Ryder!

So Ryder had his 6 month check up last week... He is so big! He is 25 1/4 inches and 15 lbs 1 oz. He is in the 25th percentile for everything! Kinda a little guy but his parents aren't too big so it's fitting! I can't believe how fast they grow up! He is the cutest little guy ever! He says "da da" and "ma ma"  but only if he gets really upset! He just talks up a storm! Here are some of his new pictures...

Uncle Cookie!!

Last night Clint gave Ryder his first chocolate chip cookie! I know babies shouldn't have chocolate, but I figured hey it couldn't hurt!

Ry was not giving up that cookie for anything! If I tried to grab it from him he shoved it (and I mean shoved) back into his mouth!

He was a mess!! LOL It was in his ears, in his hair and all over me. It was lovely!

Ryder and his Uncle Cookie!

I hate to tell you this Clintie but now you have a reputation and he doesn't forget! He wasn't this happy all day long! It was so fun to see him excited and loving that cookie so much. Makes you realize it's the smallest things that make life so wonderful!

BIG Changes!

I posted on here a while ago that Mark had a secret...Well the big secret was that he has a new job! He will be working for a company called Weatherford. It is a company that works in many states across the western US testing oil pipelines.

The good news is it's more money and hopefully less stress than his current job. The bad news is that he will be working away from home for 30 days straight then home for 10 days. :( Most of the time he will be working in Pinedale and Rock Springs, Wyoming but could go as far away as California or Texas.

Those 30 days are going to be soooo long!! So anyone that wants to take on a new hobby with me please hollar! I am going to start running again as soon as it starts to warm up and I buy a jogging stroller!

Ryder turned 6 months old Saturday! WOO half birthdays rock! He is getting so big and is sooo cute! (Okay I may be a bit biased but hey he is too stinkin' cute!) I had to change his Dr appointment to this coming up Monday the 8th but we are going to get new pictures that day too. I will put them up and his stats as soon as I can!

I hope everything is going well for all of you! Love you all!

So ReAdY fOr ThE wEeKeNd!!!

This week has been so crazy...feels like nothing happened but I am exhausted! Here is the run down...

-Monday: worked 11 hours...LONG day
-Tuesday: worked 10 hours...
-Wednesday: worked 10 hours again! Mark went on a secret adventure ( I'll tell you more when it isn't so secret) Had a yummy dinner :)
-Thursday: backed into the garage door (yes that happened before work at 6 AM!! Ugh way to start the day!) Worked 9 hours...waited for Mark to get home from a class in SLC
-Friday: DAY OFF!!! woo! Got the garage door fixed (It wasn't too bad afterall!) Went to lunch with my mommy and our work friends, hung out with Ry Ry, got my house cleaned and blog time!

Pretty lame week but oh well!

Another thought...Ryder is going to be 6 months old next week! Where has the time gone?? Seems like we just brought him home from the hospital.

From this to....

THIS!!! Ha ha! I love this picture!

He is the most precious thing!! I love him to pieces. We are so blessed to have him in our lives. I love my little family so much!!!

Poor Ryder

Well I knew it was coming but I didn't want it to be so soon... Ryder got his first boo boo today, a shiner right on his sweet little head! It's my fault too so it makes matters even worse! The story goes like this...

Diesel's food dish was empty so being the compassionate pet lover I am I picked up his dish and headed downstairs where his food is kept. I layed Ry on the Lovesac but he immediately threw a fit so I picked him back up and figured I would just bring him along.

All was going well until the return trip. Wearing my trusty Dr Martens which are totally flat and not to mention slick on the bottom I somehow managed to trip myself coming up the stairs. I caught myself with my left hand, baby in the right but his sweet melon caught the edge of the dog dish which was wedged against the step...Needless to say poor Ryder go a 1.5 inch welt which I'm sure is going to bruise.

I felt so horrible! So we both sad on the stairs crying for a few minutes while Diesel cleaned up the stairs! Then he gave Ryder a kiss on the cheek! Such a sweet dog!

About 40 Minutes after...

Mark telling Ryder how Tough he is.

Happy again!

Let the bruising begin!

Ouch!

I guess it really isn't that bad...Traumatizing though!

Hello there all our friends and family!! We kinda fell off the face of the earth but don't worry WE ARE BACK!!! It's about time for me to post the huge changes from our last blog (about 16 months ago).

We bought our first house! We started building at the first of 2009 and closed on May 5! Mark's parents were so wonderful and let us live with them during the whole building process. It was stressful but I'm so happy to have it now! I thought having my own house made me an adult but then...

Ryder John Myer

Born July 30 at 7:10 PM 6 lbs 3 oz 18 inches

2 weeks old in Daddy's hands

Here is an update of pictures by the month...

2 Months

3 Months

4 Months

His first Big Day!

Long awaited update

Hi everyone! We have been so busy with work, figuring out how to work this website and moving I haven't updated this thing in ages! Well here is the skinny...we moved back to good ole Tooele County. It is very cold. I'm not loving that! We are looking at buying a house (soon hopefully) and Mark is going to start the process for the Highway Patrol again..YAY!! Things are starting to work out... Love you all!