I promise that pictures and videos are coming soon, just not now... We're behind and it's going to take some time to catch up. In the meantime, here's an update on the life of Ryan:
Ryan is still a speed crawler. He loves to follow you as you walk from room to room and then climb up on your legs. It's adorable.
Ryan is cruising around the table as fast as he can and he's starting to take a couple of steps between the table and couch. He can stand for 10-15 seconds at a time without holding anything and we're guessing he's going to be full on walking any day now.
Ryan gives high fives! Take that new pediatrician!
Ryan went to his first wedding last weekend. His Aunt Ashley got married in a beautiful ceremony outside Soldiers and Sailors and Ryan looked quite dapper in his argyle sweater vest. Pictures to come...
Ryan has a busy travel schedule ahead of him. We're going to visit my family in Chicago in October, Gi-Gi (Justin's mom) in St. Louis for Thanksgiving, and the rest of the Wade clan in Austin for Christmas. Phew! We're certainly getting our money's worth out of flying with a lap infant.
Friday, September 26, 2008
Friday, September 12, 2008
9 month appointment
Ryan had his 9 month appointment today and the new doctor sucked. We've been through 4 doctors now at the pediatrician's office... the first one we picked and interviewed decided to move to Connecticut and her replacement was not first rate. She seemed really unsure of herself and just read down a list of development questions. When we got to something that Ryan hasn't done yet, like wave bye-bye, she kind of shrugged like she wasn't sure if it's a big deal or not (I'm pretty sure it's not.)
The other 2 doctors weren't that bad though, so I think we're going to stay and see the one that looks like Santa Clause and blinks a lot. At least he seemed to know what he was doing...
As for stats, Ryan is now 20 lbs even! He's gone down to the 30th percentile in weight, but we're told not to be concerned since it wasn't a drastic drop. Plus he probably just takes after his daddy with a great metabolism. He's still really tall for his age and his head seemed normal. Yay!
We'll post soon with pictures from our trip to the Grand Canyon. Stay tuned...
The other 2 doctors weren't that bad though, so I think we're going to stay and see the one that looks like Santa Clause and blinks a lot. At least he seemed to know what he was doing...
As for stats, Ryan is now 20 lbs even! He's gone down to the 30th percentile in weight, but we're told not to be concerned since it wasn't a drastic drop. Plus he probably just takes after his daddy with a great metabolism. He's still really tall for his age and his head seemed normal. Yay!
We'll post soon with pictures from our trip to the Grand Canyon. Stay tuned...
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Great News!
Phil (formerly known as Woogie) and Danielle adopted a baby boy on Friday! According to Phil's facebook post: Michael Lee Alexander Lychak "Cael" was born on August 19th at 12:13pm...he weighed in at 6 lbs 9 oz...and 19 inches long. We could not be more thrilled, congratulations!
Friday, August 22, 2008
A Rude Awakening
So here was our morning...
Alarm goes off at 7:15.
Me: "Wow he slept late again great! What a good boy. You want to wake him up?"
Saru, after coming back from a 2 day business trip, "sure!"
30 seconds pass...
Through the monitor and down the hall I hear, "Oh my god." Not in an alarming way, but more of a surprise.
Then 5 seconds later, "Oh my god."
[Pause]
"Oh my god. Oh my god. Oh my god." Again, all said more in a surprised way than alarming. I still wasn't sure at this point if something was wrong, or if maybe he had done something new, like he was doing a handstand on the back of the crib. (I'm just waking up here, so cut me some slack)
Me: "What?"
Saru: "Oh my god." (x6)
Reluctantly, I ask, "Need me to come in?"
Saru: "Oh my god." (x10)
I think....guess I better get in there because this is going nowhere.
I walk in and Saru is standing back from the crib just staring at Ryan who is quite happily standing with his little hands on the rail and peeking over the top.
I take a closer look, and realize there is poop.
"Where?" you may ask? And I would say, "Yes."
It was everywhere. An area on the sheets with about an 8" diameter was clearly 'ground zero'. From there he had rolled, stepped, and mashed his hands in it multiple times. It was all over the sheets, his book, 2 stuffed animals, a rattle, his feet, hands, face, back, shirt, pants, crib railings, mesh bumper, and probably several other places we will discover over the next week.
Nasty.
So, instead of our usual routine of feeding him, showering and setting off for work/day care, Ryan got a couple of baths, we did a load of laundry and I attacked the nursery reminiscent of Tony Soprano's crew after a murder scene clean up. 45 minutes later, Ryan was clean, the poop covered items finishing up in the washer, and the crib lavendar fresh and with new sheets. And I managed to get to work just 10-15 minutes late after dropping him off at day care - not bad. It's like it never happened, or so we wish to believe.
But it did. And will forever be remembered The Great Poop Incident of '08.
Lessons learned:
1. Use bigger/night time diapers, especially if over the last month he's had a smidge of poop sneek out once or twice.
2. Don't voluntarily come in until specifically asked, no matter how many "Oh my gods" you hear.
3. If your kid is quiet, it's not because he is behaving properly. If it's too quiet, its a clear indication that something is wrong.
Sorry, no pictures for this post! Though for a split second I did consider grabbing the camera.
Alarm goes off at 7:15.
Me: "Wow he slept late again great! What a good boy. You want to wake him up?"
Saru, after coming back from a 2 day business trip, "sure!"
30 seconds pass...
Through the monitor and down the hall I hear, "Oh my god." Not in an alarming way, but more of a surprise.
Then 5 seconds later, "Oh my god."
[Pause]
"Oh my god. Oh my god. Oh my god." Again, all said more in a surprised way than alarming. I still wasn't sure at this point if something was wrong, or if maybe he had done something new, like he was doing a handstand on the back of the crib. (I'm just waking up here, so cut me some slack)
Me: "What?"
Saru: "Oh my god." (x6)
Reluctantly, I ask, "Need me to come in?"
Saru: "Oh my god." (x10)
I think....guess I better get in there because this is going nowhere.
I walk in and Saru is standing back from the crib just staring at Ryan who is quite happily standing with his little hands on the rail and peeking over the top.
I take a closer look, and realize there is poop.
"Where?" you may ask? And I would say, "Yes."
It was everywhere. An area on the sheets with about an 8" diameter was clearly 'ground zero'. From there he had rolled, stepped, and mashed his hands in it multiple times. It was all over the sheets, his book, 2 stuffed animals, a rattle, his feet, hands, face, back, shirt, pants, crib railings, mesh bumper, and probably several other places we will discover over the next week.
Nasty.
So, instead of our usual routine of feeding him, showering and setting off for work/day care, Ryan got a couple of baths, we did a load of laundry and I attacked the nursery reminiscent of Tony Soprano's crew after a murder scene clean up. 45 minutes later, Ryan was clean, the poop covered items finishing up in the washer, and the crib lavendar fresh and with new sheets. And I managed to get to work just 10-15 minutes late after dropping him off at day care - not bad. It's like it never happened, or so we wish to believe.
But it did. And will forever be remembered The Great Poop Incident of '08.
Lessons learned:
1. Use bigger/night time diapers, especially if over the last month he's had a smidge of poop sneek out once or twice.
2. Don't voluntarily come in until specifically asked, no matter how many "Oh my gods" you hear.
3. If your kid is quiet, it's not because he is behaving properly. If it's too quiet, its a clear indication that something is wrong.
Sorry, no pictures for this post! Though for a split second I did consider grabbing the camera.
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Standing and Pictures
This picture pretty much encompasses everything Ryan is doing these days - gnawing on everything and standing. Ryan loves to pull himself up to standing, which is nice and all for him, but I swear it's giving me angina. See, he doesn't know how to fall yet. I've been trying to teach him to bend his knees and fall on his butt, but he doesn't get it. So no matter where you put him in the living room, he will automatically crawl over to the table, pull himself up, stand there looking all proud for long enough that you have a false sense of security, and then topple over banging his head on the floor. "What to Expect in the First Year" says to let him fall as he's learning to stand and walk but seriously, am I supposed to keep letting him bang his head? Won't he damage his brain? Justin and I can cushion his fall in the living room, but he does the same thing in his crib, and I can't stand there all night making sure he doesn't fall over. Ugh. And he's so manipulative already too. Justin swears he only cries after falling when I'm in the room. Cause I'm the sucker.Anyway, we've been delinquent in taking and posting pictures, mostly cause we're too busy trying to catch Ryan. But here are some pictures from the last couple of months: http://picasaweb.google.com/jmwade/Ryan7And8Months. Enjoy!
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Random Musings
Ryan is officially crawling. On his 8th month birthday yesterday, he crawled halfway across our living room which is the farthest we've seen him go. Justin is in the full swing of baby-proofing, installing cabinet latches, gates, etc. We tried the magnet locks for the cabinet yesterday and like them so far. I guess we'll find out what works and doesn't work after Ryan gets his little hands on everything. We'll also have to have Jace, one of Ryan's friends, over to test us out. Jace just turned 1 and I'm assured he'll be able to let us know if we missed something. We've decided to only babyproof the downstairs and just not let Ryan roam free upstairs. We were originally going to do the nursery, but since it also doubles as our office, it's just a bit too difficult. Plus we need somewhere to put all the stuff from downstairs like multiple laptops and DVD towers. It's funny, we went from having so much extra stuff downstairs to it being very clean and empty.
Ryan also likes to stand at the living room table recently, but can't seem to figure out how to get down. Yesterday he stood there for what seemed liked hours until his little legs started to shake and he got all upset. I wanted him to learn to fall on his butt, but I guess that will come in due time.
I know it's a cliche, but he really is growing up so fast. I look at the pictures of all the newborns and can barely remember when Ryan was that small (not that he was ever really THAT small). We're having such a great time with him now: he thinks we're absolutely hysterical, he reaches for us when we go to daycare to pick him up, and he stares so intently when we try to teach him something. I keep hearing from people that it's only going to get better, but I really can't imagine it better than this.
Ryan also likes to stand at the living room table recently, but can't seem to figure out how to get down. Yesterday he stood there for what seemed liked hours until his little legs started to shake and he got all upset. I wanted him to learn to fall on his butt, but I guess that will come in due time.
I know it's a cliche, but he really is growing up so fast. I look at the pictures of all the newborns and can barely remember when Ryan was that small (not that he was ever really THAT small). We're having such a great time with him now: he thinks we're absolutely hysterical, he reaches for us when we go to daycare to pick him up, and he stares so intently when we try to teach him something. I keep hearing from people that it's only going to get better, but I really can't imagine it better than this.
Welcome Aria!
I am very excited to announce the newest member of our family, Aria Bharadwa! My sister Anjali delivered Aria on August 3rd. She was born at 5:37am weighing 6lbs 11 oz and 20.25 inches.
The picture is showing up really small so I'll have to ask my sister for more photos. But for now... yay! Ryan is totally excited that he gets to be bigger than someone now. Or he would if he could understand it.
The picture is showing up really small so I'll have to ask my sister for more photos. But for now... yay! Ryan is totally excited that he gets to be bigger than someone now. Or he would if he could understand it.
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