And now, he has a beautiful full head of thick blonde hair. I don't even know what to do with it. I brush it and put jell on it every day trying to get it to do something, and within 30 minutes it's poking out in all directions. It's thick and grows like crazy. I have to trim it all the time or it would be past his shoulders. I'm sure it looks like I chop it since it's fine and you can see every cut, but not sure what else to do. I'm going to figure out how to cut it good. I can't afford taking him in every 2 weeks for a trim! And Jason isn't so fond of the long haired surfer do, so I'll have to learn :-)
Ryan is getting so big! He's pulling up on everything now and crawling all over! I came into his room to get him from a nap a few days ago and this is what I found. He is destroying his bumpers by standing on them, kneeing them, and pulls all his blankets down into his bed. He has a great personality and is so friendly! Everywhere he goes he makes eye contact with the people and starts smiling. They just gush all over him. Mainly it's cute girls and old ladies, but he'll smile at anyone who stops to look him in the eye. And he waits for the eye contact before he starts beaming. He can't nurse in public or the nursing room at church. He wants to look at each person talking and hear what their saying. He won't fall alseep in public, same reasons. He's also starting to smile for the camera, just like my star picture taker Jayne. Ryan is a handful. He lets us know exactly what he wants and when he wants it (whats new) and isn't a good sleeper. We're still up several times a night and have let him cry. A very expensive monitor, noise machine, and humdifier (for his ongoing runny nose) later, things seem to be looking up... a little (meaning only up twice the last 2 nights). We'll see if it lasts :-) But Ryan is a doll. He gives me big kisses and loves to cuddle. He and Jayne are best friends. It's adorable. He'll be nine months tomorrow, the 25! I can't imagine our family without him. I feel lucky to be his mom.
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Sunday was a great day too. Woke up and had french toast (my favorite), played with the kids and got ready for church. We had tithing settlement at 11 and don't have church until 1:30, so we went to church then headed back home for lunch, then back to church again. In between all that, I did some baking, which I love! I'm not sure if it's how great the house smells after, the fun of doing it and having Jayne jump in and help here and there, or how good it tastes. I did a homemade chicken pot-pie for dinner, so it would be done when we got home, cause we're always starving when we get home from church so late and hate cooking then. I even did the homemade pie crust. My recipe makes 2 pies, so I have another pot pie frozen for another Sunday or crazy busy day. I just love that. I also made some homemade honey whole wheat bread! It turned out great. We'll enjoy it all week. After dinner we made carmel popcorn and watched Charlie Brown's Thanksgiving before putting the kids to bed. Again, nothing major, but just fun and enjoyable. We just haven't had our own space/time/home etc. in so long, it seems simple, but it was just mellow and fun. It's going to be a great week too! We had a great family night on Thanksgiving and Gratitude tonight. Looking forward to several more days of fun and family (and baking)!
What a great weekend! Nothing major going on, just fun. Saturday we had a great breakfast, took the kids for a run, and ran a few errands. Pretty mellow but very enjoyable. Then Jason watched the kids so I could go see Twilight!! I went to see it with my sis-inlaw Jen, and cousins Emily, Amanda and Emily's friend. We had so much fun! I LOVED the movie. It's hard to really do a book justice but I thought they got it pretty right. I loved the characters and loved seeing the book come to life. Can't wait for New Moon. Jason did great with the kids as usual. We went out for dinner after and had a great time chatting. I don't get breaks from the kids too often so I had to live it up. It was fun and makes you miss your kids (even though I was only gone a few hours). Great day!
Front Room:
Front Room: Walking in the Front Door
Front Room: To the right of the picture above. Room is large so this is facing the other direction when you walk in.
Front Room: This is to the right of the picture above.
Kitchen/playroom/office combo: I love this room.
Kitchen/playroom/office combo: picture facing the other way
Ryan's Room
Jayne's Room
Master: This cuts off the other half of the room that has our dresser and my sewing table. It's pretty big, and we have a beautiful view out the back, 2 separate sinks in the bathroom, and 2 full size closets so jason and I don't have to fight over closet space!
