A Mama's Blog

Ryan isn’t really a “babe” anymore, but he still can say the funniest things.  Usually on Sunday’s he goes over to his grandparents house, and Joe (my husband) will pick him up later in the afternoon.  Today Joe said that Grandma told him that Ryan asked for more milk, and she asked him what the magic word is- most children at this point, would beam up at their grandma and say, “please.”  Our little monkey said, “Damn it.” 

As Joe and Ryan were cuddling before bed, I went in (after getting Cole to sleep) and hugged Ryan.  I asked him to tell me that he loves me, and he crinkled up his forehead, and squished his eyes together and mutters, “I love you, Mommy.”  Not exactly the tender bedtime moment I was after, but oh well- it made me laugh.  If he is already doing this at 3, I can only imagine what he will be doing when he is 13, and I ask him for a hug!

Cole is learning something new everyday.  Yesterday, as we were driving around in the car, doing errands he started to giggle and laugh.  He usually is very quiet in his car-seat, or he cries until he falls asleep, so we were wondering what was so funny back there.  He was laughing for a good ten minutes.  When we stopped the car to get out, I discovered he had pulled his socks off and was tickling his toes, and cracking himself up. 

Today he really started to clap.  We were singing a song with Ryan, and Cole just started clapping along.  Now if you clap, he’ll immediately start up.  Here are a couple pictures of him, showing off his new skills.

This is my first official blog and entry.  I wanted to start a blog so I can preserve the memories and day-to-day activities with my two sons, Ryan-age 3, and Cole-age 8 months.  They seem to be growing up SO fast, and there are so many fun things they do and say- I want a place where I can preserve this time, and also the time I have now with them as a stay-at-home mama.  I hope one day to be able to print the best entries and give Ryan and Cole a journal of their childhoods.

Yesterday after naptime, Ryan and I were snuggling, and he started to tell me the things he loves.  He said, “Mommy, Daddy, Baby Cole, Grandma, Papa Dan, Papa Leonard, and choo-choo trains.”  Then he said he “liked railroad tracks.”  I asked him if he loved railroad tracks, and he very seriously told me, “No Mommy- I LIKE railroad tracks.”  Very adamant on that point.

Today we took Ryan for a haircut- he was getting pretty shaggy.  We had the girl cut it shorter than normal, since it grows out very fast.     

Finally, Cole is learning how to stand up, and is trying to walk.  He will move around the play table and tries to take “baby” steps.  He ate a ton today- noodles, chicken, peas, carrots, apples, and sweet potatoes.  Here is a picture of Cole:  (You can double click on the picture if you want it see it enlarged.) (thanks for reading my first entry).  Check back soon!