Surfergeeks

Okay. I watched the movie earlier this year and was somewhat impressed. Then I heard they were actually going to bring back the series. Cool. Then they brought in a different director. Then I saw a promo. Now I’ve watched the first episode.

I was going to write a huge scathing review a la my Ratner rant. Instead I will just sum it up with this:

What. The. Fuck?

Ryan is officially four months old today. He keeps getting bigger and bigger. I’ll have to go through his clothes again soon to get out the bigger sizes for him.

Anyway, here are the updates.

By four months, Ryan…SHOULD be able to:

-on stomach lift head 90 degrees – yup
-laugh out loud – he’s a giggly boy.
-follow and object in an arc 180 degrees – yup.

…will PROBABLY be able to:

-hold head steady while upright – yup.
-on stomach, raise chest, supported by arms – not yet.
-grasp a rattle – yup.
-reach for an object – He has a hanging frog on his car seat, he has started reaching out for it.
-squeal in delight – you bet.

…may POSSIBLY be able to:

-keep head level with body when pulled to sitting – yup.
-roll over (one way) – yup.
-turn in a direction of a voice – He always and turns and looks at Alex when he talks.
-say “ah-goo” – Sort of. He makes noises, but they are more like moans or hums.
-razz – yup.

…may even be able to:

-bear some weight on legs when held upright – Rob says he does, I haven’t noticed it.
-sit without support – he’s trying, but not yet.
-object if you take a toy away – nope.

Are being posted as I type this. Should be available by about 2:00pm.

African Lion Safari

I know, I know. It’s been a while. I’ve decided to change the way I store the pictures online. Part of it has to do with convenience, part of it has to do with lack of storage space on my host’s site. Anyhoo, pictures are now going to up on Picasa. I’ll provide links here whenever I upload new pictures.

To start with – Here are the most recent pictures taken over the past week. We start with Alex’s actual birthday, followed by his little party on Saturday and then wrap up with our trip to the fair yesterday.

Alex’s Birthday

Alex’s Party

Western Fair 2008

Enjoy the pictures. If you want, you can leave comments on individual pictures!

The fair was most awesome! We we got up in the morning it was pouring rain so we were more than a little doubtful we’d be going but by 1:00 or so it had stopped raining and started to clear up so off we went! Alex had a blast! He went on a couple rides with Nikki in Kiddie Land and also went on a couple rides by himself. He also really liked the demolition derby. We’re thinking about going back next Sunday for the finals since we have $5 admission coupons.

Alex’s birthday part was loads of fun too! Nikki’s folks picked up his first GeoTrax set for him. Must. Get. More! Soooo much fun. Alex likes it too! My Mom got him his first Lite Brite and we got him his first Etch-A-Sketch so between the two of those he’s got a couple of the childhood staples covered! He also got a couple Diego things and some Cars stuff which he also loves.