April 2011

Hi Everyone,
Ryan is 2 months old now and he weights 12 pounds 3 ounces. He got vaccinated yesterday and he felt bad all day. He slept most of the day yesterday, but today he is back to his old fussy self.

These newest pictures are on top.

Ryan after a nice bath. He gets a bath twice a week now.


Ahhh... Nice and clean, sweet smelling baby.


Short nap with mommy.


Hmmm.... what should I do next? Cry or poop?


bath at the sink


Ryan with Grandma


Ryan got caught by surprise! :D

another after bath picture


Ryan and daddy!


Baby power!


Ryan goes to the farmer market.

napping in his swing

A more serious Baby Power!

Ryan's birthday

The pictures are out of order. Sorry, but too busy to get them all nicely ordered. I think the earliest pictures are at the bottom.

Here is Michelle looking fashionable for the last time.


Fashion Mama

family portrait with Zoey. Ryan almost 4 weeks old probably 8 lbs and change now.

Michelle's dad Mike came up to help us for 4 weeks. He was very helpful.

Ryan boy in his chicky outfit.

little hungry bird

another cute outfit

He is looking better here. Probably 2 and half week old.

cutie pie

Here he is only a week old and is really tiny. He lost about a pound and was only about 5 and a half lbs. :(

new born at the hospital - 1 day?
at home - a week ?
first day at the hospital. First shirt from the hospital.
1 week or so.

daddy put on first diaper at the hospital - 1st day.

getting some eye medicine - 6 lbs 4 oz
Hello world!

first moments

Hey buddy!!!

Ryan finally made it out!
We went to the hospital at 8am and Ryan was born around 3pm. His cord was wrapped around his neck twice and his heart rate drops every time he started to come out. So Dr. Holton used the vacuum and helped him out with a pop. Michelle did a really good job, but she was so tired - she was shaking with fatigue. Ryan came out with a huge splash and everyone got wet then got his breath and started crying right away. Great job team!

Jan 2011

Michelle at the waterfront 4 weeks before Ryan
At Hawthorne bridge

Me with my cool leather jacket and scarf. :)

Christmas tree


Christmas dinner! yummy.

November 2010

Happy Thanksgiving!!!
Michelle made a great turkey - 12lbs. Now we got tons of turkey left for sandwiches. This is great because Michelle can't eat lunch meat and hasn't been able to take sandwich for lunch in a while.



Here is the spread - turkey and gravy, fruit salad, artichokes, roasted red potatoes, corn bread stuffing, and sparkling apple cider. We had a great nap afterward. :)



Michelle made a peach cobbler a few weeks before Thanksgiving. This one was really yummy too.
Lily is always so curious.

Beautiful morning in Portland. This was early November, it was so crisp and clear.


Michelle showing off Ryan. She just got this dress from Goodwill. She's bigger in person, the picture make her looks pretty skinny.
Another view.
Zoey was suppose to put a paw on Ryan to say hello, but she wasn't cooperating that day.
Bye for now, have a great Thanksgiving!!!!!

October

Hello everyone,
It is October in Portland. This year is very weird, we had pretty nice weather in Portland so far. It is raining today, but very warm. Last night we went to a free show and it was pretty warm when we got home at 11pm.

We got a new vehicle - Mazda5 mini van. It is a small van and have plenty of space for us. We got really good milage - 30 miles per gallon so far. This van will be perfect when Ryan gets here.

I made pork belly (3 layer pork) with kimchi stirfry. It was really good, but I don't think I will make it anymore. It is not very healthy.
Lily or Zoey? I don't know...

We went to the beach as soon as we got the new car. It was a really nice morning and the cloud rolled in after lunch. I played around with this picture a bit on the computer. Do you like it?
Kid and doggie having fun
A close up picture of a seagull.
a flock of seagulls. I'm trying out the zoom lens. :)
Michelle
me
a fat little otter
Some kind of rowing event going on at the waterfront. There were a bunch of crew teams.
Michelle and Ryan. She is getting noticeable.

The Armory. The city converted the old Armory in to a theater. We haven't seen a show here yet.
We got woken up this morning by the Portland Marathon. They had a band playing right around the corner, good music. A bunch of people had cowbells and whistles to encourage the runners.
Maybe Amy can come run this marathon sometime.

Ok, that's it for now.
I started a new blog check it out and tell your friends.

www.retireby40.org

Bye for now
Nuk