I know this is late, but it was Eric's birthday Sept. 4th. He turned 27!! Happy Birthday, Sweetie!

SLEEPLESS IN MILWAUKEE

After having Ryan's 15-month appointment, I decided we needed to stop letting Ryan drink from a bottle. I know we probably should have done it when he turned a year but I justified it being okay since he was so small and also that he had surgery and needed the bottle as a comfort afterwards. We got in the habit of giving him a bottle before he went to sleep and again if he woke up during the night to settle him back down.

Anyway, I decided to box up all his bottles and put them away so they wouldn't even be around for him to see or to tempt us when Eric and I were desperate. The first night was fine but the second night he woke up screaming. I tried to settle him down but he kept pointing outside his room, into the living room leading me to the kitchen. He knew exactly what he wanted. I knew he wasn't wanting his sippy cup but I grabbed it as his only option. He pushed it away and when he didn't see a bottle in the fridge he had a complete meltdown. Those of you who know Ryan's temperment know he is usually pretty laid back. But he went from crying to kicking and screaming uncontrolably. Finally after a few failed attempts to calm him down I gave him to Eric not knowing what else to do. Eric got him to settle down after a few minutes (thank goodness for a husband).
The next two nights were wonderful, he slept through the whole night so I was hoping we were starting a new trend. However, last night he had another melt down. Will this ever end?

All we have to do is say, "Lets pray" and this is Ryan's response. I love it!



Here is Ryan just being silly.

Here is Ryan all ready for church. He is always so antsy to leave the house ANYTIME!! He uses his little pointer finger to try and pry the door open. Ha, ha, ha.

Ryan had a follow-up doctors appointment with his cardiologist. His heart is doing great, and he has gained about 4 lbs since his surgery! We don't have to go back for another follow-up for two years! However, Eric and I noticed a little bulge under his skin, right where his chest tubes were, a few days before his appointment. They think it's a little hernia and they hope it will go away on it's own. We sure hope so. I just thought I'd post a picture of how great his scar is looking.

I'm finally posting the other finished pictures.... As you can see I decided to do it in three different colors.


Here they are next to each other.