meet alex

Well since it's been over a month i figure i better introduce Alex!!

Alexander Scott Ridgeway was born on November 3rd at 12:42pm! He weighed 7lbs 6oz and was 21in long. He was born at home in my tub with both hands on top of his head.. the little stinker!!! But Zach was able to be on skype with us and got to see Alex come in to the world =)! Alex has been a wonderful baby. He is very easy going and content! Noah loves him soooo much! he gives him kisses and tells me where his nose is daily! Over all i think Noah is adjusting to being a big brother very well!! Brayden is a lot more cautious this time around!! he doesn't try to hit Alex or climb on him and thankfully has not smeared peanut butter all over his face... poor noah..... any way we are all doing really well here and getting excited for zach to come home! just 4 more weeks!!! here are some pictures of Alex and Noah i took today (Brayden was NOT interested.. we'll try him again tomorrow!!)

Well my sister Cassy tagged me and i have been putting it off but i finally have some time so here i go!!!
the rules: 1. link the person who tagged you and copy down the rules
2. share 7 random and/or weird facts about yourself
3. tag 7 random people at the end of your post
4. leave a comment on their blog letting them know they've been tagged

Alrighty well as i said before Cassy tagged me and her blog is http://www.taylordayz.blogspot.com/

1. i can't stand running the dishwasher when it's only half full.. i don't know why... i just don't like it!

2. i'm really weird about sandwhiches.. the only people i will let make me a sandwhich (other than a pb and j) is my mom and zach.. for some reason.. the thought of some one touching my lunch meat just skeeves me out.. i can't.. do it.. so forget subway.. NO thank you!

3. i don't mind changing poopy diapers.. it has never bothered me.. at all.. but vomit on the other hand.. if i never had to see it again.. that would be greeat!

4. i hate dora the explorer.. she gets on my nerves.. she shouts the WHOLE show and is pretty obnoxious..

5. i am more scared of spiders than i am of a bear... yeah.. pretty sad.. but pretty true.

6. i used to think buffulos were extinct... yup.. another sad but true fact.

7. toilet paper.. yeah.. the part you pull goes on top!!!!!

ok i tag Lindsay, Lindsey, Ashly, Debe, Amy, Joseph, and melanie =)

a little update!

Well we have all been sick over here it started with Noah throwing up on sunday night and then the next night brayden had it and tuesday night i had the pleasure of getting it.. luckily it was just a 24 hour bug so by wednesday night i was feeling pretty much back to normal! the kids are acting normal now too so that's a plus!! =) on tuesday before i got feeling crappy i had my 37 week appointment and it went really well!!!! Baby Alex is head down and in the perfect position again!! we even got to see him on the u/s where they confirmed he is in fact a boy and they kept saying he has tons of hair! she said he was already measuring about 7lbs even... but she also said he was measuring pretty much right on for his due date... so i'm not sure how big they expect babies to be at their due date.. and i know at this stage weight can be WAY off so i'm trying not to worry about having a huge baby! i still think he'll be between 7 1/2 and 8lbs if he's born around his due date! but we'll see! We have halloween tomorrow and we are going to braydens school for their halloween activity! there will be indoor trick or treating and lots of games for the little ones! so that should be fun! other than that nothing new to report here!! Just busy as always!!!! here are some pictures and a video from the u/s!

14 months

Noah is 14 months old today! he's weighing in at 21.2lbs and i have no idea how tall he is.. but i can tell you one thing he;s a little shortie! but he's adorable! he is starting to say a few words.. but mostly stick with jibber jabber. he loves Elmo and Grover.. i don't know why exactly.. but he just loves them! he has decided he loves giving kisses and he is quite the little flirt! he is pretty easy going and always happy! he brings joy to our home every day! here's a picture of him from tonight!! =)

breech

well i had my 36 week appointment today and it looks like baby decided to turn butt down.. so i have another appointment on tuesday and if he is still breech (or even if he's not really..) they will give me an u/s to confirm his position.. and if he is confirmed to be breech they will set up an appointment to do an external version (manually turn him) and if that works then all is well and if it doesn't.. we'll have to talk about our options from there. Noah was breech until 37 weeks though and the doctor said only 4% of babies actually stay breech until delivery.. she said it's not uncommon to have babies flip back to head down right before mom goes in to labor. so she is staying pretty positive about it and she gave me some tips to encourage him to turn head down. sooo.. keep us in your thoughts/prayers and think lots of baby turning back around thoughts!

34 week appointment

Yesterday i had my 34 week prenatal appointment. everything is going well! i'm measuring perfect and i've finally reached my pre pregnancy weight lol. Baby is head down and facing back so he's ready to go! here is a belly picture from yesterday i took with my webcam- it's horrible quality.. but you get the point!

Young Love

Noah has a little girl friend! tonight they were being SO cute together i had to post some pictures!! =)

i'm going to get you!

MUAH!!!!

we're so cute!!!

school picture!

We got brayden's school pictures back a few days ago and i thought i would share with every one! (we just mailed some out yesterday!)

fun filled Saturday

Well i'll start off by saying my friend anna and her two little girls are staying with us right now! they just moved up here for her hubby to go to school and she is waiting to start her job in october! they have been a TON of fun!!!! her little girls and my boys just love each other and they have a blast playing together all the time! yesterday we went to Talkeetna and went to a river and to a park while we bug bombed the house (which didn't kill everything but it did an ok job.. those pesky fruit flies are practically invinsible!)! we had so much fun and took a bunch of pictures!

Noah and Scarlett

Brayden LOVED all the rocks!

Noah and Brayden on the log

Mama and Noah

me and the boys!

Noah

Noah

scarlett

Mali

If you want to see the rest of the pictures please visit my flickr! http://flickr.com/photos/forumyonly1/

"I See Fall Leaves"

Brayden brought home a book he made in preschool! He is SO proud of it! and wants to look at it over and over so i thought i would share it with everyone! (sorry they are kind of bad pictures! i used my webcam)

physical therapy

september 2008 006, originally uploaded by forumyonly1.

Brayden had physical therapy for the second time today! he did great! they are working on his trunk muscles and evening out his muscletone in his legs! he gets to do all kinds of fun things! there is a small room that he gets to play with puzzles and musical toys while learning to use different positions to stretch out his muscles! There is also a gym full of all kinds of play equiptment they are using to practice balance and evening out muscle skills! Brayden loved it so much today he cried when we left =(! i'm glad he's enjoying it!!!

first entry!

For my first entry i thought i'd give a little background! My name is Amanda Ridgeway and i am married to Zach! We celebrated our 4th anniversary on August 21st! We have two wonderful little boys and a third on the way! Zach is in Iraq on his first deployment right now and will be home in the begining of January! we can't wait! Brayden started preschool this year and is doing really well! he is becoming more social and showing more interest in communicating!! Noah has been walking for about 4 weeks now and he is a little walking machine! he is very social and loves to be around people his size the most! Our little Alex is due in less than two months now and we are very excited! We live in Wasilla, Alaska-- it's absolutely gorgeous here and we are enjoying our first fall in our new house!