A Shower for Rylan

It is hard to believe that I'm 32 weeks pregnant now with Rylan Brice, but it's true and I'm officially counting down the days until his arrival. We had a wonderful baby shower this past weekend hosted by wonderful friends and my sister and sister-in-law. I figured it was time for Rylan to get a blog shout-out and wanted to post pictures from the shower and my growing belly. We can't wait to meet our sweet little boy!

Rylan's shower decorations

A sweet gift from the Blackstock, McCuiston, and McGregor kiddos

Shower hostesses (left to right)

Kamara Cox, Laura Blackstock, Lisette Hudson, Amy Stewardson,

Liz McGregor, Angie McCuiston, and Karlene Perry

Gift Table

Rylan's bedding set (Thank you Pop and KK, Mimi and PawPaw)

The nursery isn't done yet, but more pics to follow soon...

I can't post a blog entry without showing pictures of our sweet Kaelyn who is growing up to be such a big girl with her long-locks and sweet smiles. Happy Valentine's Day Kaelyn! Mommy and Daddy love you so much!

Practicing our "say cheese" smile for the camera

Trying to stay warm in this winter weather Dallas has had recently.

Because we've worn our hat so much lately, Kaelyn likes

to wear it around the house (especially at meal time). 

Wearing one of Mommy's clips...I can't believe how long her hair looks here. 

Her new favorite thing to do at the mall...Carousel rides with Daddy! 

Happy Belated 18 Months Kaelyn!



Kaelyn turned 18 months old this past month and it is impossible to believe there was ever a time we didn't have her in our lives. She has brought so much joy and laughter to us in the past year and a half. Happy 18 months sweet Kaelyn! We love you more than words can express!

At 18 months, Kaelyn:

• navigates the stairs all by herself (both up and down) and loves to play upstairs in her toy playroom (which used to be Robbie's gameroom until he had to make room for all the toys)
• loves to take showers and stick her head under the shower head
• enjoys reading books over and over again
• can't wait until Daddy gets home each evening so they can have a dance party to her Praise cd's (Daddy gave Kaelyn a strobe light for Christmas and they really get after the dancing now)
• likes to get her own snack out of the pantry (I guess she thinks that Mommy and Daddy don't pick out the good stuff)
• LOVES Barney, the purple dinosaur (hopefully we will outgrow this soon) and enjoys repeat episodes while sitting in her pink chair (thanks Mimi and PawPaw)
• is saying all kinds of new words each day: ball, bye, hi, milk, shoes, brush, daddy, ma-ma, Pop and PawPaw, Mimi, Tay-Tay for KK, baby, eat, etc.
• still takes 2 naps a day on most days (although we are trying to transition her to 1 nap for when she starts school in the Fall)
• likes to get stickers as a surprise
• likes to follow her usual routines (especially in the morning when she helps Daddy get ready for work)
• has just started kissing her baby brother (or Mommy's belly)
• gets out of bed with at least 3 stuffed animals each morning (we aren't sure how she has room to sleep in her crib because she won't let us move any of the stuffed animals out); Piglet, Bear, and Dog are her favorites
• loves to play with her baby dolls and takes extra good care of them: pushing them in their stroller, patting them on the back, feeding them her sippy cup, and sometimes they even get to slide down her slide
• is usually not a great eater, but loves raisins, chips, strawberries and grapes
• likes to help Mom clean the house (thankfully Pop and KK got her a cleaning cart and she has her own vacuum now to help out since Mommy's is too heavy)
• doesn't like her hair fixed even though it's getting too long to not fix

Enjoying a snow day!

Helping Mommy cook in the kitchen

Kaelyn with all her bling!