Ryan Scott Sartin

Ryan was born at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 24th.  

He weighed 8 pounds, 7 ounces and was 20 inches long.

He was welcomed to the family by a very happy big brother.

One beaming "JuJu",

One very proud Pappaw,

One really busy "Big Cousin"

And an overjoyed aunt and uncle!

Have you ever met anyone who has had 100% natural childbirth? Let me introduce you to my newest hero....

"The LORD has done great things for us, and we are filled with JOY."

PSALMS 126:3

It Came A Flood

...in the middle of watermelon time. Thats why we're sportin' a bib.

.... and baby boy got to say his new favorite word, wa-la-ler, ALOT.

Georgia Aquarium

Thomas and I spent last week at Mommy Bette and Pop's. It was fun. Thomas got to hang out lots with his cousin Ashlyn.

We took a little road trip to Atlanta to visit the Georgia Aquarium.

I took SO MANY very cool pictures but I'll try to keep it brief.

You may notice in some of these pictures that the aquariums went over head.

Thomas thought that was very cool!

Thomas is really fearless. Please notice the shark he's reaching to touch.

It was such a fun day. After a day of fish, Thomas was worn out.

Fun, Fun, and a LOT more Fun

We have been having the best Summer. It has been filled with playdates, VBS, birthdays, trips to the lake, and a week in Alabama. Please accept this photo essay to explain our tremendously action filled summertime.

Eliza, one of our sweet neighbors, celebrated her 2nd birthday.

We went to Martin for some pool time with our buddy Aiden. 

But on this day, Thomas was more interested in "wa-la-ler" than swimming.

"Wa-la-ler" is Thomas's "water", which is his latest mastered skill. Drinking water from a bottle; holding it by himself and not spilling a drop.

Aiden and his sweet mommy Nicole LOVED the pool.

To try and beat this sweltering heat, we really Brian installed a pool.  A bright orange, inflatable one! 

That first time we spent more time trying to keep him in the pool.

Brian and I both helped at VBS this year. Does VBS mean alot to you? It does to me; In 1988 at Vacation Bible School I said the Sinner's Prayer and asked Jesus into my heart. 

While Brian and I were painting, sewing, building, and praying Thomas was playing. These girls really LOVE our sweet boy.

 

We enjoyed the petting zoo at the library with our friends Cord and his sweet mommy Leslie.

Cord showed Thomas how to really enjoy a sno-cone.

Can you tell Thomas LOVED the sno-cones? Even the big horse couldn't distract him.

Cord showed Thomas how to feed the horse.

But I couldn't get him to do it.

I'll be back tomorrow to tell you all about our trip to Alabama and more fun activities.

Before It's A Blur...

...I need to tell y'all what's been going on.

When we last left off Brian was going out of town for a golf weekend. So what do you do when your husband's out of town and you and baby boy have no plans? Go shopping of course. Thomas and I spent the entire day in Jackson. When we got home it was a beautiful night. We enjoyed a picnic dinner of grilled cheeses and fruit salad.

I chased Thomas around with the camera and he looked at me like this.

He is all about putting the tops on things these days. Whether its tupperware, a water bottle, or the camera lense.

The next morning I thought Thomas woke up on the wrong side of the bed; fussy, really fussy.  Around 2 p.m. he felt warm, I took his temperature and it was 102.8- insert panic. Brian rushed home eary and I began calling everyone I knew who could advise me on what to do.

I ended up on the phone with our pediatrician in a tone of voice I'm certain she hears often... you know, that "This is so huge the Earth must stop rotating until we can get my child well." tone.

She advised me to increase the dosage of an OTC medicine and meet her Monday morning.  Well, on Sunday Thomas was better so ....  like most semi irresponsible parents we packed Thomas up and went to the lake.

He got SO excited when his Pappaw got onto the boat.

On the boat ride, Thomas couldn't get comfortable. He doesn't like wearing his lifejacket and we just thought he was a little tired.

Most of our ride was spent like this...

When we got back to the cabin his fever was up again to 102. Monday morning we found out Thomas had strep throat. It swept through almost every child in the First Baptist Mother's Day Out program.

He was on Amoxicillon for 10 days and is back to full speed ahead.

Sorry I've taken such a blogging break. We've been incredibly busy enjoying our Summer. I'll be back really soon to tell you about our Memorial Day and all the fun we've been having.