:: Busy Bee's ::

I know I know I have been awful and not updating ya'll sooner. It has been harder than I though to find the time to mess around on the computer. I am finally getting the hang of this "mommy" thing and I am now feeling better about life and able to function. 

It was so wonderful having my mom here with us for the first week. It would have been a very rough transition for me without her help. Thanks for being so AMAZING mom! You are the BEST!! We had so much fun having PJ parties watching Bones, eating yummy food, reading out by the pool, playing Skip-Bo, late night chats, going on walks, and getting lots of cuddles in while Nana was here. Ryker and I miss my mom very much and can't wait to see her again in a few weeks for Ryker's blessing. 

This is what we would call a "typical" Ryker face. He came into this world wearing his "curious" eyes. We are still working hard on getting Ryker to wear his "happy" eyes. 

This little man LOVES to eat a LOT! In the day he eats about every 1.5 - 2 hours and boy oh boy does my boy love his mommy's milk. I thought his little milk mustache would make the perfect "Got Milk" ad. 

For Ryker's 1 week birthday party we decided to venture out to the wonderful World of Coke Cola. Nana has been here before but it was a first for me and Ryker. We sure did have fun learning the history of how Coke was started and how fast it grew to be a world wide company. It was also cool to see all of ad's from around the world. Nana's favorite part was watching the commercials and my favorite part was the 4D show and tasting all of the Coke drinks from around the world. Some were tasty and were not so tasty. I felt like a fly stuck to one of those sticky tape strips because the floor was covered in spilled soda. I was certain my flip flops were going to break and I would be shoe less Linds (like shoe less Joe Jackson - name that movie).

This is how we sleep best here at the Wood house. Or should I say this is how Ryker sleeps best in the mornings. 

Ryker is a major snuggle bug. He made sure to give Nana lots of loves. 

Getting ready to take Nana to the airport. Silly me I put Ryker in the car seat and then realized that we needed to get some pictures before Nana left. Woops. 

I love my mom so much! It was so much fun having her all to myself for 2.5 weeks. I really do miss living 15 minuets from her. 

This would be our little "Mr. Burns" hands. 

Snugg.a.bug time with daddy. 

This is how we roll just before bath time. Ryker loves to make sure he is extra messy at the perfect time. 

Going out for our morning walk. Ryker loves to nap so I can exercise. Its wonderful! 

Ryker's umbilical cord finally (it only took 3 weeks) fell off last night so he could have a real bath in his bath tub. He loved it. No screaming just chilling and yawing. 

So I am pretty sure that his hair is going to be curly but not stay dark. It is looking lighter and lighter every day. I think he is going to have my color of hair and blue eyes. 

I don't really feel like a mom yet even though I have this little man who hangs out with me all day. I think it will hit me soon. But we are enjoying life and trying to enjoy every moment. This little guy is already growing so fast and changing daily. I have waited my whole life to be a mom and now that I am one it all seems like a dream that I am going to wake up from. We have been very blessed with such a healthy happy baby. He only really cries when he is hungry or needing to burp so I can't complain. I will say that I am loving life now that he is sleeping 3.5 hour blocks at night. Who would have thought that 3 straight hours of sleep could feel like heaven. I love my boys so much and I am so excited that Brady only has one more week of school and then he gets a week break to play with us. Ryker is going to loving getting to spend time with his daddy and I can't wait to smoke Brady in some games. I missing staying up late playing cards in bed with Brady. But its OK because I know that we are where we are supposed to be doing what we should be. A few weeks ago I was thinking that this is going to be a long lonely 3 years but now it seems like it is flying by. We have already made it through the first semester and it has gone by oh so fast. 

Now its time to plan our adventures with daddy for next week. I am so excited to do some exploring of this city and cities near by.