Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Giggles and Curls and Beautiful Eyes...

That's what little girls are made of in our family! We spent the weekend in San Antonio with Kevin and Yasmeen, welcoming their newest arrival, Noah, to the family. He is healthy and happy, weighing 8 lbs and 19.5 inches long.

Here are some pics of the girls from our trip. I miss them already. :(







And baby Noah with his Uncle Matt...



Can these two be ANY prouder of this little one?? I love it!


Mr. Ryder Roo had a blast too, trying to keep up with all the action!



Ryder was soooo good in the car. I think he was exhausted after a wild weekend in San Antonio! I can't wait to go back! Miss you Mila, Kira, and baby Noah!

Monday, October 20, 2008

Dear Rydee Roo,



You look more and more like your daddy every day. You have such a personality already. You love to laugh and smile, flashing that charming dimple whenever you can. Your smile melts this momma's heart everytime. I don't know HOW I'm ever going to punish you!

Now, when strangers want to hold you, you put your face into my chest and snuggle against me. It's so sweet and I love it. You eventually go to people, but at first you snuggle and play shy. Overall, you are a super good baby and you are mostly happy. If it's past your feeding time, you let me know about it! You also like your naptime. Food and naps...see, you and daddy already have so much in common. :)

6 months and still growing!



How cute is he!? Here he is at his 6 month checkup! He's 20 pounds and 30 inches long! Such a sweetie! :)

Sunday, October 19, 2008

The Swing Debacle

Oh lord...he's such a big boy! Apparently he was done swinging! We kept re-pushing him because the swing kept stopping. We couldn't figure out why because Matt just changed the batteries. One minute he'd be swinging away, and the next minute he'd be sitting still! Little turkey.

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

#@&^$#(*!!!!

GAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH! I'm losing it. Why did I ever think that starting a new career and starting grad school at the same time would be a good idea, all while trying to figure out how to be a mommy. When am I supposed to grade papers? During my planning period? Then when am I supposed to plan? In the evenings? I can't because I have a baby to take care of, feed, clothe, bathe, etc. Then, when am I supposed to read 300+ pages a WEEK for grad school and WRITE papers too?!

I'm officially losing it. And, I'm tired. Really tired.

Carry On.

Saturday, October 11, 2008

We have teefers!

As of 9/19 Rydee Roo had TWO little teeth poke through on the bottom, front and center. Now they are almost all the way in and they are SO adorable! He wasn't fussy at all so we didn't even know he had was teething until the 19th, when we noticed one was barely poking through. By the next day, he had TWO! However...since then, he is miserable, whining and crying for no reason. He takes his paci out and bites down on the hard plastic part. He bites the nipple on his bottle and pops it in and out of his mouth. Our only guess is he is still teething, maybe new teeth? Or maybe these two teeth that have poked through are really starting to hurt? I don't know, but whatever the case, it makes me sad because he is so sad. He is inconsolable. And it's just SO not like him! All of a sudden he is fighting sleep BAD. He used to just lay down and fall asleep. We bragged on him all the time because you just had to lay him in his crib and he would fall asleep! Now, you have to rock, bounce, swing, beg, PRAY and he finally falls asleep. Last night we gave him a little Tylenol to help with the pain, but I hate doing that, not knowing if it truly is his teeth bothering him.

Being a mommy is hard. I can't believe in two weeks he'll be SEVEN months old. It just doesn't seem possible!

Saturday, October 4, 2008

So BIG!



Ryder now has two teeth! And is starting to sit up on his own! Such a big boy!