Computer Problems!

Ben made it home safe and sound, we're enjoying our family time. We had a short visit from Mom and Dad Ringman and Uncle Rick and Aunt Debbie. Just before Ben arrived home our computer crashed and so I haven't been able to post any pictures. It should be back in a few days.

The Waitng Game

Ok so today is February 11, 2008. Today is an important day to the Ringman Family because today is the day that we are waiting to hear from Daddy about the day and time he will arrive at the Nashville airport. Ben in currently in Kawait waiting to hop on a plane to Germany then to Altanta Georgia then finely to Nashville and home. We have waiting a long 5 months for this and cant wait to have him home to complete our family of four.


Knowing that this is just a visit will be hard too. Riley is excited to help daddy off the plan. She does not realize that he will have to go back onto that plan to go back to work for another 10 months at this point. I am hoping that rumors of a shortened deployment comes true but with the Army you don't hold your breath to anything because is can change at the last mintue.


There will be lots of pictures to follow in the up coming weeks with Daddy being home and Grandma and Grandpa Ringman being here with Aunt Debbie and Uncle Rick too. Then next Monday is Riley's third birthday which is hard to believe that she will be three years old. Time will is going fast for us with all that is coming up. Hang in there and we will have some wonderful cute pictures for you all to see and enjoy.

Oh My, 6 Months Old

Look at me I am 6 months old today. I am growing up to be a big boy. Here are some of the things that I have mastered in the past 6 months of my life.

• Sleeping through the night
• Holding my own bottle
• Eating three meals a day
• Eating baby food and cereal
• Playing with my feet
• Learning that I can pull out my binky and put it back
• Rolling over from my belly to my back
• Scooting across the floor on my back
• Sitting up with out support
• Reaching for the toys that I love to play with
• Pulling my Big sister's hair
• Making my family laugh and smile
• Playing in the bath tub - splashes with hands and feet
• Sitting in the bath tub
• Sitting the highchair to eat
• Drinking from a cup and holding it on my own
• I can stand holding on to mommy or sissy
• Crying for what I want and need
• Screams "mama", "ouch", and "dada"
• Laughing and smiling
• Giving mommy and sissy kisses
• Making kissing noises with my lips
• Giving BIG hugs to both mommy and sissy

I am sure there is more that I am able to do but right now these are all that me and mommy can come up with to share. I am growing up fast. I will get to visit with my daddy in just a few more days. We are hoping he will be here on Tuesday morning or maybe on Wednesday. I will share with you my height and weight when I go to my well-baby appointment on Tuesday afternoon. But I know that I am a big boy because mommy had to go shopping for me for some bigger clothes for me. We had a good time. Enjoy the pictures of ME!

6 Months Old!

Ready to eat. Loves to sit in the highchair.
Watching sissy climb up the kitchen chair to see Brenden.
Loves to eat. Look at that Green Bean face.
Showing off his new skill of drinking and using a big boy cup while sitting in the highchair.

Ringman Look-alike Meter

Who would have guessed this when Riley was an infant. She is growing up to look more and more like her mommy. We will have to try this again in a few months to see if there is a difference in the meter.

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Ringman Look-alike Meter

Who would have thought. Little Brenden looks like his mommy. I am sure this will change as Brenden grows up and becomes a little boy. We will have to do this again in a few months to see if it changes.

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The Surprises of a Home Owner

Well let me start with a story. My water bill was higher then normal for the past few months so I called the water company and they told me that I have water running somewhere. So I look around and notice that the water hose will not turn off and that is where the water is running. I dont know how long this has been going on but long enough that it caused me to have a few huge water bills. So I called a plumber and I received on quote that was around 500.00 to replace the outside hydrent. My mouth hit the floor but he was very nice and gave a name of another company to call. I called them and they gave me the quote of 175.00 so I had them come out to fix the water leak. Here comes the surprise. Just last night we had very havy rain and nasty weather that we all made it through safe and sound. The plumber went to go into the crawl space to get to the pipes to replace them and it was full of.....................WATER!!!! The crawl space was flooded with water to the point that we might have to put in a sumb pump to empty it all out. They tried to pumped it out but there was too much water for the littel pump they had on hand. The plumber had to crawl through the water and sit under the house to fix my pipe while sitting/kneeling in all that water.

I am not happy to hear this since we just moved in to this house in April. I am trying to get a hold of the realitor who sold us this house. I am trying to find out if we have some type of warrenty that will help us with all this that has happened. Today has been an emotional over all. The only good news from today is that Ben will be home next week.

Being a stay at home Mom!!

Being a stay at home mom for the first time in three years, is a different experience. One that I like after day one. The things you are able to get accomplished throughout the day is great. I think the house is going to look better now then it has since we moved in here last April. Brenden has adjusted well to staying home with mom too. He seems to be happy and a little more outgoing. This is a huge difference from Riley at this age. She loved "school" and still does. She is still enrolled and we are trying to make it work out. We will see in the up coming months. More pictures of the kids and the family coming soon

In about 6 days. But I am not counting.

COUNTING DOWN!!!

8 DAYS, 8 DAYS, 8 DAYS, 8DAYS, 8 DAYS, 8 DAYS

(But who's couting)

You maybe asking 8 days until what? Well we have 8 more days to wait to see daddy, my husband, Ben. Time is flying. Which is a good thing since we are all looking forward to seeing him. So look forward to seeing lots of new pictures of our family of four in just a few short days.

8 DAYS, 8 DAYS, 8 DAYS, 8 DAYS, 8 DAYS, 8 DAYS