Ryan's first injury

A few weeks back Ryan and I were at his music and sign language class. The studio has hardwood floors. Normally this is not a problem, but Ryan was very tired on this particular day. Class had ended and we stayed after to socialize. Ryan was crawling around like he normally does. I'm not quite sure exactly how it happened, but he fell face first onto the floor. Instantly I knew this was not a normal spill where he would recover within seconds. He did that heart wrenching cry with the ten seconds of silence before the next cry comes out. I quickly grabbed him and held him while he cried, assuming he had hit his head and there would be a bruise. When I was able to take a look at him and assess the damage, I saw it...blood! It is a weird thing when you see blood on your baby the first time. I was trying very hard to not pass out or cry myself. He had hit his two top front teeth on the floor and they were bleeding. He was not badly injured, but in the moment, it was horrible. The studio manager got an ice pack for him and by the time it arrived, Ryan had recovered. I had not recovered, but more importantly, he had. I know this is only the first of many injuries to come. I'm going to have to toughen up a bit, but it is really hard when this happens to your little one. This picture shows the little bruise he got on his nose in addition to two very sore top teeth.

Cabo

At the beginning of this month we went to Cabo. Sanjay's good friend got married and we took a much needed vacation. Vacationing with a baby is much different then it was when it was just the two of us. I was extremely nervous about the trip because the flight was long, and now that Ryan is crawling around, how would it be for him confined on a plane and in a hotel room? Ryan far exceeded my expectations! On the 2 hour flight to Cabo he was a model passenger. We brought toys, books, and lots of snacks. He was occupied the entire flight. We did leave the plane a mess with about a thousand bits of Cheerios left behind. Sorry nice flight attendants! We were in Cabo for a total of 4 days. We tried to stay busy and out of our hotel room. Ryan was happy riding around in his stroller and playing in the kiddie pool. Sanjay's parents came with us to help out with Ryan and enjoy a mini-vacation of their own. They watched Ryan while we went to the wedding and helped out tremendously throughout the trip. Our only hiccup on the trip was the flight home. We were "those people" with the screaming baby on the flight home. Ryan was inconsolable for one hour of our two hour flight home. He managed to throw up and wail at the top of his lungs for what felt like an eternity. I was so thankful that other passengers and the flight attendants were helpful and did not throw things at us. Sanjay finally got Ryan to sleep by walking continuously in the front of the plane. We made it through our first trip with Ryan to a foreign country. Looks like there may be more traveling in Ryan's future!

Halloween

It is better to be late than to not post any Halloween pictures at all. This year, for Ryan's first Halloween, we dressed him up to go to music and sign class. Most of the babies came in costumes. Ryan was dressed as a turtle. He really looked the part as he crawled around. On Halloween night our city had many festivities downtown. There was food, a live band, a parade, and bounce houses. We took Ryan in the stroller and walked around for a bit with our neighbors. We then went to dinner with some friends and their little guy. We ended the evening by stopping by my former colleague's house so she could see Ryan in his costume. By the time we got home to pass out our own candy, most of the trick-or-treaters had gone home. Needless to say, we have lots of leftover candy...bummer!

Mom the slacker

Life has become a little more challenging now that Ryan is mobile. In addition to that, he has chosen to stop taking long naps. This leaves little or no time for me to do much of anything. However, it has created more time for me to capture new and exciting moments in Ryan's life. Ryan is now 9 months old and each month I find myself wondering where the time has gone. I think I talk about this with each passing month. It is amazing how fast time has gone by. He is starting to turn into a little boy which means thoughts, sounds and opinions of his own. He has started to throw temper tantrums, which is really interesting. He will many times refuse to get in his carseat, and the stroller, forget about it! One of the only times he seems to be happy, when we are out, is when I hold him either in the Bjorn or on my hip. I know I should enjoy this because soon enough this will pass and he will want to do everything by himself.


Ryan had his 9 month doctor appointment last week. He is only 16 pounds. I feed this boy all the time, I promise. He is so incredibly active that he metabolizes his food rather quickly. He is eating so many different things now. However, I am still pretty careful with what I feed him. His favorite snack right now is Cheerios. He cannot get enough of these! He also eats oatmeal, eggs, toast, rice, most vegetables, some fruits, bread, and he will be starting meats in the upcoming week. Maybe I am just paranoid about him having a reaction to certain foods, so I have been careful, but as his mom that is my job, to look out for him. Needless to say, he is not even on the chart for weight.

Last but not least, yes I am a slacker. I have not posted our Halloween adventures, and we just returned from a mini-vacation in Cabo. I hope to have these posts up in the next few days along with some great pictures! Stay tuned!