We Love Books!

Ryleigh LOVES her books! Her favs are The 5 Little Monkeys, Peek a Boo Baby and 5 Little Ducklings...she will bring these to us over and over again for us to read to her. Jarred must have read her The 5 Little Monkeys about 7 times the other night!

Wild Hair

Ryleigh woke up the other morning with her hair looking like this! (And it pretty much stayed this way all day.)

12-mo Appointment

Ryleigh had her 12-month dr's appointment today. She weighed 21 lbs 5 oz (50th percentile), 30 in tall (75th percentile), and her head was 18 3/4 in (95th percentile). As her Dr. said, tall and slim, just like girls want! :) We've been transitioning to whole milk since Sunday. It's been a work-in-progress, but I think we are there! Ryleigh had to have 4 shots...one in each arm and 2 in one leg. She didn't like them too much and cried even harder every time the girl stuck her, but she was fine once I picked her up. At least she got Bugs Bunny band aides! She goes back in one month for her follow-up flu shot, then will go back for yet another flu shot. Then, yet again at 15-months for more shots...she is NOT going to like the dr's office!

Little BAMA Girl

Although the first 2 games of the season we have had late evening games that she could not stay up for, Ryleigh loves cheering on the Tide! She hasn't got to use her "touchdown" signal much, but hopefully she'll get to use it at lot at tomorrow's early game. Ryleigh loves waving the streamers and throwing the football. We had to get her a couple of Bama outfits for her birthday as she only had a couple of things she could still fit into!

Here are a few pics from the first 2 games:
It was past her bedtime, so she was a little tired! Wearing only 1 of 2 things that fit - her cheerleader outfit!

Ryleigh's New Car

Jarred and I got Ryleigh her first car for her birthday! It even has a horn that works...haha. Lately we've been having to cruise throughout the house with all this rain! But she likes it anyway!
Here's a video of her taking it for a ride for the first time!

More Pictures

Here are some more pictures from Ryleigh's birthday party.

First Birthday Already!

HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY RYLEIGH!!! Can you believe it has been a year already!? September 12, 2008 Ryleigh Emerson Cram was born at 11:51am and here we are one year later! I know I say this a lot, but this year has gone by sooo fast! I know it only gets worse, but can we slow it down just a little? :) Ryleigh has changed and grown up so fast that we find it hard to think back to when she was a little baby. Ryleigh officially started walking last week and loves to walk and follow us around the house.

We had a small party at our house today with just a few family members. She enjoyed herself, we had some good food and topped it off with more food and an Alabama "W"! Jarred's sister Kadyn made Ryleigh's cake and cupcakes...she did a fabulous job at that! Check out the pics for her creative work! (And if you need any cakes or cupcakes...Confections Ltd is her name) Ryleigh was quite dainty with her cake...she would pinch a little icing and take a bite, then any piece she dropped, she would pick them up. She didn't "dig in" like you normally think of kids and their first birthday cakes. Guess she didn't want to get her pretty birthday outfit messy. haha We all had a great time and day celebrating Ryleigh's day. And many, many more!

Our New Favorite Thing

Ryleigh has figured out how to turn the bathtub water on and off in our bathroom. She loves to walk in there and turn it on and off. Jarred's dad caught her on camera...

Steps, Steps and More Steps!

Things are about to get interesting around our house!! Ryleigh has been taking more and more steps the last few days. I think her seeing the other kids in her Mother's Day Out class walk around has gotten her ready to start walking! It's so cute to see her walk from one end of the room to the other, trying to keep her balance by putting her arms in the air. She's getting more and more stable...any day and she'll be officially walking!
We are ready for some college football this weekend...ROLL TIDE! Ryleigh's 1st birthday is NEXT Saturday! CRAZY!! Jarred and I were hoping to make it to the Alabama/Arkansas game this year as we are still crossing our fingers for tickets. August was a busy month and September doesn't look any better. Well, that is an update on everything that has been going on with our busy family!

This video makes me laugh...I have no idea what she is doing with her hands but it is sooo funny!

First Day for MDO

Ryleigh had her first day of Mother's Day Out on Tuesday. She did ok for her first day. It'll take some getting used to for her to get adjusted...esp with all the boys in her class! :)

Trip to Arkansas

Ryleigh had her first trip to Arkansas a few weekends ago. She did good on the 3 1/2 hour drive there and back. Sleeping in a different place in her pack and play didn't phase her. Ryleigh enjoyed seeing her Uncle Jonathan!

Week Off

I've had the week off to hang out with Ryleigh and do some things around the house. We've had fun as this has been the longest time I've spent with her since going back to work in November. I've enjoyed my week with her and hate to see it come to an end. Here are a few pics I took the other day.




Our new trick...guess she is getting ready for...gymnastics...cheerleading...circus?!

Like Father, Like Daughter

Ryleigh takes after Jarred and snores every now and then. She doesn't snore as often as she used to, but it's cute when she does. (You have to listen closely to hear it.)

11 Months!

Ryleigh is 11 months old today! One more month before we're celebrating the big FIRST birthday! I'm on vacation next week, so in between hanging out with Ryleigh and getting things done around the house, I'll be getting everything ordered, planned and ready for her party!

Recent Videos

Some recent videos I have yet to upload...Ryleigh has learned to shake her head "no", clap, give high five, throw her arms up as in touchdown, and loves to bang her hands on the windows.
She briefly shakes her head "no" in this video (you have to watch really close)...


Touchdown...(briefly)


Banging on the windows...