It's Raining Men

Baby #5 has been confirmed another BOY! I would be completely lying if I said this news didn't make me cry when I found it out, but I am TOTALLY fine with it now. The ONLY reason I was disappointed by the news was because I, so, wanted Rylee to have a sister. I am so close with my my sister's and among sister's comes such a wonderful bond unlike any other and I wanted that for my baby girl, but it wasn't meant to be and that is okay.

On the other hand, Rylee will be our ONLY princess and will not have to share the spotlight with anyone so that will be a lot of fun. I also plan/already am ;) to be her BFF so I will be her sister who's just a mere 30 years her senior :).

I think another reason I was disappointed with the ultrasound confirmation was that I had convinced myself that it was a girl. The picture above is not the first ultrasound picture I got. I actually went to fetal photo while we were in Utah for Fall Break and the tech there told me it was a boy. She didn't say it was 100% (because I wasn't far enough along) so I immediately dismissed her prediction. I shouldn't have. It would have made the "for sure" news from my OB a lot easier to take.

Matt was shocked I was upset. He asked me if I REALLY thought it was a girl? He said, "Babe, we don't have girls, Rylee was a miracle. I can't believe you really thought the baby would be a girl!" Rude! I'm over it now though :).

As this little guy continues to grow inside of me and as I feel him MOVE and KICK, I cannot feel anything but absolute and complete JOY. There are few things better than a baby moving inside of you. I love him so much! I love him more than I could ever explain.

Any sad thoughts have been replaced with anticipation and excitement for this little guy to get here. I simply cannot wait to see him! I am head over heels and very baby hungry! Rocking, cuddling, smelling, loving--I cannot wait!

Now for boy names...Matt and I are struggling (understatement) with this one. It is hard when you are on your 4th boy and live in a ward that has 3 boys to every 1 girl. We don't want to repeat a name of someone in the ward, if we can help it, and it has to go with our kids' names AND Matt has to approve.

Matt is the biggest stinker when it comes to picking names for our kiddos. He offers very little suggestions, but has no problem shooting down my many ideas with ridiculous reasons such as, "I knew a kid in 3rd grade named that who was so weird" or "That name sounds like a cowboy's name." Seriously? He's killing me :). We have plenty of time to decide, so Baby Roper #5 will have to do for now. Hang in there little guy, we'll come up with something!

Seth's Six

My Seth is growing up SO fast! I can hardly believe he is already 6 years old! I remember the details of the day I delivered him like it was only yesterday and now he is in KINDERGARTEN!

Seth is LOVING school! It took an adjustment to the long days, but he loves to learn and be busy and his teacher is the best! Seth is reading up a storm, learning to add and subtract and loves recess and playing with his friends.

This year is a "no party" year so we met the Bryner's at "Oregano's" (YUM!) for dinner and Matt took the boys to see "Puss in Boots" following dinner. Even though he didn't get a friend party this year, we ARE going to Disneyland in a week to celebrate the birthday's of Seth, Jess, Matt and Wade and he got a, highly anticipated, "Razor Scooter" from us so don't feel too bad for him :).

6 things Seth loves:

1. going out to eat

2. pizza

3. blueberries

4. riding his scooter or bike

5. reading books

6. sleeping in

6 things Seth is doing now:

1. Soccer

2. Tennis

3. Running Club

4. Music Class

5. All day Kindergarten

6. CTR 6

Seth has been so much fun lately! School has been so great for him. He is such a smart kid and really needed a challenge. I have loved watching him pick up on new concepts quickly and working with him on homework for school and music. He just loves to learn and is so good at it!

I'm so thankful to be Sethie's mom. It amazing how different each of my children are. Wade is the one who made me a mother, but Seth and the rest of his siblings are continually teaching me how to be a mother to each one of them. I love it. There is NO other job in this world that would be more satisfying or wonderful to me! Happy Birthday you big 6-year-old, I love you so much!

"Go Away, Poopy..."

My baby girl is SO much fun! I STILL, STILL cannot believe she is mine. I also cannot believe she has red hair and it has stuck...how did I get so lucky? Although she is my precious baby doll, she lives up to her red hair.

Many warned me that she would be a fiery one because of her red hair and I just laughed it off. Rylee is a cliche red head through and through with tons of sass and fire.

She is at a really fun age because she has started to talk in sentences and is pretty dang good at expressing herself. Her sentences are short--about 3-5 words, but her point is heard loud and clear.

Rylee has had a runny nose quite a bit lately, but is pretty good at letting me wipe it as long as I am soft enough. I ALWAYS try to be soft, but I guess the "nose wipe" had started to annoy her because she started screaming "go away!" when I tried. I wipe it really quick, anyway, and be done.

One day, I had to wipe her nose several times and Rylee was fed up! I went in for the wipe and she screamed, "NO, STOP IT, GO AWAY POOPY!!" As you can imagine, I was shocked by her command, but it also took everything I had not to burst out laughing! What a little SASS! I replied, "Ry, that's not very nice, mommy's just trying to help you." She didn't care and was off in a flash.

We DO NOT tolerate the use of potty words in our house, but let's face it...she has 3 older brothers who ball up laughing anytime they hear the word(s) poop, burp, etc. She's a gilry girl, but one tough cookie who can definitely hang with the boys.

It's SO cute right now, Matt and I laugh about all the funny things she is saying everyday, but I have to admit, deep down inside, I am already nervous for my little red headed teenager. :)

Pumpkin Patch

We visited the BEST Pumpkin Patch EVER this year! Jess discovered it and we had a BLAST with our 2 little families there! There was a corn maze, bounce house, train ride, games, rides, swings and, of course, pumpkins!

We enjoyed ourselves so much and will definitely be visiting that place for many years to come. The corn maze was a really good MAZE in which we found ourselves lost and mildly panicked (I HATE feeling trapped), but Ben saved the day and led us safely to the end :). Trent disappeared while the kids were playing games only to be found riding on the train that goes around the entire park (he's such an independent little stinker :).) Finally, the night ended with an awesome (and fairly priced) pumpkin selection. It was fun adventures to be had by the Roper's and Bryner's!