Ryder turned 5 months old on January 7! He is getting so big so fast! We are having a blast watching him grow and do new things and also just see how different he is from Rilyn. It's been fun having two kids that are so incredibly different with their unique qualities, strengths, and challenges.
Tricks: Ryder can roll over very easily now and gets very angry when he does. He grabs and mouths toys constantly and also likes toys that rattle. He loves to jump. He can sit up with minimal support and it will be any day now before he is sitting up on his own. He also likes to say "no, no, no" by shaking his head no over and over again (a trick he learned from papa over Christmas).
Eating: Ryder is still nursing every 2 hours during the day. He joins us for meals and has just started to reach out and try to grab the foods in our hands or on our plates. I'm sure it won't be long before he is sneaking food from Rilyn. He takes a bottle fine and gets one sometimes from dad when mom wants to sleep a little or from Grandma when she babysits.
Sleeping: He is sleeping okay. Much better than Rilyn did at this age, but I still don't think it is great. He needs us to get up a couple times at night and give him the pacifier. This can be anywhere from 2 - 5 times and can get frustrating. He eats once or twice (mostly twice). If the second time is at 5 AM or after I say he only needed to eat once, but really 5 AM sure seems like night time for me still :) Especially if I've been up 4 times already that night.
He does nap well though and takes 2 naps a day for 1 - 2 hours each. Some days he will take a 3rd nap later in the day if our naps were earlier than normal. He really struggles staying up longer than 2 hours still but we can usually get 3 hours out of him in the evenings if we push him.
Ryder also has 2 teeth! They popped out just a couple days after he turned 5 months old. He wasn't cranky before hand but now I can tell they are really bothering him so I'm not sure if it's the two that popped through that are bothering him or he has more coming soon.
He is taking interest in the dogs and has started pulling Zoe's ears on a regular basis. He loves his big sis still! He also likes being read too and sung too and going for walks in the stroller. He is very content in the stroller actually and we have been doing that a little more than the carrier because he is so happy in the stroller.
We just love his smirk and his sweet personality! He is such a joy to have in our lives.
Tricks: Ryder can roll over very easily now and gets very angry when he does. He grabs and mouths toys constantly and also likes toys that rattle. He loves to jump. He can sit up with minimal support and it will be any day now before he is sitting up on his own. He also likes to say "no, no, no" by shaking his head no over and over again (a trick he learned from papa over Christmas).
Eating: Ryder is still nursing every 2 hours during the day. He joins us for meals and has just started to reach out and try to grab the foods in our hands or on our plates. I'm sure it won't be long before he is sneaking food from Rilyn. He takes a bottle fine and gets one sometimes from dad when mom wants to sleep a little or from Grandma when she babysits.
Sleeping: He is sleeping okay. Much better than Rilyn did at this age, but I still don't think it is great. He needs us to get up a couple times at night and give him the pacifier. This can be anywhere from 2 - 5 times and can get frustrating. He eats once or twice (mostly twice). If the second time is at 5 AM or after I say he only needed to eat once, but really 5 AM sure seems like night time for me still :) Especially if I've been up 4 times already that night.
He does nap well though and takes 2 naps a day for 1 - 2 hours each. Some days he will take a 3rd nap later in the day if our naps were earlier than normal. He really struggles staying up longer than 2 hours still but we can usually get 3 hours out of him in the evenings if we push him.
Ryder also has 2 teeth! They popped out just a couple days after he turned 5 months old. He wasn't cranky before hand but now I can tell they are really bothering him so I'm not sure if it's the two that popped through that are bothering him or he has more coming soon.
He is taking interest in the dogs and has started pulling Zoe's ears on a regular basis. He loves his big sis still! He also likes being read too and sung too and going for walks in the stroller. He is very content in the stroller actually and we have been doing that a little more than the carrier because he is so happy in the stroller.
We just love his smirk and his sweet personality! He is such a joy to have in our lives.
The sweetest boy there ever was! We love you Ryder!
ReplyDeleteSuper cute! Anna I see a lot of you in him.
ReplyDeleteSuper cute! Anna I see a lot of you in him.
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