No Little Monkeys...

I had my heart set on Braylon being a monkey for Halloween this year, but he refuses to keep his monkey hat on! This is one of the only pics I could get of him in full gear. Because it was a constant battle to stay in costume, I opted to dress him as a cow instead for his Halloween Carnival at school.

We had a fun time at the carnival, playing lots of games and visiting the haunted room. Braylon was an ace as he threw bean bags at the halloween targets and bobbed for the winning pumpkin.


And, although we never won at the cake walk, he did come home with lots of little prizes. These gnarly sunglasses were a hit. They're pretty durable too because they are still unbroken.

Unless Braylon decides to cooperate with his monkey hat, we'll have to save the sock monkey costume for his little brother or sister to use someday. In that case, we'll take our cute little cow out to trick-or-treat on Halloween night.

Maple Leaf Festival

Braylon and I took a short trip south of Lawrence to the Maple Leaf Festival in Baldwin City. It was a gorgeous day and we enjoyed our time out of the house. While there, we rode the carousel and visited the petting zoo.

Braylon was really excited to see all the animals and he really got a kick out of feeding them. They had little scoops you could feed the animals from, but when he decided to bop a llama on the head with one...

...we resorted to hand feeding. Thankfully, the llama was okay and we didn't get kicked out!

Baby Ramsay

We had a routine OB appointment yesterday. While Dr. Hougham listened for the baby's heartbeat with a Doppler, she thought she detected two separate tiny heartbeats! Panic-stricken, we requested an ultrasound asap to confirm. We came back an hour and a half later and had an ultrasound which confirmed there is only one little Ramsay growing in my belly! She also took some measurements and determined that my due date is a bit earlier than we initially thought. According to the baby's size, I am 18 weeks along and am due on March 13, 2010. She tried to sneak a peek at the baby's anatomy to determine gender, but he/she would not cooperate. We asked her if she were able to tell, to write the results down and we would look if/when we were ready. I'm not sure that I want to know this time; however, Bryan is in favor of finding out. We'll see! For now, we are just happy to know that our baby is doing well!

Spooning

Braylon is working hard to master his self-feeding techniques. He's been using a spoon for a while now and does fairly well. He still loves to use his hands too, of course. I think it's because it's super fun to get so messy! Here's a short video of his combo moves while eating.

Holy Pumpkins!

The Ramsay clan visited Schaake's Pumpkin Patch last weekend and had a really great time! Braylon really enjoyed every aspect of the visit from the animals to the hay maze to the huge pumpkins we found in the patch. This go 'round was an improvement from our trip last year for sure! Here are just a few pics and clips from our adventure. Don't miss the video, at the end of the photos, of Bryan launching mini pumpkins from the pumpkin launcher.

Here's a short clip of Braylon hitching a ride in the wheelbarrow.

Wildcat Game Day

Bryan, Braylon and I attended the K-State game at Arrowhead Stadium yesterday with Greg, Sara, and Briggs. Briggs' Aunt Kelly and Braylon's Aunt Amber came too! It was a day full of excitement. New sights and sounds and, best of all, a Wildcat victory!
Braylon practiced his "touchdown" signal throughout the game and, fortunately, it came in handy a few times! It was a long day, but Braylon managed to snooze through half-time and part of the third quarter.

Briggs and Braylon enjoyed stretching their legs after the game. We've concluded that we need to get these little guys together more often!

Braylon loved being passed between Mom, Dad and Aunt Amber. Here he is hamming it up with Aunt Amber. We really enjoyed the game and the company of our friends. Of course, the Wildcat win was priceless! Go Cats!