Weekend Wrap-Up

Friday
So, on Thursday night, my phone rings at 7:55 and it's Dawson.  He says "Hey Krystal.  Niki's water broke!!"  I had just talked to Niki a few hours before.  She was taking the boys to their drum lessons and baseball lessons and I didn't want her to be going by herself just in case something like that happened.  Well, her mom had gone with her and when they got home she got out of the car and her water broke.  She told her mom and her husband.  Dawson heard her say that she needed to call me.  So, he called me.  I was told later that night that he was pacing the floor with his hand on his hip and the phone to his ear calling me.  He's a mess!!! 
So, we spent all night Thursday at the hospital awaiting baby Ryker's arrival.  Niki did amazing and he made his arrival on Friday at 12:58 p.m. weighing in at 7lbs 3.4 oz and 20.5 inches long.  It was a completely different experience being the best friend as opposed to the labor and delivery nurse.  Although, the nurse in me came out a few times since I was watching the monitor like a hawk!!

First time getting to hold him

Big brothers Lucas & Dawson

Daddy's turn to hold

Uncle Eddy

Grandma Joni

Proud Grandpa & Grandma

After moving rooms, getting settled in

About 5 hours old and he had his 1st photo shoot!

Dawson & Ryker

 

Proud Big Brothers

 

I stayed with Niki that evening after everybody left.  Her husband left to get the boys settled and I stayed with the baby so she could shower and get cleaned up.  It started to storm and the hospital lost power!!  Of course, they had generator power but that was it.  Michael got back and I went home. 

 

Saturday

I was so tired but when my alarm went off at 6am I only snoozed a time or two.  I got up and got ready to go to cheerleading tryouts to judge.  It ended up being a lot more stressful than we were expecting, but Andrea ended up with 14 great girls!!  It's just hard knowing you are breaking some little girls heart by not making the squad.  After that I ran to get groceries and came home to lay down so I was ready to go to work that night. 

 

Sunday

Work was so busy last night so I crashed when I got home this morning.  Slept all day then got up to get ready to do it all over again!!!

Weekend Wrap-Up

I can't believe it's already the last weekend of summer....and it rained the whole time pretty much!!
Last summer weekend wrap-up, hopefully the weather will realize this too!
Friday
I spent most of the day at home cleaning and lounging around.  I got myself ready to go work at the restaurant by 4.  It was a busy night.  After we closed up there, I went to my friend Andrea's house.  She is a teacher and is also the junior high cheerleading coach.  This is her first year teaching and being a coach.  She is having cheer tryouts this week and myself and a few friends are helping.  Tonight we were learning the sidelines and cheer for tryouts.  This brought back so many fun memories of cheering and I miss it so much!  Can't there be cheerleading workout classes or something??  Those might actually be something I go to!!  Anyway, the night consisted of several bottles of wine and lots of cheering!!  So excited about teaching the girls this week!

Saturday
I worked at the restaurant from 6 to2 and even though I was really tired, I was in the mood to shop.  I ran by Dillard's and it was packed!!  I thought that meant there were lots of good sales but that wasn't the case.  I'm pretty sure everybody was shopping because of the rainy weather.  I didn't find anything and I was a little disappointed.  That is so unlike me to not find anything!  Maybe I will get to go on a girls weekend at the end of the month and do some shopping then!  I came home and took a short nap then went to Niki's to eat dinner and hang out with her.  We watched the Lucky One and it was so good!

Sunday
I slept in late and then got up and finished some laundry and cleaned the kitchen.  I was so far behind in blogs, so I sat down and got caught up!  Now it's time to eat something and then get ready for work.  It's my holiday to work at the hospital. 
Hopefully, next weekend I will have lots of adorable pictures of baby Ryker to share!!