Merry Christmas to all

Uncle Dan and Ryan

Cousin Aiden and Ryan

Ryan with MorMor Jo at the piano

Ryan, Dad, Aunt Julie and Cousin Olivia

Ryan's Baptism with our Pastor and Ryan's Godparents, Uncle Dan and Aunt Tara.

Ok, So I am a little late. We have had a very busy week and a half. On the 21st, we celebrated Ryan's Baptism and First Birthday. The baptism was beautiful. Our pastor, Mary Gene, had a special sermon, just for Ryan. It really touched our family and we are so grateful to have such a wonderful church family. The party was fun. 30 people in our house was quite a challenge, but I think we pulled it off. We had a birthday cake just for Ryan. I wasn't sure what he would do, since he has never had table food, but he loved the icing. He threw a fit when we took it away. SO cute.

On Christmas Eve, MorMor Jo, Uncle Dan and Kelly came over for dinner. Dad made a great dinner..prime rib and asparagus (my favorite). Christmas day was such an adventure. He did so well, making out like a bandit. Santa was very good to Ryan. He LOVES his laptop from MaMa and PaPa B. He gets so excited whenever he sees it. At GA Jamie and GU Mike's, he played the piano with MorMor Jo. Everytime he would hit the keys, he would laugh. I think we have a musical talent on our hands.

The day after Christmas, we went to the doctor again, yeast rash from the antibiotics to help with his ear infection. So his pediatrician gave him a different antibiotic, he still had a little redness in his ear. Well, the next day, we found red splotches all over. It kind of looked like chicken pox in some areas and a heat rash in others. After advice from the doctor, we gave him a second dose. If it got worse, we were to go to the ER.
On Sunday, it was worse. We went to the urgent care, much quicker than the ER. He prescribed a steroid and took him off the antibiotic. We now need to get him into an allergy doc to see what type of antibiotic he is allergic to. Bummer. I was hoping he wouldn't get all of my allergy traits.

He is doing well now. Mom and Dad are tag teaming it this week. Daycare is on vacation. So if Mom is at work, Dad is home with the little guy and vice versa. Anyway, enjoy the photos. They are of the past 10 days.

Its My Birthday!

Today is Ryan's First Birthday! Where did the year go? He is such an angel and is so big...nearly 22 lbs.
Unfortunately he has a double ear infection. He isnt acting fussy but he hasn't been eating much the past few days.

Here are some photos from his first professional photo shoot last week.

We have a busy weekend. Uncle Dan comes in town this afternoon while MaMa and PaPa B arrive on Saturday.

Enjoy the photos. The first one is my favorite!

Photo with Santa at DGC Christmas Party

Just wanted to post this. I received today from DGC. How cute is this little guy!!!

Busy weekend; getting ready for the big bash!

We have been busy this past week.

Ryan went to Buddy Builders on wednesday again, at the Delta Gamma Center. On Friday, he had an appointment at CGCH for a fitting for a splint on his right hand. This should help keep his right hand open and his thumb out, enabling him to use his hand. It should arrive in about a week.

Saturday we ran all kinds of holiday errands, including a visit with Santa.

Sunday we went to a baby shower for a friend of ours who is having a boy in February. We cant wait.

We also went to the Holiday Party for the Delta Gamma Center. We met a few other parents and kids who have CVI and other ailments. We talked to a couple who have a little boy who graduated from DGC last year. They are all so welcoming and encouraging. We had another visit with Santa too. So cute, Ryan was great. He was comfortable on Santa's lap, occasionally looking back and up at him and his beard. I hope to see those photos soon.

Here is a photo I took on Saturday in our family room.

This week Ryan got 2 more teeth....now total of 6; 4 on top and 2 on bottom!!

More posts later this week....preparing for the big Birthday on Friday and Christening on Sunday.

One Year Ago....My water broke

I can't believe it has been 1 year since my water broke! We have come so far in one year. Tonight on the news, I saw a story where a little girl, who was born Oct 2007 and she finally got to go home today. She was in the NICU/PICU at CGCH for 13 months. I balled through the entire story. I recognized the dad of the little girl, I know we saw him in the family lounge when we had our stay at CGCH. Just amazing, how far we all have come. I think back to the morning my water broke and they told me I would be in the hospital until Ryan was born. I was so scared, but everything we have gone through is so worth it. We have an amazing son, who inspires us everyday. We are so blessed to have him in our lives.

Tim took Ryan to Buddy Builders at the Delta Gamma Center on Wednesday. He was asked if they could use a picture of Ryan in their flyer. We are so excited. Watch out, I think we have a star on our hands!
Last week, we had a meeting with our case manager and his therapists. It was decided that Ryan has made some great improvements, yet he is still developmentally behind. He was approved to have PT and OT once a week instead of every other week and Eye once a month. We are so excited and grateful to our therapists for the increased visits. I think they will really help him catch up.

Enjoy some pics taken over the last week.