Father's Day

Although this Father's Day wasn't quite as exciting as last Father's Day where we got our BFP (don't think we can beat that any time soon, nor do we want to!), we had a good time. We went to Taco Deli for breakfast. I figured that if it was good enough for me on Mother's Day, then it was good enough for Steven on Father's Day. :) Gotta love the migas royale! Afterwards, we went to the Round Rock premium outlets, which isn't a very Steven thing to do, but we had to buy Ryan's baptism outfit. We got an all white overall outfit at Strasburg Children. Let's just say that we won't be shopping there very often. We also got the cutest baptism booties. They are little booties with crosses on them, they were too cute to resist. Ryan's getting baptized on Sunday. When we were looking for an outfit for him, I kept on picturing spit up/drool all over the front of all of those outfits! Afterwards, we're having a housewarming. I'm still nervous about the seating situation. Is it rude to ask guests to bring their own chairs? Anyways, hopefully we'll post baptism pictures and housewarming pictures next week. We definitely have to get good pictures of him in his outfit before it gets ruined! We had to buy him a 0-3 month outfit, which leads me to my next paragraph, Ryan's 4 month check up.

We went to Ryan's 4 month well-child visit on Friday. Ryan weighed in at a hefty 12 pounds and 6 ounces. Yep, he's a lil guy. He's still in the 15-20th percentile for weight and 35th percentile for height. He was 11 pounds and 2 ounces at around 3 months, so he's gained quite a bit, but he's still really little. We've been supplementing with formula for the past month, so I thought that would push him into the next percentile, but I guess not. Again, Ryan ran a fever until the following afternoon. He was so happy until the nurse came in to give him his shots. He started crying right away, poor guy. He did pretty well until bed time when he was especially fussy and he was really fussy the following day. It didn't make for a very fun Saturday. Oh well. The doctor did say that Ryan looked really good and called Ryan a big muscle. Yea, I thought that was a weird comment too. He was basically saying that Ryan was really strong, which I found interesting. We went to Steven's manager's house for dinner a few weeks ago and they have a daughter that is 10 days older than Ryan. She was so active compared to Ryan. She was jumping around, talking/screaming, and just constantly moving. Seriously, this kid could have beat Ryan up. It made Ryan look so sedate, so I was surprised that the doctor commented on how strong he was.

Yesterday, I went to a free rubber stamping basics class at Archivers. Archivers is my new favorite store that is fueling my recent scrapbooking addiction. The class was really informative, I learned a lot. I've never really been a big stamp person because what can you do with a stamp and an ink pad? It turns out that you can do a ton. Anyways, it was a great class and now I want to buy the entire stamp section, it's no wonder those classes are free!

When we bought our Stroller Strides Bob jogging stroller, I got a week of classes for free. I tried out a class a couple of weeks ago and I started using my coupon this week. I went to a class in Steiner on Monday. It was held all outdoors and boy was it hot! There was a breeze and it wasn't as humid as it has been lately, but I just can't imagine how much worse it's going to get! We did a lot of walking. It was good, I really enjoyed it. The instructor and other ladies there were really nice. I went back to the Lakeline Mall location today and that was good too. It's all one big program, but it doesn't seem like a lot of the girls go to classes in other locations and they seem to be curious about each other. I guess I'm an anomaly. I really like both instructors and I think it's good to mix things up a bit. Anyways, it's totally kicking my butt and I can barely move my legs. It's hard to always be the one lagging behind and the one doing all of the modified positions, but at least I'm trying. :)

Enough for tonight, I need to get more sleep!

It's Official

I turned in my computer today and I am no longer an employee of EY. After the almost fours years that I've spent at the firm, it was really weird to walk in with my computer and audit bag and walk out without either. But look at this face, wouldn't you want to spend your time making it smile? :)

I've been so worn out this week. I was really anxious about today, even more so than when I met with the partner last week. I think it's because without my laptop, this whole quitting thing is real. Silly, I know, but I had files and emails saved from back in 2003 when I first started!

We've scheduled Ryan's baptism for June 24th at St. Thomas More. Afterwards, we're finally having our housewarming. We figured we could knock out two birds with one stone by combining the two events. We've had a few people over for various things, but I'm really looking forward to the 24th. We don't have that much furniture yet, so I hope that people are willing to stand! :)

I recently joined a meetup group for stay at home moms. I went to my first meetup today at Krispy Kreme. There was only two of us that showed up! I had a good time though. The other mom was really friendly and nice and her son was so cute! He kept on looking at Ryan and grabbing Ryan's feet.

Father's Day is also this weekend and for the life of me, I have no idea what to get Steven. Ryan already has a "I Heart Daddy" onesie which he'll wear on Sunday, but besides that, I'm clueless. Any ideas? Last year, Steven got a home pregnancy test that said "Pregnant." Hopefully this year Father's Day will be less exciting! :)

So, I'm slowly getting back into scrapbooking and my goal is to finish my pregnancy scrapbook within the next couple of weeks. It should be fairly easy, but I need to pick pictures to print and I am so indecisive! If you get 300 pictures printed at Adorama, then the price per picture decreases. I figure that if I print pregnancy pictures, Thailand pictures, and maybe Disney pictures, I'll reach 300. Ryan's baby scrapbook is going to be quite the project, so I'm going to save those pics for later. I'm sure you've seen all of his pictures, it's really too hard to decide which to print!

Anyways, I'm rambling....Ryan is getting his four month shots tomorrow. I'm really not looking forward to it. I didn't think twice about it when he got his 2 month shots, but it was a horrible experience! We just finished feeding him and so he was really happy and then they stick him with four needles and give him some oral medicine. I felt so bad for Ryan. He was happy and doing great and the next minute he's in pain and crying. He also ran a fever for about a day after that. I am definitely bringing the Tylenol with me this time around. Wish us luck!!

We're also in the process of renting out the old house, so I'm trying to get everything set up with that. We're getting the trees and bushes trimmed this week and I still need to hire someone to clean out the place. Anyone need a washer and dryer?

I've got so much going on right now, but hopefully things will slow down soon!

Phases

I've been going through some crazy phases these past few months. When Ryan was around 1.5 to 2 months, I had this thing where I couldn't get enough of the local news. Crazy, huh? I practically had my day scheduled out in front of the TV so that I could watch as much local news as possible. Sad, I know!

After the local news phase, I entered the reading phase when Ryan was about 2.5 months. I ended up subscribing to four magazines, Oprah, Martha Stewart Living (to fit in with the stay at home mom stereotype), Cooking Light and Parents. I was also obsessed with buying Ryan Lion kids books so that I could read to him. I'm proud to say that we have quite a collection now.

Then I moved into my movie phase at around 3 months which I am at the tale end of. I went to baby day at Alamo Drafthouse a few times and I started obsessing over my queue on netflix. I've got like 50 movies in my queue now! It's just so easy to pop one in and feed Ryan.

My newest obsession is trying to get into shape. I went to a free Stroller Strides class, which was fantastic. But, we still have our membership to Lifetime, so I went to work out there this morning. It felt good to lift weights, but I think that I like working out with Steven better. He shows me how to work all of the machines and makes sure that I'm properly aligned. Without him, I just guess and hope that I don't look like too much of an idiot! I've also been walking the dogs more. Carrie really needs it, she's a hefty 75 pounds. The vet thinks that she may have thyroid problems. :( I'm trying to do a couple of things to get a feel of what is going to work the best of me right now. I want to try postnatal yoga sometime this week. I think that'll be fun to try.

I've also joined a stay at home moms group on www.meetup.com. It's actually a pretty cool website where people with similar interests can get together and start a group. They have a really cool calendar function that lets members RSVP. My first event with them is brunch at Krispy Kreme, which I totally deserve after trying to get into shape!

Another reobsession of mine is scrapbooking! I'm working on my pregnancy scrapbook with belly pics and ultrasounds. It's pretty much going to look like this blog. At least I blogged all of it so the scrapbook will be really easy to make. I just need to decide which pictures to print.

As you can tell, I'm trying to find ways to keep myself busy, but I think that the key is going to be balance as opposed to waves of different obsessions. I'm just trying to balance things out and get into a good routine.

Anyways, it's late and I'd better go to sleep now since Ryan is going to wake up in 4 hours!

Night!

Four Months Old!

Ryan is four months old today, I can barely believe it! Here's a couple of video clips from today. I'm not sure if you can even see them, but it's worth a shot.

Lots going on...I officially quit last Wednesday. Everything went really smoothly. My "seperation" date is scheduled for this Thursday. Quitting was really bittersweet for me. It was my first time back in the office in a long time and it felt like going back home. There's so much that I'm going to miss about the firm, mainly the people. It just amazes me the type of people that this profession attracts. Seriously, I think that I've met some of the best people that I will ever meet in my life at EY and in PPA. There's a lot of stuff that I'm not going to miss too, but it's one of those take the good things with the bad things I suppose. I don't for one minute regret my time spent at EY. Anyways, it's done and I've started a new chapter of my life entitled Stay at Home Mom. I admit it's a bit of a switch, but I'm trying to ease into things. I have been at home for the last four months, but it's weird not having the option to go back to work anymore.

Let's move on to Ryan Lion. He's changed so much. Every single day is a new experience for him; no two days are the same. Last Friday, for the first time, he rolled from his stomach to his back! He did it multiple times in a row. Luckily, I caught it on video, check out his picasaweb page. Ever since then, he hasn't been able to do it. Oh well, maybe we just got lucky on Friday. At least I have evidence that he did it! He likes to interlace his fingers now, it's really cute. It makes him look smart and very thoughtful.

Ryan really likes to press the buttons with the animal noises in his activity center and he likes pressing the piano keys in his jumper. I think he really likes the sound effects and the lights. I need to look for more toys that has both. He also really likes his Laugh 'n Learn Puppy because it sings. I don't think he's as into his stuffed/plush toys. He grabs them and squeezes them, but that's about it.

Ryan is still really good at restaurants, thankfully! If he wasn't, that'd be really tough. For awhile there, he was screaming bloody murder whenever we put him in his car seat and went for a ride. It's getting better now, but I really do think my hearing has suffered a bit. At around 3 months, he started screaming whenever we finished his bath and were drying him off. This came totally out of nowhere. At first, he didn't like baths and would just cry through the whole thing. Then, he didn't seem to mind them at all. Now, he's okay in the water, but has been bawling when we dry him off. It's getting a little better, but it's still ear splitting at times. Tears literally jump out of his eyes like a cartoon, it's quite impressive really.

Ryan still really likes standing as oppose to being cradled. He's gotten really good at head control, but when you least expect it, he bobbles his head and you just hope that he doesn't hit anything!

He has totally turned into a drool machine. Today alone, I changed him four times just because of the drool. It's so gross. Even when he wears a bib, he wets through it to his onesie and gets that all wet too!

I'm going to publish now, I hope that the video works! If not, I'll try to post some other pics instead.