Baby Update

Sheree went to the doctor today and now measures 31cm which is a 5cm improvement, but she is still little. The doctor will do another ultrasound on December 31 and if my fluid is below a 5, then they are going to take the baby, which will be 3 weeks early. AHHH, a new years baby isn't what we planned so hopefully relaxing over the holiday will do the trick! Only one more day of school and then we're out for 2 weeks!

Riley has been doing amazing! Since Thanksgiving, he has only hit someone at school ONCE! This is awesome for him and we are so proud of him for finally learning to control his aggression! He knows that if he hits at all, doesn't matter who or for what reason, that he loses games for that day and he lives for his video games! Currently, he is loving playing Indiana Jones 2...we mastered Super Mario for the Wii!

Tyler was sick last week and got an ear infection. The only person who he will let give him medicine is Riley so that has been fun to watch Riley be a good big brother and coax Tyler to take his medicine. He has fought going to the daycare all week so we are so looking forward to our break!

Ryan has been healthy and busy with work. He had his work party this afternoon and ate at the Red Iguana in Salt Lake and then went to race gocarts with his colleagues. Unfortunatly he hasn't been riding his bike but hopefully soon. He did put together our half crib for the baby in our room so that is all ready to go! And he has had tons of fun shoveling the snow off the driveway!

Thanksgiving and other randomness....

So we celebrated Thanksgiving with just us 4 this year and here is the picture that was taken about 4:00 when dinner was ready. Tyler was asleep and we didn't dare wake him! We missed being with Ryan's family but at the same time it was nice to enjoy a quiet meal at home!



SNOW!!! We woke up to snow yesterday morning and of course Tyler wanted to go out and play...Riley preferred to stay in the house with mom!








And here is a picture of Sheree with her pregnant belly that was taken on Thanksgiving night. Tyler likes to feel the baby but doesn't want a baby and Riley wants nothing to do with mom's tummy!










Finally, here is a picture of Tyler's new bunkbed that Ryan put together and both boys like to play in and during the day kitty likes to sleep in it! So now we can use Riley's room as a guest room and put all 3 boys in Tyler's room since we have the bunkbed and crib ready to go!

Baby Update

So Sheree went in Monday for a follow-up ultrasound and everything looks good! They did a very thorough examination and predict that the baby is 3 pounds 10 ounces instead of 2 1/2 pounds! The fluid level increased from a 2 to an 8 (5-24 is the normal range). She still has to drink lots of water and try to take it easy. The baby has a big head and long legs, but a small torso, so he sounds just like another Riley. Thanks for the extra prayers, phone calls and well wishes...we sure are relieved and are hoping to have a peaceful christmas!

The boys are doing well. Riley has had a good week at school so far and has played really well with Tyler at home. We rented the new Super Mario Brothers for the Wii and have loved playing it and are currently on World 8...this is Riley's motivation to have a good day at school so that he and mom can play Mario at home! Riley loves to read and is doing well at his math and spelling.
Tyler is still Mr. wild child! He loves to run around and his new favorite phrase is "Ta-Da" off of the travelocity gnome commercial. He will do something new and say "Ta-Da" and everyone will laugh, so he'll keep doing it. He has started to throw more fits and runs in his room and shuts the door, which is what he has learned from Riley, so this has helped Riley learn to be a better big brother! He is in a new bunkbed but still won't go to sleep on his own and is often waking mom and dad up in the middle of the night. Hopefully by christmas he will be a good sleeper again!

Please pray for our baby!!!

Today was not such a great day....Sheree had a routine doctor visit and measured 26 cm which is smaller than normal. Since this was the 2nd small measurement, the doctor wanted an ultrasound. The fluid level is low, it is at a 2 and should be at least a 5 (what these numbers mean I don't know) but worse yet is that the baby isn't growing like he should. He is measuring 2- 2 1/2 pounds (which is not even on the normal percentile charts) and should be 3-3 1/2 pounds. As you can see I only have 8 weeks left to incubate and so the worry is there. They gave me steroid shots to help the baby's lungs develop in case they have to take him early because of fluid levels. I have another ultrasound on Monday with the technicians so hopefully all will be resolved by then. So, we are asking for additional prayers on our behalf so that the baby will grow normally and that Sheree and family can have peace of mind knowing that all will be well!

Happy Halloween!

Just wanted to post pictures of our little cuties! Went to trunk or treating last night and tonight Ryan took the boys out trick-or-treating while mom gets to enjoy some peace and quiet at home! :)

Uh - Oh.....

The pictures explain it all...yep, Tyler can officially climb out of his crib. Ryan and I went out last night and Tyler thought the babysitter put him to bed too early so he learned how to climb out. He called out this morning and when we didnt get him, he got out and came running to our room. So I guess my baby is growing up and it is time for a big boy bed.

October Update

I haven't posted in awhile because I wanted to add pictures but I am just so lazy at the moment that I will just write about our last month!

SICK! That describes us at the moment...Tyler threw up Wednesday morning so dad stayed home with him Wed and mom Thursday...well guess who was up all night last night...DAD! So Ryan is staying home today sick and we are supposed to drive down to St. George this afternoon for Grandma April's wedding tomorrow, but I don't know if we are going to make it. Riley was complaining of symptoms last night too...mom got a flu shot yesterday since her doctor talked her into it and boy is she glad that she did! Tyler was better after one day so hopefully dad will be too and we're praying that Riley and mom don't get sick this weekend!

Riley and Tyler got to spend a whole week with Grandma Sharla and a few days with Grandpa Dave while mom and dad went to Orlando. The boys had a great time and got to do fun things like visit with Great-Grandma Darlene, Linda and Barr, went to the dinosaur museum in Ogden, play Toy Story mania on the WII, sleep in every morning... they had fun and so did mom and dad! Unfortunately, we didn't take any pictures while we were there, but it was hot, like in the 90's and humid...Sheree was naughty and rode most of the roller coasters...it was nice, so thanks mom and dad! (They will get to enjoy their stay at the Boardwalk hotel in a few weeks so hopefully the trade off was worth it! :)

We put up our halloween decorations and Tyler has enjoyed playing dress up with all the old halloween costumes. He will be Buzz Lightyear and Riley will be Luigi. We even cleaned out our garage on Sheree's birthday! Just trying to get things organized now for the holidays and the new baby. Riley went back on track this past Monday and is doing phenomenal! He's not excited about the homework but he loved going to the library and getting a new book.

Hope that all is well with everyone else!