Anyone got a mirror?

OK, add this one to the long list of things I am really good at - rearranging my face!!! I fell on a Christmas Decoration on Thursday. I did not fall off of anything onto it, I was running and fell down. Mama did not react well at all...she said I scared her really really bad and I think I really did. I can't talk yet, but if I could I would tell her that I will try to not ever do that again. Mama and daddy took me to the hospital and let me tell you, I hope we never have to do that again. We were there for a really long time...daddy said too long. I think it may have been the latest I have ever been up in my whole life!! The people there put a needle in my hand - duh, its not my hand that hurts!! Then they gave me some medicine that made me go to sleep, but I did not go easily, it took 4 people to hold me down and get me to go to sleep - that will show them!! I have 3 stitches and maybe a scar some day, but I will come up with a great story to tell the ladies about how it happened - I will NOT be telling her that 3 puny snowmen roughed me up one day when I was too little to do anything about it...but I want to put the word out now - If you are made of snow, are fat, and have a freakish carrot for a nose, I'll be lookin' for you from now on, and when we meet again, you'll wish you had melted before our paths crossed!!

Mama says I look a lot better now then I did when it happened. It has been about 48 hours since it happened. I will try to keep you updated on my progress. Mama says on Tuesday we are getting the stitches out...they better have some big boys there to help, cause the fight I put up at the hospital will look like a Sunday stroll to the ice cream shop when I get done with that doc on Tuesday!!

For now, I gotta go, mama is watching over my every move and she looks a little nervous...But just so you all know, I am fine...still jumping on the couch, pulling things off the counter top (I am 35 inches tall now), chasing the ball, going to daddy's games, and running around like crazy!

Love you all,

Ryan

Happy half birthday to me!

I am 1 and 1/2 this week!! Mama and daddy make a big deal out of half birthdays around here! I've had a busy month...just today mama and I went Christmas shopping! Word around the house is that I am getting my Christmas pictures this weekend, so those of you who regularly check on me should be looking in the mail soon for a picture!

The edge of 17!

Hello!! I don't know if you know or not, but I am now a whopping 17 months old!! In my 17 months I have discovered that good help is hard to find...take for example the video footage mama took of me on Halloween night in downtown Winter Garden. Now, bless her heart, she did not realize that if she had the camera held up and down, then you all, my adoring fans, would not really be able to see me shaking my bootie without TILTING YOUR HEAD!!! I guess I will keep mama around for now...she truly is my own paparazzi - constantly chasing me around with that camera...but I hope she knows EVERYONE is replacable...at least that is what I hear daddy telling his boys on the team! I figured since Michael Jackson's people released his big dance video, then I should do the same!! Enjoy, and try not to get a headache as you tilt your head to the side to watch me shake what my mama gave me...at least she was good for that :)

Its a pirate's life for me....

Mama took me to her school yesterday for a haunted theater festival for little kids like me!! I saw lots of kids dressed up in funny clothes, mama said it is a Halloween celebration. She said the real halloween is next week and we will dress up again then for more fun! I am sure she will help me put up for pictures then, but for now, I hope you enjoy these photos of me in my pirate costume!!

~Pirate Ryan~

Pre-Halloween Fun

Mama and Daddy took me to Sea World yesterday to see all the kids dressed up! We saw batman, Mario and Luigi, a Miami football player, princesses, and lots and lots of pumpkins! We also saw a very funny otter show! There were kids everywhere!! I had a very fun time!! I was not allowed to get any of the candy that the other kids were getting though...mama said I have enough energy without all that candy...whatever that means!

Throw 'em in the pan!!!

I am learning new things everyday! Mama gets so excited that she catches me in action every chance she gets!!

Halloween Parade

I'm a fairly easy going fella...you know, laid back, happy, but today my Mama put me in front of a bunch of people in some kind of alligator outfit and now I am not so laid back - I will be more skeptical when she says "oh it will be fun!"I really did my best to keep from walking out into the waiting crowd - I wiggle wormed, I sat right down in the middle of the parade - SEVERAL times I might add, I kicked my feet and yelled my heart out, but that mama, (she sure is hard headed) she just scooped my tiny hiney right up and off we went to show off my costume! I tell you, I will be glad when I am big enough to do something about this getting picked up and hauled all over the place!

Thank you Mr. Artie for inviting me to the parade and to Ms. Lori for letting me play dress up and run all over your store!!

-Ryan "the alligator" Long

Milestones

Hello all! I am not sure if you remembered or not, but I reached another milestone last week - I turned 15 months old! 15 months doesn't really feel any different from 14 months, but I can reach higher on the counter tops then I could before!!

I went to the doctor yesterday. Mama said I was a very good boy. She even took me to Publix and got me a sugar cookie since I had to get 3 shots in my arms. It hurt really, really bad, but I tried not to cry too much - it upsets mama when I cry after shots, you would think they just stuck her with the needle!

The doctor said I am 33" tall, and weigh 24 lbs, 13 oz. I am in the 93% for my age in height!

My days have been pretty fun filled lately! I get to play with my grandmas all day long and today when mama got home she took me to the playground! It sure is fun being a little fella!

I will check in again soon, but until then, I hope you all have as much fun as I do!

Just a few words from Ryan...

GOT SPAGHETTI?

I am learning to use a spoon! Mama says that hands on learning is really the best way to go...As you can see, I am really into it!

School is back in session people!

Mama and daddy are off to the first day of school tomorrow. I am not sure exactly what that means, but I have noticed I get to play with the grandmas a lot lately, which is great because they pretty much let me do what ever I want - DON'T TELL MAMA!!!

I don't have too much to report this week...we watched cartoons last week and I ate snacks and took naps - pretty much the same as the week before! I do love playing with my grandmas - they give me extra hugs and kisses too, so I have to moisturize my cheeks each night, but Mama is good about helping me with that.

Mama and daddy say that they will meet all their new students tomorrow. I hope they are nice to mama and daddy and I hope they know not to jump on the couch or try to squish crackers into the air conditioner vent, because mama will be all over them for that kind of thing!

I will miss Daddy and mama while they are gone this week, but I guess me and Mr. Snuggles will have to watch over the grandmas while they are gone!

Have a great week, especially if you have to go back to school!

Say it with me now Y-E-S

Yes...its a simple term and it is my new and only word so far, but, boy, you should see the look on mom and dad's face when I say it!!! I like to say yes...it just rolls off the tongue so easily!! Ryan, do you love mama - yes...Ryan are you hungry...Yes. Ryan, are you spoiled beyond belief but no one can help it because you are so cute...YES!!! So if you were wondering if I have started really talking...the answer is YES!!!!

Beach Pictures

Took a little trip with Mama, daddy, Uncle Adam, Grammy, Granddaddy, Aunt San and Granny last week! We went to Boca Grande in southwest Florida. I had a bit of an adventure as you will see in my pictures...I had to run away from a falling sun, I was just the right snack size for the monster iguanas on the island, and to top it off, Mama threw me in a bucket when my hands got too sandy...apparently she does not like it when I dig in the sand and accidentally (OK, on purpose) throw all the sand in her hair!!! Shhhh, don't tell her I think its pretty funny...

14 months old today!

Hi all! In case you are not keeping with the times like mama and daddy are, I am 14 months old today! I am not sure what that means, but thats OK! I don't have too much to report, but I did want to share my new skill...it is very fun - I put my blankie on top of my head and run around the house!!! Every once in a while I run into a wall, or,  just yesterday I tripped over the hippo and banged my head into the cabinets - someone really should have consulted me on the placement of such immovable objects! I didn't even cry though when I got a bump on my head! 

I am hearing that we are going on an adventure this week - a trip to the beach! I will be sure to report back on how it goes, my thoughts on the trip, and the behavior of the adults in charge! Until then, thanks for checking in on me and  have a great week!

Love, Ryan

Best Seat in the House!

Got myself a new chair today!! 

Mama and Daddy took me to the store today and got me a sweet seat! Its got My friends Tigger and Pooh on it, its yellow and green, and its low to the ground and dad said I can sit in it anytime I want to! Don't tell them, but I have Mama and Daddy wrapped around my finger! Not only did I get a new chair today, but I also got a new tooth brush too! Elmo is on it!!

I hope all of you out there have as great a place to sit as I do! And a couple of people who give you as many kisses and hugs as I get everyday :)

Happiest Place on Earth...

Today was a HUGE day!! Mama and Daddy took me over to a place called Disney World...Now I see what all the fuss is about!! There were so many things to do!! We rode the jungle cruise, Pirates of the Carribbean - sing with me now - yo ho yo ho its a pirate's life for me, you know the tune...we also rode Its a Small World! We had so much fun walking around and looking at all the people!! After a few hours of Magic, we headed home for a nap - a much needed nap! Then we went off again - this time to the same place, but a different park called Animal Kingdom! What an amazing place! We saw bats, big lizards, birds, crocodiles, lions, tigers, giraffes, gazelles, monkeys, and elephants (as you can see from my pic above)! Mama and Daddy also took me to see a very loud, very terrifying song and dance show called "Finding Nemo - the musical," I mentioned, more than once I might add, that I did not enjoy the show during all of this chaos! I tell ya, I love 'em, but I have a lot to teach mama and daddy - I thought everyone knew that we little people simply do not have time to sit down and watch a show when we are at a theme park - DUH!! 

The whole day was great! Mama and Daddy have promised to bring me back again, next time when I can remember all the excitement, but for now I would say that is was a really good time just being with mama and daddy in a place that sure seems like the happiest place on earth :) 

Sea World

Did you know there is a place not to far from where I live that there are dolphins, fishies, whales, birds, and some strange looking thing with lots of teeth called a shark?? Mama and Daddy took me to Sea World today...it was so much fun! We saw two shows...well, I won't lie, I slept through some big black and white fish that jumps out of the water a lot and makes everyone clap , thus disturbing my rest...then we went to see the penguins, the stingrays, the sea lions, the dolphins, and 3 sea turtles! I watch Go Diego Go, so I knew all about the turtles!! I also got to see some ugly frogs... Mama would not let me bang on the frogs houses...she's no fun! We also cooled off in the Happy Harbor splash zone! 

The best part of the whole day was absolutely, positively when Mama and Daddy let me get out of the stroller and...wait for it...I played with the straps in my stroller! What a great day!!

I'm Baaaaack!!

I know, I know...its been a while since you've heard from me...but you have no idea how much time and energy it takes for a  little fella like me to master crawling, then walking, then running, and on top of it all, learning to climb on furniture like a spider monkey! 

I have to tell you, I have  a pretty great life...I get to eat yummy snacks, I have an endless supply of drink, I get hugged and kissed all day long, and anytime I throw my hands up in the air and yell "DAH" I usually get some kind of response... BUT I do have one complaint though: Everyday, for I don't know how long, my otherwise loving and adoring parents have been subjecting me to some kind of little fella torture - they take me to a big square with water and some lady that I have never seen in my whole life puts my head and whole body underwater!!!! I DON'T LIKE IT ONE BIT!! I end up drinking half the water, I get water in my ears and eyes, and NO ONE RESPONDS WHEN I YELL...even when I yell at the top of my little lungs!!! WHAT IS GOING ON??

Aside from being thrown on the water all the time, I am having a lot of fun with Mama and Daddy! Tomorrow we are going on a trip to Sea World. I will try to get Mama to put up some pictures of our day together! I will do better at letting you know what is going on in my world...hope you are having as great a day as I am!

Happy New Year

Can you believe that tomorrow I will be 8 months old? Wow!

Since my last update, I have started eating big-people food, well, some of it anyway. I have 3 teeth now on the bottom. Those thing hurt pretty badly, but I think they'll eventually come in handy.

I am starting to get around on my own a little as well. I kind of scoot, I don't think I will bother with the whole crawling thing since I am pulling myself up and standing with some help right now. I think I'll just learn how to walk, then Mommy and Daddy will really have their hands full.

Other than that, I have been a good boy since I last updated. Mommy, uncle Adam, and I are going to lots of Dad's basketball games, but I am resting up for a playoff run.

Well, back to watching the Super Bowl...