Ryans first hike

It has been a busy Memorial Day weekend for our family. Saturday, we decided to take him hiking. We drove up Millcreek Canyon and started up desolation trail. I only made it about 30 minutes before I couldn't do anymore. I am so out of shape :( The funny thing was to watch Ryan, he slept the whole time. I thought that he would love being outside (he is definitely an outside baby). He slept the entire time. So, we went hiking again today with Kara, Andrew and Nicole. Ryan again, slept for a good portion of the hike. It was much longer today than it was Saturday. Today, we hiked up to Dog Lake. I think that we were rather ambitious. Kara & I were dying and we weren't even carrying the kids. We have some fun shots of that hike.

I can't wait to take Ryan camping. I really think he'll enjoy that.

Ice Cream

So, today has been a monumental day for Ryan. Eric and I decided it was time for him to try ice cream. I put a tiny bit on my finger and put it in his mouth. He loved it. It was so funny to see his face when he realized it tastes good.

He is growing so fast and is so cute. I think that he is starting to get another cold. His nose is getting congested. Lets hope this passes quickly. It's been difficult for him to sleep the last couple of days, so needless to say, Eric & I haven't been getting much sleep. It's all worth it though!!!

Also, a big congrats to my brother-in-law, Wayne. Today is graduation for him. He is now an M.D. He graduates from UVA (University of Virginia) today. Also, congrats to Haley & the kids. You guys made it!

Mother's Day

Well, it has been a while since I last posted. Thankfully, we have not been to the hospital since then. Ryan is doing so much better and growing like a weed, He is probably close to 11 pounds and is so cute. He is usually a content little baby, unless he is hungry or sleepy, in which case watch out!

We are having so much fun with him. Haley was in town with her kids for 5 weeks and it was hilarious to see how her youngest, Trevor, was with him. He was alright, unless Haley was holding him. He would walk over to him and say "baby" in a very unpleasing way. It was so cute to watch him warm up to Ryan. I think Ryan was a little nervous when Trevor would come near him, but he handled it well! Trevor got to the point where he wanted to hug and kiss Ryan. I just wish I had a camera to capture those images.

Speaking of cameras...Eric gave me a new camera for Mother's Day. Luckily this one doesn't have a delay so it is so much easier to get pictures of Ryan smiling. Before, the smile would be gone before the camera shot the picture.

It has been fun for me to stay home with the baby. We spend all day together and it is great to see how Ryan responds to me. I love being a Mother!

Here are some fun pictures of Ryan with my new camera. There were so many fun and cute pictures it was hard to decide on only a few.