Tomorrow

Tommorrow our little man will be 5 months old!  I know I say this all the time but I honestly can't believe how fast he's growing up!  He's still very much a helpless, totally dependant baby but at the same time he's starting to feel so old!  He's got quite the personality.  He's usually very sweet, he smiles all time, loves being tickled, looking in mirrors, rolling over, napping with mom and dad, kicking on his changing table, splashing in the bath tub, Wednesdays with Grandma, big puppy kisses from Scout, going on walks in the stroller, and watching tv (don't judge me).  He's not a big fan of his car seat (because of this I fear I'm becoming a hermit, thank goodness it's getting warmer out!), cold bottles, sleeping through the night (especially if it means having to stay in his crib and not in our bed), sitting (he'd rather stand), and of course he can't stand being ignored!! :)  I find myself loving him more and more everyday.  Here's to our prince!

Not a fan of cereal

I decided to buy some cereal the other day so we could start introducing some solid foods to Ryder.  This is a perfect example of how pictures can speak louder than words!

4 month check up

On Tuesday I took Ryder to Dr. Brabec for his 4 month check up!  He was such a good boy!  He loves laying on the table in the office playing with the tissue paper and looking in the mirror.  What more could a guy want?!  When Dr. Brad was looking him ove he kept trying to stick his stethescope in his mouth, it was pretty cute!  He weighs 13lbs 14 oz and was 24 inches long.  He's in the 28th% across the board.  He may be little but atleast he's proportional!!  The Dr. said he looked perfect and that's all we care about!  I thought we could start giving him cereal but he recommended waiting till 6 months since I'm still nursing.  He had to get 2 shots this time and did pretty good.  I was able to feed him before we had to go home which helped a lot.   We took a long nap, soaked in the tub, had some tylenol, and life was good again!! :)  I didn't take any pictures at the office but I'll try to remember to next time we're there!  

Catching up

Sorry I've been such a bad blogger lately!  Who would have thought having a baby, going to school, and having a job would have gotten in the way!! :)  Ryder is almost 4 months old!!  I can't believe how big he's getting.  He's already starting to feel like he's growing out of his baby stage! :(  He's recently figured out how fascinating his hands are!  He tries to stick anything he can get his hands on in his mouth...including his fist!  It's pretty funny to watch.  It's amazing how God creates us so perfectly to become functioning human beings.  Ryder is a constant reminder of God's grace in our lives.   Here are a few of my favorite pictures from this month. 

Enjoy!  They go from most recent to the beginning of January, notice how much he's changed just in a few weeks!!