Hangin' in the Crib

Matt thought it would be a good idea to fill Ryan's crib with animals for him to play with. I guess he figured since Sasha was an animal, in she should go....

Ryan's First Boat Ride

Ryan did not like his life preserver....
Ryan was tired and fell asleep about 10 minutes into the ride.
Ryan got to help Daddy steer on the way back.
My 2 handsome guys!

We went to visit Jon, Mara & Corina (Matt's brother, his wife and their daughter) a few weeks ago. They live on a creek near Baltimore and recently got a boat. So, we put the kids in their little life preservers (which neither of them was very happy about) and went out for a ride. We were only going to go out for a little bit, but then the kiddos fell asleep on their respective mom's laps, so we ended up riding into the Inner Harbor in Baltimore and back. It was a fun trip!

Bubble Bath

Pink or Blue?

Well, I am a little over 19 weeks along so we had the ultrasound today. We are having a girl!!!! :) I am so excited! I will post one of the pictures from the ultrasound later, though they didn't print out any that were good of the gender, so I will just post one of the profile ones.

We had Ryan's 18 month appointment today. He did not enjoy it. And he didn't even have to get shots. But he clung to me the entire time. He even peed when Matt took his diaper off to get weighed. Multiple times, all over the floor. Silly boy. He is still in about the 5th percentile for weight and around 40th for height. So he still can't fit into 18 month clothing, but can still wear some of his 6-12 month stuff.

Indianapolis Children's Museum

Ryan was in heaven with this water table. He LOVES playing with water...



We went to visit our friend Jennifer and one of her sons in Indianapolis on Monday. She took us to the Children's Museum which was SO much fun! Ryan loved the preschool playscape room. He probably could have played there all day. After a couple of hours though, he and Mark were both really tired. So, we put them in the car and they fell asleep so we drove around Indy for an hour. Then we played in the hotel pool for awhile and went to Chili's for dinner. It was great to see Jennifer and we had a fun trip!

18 Month Photos - a little early...

My friend Lisa, who has a photography business on the side, took these great pictures of Ryan. He won't be 18 months for a couple of weeks yet, but her schedule was filling up, so I had her do them on Friday. I can't believe how much he looks like a big boy!!! My little baby Ryan is growing so quickly...

Beach Pictures

We got back on Friday from our annual family vacation to Bethany Beach, Delaware. We had a lot of fun! Ryan liked the ocean most of the time. Mostly he liked to stand on the beach and let the waves wash over his feet. Here are a few pictures. I will add more later...

New toy

I got Ryan these bristle blocks that came in this cool green box. He was much more interested in climbing in the box than in playing with the blocks. Doesn't seem like they would be comfortable on his feet, but what do I know? He likes getting in and out of the box and likes putting the blocks in and out of the box. Goofy boy:)

Hammocks

Are you still back there Grace?

Ryan swinging with his cousin Josh

A hat

Ryan looks so cute in Daddy's hat. I couldn't choose the cutest picture, so I just added a bunch:)

This and That

Fun with Daddy at the park!

I just love some of the expressions Ryan has...

Bronchitis - again

What kind of crazy kid gets bronchitis in the middle of the summer?!?!? Mine, I guess. About a week and a half ago, Ryan had a high fever - around 103. Totally freaked me out, because he has never had a fever that high. Of course his pediatrician chose that week to be out of town and it is just her in the practice. But her office was relaying messages to her so she called me back and said that a fever doesn't worry her too much, it is the symptoms that go with it that worry her and since he didn't have any others, to call her if anything changed. So, the fever went away and 2 days later he had a rash, which she said could happen. I called again and she said that was common and that it should go away in a day or two. It did. Then 2 days later he got a seriously runny nose. I guess that was Sunday. On Thursday morning he started to sound a little raspy so I decided to call the doctor again (she was back in the office by now) because with it being a holiday weekend, I didn't want to end up needing her and the office being closed. She said to go ahead and bring him in. After his bought with bronchiolitis in December, I was envisioning nebulizer treatments in our future. So, I took him in and she checked his ears which looked great and listened to his chest, which didn't sound great. She said he had the beginning of bronchitis. Poor little guy. She gave us some antibiotics for him to take for 5 days and said that if he gets any worse this weekend to call her answering service and have them call her to meet me at the office to borrow a nebulizer. It is Friday now and his nose is still runny, but I don't think he sounded raspy, so that is good. Unfortunately we won't be able to go to my grandparents for 4th of July as planned because it doesn't seem like bronchitis would be a nice present for Ryan to give them, especially considering we all leave for the beach in a week. So, that is the latest with us. I have a scratchy throat and am congested, but hoping that it doesn't get any worse. The nausea is enough for me:)

Happy 4th of July everyone!!! Matt, as usual, is off galavanting (translation - working). He will spend the night in San Diego. Rough life.... This is the 9th 4th of July we have been married and I think we have maybe spent 4 together. He is always off somewhere - skydiving, working, TDY to Korea. Leaves me to put up with our silly little dog who is terrified of Fireworks and starts shaking like crazy and/or barking (please don't wake Ryan up tonight Sasha!) when she hears them. And of course fireworks are never just on the 4th, they are for 3 or 4 days around the 4th. Anyway, enough of my blabbing. Probably nobody has read it this far anyway - no pictures of Ryan, who cares?!?! I'll go find some cute ones to post to make up for the rambling.

Ryan is going to be a big brother!

It has been difficult to wait until I hit the 12 week point to share our exciting news... I am due January 7th! We are very excited!!! We should be able to find out whether it is a boy or girl (though of course all we care about is that the baby is healthy!) towards the end of August. I have discovered that being pregnant with a toddler is even harder than the first pregnancy was. I am nauseous and tired, but still get to chase Ryan around:)

Sprinkler Fun

What a cutie!

Matt reminded me today that it has been awhile since I have posted anything new. I am feeling lazy, so I am just posting this picture from the park today, but I think it is a pretty good one:) Will try to post more in the next couple of days...