Ryan and Debi

Travel, Tech, Thoughts…

  • Consumer Culture

    Toren likes sitting up so much, I decided (yes, I decided, not Debi) to get him a Bumbo.  But before we bought it, we decided to try it out in the store: Little did I realize at the time that I was sending Toren down an evil path – the path of CONSUMPTION!  Toren is,…

  • Toren eats…

    …”solid” food.  Two milestones in about 1 week – amazing! So, here’s the play-by-play… We took Toren to the doctor for his 4-month visit about 2 weeks ago and she said we could start feeding him “solid” foods.  But, she suggested we do it not to actually feed him but rather to get him used…

  • Toren rocks and…

    …rolls!  Okay, so he’s only done it three (3) times unassisted, but he has rolled over from his stomach to his back.  He did it twice last Thursday while my Mom was watching him and one more time while I was watching.  Now that I am trying to film him do it, he refuses, but…

  • The Many Smiles of Toren

  • Toren’s new walker

    While here, Grandmary bought Toren his own walker:

  • just a boy sleeping

  • Al and Norma

    One of my cousins asked me to write down some of my memories of my Uncle Al and Aunt Norma for their 50th wedding anniversary.  It was a surprise gift for my Aunt and Uncle in August, so I delayed posting the stories here until now: Story 1: A Day in the Life of a…

  • Toren sitting

    Toren hasn’t learned how to roll over unaided at this point, but he tries very hard to sit up on his own. He can’t quite pull it off, yet, but he’s pretty close. Here he was propped up in his crib: His balance was short-lived:

  • Toren in his new highchair

    A friend gave this highchair: Toren hasn’t eaten in it yet, but he does sit in it while we eat. We’ll probably start feeding him “solid” foods soon.

  • Toren the Explorer

    I sat Toren on the table during dinner one night and he proceeded to find a new “little buddy”: