9 Months

I'm catching up on updates. Ryan turned 9 months on April 15th. He loves to practice walking while holding our hands. He also likes to brush his teeth with us as we get ready in the morning. He is eating well. He still doesn't like veggies very much. We are starting to feed him more table food. Although the look on Ryan's face doesn't say it...bananas seem to be his favorite.

Look out...here we come!

Tim has accepted a new job, with a new company in... Lincoln, NE!!!

We are equally sad to leave and excited to be MUCH closer to family and friends in Nebraska:)

Plus, how could we pass up a job that offers a relocation package. Tim's new position will be challenging but he has a lot of experience to bring with him.

Tim's last day with Pella will be May 17th. He will start his new job with Lincoln Industries on May 24th. Tim started his career with Pella on May 24, 2004 (my golden birthday). He will have been with Pella for 7 years (minus one week). So we thought starting his new adventure on May 24th seemed like a good idea:) Lincoln Industries will fly him home every 2 weeks up to 4 times during the transition. We will be in limbo for a while so we pray our house sells quick! Keeping our house clean and picked up all the time has already been challenging and we are only 4 days in.

We are so happy Ryan will get to see his grandmas, grandpas, aunt, uncles and cousin Addison more that a few times a year!

My little helper!

Ryan loves to help me around the house. With laundry and cooking dinner (pictures attached) He also is very entertained by the tupperware drawer. It's fun to watch him play. I can see the "wheels turning"!!! Another favorite "toy" is an empty kleenex box. It's fun to use as a drum. It's also fun to put toys inside the empty box and rattle them around. Ryan has been sleeping well at night and has also been taking good naps in the afternoon. He has started not only pulling up on everything but he will also "hover" and balance before falling back on his butt.

Happy 5 year anniversary!

Friday, March 18th Ryan was diagnosed with RSV...Happy Anniversary! Saturday night Tim and I were talking about what we were going to do. Ryan couldn't go to daycare (and we didn't want him to with all the germs!). We could ask friends to help but not for the entire week! We were short-handed at work, so I knew there was no way I could take time off and it's never easy for Tim to take off either.

We thought we would just see if either of the grandmas were available. Grandma Lou had two proms and a wedding that she had to design flowers for so we tried Grandma Vicki. Grandma Vicki was in Omaha visiting Addison and even though she was very busy with work she was able to come to Murray for the WHOLE week!!! We were so lucky Grandma Vicki could come and help because it was an especially interesting week! After 2 days of breathing treatments Ryan developed a rash that covered his entire body. Back to the doctor we went. The only connection we could make to the rash was the breathing treatments. After changing the medication and adding steroids for 4 days and a children's allergy medication to help clear the rash we were back in business. Ryan was feeling much better by the end of the week. The pictures attached show Ryan's rash!

Nebraska State BBall Tourney

The Nebraska state basketball tournament was March 10-12 in Lincoln. We flew back to watch Mike and the South Sioux City Cardinals WIN state! It was fun seeing family and friends. The weather was beautiful for March. Ryan loved seeing his grandparents, aunt and uncles and cousin Addison!!!

7.5

Ryan is over 7 months old. Over the last 2 weeks he has changed so much. He is eating GREAT at daycare. At home he would prefer to be nursed:) He loves squash, sweet potatoes, peaches and bananas. He has also started eating "puffs". He has also mastered the "sippy" cup!

P.S. I started this post over a month ago! So much for a weekly update.

Snowman!

It snowed 4-5 inches on Monday and it has snowed another 3 inches today! We have closed early and/or opened late everyday this week so far at the wellness center. It has worked out well for me because I am sick for the 3rd time this winter with some sort of stomach bug. Ryan keeps bringing home germs from daycare and I'm the one that keeps getting sick! Yuck!!! The pictures are from Monday. The snow was perfect for building a snowman.