of the Seas

At the end of May Keith and I went on my Partylite trip and left Miss Rylee behind for the first time. She a wonderful week with her Grandma's, having fun! We went on the crusie of life time, sailing the seas and visiting Italy, France and Spain. Here are a few pictures from the trip.

Rylee's Red Hots~March of Dimes

We are happy to say that we raised $400 for the March of Dimes. We also took part in the walk that was held in Belleville, IL on Sat April 17th. We had a group of about 12 adults and 3 children, including Rylee, that walked with us that morning. We had some great weather for our walk too, and I am so excited and can't wait to share a team picture with you.

Thanks for all who was apart of the team and those that also donated to Rylee's Red Hots Team!! This shirt was given to Rylee at the walk, it says " I was a preemie, look at me now!"

Let the teething begin....UGH!

This has been a test for me I swear...I can handle a lot, I mean A LOT...but listening to your baby cry for 30 minutes or more when there is nothing more you can do to help her is really hard on me. I really just want to cry with her.

We actually went back to the Dr. on Monday April 26 to see if there was anything else wrong like an ear infection, but luckily there wasn't. Dr. said she couldn't find anything wrong with her and summed it up to being a combo of things, like a growth spurt and teething.

If you are a mother or father I know you have gone threw this. But gosh at one point, I actually told Keith this might be our ONLY child. Which will not happen I know we both want one more at least. But that is how bad it has been.

But things have been better ever since that Dr. visit, she is either not hurting to bad right now or is getting used to it. The bad thing is, there is still no tooth to be found......just come on with it already.

Rylee rolled over.

Rylee rolled over for the first time on Sunday April 18th, Keith and I both saw it and we even got it on video, which I will post soon.

6 month update.

We had our 6 month check-up on April 5th, and everything is going good. She is growing like a weed. Dr. says she is in the 25% for length and weight, and a little less for her head size, but nothing to worry about.

Rylee's stats:
Height 25 inches
Weight 15lbs 7oz
Head Circumference 16 1/4 inches

All in all she is doing great and right about where they want her to be. That preemie formula really does miracles. You wouldn't know by looking at her that she was a preemie now.

We also got the OK to start on jar food, and of course to start with veggies first then the fruits. We tried them for the first time about 3 days after the doc and she is loving everything so far. She has tried Green Beans, Squash, Carrots, Peas....but she loves her Sweet Potatoes the most!!

6 months and Easter Pics

Here are just a few of the many pictures from a fun family photo shoot from back in March.