First things first....today we officially bought our 2nd home making us owners of not 1 but 2 houses. Everything is coming together and we couldn't be more excited to move into our new house this weekend. We have a renter, house keys to our new house, family and friends signed up to help us paint and move, and loads and loads of excitement. Stay tuned for our new blog title and updates on the house!
Yesterday Rilyn turned 19 months and Ryder turned 2 weeks.
We won't have any new stats on Rilyn until she is 2 since she won't have another check-up until then. She is still growing like a weed and I have pulled out her 3T clothes. Depending on the pants and pajamas she needs 2T or 3T as those just fit her funny and we have a hard time finding pants that do fit her well. I'm finding myself super frustrated with the sizing of kids' clothing as all 2T summer shirts were too short and too tight on the arms, but as I pulled out 3T stuff mostly in fall/winter the sleeves seemed super long and I think they will look huge on her. Maybe she just has a weird body shape, but finding clothes that fit her is really getting hard.
She is understanding a lot more and talking tons too. Her new thing is saying, "huh?" every time you say something to her even though she hears you the first time. Tyler and I are getting pretty annoyed by it and have stopped repeating ourselves. She still loves animals, her baby brother, and playing monster (I think thanks to the Decker grandparents).
She is still our wild child and is usually getting in trouble. For example, today as I was doing dishes, she was walking around the house cleaning the dogs, herself, and all the furniture with a little scrub brush...no biggie right?? Well, little did I realize she was dunking that scrub brush in the toilet the whole time so her, Trixie, and our living room furniture was not just damp but pretty soaked in the toilet water. She got a shower and Trixie will probably get one soon.
But she is doing great with Ryder and really loves him so much. She kisses and holds him all the time and loves to change his diaper. Plus, it's really nice because she always fetches and puts away all the diaper changing supplies for me. We just love being around her so much.
Ryder at 2 weeks - 8 lbs 8 ounces and 21 1/4 inches long.
He is still a pretty calm baby and just loves to be held. He nurses every 2 hours (sometimes 3). Night is still a little bit of a struggle because he has been having some reflux at that time, I guess because he is laying down more. He also spits up tons including some projectile vomiting. It doesn't seem to bother him tons and he is gaining weight so other than some nursing positions and probiotics we are going to wait and see if it gets better soon. If he seems to be in pain we will definitely look into other options for it.
Yesterday at his check-up his doctor did notice some fluid in his scrotum, which could be a sign of a hernia. So, next week we have to go back if the fluid isn't gone and get an ultrasound done. Worst case scenario - it's a hernia which will require surgery, next worst case scenario - the fluid is still there without a hernia and they have to drain it, best case scenario - by next week the fluid has found it's way out on it's own and we don't even have to go back in. Please pray with me that he doesn't have to have surgery or such an invasive procedure to get rid of the fluid!
We are loving snuggling with him and enjoying this short time with an infant!
Wish us luck this weekend and thanks in advance to everyone that has and is going to help us. We are truly blessed to have such amazing family and friends. I'm off to the new house tomorrow to clean...YEA!!!
Yesterday Rilyn turned 19 months and Ryder turned 2 weeks.
We won't have any new stats on Rilyn until she is 2 since she won't have another check-up until then. She is still growing like a weed and I have pulled out her 3T clothes. Depending on the pants and pajamas she needs 2T or 3T as those just fit her funny and we have a hard time finding pants that do fit her well. I'm finding myself super frustrated with the sizing of kids' clothing as all 2T summer shirts were too short and too tight on the arms, but as I pulled out 3T stuff mostly in fall/winter the sleeves seemed super long and I think they will look huge on her. Maybe she just has a weird body shape, but finding clothes that fit her is really getting hard.
She is understanding a lot more and talking tons too. Her new thing is saying, "huh?" every time you say something to her even though she hears you the first time. Tyler and I are getting pretty annoyed by it and have stopped repeating ourselves. She still loves animals, her baby brother, and playing monster (I think thanks to the Decker grandparents).
She is still our wild child and is usually getting in trouble. For example, today as I was doing dishes, she was walking around the house cleaning the dogs, herself, and all the furniture with a little scrub brush...no biggie right?? Well, little did I realize she was dunking that scrub brush in the toilet the whole time so her, Trixie, and our living room furniture was not just damp but pretty soaked in the toilet water. She got a shower and Trixie will probably get one soon.
But she is doing great with Ryder and really loves him so much. She kisses and holds him all the time and loves to change his diaper. Plus, it's really nice because she always fetches and puts away all the diaper changing supplies for me. We just love being around her so much.
Ryder at 2 weeks - 8 lbs 8 ounces and 21 1/4 inches long.
He is still a pretty calm baby and just loves to be held. He nurses every 2 hours (sometimes 3). Night is still a little bit of a struggle because he has been having some reflux at that time, I guess because he is laying down more. He also spits up tons including some projectile vomiting. It doesn't seem to bother him tons and he is gaining weight so other than some nursing positions and probiotics we are going to wait and see if it gets better soon. If he seems to be in pain we will definitely look into other options for it.
Yesterday at his check-up his doctor did notice some fluid in his scrotum, which could be a sign of a hernia. So, next week we have to go back if the fluid isn't gone and get an ultrasound done. Worst case scenario - it's a hernia which will require surgery, next worst case scenario - the fluid is still there without a hernia and they have to drain it, best case scenario - by next week the fluid has found it's way out on it's own and we don't even have to go back in. Please pray with me that he doesn't have to have surgery or such an invasive procedure to get rid of the fluid!
We are loving snuggling with him and enjoying this short time with an infant!
Wish us luck this weekend and thanks in advance to everyone that has and is going to help us. We are truly blessed to have such amazing family and friends. I'm off to the new house tomorrow to clean...YEA!!!
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| she really likes beeping his nose...poor guy |
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| she was touching him saying, "baby" just in case we forgot! |
I love this. My favorites are Rilyn kissing Ryder's head and the last one of just Rilyn in her dress, smiling in front of the steps. Too sweet!
ReplyDeleteWe are SO sad to see you guys go, but incredibly happy for you! Save yourselves! haha
Let me know if you have time tomorrow for a quick visit to say "bye" as neighbors.
It is pretty darn awesome watching her love on him. I think we're pretty lucky that we haven't had to deal with anything bad yet.
DeleteIt is going to be sad not being so close. We're still here until Sunday though so we can absolutely fit in visit!
BBQ at our place soon! Joaquin can come make friends with the bears.
That would be so much fun! We look forward to spending time at your new place :)
DeleteWe will be praying for Ryder's health and potential hernia NONSTOP from this moment on until we hear otherwise from the doctors!!! Praying for health and a full recovery before any surgery is needed. And that he would be feeling so good.
ReplyDeleteAlso, your children are very cute and you guys are so legit to be taking on all this adventure and trust the Lord with everything. We are so pumped for this new step!
Thanks!
DeleteI was thinking last night about some of the crazy coincidences that resulted in this move.
Honestly almost scary to think about.
I'll blog about that soon!