Baby Ryan Update

So today was the first of our due dates. The Dr.'s have also said that baby Ryan has a due date of Feb. 25 as well, so it looks like he will be coming a little closer to the 2nd due date. No action as of yet...but we will keep everyone posted. Thanks for all of the calls/emails and well wishes!!

WE HAVE A NAME.......

For those of you that have been asking us...we now have a name for little baby boy Donaldson!! As you know, Joe and I are pretty much game time decision makers...but we thought we need to settle on a name before all of the "hustle and bustle" of the delivery room. I don't think I would preform well making a decision on the spot:)

Only a few more weeks left before...... Ryan Monroe Donaldson is scheduled to arrive!! We thought about many different names, but the fierce competitor was Lincoln Monroe Donaldson. I REALLY like that name, but we felt that Ryan (for those of you that didn't know me before I was a Donaldson....I was a Ryan), had so much meaning. We were going to save it for a little girl, but it really grew on us as we started to refer to the little one as baby Ryan. My Mom and Dad are really excited that we decided on Ryan..even thought they try to act like they would have liked Lincoln just as well:) If you wonder where we pulled Monroe from...it was my Mom's Dad's name. He was a very special man!
If the little bambino reveals itself as a little girl, we will go back to the drawing board:)
Being a little girl is not out of the question. With Luke the ultra sound tech was very sure he was going to be a little boy, but this time around..not so sure. Little Ryan...we think...did not want cooperate so much on that particular day.
Now I can start getting stuff monogrammed:)!!

Sick Days

So we have been stuck inside for almost a week now...Luke has RSV. It is so sad to see a little one sick! Monday night Joe took him to the Dr. and he had to have chest x-rays at the hospital. Luckily they came back negative for pneumonia, but did show some stuff that was not great! Wednesday we went back to the Dr. because his coughing was so bad and his breathing was really labored. They did reassure us tha
t is has not turned in to pneumonia, but it was RSV. They gave us a breathing treatment to use at home. It has seemed to help with the coughing a little bit, but he runny nose and fever are a bear! Luke is getting CABIN FEVER and so am I!! Hopefully he will get better soon!!

Christmas 2008

Luke and PawPaw

Sitting in is new "big boy" chair

Daddy and Luke posing for the camera with the basketball goal that Santa brought



Now that I have a few days off of work...I am liking this posting thing!!



Christmas was really fun this year!! Luke still did not really get the big picture, but by the end of the family "tour" he sure did like opening presents! Here are a few pictures from our Christmas fun!

Santa 2008

Here is a picture of Luke sitting on Santa's lap. He thought he was HILARIOUS when he was looking at him from a distance and then things changed just a little when Mrs. Claus sat him on his lap. This is one for the scrap book!

Merry Christmas!!

It's a Boy!!!

On Monday Joe and I found out that we will be adding another little BOY to the Donaldson family!! We were told that everything looked healthy and right on schedule for the due date of February 25.
Luke laughs every time we tell him that he is going to have a little brother. I don't know why, but it is pretty funny!!

Summer Fun

Here are a few new pics. Luke has been having lots of fun lately!! We went to the Georgia Aquarium. He loved seeing all of the fish! He also likes to ride with his Paw Paw on scooter...I think he likes that as much as he likes the fish!

He has been playing a lot with his friends. In one picture you can see what good naps Luke takes. His hair is EVERYWHERE! The picture does not do it justice. It looks like he took a crimper to his crib at nap time:)

He also has a new found love for sweeping. If he can keep that up, Joe and I can really make this work for us!