New Week

HAPPY MONDAY!!
It's going to be a fun yet busy week... We have a lot of cleaning and laundry to do so we can pack and head to UTAH on THURSDAY!!

We are both excited for a vacation and to see family. So grandparents these pictures are for you to hold you over for FIVE MORE DAYS :)

Heartbreaking

Paige has come down with a little cold... Well thats what we hope it is, I made Ryan get out all of his medical equipment and check her ears and listen to hear breathing, pretty much I was freaking out because my calm happy easy going baby girl was screaming all night, constant runny nose and coughing. Finally around 2 am I put her in her car seat and drove around Grand Blanc until she fell asleep! She has been sleeping in her little chair because she doesn't want to lie flat, I enjoy the cuddle time but really enjoy sleep too.

Her nose has stopped running but now her voice is gone! Listen to her cute little squeaky voice. It is heart breaking that I can't do anything to help her. And I want to cry every time she opens her mouth to laugh or talk but nothing comes out and she has to try so hard for a little squeak.

Oh Paige get well soon!!!

A Jumbled Mess

Things have been a little crazy around here with family in town and driving back and forth to my sisters house to hang out with her family and her adorable new baby!


But in the last two weeks I turned 24 and we celebrated by going to Famous Daves for dinner. Ryan had to work late and that's all we could fit in before dinner. He was nice enough to bring home a cake. You know you are married to a doctor when your birthday cake comes from the hospital cafeteria!!


The weather has been cool the last couple of days and I am really excited because I have been waiting for it to get cold since March so Paige could wear this cute puffer vest!! It's still a little big but hey she's stinkin cute :)


HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM!!


Paige keeps getting bigger and bigger! She rolled over a few weeks ago from her stomach to her back and hasn't done it since :( sad but now she is getting close rolling from her back to her stomach. Anybody else's kids stop rolling over after doing it??

Well back to Paige... We started giving her rice cereal and she is doing pretty well with it.



Scrumptious! Ok thats all that is really going on here... We just busy with work, church (oh I got called to secretary of young womans and Ryan is sunday school teacher of 15-16 yr olds) and being the coolest parents EVER!!

Just the Girls

Earlier this week we went shopping, of course, and my mom got all the grand daughters matching dresses.

Paige looked so cute just had to show you the pictures of them!

My Baby

Precious child,

Chosen daughter

While not of my flesh,

You were born

Not under my heart,

But in it.

Happy 4 months Paige

WE LOVE YOU!!

Mother of FIVE

We have been busy busy BUSY around here!

My sister had this little cutie on 8/17/11 and I had the pleasure of watching her kids while she was in the hospital and helping with them after she got home until my mom was able to come out. For a few days I was a mother of FIVE!!! It was fun but exhausting. I am so used to taking care of one baby and the luxury that comes with it... Sleeping in and taking daily naps.


We took care of Andrew (7) Brendan (5) Hallie (4) Kyla (18 months)
my sister has red hair


and can't forget this little cutie Paige (3 months)

We spent our days going playing games and going back and forth to the hospital. The day after my sister was released we celebrated Hallie's 4th birthday!!

She is a loved little girl! Here she is sporting her new snow white dress and her Rapunzel hair, lets just say we love princesses in our family!! Paige was even playing with a few of her dolls :)

Other exciting news is that during that time Paige rolled over (see videos below) and has found her thumb!!


I think it is cute and she can do it for a while. I know it can affect their teeth and jaw structure but for now it is adorable!

Honeymoons Over

Today is our 3 year anniversary!!

Even though the honeymoon is long over we are still in love :)

We have had quite the year... we made several road trips to Michigan and to South Carolina, Ryan started and finished his 2nd year of medical school.

We went through a lot of medical treatments that ended in us adopting the most beautiful baby girl EVER!!




We moved to Grand Blanc, MI and Ryan started his 3rd year of medical school and we have been experiencing a lot of new first as a family!

Also the honeymoon stage of Paige is starting to fade... I mean we still love her to death, but she is changing. We think she is in the beginning stages of teething. She is chewing on anything! Her shirt is always wet from drool and she is starting to get a little fussy.

And now she is starting to roll over!!
(don't mind my voice in the video! I was kinda excited to capture the moment)


On Sunday I put her on her stomach to show how strong she is getting and she rolled over to her back. She has done it both ways rolled left and right from stomach to back!!



WE LOVE YOU RYAN!!
and can't wait to see what the next year brings :)

Welcome Jaxon

Sorry don't know how to flip it...

Tarbet boys

My sister had her baby boy yesterday morning... Jaxon Ryan Tarbet 9lbs 7oz 21inches!! He is a big boy but is cute as can be. He has red hair just like his siblings!!

Congrats Don and Christina!!!

The Weekend

Look at this girl!! Isn't she cute in her Sunday best?!?!


Yesterday we spent the day with our friends in south Detroit. We had a bbq and then went to a show called 100 years of Broadway and it was amazing, even though it was pouring!! They had some people that performed on Broadway sing some of the popular songs from the shows. My favorite was a whole segment from the Phantom of the Opera. The two performs were both the lead singers for like 10 years and they fell in love and are now married and they were AMAZING!!

Thanks Childs and Irivns for such a fun day!!


And here is some more pictures of this little girl. She is getting bigger everyday :(

And she is so smart!! She likes this new toy. She stands up in it and does quite well grabbing and playing with the toys.

Whats happening at our House

Some one is getting excited for grandma Coburn to come....

Thats right next week my sister is having her little guy and my mom will be out to help with the newborn and we are excited to have some visitors in Michigan!!!

This little one gets cuter and cuter everyday :)


Ryan has started Paige on soccer. She seems to enjoy watching it, I don't know if "it" is actually the soccer game or just staring at the computer screen, but it keeps her happy!


I took a picture of them watching it and she looks up, saw the camera and started smiling! I think we have her almost trained :)

Other things, I wanted something to hang in front of a mirror we have in our hallway so I looked up some crafts I could make. This wreath was super easy and I actually did it while I was talking on the phone with my mom and its less than 10 bucks!!!

Its made from burlap so it has texture and it goes well... there are a few things I would do different next time but it works for now!