One of those days. I'm

Ryan had a great day. Great naps and lots of fun. Me not to much. I'm so tired and have had several days where I haven't had time to breath let alone sit down. Im so tired that I 1) left my purse in the shopping cart at the store in the parking lot and drove away. Thank god I noticed right away. 2) left my phone somewhere and someone had to find me to tell me. 3) fell down the stairs bc I wasn't paying attention and and clumsy when tired and have really messed up my already injured shoulder. Of course on the side I hold Ryan on. 4) I need a root canal. So an awesome day. Thank goodness for my little ray of sunshine. He reminds me that no matter how crappy things can be sometimes that it is totally worth every moment. But man do i need sleep. Ryan went to Gymboree again today and climbed up a ladder that's for much older kids!! And did it well!! He also rocked the entire big boat by himself!! And at home he's started going down stairs by himself too! Unreal

Grandmas visit

Grandmas here! Ryan hasn't see her in ages so it's been fun having her here. Also she brought him super cute pandas from China! And a fluffy wooly for his bday. What a lucky boy! He crawled and rolled all over the wooley and has been showing off for her- laughing a lot and playing peekaboo and showing her all his toys. It is very sweet. He rocks the rocking horse all by himself really well now and stands alone a lot more and for longer. Cruising is a cake walk for him too! He understands lots of words and commands now too. Sarah asked him to get his duck and pointed and he grabbed it for her (it was far away under furniture) and then asked him to get his ball that was under the hall table and didn't point and he got it too! So amazing. He also has more words. He says bah for books now and a few others I've blanked on. Grandma got to see him at Gymboree too which was super fun. He is so good at climbing now.

Teething is the worst!

Ryan is still teething and instead of abating I swear it's just getting worse. Last night he needed to nurse four times and was up for 1-2 hours twice. It was awful. And today he refused to nurse a few times. This evening he just screamed when I tried to nurse him before bed. He wanted to drink the entire cup of cold water and chew on the cup before he was calm enough to nurse. Yikes. But it does mean that I get great cuddle time with him before bed while I sing him lullabies to help him feel better. Today his regional Center teacher came to work with him and he had so much fun! He loves her and even gave her a kiss which was his very own idea. He laughed a lot with her and I think was showing off :) he demonstrated great fine and gross motor skill and following simple directions and joint attention and parallel play. He grabbed a small pumpkin by its tiny stem and lifted it up and down easily. Dad helped him show off a new skill - stepping up into the couch when dad says arriba and sliding back down feet first when dad says abajo! So incredible!! I had no idea he could do that!!

Carving our first pumpkin together!

This afternoon Ryan and I went onto the back patio and carved our big pumpkin!! This is Ryan's very first pumpkin carving and Halloween experience and like everything else he just takes it in stride and loves every minute of it! Like yesterday when we gave him his first ever bite of pickle. He just ate it without any change of expression! And went back for more. Such a good eater!! Ryan loved helping scoop out the pumpkin seeds though he kept putting them back in after dad pulled them out which was cute. He loved it when I put the candle in and turned off the light to. He continues to ask for songs by starting to dance. He asks for books and games and repeats of things by pointing and vocalising. He kisses us when we ask for one which is the very very best ever. And he knows lots of other words and phrases. He even asks for hide and seek and peek a boo and chase me games by initiating them. He chats up a storm and is just a constant joy.

Sea world!

After Ryan's second nap we couldn't decide what to do. Should we go to the park, carve our pumpkin, or go to sea world! Well sea world won and we spent about an hour there. We got annual passes so we can go anytime we want! So exciting. We took Ryan to play in the reef pools which he adored, to see the Dolphins which he wasn't as into, to see the orcas, and then to some aquariums. He loved that the best. He cried when the sea lions barked for fish :( poor little guy. It was a very big day for a little boy.

More pumpkin patch fun

Ryan also loved looking through the scarecrows face, going into the petting zoo and petting the goats and chickens and eating his very own lunch of mac n cheese at Ruby's :) he's been super chatty and smiley today, babbling non stop and pointing at everything. His eighth tooth is coming in on the bottom left which has been bugging him but is almost out now!

Ryan's first pumpkin patch visit!

Today we took Ryan to the pumpkin station in mission valley. It was small but very cute and convenient for a quick trip with a little one. He absolutely loved the pumpkins and had so much fun banging on them. He wasn't a huge fan of his dragon costume because it was so hot but he sure looked cute in it!! I can't wait to take him to a real pumpkin farm next year :)