Where do I begin....Sorry this is a long one :)

So I figured that I should post something since I rambled and complained in my last post and that was almost a month ago. The good news is that Ryan is finally sleeping most of the night. He sleeps from about 9ish to around 430 or so then goes back to sleep until about 7. We are just fine with this schedule but we are also jealous of those of you who have kids who sleep for 12 hours a night....crazy!!!! Thanks to everyone's helpful advice and encouragment! The bad news is that he has only been doing this for a few nights so we are still trying to catch up on our sleep.

Our lives have been full of excitement the past month. We moved the first week of April to our new house which was so exciting! We found a foreclosure in Spanish Fork and really got lucky with it. Apparently it was so dirty and beat up that the bank actually painted and put new appliances, carpet, and flooring in so it feels like a brand new home. We are so blessed to get into a home that we really love! It is also such a relief to not be renting anymore! We definately were ready to be done with small apartments.

Our new Home

Ryan is growing so fast. He just had his 6 month birthday this week and it is unbelievable that he has been in our family for 6 months. He smiles all the time, loves green beans and carrots, and for some odd reason he likes to be scared by his dad. He absolutely loved his Easter basket too which was really cute. I am not sure if it is because of the bright colors or what but he dove right in! We also hosted our first Sunday dinner on Easter Sunday. We had a BBQ and my parents, Drew, Bret, Jan, and Bella all came over. It was really fun to actually have a place for everyone.

These are all Easter pics. This last one was at an Easter Egg Hunt, the wind was kind of blowing, I am guessing that is why Ryan kind of looks high:)

My mom and I made a trip through Idaho over Spring Break. We spent a few days in Boise and stopped in Pocatello on the way home. For some reason, Ryan always clicks with his grandparents. He absolutely loves his grandma and grandpa Dodo and his grandma and grandpa "Moose." He is so smiley with them it is great!

Other than that, our lives are busy. We are rarely home but we love spending time with our family. It is so nice to have both of our families so close to us. Matt shaved his head (all of the boys did it for his sister with cancer) and really loves it so he keeps telling me he is going to keep it that way, but I am not really sold on the idea. Oh yeah, I only have 7 days of teaching before summer....but who is counting?!?

SLEEP DEPRIVED!!!!!

So Matt and I have decided that we are desperate! I am posting this because our sweet little boy who we love so very much, is about to drive us crazy!!! Granted he is only 5 months old and he can't talk but that is besides that matter. For the first 3 months of Ryan's life, he was a great sleeper. He usually woke up once a night to eat anywhere from 2am to about 4am. I was totally fine and I could handle waking up once to feed the little guy. Now as great as that was, 2 short months later, we are experiencing a couple weeks of absolutely NO SLEEP! Ryan now goes to bed around 9 or 930 (which has always been his bedtime) but wakes up at midnight, 2 am, 4 am, and usually about 6 am. WHY?!? We need sleep too!

Now if you can't tell, I am a little bugged by the recent happenings in the Oakey home. I didn't realize how bugged I was until I went to pick up Ryan from Bret and Jan's house (they were so kind to babysit today) and they informed me that Bella, who is two months younger than Ryan, is sleeping 9 hours a night! What is this all about? I talked to Jan and got a few ideas that might help but I am desperately searching for advice from all experienced moms! I feel like we are trying everything that every book says. He falls asleep on his own, in his crib, he doesn't use a pacifier to fall asleep, he weighs like 20 pounds (so you would think he could go more than a few hours without food), and we have the same routine every night. The only hard thing is, is that we live in a building with neighbors on all sides. We are afraid to really let him cry at 2 am in fear of waking up the baby below us.

Now I like to think of myself as a humble person so I will not be offended by any advice or criticism and I would love to hear exactly what everyone has to say on the subject! I will try anything at this point! We just need sleep!!!!!!!

Here is a picture of Ryan just so I can remind myself as well as everyone else how cute this little guy is....this is what keeps me sane! How can I really be mad at someone so dang cute!

"I am a Utah Man Sir, I will be 'till I die.....Go Utes"

When it comes to college sports in Utah, there are two types of fans....Utah fans and fans of that blue team! When I was playing basketball we would actually refer to them as either "The team down South," or "B Y Who?" Matt and I are definately fans of the Utes and make no mistake, Ryan will be too! Because we are living in Orem, it is really rare to find Utah fans so we make sure to state our opinion every opportunity we can, especially when the Utes are victorious! This past weekend both the men's and the women's basketball teams at Utah won the conference tournament so we were really excited. I guess we might be taking it a bit too far when we dress our 5 month old son in Utah church clothes too, but in a ward full of Cougar fans, we have to stand our ground! :) It is definately a good year to be a UTE!

State Champions!!!!!!

The past week has been a huge rush! The Bruins have been playing in the State Tournament all week and as coaches, it is so exhausting. I never understood how much work and energy went into coaching in a big tournament like this! I think it really might be more stressful to be a coach. As a player you just go out and do your best. Coaches have to do everything they can to prepare a team then they just have to hope that it turns out.

We went into the tournament as #2 seed and had to win 3 games to get to the championship. Our girls did such an amazing job and won the first 3 games. That put us into the State Championship game and we were playing one of our rivals, Springville. It is so crazy that we played Springville because Matt graduated from that school and has a cousin that is on the basketball team. His entire family was at the game cheering against us! Anyways, we won the game by 17 points and it was so cool! I have never been a part of a State Championship team until now, and it is such an overwhelming feeling. I am so proud of what our girls have accomplished this season!

To get the full effect of this picture you have to zoom in...this was right after the buzzer went off. I am mid-hug with our head coach. The girls were so excited!

The team with the championship trophy!
GO BRUINS!

The Gym....Ryan's 2nd Home!!!

This year has been a crazy one! Because I am coaching basketball at the high school, I never really got a lot of time off. Ryan was born at the end of October and two weeks later, I started coaching. Ever since the season started, Ryan has been at the gym with me a lot! I usually take him with me to practice a couple days a week and we always have at least two games each week. Matt has been so supportive of me and has really become Super Dad! I always get comments from the parents and fans. They can't believe how much he does!

At the past few home games, there has been a college student taking pictures for a project in one of his classes. He was so nice and took some really great pictures of Ryan at his 2nd home. I had no idea he was taking pictures of Ryan but, I absolutely love the shots he got!

Such a typcial Ryan face

This one is my favorite!

Sleeping through the first game of the night

So much alike!

Prayer Request

I am writing this post and asking all of you for some help. Matt's oldest sister has recently been diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma. She is only 31 years old and has 4 little kids. This has come as a huge shock to Matt and his family. I am asking you to remember her and her family in your prayers. She has incredible faith and has said that she knows her Heavenly Father can help her through this. I also know that our Heavenly Father can provide amazing miracles if we have faith in him. I know that none of you actually know Callie but please remember her. We really appreciate all of you!

"The cutest little boy..."

Ryan will be 3 months old on Friday and he is so much fun! He has really been a great baby. Of course he has his moments where we wonder how in the world he can scream that loud, but overall he is really happy! Last night Ryan was in such a cute mood. He was laughing and smiling at Matt for like 10 minutes. Of course he kind of quit once I got the camera out but it was so funny. I don't know who is cuter, Matt or Ryan. Matt has this high pitched voice that he talks to Ryan with and he absolutely loves it! We got a few laughs on video...try not to laugh at Matt too much...he is such a cute dad! I also added a few pictures of him (Ryan not Matt :)), he is growing so fast!

I think he is a little tired in this last one...so funny though!