A Few Fun Finds

I have about 5 minutes before Cash wakes up for the day (sleeping this late is VERY unusual mind you) so I have to type reallllllllll fast. Cash started sleeping through the night around like 6 weeks old. We were shocked, naive, and all like ''well that's not as bad as people say?!?!" Literally he would sleep from like 8 PM to 8 AM. Heaven, right? Yeah, until he was around 4-5 months old. Then that stopped. Out of nowhere. Isn't that backwards? I'm pretty sure I would rather have a newborn up all night and then transition to sleeping through the night because ever since that one night he woke up during the night he never stopped...here we are 5 months later and it's gotten even worse. We have 6 weeks until baby girl comes and I'm determined to figure something out.  We have seriously tried almost e-v-e-r-y-t-h-i-n-g. I have ordered every book off Amazon, I have met with doctors, we have tried CIO, Ferber, bla bla bla. You name it, we've tried it. ...

9 more weeks until we become a family of four. i'm still trying to wrap my head around it all. 2 kids to feed, 2 kids to bathe, 2 kids to take to the grocery store. then i start thinking about how i never had a sister or brother growing up. and how excited i am to see cash as a big brother. and to watch him watch his sister. and to watch her love her brother. all these things make me happy. and all warm and fuzzy inside. in other news, feeding a 10 month old is HARD WORK you guys. definitely one of the biggest hurdles i've faced in motherhood so far (besides you know the whole lack of sleep thing). but planning out meals and introducing new foods and getting him to actually sit in the high chair for more than 5 minutes- it's exhaaaausting. he pretty much only likes bananas and guac at this point. and of course that donut that mom sneaks in every week from shipleys (is it so wrong?) oh and cashy started SCHOOL last week! well mother's day out, but you get the point. ...

....but that's OK because last night we felt her kick for the FIRST TIME and that alone makes it all worth it. Our lives have been so busy lately-- Cash is crawling everywhere and his new favorite game is ''I'm gonna get youuuuuuuu!" We've been trying to get our house in order before our very first holiday party with Brett's family.  And most of our furniture is finally coming in, which makes me tremendously happy.  PS. The holidays are the BEST time to order furniture. Sales are everywhere and we haven't paid full price yet for big items! For example, today I got baby girls rug for 70% off. (RUGS USA, do it) And high on my Christmas wishlist is this leetle animal print for her nursery: eleeeeeeephant  On a more serious note, Cashy has his surgery on Monday and I'm officially a mess about it :( I know he's in good hands but the thought of him going under anesthesia is making me a nervous wreck. I just want my little man to be ok! Please ...

with the months flying by until baby girl is born, i've had a lot of time before bed to think about cashy's birth story.  i find myself hoping and praying that this time it's different. that we have a good experience. a normal one. we didn't get to bring cashy home from the hospital after 1 or 2 days.  we had to go back to the NICU. we had to worry constantly.  i had no break between contractions, ever.  i caught a high fever during delivery. selfishly, i want baby girl's birth experience to be so different. so badly. first i'm thankful we're in houston. we'll be surrounded by family and friends. i trust our doctors and the hospital here a million times more. and if possible pleaaaase don't let me be induced. pitocin and i don't get along. ok emotional post over. and happy 8 months to the best, big boy in the whole world. xoxo, ryann

I'm not even sure I know what a papaya is. Earlier today I thought of like a million things to write (complain) about, but now that I have some free time everything escapes me.  I'm still exhausted all.the.time.-- where is that burst of energy you're supposed to get?! I think with Cash I felt like amazing from 19 weeks and beyond. With this baby, its like sucking the life out of me. Ok that was a little harsh, but y'all, pregnancy HATES me.  If you had a great/smooth/nausea free/loving life/glowing pregnancy, then you are the luckiest people on the face of the earth. And I also want to slap you juuuuuuuuust a little bit.  Nah, I'm beyond the jealous point because in like 17 weeks and 6 days I will never have to be pregnant again and that alone gives me the greatest joy (besides getting a beautiful baby girl of course). Ok ok enough with the complaining.....I think we've almost decided on a name. It's down to 2 and in my gut I know the one that's mea...

Hello friends, I've missed you.  Turns out being pregnant with a 7 month old means no blogging time for this mama.  This past Monday we reached the halfway mark until we meet our baby girl.  Which also means we 100% confirmed she is still a she. Blood tests work, y'all! We were skeptical because it's a new thing.  But now let the clothes shopping and decorating begin. Our Cash man is doing so good and growing so big.  He let me rock him to sleep for the first time last night in MONTHS, which made my week (and made me cry #hormones).  And his nursery is coming along perfectly thanks to Sam . Here are some sneak peeks: Biscuit Duvet Greek Key Rug Fabric for Glider Gray Malin Print (my fav!) Have a great week! xoxo

I just OD'ed on grapes and now feel like I may vomit. Anyways, I have some goals I really want to accomplish before 2013 is over and especially before baby girl gets here!  I thought I'd type them up here..you know to keep me somewhat accountable. Get Cash's nursery/big boy room together.  We are working with Sam of Peak of Tres Chic to make our vision a reality, and she is seriously amazing and so talented! I can't wait for everything to come together. Put Cash into a 1 or 2 day a week school program.  In Houston, wait lists are INSANE.  We're #8 on our first choice so hopefully that comes to fruition soon. Find a fun playgroup with normal, cool moms.  Trust me, there are some out there that I can't even take seriously. Find some good baby music/reading classes that work with our schedule.  The ones around here all seem to fall around his nap time so I might need to start crashing other neighborhood events.... Decide on a name for baby girl!!!...