I had one of the employees hold Ronan so I could get a good shot of his happy little face next to one of the puppies! Now if only I had my video camera to capture those precious laughs! 

Since we got daddy’s first (hard earned) paycheck this week, we decided to get so much needed items for RoRo. Though we couldn’t find the brand of babyfood grinder we wanted (will have to order online!), we did find some other essentials: a sun hat to keep the sunoff his face, head and neck; sunglasses and baby spf lotion; baby spoons and bowls for his bananas; and a fan for Disneyland.  

After a very long day, Ronan falls asleep on his boppy. Goodnight little Ronan! 

Well Ronan must be growing because we were up off and on from 0300 – 0630. Needless to say, we didn’t make it to church today. He has been wanting to eat a lot, and this usually means a growth spurt is just around the corner. Tonight at dinner, Ronan had a little treat. We went to Sweet tomatoes, one of my favourite restaurants, and Ronan had some melon. It was so funny watching him eat it. The melon was cut into the long smile-like-slices (like the moon) and Ronan would bite right into the middle of the melon and just suck all the juice out as hard as he could. Nonna thought it looked liked a little pig eating corn. Not that Ronan looks like a pig or that we are referring to him as a pig in a derogatory manner. But just to help you get the image, since we did not have the camera available to share with you another cute moment from the life of Ronan Avi.

Or should I say, I got a mother’s day card from Ryan with a really long letter inside. It was really awesome to hear from Ryan again. It really raised my spirits. Ronan, Nonna, and I went back to the photo place to look at Ronan’s pictures. They were good and we chose a cute one (in wallet, since Ryan has not a lot of space left for pictures) for daddy. We also signed up for their club so now we can go in any time and have them take Ronan’s picture, at no cost! It doesn’t matter how many people are in the photo either…pretty cool! Well Ronan is ready for a nap, and I say that I am too. I hope you are enjoying your 3-4 hours of sleep, if that, Ryan! We love you very much!

Today we went to the base and turned in our application for DEERS and I got my military ID card. We also enrolled for our health benefits…it was an exciting day at base. Next time we come we have to get the stickers for our car and do a shelf check at the commisary and BX….how exciting! I admit having my ID card back was an exciting moment for me. If Ryan is still in the Air Force, Ronan will get his at his first double digit birthday! Then a little while after we got back home, we got a surprise phone call from daddy! He had a 30 minute break and used it to call home. We really enjoyed talking to him.

I got some coupons in the mail for baby photos at the photo place at the mall. So I made an appt. yesterday for Ronan to go today. We got there 10 minutes early but they ended up not seeing us for another 30 minutes…so I’m glad Ronan was still in a good mood. He got some photos in his wonderoo diapers and some in a cute green shirt and blue overalls. The one shot I was looking forward to was one of him in a basket, but by then he was tired of photos and we couldnt get him to stop crying and kicking himself out of it. But before then he was all smiles and talking away. He really talks more everyday…its just baby talk, but all the cute all the same. It was going to be two hours before the proofs were done, so we will go back maybe tommorrow with Nonna. I get a free 8 by 10 along with the free sitting fee. I have coupons for 4-6 months, 7-9 months, and 10-12 months. They each have something free you get with it but you have to pay for the sitting fee. I hope this turns out really well! Hopefully I’ll get a replacement camera soon so I can continue taking my own photos of Ronan. Well he is waking up from his afternoon nap, I better go get his bananas ready! He really loves them!

P.S. Thank you to everyone who has sent Ronan letters and who has called and emailed me about him. It really means so much to us! God Bless you all!