CUTE stuff !

Our photographer @ Moments in film is having a CUTE BABY contest, so naturally we had to include Ryder ! A special session was included along with the contest. Here are some of the pics :

Little Angel Boy

This is not his actual halloween costume, just a prop that the photog had. He looks pretty cute though, makes me excited for Halloween !

Let's hear it for my BOYS !

Today is a BIG day for my BOYS !

Jason is 28 years old today !

Ryder is 9 months old today !

Of course Jason had to work, so we headed up to Gila Bend and had a nice birthday breakfast with him.

Gymboree Friday

Ryder had his Gymboree class yesterday. The theme was hard and soft so they had all kinds of different little courses set up for the babies to crawl and play on. Some were hard surfaces and some were soft.

Here's Ryder going thru the tunnel. I had to put a little toy on the other side to get him started.

Music time, Ryder likes to have a toy in each hand.

No, No, No

It seems like these are the favorite words around our house these days. Since Ryder has started crawling, he is into everything Jason calls him the CRAZY CRAWLER. I can't believe that we were encouraging and trying to teach him how to crawl, what were we thinking. I miss the good ol days when I could plop him down on his butt and surround him with toys and he would just sit there and play. Now it takes about 2.5 seconds and he's off! Don't get me wrong I love that the little guy is growing and learning, but it's alot harder now!

I finally signed us up for classes at Gymboree after much debate. It's kinda pricey. But after taking a couple of free classes we really enjoyed it. Ryder is fascinated by all the other babies. I was also thinking that since he's not in daycare this would be his only chance to interact with other babies his age on a regular basis. We go to 1 class per week. I am also still planning on taking him to baby time at the public library, it seems like all the classes were canceled for August and will resume in September. So we are looking forward to trying that.

Here are some cute pics of Ryder at bath time. He is also really good at holding on and pulling himself up to his feet! He thinks he's really something!

I caught him in the act here. His favorite places for mischief : the entertainment center, the dog cages, and the back door! This is why "No" is becoming our favorite word, now I understand why "No" is the first word for alot of babies! He understands what it means to because when we say no he CRIES!

Had to get the crawling away BUTT SHOT !

Wow, Wow, What A Week For Ryder ! !

This week has been full of FUN surprises ! Ryder is sprouting in his 2 bottom teeth. He has been so good, I didn't notice any extra fussiness or drooling, thank goodness. His little teeth look so cute.

He has just took off crawling, TODAY. He is getting so big, so fast ! !

Play & Music

I signed Ryder up for a Play and Music class at Gymboree ! I have been wanting to try it out, it is way too hot to do anything outside and at his age it is hard to find fun indoor things for him to do. The class was really cute. We sang, played with finger puppets, listened to music and danced, played with tamborines, maraccas, and shakers ! ! The instructor was really nice ! ! Ryder was too funny each time the class would move onto the next instrument you would have to put up the one you were playing with and Ryder cried each time they took his instruments away. I was surprised that he did that, he doesn't do it at home or anywhere else. One of the other Mommies said that he may be reaching that stage. I hope not!

Next week we are planning on checking out the baby story hour at the public library. Let's hope this is just as fun because the library classes are FREE! !

He's ready to go !

He's ready for some FUN at Gymboree :)

He even got to wear a cute name tag.






I had to take some pics of him in his highchair while eating lunch today. He prefers to be sprawled out and laid back while he eats his yummies ! !

So cool with his Sippy cup ! !

Week in review . . .

Boy oh boy, it has just been one of those weeks where I just felt so tired, I kept wanting to post some pics but just couldn't get around to it. I don't know why we really didn't do much. Maybe I just needed a little break. Here are some highlights for the week.

The most exciting thing for this week was that Ryder turned 8 months on the 29th ! ! ! We can't believe our little man is 8 months old ! ! His "Big 1" birthday celebration planning is under way (already).

Ryder has really been trying to "bust a move" and crawl, he just can't quite figure it out. That's OK by me, I figure that once he starts crawling I'll have a whole new set of worries. I know that he will be getting into everything.
Go, Ryder, Go ! ! !

We celebrated my dad's birthday on Sunday. The whole fam was there (minus my man, he had to work, seems like he always has to work :(

I have also been slacking in the picture taking this week, I did get this cute picture of Ryder checking out his little cousin Jesse. Ryder looks like a GIANT ! ! !

We had pasta for dinner one night and I thought why not let Ryder try it. It was whole wheat pasta, I mixed in some of his chicken puree that I made, just a tiny bit of sauce and pureed it all up together. You would think that this would be a yummy dinner for any baby, but not my picky eater. He gagged and threw up. Poor guy. If it's not fruit or sweet potatoes he doesn't want any part of it. I'm gonna keep trying though.

Jason and I had Thursday off together, that was a treat. His sergeant gave all the guys a day off for a barbeque, pool party, poker tournament. Jason took Ryder swimming and of course Ryder loved it. My man also won 1st place in the poker tournament. I was cheering him on from the sidelines saying "come on daddy, momma needs a new pair of shoes!"

Ryder in his room getting into all of his TOYS ! ! !

He loves to just pull the toys off the bench. I will also put all his toys in a basket and he will just sit there and take each toy out one at a time and this will keep him entertained for awhile.

We are still patiently waiting for Ryder to get some TEETH.....I keep thinking that he is teething and I check him every morning, but no teeth. I say that he knows what he is doing. He doesn't want to crawl or get teeth any time soon, he wants to stay my little baby as long as possible. That's OK by me ! !

We are excited for next month. Ryder will go for his 9 month visit with his pediatrician, I wonder how much he will weigh. We will also have his 9 month photo shoot. I always look forward to pictures ! !

Today after I got off of work Ryder and I headed over to my sisters place for dinner and swimming. The weather was nice, not too hot. Ryder loved seeing his cousin, he was watching him, trying to touch him, and smiling at him. I can't wait til they are both a bit older and can play together, I'm sure they will have a blast.

The Mommy's with our boys

and of course Grandma and Grandpa with the boys

Ryder looking CUTE, as always ;)