Halloween Party...

Kiddo Updates

ryan had a GI appt today. i was so excited to talk to doc about how we switched from whole milk to 1% milk and it's made a big difference, he eats better, no runny nose anymore and no diaper rash. well, gi doc has no clue. he kept saying "i just don't know". he is sending us to an allergist. he did check for allergies before when he did the scope and didn't find anything. he also said definitely don't stop what you're doing cause it's obviously helping and ryan gained another pound and he was pleased with that!!

naomi has been having some fussy/rough times the last couple days. her spitup increased, she's fussier, she's not staying asleep very long during the day, eating little bits often throughout the day and she just cried out in her sleep which is the saddest thing! i was thinking it could be a growth spurt or i don't have enough milk or i should cut out something from my diet. but tonight i'm really thinking we should give some reflux meds a try for her as well, we'll see.

overall we are very very blessed and still feeling well rested and much better than we did at this point when ryan was an infant. thank you friends and family for all the meals, gifts, prayers and love!

Smiling

we are all doing great here! ryan is being a good big brother. he's gentle with her and plays by himself when i need him to. naomi sleeps and eats! which is so foreign to us! she's a very content baby! Praise God for a healthy happy family! here is a pic of Naomi smiling in her sleep tonight...

Naomi Faith Manthey

Welcome to the world Naomi!!

Fun at the pumpkin patch

It was a little cold and Ryan J was a little whiny and tired, but it was fun!

Sometime soon

The OB told us we're ok now so don't call until i'm really definitely in labor! Woohoo! The official due date is October 20, but I'm guessing/hoping we won't make it till then. So now we can tell Ryan to stop saying "Naomi stay in there!".

Ryan J Tells a Joke

Tonight at dinner Ryan made up a joke. We were all sitting there and he said, "what's down there?" so we asked him back and he said "a ladybug?" we said really?? long pause... he said "NO! ha ha ha ha!" we laughed pretty hard, it was totally out of the blue! he repeated this about 20 times! here's a couple times i caught on video, at the end of the second video he sees the camera and says "smile you!"

My Shadow

ps - i'm adding pictures daily to the september album in shutterfly
click on the link to the right "our online photo albums"

Happy Happy Happy ...

This is a busy week every year we have 3 big days in a row... Katie's birthday then mom and dads anniversary then today, Ryans birthday!! And i think this year ryan managed to get gifts every one of those days, and then some!

HAPPY 2nd BIRTHDAY RYAN JAY!!!

Here's a LOT of pics, and this is just from the last couple days!

I love my Uncle Andrew

Ryan LOVES to go to Uncle Andrews gigs. He can't keep his eyes off of him. He spends at least half the time standing directly in front of Andrew dancing and staring at him.

Curtains

I finally made the curtains for our bedroom. I think I bought the fabric a year ago! I put a cover on our bed accent pillow too, probably could have done 3 more covers, I way overbought on that brown fabric, oh well, I only paid like 10-15 dollars total for all the fabric... the clearance section is great!!