Ryan Turns Two!

On Sunday we celebrated Ryan's 2nd birthday with family and close friends. I can't believe it's already been 2 years since he was born. We kept it simple with a few decorations and cake and ice cream. It turned out really well and Ryan had a lot of fun.

Hanging out with baby Caitlin before the party.

He's such a little mimic.

Ryan received a lot of great gifts. Thank you everyone.

Ryan always wants to play on the scooters and trucks when we are at our friends Ty and Michelle's, so Sean and I decided to get him his very own tricycle. He loved it!He's still just a tad bit shy of being tall enough to peddle on his own, but he still loves playing on it and being pushed around.

1st Haircut

After almost 2 years Sean and I decided to finally get Ryan's hair cut. We had initially thought that we wouldn't cut his hair until he was almost ready to start school, but with the curls it was getting a little too unmanageable. So the weekend before his birthday we took him to the salon. He did very well, didn't care at all. Of course the salon is geared for kids and they have a lot of distractions for them. He got to sit in a red fire truck chair and Blue's Clue's was playing on the TV in front of him.

Here is the before.
We didn't want to cut it very short, we wanted him to still have his curls and for it to still have that "moppy" look to it.

You can tell in this photo how long it really was.

And here is the after.
Not much of a change, but it's out of his eyes and face now and that's just perfect.

Caitlin Emma Perry

Since I was past my due date by 5 days and having been rejected for a day and a half by the hospital on my induction because they were full up, I decided to take things into my own hands and go into labor on my own.
After 13 hours of labor Caitlin Emma Perry was born on July 29, 2011 at 9:57pm. She weighed 7lbs 4oz and was 19 1/4 inches long and could not have been more perfect.

We ended up staying in the hospital for 3 days because of a new rule they have, but it wasn't bad and it gave Sean and me time to bond with our little girl.

Once we were released to come home on Sunday, this is what was awaiting us at home. Thanks to Ty and Michelle and the boys (Ryan too!) for making our homecoming very sweet.

And here she is, all bright eyed and bushy tailed...

Just kidding!

It took a little time for Ryan to adjust to having a new baby in the house, only about a day or two. But since then he has become such a good big brother. He was so happy to get to hold her for the first time.

Big brother kisses!