Little Man finally had one too many ear infections, earning him a set of ear tubes. He wasn't excited about the pre-op waiting area, especially since he had to skip breakfast before anesthesia. He kept going to the stroller and telling Mom "Go?". 
The procedure took exactly 5 minutes, and he devoured an entire Ziploc bag of Cheerios about 5 minutes after that. By 8am he was ready to party!
Ryan is picking up new words every day- he says yogurt like his sweet Spanish teacher: Jogurt. And now he answers questions with a "yeah" and big nod: Yeah
Even I (think I can) speak Spanish: Anchorwoman
If girls are made of sugar and spice and everything nice, then boys are made of monkey legs for climbing,
saddle bottoms for riding toys like a horse,
the curiosity of a cat to inspect anything that is just out of reach, 
and the cleverness of a fox for hiding from Moms.
Last night Dad had to jump up in the middle of the night to turn off my blaring alarm clock. He couldn't figure out how to turn it off in the dark, and couldn't unplug it because the outlet is more secure than a bank vault. We have no idea how the alarm was set in the first place...
Mom had to work last weekend, so she left Ryan and me in charge of Dad. She left detailed instructions: wake him up at 5:30, start the coffee, take him on a walk around the neighborhood before it gets too hot, let him play on his iPad for 30 minutes, then lunch and naptime. 
He stayed on green all day (as opposed to yellow for warning, red for bad). At bedtime he fell right to sleep after I read him a story. Mom says we can put a nickel in his piggy bank to save up and take to the Disney store. 
Ryan is very proud to tell us his new word: "sit". He says it like a question, "Sit?", then smiles with pride as he sits down. He thinks my doll seat is his personal recliner: Car Seat Express. 
We have a great time together at home... 
especially when neither one of us is sick, tired, or hungry, and when Ryan is not trying to grab my toys, hit me, or pull my hair. 
We love his big boy chair, which we call "home base". Ryan LOVES to play hide and seek or tickle chase. 
He gets more fun every day, especially when he does new tricks like wearing my sparkly shoes in the shower: Bye Bye, and dancing: Wiggles.
Hooray for family time! We loaded up the goldfish crackers and sippy cups and headed to the zoo. The best part was seeing Ryan recognize animals from his books.
Our crazy boy managed to give himself a head injury within the first 5 minutes of freedom from the stroller. The forehead lump didn't diminish that handsome face.
Since Ryan and I wake up at the crack of dawn every day, we were one of the first families standing in line when the zoo opened its gates. We headed straight for Africa, where I had an intimate moment with a curious meerkat. 
Ryan was fascinated by the real life rhinos, elephants, zebras, and giraffes.
Being first in line also means you get to feed the giraffes!
He was such a gentle sweetie, but his tongue was as long as my arm!
Once it got ridiculous hot (as opposed to our baseline suffocating hot), we stripped down for the fountains. 
Ryan was fearless, running through the water, spraying himself in the face, dancing, and cracking up at my squeals. 
The best part was at the end of our visit when Mom and I rode the roller coaster. 
That's me in front with my arms up- I love it!
