Pumpkin Patch

Yesterday, my friend Jessica and I took Ryan and Jessica's daughter, Lauren, to the pumpkin patch. It was beautiful fall weather in So. California, yeah right! It was about 85 - 90 degrees and the wind was blowing pretty hard. We still had a great time. We only stayed for a little over an hour, but that was enough time to choose the perfect pumpkin, see some animals at the petting zoo, and take lots of pictures. I think the babies had the most fun when we tried to take pictures with a pumpkin placed in front of them. They were very smart and quickly realized that if they pushed the pumpkins gently, they would roll off the hay and onto the ground. This kept them amused for quite awhile, and both mommies had to run back and forth placing the pumpkins in front of the babies while trying to take pictures.

The Climber

Ryan's new past time is climbing and pulling himself up. He will climb on anything and everything. He has been pulling himself up for about a month now, but I actually got pictures of him doing it this time. Ryan is so active these days. He crawls very quickly and pulls himself up into a standing position. It is amazing to watch him. I feel like every day brings so many new experiences and milestones. There is not a lot of down time for mommy and daddy. We take turns chasing Ryan. Another hobby of Ryan's is stalking poor Lucy. When he does catch her he pets her nicely. She returns the favor with many slobbering dog kisses. This just makes Ryan laugh. They are entertaining to watch. Ryan will be eight months old on the 8th. How fast time flies!

Busted!

Last week when Ryan woke up from his nap I heard him moving. He didn't cry so I thought I would peek and see what he was doing. Low and behold he had figured out how to pull himself up in his crib. His daddy did not lower the mattress on his crib quite yet. This is Ryan looking shocked as I walked in on him. His mattress has since been lowered, thanks to mommy!

Ryan Goes to School

At the beginning of the month I enrolled Ryan in a few classes at a local enrichment studio. He is in a music and sign language class, baby yoga, and a mommy and me class. I know it sounds silly, but the music and sign language class is said to encourage language and also a love of music. The baby yoga helps with things like gas and improvement of overall health. The mommy and me class focuses on different topics that are of interest to the moms, like teething, solid foods, etc. Maybe it is just a gimmick, but we enjoy going. It is also a way for Ryan to socialize with other babies and for mommy to socialize with other mommies. Here's Ryan and his buddy, Tyler.

UCLA... FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT!!!

On Monday, September 1, the UCLA Bruins had a special guest at their season opener...Ryan Roy! Ryan went to his first Bruin football game. Our day began quite early because Ryan's daddy says,"You can never be too early to a UCLA football game!" So we arrived 5 hours before game time! This gave Ryan plenty of time to eat, nap, play, and eat again before the game started. We entered the stadium at kickoff. The roar of the crowd sent Ryan into a panic, and he had a complete meltdown. It took a few minutes to calm him down. It probably did not help that he was in the Bjorn facing outward looking at thousands of people and not his two favorite people; mom and dad! We were able to stay at the game through the 3rd quarter. For the most part Ryan was fine during the game, but when a fan yelled too loudly, Ryan lost it all over again! I would categorize this as a long, yet successful day. We made it home just in time to watch the Bruins win their first game of the season. Looks like Ryan may be their lucky charm as he has not been to another game and the Bruins have not won a game since. We will try to take Ryan to another game before the season ends. Let's go BRUINS!!!

Anniversary

I'm a little behind on updating. I feel like things happen and weeks go by before I am able to update everyone. As many of you know, Sanjay and I celebrated our 3rd anniversary on August 27 and 28. We went to Temecula to wine taste and have lunch a week prior to our anniversary. We also ordered a cake from the bakery that made our wedding cake. On the 27th, Sanjay picked up dinner and brought me flowers!!! He often talks about the fact that he was going to get flowers for me, but never does. On this day, he actually did. That made my day! So, here we are having lunch in Temecula. We did some wine tasting prior to the photo, so if we look a little out of it, you know why that is! Here's to many more years of marriage and two more kids?! HA HA! Okay, one more baby for sure...someday!

Back to School

I know this is supposed to be about Ryan's adventures, but I guess it is a little about me too. Those of you who know me know that it was always about me in the past, now that Ryan is here it's just a little about me and mostly about him. Anyway, school started last week and for the first time in ten years there was no first day back to school for me. No staff meetings, no inservices, no setting up the room, and making endless copies for the kids. It felt very strange knowing that everybody was going back and I was not. (I am not complaining because I have the best job in the world!) So, on this particular day, last week, I had to get out of the house and do something. Thankfully, I joined Stroller Strides not too long ago. They just so happened to have a spa day set up for the mommies and their babies. So, off we went! I got a foot scrub and learned a little about baby massage. After, we went down to the beach for yoga. This picture is Ryan's first time on the sand (okay on my towel, in the sand) at the beach. He slept during the yoga portion and woke up at the end of the class, just in time to take a picture. This definitely beats going back to school!