Tummy Time...

My little guy HATES, and I do mean hates, tummy time with a passion! The poor little guy cries and screams and looks around for me or Jason with a look in his eye that says, "Why are you doing this to me?" Tummy time is slightly more manageable if he is placed on his boppy pillow like in the above photo, but he is still not a fan. At our 2 month checkup our doctor said we need to do more tummy time so we've been busy since that day working on this task and it paid off...

On Monday, August 1, 2011 Ryder ROLLED OVER from his tummy to his back. We weren't able to capture the moment on our video camera because it happened so quickly and without warning. Now we keep the camera right next to his playmat so that we can capture the moment when the next roll over occurs. I hope it's soon! Dr. Jacobson will be very happy to hear about this!

Much Love - Danielle

Growing up right before our very eyes...

Ryder is already 10 weeks old! How did that happen?!?! Here are some pictures of our little guy over the past couple of months. It's amazing to see how much he has grown and changed. At our 2 month checkup he was 14 pounds and 24 inches! Mommy has a very healthy baby!!!

One month old on June 22, 2011

2 months old on July 22, 2011

Much Love - Danielle

Total Blog Slacker...

So I kept saying that I was going to be better about this whole blogging thing and work hard to keep it updated...oops...turns out I'm still a total slacker when it comes to getting this thing updated!

Can you believe it's already August?!?! Where did the summer go? I only have 2 weeks left of my maternity leave and will go back to work full-time on August 17th. That will also be Ryder's first day of daycare. I am feeling both anxious and excited about this day. I think it will feel nice to get back to work but I know that I will really miss my little man. It's a good thing I work 12 hour shifts so only have to be away from him for 2 or 3 days a week. I don't know what I would do if I had to work a normal Monday-Friday 8-5 job; that would totally kill me. My plan for the next 2 weeks is to cherish every single moment with Ryder and to also try my hardest to get him into a good daytime schedule.

About that schedule...My little guy is SO unpredictable. We get up at about the same time every day but that's the only conistent part of our day. We typically start our day with a bottle, getting dressed, and some playtime. About 2 hours after that (usually around 10am), Ryder takes a nap that can last anywhere from 30 minutes to 90 minutes. Then it's back awake and time for another bottle. At this time we usually have more playtime or snuggle time for a couple of hours and then my little man eats and usally takes an afternoon nap. This nap is usually longer than the morning nap and can sometimes last as long as 2 or 3 hours (mommy usually tries to nap with him which seems to help him sleep). After this nap we eat and wait for daddy to get home to play with us. The rest of our day is filled with lots of playtime and a couple of bottles. Then we take a bath and get ready for bed. Ryder typically goes down for the night between 9:30 and 10:30. He's been sleeping through the night (minus one wake up between 2:00 and 3:00) which has been WONDERFUL! And then it's back up for the day and we repeat the whole thing...

Now if only we could get those naps to be a little more consistent. I'm sure Lori, our daycare lady, would really appreciate that. Especially since some days Ryder doesn't nap at all!

Nothing better than a sleeping baby...

Much Love - Danielle