Trunk of Treats

Each year our church has a community outreach called Trunk of Treats. People decorate the trunks of their cars and kids from the community come get candy from a safe place. This year we teamed up our friends, the Claytons, and had a camping scene. Daddy and you and I were a s'more. Everyone went on and on about how cute you were.

A big thanks to Grandma Ellen for helping make your marshmallow outfit.

We had a lot of fun! People would walk by and laugh as they realized what our costume was. You loved looking at all the people coming by. You kicked and smiled and blew strawberries. You were so adorable.





It was very cold and windy. We did put a hat and gloves on you after pictures were taken.



By the time we got home you were pooped! It was a big night. You were such a good boy! Happy first Halloween Ryan!

First Time to Bible Class

Ryan, you went to Bible class for the first time yesterday. It was hard for Mommy and Daddy to think of you being big enough to do that, but you are (and have been for a while). Thankfully, Mommy is the nursery coordinator and the teacher that was in that class can't teach any more and so I stepped up. It was a sacrifice...but somebody had to do it...and I'm glad it was me!


We dressed you up in a cute little outfit Grandma Ellen got for you. You had such a great time. I put you in a bucket seat. You had to have a blanket behind you because you aren't quite sitting up yet. You sat next to your friend Loralei (not sure about the spelling). You were very intrigued by her bow and pulled it off about four times. You had lots of fun chewing on the toys that helped you learn about what God made. You did get a little fussy, but it was time for you to eat. A few of your friends got very fussy and I had to hold them. You were a trooper and played in the exersaucer.


You with some of your future girlfriends.


Your cute feet dangling just after you lost a sock.

Pumpkin Patch #2

We went to Carmichael's Pumpkin Patch with our friends, the Millers, today. We had so much fun and can't wait to go back next year.

We went on a hayride.

We watched different animals eat pumpkins!

We played in the pumpkins

We looked at baby animals.

We saw turkeys, chickens, and some weird looking rabbit things. Daddy let you stand on the wall that surrounded them. You grabbed ahold of the fence and looked at the animals. When he let go you were so strong you stood up there by yourself!!!! We're in BIG trouble.

Here's your friends Eli and Sam. They weren't too interested in looking at the camera.

Here you are at the end of our trip. You and Sam enjoyed talking to each other.

MOVE OVER MR. ELEPHANT! RYAN'S GOT A NEW BEST FRIEND!!

I'm a sucker for little boys in overhalls!!

"Hey Lady! NO MORE PICTURES!!"

6 Month Check-up

You had your 6 month check-up a couple days ago. You were such a good boy. You smiled a lot at Doctor Harmon and the nurse. They were so impressed with how friendly you are.

You weigh 18lbs 4 oz (70th percentile) and you are 28 inches long (92nd percentile)!!! You're stinkin' huge!! So big, in fact, that we have to buy you a new carseat. Your current carseat only holds babies up to 28.5 inches long. Boohoo!

You had one oral immunization and two shots. You did great with the oral. I'm sure you just thought it was some kind of food you're supposed to eat. The shots were just about usual for you. You cried pretty hard until Daddy picked you up and then you were fine. You didn't have any kind of reaction to the immunizations and you weren't even fussy later on.


(I call this "The Costanza")

Dr. Harmon said that we can start giving you solids more during the day. She said it's a good idea to start getting you used to the idea of breakfast/lunch/dinner and two or three snacks during the day. She even said to introduce you to a sippy cup!!

Yesterday you had green beans and rice for lunch (plus bottle) and sweet potatoes and rice for dinner (plus bottle). I think you liked that a lot. We'll have to see if it effects your diapers any. :)

I tried out a sippy cup with you. I put maybe a little more formula than I should have in it. Dr. Harmon said to remove the valve in it to teach you that to get the liquid out you have to tip it up. So, I did that...and it went everywhere. You were soaked. You would let it sit in your mouth tipped up and the formula would just pour into your mouth which you just let run out of your mouth and onto your clothes. Fantastic. I think I'll try it with the valve today. When I showed you the cup you reacted the same as it were a bottle and sucked on it anyway.

Well, while I've been typing this, you've managed to turn yourself face down on your bouncy seat and are now crying. I'll get a picture and post later.

Lots to see!

Okay, I think we're all caught up now. I think you'll even have to click on the "older posts" button to see everything. Whew!!

To the Pumpkin Patch We Go!!

Grandma Gail and Pops came to see us so we went to the Pumpkin Patch at church to take some pictures. You were such a good boy and didn't fuss at all when we were trying to position you on mounds of pumpkins to take cute pictures. I think you had a great time. Look at these cute pictures at your first pumpkin patch!


All smiles!!
Oh I just want to make a pumpkin pie out of you and eat you up!!!
You're such a cute little pumpkin!
You liked riding in the wheelbarrow.
Not where's Waldo? Where's Ryan?

Sleeping

Ryan, I can now say that you sleep through the night!!! Hooray for you, and thank goodness for mommy and daddy. You have been consistently sleeping from 8pm to 6ish am.

Sitting up yet?

You're getting really close to being able to sit up buddy!

But then this happens. I like the expression on your face..."Uhhh, Mom...Dad...I'm pretty sure this isn't how it works."

CUTENESS

You may not know this, but your Daddy's left eye does the same thing yours is doing in this picture. When he smiles in a picture his left eye is always closed a tiny bit more than his right!!!

Are you big enough to do this?

I guess so!

You have started trying to hold your bottle on your own Ryan. I don't know if I'm going to allow this!! You haven't quite figured out gravity though. The bottle must be tilted up in order to get the milk.

Your First Vegetable

Ryan, you've started eating vegetables. I decided that I would make your baby food for you. I thought it wouldn't be too hard, and it would save us a little money. I thought we would start off with carrots since they're the same color as your hair. (Not really. The doctor said babies seem to tolerate the orange vegetables better at first.) I was trying to be a good mom and capture the moment you first tasted this new treat. In the first picture you can kind of see that the carrots just came right back out. But...in my want to get good pictures of you eating the carrots you just got mad at how long it took me to set up the camera and feed you...hence the red face in the second picture. Sorry, little fella.

You liked the carrots a lot, though. You couldn't get enough of them!

I've actually enjoyed making your baby food. I've talked to a few friends who do it and they give me pointers. So far you've had carrots, sweet potatoes, squash, and green beans.

You like the carrots and sweet potatoes a lot. You only ate a bite or two of squash the first day. The second day you ate a little more. But...the third and fourth day you wouldn't have anything to do with it. I even tried hiding it in your rice...nope. So today I tried green beans. At first you cried because you thought that seeing that spoon meant something bad tasting was about to go into your mouth. But, I got you to open your mouth a little bit a couple times and get a small taste and you decided green beans weren't so bad. You gobbled them up. Brocoli is next.

6 MONTHS OLD?!?!?!?!

Ryan when Daddy and I brought you home from the hospital your little head barely touched the headrest of your carseat. Your feet certainly did not reach the end! Now look at my sweet boy! You're bustin' out of the carseat, and smilin' all the way!

I can't believe you're six months old already! Time has gone by so fast and it breaks my heart thinking about how fast it will continue to be. Before I know it you will be ten years old and not letting me hug and kiss on you the way I do now. I love you, my precious boy.

I pray that you will be a man of God and listen to the things he says to you. It is Him who created you. Before you were born He made plans for you to be Ryan Samuel Brookman...cutest boy on earth. God has awesome things ready for you in your future. He has a wife that will love Him and love you. He has children that will honor Him and honor you. He knows all of the people that you will bring to Him long before you will meet them. Ryan, follow God and He will bless you more than you know.


(Yes, Mommy cried while writing this.)

TOO BIG!

Ryan you are getting too big too fast!! You're almost too big for your bathtub. Soon you'll be a big boy and take baths in the big tub. (sniff sniff)

Your First Trip to the Park

Ryan, you had your first trip to the park. You just love being outside. We were sitting on a bench enjoying God's creation and you were so calm and serene. If you're fussy we know that all we have to do is put you in your stroller and the second we're out the door you're a happy baby again. Daddy is so excited for when you get a little older and you can go hiking, and biking, and mountain climbing with him.

"I promise, officer, I didn't do it!"

"That's not what your mother said!"

(Let's all say a quick prayer now that these words will never be spoken by my sweet baby boy.)

Oh I wish!

Ryan, you wish so much that you could crawl and go anywhere you want. You can get up on your knees and you can push up on your arms as far back as your waist, but just not at the same time. You get pretty mad sometimes...you'll get there buddy!

Mommy's Little Rock Star

Okay, so maybe they're Mommy's sunglasses...who cares!! you're still stinkin' cute!

Your new favorite way to sleep

We're Back!

Whew! We're finally back online, and boy do we have a lot of catching up to do.

Ryan, here you are sitting in your Bumbo and you dropped the toy you were playing with. Instead of getting upset about it, you took matters into your own hands. Daddy and I were sitting with you eating dinner and you were kinda scaring us.

"I...can...almost...reach....it....almost...got....it....GOT IT!!!"

Three nights in a row!

Ryan, you have slept through the night (8pm-5/6am) three nights in a row!!! Daddy and I are so proud of you!

You have such a great daddy that gets up with you at that time and feeds you. Then he puts you back to bed so mommy can sleep in. He's such a great daddy!!!! We love him so much!


Our computer is on the brink of kicking the bucket. We'll be getting a new one in the next couple of weeks. I can't post any pictures until then. Sorry!