100th Post - Happy Halloween!

HAPPY 100TH POST!!! Mom sure has a lot to say about her Tootletot!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

This is hard, but try to guess which one is Ryan.

Ryan begged me to wear his pumpkin outfit for school. He also promised me no "lifejacket meltdown". We're (Ryan) going through a phase of "see what Mom will give in to"... Not my favorite game.
So, when we walked into Ryan's classroom, we saw Raggedy Anne getting her diaper changed, Darth Vader getting a bottle, and Ghost Ryder playing in the exercauser(Ryder is his name, and he was a ghost for Halloween).
Please don't bother Darth. He's busy with Scarecrow

Ten on Tuesday...(How Original)

I can't believe I've gone a solid week without blogging. I'm ashamed, and broken of my lack of commitment to www.blogger.com. I would like to state that this is my 99th post! So, next post...WATCH OUT!
On we go....
1. Harden-Tootle Family Weekend. The weekend was a fun one! We hung out with Brooke and her precious family. From breakfast on Saturday morning, to the pumpkin patch after church, we lived, breathed, and ate? the Harden family.
Jack's working on Ryan's "upper-cut".
Take 1:
Take 2:
Take 3:
And, CUT! I'd like to thank Jack Walker and Ryan for their time, dedication, and committment to their roles.


2. FIRST BOAT RIDE. Huge success!!!

Ryan, meet Lifejacket. Lifejacket, meet Ryan.
Pure excitement.
I got to play the hero!


3. Ryan got lots of sugar from his grandma and grandpa...who took them on the boatride. ;)

4. Ryan's working on his long face. He's been doing this a lot lately. Not sure what its about, but it's quite humerous!

5. Monday was "Wear Orange and Black Day". Tomorrow, Ryan get's to wear his pumpkin outfit. We haven't told him yet b/c we could run into a "lifejacket" episode.

6. The weather has been incredible here! In the last week, I've been outside more than I have in the last year. I LOVE IT!!!

7. I have three friends all due on January 11th.

8. I've got to get back to work.

9. Ryan begged for a mohawk for the pumpkin patch pictures. So, he got one.

10. Look for the 100th Anniversary of tootletot.blogspot.com Proud blogger moment.

Ten on Tuesday

1. Momma got a promotion at work! I'll be the Manager of Quality Services starting the end of November!
2. Ryan's been working on his smile. (This mirror is for Rod's nightly, golf swing ritual).
3. I'm a giant next to the Tooters. Watch out Ryan, I might eat you.
4. Nicknames for Ryan:
RyRy
Ryan D. (emphasis on the D)
Toots
Tooters
Stinks
5. Tribute to my favorite Ohio State fans! The Cousins!
6. I think Ryan's going to be a picky eater. Who doesn't like pizza?! hmm...I'll have to decide if I'm going to take the fall for that or not.
7. Career Day.
8. The boys were definitely "over it". Pumpkins are so yesterday.
9. I saw Martha and Joe at the grocery store yesterday. I would almost bet my life that they were playing their own game of Supermarket Sweep. I've never seen two people move through a grocery store like they did. It was fascinating!
10. Out little pumpkin!

Pumpkins, Skeletons and a Whale!

Kim & Allison, do you remember this...

Is this for real?!?

I left Rod at Sea World. Let me clarify...Rod wanted to wear his costume to Sea World. This is his costume for Halloween 2007.

Our sweet, little pumpkin!

A Big Chuckle and an Alligator Attack

Rod and I had the BEST time watching Ryan crack up. This was the first time that we really heard him have a good chuckle! We had so much fun!
Click on this link. Ryan's Chuckle

I can't believe this toy wasn't recalled. What a danger. Ryan could have lost his fingers.

Isn't this cool?!

FIVE MONTHS OLD!!!

I'm shocked we're already at the five-month stage! Ryan has such a fun, yet shy (in a flirty way) personality. It's really sweet. I think I'm even more shocked at how I continue to love him more and more.

Friday night was my first overnight without him. And, I have to say, I slept pretty soundly. By Saturday, I missed him so much that Rod met me at the coffee shop after my Alpha retreat so I could pick him up and head out to my friend's lake house. The lake was a BLAST! And, Ryan was such a good baby. The house we stayed at is up on a hill, and there was an incredible breeze the whole trip. Ryan LOVED the breeze and loved the attention. I put him in his bouncy chair outside, and he just "ate it up". Although, he was never in the chair long, b/c there were lots of women ready to grab and love on him. Oh, and two of the sweetest little girls. In one room, Elizabeth, Ryan, Avery, Baby Ryan and myself. About 6:30am, we were all on the king-sized bed playing with Baby Ryan. Sweet moment.

Need a Little Ryan-fix?

What about me? Need a little Jessica-fix?!?!

Weekend with the Sturms - TX v. OU

What a sweetheart! He melts your heart with his sweet smile.


Hudson invited Ryan up for the weekend. (Ryan's first sleep-over with his friend.) As always, we had such a fun time with them. It's always so nice to kick back and relax with Beau and Mel.

Two of the Best Daddies.


Clearly the Best Mommies


Now that we have kids in the picture, our weekends together have changed in the following ways:
1. Instead of leaving the house at 9:30pm to hit the bars, we hit the beds at 9:30pm.
2. Several bottles of wine and multiple cases of beer, turned into a few bottles of wine, two cases of beer, lots of water, brownies, and a baked brei.
3. Instead of rushing to Taco Cabana, before they stop serving breakfast at 1:00pm, we walked to Starbucks with two babies at 9:00am.
4. Mel and Jess would go shopping at the malls to find an outfit for that evening. We did go to the mall, but with two strollers, and not to shop. We just wanted to get out of the house and check out the new addition to North Park.
5. Morning ESPN-watching turned into Baby Einstein videos. Veteran R. Tootle showed Rookie H. Sturm how to appreciate the art of Baby Einstein.

Tootle's Ten on Tuesday

1. So far, we've found no difference in the Jumperoo and the Exercauser...except for the convenience of having one of them in the bedroom so I can get ready in the morning.

2. Ryan LOVES Baby Einstein. Just learned that babies who watch BE use less words than those who do not watch the videos.

3. Yesterday, Rod was at BSF so I made myself homeade macaroni and cheese. (no protein mind you). I was got BUSTED. Boo came over around 5:30pm, and I was already in my pj's scarfing down mac n cheese. (We eat early around here).

4. I'm tired of being broke. When does this end????

5. Daddy Paul came into town this past weekend. We had a great time...and, I took NO pictures. ARGH! Can you believe?!?! I'm so annoyed.

6. Our laundry no longer fits in the laundry basket...and, I have no intentions of starting it tonight.

7. Ryan is now rolling over. I saw it for the first time on the video monitor at night. Couldn't believe that was how I'd see him roll over for the first time. Video monitor...JUSTIFIED.

8. All our sewage troubles are over. We've officially closed that chapter of "Poo Maddness". We were reimbursed for the damages, and we had our back-flow preventer put installed today.

9. Ryan went to daycare today in his pajamas. Elisia felt the need to tell me that they were too big. I KNOW. But, I'm tired, and we were tired last night and that was the last thing on Ryan's mind. Or, mine.

10. Since having Ryan, my heartache for hurting and starving children continues to get stronger and stronger. I had no idea how much I'd hurt for all the children in the world. I wish I could blink my eyes and as soon as I open them, learn that all the abuse and starvation was gone. This goes for Britney's kids as well. ;)

TAGGED: Poor Rod

The Game of Tag about your MAN:

1. Who is your man? Roderick Ryan

2. How long have you been together? Five plus years. Then we tied the knot. (took him a while) October 8th it will be TWO years of marriage!!

3. How long dated? 5 years. He "found" me when I had a few sips of silliness at an art festival in Dallas. He couldn't take his eyes off of me. I hardly noticed him. :) love you.

4. How old is your man? 32

5. Who eats more? Him. Without a doubt. He can eat a whole Okie from Las Palapas. (An okie is a burrito that weighs about 2 lbs)

6. Who said "I love you" first? he did

7. Who is taller? Him. I think that is what attracted him to me. I'm a shorty.

8. Who sings better? Me. Which doesn't say much for either of us.

9. Who is smarter? Him. He loves to tell his score on some kind of I.Q. test he took when he was young.

10. Whose temper is worse? depends on the issue.

11. Who does the laundry? Me, for three.

12. Who takes out the garbage? Both. But, he takes the garbage from the garage to the street. I'm just a "kitchen to the garage" kind of girl.

13. Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? if you are in the bed, me. We switched sides when I got pregnant...easier trip to the bathroom. (50 billion times in the night)

14. Who pays the bills? I do. Well, the bank does electronically. So, no credit there.

15. Who is better with the computer? Me

16. Who mows the lawn? If a lawn constitutes having grass, then this question is not applicable. We're losing our grass by the minute.

17. Who cooks dinner? Mostly me. Sometimes Rod.

18. Who drives when you are together? Depends on whose car we're in. But, seems like since we had Ryan, he drives both cars now.

19. Who pays when you go out? Me & him. But I hate to pay, but he HATES wallets and things in his pockets. Kelli, that's so funny. Me too. He can't stand full pockets. Pushing the "man purse" on him.

20. Who is most stubborn? Definitely both of us. We're working on it.

21. Who is the first to admit when they are wrong? I'd like to think me, but I've been bad about this one lately.

22. Whose parents do you see the most? Mine

23. Who kissed who first? Oh man, he planted a big ole' sloppy kiss on me after our FIRST DATE. I had just eaten a pickle.

24. Who asked who out? I had to ask him out on the first date. I owed his best friend money for a beach trip. His friend set up the date for us by telling me that he needed me to take Rod out to dinner for his birthday b/c he wouldn't be able to make the trip to Dallas. So, since I owed him money, I HAD to do it. I think it paid off. Thanks Putty!
25. Who proposed? He did, right after church. I boo-hoo'd. I had been waiting for that moment. (like y'all don't know that). :)

26. Who is more sensitive? Both of us.

27. Who has more friends? OH, I'm way more popular than him. But, since "his friends are my friends" and "my friends are his friends", then we're even in the popularity contest.

28. Who has more siblings? Me.

29. Who wears the pants in the family? Oh, me. No-brainer.

OK...Everyone else consider yourselves "tagged"!!

Three Random Things on Thursday

1. Ever wonder where your old car is now? I wonder where our old station wagon is now. I wonder if it's going cross country with an older couple, or sitting in a junk yard. Maybe it's now someone's mobile home. :) Think about it. I have a few sedans, suburbans, two vans and a station wagon to wonder about. We used to play the game of "Leans". We'd flatten the seats down in the wagon... before seatbelts were a mandate. Then, however the car moved, we let our bodies just fall in that direction. Lots of fun...not a lot of safety.

2. I can't remember if it was Monday or Tuesday, but Ryan had his first Fire Drill at the daycare. His daily report card said "Fire Drill at 11:00am". Isn't that the cutest to imagine?! I wonder how they did it. I picture all the babies lined up in a row...but, then can't figure out how they would physically get out once in their row. Maybe they throw a few babies in each crib and then wheel them out?! Or, maybe some of the teachers come to the nursery to help get the babies out.

3. This week is a "not so fun" week for family friends of ours. Lots of LOVE and prayers to the Kosts. I miss seeing Dennis' smiling face, so I can only imagine how his own family feels. Such a fun Daddy!!!! There is a saying in a song I listen to often. "Why do we wait to live, until it's time to die." I've been pondering that thought in my mind a lot lately. Am I living?! Whoa, okay got a little deep on a blog, but that is just a thought of mine lately.

Art Project #2.....SCARY GHOST!

He's on a roll! Second art project and the kid's only four months old. At the four month doc appointment, we learned that Ryan is in the 15th percentile for length. Strange. Wonder why?!?! Anyways, if you take a look at the art project, you can see that the feet look like they're in order from smallest to largest. Ryan's is at the very beginning. :) Sweet little foot. No, no....sweet, little Ghost!

Today was "Wear Red" day. I have been so excited for red day, and for Ryan to participate in his first "declared" day. I couldn't remember why the daycare decided on red, so when I dropped him off, I reread the sign. No reason at all. Just wear red. So, here's Ryan in his red garb, all ready for school. (waiting on mommy to finish making her coffee). So, we arrive to the daycare, and enter Infant Room A....none of the babies had red on, nor did the teachers. I scolded both the babies and the teachers. Oh wait...one of the teachers had on the old school, velcro Reebok hightops in RED! They were AWESOME! Made my day. Now, my thought is...."am I going to be one of "those" moms?"

This past weekend was full of vomit (for lack of wanting to use a more pleasant word). And, yes this is Virus #2. I wonder if this is what kicked it off? We did this all weekend long. He LOVES playing with Jenny. It's really cute to watch!