What Goes In Must Come Out.

Yes, you probably know that this is going to get gross - so consider that your warning.

The other night, Ryan was playing with this airplane toy that had foam propellers. I swear I saw him take a bite out if it, as there was a hunk taken out of it, but there wasn't anything in his mouth and nothing on the floor, so I gave up looking for it. Sure enough the next morning when I changed his diaper - I found the missing piece. I don't think I've ever laughed so hard while changing a diaper.

Look Out Preschool, Here Comes Matt

Preschool has been a bit of a roller coaster for Matt. He was so very excited to start, but in week two he's developed what he calls his "puke headache" also sometimes known as a stomachache and to others you might just call it anxiety. He's working through it and I'm so proud of him for that, but it just breaks my heart to send him, sometimes kicking and screaming and at the very least with tears in his eyes. But his teacher is wonderful (same teacher Drew had at this age) and we are working together and communicating to help him through this. I'm sure before we know it, he'll be asking when he can go next. Fingers crossed!

Hello First Grade

Drew started First Grade this year. Now that he's got a few weeks under his belt, here is what we've learned:
* The hamburgers are his favoirte hot lunch meal. However, he does not like the fries, tater tots, tacos. And I'm pretty sure he rarely takes the fruit or veggie options, but would be willing to bet chocolate milk is the first thing on his tray. Guess we are going to have to work on that balance.
* His music teacher is "hilarious" - his words not mine.
* Like most kids, especially boys, recess and gym are two of his favorite activties.
* He's already too cool to be seen with his mom so I can only walk him as far as the crosswalk then he's on his own.
* He's already learned that if he'd rather sleep in and will often ask for 5 more minutes, little does he know I've started waking him up 5 minutes earlier.
* Even though he complains about having to read a book every night, I can tell he's very proud of himself and we are too.
* He's teacher seems great - like one of those rare finds that a student will remember for many years down the road.
Here's to a great year of First Grade!
Here's to a fun year of

You Can Have Your Cake, But You Can't Eat It!

Mid-summer, Ryan had an eczema rash that we couldn't get under control. Long story short, we ran some tests and learned that he was showing a potential allergy to egg whites and peanuts. So when his birthday came around we had to get creative with his cake. We made him a dirt cake that he could still make a mess of, but was egg free. And his big brothers were very gracious to pick out a cake from Target on Ryan's behalf that everyone else could enjoy while we celebrated his birthday.

We met with an allergiest last week. He's been cleared of the peanut allergy which is a huge relief and the doctor thought that he'll grow out of the egg allergy in due time, but thought we could even feed him most items that contain eggs seeing they are proceed and baked. So we are happy with the results and Ryan is happy to have pasta back in his life.

Fluent in a Foreign Language

When I listen to Ryan "talk" I always wonder what he is trying to tell me. To me, baby talk always sounds like a foreign language. What do you think he is trying to tell us?

The Doctor Will See You Now

We just had Ryan's one year well check so I had to ask the nurse how many times we've been in over the past year. Between all the various illnesses we saw a doctor 33 times within one year. Thank goodness for health insurance!

Sit, Stay, Shake Ryan, Good Ryan!

At this age, I often feel like Ryan is our family pet. He has all these new "tricks" that we are always happy to show-off to family and friends. My favorite is the peek-a-boo and how he places his hands above his eyes. Enjoy this video.

And He's Off . . .

Right around Ryan's birthday he started taking several steps nows he's almost running. This video was taken a week ago, as you can see he's still doing the Frankenstein, but he's really on the move. Here comes trouble!

A New Labor Day Tradtition

A few weeks ago, Drew and Matt had spent the day at Craig' parents and ende up playing with Craig's cousin's kids (they are all about the same age). On that day the kids got an idea that it would be fun to get all their jeeps together and have a parade. So they planned it. In true Drew fashion, he had big plans that included streamers and balloons and he made it happen. As you can see the kids had a lot of fun decorating their jeeps and even more fun being in a parade. Ryan not only was in the parade, but was the Grand Marshall. I think the adults had just as much fun watching it. I just wonder how long before Drew starts planning next year's parade.