naked nap

Ryan always goes down for nap super easily. i asked him if he was ready for nap today, and he said, “yeah, let’s go.” he walked to his bedroom holding my hand and asked for a pacifier. then another one (always gotta have 2). i handed him his stuffed monkey (his favorite) and turned on the white noise machine. we gave kisses and said “goodnight, i love you” to each other. that’s our routine. then i don’t hear much until he wakes up. usually.

he was only wearing pants before nap because we were just being lazy at home and putting a shirt on him was more trouble than it’s worth. and Shrek, the only person that saw us today (twice), doesn’t know the difference. after he spent 10 minutes doing headstands in his crib, i went in there to give him a pacifier, figuring he dropped it. turns out he wasn’t sleeping because he pooped. so i changed his diaper, blah blah, and put him back to bed wearing just a diaper. because, again, putting pants back on was more trouble than it’s worth. i know that was all pointless information, but i feel like people need to know that i don’t always put Ryan to bed with no clothes on.

after hearing nothing for a few minutes, i checked the baby monitor to make sure it looked like he was asleep. wait, is that his butt?

i kind of started cracking up, hoping there wasn’t pee everywhere. then grabbed my camera, just in case, and went to check on him.

yep, totally his butt. i tried really hard not to laugh. he didn’t need to know this was hilarious behavior. i put his diaper back on WITH PANTS and he fell right back asleep.

that darn Ryan. always keeping me on my toes. good thing i checked on him though. that could’ve been messy.

the Papa Ray hat

Ryan 04/08/10 (1 month 10 days)

Blake 10/27/11 (1 month 6 days)

1 month old!

Blake had his 1 month checkup today. the doctor said he is thriving and doing great. he weighs 10 pounds 10 ounces (69th percentile) and is 22.8 inches long (85th percentile). Blake has been such a good baby so far! He:

• wakes up once or twice during the night to eat, so i still feel like i’m getting plenty of sleep.
• still has grayish eyes most of the time. i can’t decide what color i think they’ll be.

• is majorly losing his hair and has the silliest patchy, old man look going on.
• had lovely acne all over his face and head. luckily it’s getting better now that he only drinks formula.
• has a perfect cinnamon roll belly button.

• has the cutest smile with big dimples.

Ryan is almost 20 months old now, and is a great big brother. he likes to say hi to Blake and asks to hold him every once in a while, but other than that Ryan is in his own little world and doesn’t really realize Blake is even around. He:

• is very into shapes (especially triangles right now), colors (“buh-lue” is the current favorite), letters (knows maybe half of them), music (ALL music) and strawberries.
• loves his morning cartoons (Mickey Mouse Clubhouse & Jake and the Neverland Pirates) and Shrek ("Sher-eck”). he gets to watch movies/cartoons when i need to keep him happy and occupied so i can take care of Blake. hey, you gotta do what you gotta do.

• still sleeps 12 hours a night. so wonderful!
• has spent a couple whole days in his pajamas. (so has his mom. oops.) sometimes getting us dressed is the last thing on my mind. taking care of two little boys can be hectic and exhausting. and fun! :)

• is an all around happy guy! well except for when glimpses of the terrible 2s start to shine through. he’s pretty silly. i don’t know WHERE he gets that from :). he keeps us very entertained and loves to laugh and dance. and take off his diaper in the kitchen and run around naked.

Avila Valley Barn

my mom and i took Ryan and Blake to Avila Valley Barn today. i wanted to buy pumpkins, and i thought Ryan would have fun looking at the animals.

Ryan and Gramma Angela

i let Ryan wander where he wanted, and we just followed. “animals! more animals!” he loved it.

“a big, BIG cow!"

“no, no thank you.” i don’t blame you, Ryan. these guys were ugly.

 he loved the pumpkins, too, and wanted to hold them all. “another one? another one?”

 right after these pictures, Ryan realized he was sitting next to a scarecrow and freaked out. time to move on...

i really wanted a picture of Ryan and Blake together, but i’m starting to realize that getting a good picture of a 1.5 year old and a 3 week old is close to impossible.

Ryan REALLY wanted to take a picture with me :). he’s mad that i stopped him from running around with his pumpkin. oh well, it was worth a try.

we stopped for lunch on the way home. this boy loves his burritos!

Blake being an easygoing guy in the stroller :)