Just Ryland and Me ...

Tab had to go to Nashville for work so for the past 2 days and nights it has been just the two of us (and Codi and Bailey - of course). This was my first time alone with Ryland overnight and it went pretty good. I was not as nervous as I thought I would be. But I think that is because there have been some nights when Tab got home really late so I had already done the night routine by myself. And then there have been some mornings when Tab left really early so I have done the morning routine by myself. But being a single parent is very exhausting!!

The first night he woke up at 1am and since I knew that he could not be hungry and I was feeling lonely in our big bed I ended up bringing him back to my room to sleep for the rest of the night. This is definitely not the norm for us but it was nice having him sleep right next to me!!

The second night he slept in his crib from 9pm - 5:30am which was great!! This was the first night in a long time that he has slept through the night.

This morning Ryland was in a great mood but all of a sudden he started spitting up and then it turned into him throwing up. I have to say that watching your little one throw up is the worst feeling ever! Good news is that he did not get upset and was not acting like he felt bad. I am hoping that he just ate too much and his stomach did not know what to do with all of the food.

Tab is coming back tonight. Codi and Bailey are definitely feeling neglected and are ready for Tab to get home so someone will be available to show them some attention!!

Oatmeal Cereal ... YUM!

Change of plans ... We had to switch from rice cereal to oatmeal because Ryland went almost 48 hours without pooping!! So far he really likes the oatmeal.

Below are some pictures of our feeding experiences over the last few days.

Eating oatmeal in my bouncing chair with my boat shoes on ...



Nakedness and oatmeal ...

Pictures !!

On the road ...


Visiting CC in downtown Atlanta while they worked on flower arrangements ...




Half naked and passed out in mommy and daddy's bed ...

I love my fist and I can put the entire thing in my mouth !!

Hanging out around the house ...

YUM ... Rice Cereal !!!

We got the green light from Dr Loventhal to start rice cereal so he had his first meal last night. And he did great!! He was opening his mouth, swallowing and kept wanting more.





Last bite ...


All done ...

4 Month Check Up with Dr Loventhal

Ryland had his 4 month check up with Dr Loventhal on Friday April 16th. I cannot believe that it has been 4 months since his arrival on December 16th.

4 month stats:
13lbs 11 oz
24 inches

He is around the 20th percentile for both weight and height. Good news is that he is consistant between the two but we are going to see if we can squeeze in another feeding each day to start bumping up his weight.

Everything looked great except that we found out that he has an ear infection that we had no idea about! He has had some congestion over the past couple of days and has been waking up at 4am every night for the past week which now we know is a sign of an ear infection. So we started him on some antibiotics (the yummy pink kind) and hopefully it will be cleared up before we go back for our follow up appt in 2 weeks.

Getting ready to leave to go to the Dr ...

Waiting for Dr Loventhal to come in ...

Right after he got his 4 shots. He did so good and only cried for a few seconds. I think it was harder on Tab than it was for Ryland ...

Bath time

Ryland typically loves bath time but this night he was having fun until Tab took him out of the bathtub and started the routine of getting dressed and putting on lotion.

"Mom, does this look like a moment that we want to remember" ....

This is the first time that his little feet got "prunned" from the bath water.

Like Father, Like Son ...

Don't they look like twins ...

New shoes ...

Check out Ryland's new "school" shoes. These are the only ones that he has not been able to kick off yet. You will notice that they are what we like to call .. "mid tops". Some where in between regular and high tops.

Easter Sunday

Ryland spent his first Easter visting his MiMi and JJ in Brooklet, GA. We all went down on Friday afternoon and had a fun weekend. Ryland did not know what to do about the south Georgia heat ... he had never experienced that before! And now we know that he does NOT like to be hot.

The pictures below are on Easter morning but he is in his second outfit of the day. He had an "accident" in his Easter outfit so we had to go to plan b!

Mommy and me ...


Hanging out before the big Easter Sunday lunch ...


My first Easter basket from the Easter bunny ...