Catching up...

"Long Neck"

T-Rex!!

T-Rex trying to eat Rafe

Rafe loved the "Buff-i-lo"

The Garden of the Gods

It's been awhile since I've posted anything on here so let me do some catching up. A few weekends ago we went down to Colorado Springs and walked around this place called The Garden of the Gods. It reminded me a lot of Southern Utah. It was very beautiful and a nice little walk. Ryan finished his first year of Med School on June 9th and I am so proud of him. He worked so hard and did very well. This week we took Rafe to the Denver Nature and Science Museum. Rafe and I had been once before but this time we were able to take Ryan with us. Rafe loves to see all of the animals and, of course, the Dinosaurs. We have loved having Ryan all to ourselves these past few days but won't get him for long. He leaves Sunday morning, early, to San Antonio, TX for Air Force Medicine Training for two weeks. We will miss him on Father's Day again but are very proud of all he does.

Yesterday I had a Dr.'s appointment and everything is on track for July 4th. Baby is doing well. They did an ultra sound and at this point he is measuring 6 lbs 12 oz, which is already bigger than Rafe was when he was born. She said his head is very large....."off the charts" she said....."I don't even have a number for how big it is". "His torso is good in size which means he'll be at least 8 lbs." So this "little" guy will be good sized, I guess. My amniotic fluid level is on the higher end. 21 to 22 is considered high and I'm at 19.8 something. So they are going to keep an eye on it to make sure everything is ok. I'm not worried because I had TONS with Rafe. I'm just an amniotic producing momma. But she said if it gets to a point where she feels it's something to worry about she will induce me any time as soon as next week. I told her, "I hope not because Ryan leaves Sunday for two weeks." She said that if it keeps going up but everything is fine, then she will just let me go on my own. But I haven't dropped yet and I'm, once again, completely closed. Not dilated one bit. So that leads me to believe it won't happen while Ryan is gone. Let's keep our fingers crossed. I'll keep you all posted.

Easter!

On Saturday before Easter, we took Rafe to an Easter Egg Hunt at the park down town. It was his first real Easter Egg Hunt and he caught on really fast. He had so much fun picking up the eggies and putting them in his basket. That night he got sick with a fever and was sick for Easter Sunday. But we still had an Easter Egg Hunt in the house for him. He had a good Easter, regardless of being sick.

Rafe's 2nd Birthday!

Rafe turned 2 on April 8th. My Parents and Grama J came out from Utah to celebrate his birthday with us. We had his birthday party with a Cars/Lightning McQueen Theme the Saturday before while family was in town. It was a great party and we enjoyed spending time with family and friends. Thank you all for coming and celebrating Rafe's birthday with us. On his actual birthday we had a little birthday celebration with me, Ryan, and, Rafe and I made him another cake. Can't get enough cake!

6th Year Anniversary!

Ryan and I just celebrated our 6th wedding anniversary, April 3rd. It's crazy how fast time goes by. We went to eat at that Grand Lux Cafe because we love it there and wanted my Dad, Mom, and Grama J to experience it. They flew into town on the 2nd for Rafe's 2nd Birthday Party. We had a good day. Ryan only had school until 10am and then he and my dad were off to go golfing while me, my Mom, Grama J, and Rafe went shopping and made Rafe's Birthday cake. That evening is when we met at the Grand Lux Cafe for a nice dinner. I love Ryan so much and can't believe how lucky I am to have him in my life. He is a great husband and father and I am so proud of him and all of his hard work. I love you Ryan!

Spring Break!!

So for Ryan's spring break we decided kinda last minute to go to Utah. We couldn't find the sense in paying a ton of money on airfare to go somewhere warmer like Florida, as much as we would have loved to go there. We had a great time in Utah. Ryan went golfing a few times with my Dad and brother, Logan. I got to go to 3 of my friends baby showers, which I am so glad I didn't miss. We played at the park a lot and had a few picnics, celebrated my nephew, Evin's, 4th birthday, went to the Clark Planetarium with Grama and Evin, and spend a lot of time with family and friends. I got to spend a day with my sister that I love so much! Rafe loves his Aunt Sissy! We look like twins with our short hair cuts. As long as the drive was, it was worth it! It was a well needed break for both Ryan and I.

Dodgeball Champs!!

Ryan and a group of his friends from school get together every week on Wednesday nights to play dodgeball at the church. It's a nice way to take out some aggression from school. Well, a guy on their team entered them into a Dodgeball Tournament. There were 16 teams and it was double elimination. They had won every game but one and because they lost one it put them in the losers bracket causing them to play the same team they lost to again. They ended up winning against that team and that sent them onto the championship game against a team that was undefeated. They had to play two series of games, best out of 5 and they had to win them both in order to be the champions. They did and it was so much fun to watch them. We were so proud!

Ryan's Birthday!

Ryan had his birthday this past Monday. He had school until around 3:00 and then for dinner we went to the Grand Lux Cafe which was delicious. After dinner we came home and had ice cream cake that I made for him and opened his birthday present. It was a nice evening and Rafe loved the cake.