It's Friday!

Almost Friday, as I type this post. James has been gone all week and he'll be home tomorrow. This is week 3 and we have about 3 weeks left of him working out of town. Several people have asked how Ryland and I are doing. We are doing fine, but I miss my best friend. The evenings are lonely when I have no one to talk to. This September, we'll celebrate our 10 year anniversary. In October, it will be 17 years we've been together. Yes, we starting "going together" when we were young and though I don't agree with being serious that young, God had plans for us and kept us out of trouble. We've been together longer than we haven't and I consider myself very blessed to have James.

Sidenote.....Ryland will NOT have a girlfriend until he's 20. :) :) :)

Wedding Update---I went with Marianne to try on dresses. We found one for me and I have very little time to lose weight. BUT.....my friend Trisha is going to watch Ryland for me so I can go work out! Thanks girl!!!!

Busy

It was a busy weekend! Ladies night out on Friday, James played golf on Saturday and I had a Bachelorette party on Sunday. All 3 events were a lot of fun!

James is back at work this week. He'll be there for probably a couple more weeks. I really have alot of respect for military families and single parent families. It's not hard for me since Ryland is little and we just have one child, but for those that have several children, I can't imagine how busy they are without any downtime.

Last night I had dinner with my dear friend, Vickie. We stayed at the resturaunt for a long time, but there were empty tables all around so we didn't feel bad. It was so good to talk to her and spend time laughing at silly stories.... They are pursuing the adoption route since the statistics are that any more children they would have could have a 1 in 4 chance of having the disease that Emma had. I am praying that God is preparing the perfect baby for them. Love you VM!

As far as the weight thing goes, I did lose some weight last week, but going out to eat and overdoing it brought them right back. I have GOT to get to exercising!

I guess that's it for now! Have a good week!

Saturday

Well, another week is gone and it's Saturday! James is back home, even though at the moment he is golfing with some friends today. Our friend, Andy, is getting married next week and the guys are hanging out today.

I went to our Sunday School's ladies night out at Olive Garden last night. I had a good time and enjoyed some time to myself. James and Ryland had a guys night out and went to a local fish store and then McDonald's to eat dinner.

I am glad swim lessons are over. Now we just need to continue practicing in our pool.

Have a good weekend!

79 days and counting....

until my brother's wedding. He is finally going to tie the knot! I have been asked to be in the wedding as the Matron of Honor. Sooooo...guess what that means? I have 79 days to lose some of this weight. What a great pressure that is! I lost 30 pounds before and I know I can do it but I am going to come on here for some accountability. So what I ask for is encouragement, PLEASE!!!

I'll let you know how my progress is going. I may or may not post pics. We'll see.....

Thanks in advance!!!!

I think I can, I think I can.....

Ish...Ish

That's Ryland talk for "fish". He loves fish!!! We showed him some in Walmart and now he loves them. We talked about maybe getting him a small tank. We took him to some of the other fish stores and he loved looking at them and waving. He really liked the frogs too. So, it looks like we'll be getting some fish soon.

Yesterday, I put Ryland down for a nap and he was crying. I asked him what he wanted and he said "ish, ish". I told him we would go see the fish when he got up from night-night. He finally went to sleep and as soon as I went to get him from his bed, he started right back up with it. I really thought he would forget....that little booger has a good memory. So, knowing I had to be true to my word, we loaded up and went to Walmart. Let me say that James is in Spartanburg this week so anything to take up time is what I'm going for here. :) We got to Walmart and went straight to the fish. He watched and counted and said bye-bye to them. It's really sweet to see him 'talk' to the fish. Here are some pics of Ryland and the "ish".

Ryland's 18 month appt.

Ryland went to the doctor for his 18 month appt. After hearing that today is the 15th, I realized that he is 19 months today! Time is going so fast! He did really well. He didn't cry as much as he normally does. He let Dr. B listen to his heart/lungs and check his ears/eyes/throat. I was so proud of him. He did have to get a shot but the nurse that did it gave it to him so fast, I was amazed. He cried for a minute and then was saying "bye-bye". He wanted to get out of there fast!!! I let him have a lollipop on the way home, so all was well with the world.

Here are his stats:
Weight - 23# 13oz - 15th percentile
Height - 32 inches - 65th percentile!!!!! He's been in the 10-15th percentile since he's been born.

He got a clean bill of health and we talked about potty training. He is doing really well with it. I don't have any expectations for him right now. If he does it great, if not....that's fine too!
Overall...a good visit!

Swimming updates

Okay, we're almost done with swim lessons and then I can quit posting about them. :) Ryland is doing really well. He still doesn't like Mrs. T, but he will swim to her and come right back to me. We went swimming on Saturday and he did great! He is having issues with being underwater and kicking his feet. Once he can connect the two, he'll be swimming. I took him yesterday and he wasn't feeling it... He was very adamant about not doing anything so after about 30 mins we decided to go home.

He should be graduating this week! He'll even get a ribbon!

Here are some pics from Saturday. Enjoy!