Christmas Day

After feeding Ryan early Christmas morning, it was around 4:30am, we decided to get Sean up and open our family presents.

Ryan was a little interested in the presents he got.

And here's Monty with his present.

After we were finished we went back to bed and woke up a few hours later to get ready for the family brunch we were hosting. It turned out great. My mom and dad came over a little early to help me out. Breakfast consisted of french toast, scrambled eggs, hash browns, and bacon, it was all very good.

It was a great surprise for us to find out that Sean's uncle Kevin was here from Alaska.

Growing, Growing, Growing.

Ryan has been getting big and growing so much. He's been finding his voice lately and "talking" a lot. He rolled over for the first time about a week ago but he still needs practice to get better.

Blue eyes!

Here's Ryan in his early Christmas present from Sean. He's a little small for it now but it looks like it will be a lot of fun when he's bigger.

Goofy boy.

And here he is "talking".

Cheese!

After a few attempts I was finally able to get some shots of Ryan smiling. These were taken yesterday morning right after he woke up, he was in a very happy mood.

This one isn't a smile, but I love it when he makes this face. Looks like he's trying to whistle.

Hangin Out

Just a few new pictures of Ryan. He's 10 weeks old in these and getting more active every day. He has just started to smile at us recently and is getting better at holding his head up, although he still needs help.

He fell asleep on our bed while I was getting ready.

Pumpkins & Jack O Lanterns

We finally got around to carving our pumpkins last night.

All of our "punkins"

Sean came up with his own pattern, it came out really good.

All done carving. Sean's and the two I did, the little one for Ryan.

The finished product!

Pumpkin Fun

We went to the Banducci Pumpkin Patch on Friday with Jon and Jolene's family to pick out our pumpkins. It was the first time we had been there and it was very nice, much more so than what I was expecting. We picked out some good pumpkins and we were able to get in some nice photos too.

Just a small part of the patch.

Ryan doing what he does best, sleeping.

Sean and Ryan.

Our family.

Nathan being cute.

Teresa examing the odd shaped gourds.

Good Times

I've just been reminiscing about all the things we've done over the years as a group and I wanted to make a post about it. Can't wait to make new memories!

Ventura Beach August 2007

Christmas 2007

Pool Party August 2008

Ian's 2nd Birthday party

Ventura Beach August 2008

Montana De Oro January 2009

Sean's Birthday 2009

Just wanted to conclude with a picture of us =).

4 Weeks and/or 1 Month

Today Ryan turns 4 weeks old. I'm not sure if that makes him a month old, or if he will be a month old on September 28th. And who makes that decision anyways? Either way here are a few more pictures from today =).

He wouldn't smile for me, but this was just as good.
This was the second time he's had an actual bath. He doesn't mind them, but I think he's confused as to what is going on.

Ryan

Just a little update and some new pictures of Ryan. He weighed 6lbs 5oz at his last appointment on Tuesday, and he grew another inch. He was also circumcised on Tuesday, we both cried, me a little more then him. His umbilical cord is gone now too, which makes changing him much easier.

I'll try to keep the updates and new pictures coming, it's just a matter of finding a moment =).

Home Sweet Home

After being in the NICU for 8 long days, Ryan finally got to come home last Saturday. He passed his car seat test with no problems, as you can see below he's a little small inside of it. We also just got back from his first doctors visit today. He gained weight, he's now up to 5 lbs 5 ozs, and he grew an inch to boot! It is so amazing having him home, even with the lack of sleep. I wouldn't trade it for the world.