HAPPY THANKSGIVING and Happy 1 month to RYAN!

Ryan is already 1 month old! The days are FLYING by! He is starting to find his voice and is cooing which is just so darn cute. I can't get enough of his chubby cheeks ! He is doing really well at night and even gave us an almost 5 hour stretch of sleep last night. I want to hold on to his adorable newborn-ness, but he is growing soooo fast that I know I don't have too much of that left. His 0-3 month clothes are already starting to get tight!

I hope you all had a very happy Thanksgiving! We hosted our very first Thanksgiving in our home and were so lucky to get to spend it with Tim's mom and step-dad. I even made a few things! I will tell more of that later when I can upload photos.

Last Thanksgiving I could not have imagined feeling more blessed than I did then. We had a beautiful 3 month old baby boy, Tim had found an awesome new job, and we were surrounded by friends and family.

Somehow though, we were blessed with even more wonderful things this year and I truly am so grateful for all of the incredible gifts in our life. I have never felt more joy than I do right now and I just want to savor every single moment.

I am thankful for all of you - our family and friends! Thank you for following our lives on this blog and for reaching out to us via email, phone and in person. You each are so special to us and Tim and I and the boys are very blessed to have such amazing people in our lives. HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

Chubba Bubba

Ryan had his 2 week check up on November 10th, exactly two weeks from the day he was born. At that visit, we found out that he weighed 10lbs 0.5oz!!! Our baby boy is a FAST grower! He was discharged from the hospital at 7lbs 15oz, so he gained quite a bit in just a short time. As of right now, he is on pace to be a chubbier baby than his big brother was :)

My computer is acting up again and is only working in Safe Mode, so until I get it figured out I can only post pictures that were already uploaded to my computer, and unfortunately, these are the last of them. Enjoy pictures from Ryan's 3rd week of life (and I hope to get you caught up on his 4th and 5th weeks of life very very soon!).

He really loves his swing

Yes, I have one of those snot-nosed toddlers :)

Little Thinker

Looking just like daddy still

Pot-bellied cutie pie

Lost his umbilical cord during this week, so he's showing off his belly button

Look at that round face and chubby cheeks!

Week Two

The day Ryan turned two weeks old, we said goodby to my mom and stepdad and welcomed my dad and stepmom! My brother, Alan, and my two stepsisters, Steph and Courtney, also came to visit at the end of the week. Here are pics from their stay:

Grandpa and Grandma meeting Ryan for the first time

Proud Grandpa!

Jake giving Ryan kisses

Hanging out at the park

Big brother Jake on the playground

Getting ready to brave the big twisty slide with grandpa

Ready, set, GO!

Jake's favorite part of the playground? The gravel, of course!

Ryan likes to be outside like his brother

He also learned this from his big brother!

My little thinker

So cute!

Jake waving at us from his fancy car

Uncle Alan meeting Ryan

Snuggle time

Hi everyone!

Hanging out with his Aunties

Jacob Alan and Alan Andrew

Uncle Alan with Ryan again

Auntie Steph with Ry

The whole fam

Family of FOUR!

The Rest of Ryan's First Week

Still trying to get caught up!

My mom stayed with us through Ryan's first week and it went by SOOOOO fast. My stepdad, Bob came in for my moms last night so he got to see the boys and meet Ryan. Here are the pics:

Chubby face :)

Sweet sleeping angel

He slept a lot that first week!

More sleeping...

Finally awake!

Time for his close-up!
Such a sweet boy

So tiny next to mommy's hand

But he sure does have big hands!

And big feet!

He loves to touch his face

And still likes to suck on his fingers

Perfecting his Popeye wink ;)

Posing with Papa

Cute little round mouth
Papa and Gigi with the boys

Jake taking a break from dancing to sit on his puppy chair.

Happy Halloween!

For Halloween day we put the boys in their tie-dyed pumpkin shirts and later that evening we attended a block party on our street. It was nice to get out of the house and mingle with friends and neighbors. Here are the photos. Happy belated Halloween!

The following sequence shows you how tough it is to get a good photo of three boys:

Winner of the best photo of the sequence :)

Jake's first bite of candy - Swedish Fish!

Little monkey with his dad Tim Tebow and little chile pepper with his hot tamommy, er..tamale

little pepper

Who knew monkey's liked chile?

Jake with his pal Gavin, photo courtesy of my friend Laura Barron (Thanks!)

Ryan's first halloween - photo courtesy of Kym Jackson (Thanks to you too!)

Another goodie from Kym Jackson, my roaming little monkey

Jake had a total blast on halloween night and just milled about all the people. It was so cute to watch him make the rounds. When we got home and the treak-or-treaters started arriving he loved to run to the door and see the kids and would cry every time we shut the door. We finally had to put him to bed because he would just melt down when each group of kids left.

We think Ryan thought Halloween was pretty boring since he slept through most of it!