Category: Ryan

More Ryanism’s

A few funny things Ryan has said recently:

The other morning as we were all getting up, Cole decided he wanted to nurse. I started to nurse him, and Ryan started laughing and said, “Coley is having breakfast in bed!”

Since we live near a railroad track, and Ryan loves the trains, we have started to tell him that he is never to walk on the railroad tracks- that they are only for trains, not people. Yesterday at breakfast, he was singing, “I’ve Been Working on the Railroad,” and then he stopped singing half-way through the song. He asked, “Mommy, if the tracks are only for trains, then how do the men work on the railroad? Why am I singing this song?” I told him that grown men were specially trained to work on the railroad tracks, and that is when they started singing the song, but the railroad tracks are not for little boys!

Lately when he has been going to bed, Cole is already sleeping. In order not to wake him up, we have told Ryan to whisper, and or talk softly. So now he has this really funny “gremlin” voice, where it is part whispering and part goblin voice. He talks in this voice all through getting his pj’s on, brushing his teeth, and his stories.

Finally, Ryan’s grandma and grandpa take him to McDonald’s occasionally for french fries, (don’t we all love their fries?) but he calls McDonald’s, Mick-O-Donnels. He says it so cute, and today I asked him what pants he wanted to wear, and he said, (without missing a beat), “My Mick-O-Donnels pants.” I assume he meant his sweatpants, (maybe he is on the to the expandable waistband?)

He sure keeps me laughing. 🙂

Activities Ryan

Scooter Ridin’

Post author By A Mama's Blog
Post date May 8, 2007

About 3 months ago, Joe tried to teach Ryan how to ride a scooter. There was a little boy who lived across the street from us, with his mother and grandmother, and Joe always helped them out with moving things, fixing things, and blowing up the boy’s bike tires with his air pump. In return, they brought over a Batman scooter for Ryan.

Ryan was not that interested in it, although he would sit down on it and pretend it was a motorcycle. Last week, I was hanging up some laundry outside, and Ryan got on the scooter, and just started going! He was talking to himself saying, ‘Put my foot on, and push with the other foot,’ like he was repeating the directions from Dad.

Well, he mastered it! Now we have a little scooter rider in the back yard all the time. Here are a few pictures of Ryan’s newly developed skill.

Last night we went on a walk on a walking trail, and brought the scooter along. Ryan was really eager to try it, but alas, tragedy struck. The first time he got on it, there was an incline, and we weren’t fast enough to stop him, and he fell. He didn’t get hurt, but he got scared. So he only wanted to ride the scooter across the bridges (which are about 30 feet), and then he wanted Dad to carry him.

We must have looked hilarious- I was pushing Cole in the stroller, and Joe had Ryan on his shoulders, carrying a Batman scooter!

Can’t wait until Ryan is old enough to start riding a bike. 🙂

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Relatives in Town

My niece, Maelin, arrived on April 6th, and my mom and my youngest sister, who both live out of state, have been able to come out last week, and this week.

Last week my mom, came in for the weekend, to meet her new granddaughter. We met in a park and had sandwiches, and she got to catch up with her grandsons.

I also got to hold Maelin, who is still very small. She is 6 lbs., 9 oz, and it is fun to hold such a little baby. Ryan was 6 lbs., 15 oz, when he was born, and Cole was 7 lbs. 5 oz. at birth, so I never had a baby that little. Here is the proud aunt, with her sweet niece, and you can see Cole sitting on a towel in the background (he’s still afraid of the grass :-):

My sister arrived yesterday, and she is staying with Maelin and her mom (of course), but they drove up to my house, and we hung out with the kids, nursed, and when Joe came home from work, I got to go out to dinner with my sisters, without the boys. It was a nice break, and Maelin slept the entire time.

As a side note, it was really interesting nursing Cole, and then having my sister nurse Maelin at the same time. I never ever thought about my sisters and I having kids at the same time, and it was one of those things that you probably could never plan, but now that it has happened, it was neat- even though our children are different ages, and she is a new, first time mom, and I have 2 kids, nursing is still a common bond for us. By the way, Maelin and her mom, have totally gotten the hang of nursing, and Maelin is a nursing champ!

Today, the boys and I went on a long walk, with me pushing both of them in the double stroller up hill, for the half the walk. I realized I was pushing 50 lbs, between the two of them, and I was really sweating. I hoped I burned off some of the Mexican food I had last night. 🙂

Tomorrow, Cole and I are going to go meet my sisters for an afternoon of shopping. I am hoping to find a few summer capris and shorts, as I have *almost* lost all my baby weight (10 lbs to go), but sometimes that last 10 lbs., is hard to lose while you are still nursing. I actually can get in to a few of my pre-baby spring clothes, but it is cutting it pretty close. I would like a few outfits, I don’t have to “suck in it” if I want to keep the button from popping off. And of course, I’ll be on the lookout for some summer clothes for Ryan and Cole.

Then my dad is coming over to my sister’s house to make his delicious chili rellenos. My youngest sister loves chili, but where she lives, they don’t really have hot green chili. So I plan to pig out on Mexican again.

On Sunday, the weather is supposed to be beautiful, so we are planning another picnic in the park, for the afternoon, before my sister has to catch her flight home. It is great spending time with everyone and I only wish we could do it more often.

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Day at the Goat Farm

We live near a goat farm, which produces cheese. They offer tours a few days during the week, so last week, Ryan, Cole, and I met some friends to tour the farm, and see the new baby goats.

Ryan and I went last year in April too, and I was nine months pregnant with Cole, it was really warm, and Ryan was pretty scared of the goats. Not this year! He ran right up to the wheelbarrow they had out with greens to feed the goats, and he didn’t want to leave. He thought it was really funny when the goats would try to eat his coat. Cole was a little scared at first, but he quickly snapped out of it, and liked standing up, holding on the goat’s pen. What a difference a year makes!

Here are some pictures of the outing:

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Dr. Seuss For Nursing Mothers

Post author By A Mama's Blog
Post date April 21, 2007
6 Comments on Dr. Seuss For Nursing Mothers

Today I saw this posted on a parenting board that I belong to, and I really liked it, especially since Green Eggs & Ham, is one of Ryan’s favorite books.

It appears the author is unknown, but it did appear June 9, 2006 in Mothering under -Breastfeeding by Barb (and she stated she didn’t know who the author was). Hope you get a smile out of it. 🙂

DR. SEUSS FOR NURSING MOTHERS
Would you nurse her in the park?
Would you nurse him in the dark?
Would you nurse him with a Boppy?
And when your b00b are feeling floppy?

I would nurse him in the park,
I would nurse her in the dark.
I’d nurse with or without a Boppy.
Floppy b00b will never stop me.

Can you nurse with your seat belt on?
Can you nurse from dusk till dawn?
Though she may pinch me, bite me, pull,
I will nurse her `till she’s full!

Can you nurse and make some soup?
Can you nurse and feed the group?
It makes her healthy strong and smart,
Mommy’s milk is the best start!

Would you nurse him at the game?
Would you nurse her in the rain?
In front of those who dare complain?
I would nurse him at the game.
I would nurse her in the rain.

As for those who protest lactation,
I have the perfect explanation.
Mommy’s milk is tailor made
It’s the perfect food, you need no aid.

Some may scoff and some may wriggle,
Avert their eyes or even giggle.
To those who can be cruel and rude,
Remind them breast’s the perfect food!

I would never scoff or giggle,
Roll my eyes or even wiggle!
I would not be so crass or crude,
I KNOW that this milk’s the perfect food!

We make the amount we need
The perfect temp for every feed.
There’s no compare to milk from breast-
The perfect food, above the rest.

Those sweet nursing smiles are oh so sweet,
Mommy’s milk is such a treat.
Human milk just can’t be beat.

I will nurse, in any case,
On the street or in your face.
I will not let my baby cry,
I’ll meet her needs, I’ll always try.
It’s not about what’s good for you,
It’s best for babies, through and through.

I will nurse her in my home,
I will nurse her when I roam.
Leave me be lads and ma’am.
I will nurse her, Mom I am.