Better late than never...

Note from Mom:
I apologize for not getting a blog out earlier. I have been behind schedule. You'd think that I would have had tons on my plate this past week and a half but quite the opposite...well kind of.
I turned 30 last week. It was one of the best birthdays ever. Lots of people struggle with leaving their 20s but I was fine with it. My mom got me doughnuts, cake, and roses the morning of my big day. Ryker sang and told me Happy  Birthday over and over again, my hubby took me out to eat (I chose Ruby Tuesday because I was craving a salad), and we had a great day as a family. Our house is finished and things are back to "normal" right now. We had a date night, with sushi and a suite at a hotel, and Grandma came down to watch the boys. Jevon even treated us all to Abby-Cadabby cookies from my favorite bakery. Such a lucky gal!

Normal is in quotes above because we decided to go on a weight loss adventure and it has really given our lives a shake up (normal is eating a dozen Abby-Cadabby cookies in a weekend). I'll blame this new lifestyle for my tardiness on the blog and everything else this week. We're on a healthy initiative here and we turned to our favorite no-nonsense trainer to plan our meals. Jillian Michael's is mastering our metabolism. Ryker has come along for the ride. So far, he has liked every single thing that we've made except for one dish: pizza.
We told him we were having pizza and when it came time to eat he said, "Mama, I want different pizza." He knows...and Jevon and I couldn't have agreed more. But, sacrifices are necessary sometimes to get the results you want. One other sacrifice is that I am spending every spare minute in the kitchen, making snacks and meals so that we can eat six times a day and still stick to our healthy food. Thus, a late blog.
Ryker is in a tough phase right now. For the last week we've been having battles. He is strong willed (no idea where he gets that-wink) and independent. He has started being clingy at the same time and fussy about everything that doesn't go his way. We keep praying for patience on our end and an attitude adjustment for him. It is almost like he switches into a different child all together at times. This is part of the adventure though, and we're rolling with it. We've had many nights where he wakes up and want to sleep with us. He is throwing fits and hitting from time to time. He is also doing his adorable stuff, too. Papaw came down for a doc visit this week and I tried to get Ryker to go outside and build a snowman. He refused, several times, but after Papaw left he asked me if we could go build a Frosty. The conversation went like this:
R- Mama, go outside and build Frosty please?
M- Nope, sorry Ryker, you missed your chance.
R- Mr. Chance? Where are you Mr. Chance? (running around the living room looking for someone)
Moments like these are what we cherish. His logic is so simple. So hilarious! He is a great kid and we are so blessed to be his parents, even when he is throwing a honking fit.
Ryker will be back to blog next week. Thanks for following along!