One Week to 15 Months

Weekend Away

We made a trip to Turangi with my parents this weekend. It was Ryan first time spending the night away from home. I was a bit worried about him sleeping (as he doesn't sleep at daycare) and also, the drive down there. It turned out I didn't have to worry at all. He was a lot better than I thought. Ashley and I were so surprise.

The drive down there and back took us a lot longer than usual but this was because we had to make quite a few stops so that Ryan can stretch. It wasn't a big deal as we weren't in a hurry and it gave us a chance to visit other places. He did grizzle at times but we can't expect him to behave himself the whole time, as that will be asking a bit too much. The only time he really went off was when we were less than 2 hours away from Auckland and it was only because we were in the car for too long. I was getting a bit uncomfortable in the car myself.

As for his sleeps at night, he woke up a few times the first night but it was only for a maximum of 1 minute each time and he fell asleep again. I'm wondering if it was because it was too hot. He was really good the second night though and slept the whole night without waking up. Putting him to bed was a bliss too. The only difficulty I found was sleeping with him in the same room. His cot was beside our bed and every time I moved, I had to make sure I didn't make too much noise as I was afraid I might wake him.

Overall, the trip was quite a success and Ryan enjoyed himself. He still threw quite a few tantrums but I'll say he had a lot of fun too.

Here are some photos from the trip (I would put more but it takes forever to upload)...

Ready, Steady, Go!

It has taken him a while but Ryan is finally walking on his own. It's only a few small steps but it's a start.

He has been standing without any support for a week now but just wouldn't take the first step but when I went to daycare to pick him yesterday, his teachers told me that he took 1 1/2 steps unsupported. When I went to daycare today, he was with one of his teachers and took a few tiny steps to me. It was very exciting to watch. He came home and started to walk a little bit too.

I think he probably figured that it's about time for him to start walking. We were at a mall on the weekend and after lunch, I put him on the ground to walk. Ashley's sister was holding on to one of his hand and I was holding on to the other. He walked quite a distance and as we neared the exit, I thought I'll carry him instead but he got very upset. He was happy as soon as I put him back on the ground. It was quite funny.

Words

These are some of the words that Ryan can say.

Dad = Dada
Ball = Boh Boh
Bath = Ba Ba
Food = Mum Mum
Shoes = Shuse
Thanks = Ta

Let's Go To The Zoo

Ryan loves animals. His favourite DVD is a Noah's Ark Baby DVD which shows lots of animals. Everytime we turned it on for him, he will be mesmerized by it. He also gets excited whenever he sees cats and dogs. With these in mind and the sun shining (with Winter on it's way, I don't think we will be getting a lot of sunny weekends anymore), we decided to take him to the Zoo.

Going to the Zoo is very expensive nowadays. The entrance fee for an adult is $18. Luckily, it was free for Ryan. I found the place quite disappointing initially as we didn't see much. All the animals were hiding somewhere in their enclosures. We did 2 circuits and managed to see a bit more the 2nd time but Ryan was too tired by then and was fast asleep.

I wouldn't call it a great day but it wasn't too bad. We will have to take him there again when he can walk by himself. It will be even better if we can take him to Taronga Zoo in Sydney as I love that Zoo :)