Picture the Future

Do you ever look at a picture of a child and see exactly what he/she will look like as a teenager?

6 Month Stats

Here are Ryan's six month stats:

He weighs 17 pounds 15 3/4 ounces, which is the 51st percentile. He is 24th percentile in height at 26 inches. and his head is 94th percentile (BIG brains).

To put that in perspective, at his 2 week appointment he was 8 pounds 5 1/4 ounces and 20 inches long.

Apparently all the eating is helping him grow! The doctor says he is perfect (which of course I already know). His next appointment isn't until he is 9 months old.

Happy 6 Month Birthday!

Happy 6 month Birthday to Ryan!
Can you believe he is already six months old? How did that happen?
He is growing up so fast. He is so close to crawling, he gets on all fours and rocks back and forth he can push himself backwards and around in a circle, all we need now is forward. I will post how big (measurement wise) he is after his doctors appointment on Tuesday!

A few new pictures

Ryan likes to kiss the mirror. He obviously has a healthy ego.

"Mommy this is where my teeth are going to come in" Hopefully sooner then later.

This is the teething drool.

Don made Ryan laugh so hard today that he snorted. Too funny.

Destructo Baby

Sorry I haven't been updating my blog very much. Ryan ripped off my 'A' and 'S' buttons on my keyboard. Now I don't know if you have ever tried to type without those two buttons but it is impossible. Last night Don installed my new keyboard so I'm back!
Ryan is funny, we call him destructo baby. He loves taking things apart (such as my computer) and ripping things up. His FAVORITE activity is ripping magazines. If you give him a magazine he will be entertained for like half an hour (for a baby this is amazing). I don't mind, maybe it is a sign he thinks like his dad who has the ability to build computers from scratch. I have learned my lesson and the next computer Ryan will touch will be one of those leapster ones that hopefully can withstand the brunt of Ryan.

A Change for the Next Generation

I knew Ryan would grow up in a very different world then I grew up in. I cannot believe that last night Barack Obama won the presidential election. I am excited about the future. I wish Obama luck because he is stepping into a position that will be anything but easy. We are in two wars, an economic crisis and there is an international community that doesn't like us much right now.

I hope that Obama can use his amazing skill of inspiring people to help us emerge from this dark place we have been in. Ryan will grow up with Obama as his president, he won't know of a world with Bush as our commander in chief.

Here is to the next 4 years, and to a country that I hope will be a better place then it is today. I want Ryan to grow up in a great country and I hope that this will be the begining of that change!

Daylight Savings Time

I never really thought that much about daylight savings time before. With a baby on a schedule it really throws things off. This morning he was up EARLY and wanted to go to bed at 5:30pm. NOT COOL. Hopefully we will get him back on track.

Video: Duck

Ryan was playing, I left the room to get the camera and when I came back he was watching TV. I thought he looked pretty cute.

(I obviously finally got around to getting videos off my video camera)

Video: Paci recovery

Ryan has finally discovered how to put the Paci in his own mouth which makes my life a little easier :) This is also a good video to show how good he has gotten at sitting.

Pictures, 24 weeks old!

Ryan is finally getting used to the camera and will ham it up every now and then.

Karate Kid

Chomp! Sitting up allows him to find more things to put in his mouth

Happy Halloween!

Have a fun, safe Halloween. Ryan is a glow in the dark skeleton, he seems to enjoy the outfit.


Notice Ryan is sitting on on his own in this picture! He is pretty good at it, until he gets too excited and then he flops. he started doing it a few days ago but today he is a lot more stable. I will post pictures soon.

Cold Weather!

The cold weather has set in!
You know how you don’t know you don’t have something until you need it? Well I didn't realized Ryan didn’t have a hat to keep his head warm until we were about to go on a walk. He got to wear mine for this walk, being our first cold walk, I swear I will go shopping and get him his very own. I just wasn’t prepared for the cold weather!

Private Schools

I have set up my appointment to tour the private school I want Ryan to attend. Yes, I am talking preschool/ kindergarten already. This is apparently how it is done. Get on the list early, spaces fill up, especially in this area where there are tons of kids being born (they were breaking records at the hospital around when Ryan was born).
My appointment is in December, it was a time that Don, my mom and I could all go. It should be an interesting experience for Don, he knows nothing about private schools and has no idea what is in store for him. The difference between public schools in Charlton Massachusetts and this particular private school could not be more different.
I can’t imagine having to drop Ryan off at school, luckily I have time… but this process makes me realize it is going to happen sooner then I can possibly imagine.

I will post after the tour and tell you more about the school and our experience there.

I voted!

Don and I hit the polls today. You should do the same (hint, hint) this is a really important election for many reasons including the fact that probably more then one Supreme Court justice will need replacing during the new presidents term... that could change a lot (gay marriage, abortion etc.)It only took us a few minutes to do, especially because we went early! If you are in North Carolina we are actually being considered a swing state this year!