Always Ready to Play!

We are having such a fun time over at the Arnold household, since Ryan started crawling. Maggie even seems to not be as bothered by her brother constantly crawling over to climb on her or using her to stand up! Ryan is getting faster, but he is not quite as fast as his friend, Libby. We affectionately call her "the cheetah" because she moves so fast. Recently, the Gordon's came over for taco night. We are so glad that we finally got to have them. Ryan and Libby really enjoyed each other and Libby loved playing with Maggie.

Ryan turned 10 months just 2 days before he started crawling. We are finding it hard to believe that we only have 7 weeks until Ryan turns one (lots of planning going on for the big 1st birthday)! We both love his personality and all the new things that he is doing! In addition to crawling, Ryan is eating lots more "table" food. He feeds himself and very rarely wants someone else to help. And, Ryan talks all the time. He definitely knows how to say "da-da", but has no interest in ma-ma. If you say ma-ma, he says da-da. Also, you can ask where daddy, mommy or sister (Maggie) are and he will look toward their direction. 

Ryan had another ear infection last week. It looks like we will be getting ear tubes if he has one more ear infection. It is miserable for Ryan and us, since there is little to no sleep when he has an ear infection. Dr. Roe really makes our life easier when Ryan has an ear infection. He sees us right away and does not hesitate to make it all better. Of course, there is always a little crying when he looks into his ears to see if there is an infection. And, this visit was even more torture because Dr. Roe wanted Ryan to have his flu shot. Nick and I both cringed when he asked. I was not mentally prepared for a shot, but Ryan did great. He cried for a second when the needle went into his leg and then he was fine. 

It seems as if separation anxiety is still in full effect. It is not so bad when we drop Ryan off at school. However, we are trying to find a church home for our family in the East Cobb area. We recently have been visiting Johnson Ferry Baptist and placing Ryan in the nursery while we are in church. It is really hard for Ryan to be separated from Mommy and Daddy. We have not been paged out of church yet and the nursery workers say that he does fine while we are gone. We hope that this gets easier sooner rather than later, especially since Ryan starts a new school next month. Let's just say that we are all anxious about it. 

Catch me if you can!

Ryan is crawling! We are so proud of him and he is so cute doing it. Of course, Ryan is still perfecting his crawling, but I feel like he moves quick like a rabbit! Here is a video of Ryan crawling to "love" on Maggie!

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9 months and busier than ever!

Ryan's 9th month of life has almost come and gone! August and the beginning of September proved to be a busy month for our little family. We have been out of town more than we have been in town. 

We traveled to Reidsville, North Carolina, so Ryan and his great-grandmother could get better acquainted. It was a great trip, but Ryan did not nap or sleep well at night there (he was at the start of a horrible ear infection). Ryan met his great aunt and uncle (Ronnie and Paulette) while we were in town. As well as Carole Knowles and the Tilleys'. Ryan loved Granny Mary's farm and the little wagon that his mommy used to ride and play with when she was little (I have a picture somewhere of me in this same wagon!). It was a great trip!

When we returned from North Carolina, Ryan had his 9 month appointment with Dr. Roe. It went well and he is in the 50 percentile for both height and weight! Dr. Roe said he looked great and that makes Mommy very happy. There were no shots this visit, but we did find out that Ryan had an ear infection (looks like we are headed toward ear tubes)! Daddy bought Ryan a swing for being such a big boy at the doctor's office. And, he loves it. He would prefer to stay outside all day long if possible. 

August ended with a Labor Day trip to Mimi's house in Surfside Beach, SC. It was nice to get one last trip to the beach in before the summer ended. Ryan loved the ocean and sand. He was all over the place, which meant not much time for just relaxing. Ryan did take a nap on the beach for about two hours one day and we really enjoyed just sitting and reading during that time! While at the beach, we started giving Ryan more table food. He is not as happy to eat baby foods, so we had to make some adjustments to his diet. Dr. Roe told us that it was time to start table food, as long as he got enough formula throughout the day. Ryan is a big fan of crackers, cheese, goldfish, pasta and Gerber puffs. We are continuing to add all types of different food to his diet. It is just another step toward our baby becoming a toddler. Honestly, I think Ryan has lost a good bit of his baby look and is starting to look like a little boy! I need to upload pictures from our last visit to the beach. I will try to do that soon. 

Hopefully, Ryan's blog will be updated a little more often since we will be at home!