Ryan at 7 months old

Ryan is doing great. He's such a happy baby. It's so easy to get him to laugh and smile. But he also can't sit still for a minute (he gets that from me). He's always reaching and grabbing for stuff and puts anything and everything in his mouth (he doesn't get that from me). Last week, I gave him my finger to chew on and found that he had his bottom 2 teeth already!! No wonder his cheeks were so rosy.

As you can see in the picture, he can sit up on his own. He is also rolling around all over the place. I'm sure it won't be long before he's crawling - and then our life as we know it is over. He's going to give us a run for our money!! But it's ok cuz he's so darn cute... remind me of that when he's getting into everything.

Ben's New Teacher

Some of you have heard this story before, but I wanted to make sure I wrote it down somewhere. Last month, Ben moved to a new classroom with new teachers. Jim and I asked him what his new teacher's name was and he couldn't remember. We asked if he knew what it started with, and he said, "Yeah! It starts with a Miss..." Oh, my precious little boy!

Happy Birthday Grandpa!!

Here's a little ditty from Ben for your birthday, Grandpa. Enjoy!

Why Ben Loves His Mommy

Today, Jim asked Ben why he loved his mom so much, and here are the top 3 reasons Ben gave us in his own words...

1. Because Mommy has snowman pajamas like me! (sad, but true...see below)

2. Because Mommy's pajamas have buttons like my truck pajamas. (OK, we thought this one went with the whole pajama theme, so we included it in #1.)

#2 (revised) Because Mommy reads me books. (I'm happy with this one)

3. Because Mommy gives me lots of things. (And he means material things - like the knight hat I just got him - not my love, time, blood, sweat or tears!!)

Well, at least Ben loves me, and he's still my boy. I guess that's all that counts - not the reasons why...

What's so funny?

I guess I found where Ryan is ticklish!

Our Race Car Driver

Ben's new-to-him race car from Grandma and Grandpa Mostek. (They got it from their neighbor). Ben loved driving it so much, it was very hard for him to share with his cousins on Easter!

Ben and Cousin Lily. Looks like he's having a little too much fun here!

Ben and cousin Elizabeth.

Happy Easter!

Here is Ben finding his Easter basket. He's trying to hide his enthusiasm. He must have been tired!

Ryan at 12 weeks old - Our happy little guy!

Ryan loves his blanket that Grandma Polzin made for him! Look at his little fingers poking through the blanket. Too precious!

Ryan, with Cousin Andrew.

Wizard of Oz

A few weeks ago, Ben and I were watching the Wizard of Oz (thanks to Grandma Mostek). I was testing Ben and asking what each character asked the Wizard of Oz for. He knew what Dorothy and the Scarecrow were asking for, but when I asked about the Tin Man, Ben said that the Tin Man was in search of a hug. I said, "Well, I'm sure he'd like a hug, but he's asking the Wizard for a heart." Ben said, "No, Mom, he is asking for a hug - see listen." Sure enough, I listened, and since the Tin Man has a New York accent, "heart" sounds like "hot" - which sort of sounds like "hug" cuz they don't stress the "t" at the end. (Take a listen sometime). So, I can see how Ben got a little confused. However, after we watched the movie about 100 more times, Ben kind of understood that the Tin Man was asking for a heart - so I asked him again, and this time Ben said that the Tin Man was asking for a heart AND a hug. Of course, he couldn't be wrong...

Ryan at 8 weeks old

Ryan is doing great. He's a pretty good baby - only really crying when he's hungry or tired. And he's a pretty good sleeper too. Last week (when he was 7 weeks old) he slept from 11:00 pm until 3 am. This week he went from 11-4. And last night he slept from 10:00pm until 5am!! I really enjoyed getting a straight 7 hours of sleep. That was delightful! Let's just hope he keeps up this schedule. I can really get used to this sleep thing...

Best of Buds

Ryan is almost 8 weeks old.

My Silly Boys!

Ryan at 5 weeks old

Ryan doesn't like to be cold.

Ryan at 1 month old

The date of this video is Feb. 6th. Since I've been on maternity leave, I never know what day it is - let alone the date!!

Ryan at 3 weeks old

"What up?" (I just thought this picture was funny)

One of their favorite things to do.

Ryan is defending himself in his sleep from his brother!

Still loving his little brother

This picture is a little blurry, but cute.

Ryan at 1 week old

Ryan's Pout

I just thought Ryan's little pout was kinda cute.

Ryan Smiling

I didn't think babies could smile this early, but Ryan seems to do it all the time. Either that - or he's got a lot of gas...