The Rye Report

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Saturday, January 15, 2011

I have every intention of maintaining this blog routinely and for the foreseeable future, but I cannot guarantee any particular frequency. It turns out that caring for an infant (and I suspect raising a child in general) can consume a fair amount of time...turns out it can be resource-consuming as well; the main resource in question being, of course, energy.

Who'd've thought?

We went to the pediatrician yesterday for the first round of sanctioned torture (vaccinations). It was as advertised. I do not have words for the intensity with which Rye responded to the shots...let's try this: it was #@&$ing LOUD AS %!@*!!! I did not take pictures of it.

In order to try to forget it, I have made this video of Rye "dancing" in her crib. Enjoy.

And, yes...I'm turning into one of "those parents." I have video footage of the little girl sleeping.

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

You Would Never Know

You would never know it took four hours with a photographer, two nursing sessions, a rattle, a warm blanket and several hours of crying to get these photographs...

Monday, January 3, 2011

Bathtime Redemption

Some of you may remember how unimpressed Rye initially was with the idea of a dirt and stink-free existence. I guess I might feel the same way if I had to shower in the kitchen sink. At any rate...I think we got it dialed in:

Thursday, December 30, 2010

Rye's First Movie Night

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A Reality Check from Grandma

Grandma E sent us an email today with a couple of photos of the little girl...one taken shortly after we brought her home (Grandma E has like 400 to choose from...I'd insert one of those winky smiley face emoticon dealies here if I was into that sort of thing) and one that was taken (probably by a proud uncle on his iphone...there is also no shortage of these) about a week ago.

The point of the email was one that we've talked about several times and one you hear over and over again from parents with kids of all ages: they grow up so fast.

I know I'm not seasoned enough to be lamenting with those parents who are getting ready to see their kids off to college again after christmas break, but wow. I already need this to slow down.

See photos for reality check.