Ruffle skirt

So I saw this 

pinterest a long time ago and wanted to make Madi one. She has a few pairs of jeans that are too short for her now but still fit her in the waist. So I made her one.. I somewhat followed this blog here.

And this is what mine turned out like...

I did it a bit different. I sewed the ruffles onto an old black t shirt that I had then sewed the whole thing onto the cutoff levis. I think it turned out pretty cute.! 

I also made a flower for her hair..

I was going to take a picture of her wearing it the other day.. because she looked adorable in it, but I forgot! 

Luckily Chelsie did before school.. 

I think she looks adorable! 

2 months old!

This little guy is starting to get so big! I can't believe that he is 2 months old already. 

Some things that have been happening as of late are: 

He sleeps a little more through the night. Usually falls asleep around 11-12 and wakes up around 6:30. 

(Which is really nice for this momma)

He now thinks his hand is super fun to suck on.. 

Lose your bink, just stick your whole hand in your mouth. why not, right? 

This is him mid-suck.. ha 

It's actually pretty cute and makes me laugh every time that I see him do it.

He had his 2 month appoinment yesterday and..
His measurements were

24.41 in and weighs 12 lbs and 13 ounces! Wowzars!
He also had to get his shots. 3 in his legs. Insert sad face here... :( I have never heard him cry so hard. I felt soo bad. At least i got to hold him while they did it. Poor baby. 

He sure loves to eat, and eats for 40 min to an hour every time I feed him.

 He is still nursing really well and my goal is to nurse him for a whole year. :) 2 months down, 10 to go. 

He still hasn't rolled over again. Once was plenty, right? He showed us he could do it and is all good with just chilling on his back or tummy now. Ha

He is still just as cute as ever and his eyes are starting to get lighter.. more blue. He definitely 

has his daddy's eyes. Which is okay with me! Big blue eyes! :) I love them!

seriously!? Look how BIG he is.

Thank you Chelsie K Buoy aka FSIL

I got nominated with a blog award.

Pretty sure it's just to get me to blog more! :) which is a good thing because I really need to.  I want this to be a journal of our big & small family adventures! Give me a break, I'm trying here and I've never been good at keeping a journal! :) Well thank you Chelsie for the big push! It's helping! 

Here are the few rules to this wonderful nomination:

• Include the blog award logo in your post. *which I did above*

• Thank the person who nominated.

• Nominate 3 other people and let them know you have done so.

• Give 7 random things about yourself.

My Nominees for the One Lovely Blog Award :

Dawn Tait

Casey Wininger

Whitney

& 7 random things about myself...

1. I secretly wish Cam and I lived about 4 hours north of St. George, but know it can't happen for at least 12 years.

2. I absolutely hate scary movies and will not watch them.

3. I could watch tv shows all day and not feel guilty.

4. I believe my moms pumpkin chocolate chip cookies are thee best cookies in the world. 

5. I miss playing softball everyday of my life.

6. I absolutely love camping, hunting and being on the mountain. Best thing ever.

7. I'm a money nazi (as the hubby would say) and I never buy myself anything.

Rollie Pollie

So it's been a min since I've blogged.. oops! 

But I thought this was something very important that needed to be written down somewhere..

My little Ryker man ROLLED over for the very first time last night!! 

He isn't even 2 months old yet and he decided that he could roll over, just once, from his belly to his back! WOW! He is getting soo big! His 2 month app is next week and I'm very excited to go to see what his measurements are! He is getting so strong and holds his little head up like a champ! :) ALL THE TIME! He is also starting to smile a lot more, and at people, not just cause he has to poop! It's so cute!

He went from this..

to this!!

Love him!!! 

-peace

23

3 days ago my baby turned 1 month old! I seriously cannot believe how big he is getting.  I think that he changes and looks different everyday! I just love him so much.  He slept in the crib in the other room the past two nights! The first night was kinda rough for me and I didn't sleep much. Neither did he.. I was worry about him like the whole night and after I fed him he had the hardest time trying to fall back asleep.. He cried and fussed for like an hour.  So I went and got him and put him in his basket by my bed and he fell right to sleep. But last night after I fed him, I wrapped him up and put him back in the crib and he slept till 8 this morning.  I'm so proud! He has been sleeping for about 4-5 hours through the night with one feeding in between.  I'm hoping soon he will start to sleep more through the whole night.. I can't believe I haven't slept through one whole night for the past month.  No wonders I never have any energy.  I feel so bad for Cam when he comes home and the house isn't clean.  I feel like I have no excuse for the mess but I do, it just doesn't sound like a good one. ;)

Well now onto today.. Today is Shilo's birthday and she would have been 23 today.  Here is where you can read about Shilo and Micah, my two best friends I'll never forget. It's crazy to think that she left this earth at only 19 and Micah at 21.  I have experienced so much in the past 4 years since they have gone.  So many things I wish they could have been here to go through with me. I miss them everyday.  They were my best friends and soul sisters!  I think about them often and am soo happy that I have the memories that I do.  Us three were inseparable and I wouldn't change that for anything.  I was going to delete my myspace a LONG time ago.  But there are still so many messages and things that I don't want to forget so I still haven't. ha I got on there today and found some old pictures from those days.. Here are a few...

They are seriously the most beautiful girls ever.  I just know they met and gave Ryker many many kisses before he was born.  This makes me happy.  Happy Birthday Shilo Anne! I love you so so very much and I am so grateful for you.  Keep watching over us all!  Love you!

Just Because..

So Cam left again today.. :( I love that he has a job that he loves. But I hate the fact that sometimes he leaves for a whole week at a time.

 I hate not seeing him everyday.

 Not only do I get bored but I miss him soooo much. He is my BESTEST Friend Ever. I get so lonely without him here.  I feel real bad for him this time too because he doesn't get to see our little Ryker man for 4 days. 

Poor daddy. 

 I text him so many times before he ever texts me back because he is busy, ha. 

When we talk on the phone, its for at least a half an hour or so before we fall asleep at night.

 I just love this guy so dang much.

Don't know what I would do without him.

On a Happy note.. When we had Madi this weekend we made letter pancakes.
It was fun and she loved it!

What a cute little girl.
Love her.
I need a new camera. Mine sucks. It's old.

And this is just cause he is adorable. I got a smile outta him.. Even if it was cause he was trying to poop or something, I don't care. I LOVE it and him. 

2 week app.

My little man had his two week app today.  He is doing so great.  He has already gained almost 1 pound.  He weighed in at 8 lbs 5 oz and is 22 and 1/4 in long.  He is growing so fast.  I could tell the other day when I put one is his onesies on him and it was all tight.. It's crazy how little he is but I think he is getting so big already. 

He also got his circumcision done today. :( I feel so bad.  When we got home and I had to change his diaper I felt so bad.  He was crying so hard that I started crying too.  I feel so bad for him and haven't ever heard him cry so hard in his whole 2 weeks of life. :(  I hope it heals real fast for him.  Cam still hasn't even looked at it.  When we were in the office I stood at his head and gave him some sugar water when he would start to cry and his little hand squeezed my finger so hard like the whole time.  Poor guy. I feel like it's all my fault he's in pain.  Cam has too weak of a stomach, he was feeling all queezy just thinking about it beforehand.  I'm just glad that I didn't start bawling in the middle of the procedure.  I was tough for him!! (till we got home that it is)

Anyway.. I want to get some newborn pics done asap before he gets too big!! But I just don't know who to go to or anything down here without having to pay a ton of money that we don't have! I sure love that little guy more than anything though!