Walking with Help

Ryan, today we were playing with your new push and ride toy. We've had it a couple weeks and you haven't showed much interest in it. It scared you the first time you played with it, but today you took off!!! Within ten minutes of me standing you up on it, you were all over the house. I stay close by just in case there's any spills. I can't believe how fast you learn new things!!! You're getting so big!

Presenting...

...your last can of formula!!!

March Blizzard?

Ryan, you experienced your first blizzard today. I think this may have been Mommy and Daddy's first blizzard too!! Not only was it strange to have snow in late March, but a BLIZZARD.

Front yard and back yard.

We stayed in our PJs all day. Here you are helping Daddy with laundry.

We went outside for a few minutes. This was the only picture I got of you smiling.

Then we put you down in the snow. You did not like that idea at all! You immediately started crying and wouldn't stop. Even when we picked you up and tried to show you how fun it was to touch the snow. I think, maybe, the whole process of bundling up before hand was too much for you.

Even after we got back inside you weren't a happy camper.

It was a rough day for you. By the end of the day you somehow busted your lip open while crawling and bonked your head on the bed. Now you're in bed sleeping as sweet as can be. I hope tomorrow is better for you, buddy.

Fun with Mommy and Daddy

Learning to Use a Bowl

...it's working real well.

Hard Headed

This is a picture of your FOURTH head bump. It's great that you're becoming more mobile, but I know why they call kids your age toddlers. Toddle, toddle, BOOM. You're fairly stable, but sometimes you just tumble. You look a little rough around the edges in this picture. You were a trooper and didn't cry that long. It's stayed purple for a few days, but is healing quickly.

MMMMM...BANANAS!

Ryan, you LOVE bananas. You eat them every day! This sticker was on a banana that we bought. I thought it was perfect for you. "Place sticker on forhead. Smile."

Exploring

"I found a great new cabinet. It has these big books with a lot of numbers, and I can tear pages out real easy."

"Hmmm...what's this?"

"Dad says it's a paper shredder. That sounds FUN! Awww, dad. I want to play with it."

"But...but...but..."

"Come on dad...this is so much fun."

"That's not fair!"

"Mom!!!"

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Finally got a picture of those top teeth!


Mischievous Ryan! I couldn't get you to stay still!!

Mmmmm...Giraffe

I said before that you love playing with your Noah's Ark set. This seems to be your favorite way to carry the animals around, especially if you're crawling...keeps the hands free.

Uncle Kyle and Aunt Vicki

Uncle Kyle and Aunt Vicki spent the night again with us. I ALWAYS forget to get take a picture of you with them while they're here. We must remember the next time they come home from the Dominican Republic. I did, however, get a picture of some damage you inflicted on their things. Before they came home this time they sent an e-mail asking for a few things they could take back with them to use in their ministry. Our Bible class did great and got them lots of things. Well...you decided to investigate, and made a mess!!! Oh well, it made a cute pic, and they love you even more for being so stinkin' cute!!!

On Top of Spaghetti...

Ryan you tried spaghetti for the first time. Watching you and seeing these pictures, I think it's safe to say you liked it...a lot. You ate A LOT! Daddy didn't think you would eat all that I made for you. You ate all but about two tablespoons, and it was a whole plate full. At first you ate with your hands because you were super hungry, but then you kinda slowed down. So, I helped you with a spoon. At the end you wanted to hold the spoon. Even though you didn't get any spaghetti in your mouth using the spoon, you still got the spoon in there. Pretty good, buddy!

Bigger Boy Bath

Well, Ryan you graduated to a regular bath tub now. I got you a mat that was fun hoping it would help you adjust easily because I remember how hard it was for you to adjust to the duck tub. It didn't work, though. The first few times we put you in the tub you cried and cried. But, even though you look a little drunk in the picture, you really like bath time now. You like to splash around and play with your ducky. You haven't figured out yet that you can move around in the tub, but I'm sure it won't take long for that to happen. Such a big boy!!

WHEN DID THAT HAPPEN?!

Well Ryan, your two top front teeth came in and I thought it would be a while until you got any more. It took six months for those to come after all. I was putting your socks on just the other day and had you laying upside down in my lap. You were talking and laughing and I looked down...YOU HAVE ANOTHER TOOTH!!! To the left of your front teeth. AND you had another one about to break through, which has by now. So...within the last two weeks you went from having one tooth to have FIVE!!! There's nothing slowing you down now. No pictures yet, but they will come.

New Tricks

Ryan, while Daddy was gone you learned some new tricks. As you get older it's so much fun to watch you learn new things. You learned how to make the elephant sound. You started making a sound by pressing your lips tight together and blowing and I would say you were an elephant. I started asking what the elephant says and you would do that sound!! (Next is the fish sound. You've started smacking your lips while you eat and it looks like a fish face.) You also learned to wave "hi" and "bye." You started doing this when Gram and Papaw were watching you one night. Now you love to wave to your friends especially. Yesterday we were at the grocery store and you were flirting with some ladies behind us at the check out line. When it was time to go one of the ladies said "bye" and waved and you started waving at them over and over. It just made their day. The other trick you learned is to give kisses. I love it!!! I'll ask you to give me a kiss and you open your mouth as wide as you can and lean in to give me a big wet one. Sometimes I don't even have to ask for a kiss, you just give one to show me how much you love me. I love you too!!!