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 ...

Picture Day Around the House ...

Bedtime Routine

Every night Tab and Ryland have their special "Ryland and daddy" time ... feeding, diaper change, finish the feeding, rocking and then bedtime prayer & good night kiss. It is the perfect ending to the day.

Play date with the future girlfriends ...

Today we have a play date with the little ones at Carolyn's house. It was so much fun to see and hang out with everyone. Ryland was the only boy and he had a blast!

Hanging out on the couch watching the girls play on the floor ...





Outside in the beautiful weather ...



Carolyn & Stella, Lindy & Maddie, Emily & Ryland, Julie & Alice ...



Julie & Alice, Lindy & Maddie, Emily & Ryland, Aunt Kari & Stella

I love my Aunt Kari ...

9 hours!!

Ryland slept for 9 hours last night!! And probably would have slept more if I didnt have to wake him up to feed him before I left for work. School must be exhausting! Today is his 3rd day and I have to say that he looked very cute in his little outfit when I left this morning!! Tab's shirt matched Ryland's outfit which was really cute as they were waving bye to me as I left for work. I love my boys!!

Ryland's 1st Week at School

Yesterday was Ryland's first day at school and it went really well. We spent all weekend getting him ready for his big first day ... labeling all of his bottles, bibs, burp clothes, etc. ... packing his supply of diapers and wipes and extra clothes. Tab took him in the morning and Ms Unique called me throughout the day to let me know how he was doing. There are 4 other kids there (1 infant and 3 toddlers) and 1 more infant is coming in the next few weeks so he is going to have a lot of new friends. He was so exhausted last night from his busy day that he slept for 8 1/2 hours!! Lets hope that the rest of the week goes this good!

Below are some pictures of him getting ready to leave for his first day of school.

Last Day of Maternity Leave

Today is the last day of my maternity leave and I will be going back to work bright and early tomorrow morning. To make the most of my last day at home we had a fun family lunch at Pig n Chik and got ice cream after it. And then went for a walk this afternoon since the weather was so nice.

This is what Ryland said when we told him that I would be going back to work tomorrow morning ...



But his daddy assured him that it would be ok ....



Codi was just happy to be able to go outside since his foot was feeling better ...



I cannot give this boy enough kisses ...



Mommy and me ...

On our way to lunch ...

Poor Codi

Codi spent the afternoon playing with all of the neighborhood dogs and ended up hurting his foot. We had to play doctor and put a bandage around it and he has been limping around the house all night :( I knew that the blue pads that they sent home in my hospital bag would come in handy some day.

Sunday morning with the boys ...

This is how Tab and Ryland spent their Sunday morning ... bonding over Lincoln Logs.

The 1st Family Sickness ...

This is the first time that we have all been sick at the same time. And so far it has not been fun. Ryland went to the Dr this afternoon and the good news is that he does not have any infections - just the common cold. And since Tab and I are both feeling under the weather as well we have all gotten some quality naps/cuddling in the bed together. Lets hope that we start feeling better tomorrow.

Pictures of Ryland ...

Coming home from the hospital on December 20th ...

Getting ready to go for a walk in the cold weather ...

At work with daddy in Mississippi ...

Ryland's christening on February 28th ...

Snow day in our front yard ...

Thanks to Stephanie ....

... I can now officially start my blog. It actually has a background and some pictures now. Yay!!

Pictures from Katy

Ryland's 1 week old photo shoot with Katy (http://www.katysouthern.com/) on December 23rd ....