11 Months and Family Vacation

Ryan recently turned 11 months! It hardly seems like he can already be that old, but he is! I took him to the doctors at 9 months and they said he is now short and skinny (28 inches-20th percentile in height and 18lbs.7oz.-10th percentile in weight). They told me to feed him as much as he will eat…so he is already looking fat again and I am constantly amazed at how much he can eat. He recently had his first ear infection, which took two medicines, but since Ryan loves the medicines, he was only too happy to take them. Ryan is now able to stand really well (not holding on to anything) and he can take a few steps, but he isn’t really walking yet, but it might be real soon. He started really crawling just before 10 months, so he is very fast and gets into just about everything. He also loves to imitate and copy people-especially Adam. I love this picture.
We are still finding time to hike. Our most recent hiking adventure was to a Shawnee lookout in Ohio. The views and hike were lovely, and it was sure a lot of fun spending time together as a family.
Adam and I took a sushi-making class to broaden our hobbies. We have since continued making sushi and are frequently enjoying pickled ginger, wasabi, and surimi.
We also just got back from visiting Adam’s family. We flew down to California and enjoyed a day at the San Clemente beach and another day at the aquarium in Long Beach. Ryan had so much fun and we did too. At the beach, Ryan loved getting in the water (even though the water was really cold), and he was mesmerized at everything to see at the aquarium. The aquarium gives you opportunities to touch a lot of different animals including sharks, rays, jellyfish, anemones, starfish, sea hares, and sponges. My favorite were the jellyfish:)
The following day we headed with Adam’s family to Lake Mohave. We wake-boarded and tubed all day, and then we headed back to the house in the evenings for good food and games. We spent four days on the lake, and it was a blast. We drove back to San Clemente (which was Ryan’s least favorite part) and saw Harry Potter opening night. We also attended festivities for Adam’s cousin who got married before heading back to Kentucky. We had such a great time together, and we have lots of really great memories. It was a vacation to remember.