12 Month Stats

Ryan's one year Stats:
- He weighs 23 pounds 5 ounces (50th percentile)
- He is 30" long (50th percentile)
- his head is 19 1/4" (97th percentile... that sadly comes from my side of the family)

He is super healthy and developing well! He can walk now, it is faster to crawl but if he isn't in a hurry he can walk all the way across the house without holding onto anything. At the doctors appointment they had to do a finger prick to test hemoglobin levels.` Ryan thought they were playing a game with him when they did it so he went from being upset (before the prick) to laughing (during and after). Funny sense of humor that kid.

Lucky

How did I get so lucky?

Ryan is 1!

I can't believe my little man is 1! We had a great party yesterday to celebrate. A bunch of his friends came and we had a BBQ. It was a mad house: lots of kids, lots of toys, lots of food. Ryan was a little skiddish at first, but once he started playing with his toys he had a lot of fun. He loved his cupcake and all the attention he got.

Getting To Know You. Ryan on his Birthday.

My Mom kept a scrapbook for me as I was growing up. My favorite part of it was the random questions I had to answer, so I am going to do the same thing for Ryan for his first birthday. Here Goes....

Ryan's best friend... probably Mya though he has friends Ava, Eva, Anders, Fiona etc.
Ryan's favorite Book... 5 little monkeys and Barnyard Dance
Ryan's favorite Song... Itsy Bitsy Spider and Wheels on the bus
Ryan's Favorite Game.. Probably passing the ball, it is sort of like soccer with hands.
Ryan's Favorite Food... Yogurt, Cinnamon Apple Sauce, Scrambled Eggss and Cheese Puffs
What Makes Ryan Laugh the Most... Making him hang upside-down or tickling
Ryan's Favorite place.. Either the pool or the sandbox.
Ryan's General Schedule... He wakes up at 7ish, naps at 12ish for about 2.5 hours and then goes to bed between 6:30-7:30.

Back from the Beach... Happy Birthday Baby!

We made it home from the beach! I am afraid to announce that I forgot to bring my camera so I have a sketchy iphone picture and that is all. I will update the blog after Ryan's birthday party tomorrow.
Exactly a year ago from this moment my water had broken and Don was calling the doctor to ask if we should go to the hospital. A year goes by really fast. Everyday I look at him and I am so thankful that he came into our family. I really don't know how I lucked out so much but I am truly thankful everyday.

Last of the Pictures from MA

Before After (he ate the entire cupcake)

Ryan and his Aunt Missy

Serious Baby

Cutie

Teeth and Lots of Them!

We have had a major influx of teeth. I believe 5 are coming in on top! 2 have completely popped through the others are in the process!

Flying with a Baby

You know when you are about to do something you have never done before how you picture everything that could possibly go wrong? Well luckily nothing even close to the worst happened when traveling on a plane for the first time with Ryan in fact he was a pretty good traveler. The stars seemed to align with us making traveling very manageable. On the way to MA we had TVs in the seat back so he got to play with that (way better then any toy I could have packed... and trust me I packed a lot of toys). Also the flight was at the perfect time of day so he was in a good mood so we sang songs, looked at books, ate etc. Besides playing with the TV he crawled between me and Don and waved "hi" at everyone on the plane. Good times. We rented a car so after getting our bag we got our car where Ryan fell asleep on the way to Don's parents house, he was then asleep for the night.
On the way home Ryan fell asleep during takeoff! It was great. The airline was nice enough to let us take the car seat on the plane and we set it up, he was so comfortable that he was out almost immediately. He woke up during descent. This gave Don and I a chance to eat lunch and decompress a little bit, it couldn't have worked out better. He was then awake when my wonderful brother picked us up from the airport! Ryan missed his uncle David who has been taking exams so it was a wonderful treat for him.
Overall traveling was tiring but easier then I thought it would be. Yay! That means I don't have to fear the rest of our trips planned this summer..... On with our adventures.

Back from MA

We have made it home from our great trip to Massachusetts! I am going to post some of the pictures now but there are a lot of them so I will likely have another blog entry with more pictures, and yet another one talking about the flight itself.

Ryan with his grandpa Mason!

Ryan and his great grandpa Mason

Ryan and his great grandma Mason

Ryan and his second cousins (twins) who are about 3 months younger then him.

Ryan got to play with Kaylies Dog

Ryan got to celebrate his first birthday a little early (the first of two parties), he was a big fan of opening the presents.

First in Flight

We are headed to MA tomorrow. Yes we are flying regardless of what the Vice Prez says about pig flu. When you think of how many people die in car crashes every year it is way more dangerous to drive, just to give it a little perspective. Who knows maybe enough people will cancel their flight plans that we will be able to have a lot of room on the plane.

It will be Ryan's first flight! I hope he does okay, one never knows. It is the first of what looks like many flights this summer so I hope he is a good traveler. Updates soon.

Lucky Lady

Have you ever had a moment where everything just seemed terrible? I mean nothing is really wrong but you feel in a funk and ugh you just can't deal. I had one of those tonight.
Do knew just what to do.. he came home from work and took me to Chic-Fil-a and we made martinis and watched a funny movie.
Some guys give flowers, mine gives me just what I need. I am one lucky woman.
Not only is Don great but I also got a few emails/ messages from friends I don't get to talk to on a daily basis. Ah the bliss of everyday life, makes even the biggest baby hissy fit/melt down not so bad.

Everything for a Reason

I know a lot of people don’t like to talk about personal/ medical issues on their blogs… I do because I always forget to tell someone something and then I mention it later and they have no idea what I am talking about… so here is my personal/ medical blog entry…

I have noticed that most of the things in my life happen for a pretty obvious reason once I take a step back and really think about it. I have been having pretty bad back problems recently, so bad that I had to go to a new doctor. She is great with a background in sports medicine. She is also very thorough. She tested for everything when I had my first appointment, it was an extreme physical with blood tests etc. (my regular doctor hadn’t done this in a long time even though I had gone in a few times). Apparently I have a thyroid issue which explains a lot of things I’ve had that I just couldn’t explain or get answers about. She has put me on medication and will keep an eye on me to make sure I am on the right dosage etc. So the good news is that she caught it early before it caused any major problems. I hope I can get back to the gym soon (I am only allowed to walk right now until my back is better), but I hope that this is the last step that will lead me back down the path of feeling healthy again. It’s funny how something like a back problem can lead to a completely different diagnosis, who would have thought it?

Spring Festival

Spring has Sprung! We went to an outdoor Spring Festival. It was really hot (90 degrees) so we didn't last long, but Ryan liked seeing all the people, and he got to eat a cookie and drink juice which just about made his life :) Here are a few pictures.

Almost Walking

Ryan has decided he wants to walk. Yesterday he made it 4 steps. Today he is really determined and keeps attempting, he still doesn't have it down but he does have the motivation. I will keep you posted, and I will try to catch it on video.