Over 1/2 year old already

Where has the time gone. Ryan is growing so fast, and I can't believe he is already over 6 months old. Ryan has had many milestones since the last post. He now has two bottom teeth, can grab and shake toys, and we are working on sitting up. His newest milestone is eating solids which we started just a few weeks ago. Hie beaba is getting a work out making new purees.

Ryan weighed in at 17 pounds 9 oz and 25 1/4 inches long the other day. He was such a good boy for his shots, and did not even cry once.

We have spent the month of July up in NY with family and he really enjoyed his time. He slept well and stayed on schedule, and even went for a few dips in Lake George. He was able to meet his Glenburnie peeps, and meet Mr. and Mrs. Jockel, and Mrs. Mack...as well as Shannon, Jeff, Deiter, and Kourtney. We are headed back again towards the end of the month after another trip to North Carolina.

Another Month

Tomorrow Ryan will by 5 months old! We have made the trip over to NJ/NY for the month, and I am excited to introduce him to the lake in a week or so. Ryan is getting stronger by the day. His new favorite thing is to stiffen up and stand on his legs, he loves that! He has also decided his hands are awesome and would prefer them to his pacifier. Sometimes I catch that thumb is his mouth...ugh..

Ryan is now really starting to Coo and make different sounds, nothing specific yet, but its fun to hear him squeal, giggle, and coo.

We celebrated our first fathers day this past weekend which fell over our Anniv. We had a great day out on the Yacht in Bermuda with other familes.

While I am away in Maine this week Ryan is spending time with his Grandma and Grandpa. His is going to love meeting his Grandpa Dicob and Peg, as well as Shawn in the coming weeks up in Harrisville!

4 months old

Today Ryan is 4 months old! Gosh time really has gone by so fast for all of us. He is now weighing in at 13 pounds 4 oz and 22.5 inches long. He had another set of shots today, but not a formal visit with Dr. P since he had to rush out for an emergency c-section with a distressed baby.

Ryan is making lots of cooing noises, and can now entertain himself for a good 20 minutes on his activity jungle mat. He is still sleeping through the night, and is good even when the day changes and were not in our routine schedule.

Yesterday we started Ryan on his cloth diapers. He seemed to enjoy them, though I notice more than he needs to be changed with them the the plastic. We are hoping to get him in the pool this week for his first time.

Travels

Ryan and I have been traveling nonstop it seems since the end of April. He made his first flight to the USA landing in Boston. He missed most of it sleeping, but we were glad he was " not that crying baby". After deciding to come visit Grandma and Grandpa earlier than planned we hopped back on a plane to NJ on May 3rd. This past weekend we headed down to North Carolina where he met his extended family and Great Grandma and Grandpa Neely. He loved playing and staying with his cousin Liam who is 7 month now. Ryan then got to meet the Clutsam side of the family on Wednesday May 13th during a family BBQ. He even got to meet his cousin Nicky who flew in from Japan. He is my little traveler and loves looking at all the new faces!

Ryan's new milestone includes his hands which he now loves to put in his mouth every chance he gets. I really am hoping to stick with the pacifier if needed rather then the thumb sucking..lets just hope he sticks with the fist in the mouth and not individual fingers. Ryan is also sleeping through the night! I am very happy about this, his new hours are from 8pm until 6:30am.

Grandma has also bought him a bumbo seat and he really enjoying sitting up in it and looking around at us. He is also in love with the ceiling fans, but what baby isn't?

Ryan goes back for his 4 month check up and shots :-( on the 25th. I am very curious to see how much he weighs. I am guessing around 13 pounds.

Sleeping and Rolling

This month has been full of so many milestones! The last couple of nights Ryan has slept basically through the night. And to top it off the other day on tummy time he rolled over. I was shocked, and did not have the video camera ready, but was determined to get it eventually. Tonight Andrew and I attempted again with the video camera in hand just in case and he did it. Then he kept doing it over and over.. Ryan will be 3 months on Sunday! Can't believe how fast times fly's.

Smiles

Ryan is now smiling on cue when I make a silly face, or say "Hi Ry" a couple of times. He also smiles at some of his mobiles and toys. It really does make your heart melt to have him interact with you.

Lately he has been adding an hour to his night sleeping so we are all feeling more rested. Some mornings he is still sleeping in bed as we get up and do things.

Uncle Henry arrived today with a suitcase of goodies for Ryan. He is officially ready for the beach/boating etc here in Bermuda. We have a life jacket, SPF 50+ tent, sunhat, and even sunglasses ( a gift from Grandma/Pa C). Now we just need a warm sunny day to test it all out.

Easter!

Today Ryan had his first big holiday--Easter! We relaxed all morning and then decided to get dressed and go to the beach for some pictures. Ryan did not really love his beach excursion and was cranky for the photos, but some turned out alright.

Ryan has just started to smile and become more interested in his toys. He also is holding his head up really well these days. I have taught him the art of sleeping in, and we get to lay in bed until about 9-10am most mornings after a brief 4 or 5 am bottle.

We are looking forward to Uncle Henry coming to visit him April 14th for a few days before we get into our world tour starting April 26th when we head to Boston for the week. Other trips now include North Carolina and NJ.