The Ledyard's Life

Sam helps Daddy Shovel

2011-01-30T17:42:00.004-06:00

Sam loves going outside even in the snow. And yes Buzz and Woody had to go out too. I am begining to think that Sam is a real life "Andy" from the movie Toy Story. He puts Woody Woody Buzz as he says most of the time in anything and everything! We find them in our shoes, in drawers, boxes, you name it he puts it there. It makes life interesting to say the least. I am glad he has such a good imagination.

Zeke tells Mommy a Story

2011-01-20T22:37:00.002-06:00

Sam is 19 Months Old!

2010-10-05T23:05:00.003-05:00

Samson Paul Ledyard soon to be big brother.

It is probably because we are about 5 weeks from adding another baby to our family, but Adam and I have commented on how big our boy is getting like everyday. He is adding new words that he can say all the time and he is starting to put two or three words together. Like "mo pacor peees" That is more pop corn please.

Here are some of Sam's favorite things. Sam's newest favorite is Trains. He says choo choo. I think this came from the fact that he is in the nursery at church twice a week now and they have a train table that he plays with all the time. When I go to pick him up he is always playing with a choo choo.

He also really like Buzz and Woody from Toy Story. Casey's mom got him a Buzz, Woody, and Alien from the movie Toy Story when she was here and he barley leaves the house without them.

Cars are his other favorite toy to play with. He really likes Mater from the movie Cars. As you can see in this video he usually knows right where Mater is, but Adam was hidding it from him.

Veggie Tales are also a favorite of Sams. I have been taking him to the library every Tuesday and now when we walk in he says Bob? Bob? because he knows that we get Veggie Tale movies from the library. When he is fully awake he asks for Bob (Veggie Tales), Buzz, Car, or Choo Choo.

Sam and Mimi with Bob

Casey got him Pooh and he was spinning in circles with it so I taught him Ring Around the Rosy. Of course his favorite part is falling down. Now he will say Ashes? Ashes? when he wants me to sing it for him.

Sam sliding at the Park

(Yes I know you are thinking "Look he sticks his tongue out just like his Mom." You are correct, but I have to tell you it really helps you concentrate!)

Thanks Casey for taking these pictures for us. We Love You!

Sam playing "Peek-A-Boo" with his Daddy

When is Baby Ledyard Coming?

2010-10-04T21:54:00.003-05:00

I am 34 week pregnant and the weeks are flying by! So we wanted to see if you guys think we are having a boy or a girl and when he/she will be coming. I set up a guessing game like Tarah and Seth did when they were expecting Haven. By the way I promise to get a picture of me up very soon.

http://www.expectnet.com/logingame.php?
If you click this link and the enter LedyardBaby2 in the game name you can put in your guess.

Here is what the doctor has told us so far. Because my blood pressure is high/normal (you can be praying that it stays more normal than high) they will most likley induce me at 39 weeks. This is exactly what they did when I had Sam. At the last ultrasound, which was Sept. 20th the baby weighed 4lb 14oz and they tipically gain a pound every two weeks. He/she has big feet and head and chubby cheeks.

I have felt that this pregnancy is exactly the same as it was with Sam, down to the spot on my belly that feels like it is buring from being streched too much. But unlike Sam this baby is rebelling and has his/her feet down instead of its head. (Another prayer request is that the baby will turn so I will not have to have a c-section!)

I have already put in my guess so you can see what I think will happen. Thanks for all your prayers we love you all!

Mother's Day in Ohio

2010-08-30T21:52:00.003-05:00

So I know it has been almost 4 months since I have updated and I am sorry (Grandma Rayanne). I am going to try and get caught up on all we did this summer.

Happy Mother's Day Mommy

Adam, Sam, Grandma, and Great Grandma

Hi Cow

Playing in Grandma and Grandpa's new yard at their new house

Sam and Grandpa

Sam has a surprise for Uncle Andrew

The Curls are GONE!

2010-05-05T14:53:00.004-05:00

I finally talked Adam into letting me get Sam's hair cut. I am sad that the curls are gone (yes we did save a few for the baby book), but he is 14 months old and it was time. He did great! Sam sat all by himself in the chair and did not make a peep. Not even when she used the razor at the end. I think he looks like a little man. And I will never have to hear what a cute girl we have. We ran a bunch a errands after we got it cut and I got just as many comments on how cute my little man was, we just don't get how cute the curls are anymore. My little boy is growing up.

BEFORE

DURING

AFTER

Bad Hair Day

2010-04-30T09:56:00.004-05:00

This is why I want to cut Sam's hair.

But a little water and gel goes a long way.

Sam has not been wanting to eat foods that he normally loves. I finally figured out why. He wants to feed himself. So we have had a lot of messes like this lately.

Sam love fruit especially bananas!

Chew! Chew!

The lady at the caf gave Sam this apple when we left. I did not think he would eat it like that, but he made a pretty good dent in it by the time we got home.

I love that smile!!!

Boys will be Boys

2010-04-14T22:53:00.003-05:00

This is what Sam's beautiful little hands and face looked like after a long day out at a baseball game. He had a blast walking around and climbing the stairs to go see his daddy in the press box.

Sam had a great time talking a walk in the new wagon that his Boppa got and fixed up for him.

Sam decided he was not going to take a nap on this particular day, but his body had other plans. Don't worry I have been just putting him in is crib at 11 and 3 for his daily naps and I do not get him out for an hour. So now he has no choice but to take a nap.

Easter and a Special Anouncement

2010-04-14T15:45:00.005-05:00

For Easter this year we got up and went to our wonderful little church and enjoyed another great sermon from our pastor Elliot. I love hearing the story of how our Savior rose from the dead after three day in a tomb just for me. I still have a hard time with that fact, that Jesus died just for me. I can't wait to really share that with me son. That a man who lived long, long ago died just for him and has an amazing plan for Samson Paul's life.

We then headed to Rockford to visit Grandma and Grandpa Truesdale. Mom, Dad, and Tori were there too. It was fun for Sam to open his Easter baskets. He loved to shake the eggs filled with money. He especially like the dollar Aunt Tori snuck into the soccer egg. But I would have to say that the best part of the day was the present we gave Sam. Read below to find out what is was.

Mom what does the shirt say?

Yes, Mom it is true...

Sam is going to be a big brother!

Yes I am pregnant! We are expecting baby number two in early November. My due date is November 5th. We are very excited. No we are not planning on finding out what the baby is or the names we are considering. It is all going to be a surprise! I figure with Sam nother was a surprise, I was even induced so with this one everythig will be a surprise.

Sam's 1st Birthday Party

2010-04-14T13:57:00.005-05:00

Making cards to thank the people for coming to my party

Finger painting the decorations for my party

The cupcakes and cake Mommy and Aunt Tori work so hard on.

Opening presents is so much fun!

Mommy and Daddy had to help me blow out the candle

That cake sure was good!

My Best Buddy Silas

I had to take his hat off.

Then he took mine off

I love playing with basketballs

Balloons!

Aren't I cute!

Sam is 10 months old

2010-01-21T11:40:00.004-06:00

My baby is 10 months old! It has gone so fast. He is such a joy. I love just watching him play and discover new things about his world. Here are a few of Sam's favorite things.

Sam loves to stand and is getting braver at taking steps inbetween things.

He now has four teeth. Two on bottom and four on top.

Some of Sam's first steps (Yes he is starting to walk)

He LOVES to eat, especially when he gets to do it himself.

Sam has learned to say "please" when he wants something especially food. It has made life a lot less whiny.

Sam has figured out he can crawl under things.

He loves remotes and cell phones

Grandpa curl

He is a sweaty boy when he falls asleep in his car seat.

Sam likes to figure out how he can fit things into other things.

Christmas Pictures

2010-01-14T16:20:00.010-06:00

Decorating the Christmas Tree

Christmas at the Truesdale's

Christmas Morning with Mommy and Daddy

Christmas at the Ledyard's

Busy Week

2009-11-02T10:09:00.004-06:00

Adam has something every night this week. This made the week incredible long. I was in desprate need of some adult time and a little time to myself. I did get 45 min to go get lunch, frozen pizzas for dinner, food for Sam, and a movie for the night and I got to do it all by myself.

Sam missed his daddy but we did get to go see him at the many games. Sam loves to steal Adam's hat and chew on it. All that chewing helped Sam's first tooth poke through. That's right we have a tooth. I can't quite get a picture of it yet, but I am working on it.

Still not crawling yet, but I am starting to think that he is going to just skip crawling and go right to walking. He is constantly pulling himself up on what ever is close. He even pushed Silas over and tried to pull himself up on him. Silas didn't seem to mind too much.

Well Tarah is offically full term (37 weeks) so we are waiting paitently to meet our new addition and find out what her name will be. I am excited to see how Sam will be with a baby around.

The cuttiest baby bumblebee in the world!

Sam is seven months old!

2009-10-20T10:11:00.004-05:00

It is hard to believe Sam is seven months old!

He is not quite crawling, as you will see in the video he gets up on his knees and rocks.

He is teething, which is why I think we are getting more of these fits than I would like.

He is eating three meals of solid baby food a day.

He loves his Johnny-Jump-Up.

He is a mommy's boy especially at bed time.

He is finally fitting into size 6-9 months.

And he still makes us laugh and smile everyday.

Sam frowed a fit
Sorry it is side ways. I was able to flip it in my kodak program, but it did not translate here.

Almost crawling

The GREATEST sound in the world.

Helping Mommy with laundry.

Ledyard Update

2009-09-28T21:26:00.011-05:00

Sorry I am not very good at this blogging thing, but I really am going to try and get at least one post a week up. I can't believe how fast my boy is growing up. He is such a joy! He is sitting up all by himself now. It is so great to be able to put him on the floor with a couple of toys and have him entertain himself. His favorite thing right now is his Johnny-Jump-Up. He will jump for a half hour at a time. Check out the video. He is also a big talker now. After a couple months of Adam and I saying "mama" and "dada" he has finally caught on and says "dada" for everything now. It is really cute, but as mama I am trying to get him to say "mama" too.

For those of you that don't know I am not teaching any more. I am staying home with Sam and babysitting. I watch Silas 3 or 4 days a week. Silas is 3 weeks and one day younger than Sam so it is like having twins. I get asked that everytime I have them out together. It has been really fun and I don't miss teaching at all. It is an incredible joy to be a mom and getting to stay home. I am so greatfull that we have been able to make it work. I am trying to find another child to watch so if you know of anyone who is look for a babysitter let me know.

Enjoy the pictures and videos.

Silas and Samson Best Friends in the Making

Sam sitting in the rocking chair Grandma and Grandpa Ledyard gave him.

Samson sitting all by himself

Look at those Big Beautiful Blue Eyes

What a difference a couple of months makes

Pictures for Grandma Rayanne

2009-08-31T12:44:00.006-05:00

Our Little Peanut is growing up

2009-07-30T17:21:00.007-05:00

We started Sam on rice and oatmeal cereal last week. He was waking up at 4:30 a.m. to eat and mommy was not too excited about that, so we decided to start cereal. He really likes it! We are eating 4 tablespoons twice a day and eating every bite. Today he decided to get his hands all in it and wipe them on his face. He is also trying to grab the spoon.

On Thursday, Sam rolled from his back to his stomach. It took him a little while, but he did it. Now I put him down and he rolls over in about 10 seconds. He only rolls over his left side and can't get back over so it is a fun new game to roll over and then whine until mommy rolls him back over.

Adam and I were looking at pictures of Sam when he was about a month old and I can't believe how much he has changed in just that short a time. We realized that we need to enjoy everyday that we have with him!

Colorado

2009-07-30T14:00:00.013-05:00

We were lucky enough to get to go to Colorado over the 4th of July. My whole family (Mom and Dad, Andy, Seth, Tarah, Jericho, Baby girl G, and Tori) got to come. We stayed at my Uncle Tim and Aunt Bonnie's house up in the mountains of Denver. It was so great to see my family. It was
especially nice to introduce Sam to his GG (great-grandma).

Jericho and Sam just hanging out

We went to The Buterfly Pavaline and Sam loved looking at the butterflies and flowers. Jericho and Sam had fun in the hunny comb jungle gym. Aren't they adorable!

GG loved having all three of her great-grandkids around for the week. The big boy is my cousin Candi's little guy Maddox. Jericho and Maddox were great play mates. They had a dump truck that they were pushing each other around in, it was so cute.

Being with my whole family all week made me really wish that we lived closer. It is so hard being so far away from each other, especially as our family grows. Tarah found out they are having another girl! I am so excited for Jericho to have a sister. I miss mine more that I realized until I got to see them every day.

GG posed for us. Isn't it GREAT!

Andy with Sam with the beautiful mountains in the background.

Sam and Aunt Toi chillin'

Sam "talking" to Mommy

2009-06-30T10:13:00.003-05:00

I took this video of Sam "talking" to me the other day and I wanted to see if I could get it to work on here. Sam is wearing an old hat of Adam's from when he was little. Sam "talks" to us like this everyday. He especially likes to talk to Daddy. Sam really knows his voice. I hope that he will know his heavenly fathers voice just as well when he gets older!

Headed to Colorado

2009-06-30T01:59:00.004-05:00

We are heading to Colorado for vacation tomorrow. My whole family is going to be there. I am soooo excited!! Not only do I get to see my whole family, but I get to introduce my son to his great-grandma (Gigi), and my aunt and uncles and cousins and my cousin's little guy Maddox. I promise to have lots of picture and stories when we get back. Hopefully they are stories about how great of a traveler my son is.

Just for fun here are some pictures of Sam in his Jonny Jump-Up. He likes it OK, but I think that he will love it when he gets a little bit bigger. He is not quite tall enough and he doesn't quite get how to jump in it.

Father's Day

2009-06-23T22:38:00.009-05:00

Adam with his dad, Paul, and Samson

For Adam's first Father's Day, I wanted to make it special. So after Sam had his breakfast, we went and got Daddy breakfast from McDonalds and gave him breakfast in bed. Sam got his Daddy a board book that is also a picture frame so Adam can put it on is desk in his office. He also got Adam a journal so he can write in it and pass all of his wisdom on to Sam. Adam plans on giving it back to Sam on his 13th birthday. I got him some boxers so that Mommy doesn't have to do laundry as often :)

Sam with Grandpa Ledyard

Adam's parents were here for the weekend so after Sam's second feeding (He still eats every two hours) I made a nice lunch for us all. We gave both grandpas a picture frame with a picture of them with Sam in a picture frame that said I Love My Grandpa. They both loved their gifts. I made Dad cry (For those of you don't know our family has this inside joke to see who can get mom or dad to cry when we give them a gift).

Sam with his Boppa

After Adam's parent left we went to my grandma house to have dinner with my side of the family. It was fun because my cousins were home from college so we got to visit with them too. Grandma had a great meal as usual and we had a good time.

All and all it was a great day and I think it was really special for Adam. Sorry I do not have any pictures of Adam with Sam with all turn out horrible.

Wiggle Worm

2009-06-18T21:16:00.008-05:00

Our little man is quite the wiggle worm. Before we put him in his crib (thanks Uncle Tim and Aunt Bonnie) he would wiggle his way up to the end of the bassinette and end up side ways. So far when he is in the crib he does not move that much. I am not sure why.

Our beautiful new crib

Finger or Thumb?

2009-06-10T22:23:00.000-05:00

What do you think, will Sam be a finger sucker or a thumb sucker? In my family Tarah and I were thumb suckers and Tori and Andy were finger suckers. Adam's mom did not let him suck anything so it will be interesting to see. Right now he likes to stick his whole fist in his mouth. Personally I think he will be a thumb sucker, but I guess I am a little bias.

Finger?

Thumb?

Or what ever he can fit in his mouth

Looking into Samson's Eyes

2009-05-13T21:46:00.001-05:00

I love singing to Samson. Tonight he was crying because he was hungry and Thea was working on something. So I held him in my arms, looked into his eyes, and started singing "Jesus Loves Me." He stopped crying and looked deep into my eyes. A look that can melt a dad's heart knowing he is communicating with his son. It was so nice and I did almost cry. His big blue eyes were so innocent and free from all the stuff in the world. He is so precious!.