R&BKing

I just learned something new about Ryan, he was the 8th grade Home Economics Student of the Year. So he put those skills to use and completed his project for Thatcher. I bet no other kid has an airplane runway as a changing pad.

It's been one week since Thatcher first graced us with his presence. He's been doing great and he's plumping up by drinking all his bottled milk. Enjoy some new pictures!!  Our Gnomes favorite sleeping position. Looks comfy eh what what? These are some attempts for some cute baby pictures. At the end of the photo shoot he wasn't very pleased, but he didn't cry.  Just shot us some dirty looks He's a great addition to our crazy King/Malczyk family.

Can you find the baby among all the toys his dad is showing him?

We weren't quite prepared when Thatcher arrived. We thought we still had 2 more weeks to get things put together. 5 days after he's born the nursery is almost ready. We still have a few things to add and Ryan has a special project underway. We'll be posting about it later but here's a hint, it has to do with airplanes.

Woo Woo's first 24 years of life were spent with Ryan. Then he had the responsibility of taking care of me during deployment. Now he has a new role, Thatcher's best friend!

My boys are home!!! I couldn't ask for anything better then these 2 "kids" in my life. Thatcher Geoffrey King has already taken after his father..he farts, gives funny faces and has a gentle personality. The first few hours of his life were very important. He heard his first noises, airplanes, discovered his favorite band (listening with dad to some alternative rock) and watched his first movie, Captain America. A good start to life as a King.

Waiting for the ceremony to begin. Meeting "the kid". Yup..he's still crazy!

In just a few hours I will be reunited with Ryan. I still am having a hard time comprehending that this year long deployment is actually about over!  Today is a busy day of preparations. The house is clean, snacks (mostly junk food) have been bought, signs for the ceremony are made, and a few special treats are set up. This is one of the surprises I got Ryan. He has a whole collection but was missing the most important guy, the mortar guy. "The kid" even has a few treats to share with Ryan. Take a look at these neat books. We'll be sure to post some homecoming pictures. Thank you to everyone for helping us make it through!

Last Friday Ryan and I hit the 50th week of deployment. If we're lucky we may not have to hit week 51. I've been trying to stay extremely busy so time just disappears. However sometimes the evening hours tend to drag. That is until I got the recommendation to watch Lost. I have only 7 more episodes to go of the series. Thank you Netflix for getting me through the nights!