tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45356099202325751402011-04-21T22:19:44.181-04:00Ryken Caldwell Sims was born on November 24th, 2008 at Baptist South Hospital in Jacksonville, FL. He weighed 9 lbs 11 oz and 21 1/4 inches. His mommy is Kendra Caldwell Sims and his daddy is Richard Dean Sims. We have been married since June 1999.The Simshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13850781414491256971noreply@blogger.comBlogger81100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4535609920232575140.post-71173907640800130782009-03-18T21:09:00.005-04:002009-03-18T21:34:16.650-04:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WSAXswq7cco/ScGbWvJAJDI/AAAAAAAAABw/X8O8EIuPfjo/s1600-h/DSC05547.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314699850187547698" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 238px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WSAXswq7cco/ScGbWvJAJDI/AAAAAAAAABw/X8O8EIuPfjo/s320/DSC05547.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I love this picture of Ryken. He gives you the "sheepish" look and it melts your heart. So sweet! </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4535609920232575140-7117390764080013078?l=rykensims.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Simshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13850781414491256971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4535609920232575140.post-30163770600926666142009-03-07T10:08:00.000-05:002009-03-07T10:18:29.652-05:00<p><object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-6afd4da81c16fb" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/get_player"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="flashvars" value="flvurl=http://v20.nonxt7.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D006afd4da81c16fb%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1331441943%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D5EF8FEE8F3EEE84FFB98D2293260C83061AE8BF2.842A293C20EB6AB6E1B6DE030A1F87023F595073%26key%3Dck1&amp;iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D6afd4da81c16fb%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3D4AOmusmkqOkLh47U4Guwn9ZI3Sw&amp;autoplay=0&amp;ps=blogger"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/get_player" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"width="320" height="266" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"flashvars="flvurl=http://v20.nonxt7.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D006afd4da81c16fb%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1331441943%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D5EF8FEE8F3EEE84FFB98D2293260C83061AE8BF2.842A293C20EB6AB6E1B6DE030A1F87023F595073%26key%3Dck1&iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D6afd4da81c16fb%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3D4AOmusmkqOkLh47U4Guwn9ZI3Sw&autoplay=0&ps=blogger"allowFullScreen="true" /></object></p><p> </p><p>Ryken has offically found his voice. We are hoping to teach him that this particular voice he found should be his outside voice...LOL! He is almost able to turn himself over too. He loves playing with all his toys on his jungle gym. What is even crazier is how long he already is at 14 weeks. </p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4535609920232575140-3016377060092666614?l=rykensims.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Simshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13850781414491256971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4535609920232575140.post-85735021165205926472009-03-07T09:43:00.000-05:002009-03-07T10:06:28.734-05:00Ryken and daddy like to lay on the bed and play with each other. This particular day Ryken was very vocal and playful. He kept falling off of daddy's tummy over and over. He thought that was so much fun....too cute! Enjoy!<br /><br /><object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-662de6aae2ad71bb" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/get_player"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="flashvars" value="flvurl=http://v14.nonxt4.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D662de6aae2ad71bb%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1331441943%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D2E5C548C6865A88D4547EED9F87C4B97FB987335.3262A0B27BF0C629FD1AC6CCEBF0E308CEA37C87%26key%3Dck1&amp;iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D662de6aae2ad71bb%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DycaLbUSoalKc1uYcymaXxbTefco&amp;autoplay=0&amp;ps=blogger"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/get_player" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"width="320" height="266" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"flashvars="flvurl=http://v14.nonxt4.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D662de6aae2ad71bb%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1331441943%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D2E5C548C6865A88D4547EED9F87C4B97FB987335.3262A0B27BF0C629FD1AC6CCEBF0E308CEA37C87%26key%3Dck1&iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D662de6aae2ad71bb%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DycaLbUSoalKc1uYcymaXxbTefco&autoplay=0&ps=blogger"allowFullScreen="true" /></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4535609920232575140-8573502116520592647?l=rykensims.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Simshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13850781414491256971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4535609920232575140.post-45579772697799103032009-03-06T22:21:00.000-05:002009-03-06T22:34:27.991-05:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WSAXswq7cco/SbHpMyuykOI/AAAAAAAAABo/OhTbNiWXzrw/s1600-h/DSC05374.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310281841632252130" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WSAXswq7cco/SbHpMyuykOI/AAAAAAAAABo/OhTbNiWXzrw/s320/DSC05374.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WSAXswq7cco/SbHoXiwHjlI/AAAAAAAAABg/R9fHrtu6tUQ/s1600-h/CCF03062009_00007.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310280926809787986" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 310px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WSAXswq7cco/SbHoXiwHjlI/AAAAAAAAABg/R9fHrtu6tUQ/s320/CCF03062009_00007.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Just wondering if anyone else thinks Ryken looks like his mommy? </div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4535609920232575140-4557977269779910303?l=rykensims.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Simshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13850781414491256971noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4535609920232575140.post-60623299307707946212009-02-28T19:32:00.000-05:002009-02-28T19:53:07.056-05:00<p><object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-c9b0e6a2978c9457" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/get_player"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="flashvars" value="flvurl=http://v13.nonxt4.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3Dc9b0e6a2978c9457%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1331441943%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D10DC06F0D6762FAC52871DDA0A209BC206D221B4.6CB7E3ED25635A92EDBAA244230ACF69B8F72394%26key%3Dck1&amp;iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3Dc9b0e6a2978c9457%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DuAtXQu2YYMKs-8jxEbtVXUVgb-0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;ps=blogger"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/get_player" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"width="320" height="266" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"flashvars="flvurl=http://v13.nonxt4.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3Dc9b0e6a2978c9457%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1331441943%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D10DC06F0D6762FAC52871DDA0A209BC206D221B4.6CB7E3ED25635A92EDBAA244230ACF69B8F72394%26key%3Dck1&iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3Dc9b0e6a2978c9457%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DuAtXQu2YYMKs-8jxEbtVXUVgb-0&autoplay=0&ps=blogger"allowFullScreen="true" /></object></p><p>We think Ryken is already cutting teeth and he hates it when we put Oragel on his gums. We also thought he was fussy because he was getting a cold sore so we put some on his upper lip....don't ask us why, just seemed like a good idea. Good news: He didn't have a cold sore, just his first pimple. </p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4535609920232575140-6062329930770794621?l=rykensims.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Simshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13850781414491256971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4535609920232575140.post-42867413312727139082009-02-28T19:30:00.001-05:002009-02-28T19:31:53.349-05:00Ryken is so loving at night. He had just gotten his bottle and wanted to love on his mommy!<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WSAXswq7cco/SanXL5h9yTI/AAAAAAAAABE/ITsaGYmjmMM/s1600-h/DSC05310.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308010235254655282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WSAXswq7cco/SanXL5h9yTI/AAAAAAAAABE/ITsaGYmjmMM/s320/DSC05310.JPG" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4535609920232575140-4286741331272713908?l=rykensims.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Simshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13850781414491256971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4535609920232575140.post-44944901505822123072009-02-28T18:41:00.000-05:002009-02-28T19:05:20.254-05:00<p>This is the first timeRyken pulled on his toy that makes music:) Too cute.</p><p><object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-9a007bca40858f94" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/get_player"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="flashvars" value="flvurl=http://v2.nonxt4.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D9a007bca40858f94%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1331441943%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D676292F0A6143581D813E43F06B9003A436933B1.58274064F6C12801B146CEF2DA14706B0A630062%26key%3Dck1&amp;iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D9a007bca40858f94%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DE_acR_2RHZczUMxFlg8enq2tmUk&amp;autoplay=0&amp;ps=blogger"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/get_player" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"width="320" height="266" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"flashvars="flvurl=http://v2.nonxt4.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D9a007bca40858f94%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1331441943%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D676292F0A6143581D813E43F06B9003A436933B1.58274064F6C12801B146CEF2DA14706B0A630062%26key%3Dck1&iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D9a007bca40858f94%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DE_acR_2RHZczUMxFlg8enq2tmUk&autoplay=0&ps=blogger"allowFullScreen="true" /></object></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4535609920232575140-4494490150582212307?l=rykensims.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Simshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13850781414491256971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4535609920232575140.post-4125205564836841502008-07-22T21:19:00.000-04:002008-07-22T21:30:07.834-04:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WSAXswq7cco/SIaHmqFUS5I/AAAAAAAAAAM/dYPuMu7J_5I/s1600-h/12+week+Ultrasound.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226013515811408786" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WSAXswq7cco/SIaHmqFUS5I/AAAAAAAAAAM/dYPuMu7J_5I/s320/12+week+Ultrasound.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">Well...the little guy is growing by leaps and bounds! This ultrasound is from several weeks ago and at this point his name was Poppy because we didn't know whether he was a boy or girl. Since then we found out that he is a he....and his name is Ryken. Rich and I played around with our names and came up with this unusual yet strong name for our little one. My belly is just starting to really show and he is kicking me a lot more this week. Rich is overseas in Taiwan and I am going to a wedding in SC this weekend. We are ready to start nesting and getting the baby room together. Everything is so exciting and we are looking forward to this adventure....</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4535609920232575140-412520556483684150?l=rykensims.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Simshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13850781414491256971noreply@blogger.com0