Big Sister

Surprise! Ryland is going to be a big sister, to a baby that she has currently nicknamed 'Minnie Mouse'. I am 14 weeks pregnant...so just 26 more to go. Sounds like a lot to me, but I am hoping the next 6 months go quickly (haha...yeah right). Anyways, Ryland is absolutely thrilled. She is constantly looking at baby clothes in the store, and keeps telling us how she plans on sharing her stuff/toys with the new baby. She seems to be leaning more towards wanting a sister, but is also becoming fond of the thought of a little boy in the family. Either way, Ryland is going to be an amazing big sister. She is so caring, thoughtful and helpful. And from seeing her with other babies, I know she LOVES changing diapers. We are planning on finding out boy or girl right around Thanksgiving :) So much to be thankful for!

Silly

We all know Ryland is a bit silly. She loves to play. She loves singing, running and dancing. Sometimes she even loves to help clean the house. One of her least favorite things however, are loud noises. So when it comes to the vacuum, she is not so much a fan. When she was a baby she would scream at the top of her lungs if you even thought about running the vacuum. So to this day, she still is a little unsure about the noise it makes. Luckily, she has a very thoughtful dad who lets her borrow his ear protection headphones. The other day was a bit different. She decided she would also put on a hairnet with the headphones. She knew it was silly, as you can tell from the look on her face in the pictures below.