Trip Out of Auckland

My brother came back from Sydney for the weekend to meet his nephew. He took the whole family out to a nice winery in Matakana for lunch and I was so looking forward to it. It was Ryan first trip out of Auckland. Boy, what a trip... let's just say it's not one that I will forget easily. Ashley was still feeling a bit crook from the day before and as for me... I fainted at the restaurant. For those of you that think I was drunk, I can assure you that I wasn't, as I had less than a glass of wine. I have no idea why I fainted. It could be the heat or just anything. Luckily, Ryan has grandpa and grandma, uncles and auntie there to entertain him. He has been a very good boy the whole day and I think he enjoyed himself. Also, he has finally met his uncle and the both of them got along great :)

Little Pearlies

Ryan was playing with a piece of paper today and as usual, he put it in his mouth. I tried to get it off him but a little piece came off in his mouth. I had to put my finger in there to get it out and guess what I felt... teeth! Yes, teeth as in plural - 2 of them. I am so excited. You can't see them yet but they are definitely there. He is no longer gummy hehehe.

He has been teething since he was 2 months. I don't believe it... it took 5 months for them to cut through!!! I'm glad we got him an amber teething necklace. I'm sure it helped him with the pain.

I am waiting very impatiently for them to show now. Hmm... I wonder how long it will take. I will post a photo as soon as I can see them.

Photos (6-7.5 Months)

His face is a bit red on some of the photos. That's because he has eczema. Poor boy :(

Photos (1-5 Months)

Photos of different stages of Ryan when he was 1-5 months

First month

Second month









Third month









Fourth month









First time having solids. Didn't like it as it was yucky plain baby rice.









Fruit! This is better.









Gingernut! This is even better! Mmm... yum!!!









Drinking water from a sipper cup but it's easier for mum & dad to feed me.

About Time

Well, I think it's about time I have something on Ryan on the internet so that anyone that is interested can know how he's doing. I wasn't going to do this but a friend of mine asked me to, so here it is.

For those of you that do not know, Ryan was born on 04 February 2007 at Auckland's National Women's Hospital. He was 3.45kg when he first arrived and at 7.5 months now, he's 10kg!!! What can I say? That boy loves his food.

In the 7.5 months that have gone, we have seen a lot of changes in him. He has his moments but we think he is a pretty good baby overall. He started sleeping throughout the night when he was about 3 months (if I remember correctly). The first time he rolled over was when he was 2 months and it was from tummy to back. He did it for another couple of times within that month but then he stopped doing it. The first time he rolled over from his back was when he was about 6.5 months. There was no stopping him once he mastered it.

He is sitting up pretty good now. He still falls over every now and then but it's usually when he's tired or when he tries to reach over for something. He is not crawling yet but you can tell he wants to. He gets really frustrated.

We have started him at Daycare as I am going back to work on 01 October. Last week was his first week. He was only there for 2 days and it will be the same this week. Once I start work, which is next week, he will be there full time. We think he's pretty good there. We were told that he ate all the food that were given to him. That's my boy. Hahaha.