Happy 4th Birthday!!

Well for the first time I decided to have someone else host Maddyson's party...well that was stupid! I am not the person to let anyone else take care of things, I like doing it. We invited a lot of people this time, Maddyson has friends her age now so it was a big turnout, but it was crazy...too many other people (not with our party). It was at Chuck E. Cheese. We didn't want her to open her presents there, she had a lot and I don't know I didn't want anyone to steal them...call me crazy. So no one got to see her open her presents. We did video tape her opening all of them and she loved everyone that she got. She was so excited...to everyone I am sorry you were not able to see her open them.

I can't believe it has been four years already. I still remember the day she was born. Maddyson has grown so fast and acts like a 5 or 6 year old. She is very smart and remembers EVERYTHING...even from a year ago. She blows our minds when she speaks. She has blossomed into a beautiful little girl and a GREAT big sister. Payton is very lucky to have such a caring big sis.

Trick or Treat - Fire Safety Town

We went trick or treating last night at the Fire Safety Town in Frisco with Brooke, Billy and Will. Maddyson and Will had a great time. Payton also enjoyed being eww'd and aww'd all over. We all had a great time and the little town is very neat. We ran into Leslie and Laney, my nurse and her daughter. Here are some pics from the fun night.

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Mr. Ryan came into town!!!

Ryan has come in town to visit.

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Longhorns!!

So here are the girls in their Longhorn supporting outfits from this past weekend. Ashlie and her side of the family are the burnt orange supporters while Brandon is left supporting the struggling Ags. Of course no matter what they wear, they are still adorable.

Weekend updates.

Things are going well. It is definitely an adjustment now having 2 little ones. Getting in a routine is the key though. Today will be the first day without the help of Brandon because he has gone back to work. At Payton's 2 week appt she is 7lbs 10oz, 21in long. She is doing great. We had a great weekend riding the 4 wheelers, cleaning out the garage, and just enjoying the awesome weather. Here are a few pics over the weekend.

Payton's first week!

1 week has gone by fast. We are enjoying her so much of course. Maddyson is crazy about her and always wants to be right up on her. She is great with her even though she doesn't realize how gentle she needs to be. We did have to go back to the hospital for a 24 hr period of time for payton to get a suntan :) Her bilirubin level rose from a 3.4 when we were discharged to a 17.8 at her first pedi appt. We were used to the lights cause with Maddyson's jaundice. We spent a week and a half in the hospital under the bili lights. Payton is doing great though. Being 3 weeks early, it takes them a little longer to process the bili, so they use the lights to help. She is eating every 2-3 hrs. At night sometimes we have to wake her to feed her. Hopefully when we want her to sleep through the night she will :). She will feed directly, but i've also been pumping because my you know whats have needed time to heal because she has totally made them raw. Also it has been nice because Brandon can get up with her and feed her since he has taken time off.

Do they look alike?

One of them is Maddyson and one is Payton.....Do you know which one is which?


































Payton(Left) Maddyson(Right)

Payton Claire Rich has arrived!

At 3:51 pm, Ashlie gave birth to a 20 1/2 in, 7lb 8oz little baby girl, Payton Claire Rich. Ashlie and Payton are doing wonderful. Here are some pictures of our new arrival.