It's been so long since I posted, but it's because we've been so busy doing stuff this summer! Now that the summer is over, I thought it was finally time to share what we've been up to. Let's see, the summer started off when we had Justin's mom and her new husband (congratulations!) visit us. We went to the beach, spent the 4th downtown with friends, went to Austin for a visit with almost all the cousins (at least on the Wade side), went to the Philly area for a visit with the Hechingers, went camping, and finished the summer off with a BBQ at the Howells' in Rhode Island!
It's been a fun and busy summer and Ryan is doing great. And somewhere amongst all that Ryan got potty trained (well except for that bedtime diaper) and Justin got our house ready for sale. (It's still on the market if anyone wants to buy it! :-) )
Click here for pictures of our summer fun.
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Friday, June 11, 2010
Potty Training
It's been way too long and the pictures on this blog are tragically outdated, but I have 20 minutes between meetings and I figured I'd give everyone a potty training update. WARNING: This post will discuss pee and poop. Enter at your own risk.
Ryan had been asking for "underwears" for a while now since his friends at daycare, Lucy and Sidney, have been wearing them for a while. We decided to wait until after Justin's mom's visit so as not to make her deal with accidents (you're welcome Gi-Gi!) Last Saturday, we decided it was time and put Ryan in underwear. We explained the potty to him, showed him all his new underwear, and watched the Potty Power DVD a couple of times. We had him in underwear only, no shirt or pants, and took him to the potty every 30 minutes. For nap and nightime, we put him back in a diaper. Results? Well the good news is that more went into the potty than didn't. The bad news is that we went through 9 pairs of underwearsand a whole lot of mine and Justin's patience. We locked ourselves in the house for 2 days in potty purgatory, not leaving for anything. It was stressful and annoying, but by Monday morning, Ryan had started to get it. The one thing he wasn't getting though was poop. Each day he peed in the potty, but waited until naptime or nighttime to poop in the diaper.
On Monday we happily sent him to daycare with 8 pairs of underwears, several changes of clothing, and a hearty "good luck!" He did great, with only 2 accidents.
On Tuesday, we had a major breakthrough. Huge poop in the potty! I jumped up and screamed and completely startled Ryan, but we celebrated with lots of hugs (and a little chocolate).
On Wednesday and Thursday we had only 1 accident a day, and Ryan has started going 1.5 to 2 hours between potty breaks.
Over the weekend we did great, no accidents, but he did wait until naptime or nighttime to poop in his diaper. Not a big thing we figured, he'll get it again.
On Monday Ryan came down with a cold and that's when all hell broke loose. He's consistently doing well at daycare, going every hour on command and having few accidents. When he's home it's a different story. He wants to wear his underwear, but he doesn't want to go to the potty, so he holds it for 2 hours and even though we get him to sit for a minute every once in a while, he won't go. He'll now wait to pee on the floor instead. I did some research and this appears to be a willful toddler thing probably in rebellion of my constant reminding and hovering. I mean, I guess it would be a lot of pressure to have someone ask you every 5 minutes if you have to go and then watch while you're going. So we're going to try to back off and see if we can get him back to his week 1 greatness. And if not, that's ok too, we'll put the diaper back on for a couple of weeks and try again.
So all in all, we appear to be experiencing the roller coaster ride that is potty training. But as my co-worker reminded me, he won't go to college wearing diaper. Probably.
Ryan had been asking for "underwears" for a while now since his friends at daycare, Lucy and Sidney, have been wearing them for a while. We decided to wait until after Justin's mom's visit so as not to make her deal with accidents (you're welcome Gi-Gi!) Last Saturday, we decided it was time and put Ryan in underwear. We explained the potty to him, showed him all his new underwear, and watched the Potty Power DVD a couple of times. We had him in underwear only, no shirt or pants, and took him to the potty every 30 minutes. For nap and nightime, we put him back in a diaper. Results? Well the good news is that more went into the potty than didn't. The bad news is that we went through 9 pairs of underwears
On Monday we happily sent him to daycare with 8 pairs of underwears, several changes of clothing, and a hearty "good luck!" He did great, with only 2 accidents.
On Tuesday, we had a major breakthrough. Huge poop in the potty! I jumped up and screamed and completely startled Ryan, but we celebrated with lots of hugs (and a little chocolate).
On Wednesday and Thursday we had only 1 accident a day, and Ryan has started going 1.5 to 2 hours between potty breaks.
Over the weekend we did great, no accidents, but he did wait until naptime or nighttime to poop in his diaper. Not a big thing we figured, he'll get it again.
On Monday Ryan came down with a cold and that's when all hell broke loose. He's consistently doing well at daycare, going every hour on command and having few accidents. When he's home it's a different story. He wants to wear his underwear, but he doesn't want to go to the potty, so he holds it for 2 hours and even though we get him to sit for a minute every once in a while, he won't go. He'll now wait to pee on the floor instead. I did some research and this appears to be a willful toddler thing probably in rebellion of my constant reminding and hovering. I mean, I guess it would be a lot of pressure to have someone ask you every 5 minutes if you have to go and then watch while you're going. So we're going to try to back off and see if we can get him back to his week 1 greatness. And if not, that's ok too, we'll put the diaper back on for a couple of weeks and try again.
So all in all, we appear to be experiencing the roller coaster ride that is potty training. But as my co-worker reminded me, he won't go to college wearing diaper. Probably.
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Pictures Long Overdue
Ever since I started my new job, I've had little time to post about the life of Ryan. Needless to say, Ryan is doing great, talking up a storm and coming up with a new way to make us laugh every day. I finally got around to going through pictures (from Christmas!) and here they are:
Here are pictures from Christmas when we had a wonderful visit from Justin's mom:
And here are pictures from our adventures in Europe.
Monday, February 8, 2010
The Beginnings of Sex Education
This post may be TMI. Read at your own risk.
(Mommy steps out of the shower. Ryan is waiting there to open the shower door for her.)
Ryan (staring at mommy's you-know-what): Mommy, is that your penis?
Mommy: No Ryan, Mommy doesn't have a penis.
Ryan: Daddy has a penis?
Mommy: Yes
Ryan: Ryan has a penis?
Mommy: Yes
(Several moments go by while Ryan ponders.)
Ryan: What is that mommy?
(Mommy wonders what she should say. Should she go clinical? Should she call it a "hoo-hoo"? "Va-jay-jay"? "Cutchie"?)
Mommy: It's a vagina.
(Several more moments go by while Ryan ponders.)
Ryan: Do I have one?
Mommy (after doubling over from laughter): No Ryan, only girls have vaginas. Boys have penises. Justin!! It's time for you to get Ryan ready now... please!
(Mommy steps out of the shower. Ryan is waiting there to open the shower door for her.)
Ryan (staring at mommy's you-know-what): Mommy, is that your penis?
Mommy: No Ryan, Mommy doesn't have a penis.
Ryan: Daddy has a penis?
Mommy: Yes
Ryan: Ryan has a penis?
Mommy: Yes
(Several moments go by while Ryan ponders.)
Ryan: What is that mommy?
(Mommy wonders what she should say. Should she go clinical? Should she call it a "hoo-hoo"? "Va-jay-jay"? "Cutchie"?)
Mommy: It's a vagina.
(Several more moments go by while Ryan ponders.)
Ryan: Do I have one?
Mommy (after doubling over from laughter): No Ryan, only girls have vaginas. Boys have penises. Justin!! It's time for you to get Ryan ready now... please!
Monday, February 1, 2010
Pancakon
To no one's surprise considering he's my son, Ryan is a chatterbox. The moment you walk into his room in the morning you get an endless stream of questions, requests, and observations. "Go downstairs? Get ready first? Go downstairs? Mommy sleeping? I like my blanket. I liiiiike it." etc. etc. He also does pretty funny stuff these days. So in the interest of keeping a diary of these precious moments, here are some of the gems from this week:
Precious Moment #1
On Sunday morning I made chocolate chip pancakes and bacon. We cut them up into little pieces for Ryan, and since he's content to starve himself if you don't actually feed him yourself, I started feeding him the pancake.
Mommy: Ryan, do you want a bite of pancake or bacon next?
Ryan: Um... pancakon.
Mommy: You want both at the same time?
Ryan: Yes! Pancakon!
He then proceeded to devour his breakfast, one bite of pancakon at a time.
Precious Moment #2
This morning Ryan grabbed his humongous stuffed elephant and carried him around.
Ryan: I carry baby. This Ryan's baby.
Daddy: I think Ryan's ready for a sibling.
(Ryan puts the elephant on the floor and starts riding it like a horse.)
Ryan: Go baby!
Daddy: On second thought, maybe he's not quite ready.
Precious Moment #1
On Sunday morning I made chocolate chip pancakes and bacon. We cut them up into little pieces for Ryan, and since he's content to starve himself if you don't actually feed him yourself, I started feeding him the pancake.
Mommy: Ryan, do you want a bite of pancake or bacon next?
Ryan: Um... pancakon.
Mommy: You want both at the same time?
Ryan: Yes! Pancakon!
He then proceeded to devour his breakfast, one bite of pancakon at a time.
Precious Moment #2
This morning Ryan grabbed his humongous stuffed elephant and carried him around.
Ryan: I carry baby. This Ryan's baby.
Daddy: I think Ryan's ready for a sibling.
(Ryan puts the elephant on the floor and starts riding it like a horse.)
Ryan: Go baby!
Daddy: On second thought, maybe he's not quite ready.
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
2 Year Check-Up
We had Ryan's 2 year check up today. I tried to get an appointment during the holidays but apparently everyone else has that same idea, so we had to wait till Jan 5. Ryan is still a smart, healthy boy with no developmental concerns. Yay! Here are the some of the highlights of the visit:
Height: 36" (82%) Does this mean he can go on all the rides now? Incidentally, the doctor said that you can predict someone's adult height by doubling their 2 year old height, which would make Ryan a 6 foot tall man. I can see that...
Weight: 25.6 lbs (16%) Still tall and skinny. The doctor was unconcerned about his weight gain stating that he probably just has high metabolism and he'll be one of those people who can eat whatever they want and not gain a pound. Given his daddy, I guess this makes sense too. We are staying on whole milk to help him gain weight.
Physical exam: The doctor noted that Ryan has the long legs and arches of a runner. The first half-Indian Usain Bolt perhaps?
Development: Ryan mentioned a color and the doctor was surprised to learn that he knew all his colors already. He asked us if Ryan was really smart or something.... How do you answer a question like that?! Of course, he's smart! :-) We actually said something about how his friend Zach knew his colors early and Ryan wanted to keep up. It's good to have smart friends too.
Asthma symptoms are being well-controlled by his Flovent, so we're going to continue that through the winter.
The bad part of the visit was the shots and blood draw. Ryan got 2 shots including his second H1N1 vaccine, and had to get his blood drawn to check for lead and hemoglobin levels. He was fine during the first shot, cried a little during the second, and screamed during the blood draw. :-(
Height: 36" (82%) Does this mean he can go on all the rides now? Incidentally, the doctor said that you can predict someone's adult height by doubling their 2 year old height, which would make Ryan a 6 foot tall man. I can see that...
Weight: 25.6 lbs (16%) Still tall and skinny. The doctor was unconcerned about his weight gain stating that he probably just has high metabolism and he'll be one of those people who can eat whatever they want and not gain a pound. Given his daddy, I guess this makes sense too. We are staying on whole milk to help him gain weight.
Physical exam: The doctor noted that Ryan has the long legs and arches of a runner. The first half-Indian Usain Bolt perhaps?
Development: Ryan mentioned a color and the doctor was surprised to learn that he knew all his colors already. He asked us if Ryan was really smart or something.... How do you answer a question like that?! Of course, he's smart! :-) We actually said something about how his friend Zach knew his colors early and Ryan wanted to keep up. It's good to have smart friends too.
Asthma symptoms are being well-controlled by his Flovent, so we're going to continue that through the winter.
The bad part of the visit was the shots and blood draw. Ryan got 2 shots including his second H1N1 vaccine, and had to get his blood drawn to check for lead and hemoglobin levels. He was fine during the first shot, cried a little during the second, and screamed during the blood draw. :-(
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