seems like i have a lot of these kinds of posts....

So this blog post is going to be one massive catch up as i didn't get around to blogging all summer... shame on me... anyways.. heres some photos to keep you up to date on our summer happenings :)

We got some family photos done, they turned out pretty good considering how terrible Ryker was that day.

 Auntie Becky got to hold Jaron for the first time

                                                              Grandma Marie and Papa Woody came to visit

went to grandmas family reunion and rode the waterslide with dad

 Todd and Becky got a new puppy named Tucker

 WEnt to my first parade

 and got mommy and daddy lots of candy

 participated in the magrath days activities

 Jaron was Blessed. i was so excited for their matching ties

 We bought a house! (hooray!) and its really close to a waterpark 

 Jaron and little Abby holding hands. Melissa and I were due 1 day apart and they ended up being 2 and a half months apart... but roughly the same size haha

 Played in grandma and grandpas yard in the sprinkler

 Went to Calaway the day i found out my cancer results ( which were negative THANKGOODNESS)

 Went to the butterfly house where a butterfly just landed on jarons sleeping head as well as landed on my head

 celebrated Wyatts 1st birthday!

 Ryker learned a new "trick" where he stands on top of things and claps his hands like he did such a good job... stresses me out!

just 2 of the cutest boys out there...

 Ryker learned to open the fridge... needless to say the chocolate syrup is now on a higher shelf

 Jaron has a sweet curly mullet going on these days..

 Ryker developed a terrible rash and had me FREAKING out... but no other symptoms... we think it was hand foot and mouth but the rash spread to his back.. so we don't know... luckily Jaron never caught anything

 he is growing up too fast!

We had thanksgiving at out house this year. it was fun, my mom came and taught me how to cook a turkey and we had todd and becky as well. Blake was able to find todd a job here, but he doesn't know if it will become permanent or if they will lay him off for the winter so Becky is still in magrath and
Todd is living in our basement. Its nice to have family here... we have never been so close to family, its fun, we selfishly hope they move here, maybe family will come visit us more ;)

2 months!

I can't believe how fast this past month having Jaron at home with us has flown by. The month before that when he was in the NICU seemed to drag on an on and I would find myself saying its only Monday ??? We are glad to be past that point in our lives but we still have tt make weekly trips to pediatritians, nutritionist , orthopaedic surgeons ,urologists along with other specialists.. .the list goes on but having him sleep in the bassinet next to me is worth it.

Ryker is slowly starting to adjust to Jaron being home . he has become a mamas boy and everything is "mama mama" but he loves to rub jarons head and say "baba" it's really the cutest thing I love having 2 boys .

Jaron got his 2 month shots today , it was heart breaking but we made it through! He is now 18 1/2 inches long and 6 pounds 9 ounces he has nearly doubled his birth weight. He is such a well behaved baby. We had an appointment with the eye specialist and ended up waiting for 3 hours and he was so good ! He is a good sleeper. He has gone 6 hours  at night...but don't tell the nutritionist. he usually gets up only twice and eats and goes right back to sleep! lol being a preemie they tell you not to go longer then 4 hours without feeding him but if he is sleeping I'm going to let him sleep !

He is so unlike ryker , he will only take a soother when he is hungry unlike ryker who wanted it all the time. He enjoys tummy time and rolling on his side which ryker hated. Ryker loved the car seat where as Jaron isn't a fan, maybe it's because he is so tiny we will wait and see if that changes. The one thing they do have in common is their muscousy noses ! I have two snorers on either side of me at night .
He is still on added calories where I add neosure to his bottles twice a day. I will be glad when that is done so I don't have topump every day. He has bad reflux and is still on rranitidine to help him feel better when that happens. ( its like zantac for babies)

Today we signed the papers at the lawyers . in 2 days we will be home owners. I am so excited for this stage in our lives. I am looking forward to being able to decorate and make it feel like home.
I never understood postpartum depression until now..even though it still shocks me but I never knew how you could be sad with a brand new baby. Its tough to say the least but am getting better now that Jaron is home. Still difficult to talk about.

This past weekend the flood hit medicine hat.luckily it wasn't as big as they were anticipating but lots of people in the flats were evacuated and have some damage to their homes my heart breaks thinking about having to leave everything behind and not knowing what will survive. Blake was out all weekend helping sand bag . the city didn't seem very organized at the beginning but really pulled together and did a lot of damage control. Things could have been a lot worse glad we were able to prepare for the rising water.

Now for some pictures!!

this is the same build-a-bear outfit that Ryker wore when he was little.

except Ryker filled it out quite a bit more!