Little Patient

Ryan saw an ENT doctor a couple of weeks ago because of her chronic ear infections.  With a couple of simple tests the doctor said Ryan would need ear tubes.  We assumed this recommendation would be coming since we tried prescription after prescription to clear them up and nothing seemed to work. 

The procedure itself is rather simple....the doctor clears out the fluid in her ears (which he describes as the boogery booger you could imagine) and then places tiny tubes in the ear to ventilate the ear.  This limits bacteria from growing and allows the fluid to drain.  The scary part of the surgery for the parents is putting the little kids under anesthesia.

Ryan went in early yesterday morning for the procedure.  Big brother stayed at Nanna and Pappa Big's house so we didn't have to bother waking him up at 6am.  Ryan charmed everyone in the surgery center.  She was walking around and smiling to everyone.  The doctor said the procedure was textbook and to expect a grouchy little girl when she woke up.  Oh boy was she grouchy!  We stopped back at the grandparents house to pick up Carter and little Ryan took at long nap on Nanna.  That must have been the dose of medicine she needed because she was all smiles after that.  Ryan was a wonderful little patient.  We're all glad the procedure is behind us. 

Someday

Someday my kids will kill me for leaking this home video.  Kyle and I got a pretty big laugh out of it.  Thought you might enjoy it too.

Lately

Lately we've tried hair bows, but Ryan pulls them out as soon as you put them in.  She thinks it's a funny game.

 Lately we've been riding our new tricycle from

Grandma and Grandpa Meek,

 but Carter tends to be the one who rides it the most.

Lately we've been walking, but only when practicing between Mom and Dad.

 

Happy Birthday Ryan Michele

Our little peanut (who is more like a green bean at 92 percentile in height) turned ONE on Super Bowl Sunday.   Ryan was a trooper.  Although the little lady had a double ear infection and missed her afternoon nap she did her best to party-hardy with her friends. 

Ryan's 1st Birthday Cake:

The "big kids" table: Carter with his friends Mia Johnson, Nate Bolles, James and Will Kelker 

Carter showing Ryan how to "dig in":

Charlie Kelker (one day older then Ryan) joining in on the cake action:

Trying it on her own:

 Ryan loved eating cake.  She was shoveling it in.

Happy Birthday sweet baby.  We love you!!

Alot Alike

Today I noticed how alike our babies really are.  Check out these brother/sister examples.....

 Kyle is a sucker for babies in hats. 

Do you think they like spaghetti?

No mistaking these kids are related

Who are these kids?

Who are these kids? They are surprising me with new stuff every day!Carter is 99% potty trained. He still wears a diaper for naps and bedtime but he is doing amazingly well during the day. This is the same boy that wouldn't wear underwear to save his life no more then 4 weeks ago! Also, Carter has hated milk since he was 14 months old. I mean HATED it. Wouldn't drink any form of milk...chocolate, white, strawberry...nadda. Wouldn't ya know over the last 2 weeks he has consistently asked for chocolate milk and has been so excited to drink it. Who is this kid!?!

Little Miss Ryan took her first steps today. Although she's been cruising the furniture for a while, Ryan seemed perfectly content to crawl everywhere. We were a bit surprised when she took 4-5 steps between Mommy and Daddy. She did it several times so we're convinced it's not a fluke. Also our Ryan, who only has 2 teeth (and has been that way for nearly 6 months), is teething again. It looks like she is cutting all her top teeth at once. It looks like she's getting anywhere from 4-6 teeth. Poor girl is grumpy, not sleeping well and has swollen bloody gums. I'm hoping this process goes quickly. I can tell she's not very happy. Walking and teething all in one week, who is this kid!?!

Flying High!

Kyle's friend, Bundy, has a plane.

Carter is a big fan of planes and was thrilled he got to visit the airport. He got to climb in Bundy's plane, push the buttons and move the steering wheel.He also loved the private tour of the airport and seeing all the air show planes.A nice little afternoon for a two year old boy!