As 2008 comes to an end I can only hope 2009 will be just as great of a year for our family! We had so much happen this year. It's really been a lot of fun! Well the first and biggest moment of the year was finding out in March that we were expecting a baby. So Exciting. Actually the whole pregnancy was exciting I never got sick, and it was a very uneventful pregnancy which is always good. We also chose not to find out if we had a boy or girl in the oven, so that left a big surprise for the November birth. Clayton couldn't have been any happier that we had a baby boy. And yes, he is a clone of his daddy. I was just the incubator, but I wouldn't have it any other way. He does have the Kohler blue eyes though, and I'm pretty sure they will stay that way. He was also born with all my dark hair, but other that that he looks just like Clay! A Big, healthy 8lb. 5oz. 21 inch BOY, born November 6! Ryler Todd is his name. On that day we were also very excited to find out that my older sister Stacie is expecting her 2ND child! She broke the big news in the delivery room! We are so happy for more baby's!!!
Lets back up a little bit. After finding out in March we were expecting we decided to take a "Baby moon". Not knowing if we will ever get another vacation after baby. So in May we took off to Miami, Florida and boarded a Royal Caribbean cruise ship to the Virgin Islands! For the most part the trip was fun. Clay loved the cruise, especially the surfing they had on board! I loved when we could see land! I now know that I get sea sick Very Bad! Luckily it didn't last the whole time. We visited St. Thomas, and St. Maartin.
I celebrated my 26Th Birthday in June, no big deal. My parents celebrated their 30Th Anniversary in July..CONGRATS! Clays parents both turned 60! And Clay celebrated his BIG 30Th birthday in August! I'm also proud to say my baby sister Kara got signed to CAL Berkley.
Clay and I have been enjoying our little baby so much and I must say Clay is such a good Daddy. He wants to do everything, and he is so proud of his "little man". Its really cute. I'm loving being mommy too!! Ryler is 7 weeks old and he is getting very chubby...I love it! He is a very quiet baby mostly because he just loves to sleep. Everyone says he is so mellow, which made it very easy for us to adjust to having a baby. He is such a good boy. He smiles now and talks his baby talk, and loves to watch the mobile on his swing.
That pretty much says it for 2008! I'll keep updates going on Ryler and how he gets cuter and cuter everyday!!
