9 Months Old Now!!

I can't believe that our little boy is now 9 months old. Where did the time go?!? Oh yeah that's right... we spent the majority of it in the NICU!! Good thing they were such an awesome staff. We have almost been home as long as we were in the NICU now too!!

So Ray San has been making major improvements since going to therapy. His therapist is happy with how he reaches for things now and how long he can stand tummy time (I don't see that) and that he can actually sit up unassisted for a few seconds now. We got an A+ for our efforts at home and have been told to continue.

Since the weather here has been so spring-y lately, we took Ray San to the park for the first time. He absolutely loved it and was so tired after that he fell asleep before I could even finish buckling him in his seat. My mom came with me and she posed for all of the pictures. She told me that he had a big smile on his face when we were going down the slide. The only thing was they didn't have the baby swings with the leg holes. Oh and of course since he is such a cutie... within 5 minutes of being there, Ray San had 2 girlfriends =]

Ray San is now pretty close to 15 lbs. He's 26" and has a head circumference of 44.25. That is actually on the chart now for a 9 month old!! Hopefully it means he's going to be super smart =]

We have a busy month ahead too!!

~ Therapy on Mondays

~ Mother's Day dinner

~ Cinco de Mayo party

~ Alex's Birthday at Gymboree

~ Maryanne's Bridal Shower

~ Mariners Games

~ Grandma Idonna's 90th Birthday

~ March for Babies Walk - There is still time to donate so get your money in now =] We also would still love to have you join us so let me know if you are interested in walking!!

I still want to capture a video of him scratching his head which is way too funny and I need to update all of his talking. He talks so much now and he is loud about it. I guess he takes after his mom. Here are some new pictures.

His 2 girlfriends

Wiped out!!

Can you seriously believe how big he is getting?? It is getting really hard to remember those first few day when he was so small.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRANDPA!

Grandpa Bruce loves to stick his face right in mine so I call him Big Face. I love you Grandpa... big face and all!!

Hope your birthday dinner with me was delicious.

Love, Ray San

HAPPY EASTER!!

Happy Bunny Day!!

Here We Go

Here is the update I've been promising.

A few weeks ago we went to Ray San's follow up therapy assessment. They were happy with what he was doing and how he was developing. The only thing is they said he was still a little immature with his head and torso control. They recommended therapy one day a week. Ray takes Ray San Monday afternoons. So far he seems to be making pretty good progress.

At the end of March, Aunt Sandee came up from Oregon to visit. She has never met Ray San. He was really excited to meet her and take a picture with her.

Ray San is still growing nicely. He is 26" and weighs 14 lbs. 8 oz. He's still in the 5% for weight to height ratio... maybe he's going to be tall!! He's also really starting to laugh and is constantly babbling now. It sounds like some constanant sounds are starting to be said. He's also found his feet and tries to put them in his mouth since everything still immediately goes in there. He's also wearing 3-6 months clothes now and size 2 diapers. I just can't believe how much he is growing.

So basically we are pretty much the same. Our furnace went out last week and it was replaced Thursday. It is really nice to come home to a home that is 62 rather than 52 degrees. We have a follow up appointment for his circumcision on the 14th and his 9 month well visit is coming up too. I can't believe it has already been 9 months!!!

Here's a couple pictures and a video of Ray San laughing that's a couple minutes long.

Where's Ray San??

I'm not sure why this is sideways. I tried rotating it a couple times.

Ray San Laughing =]