Here’s to the beginning of so many firsts! Ryan has already blessed us with countless firsts – at just 2 months he gave us the most beautiful sight we had ever seen: a big toothless grin. His beautiful smile led to more firsts like rolling onto his back, and later onto his tummy. And going beyond our sight, Ryan has given us some sounds that are guaranteed to make anyone laugh out loud. His giggle is fantastic and also very contagious. Must have something to do with the big “gummy” grin it’s paired with! And most recently, Ryan has discovered quite a unique sound ... he’s clearly trying to make that adorable raspberry noise … but the hard working guy he is, he forces it out so much that it comes out sounding like a massive fart! Needless to say, we turn quite a few heads when he does this in public! We just can’t help to be proud of our “musical” boy!
And now to our most recent first … Scott, Ryan and I went on our first family trip. We went to the beach – lucky for us, we live in CA only about 45 minutes from the coast. We shared a beach house with some great friends – 3 other couples and their babies. Sounds like a crazy idea – especially with the large amount of rain forecasted - and to be honest we weren’t sure how it would work out to have 4 infants under the same roof, but thanks to the layout of the house and our amazing children, we not only survived, but we had a great time! The babies are all under 1 year old: starting with 11 month old Eliana, 7 month old Elody, 6 month old Ryan, and 3 month old Aleks.
It was a quick and action-packed weekend! Saturday morning started out very very wet and windy. We all stayed in – entertaining the babies and relaxing. A few mimosas for the parents and food and toys for the babies. Everyone’s happy. Here’s a picture of Ryan trying out Elody’s Bumbo chair for his solid food feeding:
It was decided that a only confident man can wear pink that well. He’s almost ready for the Bumbo … just need a little more neck strength and he’s there!
The rain let up by mid day and we got the chance to explore the beach. This was Ryan’s first time to the beach so we went down there armed with our camera of course. At this age, the first trip to the beach is a bit anti-climatic but a first is a first! Scott and I think that he enjoyed the cold salty air and sights. Next time, we’ll explore the water and sand. It was a bit too cold and wet for that this time …
After the trip to the beach, we all spent the rest of the day together enjoying homemade beer, wine, snacks and March Madness of course. Ryan had the time of his life (well, so far!) on the floor playing with everyone else’s toys but his own. He’s not moving yet, but he somehow got his hands on a doll (that was Scott’s personal favorite, ha ha), a couple of books and fun chewing toys of course.
All of the fun had to end at some point and off we went back over the hill towards home. Ryan sure slept well on Sunday … he was worn out from his adventure – as were we!
On to the next adventure ...
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