Well kids...He's finally here. Don and I are so happy to have him in our lives. He likes to keep us up at night but its worth every minute of it. ________________________________ 2/22/05 We went to his first doctors visit...He now weighs 9lbs 3oz and he is 20 3/4 inches long. The doctor says he is healthy as can be.... ________________________________ 2/23/05 Well today Ronin is 2 weeks old. We went to a friends birthday party. Everyone wanted to hold him but he slept through most of the party. His daddy came a lil late and Ronin woke up as soon as he heard him come in through the door. It was very cute ________________________________ 3/02/05 Ronin is 3 weeks old. He had his official first bath in the tub and loved every moment of it...that is..until it was time for washing his hair...he didn't like that too much :-) ________________________________ 3/09/05 ONE MONTH OLD!! Today Daddy and Mommy took Ronin to get pictures made. He looked so cute in his lil outfit. Too bad he was really sleepy by the time we took the pictures...but he managed to open his eyes a couple of times. _______________________________ 3/16/05 5 weeks old. He spent sometime with grandma Barb today. He didn't cry once...until he heard us come into the door...:-) _______________________________ 4/6/05 2 months old. Yep kids its tru...He is growing like a weed...Some of his 0-3 months clothes no longer fit him. hehe He is getting so long...he goes for his two month check up next week so ill know exactly how long he is... _______________________________ 4/21/05 2 1/2months old. So he weighed 13.5 lbs, was 23 in. long at his checkup. Hes growing really fast. He went for his first shots today. He didn't like them at all..He cried everytime they gave him one...but as soon as it was finished...Momma held him and all was ok :-). _______________________________ 4/27/05 2 months 3wks old. Hes one week away from being 3 months old. Hes smiling more and more everyday. The other night he laughed out loud in his sleep. Soon he'll be laughing out loud while he's awake :-) _______________________________ 5/4/05 3 months old. Yippee...Ronin celebrated his 3 month old bday with a wonderful trip to walmart to get pictures made...lemme tell ya. he did a fantastic job of staying up and alert :-) he is soo handsome in the pics you guys have to check them out. _______________________________ 5/8/05 Mothers Day...My first mothersday turned out to be extremely nice. Ronin and Don bought me a beautiful card and a pretty porcelain rose with a butterfly on it. A rose that will never die, like the love Ronin Don and I have for each other. It is very precious. We stopped by both grandparents house to wish them a happy mothers day. We went to Granny Susies house for a cook out and boy did we grub. _______________________________ 6/29/05 WOW!!! It has been a very long time since I've updated this huh... Well Ronin is 20 wks old...Five MONTHS old...can you believe that...He had his second set of shots...and lemme tell ya...he took em just the same as the first...but this time he got his first fever that wouldnt go down...we were soo upset... thank God for Tyelonol....We've been going through all kinds of firsts...Hes laughing all the time...rolling over...He ate baby food for the first time with a spoon...He chowed down on sqaush and just LOVEs peaches... I sang the presidents of us Peaches song...he just smiles and gobbles it all down. He met his Uncle Ron and Aunt Nannette and his cousin Jack for the first time. We had a wonderful family get together. Ooh...We went swimming for the first time. He splished and splashed til he fell asleep. We stopped the icecream truck for the first time...and He ate his first popsicle ...He LOVED It...got all sticky :-) We went to our first movie with him MADAGASCAR...He loved the dancing and singing and ofcourse he fell asleep to the rest...Tomorrow We will go to our first Fair...and see all the pretty lights...and This coming Monday will be his first 4th of July...FIREWORKS gallore!!! As you can see we keep him as busy as he keeps us.... Any other suggestions on what firsts we should do next let us know...Check out new pics... _______________________________ 7/27/05 Have you ever just closed your eyes for a second or two...only to open them back up and realize that what you see in front of you is not a dream...Its life...and boy does it go by fast. Ronin is 24 weeks..(6 months old) Hes half way to his first Birthday... Holy crap... Hes soo cute and handsome...We just spoil him everyday. Ill put new pics up soon.. _______________________________ 8/17/05 27 weeks old....lets see as of yesterday...he weighs 18 1/2 pds is 26.25 inches long and has two teeth that he loves to bite people with hehe...hes growing up so fast...and he is so tall... His mommy is starting back to college this coming tuesday...I say he will be goodwith the transition...hell be home with daddy...so all will be good. _______________________________ 9/22/05 32 weeks old....Wow its been a month since I have updated this. Nothin has changed since last month except he has been scooting everywhere hehe... not yet crawling but hes trying. He also gives you these puppy dog eyes and lifts his hands in the air when your next to him meaning... PICK ME UP....He also likes the I love you song from barney.... don't ask...but when you sing it to him... and you get ready to say with a great big hug and a kiss....he leans into you for the hug... Very cute... I believe he is cutting some more teeth hes been real fussy this past two days so ... more then likely he will have some more... I have to take a pic of him with just his two...he looks sooo cute and he is always smiling. Halloween is coming next month and his auntie laura bought him a monster costume hehe its blue i just hope it fits him still by next month he is growing fast... well i have go to class take care...