Baby's First Word and More!

Sorry this has taken me so long to write as it happened Sunday night…it is amazing how busy life has become with my new job, my family, and the heart of football season!

Sunday night, while laying in bed with my wife and my son, something miraculous happened! Ryne said his first word! (Okay, he probably didn’t actually say anything, but it was crystal clear to both Amy and myself as to what Ryne said). Without ever telling Amy what I heard, she told me what she heard, and what she told me was the exact same thing that I had heard. The word that we heard (sounding like Dr. Seuss) was…

…wait for it…wait for it…

…”Eric”

Yes, Ryne’s first (unofficial) spoken word on Sunday , November 14th at about 10:00pm was Eric (the name of his father). It made my night!

Speaking of making my night, do you want to know what one of my new favorite sounds is? It is when Ryne is put down on his little jungle mat for a moment by himself and you can hear him playing with/pushing/rolling his little ball that his a rattle inside of it. I love that he is taking the early initiative to play with the ball.

One final thing, for now, I love how much weight Ryne is gaining. As he approaches his one-month anniversary for entering the world, he has gained a pound and a half to total ten. He is a growing young boy (and that is going to cost his mom and dad), but you can’t coach/teach size! (I’m kidding about that, mostly kidding…) J