Ready.... or NOT!

This morning, Ryan was very sweetly pushing his baby in the stroller and giving him hugs & kisses. "What a great opportunity to grab the camera", I thought; "He's going to be such a good big brother!" I captured this sweet photo first...

... and then Ryan decided to shove "baby" down the "chimney" of his "house". He then declared to me that baby was "stuck".


Hmmm.... maybe not.

At least I convinced him to give baby some loving afterward to help him feel better. *sigh*



PS - transition to the big boy room is going great! This morning, a few minutes after he woke up, I heard him (over the monitor) calling, "Mommy... I woke up!" How could I resist that!?!

Here he is, looking very small & sweet in his big boy bed.

Big Boy Room

With only three more months until baby brother's expected arrival, we have been working hard on getting a big boy room ready for Ryan. We're hoping this will give him plenty of time to get settled before he has to adjust to yet another transition.

Today was the big reveal, and Ryan is very excited! (phew!) He took a decent nap in his big boy bed, so we'll see how tonight goes. Here are some pictures and a video of his first impressions.

The view from the doorway (book/play area)

The train paintings that I spent hours & hours & hours on (but it was worth it!)

various views of the bed/dresser/doorway


Ryan & Daddy, checking out the new toys for his big boy room

happy boy! :-)

Now maybe I'll have time to start blogging more regularly again (and fill in my gaps!)

"I need a phone"

As my belly is getting bigger, Ryan is noticing it more and more and we end up talking about "baby brother" quite a bit. He likes to lift up my shirt and give my belly kisses and "push my button", which is now protruding quite dramatically.

Giving baby brother a kiss at the beach

Yesterday, during one of these moments, I told Ryan that he could talk to the baby if he wants to. He paused, looked at me, and said:

"I need a phone"