Wow I can't believe how fast time flies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can't believe it has already been two years since I was blessed with a baby. It has been an experience I can't imagine living without. I mean people tell you all the time, but if you haven't done it you don't know what you are missing out on. If you think you might want kids, but aren't sure...ONE is AWESOME!
Ryder is small, but MIGHTY! He is ALL boy and goes non stop. He loves monster trucks, every ball you can imagine, slides, climbing, jumping, and his family! He talks non stop and and forms complete sentences. He sings, Twinkle Twinkle, Itsy Bitsy Spider, ABC's, You are My Sunshine (moms favorite), and says now I lay be down to sleep. He loves to tease his FerFer by acting like he doesn't want her, but he knows...... Sis is in and out, but he loves to show off for her...and Ben. He doesn't see his Brother much, but knows who he is very well. Papa and Grant are favorites of his...and don't forget Granny and Popa... He loves MY popa and Granny. The only place he wants to go to leave Momma and Daddy is to Granny and Popa's. This weekend he wanted to go home with Gran or at least that is what he said, we took a ride around the neighborhood with Gran before she left. He likes to " take a ride". He also loves to make coffee with FerFer,but since she has recently stopped drinking coffee he hasn't done that in a few weeks.
Ryder loves KK, Augie, Bay, Mango, Holden, Lizzy, Naynay, Blake, Sally, Caroline, and Mark Anthony, Lala, Aaron, and DecDec.
Things that he says that I love are:
" take a ride"
"May I have some _____ please?" - he says this when i ask him to ask nice.
"Uh Huh" - Yes
Kaboom, Oh my gosh,
"Nuggle"- Snuggle
"Hold you Momma"
"no want that either" - He follows everything with either when he is upset.
Ryder likes to do things on his own. I watches you and then he does not want help.
He shares well if you ask, if you just take it from him he will scream and then possibly hit you.
His second Birthday party was Yoooo Gabba Gabba. People in attendance: Kastners, Goulds, Gigi, Anglins, Bodies, Moodys, Colton Cogdell, Lauren Jemeyson, Mindy Carlisle, Rommel, PaPa and Grant, Granny and Popa. Then boys played, but it was wet outside and was sprinkling some. Towards the end of the party I couldn't find Ryder and finally looked outside to see Ryder and Holden playing in the rain/mud. Ryder was laying face down on his belly and Holden was splashing by running through the puddles, so Dec Dec and Jacob came to join the fun. When they were done the boys all got a bath!
James Ryder Balch, you are the sunshine of my life, and there are so many cool things about you I am sure I will have to come back and edit this post.
I love you,
momma
