Sink Bath

We ate some delicious Chinese food for dinner and Ryker loved his crab puff.




But he made such a mess of himself that while trying to clean him with a baby wipe it was quickly apparent that the boy needed a bath! So during a quick bath in the sink, Kynzie decided he needed a toy and brought him this purple cup. I filled it with a little water (it has a slow-leaking hole in the bottom) and handed it to him and he apparently decided he was thirsty!! Gulp, gulp, gulp! He did amazingly well with it! Who would've known?!

Ryker's First Oreo

Ryker was very pleased about getting to eat his very first cookie.


A pre-dinner snack of cantaloupe, cheerios and an Oreo resulted in one messy little man!7

Walking Ryker

Snow Day

We were surprised to wake up with snow cover this morning. We didn't get much; just enough to play in and to be gone by night. Kynzie sure was excited about it though! It was a battle to get her inside, even with frozen little hands.

Cruising Ryker

It's been quite some time since he mastered standing up, but a few days ago Mr. Ryker figured out how to cruise. And he's fast!!

Fire Man

"Look Mommy! I a fire man"

Ryker's First Big Boy Bath

Ryker had his very first bath in the big tub. He was not nearly as excited about it as we were. He calmed down a little bit after we turned the water off but he still wasn't too sure about it. And once he accidentally did a face plant, bath time was over. Keeping my fingers crossed for better luck next time!





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Ryker's First Birthday

It's hard to believe that an entire year has passed since our little miracle boy was born. A year ago his fate was uncertain as he was hooked up to numerous machines, being fed through a tube, facing surgeries and only weighing in at 1 lb, 11 oz. Today we are blessed with a handsome, affectionate, crawling and intelligent little boy who has overcome physical, mental and medical obstacles. Not a single day goes by that I don't think about how lucky we are.

Cake would've been a little much for an "8 month" old and even though we shouldn't have, we gave him a few bites of vanilla ice cream and some raspberries for dessert.

He was focusing hard trying to figure out how to pick up those slippery raspberries.

Coloring & Diaper Munching

Our little artist hard at work.

Ryker found himself a snack and was very happy to attempt to devour it.

Little Fashionista

Kynzie looked oh-so fashionable in her jean skirt and sweater ensemble.

Hair Cut By Daddy

Kynzie's bangs were starting to get a little long. But instead of hassling with a trip to the salon for an over-priced trim, Daddy volunteered to do the cutting. He did a great job and Kynzie cooperated better than she would have at a salon!

His Very Own Jungle Gym

Ryker has discovered the kitchen table and since declared it to be his very own jungle gym, climbing over the chair supports.

He thinks it is so much fun.

Texas

Ryker and I flew to Texas to attend my NaNaw's funeral. Although it wasn't under the best circumstances, it was great to get to introduce Ryker to his Grandpa, Grams and lots of other family. We only got to stay for three days, but Kynzie and Ryan sure were happy to have us home.

Uncle Terry bought this silly hat at the store. Ryker was dying to try it on.

Halloween

I'll admit that we procrastinated a little on getting Kynzie a halloween costume. But lucky enough on Halloween day we found the perfect costume- little red riding hood. We decided to take her trick-or-treating in Ryan's parent's neighborhood.

"Trick-or-treat! Thank you! Okay, next house" she'd say.

She was so excited she was nearly running, pulling us along.

She didn't last very long...we probably only went to 10 or so houses. She wanted to go back to Grandma's and check out her huge candy stash.

She ate more candy on hallowen than she's probably had in her whole life.

We ended up going back out for a little bit and she got even more candy! By the end of the night, she was exhausted.

Our First Family Trip To The Pumpkin Patch

We made a last minute trip to the pumpkin patch. Kynzie had so much fun.

"Look at all the punkins!" (She can't quite get the pronunciation right)

She was running all over the field.

"Uggghhh!! It's too heavy!" Kynzie decided every pumpkin was too heavy (even if it wasn't).

After an hour in the field, these pumpkins inside the market are what Kynzie decided she wanted.

On another note, this is our 250th blog post!

Eating Banana

He still loves playing with those tootsies!

We decided to give the baby mesh self-feeder a try. Ryker sure loved it, although I had to hold onto it for him.

Ryker's Silly Sounds

Playing Peek-a-Boo With Ryker

He Found His Feet

Ryker found his feet a while ago but had opted to hide his skills from the camera. He has yet to figure out that they make a good snack.

"Take a picture of me!" said Kynzie.

Ryker's Very First Time Eating

We decided to feed Ryker some banana. He's started to grab at food and watch us eat, so we figured he might be interested. Unfortunately it didn't go so well, as it seems that he still has the baby "tongue-thrust reflex". Although, he really seemed to enjoy it!