Life of Rhys

Stayin Alive

Things around here have been crazy. We started back into our routine after Christmas and things just went downhill. Rhys got sick with some sort of stomach bug. It was awful. We went out to eat with our friends the Dimmicks and Rhys was being quite fussy. When we got home he started throwing up. So we chilled all weekend. On Sunday morning Jared got it by Sunday night,  I was down for the count. It was awful.  When we finally got that cleared up, wouldn't you know that we would get sick again this time with a bad cold. So it agains starts with Rhys, who proceeds to pass it onto Jared, who then gives it to me. We are still recovering!

In between that time, Rhys has been all over the place. We have been to birthday parties! Liam Adler turned one, and we went to Saints games at Nonnie and Paw-Paw's house, which we are sooooo looking forward to the superbowl on Sunday. We have been to church meetings, and school, and the mall. Then when things were just getting a little fun, cousin Tyler had a birthday party!  I tried to put Rhys in the bouncer but he wasn't having it. Amy took him inside and I stayed outside in the bouncer with Tyler. Rhys crawled to the window and started banging on it crying when he saw me! It was so funny. Throughout all of these exciting times Rhys has picked up on quite a bit. He is standing up now, holding on to things to walk around. He is getting more confident about himself because on Friday he started bending down and getting back up without holding onto anything. Last night, he decided he was going to take a couple of steps and today it is about the same thing. So I am sure that we are going to have a walker on our hands before the little dude is 10 months old. Not bad for a kid whose mom walked at 8 months and a dad who walked at 9 months.

We went out to eat the other night and I order Rhys steamed veggies. Here he is just eating the cauliflower without letting me cut it up first. He definitely loves to eat!

Here he is standing and playing!

I don't know if I ever posted them because they were a Christmas preset for my parents. But these are some pictures that my brother took for us. Aren't they great!

I am really going to get better at this I promise. There are a lot of things that we are going to do this year...really I promise!

odds and ends

Not much to say just a couple of pictures to get you through the day!

This is for Bethany, Brett and Marley who bought Rhys this awesome hat! It was so cold here in Texas that he actually let us put it on when we were going out. He also looks pretty cute all bundled up!

1st hair cut

Yeap, you read right, Rhys had to get his first haircut that was not by his mommy! This time it actually turned out good! No dumb and dumber here! He was so good, only cried when they were cutting around his ears, and really it was because he couldn't see the lady while she was cutting there. She finally had to get in front of him and on his level to get him to be still! What a goof!

Here we are right before the hair cut started!

Getting down to business! As you an see Jared is a little worried about the little guy!

And.....here is the end result!

What a cutie! Although, I was loving the long shaggy look but it is all good. I am sure that it will grow back.

Ringing in the New Year!

This Christmas break has been one busy time for us! We have spent time with good friends, family and more friends--and the break isn't even over yet! Christmas started out with some time spent at the Mazurek house. Jared's best friends from his childhood was home for Christmas with his wife Bethany and their little girl Marley. Marley is just 1 month and 5 days older than Rhys---and boy was she showing him the ropes.  However, Brett's sister Emily was in town with her husband and little girls and Rhys was in love with Kaley--he followed her around and at one point cried when she left the room!

Here is Marley and Rhys meeting for the first time!

It didn't take them long to warm up and start playing though....

Here is Rhys wearing one of Marley's bows---they both have so much hair and it totally is good for a bow--so we decided to try one out. I think he looks pretty cute, although his daddy would disagree

 

Marley brought Rhys this awesome hat for Christmas--he loved it at first, but then he wanted to take it off all of the time. Emily was able to get this great picture of Rhys and then we got one with the boys and their kiddos.

On Saturday of that week, Brett, Bethany and Marley came over to have a play date before they left to go home and we left to go to New Orleans. Marley and Rhys got along great and was enthralled with Brett. Look at the way he is looking up at Brett---what a goof!

Don't worry Brett kept on playing with him! Rhys was just eating it up!

Here are Marley and Rhys playing together

On Sunday we left and went to New Orleans to visit my grandparents and  family! We spent some good time with maw and paw knight and Rhys opened more presents--of course! Then we went into the City on Tuesday and had breakfast with the Paratore side of the family! Rhys was the hit of the breakfast--it was the first time for him to meet some of the family! He loves Lucy though. I didn't get a good picture of them this time--Lucy will just have to come back down to Houston and see us again! After breakfast we walked around the French Quarter and absorbed the sights and sounds of the upcoming Sugar bowl!

Here is Rhys opening more presents! I keep laughing and telling people he is on Toy Overload!

With Aunt Karen, and Uncle Mike

On New Years, we just hung around the house, my sister and bro-in law came over to help ring in the new year! However, we are totally old and didn't even make it to midnight. Amy and Randall left around 10 and Jared and I went to bed!

One last picture to ring out the year! Tyler and Rhys playing. Rhys has this car, and Tyler was pushing him around the house--it was so funny. And I have to say that Rhys is a bit of a daredevil because Tyler was pushing him pretty fast! His face says it all though! I have it on video but I will have to get Jared to put them on the computer from the camera.

Wishing you all a safe and blessed New Years! Enjoy the ones you love!

Wordless Wednesday

Just a little something to keep you tied over until I have time to actually sit down and blog about our Christmas adventures!

Merry Christmas

Man, have we had an eventful Christmas break so far! Rhys has enjoyed it and can not wait to finish spending the weeks off with friends and family. Here are just a couple of pictures to hold you over from Christmas. Soon, I will post the pictures Uncle Jason took for Nonnie and Nana and the pictures from Rhys meeting Marley and Rhys and Marley playing together! Fun is had by all!

This is right before we started opening presents! Rhys was so excited to see what everyone had!

Nonnie and Paw-paw bought him this car, I think that by far this is his favorite toy! We bring it everywhere and he loves crawling all over it and playing!

At this point I think that Rhys was on toy overload!

These blocks that Uncle Jason got us taste so good! :)

More to come soon! Today Marley came to play with Rhys and tonight we are going to go out to the camp to see everyone one last time, before we leave to New Orleans for the week and Marly goes home!