TWO

 

Guess Who Is TWO?

Rylee!

We had 2 parties for Rylee this year.  No we will not be having the same number of parties as her age every year.  I think we will stick to 2!

We had a friends party last wednesday night where she got this awesome trampoline from one of her friends.  She can now make the most attractive, pretty girl face ever while jumping on her trampoline!

We also hosted a family birthday party on her actual birthday…Saturday.  She was spoiled beyond belief and got many many many wonderful gifts.  Too many to count really and we are so grateful that our little girl is loved so much.  She says thank you for all the amazing presents.  But most of all she says thank you for sharing her special day with her!

More party pictures to come in a few days.  My baby is 2. oh my!

Fun with the Boys

 

The week before school started here in town, life was busy at our house

The 2 afterschool places were closed for cleaning and preparations for the new school year.  That means alot of kids were without care while their mama’s and papa’s worked.

I received a call to watch 2 boys that used to attend the daycare I worked at prior to having Rylee.  Of course we said NO PROBLEM!

So in addition to this little boy…

(who wasn’t too fond of the grass so close to his face)

 

      We added 2 more 

big boys to our house

      for three days!  

 

 

 

  

We painted on the

         sidewalk

 

Which seemed to go over pretty well once they figured it out.  They loved checking back to see if their creations were dry or not yet!

 

We made mini-english muffin-pizza’s.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The boys were not too fond of their pizzas

 

 

 

and we had a picinic at one of the 4 parks we visited during the 3 days.

Lots of Fun…With lots of boys!…. 

Flashback Friday

This picture is from when Rylee was3 months old.  It seems like just yesterday we were taking these pictures.

But, it’s not…In fact, tomorrow my baby will be 2 years old.  It’s hard to believe that 2 years have flew by.  My little baby is growing up. 

Some things that makes me so proud of her are…

She takes her enzymes 4 at a time, whole, without applesauce.

She can hold her own nebulizer during her treatments

She can count to 10

She can spell her name back to me

She sits for 30 mins. 2 times a day to do her treatments without complaining other then a little fuss before we hook her up.

She helps feed Miles his bottle.

She can do an 8 piece puzzle.

She is talking more every day

And while all of this makes me soooo happy that she is growing up and learning and absorbing things, it makes me sad.  Tomorrow she will be two.  For two years she has been living with Cystic Fibrosis.  She has been living with a life shortening disease that does not have a cure.  She spent 1 hour every day for 2 years doing treatments.  2 years of taking enzymes with everything she eats.  2 years of taking vitamins, miralax, allergy meds, acid reflux meds, and antibiotics.

she has spent 2 winters secluded to our house so that she does not get exposed to the nasty germs of the flu, colds, or any other illnesses.  She has spent 2 summers running like crazy in hopes of soaking in as much sun and summer fun as we can get into 3 short months.

I can only hope that for her birthday someday she gets the wish we all hope for for her.  The wish that she will someday be asking for as she blows out her candles on her cake with her CF lungs.  The wish for a cure. The wish that all people – both children and adults – that are living with CF will be able to breathe easy, to enjoy every minute of the year, to not be stuck inside during cold and flu season, to not be sick, to not have to worry.

To not have to worry about tomorrow.

To not have to worry.

On my babies 2nd birthday, while she is blowing out her candles, eating her cake, and opening her presents with friends and family, pray with us that someday, on the 28th of August, that she will be able to blow out her candles without CF and that she will have gotten her wish and my wish.  No more CF.

Thank you so much and HAPPY BIRTHDAY RYLEE

Wordless Wednesday

Taking a little break

 

We are taking a little bloggy break as we get ready for the big events.  We have 2 parties to get ready for so we will be a little busy. 

We will be back and at them next week with party pictures! 

 

Two

My baby girl turns

TWO

on Saturday.

I can’t believe it.

This is last year during her party. She was not found of the cake

But She loved the Cake Pops

Two………Can you believe it?

Flashback Friday

This is my peanut at about the chubbiest she has ever looked  Look at those chubby cheeks and the double chin.

Oh my Rylee – How much I love you!  This was almost a year ago.  She had just learned to walk and oooh how much I miss my baby – She will be 2 in a week and a half.  Time flies by so fast when you are a mommy!  Make it stand still.