Today's Rylieisms

Rylie: I'm nervous!
Me: Why?
Rylie: Because Daddy Bear is sick.

While Mom and I were talking at lunch:
Rylie: Excuse me Mommy, are you talking to yourself?

You have to see the faces that she makes to go along with these things. They are too funny!
I had a bird poop on my back tonight! I was bent over unbuckling Rylie from her car seat and I felt something. I looked around and saw bird poop all over the car and my shirt! It was disgusting!

Rylieisms

No, this isn't a picture of Anna! This is Rylie when she was about two months old. Some people have asked me to post a picture of Rylie as a baby so they can see how similar she looks to Anna. I think they look a lot alike. My friend, Erin, recently asked if there were any new Rylieisms. Everyday, she says something that cracks us up, I just don't always remember them! Here are some things she's said recently:

Rylie: Mommy you're not feeling good are you?

Me: No, I'm not, how did you know?

Rylie: Because you have sickness in your heart. Jesus can heal you!

Rylie: Let my people go!

Me: That's what Moses says, right?

Rylie: (with exasperation) No, that's what Larry boy says!

"Daddy Bear (her teddy bear) is my best friend. He protects me and all my friends. We had a wedding and we're married now. Monkey and Lion are our kids."

"Daddy's not a man, he's a person."

Me: (in the car) How's your sister doing?

Rylie: She's not here.

Me: Where did she go?

Rylie: She ran away to our house. She wanted to stay home.

"S starts with snake." (we're working on letter sounds)

Rylie: I'm upset right now.

Me: Why are you upset?

Rylie: Because of Satan.

"Mommy, I don't love Satan."

She loves to pretend. Yesterday she asked me if I wanted to go to Starbucks with her. I said sure and she told me, "hop in the car". She pretended to drive up to the window and then asked me what I wanted. I told her, then she told the pretend barista that she wanted a "tomato coffee" because tomatoes are her favorite food.

Lot's to say!

I haven't had a second to post lately. There have been several posts ruminating in my mind however. I would really like to clean up some of this mess of a house before I have to feed Anna again, so I won't make this post as long as I'd like.

Our visit to my Grandma's went well. I think she enjoyed the distraction of her newest Great Grandaughter. We found out that she does indeed have Ovarian Tissue Cancer. Women have ovarian tissue in their breasts, stomach lining, and of course ovaries. She has the cancer throughout all of these places. She will start Chemo this Wednesday and have it once every three weeks. The doctor told her that if she does Chemo she has an 80% chance of a good quality of life for the next two-three more years. If she doesn't do Chemo it will be a painful, swift death. Thankfully she chose to do the Chemo. She is upset that she will lose her hair. She is very strong though! While we were there she fell in a parking lot and we had to call 911. After an afternoon at the hospital, she was okay, but it was a little scary. I did not like seeing her laying on the pavement as it rained down on her, or hearing the sirens, knowing they were for her. She fell right in front of Rylie, which upset Rylie quite a bit. She cried for awhile and kept telling me she was worried about her.

While we were there, we got a phone call saying that a sweet man from our church unexpectedly passed away. We had the funeral for him today. That is him and his wife in the picture, when they came to visit Anna in the hospital. I'm so thankful that I got a picture of them together just a month ago! We are also very thankful that he was a faithful follower of the Lord and is with Him in glory!

Anna had a doctor's appointment this week and we found out that she is in the 80% for height! This cracked us up, because Ryan and I have never been considered tall! She is in the 25% for weight, so we think she might be built like my brother. She did gain ten oz in the past week and a half! She now weighs 8.11 and is 22 1/4 inches long. She did not like her shot! The poor thing had the most pitiful cry with her bottom lip sticking out.

Yesterday I had one of those, "I'm not sure I'm cut out to be a Mom" days. There were lots of tears on mine and Anna's part. I won't go into all the details, but we were having some feeding problems. I'll save that for another post, suffice it to say I ran the gammet of emotions from guilty to thankful.

Off to do laundry!

Home!

I am home and have lots to update, but don't quite have the time to do it yet. Here are some pictures from our weekend and I will write soon!

Pray for Grandma!

Please pray for my Grandma! She had to go into the hospital Tuesday night and they discovered that she has blood clots in her lungs and Ovarian Cancer. She is being treated for Breast Cancer and possible Thyroid Cancer. This new diagnosis was a surprise for us. Please pray for my Grandpa, Aunt, Uncle, and my Mom as they are feeling a great deal of sadness right now. My Mom, the girls, and I are heading out of state this afternoon to be with my Grandma.

I Forgot!

On my last post, I forgot to mention two important things. The first thing is that we bought a Wii! Our friends, Justin and Chantal have one and we've been having some Wii parties with some of our friends. I'm not a video game person at all, but I have really been enjoying the sports games on the Wii, especially the bowling. I was excited recently because both Becky and I lowed our Wii fitness age by about 15 years! (We were previously both 80!) The Wii's are sold out everywhere, but Ryan successfully bid on one on EBay for a decent price. So, if you want to play a little baseball, or bowling, come on over!
The second thing is the most important. Last night I got the biggest smiles from Anna! I wish I had the camera at the time. Her smile was absolutely beautiful and lit up her whole face! I think she's been trying to give me kisses too. I love my little banana!

Happy April Fools!

Happy Birthday Sarah!!! My sister-in-law turns 30 today! We celebrated last night by going to Applebees for dinner and having delicious oatmeal cake. We love you Sarah!

We also celebrated Mariners Opening Day yesterday. Rylie loved wearing her Mariners hat (her idea) and yelling, "Home run!" and "Strike out!" We were very happy that they won!

We had a rough weekend. Ryan was at the Men's Retreat for our church and Rylie and Anna both decided that would be a good time to get sick. Rylie had a fever and a bad cough and Anna had a rash all over her face, neck, and chest. Friday night we got about an hour and a half of sleep. Thankfully we had decided to spend the night at my parent's house, so I had my Mom to help. We took the girls to the doctor the next day and they are both on antibiotics and starting to feel better. The nurse weighed and measured Anna and she has gained a whole pound and 3/4 of an inch in 2 1/2 weeks! She has been sleeping much better at night and has slept 8 hours the past several nights! I'm so thankful!

Now, I have a stomach bug. Ryan was wonderful and stayed home this morning to help with the girls so I could rest. He really is a keeper!