And We're Back!!!

I'm done!

Feeding the sheep at a petting zoo

using BOTH hands

Please no more pictures!

Napping

He pulls the blanket over his head while sleeping (just like mom)

South Dakota

Sunset @ 9:45pm

Watching DVD's in the van

Our Family

Christmas in July

Playing with trains on the 4th of July

In the Bouncy House

Cheese

Swimming Lessons



Asleep Again
Yes, I haven't posted in nearly six weeks (yikes!) but we are back. So much has happened, yet nothing too significant or earth shattering. Our Little Man, 36 inches and 30 lbs, is quite amazing. His range of motion continues to improve daily. He can now scoot across the floor, on his bottom. Sometimes it's more like scooting in a circle, pushing continuously from his left. 'Lefty' has quite the reach and 'Righty' is improving. He does a lot of transers from his left to his right. Claps with his left hand and right fist. Speech is improving to 3-4 word sentences. He repeats nearly every word we say. He wakes up in the morning with "Up" and then when I am changing him "Eat Brefat". Says "Night, Night" when he is ready for bed. We ask him if he wants to go lay down and he says "yeah, lay down". If we ask him if he wants something, and he does, he gets really excited and will say "Yeah, Yeah, Yeah". A few weeks ago, we gave him part of a popsicle. He devoured it and asked for more. Tim told him "No, it's all gone". Ryan then asked again, but this time he said "More, Peas"(while doing the sign for Please). Tim told him, no. Ryan responded again with "Peas(again while signing Please). Again, he was told no. At this point, he decided to throw a tantrum and screamed for more (no please) and started to bang his empty bowl on his tray. It was amazing to see his reaction through this process. He asked nicely for more, several times. After being denied, he threw a fit. I guess that what being a 2 and 1/2 year old is all about!
A few weeks ago, we went on a short vacation. I had a family reunion in South Dakota and we decided to go. Mor Mor Jo and GA Judy and our clan took to the road. Our 15 hour drive to Sisseton, SD to see family we have never met, lead us on an adventure. My great-great grandparents immigrated to this great country from Norway in the 1870's and settled in the SD territory. They had 11 children and well, the rest is history. Our trip was educational and relaxing. Can't wait for a return visit. The good thing is Ryan survived the trip. On our way home, he slept for four hours.

Anyway, enough blogging for now. Here are a ton of pics over the last six weeks and you can see how our little man has grown. I hope to get some video on here too. That's all for now