Kaitlyn Ryan

We had a great Saturday! Kaitlyn spent the morning with Papito while I was photographing cheerleaders and Sean was taking a cooking class. After we were all done, we enjoyed meatball subs (courtesy of Papito) and went to the park. The weather was perfect for playing outside, and Kaitlyn seemed to really enjoy herself. She did a fantastic job of walking around the park in the sand. She went down slides, swung on the swings, hung on the monkey bars, and a whole bunch more. I’m looking forward to more warm weather so we can continue to have more outings. Last night Sean cooked us all cheeseburgers with a new recipe he learned at his cooking class. They were yummy! I can’t wait to try a few of his other recipes.

Yesterday, Kaitlyn also decided to say a couple of 2 word phrases. Yesterday morning she said “Dada Bye Bye” to Sean when he went into the other room. Then while we were at the park she said “Hello Dada” (of course her Hello sounds more like Hewwo, but it’s adorable)!

We also discovered last week that Kaitlyn is still teething! When we took her to her 14 month check up, her Dr. said she was getting her 18 month molars in and that she should be done until she is 2. Well, the past couple of weeks Kaitlyn has not been sleeping the best and has been a little fussy, which is not like her. Kaitlyn and I were having lunch with Papito last week when I just happened to look in her mouth and saw a tooth starting to come through. I am not a dentist, so I do not know the fancy names for our teeth, but I think it is one of the K9 teeth. Needless to say we were happy we learned why she had been a little grumpy. She has also been fighting a stuffy/runny nose the past few days. Hopefully it will clear up soon. I hate when she sounds congested.

Other than that, all is well here. Sean is still participating in Beards for Babies. His facial hair is not that long yet, but I cannot say I’m looking forward to seeing how long it gets. We hope you all are well, and please leave us a note if you are still following our wonderful baby girl!

As some of you know, I outgrew my previous laptop. My old laptop served me well over the past four years or so, but the time came for an update. I went back and forth with Sean over which laptop to get, but when I came across a deal on a MacBook Pro I couldn’t resist. So I am now updating everyone on the new addition to our electronic family. The point to this post is that while organizing my files on my new laptop, I came across a few photos that I do not think I have ever shared. They are of Kaitlyn last May. It is amazing how much she has grown! I just wanted to take a moment and share with you all. So here’s a little Flashback Thursday!

Day 1

Sean is participating in a fundraiser for MUSC Children’s Hospital. All he has to do is grow his beard from February 1 thru March 1 and collect donations to benefit this wonderful hospital. As you all know MUSC is important to us since that is where Kaitlyn was born and they did such an amazing job taking care of her. If you are interested in making a donation for this wonderful hospital, please visit http://www.musckids.com/beards_babies/. Click on Sponsor. Put in all the appropriate info, with Sean Ryan as the beard grower. On the next page, when you are putting in your CC info, make sure you change the drop down at the top of the page to Beards for Babies. There is also a place for comments near the top of that same form. You don’t have to do this, but I put “for beard grower Sean Ryan” just to make sure they put it to the right person. We will take pictures and let you know how the growing is coming along. Thank you for your support for this amazing cause!

I will start out by apologizing for the lack of posts to our baby girl’s website. She is doing fantastic as always! Kaitlyn decided to start walking New Year’s Eve. She started out walking across the room and turning herself around by herself. During the month of January she continued to walk more and more and now that is her preferred method of transportation. It is so cute seeing this little person walk around.

She had her 15 month check up last month and passed with flying colors. She weighed 22.2 pounds and was 30.25 inches long. She has caught up with other toddlers her age, which is very exciting! Her four 18 month molars have broken through, so we should be done until her 2 year old molars.

Her vocabulary continues to grow. She can say Mama, Dada, Bye Bye, Ta Da, Ball, Baba, Off, and Down (occassionaly up). She also tries to say Monkey, Kaitlyn, Banana, Papito, Baby, and I’m sure I’m missing some. Kaitlyn can also point to her eyes, nose, ears, mouth, hands, feet, and belly when asked. Sean and I are pretty impressed.