New Interest

Ryker has taken an interest in packages. He loves to look at everything on his cereal box- along with any other snack box he may pull from the pantry!

Puzzle Time!

Ryker has really been interested in puzzles lately. He has loved doing this farm animal puzzle and can do it all on his own! 

First Day of School!

Whew! The day finally arrived and we all survived. We sent Ryker off to school this morning with an awesome bus driver and anxiously awaited his return home. Makaylin kept saying "Ryker school. Ryker went bye bye on the school bus." The house was SO quiet without him and I missed him so much (Makaylin did too!).

Adam, KK, and I headed to Perkins for breakfast before Adam had to head off to work this morning. It was fun to be able to do that, and kept me from worrying so much. KK and I came home and cleaned a little before running a few errands around town.

We waited on the front porch for Ryker to come home and Makaylin was elated to see the bus pull up in front of the house. She was yelling "Hi Ryker! Ryker, Ryker, Ryker! Yay! Ryker is home!". He was extremely calm and ready for a snack and nap. I read his learning log and it sounds like his day was FANTASTIC.

So glad the first day is over- excited to see what he does tomorrow!

Fresh haircut and ready for bed. This little man is getting on a school bus in the morning. 

School Conference

Last night we headed to Jefferson for Ryker's school conference- I can't believe it! I had every intention of taking a photo of him before or after, but things got a little crazy during both times and I forgot. Oh well- I can guarantee I will make up for it in 6 days when he has his 1st day of school.

The conference went great. Ryker explored the classroom with Adam while I spoke with Mrs. Kimmel. Ryker didn't waste any time letting us know he was not super happy in this new environment. Adam had to recover him from the hallway a few times- man, he loves to escape! He also decided to take down his velcro picture schedule- out of the 5 that were hung he ended up finding his and tearing it down. :) He also played with blocks and who knows what else because I was trying to listen to the teacher without being distracted by my overly anxious kiddo in the background.

I'm excited to see how this all pans out- but sad to be putting my 2 year old on a school bus. It's also hard for me because he doesn't understand; I can't tell him where he is going and why because he has no idea what I'm talking about. So- next Tuesday we'll strap him into that big, yellow school bus and hope for the best! I think it will take a few weeks for him to adjust, but I'm sure in the months ahead he'll look forward to it.

Way. Too. Fast.

The UPS guy delivered this today. Only a few more weeks until Ryker heads to school. 4 days a week, 5 hours a day. It's going way. too. fast. 

Goal!

Today was an awesome day for Ryker. He's been such a happy little man, and to top it all off he has finally met one of his goals from feeding therapy! He finally "transitioned" from one sippy cup to another. It is a small step, but we have been working on it for months and months. We have tried to offer him this new type of cup many times and he has not had the patience to figure out how to use it. Most of the time he just throws the cup on the ground and starts a tantrum. Not today. This kid looked like he'd been using this cup for months. We are so, so proud of him for having the patience and mind-set to figure out how to use it on his own.

This is the type of sippy cup he's been using for over a year.

You can't really see it in the next photos, but if you're a mommy you know what type of cup this is. 

It doesn't have the big spout on it.

Appetizer?

Ryker decided to treat himself to an appetizer before dinner tonight! I love how he knows which foods are "his". :)