Rylan's First Big Ouch!

This is Rylan's face...

This is Rylan's face when it meets a rocking chair...


Any questions??
Monday I got the call that I knew was going to happen (and will probably happen many more times). It was the director of Mother's Day Out and Rylan had fallen, was bleeding a lot and might need stitches. He had been trying to climb up into a rocking chair and the cushion slid out and he face planted. He tore his bottom lip up and has two pretty big gashes on his gums above his top front teeth. My Mom and I took him to urgent care and Cory met us there. Yes, Rylan rolls with a big entourage where ever he goes. Luckily, the doctor looked everything over and Rylan didn't need any stitches and his teeth were fine. Of course, it just so happens that Rylan is getting his picture made the next two weekends, go figure!

Daddy's Shoes

Here lately, Rylan has had a fascination with our shoes. He loves putting them on and then trying to walk around the house. And this is the latest pose that he strikes when he's dancing. He is such a funny little boy and cracks us up on a regular basis.

Intervention

Well, we did it! Cory and I had to confront Rylan and had an intervention between Rylan and his pacifier. We did this Tuesday night and for the most part Rylan did really well. We are still giving him his paci to sleep with (baby steps, I'm not even ready to cross that bridge). And he did great at school yesterday and for most of the evening. Then around 7:30 the !@#% hit the fan. On a side note, Cory conveniently had guys night last night so I was a man down. Rylan screamed and threw a fit like I'd never seen. I did not falter and held my ground (and cussed Cory) but it was the worse 45 minutes. He was almost to the point of throwing up and even screamed during his bath, which he normally loves. I'm just hoping that it was his breaking point and today will be a better day. Man, who knew a pacifier could have that much power. The following pictures were taken before the disastrous meltdown. I've realized that's it's all about distraction, as long as he's busy he doesn't think about the paci. What better distraction than a slide in the living room....

One Lucky Boy...and maybe a tiny bit spoiled!

Rylan is so blessed to have two awesome Grandmas. And Cory and I are blessed because they are our Moms:) They are willing to do anything for him (and us) and I hope they know how much we appreciate it. So THANKS to the two greatest Grandmas a boy could ask for!!

Do you need a cleaning service??

I read recently that it costs an estimated $220,000 to raise a child born in 2008. So I decided Rylan needs to start carrying his weight. If anyone is looking for a cleaning service I have your man....

He sweeps....
He mops...
And he can stand on his head...how many cleaning people do you know that can do that:)

Shared Bath

Is it me or do I have a lot of bath tub posts?? Oh well, they are just too cute not to share. Over the weekend our good friends came over with their 9 month old little girl. Oh how she just melts my heart and she and Rylan are destined to be married some day! Rylan wasn't so sure about sharing his tub but in the end a good time was had by all. And us Mommies were able to take some sweet pictures. Who knows maybe someday we can show these pictures at their wedding. But first we have to explain to Rylan that we don't hit or knock over our bride to be but we are taking baby steps (literally) with these issues:)

Let's go Cubbies!!

Rylan went to his first MLB game over the weekend. We went to Denver and watched the Cubs and Rockies play. I was very nervous about how Rylan would act at the game. The game would last past his bed time and to top it all off he's cutting two teeth (perfect timing). But much to my surprise he did great. He loved dancing to the music and watching for the ball. And it also didn't hurt that the Rockies mascot had a striking resemblance to Barney. I would have to say that Rylan did pretty good on his first vacation.