Hello Miss Aubrey Lynn

It only took two months, but we finally got a chance to hang out with little Miss Aubrey Lynn and her mama Jessica last Wednesday. Mom and baby are happy and well. I just can't believe that Ryan was ever that little and Aubrey is a big two month old! It's cliche, but they just grow up so fast. Aubrey has already started to outgrow her 0-3 month clothes! She is so cute, I can understand why Jessica is such a proud mama. :) Now, we need to plan a way to hook Ryan and Aubrey up and start planning the wedding! J/K!!!

Overloaded

Hi everyone! I know it's been awhile since I've blogged (1.5 months to be exact). :) I've thought a lot about updating here and on the Picasaweb Album site, but unfortunately, we have run out of space on the Picasaweb Album site. We're exploring other options, so we'll let you know what we decide on so you can get your fill of Ryan Lion! In the posts below, you'll see that some of the pictures are sideways, but I can't figure out how to flip them. If anyone knows, please, do tell. Our desktop where I usually blog directly from Picasa is having hard disk issues, so it won't pull up Picasa for me, so I'm blogging directly from blogger. Anyways, I just thought I'd share my computer troubles.

On to other things, Ryan Lion is turning the big 1 next week. I have to say, I'm really sad that my baby is officially no longer my baby and is now considered a toddler. He has amazed me every single day for the past year and has never failed to make me smile. He's turned into quite the jokester by blowing raspberries on my belly to make me laugh! His smile and laugh are infectious and I count my blessings every day since he's come into my life. I have to admit that right before I found out I was pregnant, I was in a low place in my life. If I even started talking or thinking about work, I would find myself in tears and that's just not me. I knew that something had to change and the next thing I knew, I found out that I was pregnant. Being pregnant wasn't exactly what I hoped and wished it would be, but after 8.5 months, I finally got to meet my little lion cub. He was so perfect then and now. I just can't express how much I love my little man and how much he means to me. So, I am excited that he's reached this huge milestone, but I'll always think of him as the little swaddled baby who always wanted to be held.

Congratulations to Xin Xin and John!!!

Aren't they just a stunning couple? :) On January 26th, my best friend since freshman year in high school got married to one of the nicest guys ever. I am so happy for them! The wedding was perfect, you really couldn't ask for it to go any better. The tea ceremony took place at Xin Xin's parent's home in the morning and the wedding took place at the Petroleum Club on top of one of downtown Houston's tallest buildings. They got married by John's father, who is a Justice of the Peace, while the sun set behind them. It was such a picturesque sight to match the beautiful wedding.

The reception was a blast! The candy buffet was a complete hit and the DJ was really good. The food was excellent and the rose petal send off was really fun. I have to say that Xin Xin and John did a great job of picking their vendors. I really liked their photographer too.

Congrats again to the happy couple!

Congratulations to G Man and Judy!

On Sunday, January 27th, I had the honor of hosting a baby shower for one of my dear friends, Judy and the soon to be hot papa, G Man. The first pic is of the hostesses and the hot mama to be; from left to right: Lesley (also preggers, congratulations!), Heather (thanks for having it at your house, now I know why you live all the way out there), Heather, Holly, Judy (the gorgeous mama to be), me and Jenny. After driving in from Houston on the same day, I thought that I'd be completely wiped out, but I had a great time catching up with everyone and drinking some really good sangria! :) We're expecting little Valeria in March, we all can't wait to meet her!

Happy Birthday to Miss Natalie!!

Ryan attended his first birthday party on Saturday for the Divine Miss N. It was at My Gym, Ryan's favorite place ever! He had a really good time taking his first bite of cake and drinking juice out of his very first juice box. :) It was a bit of a marathon play session for Ryan though since it lasted 1.5 hours, but overall, I think he did really well. There was only one episode of crying when he was pushing around a truck and he fell. He liked playing in the cylinders and practicing his walking. Maybe he'll be lucky enough to have his second birthday party at My Gym next year!

Giant Cupcake Trial Run

For Ryan's first birthday, I decided that I'd make him a giant cupcake for his birthday "cake." Here's a pic of the trial run. It's not too shabby if you ask me. :) I bought a giant cupcake pan from Wilton and decorated it myself. It was my first foray into decorating. What do you think? I don't think it looks that bad and it helps that it's for Ryan who doesn't care what it looks like! I think that I'm just going to put icing on the top and not on the sides, it looks a little too messy. The cake above is red velvet with cream cheese frosting and red sugar sprinkles. Trust me, it sounds a lot better than it tastes! I got the recipe from recipezaar. The cupcake was really dry because we had to bake it for a longer time since it's so thick. Anyways, let's hope that the one we make for Saturday turns out a little better!

Saddest Christmas Song Ever...

Every time I hear this song it nearly brings me to tears especially after having Ryan Lion.

The Christmas Shoes
by Bob Carlisle

It was almost Christmas time, there I stood in another line
Tryin' to buy that last gift or two, not really in the Christmas mood
Standing right in front of me was a little boy waiting anxiously
Pacing 'round like little boys do
And in his hands he held a pair of shoes

His clothes were worn and old, he was dirty from head to toe
And when it came his time to pay
I couldn't believe what I heard him say

[Chorus:]
Sir, I want to buy these shoes for my Mama, please
It's Christmas Eve and these shoes are just her size
Could you hurry, sir, Daddy says there's not much time
You see she's been sick for quite a while
And I know these shoes would make her smile
And I want her to look beautiful if Mama meets Jesus tonight

He counted pennies for what seemed like years
Then the cashier said, "Son, there's not enough here"
He searched his pockets frantically
Then he turned and he looked at me
He said Mama made Christmas good at our house Though most years she just did without
Tell me Sir, what am I going to do,
Somehow I've got to buy her these Christmas shoes

So I laid the money down, I just had to help him out
I'll never forget the look on his face when he said
Mama's gonna look so great

Sir, I want to buy these shoes for my Mama, please
It's Christmas Eve and these shoes are just her size
Could you hurry, sir, Daddy says there's not much time
You see she's been sick for quite a while
And I know these shoes would make her smile
And I want her to look beautiful if Mama meets Jesus tonight

[Bridge:]
I knew I'd caught a glimpse of heaven's love
As he thanked me and ran out
I knew that God had sent that little boy
To remind me just what Christmas is all about.

EY Ladies (Past and Present)

We had our first annual holiday happy hour this past Wednesday at Malaga in the warehouse district.  It was so nice to be out at night (I know, gasp!), but I have to say that I don't miss being in downtown traffic!  We also did a gift exchange and I got some pretty awesome scrapbook paper, stickers, rubber stamps and a gift card to Seattle's Best.  Coffee and scrapbooking, nothing can make this girl happier.  :)  From left to right, we have: Judy, Heather, Peggy, Diana, Holly, Leigh, Heather, Lesley, me and Meg.  Thanks Heather for organizing!  

Miss Aubrey at 2.5 Days Old

We finally got a chance to meet the newest Moore on Wednesday. I just can't believe that Ryan was ever that small! She weighed in at 8 pounds and has lost a little bit of weight (all newborns do), but still, I can't believe Ryan took over a month to get to 8 pounds! It's craziness. It seems like Mom is doing well. She was all dressed up when I got there and is looking good. Aubrey already has a head full of hair and if you ask me, it looks curly already! I bet Jessica can't wait to buy lots of cute bows. :) Congrats again!!!

Ryan and Santa Claus

Ryan did great with Santa! After patiently waiting in line (and climbing all over me), Ryan crawled over to Santa and when I put Ryan in Santa's lap, he tried to pull Santa's beard! Once we got him settled down, Ryan smiled for the camera, and this was the first shot. Luckily, we went after Ryan's My Gym class, so he was a little tired and in a great mood. It's all about the timing. :)

I tried to look for a really cute classic Christmas outfit for the picture, but I couldn't find anything that I liked, so we ended up with this outfit from Babystyle that has a Santa Pirate (there's an eye patch over Santa's eye) on the front that says "Yo Ho Ho" and on the butt of the pants, it says "Pirate's Booty." It's not exactly the pristine cute outfit I was hoping for, but that isn't my baby anyways. :)

Welcome to the World Aubrey Lynn!

On Monday, November 26th at 9:21 AM, Ryan got a new friend by the name of Aubrey Lynn. She weighed in at 8 pounds even and measured 20.9 inches. We can't wait to meet the new lady in Ryan's life. Congratulations to Mama Jessica and Papa Ken!

Ergo Baby

My favorite new piece of baby gear is the ergo baby carrier. It's kind of like a backpack that can carry Ryan. It puts the baby's weight more on your hips as opposed to your shoulders. I thought that once Ryan was old enough to go into a regular stroller as opposed to his snap 'n go, that he'd like being in there and wouldn't mind being strolled around. It turns out that his stroller happy time is only about 10 minutes with a form of distraction. He does better if the stroller is constantly moving, but he still can get pretty fussy. Wearing him is the only way that I can get any shopping done!

I tried putting Ryan in the Baby Bjorn a little over a month ago and my back was killing me within the first five minutes. I loved the Baby Bjorn, which is rated up to 22 pounds (my guess is that Ryan was about 17 pounds at the time), but it was time to move on. I did a ton of research and found www.thebabywearer.com. It's an excellent resource with reviews for a lot of baby carriers. I've only learned how to wear Ryan in the front carry position, but I hope to get comfortable enough to use the side and back carry positions. My only complaint is that you have to be a little bit of a gumby to get it on!

Da-Da-Da

The weekend before Thanksgiving, I went on a mad shopping spree and Steven stayed home to watch Ryan (and college football). When I got back, Steven said that Ryan was babbling all day long. Ryan is generally pretty mute. Ryan usually cries when he's upset, hurt, hungry, etc and he shrieks/yells when he gets excited about things. Before bed time, he's more prone to laugh and just vocalize, but never really babble. Most of the time, he's fairly quiet. Sure enough, Ryan was just babbling away. He kept on saying da-da-da. It was so cute in his high pitched baby voice! He did it again on Sunday, a little bit on Monday, but that's been pretty much it. He'll say it sometimes if you urge him too, but otherwise, he's back to being fairly quiet. We're counting da-da as his first word.

When we got back into town from Corpus on Sunday, Ryan started saying "hey Daddy" in a low voice. It was the weirdest thing ever and Steven and I couldn't stop laughing out loud! We don't know what happened to our sweet high pitched da-da-da! Now if we can only get him to realize that when he says da-da that it's Steven he's referring to!

Congratulations to Neha and Rootvik!!!

Neha and Rooty tied the knot in an extremely elaborate affair this past weekend in Corpus Christie. We went to the garba on Friday night where EVERYONE, I really mean everyone, danced the night away. All I have to say is that stick dance is pretty impressive! The ceremony was on Saturday morning where the groom arrived in a horse drawn carriage. We were hoping that he'd come in on an elephant, but there was no such luck. The pics on the left were taken during the ceremony. The reception was on Saturday night. It began with a video, dances and speeches and ended in some more serious dancing. I now know where "raise the roof" came from! We had a fabulous time. We wish the newlyweds all the love and happiness in the world and if their new life together is anything like their wedding, they'll be one happy couple.

It was the first time for both me and Steven to leave Ryan Lion and guess what? We made it through and I think Ryan had a great time making Grandma, Grandpa, Tio Loco and Tia Maria chase after him. He's been going through some serious separation anxiety lately, so we were a bit worried, but he took to the grandparents really easily, so we knew we didn't have to worry. He did take awhile to warm up to Tia Maria though, he even went to RJ first!

I almost forgot to mention that while we were in Corpus, we ate at THE two story Whataburger. Yep, it's practically legendary! We also drove to Port Aransas during the break on Saturday. The road dead ended into the ferry line, so we actually had to drive on the road, in the wrong direction to get to the other side. It kind of reminded me of the Houston flood where we drove in the wrong direction on Beltway 8. Good times. It was good to hang out the PPA'ers too. It's been 4.5 years since we graduated and it felt like no time had passed at all. I miss you guys! Another fun thing was getting to see people that Neha has introduced me to over the years. It was fun chatting with them too. Anyways, it was a great weekend. I can't wait until the next PPA wedding. Hint hint people!

I know, I know...I'm the WORST blogger ever

So much has been going on with Ryan Lion that I just haven't had any time to blog about it! Ever since the time change, he wakes up at 6:30 and goes to bed around 7:30 and only takes two naps during the day for about an hour each and the rest of the time, we like to call him our little path of destruction. Ryan is all over the place these days. About a month ago, he started crawling on all fours and climbing like crazy. He learned how to climb the stairs on the third try and every chance he gets, he bolts over to the stairs to start climbing. He can pull up on almost anything now, including his swing, the piano bench and my legs. As of a couple of weeks ago, he's really gotten good at getting himself into the sitting position from whatever position he's in.

Ryan's favorite toy is still his Laugh 'n Learn home that he got from Tia Maria and Tio Loco for his baptism. He's figured out how to spin the sun/moon wheel so that it sings either way he turns it. He uses the stool at the base to stand on and turn the dials of the clock and pick out shapes from the shape sorter. Ryan also loves knocking down his stacking cups. He's gotten so good at it that he doesn't even have to look at them anymore! Sometimes he's so eager to knock them down that he won't even wait until you've finished building the tower. Ryan loves playing with his lift-the-flap books. He pulls on the flaps so hard that a lot of them are practically torn off of the book! He loves the books that makes noises too. His favorite is the Baby Einstein book that plays the classical music.

It is now impossible to place Ryan in either his jumper or his exersaucer. He's learned how to pull up on both and he'll play with the toys from the outside. If he's in a fairly good mood, you can put him in his play pen. If he's not in a good mood, you'll certainly hear from him that he wants out! At the kid's gym, he's learned how to hang from a bar, so he's been doing that on the bar on the side of the play pen. It won't be long before he climbs over the top!

We've finally put up baby gates to block off the living room as a safe place for him to play. He plays a game we like to call "baby jail" where he sits or stands right next to the gate and pulls on it while crying. Let me tell you, it's a really sad sight.

Ever since he turned 9 months. we've started giving him table food. He loves being able to feed himself, but I do have to admit that it gets pretty messy quick! He loves bananas, just like his daddy. He's also a fan of cheerios and as of lately, blueberries. He's really not a waffle fan, but he'll still eat some if it's in front of him. We still try to give him jars of baby food from time to time, but he still tries to feed himself by grabbing the spoon and sticking it into his mouth, that is, if he's aimed correctly!

Ryan's 9 month doctor's appointment went well. Ryan weighed in at 18 pounds and 12 ounces (30th percentile) and was 28.5 inches tall (75th percentile). He's back to being a string bean. Luckily for us, there was no shots this time around. Yay! But, he did have a blood draw; all of his test results came back normal.

We had a fabulous Thanksgiving where Ryan got to meet a ton of his Great Unlces and Aunts, and his first cousins once removed. Yes, we looked up all of these terms online. :) We are HORRIBLE HORRIBLE HORRIBLE parents and did not get any pictures of him on his first Thanksgiving. Hopefully Auntie Al (who is really his first cousin once removed) will post the pics that she took of him. I'm so bummed that I don't have a scrapbook page for Thanksgiving! He was dressed in one of the first outfits that Steven and I ever bought him. It's an argyle sweater vest with plaid pants. It's the dorkiest/cutest outfit ever. We'll have to do a photo shoot with him wearing it, it's so cute! We also did the traditional hot pot for dinner. Ryan even had turkey and some mashed sweet potatoes. Yummy!

I've been feeling really crafty lately. Whenever the weather starts to get cooler, I always want to knit. This season of knitting all started with the pumpkin hat that I made for Ryan for Halloween. Since then, I've made him a Snowman hat (isn't it the cutest thing ever?) and a red and white stripped hat. The striped hat was my first time making a pompom. They're so much fun to make, I'm definitely going to make more soon. I also knitted Gryffindor colored leg warmers for K Ry's birthday and a newborn hat. As far as paper goes, I've been trying to scrapbook more, but I'm really not getting much done since I haven't gone to a Scrapmania in forever. I made personalized stationary for Mel and Al for their birthdays. Right now I'm working on making baby shower invitations, bachelor/bachelorette party invitations and Christmas cards. Making invites/cards is a lot of fun, but it kind of makes me sad to give it all away! There are so many more things that I want to knit/make, but Ryan keeps me really occupied during the day!

Okay, that's all that I can think of for now. I will really try to update more and definitely take more pictures of my growing boy!

Baby Bully
We are raising a little baby bully! We went to a music class at Heartsong Music last week with our mom's meetup group and Ryan bullied two other babies! While we were waiting for the class to start, Ryan was sitting on the floor in front of a mirror (because we all know how much he loves mirrors!) and another baby sat next to Ryan. The other baby was a couple of months older and Ryan reached out and grabbed his shirt and pulled him down to the ground!!! Then, during the class, Ryan was laying on the ground on his back and he grabbed the shirt of the baby next to him and yanked, luckily, I stopped him right before he went for the baby's blonde hair! Who knew Ryan would be such a bully!

JUMPING BEAN

Check out Ryan's new video on his Picasa web album site picasaweb.google.com/babytangy. He's really getting the hang of jumping!

I forgot to mention earlier that Ryan's new trick is to take off his bib when he's bored and chew on it! It actually works out pretty well because it serves as an instant toy and he wipes his own mouth when he chews on it. He's so helpful! :)

Labor Day Weekend

We spent Labor Day weekend in H-Town. We drove down Saturday and had dinner at Sinh Sinh...yum! It seems like it's the only restaurant we *have* to eat at whenever we're in town. We did dum sum on Sunday at the old school Golden Palace. Houston is synomous with food to me. Can you tell? At least I've got my Asian food cravings taken care of!

On Monday, we swung by Cindy and John's new place on the way back home. It's a really nice house. It's funny because the house seems to be geared towards really tall people, which is perfect for John!

Ed and Sara were in town along with Ed's dad and step-mom. Alice and Colt were also in town. It was good to see a lot of the family and hang out.

The first picture is of Sara and Ed with Ryan, the second picture is of Ryan chewing on butterfly antennae and the last picture is of the Oscar Mayer Weinermobile!

Ryan was really good the whole time. I think he really likes his Auntie Sara. He peed on Auntie Al...hehe...he really does like giving her a hard time! He started eating the entire 4 ounce jar of baby food in one sitting. Steven and I are both impressed. I've been feeding him half jars mixed in with rice cereal, but he was really hungry for some reason this past weekend. He's still drinking 6-8 ounces at each feeding too. It's no wonder he's moving up in the growth chart!

Within the past couple of weeks Ryan has started jumping like crazy. It looks like he has springs for legs. At least he's making the most out of his Baby Einstein jumper. Ryan has also been raising his arm above his head and bringing it down really fast. It looks like he's trying to flag something down. He usually does it while he's eating, but he also does it when he's playing with his crab rattle. When he does it with his crab rattle, I have to shield his head or else he just bops himself in the head with the rattle! Ryan's also inching along further and further when he's on his tummy. He's still really good at rolling to get where he wants to go. He's also doing better at sitting unassisted. He can go for longer stretches of time, we're up to 2-3 seconds now. :)

Sounds like nap time is over!

6 Month Appointment

We had our 6 month appointment today and Ryan weighed in at a whopping 16 pounds and 13 ounces, and he is 26 1/2 inches tall. He's in the 45 percentile for weight, 50 percentile for height and 50 percentile for head circumference. At 4 months, he was only 12 pounds and 6 ounces, so he's gained A LOT of weight. It's no wonder that my hands and arms hurt after holding him! I think he's going through a major growth spurt, he takes in 8 ounces of formula at least once a day now and always finishes at least 6 ounces during his other four feedings. He's also eating solids 1-2 times a day. I can't believe how much he's grown. He's not my lil baby anymore. ;( He's turned into a squirmy little monster that likes to put everything in his mouth!!

Last week, Ryan got his first hair cut. We took him to a place called Cool Kuts for Kids. It's one of those kid hair cutting places. They had toys and video games everywhere. It was fun, but a bit crowded. We fed Ryan during his hair cut, so he didn't move around very much. He didn't cry or get upset at all which really surprised me! We saved all of his hair in a little plastic envelope. From what I hear, there are special scrapbooking envelopes that I can use to show off a lock of his hair...hehe...I can't wait!

I've updated Ryan's picasa site with pictures from his first haircut, our trip to the farmer's market on Saturday, and his 6 month photo shoot. I warn you, there are a ton of pictures from our little photo shoot! I almost felt like we had a pro studio going on because we used props this time. :)

A few weeks ago, Ryan started scratching things. When he's doing the baby cobra pose, he has his hands palm side down and will just start scratching. It's like he's sharpening his claws.

Ryan has also gotten really good at getting around on his play mat. He rolls himself around until he can reach whatever toy he has his eye on. It's usually his inflatable lion or his storybook rhymes toy that sings to him when he flips the pages.

Ryan also LOVES to drink water from our glass. If we're holding him and try to drink, then he'll grab for the glass. When we try to get him to drink out of the glass, he opens his mouth, but the water usually ends up all over him! He knows how to use his sippy cup, but he usually just plays with it instead of actually drinking from it. I'm thinking about getting one of those sippy cups where the baby can drink from a straw. If he can learn to drink from a straw, then he can drink our water without spilling it all over himself.

As far as sleep goes, Ryan is still sleeping through the night. He gets about 11 hours at night and he takes 2 or 3 naps during the day for at least 3 hours. All I can say is that Ferber is a genius. Ryan rarely makes a fuss when going down for the night. His naps are a bit trickier, he usually fusses more, but will fall asleep within 15 minutes or so. I think of his fussing before he naps as his way of saying I'm tired and I'm almost asleep. :)

I've been obsessed with Ryan's scrapbook lately. I've made good progress so far, so let's hope that I can stay fairly current. I went back to scrapmania at Archiver's on Friday...so fun! :) I am literally a kid in a candy store. I bought a circle cutter on Friday, so I'm super excited about getting to use it. I wish I could scan in some pages to post on here, but the pages are 12 x 12. Oh well, ya'll can just come over to visit and see it then!

Visit with Auntie Lydia

Lydia came to visit for the past few days. She had a wedding to go to on Saturday and she extended her stay to soak up the Austin sun. Visits from Lydia are always fun because they usually involve local Austin food. Yum!

On Wednesday, we went to Hyde Park Bar & Grill. We had really good tamales and their fries are always so yummy! Afterwards, we went over to Amy's, gotta love that Mexican vanilla! That evening, we went to the Triangle for the Farmer's Market and we had dinner at Mandola's. I'm seriously loving Mandola's. They have really good pizza. I think it's the freshly made mozzarella that really makes the difference. We also got Ryan a lion onesie from a local artist, Will Heron. He has super cute stuff!

On Thursday, we went to Hoover's for lunch. I don't think that I ever go to Hoover's unless Lydia is in town! We got manis and pedis done at the nail salon in Steiner. It's so close and convenient, how could we not? :) We had dinner at Trudy's. I had a few sips of her top shelf Mexican martini. I miss alcohol!!! My goal was to bf for 6 months and it's coming up. I may even go a little longer though, Ryan has been really good at eating lately. Weird, I know. Anyways, we ended up missing out on First Thursday though, which was a bummer. Maybe next time.

On Friday, we hung out on SoCo and had lunch at Homeslice. They have a really good white clam pizza.

Today, Sunday, we spent the morning getting pampered at milk + honey. Do you see a food theme here? We both got hour long massages. The last time that we went was back in December while I was still pregnant. I got a pregnancy massage and my masseuse was awesome because she was so strong. I really felt like she worked through all of the kinks in my back. I had another chick this time, but she might have even been a bit better. She was so good. She asked me about my preferences and when she massaged me, I didn't feel like she was going to push me off the table like the last chick! I am so incredibly sore, but I really really really needed a massage. Ryan is getting heavier and heavier! Thank you Mel and Al for your gift certificate! We went to brunch at Jo's afterwards and had their cracked egg sandwhich. It was so good. I can't wait to go back.

I miss you Lydia, come back soon!!!

Now for a Ryan Lion update. He was actually pretty good being out and about. There were a few times where he was super fussy, but overall, he was really good. Generally, if you feed him, he's a happy camper. He loves being in his Baby Bjorn! If I'm pushing the stroller at the same time, he likes to hold onto the handles and push too!

As of this past week, Ryan has been pushing his butt up in the air while he's tummy side down. Is butt up in the air a milestone? :) He's starting to push off of his feet a bit, so it looks like he's on his way to crawling. Yikes! I'm not looking forward to baby proofing!

He finished up eating green beans last Sunday, he started eating squash on Monday, which he really liked, and is now on applesauce. Surprisingly enough, he doesn't seem to like applesauce as much as squash. Odd, isn't it? We're going to do carrots next and probably prunes after. We also have peaches, but I don't want to give him two orange foods in a row because I'm afraid he'll turn orange!

Now that Ryan's almost six months old, getting heavier and staying awake more and more, I decided that it's time to get an umbrella stroller. We went with the Quinny Zapp in mandarin orange. Isn't it cool looking? It comes with a car seat adaptor for their car seat, the maxi-cosi infant seat. If I knew that earlier, I might have gotten this one instead of our current stroller frame and car seat. Oh well. Jessica, maybe you should look into this stroller?

Last Tuesday, we checked out The Little Gym. It was a lot of fun. It's very gymnastics oriented with some music and games. Ryan did really well. He did some tumbling, he hung out on the uneven bars and walked on the balance beam. I'm thinking about checking out the Austin Children's Museum's baby bloomers program and My-Gym. I still want to do an age appropriate class at Gymboree too. Hehe...sometimes I feel like I'm going a little overboard!

Ryan's scrapbook is coming along. I've been able to do a few pages here and there this past week. That's probably why I haven't done the laundry yet....oh well! I've been having so much fun scrapbooking, it's my latest addiction. It makes me wonder what's next!