Ryandinho!

Ryan turned 4 weeks old today, so I thought I'd take a cute picture...then he was fussy, so I decided to make the most of it. I originally put the ball in the photo just to provide some sense of his size, but now I think it looks like he's heading the ball...good baby!

He's now weighing in at about 11 lbs. We'll be celebrating his 30 day bday, a Chinese tradition, with family this weekend.

Party in my crib!

Life as I know it:

Ryan is definitely a night owl, just like his mom and dad. While in the womb, he often kicked and moved around from 11 PM - 1 AM and now that he's in the world, he's continuing this trend. Some days, he does actually sleep during the wee hours, but other nights, it's party time. He's 3 weeks old now, and at the 2 week appointment, he weighed in at 9 lbs 5 oz. He's around 55-60 percentile for length, weight, head size (for non-parents out there, that means he's average size) but he definitely has some leg strength as he almost launched himself off of the doctor's lap and regularly makes the attempt to do so when he has his meltdowns (which, thankfully, aren't too frequent). Favorite things: punching his bird toy, being held, car, front carrier, and stroller rides, people singing to him. Things he dislikes: blood tests (who could blame him), getting a surprise splash of water during a bath, gas, mom and dad not understanding him.

First Bath

Here is Ryan after taking his first bath. He actually liked it a lot. We'll see how long that lasts. For now, all squeaky clean!

Fortunately, Unfortunately

There is a book I remember reading as a kid (a long time ago) called, "Fortunately, Unfortunately." I decided to write a little spin on it.

This is a story about a little boy named Ryan who arrived home for the first time after being born in the hospital.

Fortunately, Ryan had a nice house full of relatives to welcome him. Unfortunately, there were no nurses there to help change his diapers anymore. Fortunately, he had a big cookie bouquet waiting for him when he got home. Thanks Auntie Sharon and Uncle Chuck! Unfortunately, Ryan didn't have any teeth to bite into these cookies. Fortunately, his dad had teeth. Unfortunately, his dad had teeth!

Don't worry Ryan, we'll have lots of cookies together.