July is a busy "BIRTHDAY MONTH"

Happy Birthday MIMI!!!! July 19th was MIMI's birthday!! (and also my buddy Jonah's but we went to his pool party on July 1st!) We spent the day with MIMI and we had a family dinner get-together. I actually didn't swim at this party, but I had a lot of fun seeing all of my family.

And did I tell you, I started sleeping through the night when I was only 5 weeks old. I'm also growing up too fast! Mommy says I am starting to get the cutest personality and I smile all the time now. I think I am at least 10 pounds now and I love to eat.

My Grandpa is 50!!!!!

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Happy Birthday Grandpa Reedyk, I came just in time!!! He always said I want to be a grandpa before I turn 50 and well I came a month a head of time! We got Grandpa tickets to see the "Blue Men Group" and we also had another BBQ party for him and I went swimming again in the swimming pool. Of course I liked it a lot because I love the water!!!

It's Mommy's Birthday 7.7.07

Mommy turned a 'quarter of a century'! Yes it's true, I am 25 years old. I guess from here on out I stop counting - only kidding!!! We had a BBQ at Grandma and Grandpa Reedyk's house and we also went swimming. Rylee just loved the water, I think because she loves bath time so much. Daddy also surprised Mommy and got her tickets to the American Idol tour concert so Mommy actually left Rylee with Mimi and "G" who babysat her. Rylee sorta gave Mimi and "G" a hard time because she was crying a lot, but once she was changed and fed she calmed down.
I have to admit that I handled the whole separation anxiety quite well! I did miss her tremendously but we had a great time at the concert and I was soo happy to see Blake Lewis perform! We hurried home and our little angel baby was fast asleep! I think it really helped to prepare me for when I will have to leave her when I return to work.

Happy 4th

So I guess I am a bit behind on my posting. :) Rylee just loved the 4th of July. We spent it at home in Valrico where our neighborhood has a street party. All of the neighbors really go 'all out' buying tons of amazing fireworks and everyone lights them off all night and usually grill out and socialize. Rylee wasn't scared of all the large booms and she LOVED all the lights from the fireworks. We were amazed how well she handled it, and she even fell asleep eventually during the event! I'm telling you, she can sleep through any noise possible!!!

Bath Time

Rylee just loves bath time and Mommy just loves it too! Rylee loves being in the warm water and it is so much fun to watch her enjoy it. We look forward to it every night. Daddy is always the one to give her her bath and Momma is always the one to dry her off in the towel and keep her warm. Here are a few pictures! :)



and here is one of Rylee flexing her muscles for mommy! Look at those biceps! :)

Kristi Smith Photography!

Can I just start out by saying how amazing Kristi is! Kristi came to visit us at the hospital and took some pictures of our new bundle of joy and when Rylee was just 4 days old, we went to Kristi's house for Rylee's first photoshoot on the outside :) Rylee was so good for Kristi and slept through the entire shoot. We took her back to Krist's when Rylee was 13 days old to get some angel baby pictures. Rylee wasn't too happy this day but Kristi ended up getting a gorgeous picture with Rylee's eyes open and smiling. We came back to finish the shoot when Rylee was 3 weeks old and now we have the most precious pictures of our baby girl! Kristi is working on designing Rylee's birth announcements and we will soon be sending those out to everyone!