Eric Ryder Johnson

Waking up

My little guy

Proud mommy and daddy

His tiny foot

His little hand and arm

Ryder decided he didn't want to live in mommy's tummy any longer and joined us July 27, 2009 at 7:02 am. He is 2 months early and weighed 4 lbs 3 oz and was 17 inches long. It all started at around 12:30 am Monday morn I though it was just my normal back pain that I always get so I just kept holding it off. Finally the front pain started coming on with the back pain and I still wasn't sure what it was. Around 4:30 am Clayton heard my throwing up and crying and said we were going to the hospital. We left at almost 5 and got to the hospital shortly after. I got there and they asked what was going on and then got me on a bed and checked me and the nurse is like your dilated to a 9 we're having a baby. I just remember the look on Clayts face when she said that he was so scared he's like it's too early isn't it? They are like yes but we're having this baby. They called the life flight team and my Dr and they both got there right away. My Dr broke my water at 6:30 am and he was born at 7:02 am. The life flight/preemie team took him from me as soon as Clayt cut his cord. They worked on him in the room for a little while and then let me see him again and took him into the nursery. Clayt was in there with him the whole time and a few hours later they had him stabled and brought him in to see me one last time before they Ambulance him to the IMC in Murray. He was on a ventilator for about the first 3 hours of his life and then they moved him to oxygen cause he was doing so well. Around 8 that night they took him completely off oxygen and was breathing on his own. He is such a strong boy. Yesterday I got released from the hospital and was finally able to see my baby boy. We got to finally hold him and he's so little and precious I love him so much it was so hard to leave not knowing he wasn't coming home with me. Clayton got to care for him yesterday and changed his diaper for the first time and got to take his temperature it was so cute to watch. He is still breathing on his own breathing the air we do witch is so awesome he's doing so good. They tell us he could be in there until his normal due date Sept 23 but since he's doing so good it could just be 3-4 more weeks but we will see. I'm just glad he's as healthy as he is and doing so good. I don't want him to come home until he is ready even tho we would love to have him home now :) Well that's all for now I will keep this updated as time goes on. Thank you everyone for your prayers and comfort we couldn't do it alone. We love you all.

Our New Car

This is our new car. I like it a lot and it's fun but I wish it was my Mazda lol
The pic was taken from my phone so it's kind of small and not the best picture.

Week In Review

Wow what a crazy week it was. Easton, Jaxon and Kavika all had state baseball this last week and they all played at the same time on different fields it was crazy. I stayed at the condo with Davey and Karen Monday and Tuesday night so I could get up early in the morn with them and help them get kids to games since they had only one vehicle. It was insane and very rushing lol but a lot of fun. Clayt was still working nights and days so I just hung out with them Monday- Thursday. Kavika and Jaxon ended up losing out on Wed night but they both played awesome and I think they still had a good time. Easton ended up winning all of his games in the round robin round if that's what it's called lol and on Thursday was the day for the championship and they lost the first game and so it knocked them down into the 3rd and 4th place bracket and they ended up taking 3rd. They only lost that one game out of the 7 they played I believe it was that many anyways. But they played awesome and it was fun to watch but lets say I am ready for the year break of baseball we have had a lot of it with them playing on traveling teams and coming up here almost every weekend this summer and then city league but it was fun and I can't wait until next year and I won't be fat and miserable in the heat :) lol Well good job boys and thanks for giving me something to do since I had the week off.

So Clayton calls me Friday to tell me he's on his way home from work and it was way early cause he was playing in a softball tourney that night. Well not even 1 minute into the convo he says jk I'm not on my way home his truck just died. Oh great so he couldn't get it started back up and him and Cole are thinking it's something to do with the engine that's a big deal. He calls me back and says well get ready to go car shopping tomorrow oh yay we just did that why couldn't the Toyota just wait a few more months oh well I guess. He wants to get it fixed but there is so much work that needs to be done to it and we are hoping to get this condo and we have to have a down payment so we didn't want to use that to fix his truck. So Saturday morning we headed out car shopping first place we stopped we saw a car we liked a red Jetta so we looked at it and it was in the price range we were looking for but decided to keep looking. We stopped at a few other places and test drove some cars there but decided to go back to the first one. So we ended up getting a 2001 VW Jetta. It's a stick shift yay I was happy to have that back lol we will take turns driving the car and the truck whoever has to drive the farthest will take the truck. We decided the car will save us in gas a lot a month so we think it will pay off that way :)

Today we had the opportunity to sub in nursery at church. It was a lot of fun. It's so fun to watch and listen to each little kids different personality not one was a like. There were mean ones, grumpy ones, ones who were shy and then really talkative ones. I think Clayt enjoyed playing with the little ones I love watching him with kids he's going to be such an awesome dad. Clayt ended up having to work all night again last night and then came home for church he kept falling asleep in Sacrament Meeting but nursery kind of woke him up lol he said he could do this job every Sunday lol so I guess if they want to give us a calling that's a good one for us if he says he could do it haha.

So that was our crazy eventful week. The baby and I are doing awesome. My belly grows more and more each day. I am almost 31 weeks so crazy I can't believe how fast it has gone by. We are getting so excited and can't wait to meet him. Also we are supposed to be hearing back this week on the condo we put an offer on about a month ago. I hope we get it and hopefully will get to move in by the end of this month beginning of next month. Wish us luck.

Temple Open House/Shopping/Baptism/Update

Brooklynn and her dad (Tony)

Proud mommy and daddy (Tad)

Proud grandma and grandpa

Us and Brooklynn

This weekend my parents and Misty and the boys came up for School/summer shopping and Kylor's softball tourney. On Friday morning we went to the Oquhar (sp) Mountain Temple open house and it was so pretty I really liked it. That was the boys first time to go through a Temple and I think they really liked it. After the Temple we us girls and the little boys went shopping it was fun but tiring I can only handle so much lol I got a few outfits for the baby and I'm getting more and more excited to meet the little guy everyday. Saturday my niece Brooklynn was baptized it was a really good baptism and she just looked so happy. We are so proud of you Brooklynn and we love you so much keep up the good work.

As for Clayton the baby and I we are doing good. I am almost 30 weeks so crazy I can't believe it it's gone by so fast to me but I'm getting so excited I think these last 3 months are gonna go by slow lol. The baby is doing good he is starting to move so much more now and it's so fun. He only likes to move for mommy and daddy tho because every time he's moving and I have my mom or sisters feel he will stop it's so funny then as soon as I put my hand back on there he will start moving again so cute I love him. Clayton got home from work the other night and I was in bed and he wasn't moving at all and as soon as Clayt put his hand on my belly he started kicking like crazy it was the cutest thing Clayt just kept laughing. He's gonna be such an awesome dad :)

Clayton and work well lets just say I never see him anymore. He left to work on Wed morn and didn't get back home until 3am Sat morn. He has been so busy that he just has to sleep out there I really hate it. He got home early yesterday morn and then went to the baptism with me and went looking for houses and then went back out to work and is still there. He's such a trooper he works so hard and tries to do everything to make sure I'm happy. I haven't been the happiest person with his work lately but I am grateful he has a job but it really wares him out putting 80+ hours in in one week but I guess he has to do what he has to do. So thank you babe for all you do for me and supporting me I love you so much and thanks for everything :)

Well that's about what has been going on with us in the last week. Busy but still so in love and loving life we couldn't be happier.

4th of July

Miley crashed out.. He had a long day

Brayden and Sterling

Tyler and Tad

Jordynn, Brynna and Brooklynn

Mikaila,Uncle Mike, Aunt Tammy and Stormy

Clayt me and Uncle Robert

Milan, mom and Clayt

Brynna Roo

Clayt playing basketball

Clayt and Brynna at the parade

WE went to Blanding again this year for the 4th of July it was so much fun. We played in the midnight madness again and it was fun even tho we lost out at 2am but at least we got sleep this year unlike last year lol. My mom's sister and brother and his family came down this year it was a lot of fun seeing the, again. We don't get to see them very often. This was Clayton's first time meeting my Aunt since they didn't make it down to the wedding. We had a bbq on Saturday and just hung out all day down at the festivities it was fun hanging out witht he cousins. Clayton played basketball with my Uncle Mike, Matt and Sterling it was fun and funny to watch since he's not much of a basketball player lol We sat with his family at the fireworks and then went to his moms house afterwards and everyone was doing fireworks but I went and layed down and crashed out so I didn't do them lol We came home yesterday and it's so nice to be home it was a long fun and exhausting weekend.

Baby Shower in Blanding

Us Girls
Sasha,Shay, me,Kimber,Shea and Bri

Baseball cakes my mom made

Clayton's great grandma got this material to make him a blanket when he was a baby but she got sick and ended up dying a year and a half later so Marcia saved the material for when Clayt had his own baby and her mom just finished it for us. The material is 26 years old :)
Presents

Me and Kenzi

Opening Presents

Jordynn, Mikaila and Lakin

My mom and sisters put together and baby shower for me this last weekend why we were down in Blanding for the 4th. Misty let us have it at her house thank you Misty :) There were a lot of people there but it was fun. I got a lot of great things a ton that I needed thank you everybody for the gifts they are very much appreciated :) I got to see a few girlfriends from school that I haven't seen in a long time so it was good to see them again. Thank you everyone who brought food and thank you Misty and mom for planning all of this for me.

Baby

Me belly at 28 weeks..Clayton is never home to take a pic for me

I went to the Dr last Thursday and everything is going good. The baby and I are both healthy :) I am finally starting to feel him move and he is constantly moving lol it's so cute I love it, except he decides to wake up and start kicking me around 10 pm when I'm getting ready to go to bed of course but I still love him :) We are getting so excited to meet our little guy and can't wait for the time to come.