So I've had at least 3 posts running through my mind for the last couple weeks. It just hasn't been priority to get them out. So here they are.
4 Weeks
Last Tuesday Ryder turned 4 weeks old...already! I'm borrowing a couple ideas from my sil and a friend. We'll see how the owl (thanks, Aunt Lindsay!) shrinks next to Ryder over the next 12 months.
He looks like Wyatt's twin, except when he opens his eyes. Then I see Ryder very clearly even though they're blue just like Wyatt's. There's just something about those beautiful eyes!
He's a great sleeper! If I feed him around 10, he makes it till 2 or 3 and then through the rest of the night. YAY! That just happened this week, and I'm very thankful for it. There's something about that 2nd nighttime feeding that just wipes me out. Oh and he can sleep through his brother's yelling and the vacuum cleaner. Must be my child.
He's also a good eater on a 3 hour (roughly) schedule.
He's a content baby. But when he wants something, he wants it NOW and he has serious lungs to let us know.
He's not a big fan of tummy time. He does move his head from side to side (started at week 2), but it takes convincing.
Wyatt still loves his brother, and Ryder doesn't mind Wyatt. A couple days ago I found Ryder wearing Wyatt's toy hard hat. Apparently he must have been gentle putting it on because Ryder didn't seem to mind for the 30 seconds he had it on.
I'm posting this pic so that you can fully appreciate the incredible cuteness of this outfit, complete with matching striped socks.
And this one just turned out better. See those beautiful blues?
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Spoiled
Last week I was incredibly spoiled and blessed by a few special people.
- My mom came over one afternoon to cuddle Ryder and play with Wyatt, and I got to clean the kitchen in peace (and have a conversation with an adult!). Thanks, Mom!
- Ryder only got me up once at night for the first time. Thanks, Ryder!
- My mother-in-law picked up Wyatt one morning and kept him all day. I got a day practically to myself and a date with my hubby. And Wyatt had so much fun with Mimi and Papa that he cried when we walked through the door that night. Thanks, Mimi and Papa!
- I got a massage. Thanks, Hubby!
Huge blessings, every one.
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Snow!
Or "No" as Wyatt calls it. "No outside. Brrr!" he says. Monday we got 3-5" of the stuff.
I've decided that I like the first day it snows. Especially when it's fluffy and there's no wind - a rare day around here! But it needs to melt and warm up to 50 or 60 degrees by the next day. Yep, I'm a weenie. I'll freely admit it.
Right after breakfast I took Wyatt outside. He was all excited to get bundled up for the snow Kansas-style (two pairs of pants, two pairs of socks, and tennies). I'm too cheap to buy snowpants and boots for as much snow as we get here.
We need a sled, but we don't have one, so he played with summer toys - a dump truck and a garden shovel. He loves those two things!
Oops! This romp in the snow was definitely not on purpose, and I almost expected tears, but he was tough.
After a little while in the backyard, we headed up to the front where Randy was shoveling the driveway. As we got there, our neighbor from across the park was out for his morning walk with his 11 year old German shorthair,Kris, and his 6 month old German shorthair, Abby. It was Abby's first snow and she loved it - whipping across the park and all through our yard. Even Kris joined in the fun. Wyatt had so much fun watching them play, and when we came in, he ran up and down our family room, spinning and falling. "Doggie! Doggie" Yep, Wyatt, that's what the doggies did. Silly kid.
One thing we know for sure is that we need to convert our wood fireplace in the family room to a gas fireplace that puts out significant heat. The family room is an addition, so it's the hottest room in the summer and the coldest in the winter. And it's a few steps lower than the rest of the house, so in the morning as you walk into the room you can feel the temperature drop. Brr! Did I mention we're weenies who really dislike being cold? It's been so cold in there that for the last two days I have brought the toys into the living room where it's warmer.
Wyatt got to watch a little "Cat in the Hat" while I made his breakfast on Wednesday morning. He sat bundled up like that for about 15 minutes till his eggs were ready.
Okay, I think that's it. I've had a request for pictures of the house since we made changes, but I've got a few projects that are almost done. Then I'll get working on that one.
...so shall ye rip.
