"Where are ME?"

Here is Riley's newest hiding spot. She has learned that she can fit into the kitchen cupboards and close the door. While she is hiding from all of us, she is screaming, "WHERE ARE ME?" and.....

..... As you open up the cupboard door she yells at you, "HERE ME AM?" She loves to play and hide. She also hides inside our closets. She is not afraid of the dark either.

TWO WEEKS OLD

Brenden is two weeks old today. This morning we went to our first doctor's appointment. It went well. We have a healthy baby boy. Not that we did not know this already. We are back to our birth weight of 7-14 and we are still 21 inches long. He is eating well and often. Sometimes I feel like that is all I do is feed the boy. He is alert when he is awake and he loves his BIG sister. He laughs when he sees her and follows her around when she is talking. Over all both children are doing well.

SIBLING'S LOVE

Brenden enjoying his floor time. We played with our new toys

and our piano. Brenden would flow the lights as they danced across the piano.

Riley enjoyed playing with Brenden and showed him how the piano worked. When she thought that he was done playing she decided that he needed to go into his swing. So as I picked up the toys Riley took it upon herself to pick Brenden up and carry him the two steps to his swing. She did a nice job holding him and carrying him but I let her know that she had to wait for mommy to help her the next time she wanted to carry her brother. She was just helping me.

FAMILY TIME

THE RINGMAN'S

Ben, Angie, Riley, and Brenden

This is Riley playing at the Brad Paisley concert that was

here the Monday before Brenden was born.

She is holding a glow stick ball in front of her face.

Here is Brad Paisley singing. We were not real close to the stage

but this is what we could see. We also heard Kelly Pickler and Taylor Swift.

We all had a great time.

CALLING ALL FRIENDS

Riley grabbed her phone and started to call everyone she knew when her little brother came home. Notice that we are watching Nascar.

TOO CUTE!!!!!

Here is BIG sister Riley with her little brother Brenden. She wanted to share her ice cream with him the first day he was home. She is always going up to him and shaking his hand and saying, "Nice to meet you Brenden." She has made the adjustment to having a baby around.

This morning Riley told her dad to go and take a shower and that she would watch Brenden. She just sat there watching him. No, Ben did not leave the two of them alone but I thought it was cute that she wanted to care for her brother like mom and dad do. Brenden enjoys having his sister around. He laughs and smiles all the time when he hears her voice or sees her face. They have a bond already.

PICTURES !!!!!!!

BIG SISTER WAITING TO SEE

HER LITTLE BROTHER.

Mommy and Brenden waiting to go home.

BRENDEN GEORGE RINGMAN

Well the wait is over and Brenden George was born Thursday 9 August 2007 at 6:37 pm. The day was long and full of waiting. Planning a delivery sounds like fun but it not. It's full of waiting and being pushed back due to too many natural active labors. Once we made it to the hospital and was put into a labor room I was in labor and having contractions about every 2-3 mintues. When the doctor came in to tell me it would be in the next half hour, she told me "If we don't get you back there soon you will have this baby naturally." My contractions patterns were better then those women who came in in active labor. I guess either way Brenden was going to be born on the 9 August. Here are soon ALONG WAITED pictures of the little guy.

BRENDEN GEORGE - 7lbs. 14oz - 21 inches

THE WAIT IS ALMOST OVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well with just hours to go before Brenden George is here, I am running around unable to be completely prepared for what is about to happen. Knowing the date is almost worse then letting things happen on their own. I have not been able to sleep for the past week and that is only going to get worse once a new little baby is in the house. I have been feeling things or so I think I have then I think its all in my head. When you want something sooooooo bad your mind will tell you anything. But tomorrow 9 August we will have our second baby. The time is pending based on the number women in natural labor. The nurse who took my blood today said that last month there were 216 babies born at Blanchfield Army Community Hospital. I asked about this month but she had not looked at the books to know. I will have to find out tomorrow how many have been born up to the time Brenden cames. Life at the hospital has been crazy and busy for everyone.



My mom and dad made down on Monday and will be here to help care for Riley while mommy and daddy are at the hospital with Brenden. She has been wonderful and knows that something is going to be different after tomorrow. I am not sure if she is completeley ready either. Only time will tell. I will post pictures and information as soon as I am home and able to get to the computer. I know everyone wants to see what the little guy will look like but the internet only goes so far here.



On this final note I want to let you all know what I think Brenden will weigh and how long he will be. Brenden George Ringman - 7lbs. 8oz. 21.75 inches long. He will have lots of hair and look like his mommy.

PLAYING IN OUR "BABY" SUIT

Riley loves to wear her "baby" suit and play in the livingroom like its her "BIG" swimming pool. She also enjoys sunbathing in the doorway. Here are a few pictures of her in her baby suit.

Beautiful Butterflies!!!!

Here is a picture of the most beautiful butterfly that anyone will ever see. I know that it looks like it has two heads but those faces are pieceless. This was taken at the Toledo Zoo. We walked through the butterfly house and saw many butterflies the same color has this one in the picture. When we walked out and around the building Riley stood in this frame and asked to have her picture taken. This was a surprise because she did not like to have her picture taken at all that day. Our day at the zoo was wonderful.

Family Picture

This is the last family picture of us as a family of 3. We will be a family of four in just a few days. This picture was taken on 7-7-07. We were going to a friend's wedding, thats the only way I can get Ben to dress up. We had a great time.