pool time

a couple of things to point out here.

1. This is the pool i've been talking about. great for babies/kids.

2. Notice that she is getting more hair. and what color does it look like? i really can't answer that. some days it looks strawberry blond (my dad and aimee). some days brown (me). some days dirty blond (brian).

mary!

Brian's aunt MaryBeth and her friend Mary were out in KC and came by to visit MaryRyan.  Wow, that is a mouth full.  

sweetness, cuteness and all of the above

this is one of her new favorite sleeping positions. not sure how comfortable that can be but man is it cute!

thank you!

I worked from home yesterday and I found out in a moment's notice that I was needed on a call. As much as I think MaryRyan is adorable when she babbles, I'm not sure if those on the other end of the phone call would feel the same way. So MaryRyan and I headed over to Lisa and Tim's house so they could hang out while I was on the call. A BIG thank you to Lisa and Tim.

Check out Tim's Blog for some cute pics from yesterday's visit.

the ride

check out ms. fancy pants in her new ride. she is so darn proud of this thing.

no more dog food for you!

The 'going immediately to the dog bowl' got old real fast. Brian and I put up a gate so now she is blocked. But as soon as we finish baby proofing one thing, it's on to the next. Today I caught her almost at the top of the stairs. What the heck? This girl just started crawling. So back to the store for another gate..

Happy July 4!

MaryRyan is 11 months old today! Hard to believe isn't it? And it's also Ferdinand's Birthday! Hope everyone out there had a great holiday!

the incident

so pretty much every time brian is away something happens. most of the time the dogs run away, tornadoes decide to appear, i get sick. fun times. so today I was trying to work from home and take care of MaryRyan. I have now proven you cannot do both of these things at the same time. I was busy at the computer thinking MaryRyan was at my feet and when i looked down and didn't see her, I went into the kitchen to find her sitting by bella's food bowl watching her eat. Then I see that she is chewing something. Yes, she was eating her food. It's organic dog food..does that make it any better?

p.s. happy to report she is feeling much better today. hooray for meds!

sunday

the heat wave has finally broken and the weather has been gorgeous. We decided to forget everything we had to do and head to the park on sunday.

i'm sorry to report that maryryan has gotten her first ear infection. i guess that explains the fever and disrupted sleep last week. she is a tough cookie though. her spirits have been relatively good considering the bum ear. she's been on some meds since yesterday and I can already tell a difference today. i think the 13 hours of sleep she had last night helped. God love her and her love of sleep!