Party Time!

Yesterday we had Ryder's birthday party and it was great.  Lots of our family and friends came out to celebrate the little dude and he was spoiled rotten with love, attention, and gifts!

 

Here are some pics of the very simple decor and food.  I've decided that I'm not much of a party planner so I tried not to put too much time, effort, or money into the decor.

ha ha realized we didn't have food out when I took this picture...we did have food

Ryder obviously loved his Oreo cupcake and didn't leave any for the dogs to clean up.

We were so happy to celebrate with everyone!  We sure are blessed to have Ryder in our lives and I'm super excited to see what the next year brings!

Ryder at One Year

Today we had Ryder's one year appointment and he is doing great!  He is growing and developing and just being a super fun little boy.  

Ryder's weight is 21 lbs 15 ounces which puts him in the 60% and his height is 30 1/2 inches which puts him in the 75%.  He has 4 bottom teeth and 4 top teeth, with 2 molars on the bottom poking through.  Those molars have given him a hard time and we've all felt the pain of teething the last couple of weeks.  

Tricks:  Ryder loves to cruise furniture right now and spends quite a bit of time moving around the house.  He likes to crawl under things (tables, chairs, tunnel) and spin around in circles while sitting.  He is starting to show us what he wants more by using his body.  For example, this morning he went to his highchair when he was hungry.  He loves to put objects in containers and also make loud noises by emptying out containers.

Eating:  He is eating pretty well and really surprises me with some of the things he ends up liking such as mushrooms and green chili.  He is completely on whole milk now and is doing fine with it.  Right now he is obsessed with fruit and yogurt.  Those are probably his two favs currently.  

Sleeping: Ryder sleeps great at night 7:00ish - 6:00ish.  The number of naps he takes just depends on the day.  Some days he takes two good naps and other days he will take one short nap.  I pretty much just go with what he seems to need that day and that seems to be working good for now.  

He loves to play chase and ball with Rilyn and those two are constantly laughing at eachother.  They really do just love eachother to pieces.  She is really excited that he can play with her now.  Of course we have some sibling tifs because they each want only what the other one has.  

Ryder is still pretty chill and we love watching him learn new things.  He is such a fun little boy who we just can't get enough of.  It's been an amazing year with 2 kids so close in age and is way more fun than I ever thought it could be.  We are some pretty lucky parents!

Happy Birthday Ryder!!  You have brought so much love and joy to our family!

Birthday Bumpin

Ryder received lots of love via phone calls today from grandparents, great grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins.  He is one lucky dude to have so many people love on him during his special day!

We ended the day with cupcakes, presents, and some time celebrating just the 4 of us!

Also, Ryder did some Birthday butt bumpin which I'm sure you'll get a chuckle out of!

Birthday Morning

Today is Ryder's 1st birthday so we had to start the day off right with the birthday song!  Ryder has no clue what's happening but Rilyn has been talking about his birthday for weeks and couldn't be more excited!

Tomorrow we have Ryder's one year check-up so we will be back with stats and all the good news that is Ryder.  Until then....

Ordinary Moments

Sometimes during the day I just want to remember the most ordinary of moments before I know they pass, just as most moments with babies.  I wish I could remember those boring, nothing out of the ordinary days at home with the kids more and the moments that make me smile.  Like how Rilyn hugs and kisses everyone and thing in the house with so much genuine love all day or Ryder thinking he can hide under the exersaucer and get into things he shouldn't (because apparently we can't see him under the exersaucer) or even the way Rilyn chews her food.  Yep, I'm a crazy mom but I love watching her chew crunchy things like carrots.  I'm entertained the whole time.

One of those moments is Ryder and his feet.  Both kids are very animated when they eat and Ryder is usually so excited that he has his toes pushed up against the highchair tray the whole time he is eating.  For some reason it makes me smile so I want to try and remember that moment!

And of course Rilyn wanted a picture of her feet too!

Maybe I will start posting more of those ordinary moments that probably no one else finds amusing because really those are the moments that make being a mom so great!