Monday

I have really loved going to the gym on Monday and Wednesday morning for my workout. I do a cardio resistence class and can really push myself and get an awesome workout. This morning I almost threw up (the real test of a great workout) but I pushed on. The time works out great for us because we get to the gym at 9:30, put Ryan in the daycare and I'm done at 10:45. We rush home and I put Ryan down a little after 11 for his nap. On days we don't go to the gym he goes down around 10:30.

For the past week now he goes down well in the morning and sleeps at least an hour. The afternoon nap has been different this past week. He used to sleep at least 2 hours in the afternoon but for the past week he's only slept about an hour. I'm beginning to think he might be ready to drop a nap. Part of me wants him to drop a nap so we have more time to be out but on the flip side I like being able to get things done during his naps.

Ryan LOVES his stuffed animals right now. This morning when I went to get him I put his monkey back in his crib and he wanted to hold him and didn't want out yet, ha! Such a silly boy!

And who is going to watch The Bachelor Pad on ABC tonight????

Former bachelors and bachelorettes compete for money as they all move into the bachelor mansion. It promises to be filled with lots of drama!

TGIF

Thank goodness it's Friday because I am worn out. This little mess below is a hand full! We went to the pool today and Ryan had a blast. This afternoon he has been getting into everything, especially everything he's not suppose to. Oh the joys of motherhood!

Ryan has been coughing off and on today and I'm worried he might be getting sick. boo! Tonight I started giving Ryan his dinner and he flipped out...big time, so Matt took him downstairs to chill out. He came back up to eat dinner and would only eat bread. I was honestly just glad he was eating and not screaming. After about 15 min of eating bread he finally decided to eat his ziti and he couldn't get enough of it. I'm glad he ate a good dinner and went to bed happy boy.

I'm looking forward to a low key, relaxing weekend with my boys! What are your plans for the weekend?

Playdate at the park

Today we had a fun playdate at the park with our MOPS group. My friend Anissa and her little girl Elizabeth joined us as well! It was a little cooler outside today but it was still HOT! I am so ready for Fall!!! And I can't wait for College Football!!!

Ryan loved holding on and walking around the playground. This is really the first time he's done that. He has just wanted to walk around today but always holds on to something.

He and Elizabeth always have so much fun together!

Another first today he climbed the stairs and actually played on the playground. I am so glad he can finally play at the park and not just swing. He was loving exploring everything. He is one busy little boy. He doesn't stay in one spot very long!

It's supposed to be hot and sunny tomorrow so we are planning on going to the pool. It's so hot the only thing we can do outside is play in the water.

What things do you do to beat the heat?

Swimming and Stairs

It has been one HOT HOT HOT day here in OH!!! My car read 102 today! I thought when I moved from Memphis that I had escaped the hot and humidity but oh no, it has followed me to Cincy! We ran to the post office after lunch and just that little errand had me sweating and just wanting to stay inside.

Here's a short video of Ryan from his swim lesson on Saturday. The blonde is his swim teacher.

Tonight Ryan had a first! He climbed the stairs for the first time. He has climbed one or two stairs at our friends house but tonight he climbed all the stairs. I couldn't believe how fast he was! We have baby gates at our house to keep him off the stairs but tonight Matt tried it with him and he was a pro, ha! He's growing up so fast!!!

A Great Day!

We have had such a great day! We had lunch then ran a few errands before coming home for naptime. Ryan only took a hour and a half nap so we had lots of play time this afternoon. He is so sweet, he loves walking around the furniture in the family room. He still holds on but tonight he stood all by himself for the first time for about 5 seconds. He is getting really close to walking!

Ryan was helping me pack this box up to send to "Aunt" Rachel. He's such a good helper!

Ryan has this talking dog but it's been down in the basement so he hasn't played with it much. He LOVES his stuffed animals right now and gives them "loves" (he holds them close and puts them up to his face). He picked up the dog to "love" on it and it started talking to him. He immediately put it down and gave it this funny look, ha!

While we were playing this afternoon I guess the dogs saw something or someone out the window and they started barking up a storm! They were going nuts! Ryan made his way over to the couch and started giving them an ear full! HA! He was "talking" and just telling them what for and beating on the couch. It was hilarious!!! He hears us yell at them when they bark alot so I guess he was just repeating us. It was so funny, I wish I had gotten it on video!

Another reason it was a great day was I made baked carrots for dinner (got the recipe from my friend Amber's recipe blog) and Ryan ATE THEM!!!! They tasted really good and similar to sweet potato fries. I was SO excited he ate them, I can't even begin to tell you. He didn't eat all I put on his plate but he ate a good bit of them! Oh that made me so proud!

And lastly, I love, love, love Chili's queso dip so tonight I made some. I got the recipe from Amber's recipe blog and it was AMAZING! It tasted exactly like the real thing! Oh my goodness, so good! Now if only I could make their chips, ha!

And the list goes on...

Today has been a busy day of marking things off my "to do" list!

I am a type A person and love to make lists. I have a running list in my planner of "things" I'm determined to do this week!

Some of the "things" on my list right now:

- Call and make appointment for Ryan's physical before his ear tube surgery.

- Register for Ladies Bible Study.

- Call terminix and schedule inspection and quote.

- Register Ryan for Tumblebees.

- Order Ryan's first year and family pics.

- Send a package to a friend.

- Send card to a friend who just had a baby.

- Order a video monitor (I HATE our baby monitor and there are so many times I wish I had a video monitor).

Big one: FINISH Ryan's photo album.

I love checking things off my list, it brings so much satisfaction.

Do you make lists?

Our Weekend

We had a nice relaxing weekend! Friday afternoon/night we went to the gym where they were having a family fun night. It was a pool party so Ryan had a blast splashing in the pool! We enjoyed hanging out with our neighbors the Pairan's and eating some free food.

Saturday morning we had Ryan's last swim lesson for a while. He LOVES the water but he has his own agenda in the water and really isn't ready for instruction lead lessons. I think he will do much better when he get a little older.

We went to dinner at PF Changs with Matt's Uncle Steve and Aunt Teresa. We went early but Ryan wasn't on his best behavior! It was yummy food and good fellowship nonetheless.

This morning we went to church and when we went to pick up Ryan in the nursery they told us he is a "video rockstar". Apparently they were shooting a promotional video for our children's ministry and they came to Ryan's room looking for the least fussy baby and everyone pointed to Ryan. I must admit that makes me feel so good! They said it will air during the service sometime in August so we gotta make sure we are on time every sunday, HA!