1/2 year already?

Time sure does fly.   I’m so thankful to have been able to stay home with Ry for this long now.   He had his 6 month appointment today and Dr. is still very pleased with his progress.  Ryan is 27.5 inches long and weighing in at 18.5 lbs, so maybe growth is slowing a tiny bit but still in the 95’th percentile.  He hasn’t really been sick yet, dr. says it is good for him to get sick(???), but I’m going to keep trying to avoid that for as long as possible.   He has 4 teeth, and we’re thinking of trying some finger foods and advancing to baby yogurt, perhaps baby food type of meats too.  He watches everything we eat or drink with a fascination that makes me feel a tad guilty.  He’s rolling over both ways and can sleep in any position he pleases.  He’s usually down for 10-12 hrs a night though in the last week he has been getting up hungry earlier- hope that passes soon- I had been spoiled by getting a reasonable amount of sleep lately anyway!  I’m starting to think we need more toys.  We have 3 toy “stations” in the living room and he may be getting bored with the same things over and over.  He loves looking at his board books and seems to follow my finger to the pictures when I point out different things.  Sounds like he is waking up now (darn it, thought he was down for the night!)

Ryan’s Fifth and Sixth Month Galleries

I finally got the fifth month pictures up today, and got most of the sixth month up (still 10 days left until he reaches six months, as of today) so I’ll add to this gallery later.

The fifth month gallery has pictures of Ryan with Grandpa Walt, Aunt Karen & Uncle Terry, and Aunt Kim.

The sixth month features Ryan at a pumpkin patch,  and wearing his first halloween costumes.  Jen bought him the dragon outfit, and Grandma Lola brought him the pumpkin outfit.

Quick Links:

Fifth Month

Sixth Month

I don’t mean to brag but….

Seriously, we have the most perfect baby in the world.   He’s sleeping 10-13 hrs a night, usually naps on schedule and lots and lots of smiles!  Dave thinks if we have another  we would surely not be so lucky.  I spend much of my days thanking God for this miracle.  In the last couple of days he has mastered the back to front roll and has been able to switch his sleeping and/or playing positions at will.  He no longer needs to be held most of the time, is more happy playing with his toys, bouncing in his chair- but of course still gets more TLC when necessary.  The kid can eat like a horse.  He’s now taking 4 oz jars of fruits or veges mixed with cereal 2x a day, that’s made breast feeding so much easier.

His most fun moments are bouncing, being chewed on (he laughs hysterically),  having a diaper changed (go figure), kissed on, etc.  Most times I just can’t get enough of him.   Dave is making it home from work earlier these days- wants to see Ryan before his bedtime, and that works out great.  After 5 or so Ry is ready for a change of scenery and I’m so happy to see the 2 of them together.   Dave is still crazy about his son and I imagine this will be permanent, so I should probably just stop mentioning it.   He’s the first to get him out of his crib in the a.m. because he wants some quality time in the morning and he’s normally the one to put him to bed too.

Last weekend we took a trip to the Lansing area for Dave’s annual class get together.  Left Ry with Kim and Mike.  Soooo hard for me, but apparently Ryan lived through it.  This weekend we’re really looking forward to getting to introduce him to  his triplet cousins.  Really looking forward to that and hope lots of family will make it.  Need to buy a new carseat for him as we are kind of having to squish him into this one now that he is so big.  I  estimate 18 lbs and who knows how tall, but 26.5 inches 6 weeks ago.

We have so many good pictures of him now– just need to get David better about posting them!! my project for the week..