Privacy

We have been talking about privacy with Ryan lately in regards to when Mommy or Daddy or any adults are at our house using the bathroom. Of course when I am home alone with the kids I have to leave the bathroom door open for safety. Shutting myself in the restroom and locking the door would be much too dangerous these days. We have been teaching Ryan that when an adult is in the bathroom with the door closed, you do not open the door and go in because that adult wants privacy in the bathroom. Well, my little, almost 3 year old is WAY too smart for this! He had to test this concept the first week we brought Regan home from the hospital. With all the commotion, I realized he was no longer in the room with us. I went looking for him and found him in the bathroom with the door closed. I quickly opened the door and was immediately scolded! "No, Mommy, I need privacy," is what he said to me. I could not help it, I had to close the door because I did not want him to see me laughing. Mind you, he is not yet potty trained so he was in the bathroom blowing his nose. When he finally decided to come out of the bathroom I had to explain to him that he is too little to be in the bathroom alone and that he needs an adult in there with him if he wants to close the door.

Last night I was in the bathroom with the door open. Ryan comes in, looks at me very seriously and says, "Mommy, you need privacy," and closes the door. I think he has the concept now.

Merry Christmas from "R" kids

Wishing you and your family a Merry Christmas!






















See you in 2011!!

Regan- One Month Old

Regan turned a month old on December 5. Since she does not have a doctor's appointment for another month, I weighed her on my scale, and she is about 8 pounds. Quite a difference from the 5 pounds 13 ounces she was at her appointment when she was a few days old. Regan is a great eater, obviously. She has the chubbiest cheeks and round little belly. Ryan, at this age, was so skinny and so tiny. There was not a chubby roll to be found on his body.

I am also happy to report that, for the most part, she is a great sleeper. She woke up one time last night. However, I must also add that she sleeps cuddled up next to me in bed. Yes, I know it is a horrible habit, but I can't resist that face especially in the middle of the night. Ryan was also in our bed for quite some time as a baby, but sleeps great now in his own room so I am not too worried.

I am having a great time shopping for her and cannot resist all of the pink girly, frilly things out there. I am a sucker for bows, hats, dresses and all things that are not practical for a baby. What can I say? I have the best of both worlds, a boy and a girl!

Introducing Regan

Regan was born on Friday, November 5. She weighed in at 6 pounds 7 ounces. Ryan is one proud big brother!!

Halloween

For the first time this year I let Ryan choose his own costume. We went online and I showed him many costumes. He chose to be a doctor. I think this may be because we have been to the doctor so much this year that he wanted to be one. We got our money's worth out of the costume this year. He wore it to music class, to school, and finally on Halloween.




The gathering of friends before heading off to the Halloween Frolic in town, followed by fun bouncy houses at the frolic.

Pumpkin Patch

Usually before Halloween Sanjay and I like to take Ryan to a farm about an hour from our house. It has acres of pumpkins, hayrides, mazes, and animals. At 37 weeks pregnant, I was afraid to go too far from home. We ended up at our local pumpkin patch which was just as much fun. Ryan was able to ride trains, ride a horse, and chose some pretty great pumpkins.




And, there is a picture you rarely see. Me, in front of the camera, with my big boy as opposed to behind the camera capturing the memories.

Fall Fun

We have been very busy lately, but always find some time for fun. Back in September we enjoyed the fair in our town. Ryan, as always, had to ride on the train, but also wanted to go on a swing ride by himself. This made me very nervous, but Sanjay reassured me that he would be just fine. What do you know? He had a great time!



Sanjay has season tickets to Bruins football. Ryan and I were able to make one game. Of course, it just happened to be one of the hottest games. Ryan had his frozen lemonade, watched Joe Bruin, and waited patiently for the marching band (which he loves) to perform at half time. Although the game was a lot of fun, we had to leave after half time. A pregnant mama could not handle the heat and a toddler needed a nap!



Look at the similarities between those two! Judging by the shared expressions on their faces, yes, indeed they are related!





Ryan joined a multi-sports class recently. It is 6 weeks long and focuses on basketball, t-ball, and soccer. I constantly have to remind myself that he is only 2years old. I expect him to go out on the court or field and excel, then he runs away from the coach and wants Sanjay or me to do the skills with him. I'm sure in due time he will pick up the skills needed to play these sports. Until then, I just sit on the sidelines drink my coffee, breathe deeply, and laugh a lot! It is actually quite funny to watch when I don't take it so seriously.