10 Months

It is 2010 and Ryo is 10 Months! Time sure does fly! This time last year I was mighty pregnant! But I will have to say, I had a pretty easy pregnancy and I enjoyed it! Maybe it's because I longed to get pregnant for sooo long! I'm not getting any younger, so I would love to get pregnant again soon and so that Ryo can have a sibling close in age!

Aahhhh 2009...what a year indeed! The best part was the birth of Ryo of course! The most difficult....adjusting to both mommyhood and my career. 2010 brings a new outlook in life, less stress, and more quality time with family! My theme for the year...

Go Confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you've imagined. - Henry David Thoreau

Updates:

-Ryo took his first step on Christmas Day! What a gift to mommy and daddy! He can take up to 5 steps on his own!
-Ryo can climb down the stairs...all fourteen steps by himself
-Had to take Ryo to the ER in Oakland on 12-29-09 because his eczema flared up pretty badly! he is on his way to recovery
-Hands me books he wants me to read to him
-continues to Ryo-talk, loves to talk in "tongues"
-enjoys watching mommy get back into yoga
-can say "All Done"

9 Months 2 Weeks

Ryo continues to amaze me with his growth! This month he's....

-standing by himself at most 11 seconds!
-added yes, more, up to his speech
-when I ask him to give me something...he understands and does it
-understands concept of "no"
-graduated from his infant bathtub
-can climb all the way up our stairs - 14 steps without help

8 Months and 4 weeks

Wow, this month just went by so quickly! Work has been crazy!!! SInce I last wrote, I've been to Chicago twice and Central and Northern California 2 or 3 times! So glad that the holidays are coming!!!

Mid-October was the worst... I was away from Ryo for 4 days. While I was away he got sick and his eczyma flared up. I really don't know how other moms do it who have to travel as much or more than I do....I am seriously thinking about changing this....

As I type this...Ryo is chasing me around to get to m keyboard. He is so speedy and agile....crawling, climbing, pulling himself on what he can to stand...Other notables:

-can sign more, milk
-can high five
-kisses on demand
-visited the beach (Oceanside, CA) for the first time ad LOVED the water!
-took his 5th trip on a plane this past week (we went to the Bay Area--I had a conference and we also visited his new baby cousin!)
-makes a grunting sound to get our attention
-can say Hi/Hey at least that is what it sounds like
-knows how to say Dada.. when he wants Aaron or a diaper change

7 months 2 Weeks

Another milestone just happened almost 2 hours ago...Ryo crawled for REAL! That means, instead of his soldier-crawling that he has been doing for a month, he took his first few "hands-to-floor" steps! I captured his third attempt on my Blackberry...see video..he was kinda cranky because it's bedtime and he just wanted me to pick him up...which I did after the 28 second clip.

Ahhhh, I truly think if I stayed home, I would be posting a zillion videos and pictures.

29 Weeks

Ryo turned 7 months October 1! Woohoo! Lolo Amang and Lola Inang (grandparents) celebrated with us bringing us some yummy Filipino food. It was a welcomed gift indeed being as the last couple of weeks we Ryo and mommy has been battling a cold and both needed their moms! We are now okay and our routines are back to normal. (A few days there, Ryo reverted back to newborn days waking up crying every couple of hours with a stuffed-up nose!).

For the first time at a notable length (e.g more than 5 minutes), Ryo held his bottle on his own! I am thinking that he was ready for this awhile ago as it was just too easy to get him to do it. You see, yesterday we visited his cousin Abigail, who is 2 weeks younger. She holds her bottle like no one else's business. We've always held the bottle for him, so I was not quite sure if he could do it or not. So, during his middle of the night feeding (around midnight), being half asleep myselg, I gave him his bottle and guided his little hands to hold it....voila! he did it...totally effort less! The little guy has been holding out on us!

28 Weeks

Wanted to jot some things down before I start the work week....

1. Ryo is crawling! Well, it's the army crawl, but he is fast! He started last week! He can turn on a dime like nobody's business!
2. Since he is crawling, he gets into everything in crawling site! He especially likes power cords, yikes! So, in effort to distract him from the hidden dangers of the living room, we bought him this Fisherprice barn door toy. This is the first major toy we've bought him. The review were good and I liked that there are lots of interactive activities to it...songs, counting game, shapes, lights, etc. He seems to like it, but still getting used to it.
3. Today he had organic carrot puree for the first time. Thumbs up!
4. First time sick...and he caught it from Mommy...a cold, so not too bad, but he cries more and and is noticeably irritated easily. Poor thing.

26 Weeks

Random thoughts....

1. working mom's guilt. left home at 6:00 am- ryo was asleep, came home at 6:00 pm and put ryo to bed at 7:30. Only 1.5 hours with him during wake time.
2. ryo ate solids for the first time 1 day short of his 6 month b-day. does not like rice cereal. moved on to sweet potatoes and avocado.
3. why does ryo like to scream in public?
4. wish i could just be a stay-at-home-mommy. working is too stressful and i miss ryo.
5. loving ryo and ryo more each day...he is a constant inspiration and stress reliever!
6. aaron is such a great daddy and husband! i am blessed to have him in my life!