Well Baby Checkup

He was checking out the pattern on his boppy pillow for a long time.

Ryan has his "2 month" baby well check up.  He was due for this in December, but due to the holidays and such they weren't able to fit him in until now.  He is about 2 and 3/4 months old at this visit.

Our big guy with fingers in the mouth!

Stats: Weight 15#5 (84%)
          Length 24 3/4 inc (85%)
          Head Size 42 cm (94%)

Ryan likes: to sit up or be held upright
He doesn't like laying down in your arms (he might go to sleep if you do that!?!)
You may only lay him down in your arms to feed him ;). He clearly likes his milk!

He has become very alert and startles very easily to new sounds or sudden sounds.  He went along to Story Time with his big sister on Monday and they were singing a song where they shouted suddenly.  Man he did NOT care for that.  He went from smiles to a frown instantly and cried.  He got scared.  I will remember to cover his ears next time!

He has learned how to whip his legs up and turn to either side.  He has very nearly turned almost all the way over, but that darn arm is in the way.  He tolerates tummy time and can raise his head up but usually chooses not too.  I mean can you blame him it is apparently a big noggin.

He has also found his hands and he frequently has them in his mouth chewing on them.  I'm pretty sure he gnawed on his hand to hard last night and made himself cry.  Poor guy!  He has a strong gummy bite. 

It doesn't have to be my hands, mommys will work too.

2 Months Old

All smiles :)

Our little big guy is 2 months old!  He would be due for a 2 month check up but due to the holiday season the doctors office is keeping most appointments open for sick ones only so he doesn't go back until Jan. Since we have a good friend with access to a baby scale we got his weight checked and he is up to 13lbs 13 oz!  His unofficial length is 24 inches.  Since we did these on our own I don't know the %'s.  I'm  guessing he is still up there since he is already in 6 month size clothes!

Ryan loves to eat!  He is a good sleeper at night.  During they day he cat naps and just when you think he is sound asleep he pops his eyes open and is awake again.

He loves to be upright and isn't happy if you hold him any other way unless you are going to feed him.  At 13 lbs (nearly 14) he gets heavy quickly.

He is getting very smiley and likes to chat it up especially after having his diaper changed. Speaking of diapers.. he DOESN'T like his diaper to be dirty at all.  You of course have to be quick with those changes so you don't get peed on. Yep he is a boy and this is a frequent occurrence!

Big sister still loves him!  She noticed he is a lot more wiggly than he used to be when holding him.

Mom's Party @ Pre-K

She was being a little shy with someone else taking our picture!

 Today was the Mom's party in Jillian's Pre-K class  She was very excited that I got to come with her to school today.  Especially since this was just a mommy and Jillian activity. Her brother Ryan went with his papa for the morning.

We made 3 Christmas themed crafts and had donuts and muffins for a snack.  We made a gingerbread man, decorated a Christmas tree, and made a reindeer ornament. Jillian was a little sad when it came time for mommy to leave, but she didn't cry.  I reminder her I would be back shortly to pick her up.  Also it is Friday and on Friday I pick her up through the car line.

Selfie on the preschool couch. She smiled much better for this one!

One Month

 At one month Ryan can smile at us :). I was lucky enough to catch a couple of these on camera. He loves to eat in case you couldn't tell. He sleeps for a 3-5 hour chunk each night and after that is usually up every couple hours. 

Big sister is very protective of him and very rarely jealous of him. She is also an excellent helper!

Smiles

Showing off his Rick face ;)

Our sweet boy!

Content boy in the morning.

2 weeks old

2 weeks old

JjHard to believe this little guy is already 2 weeks old. No surprise that his favorite thing to do is eat! We spend a lot of time snuggling while he nurses like a pro. He is a pretty good sleeper. Generally I get 2 periods of about 3 hours together. Not bad. I'm sure my memory has faded but it seems his big sister didn't sleep as well. Those newborn clothes are already too small! Those never last long. He is going to be styling for a while thanks to many gifts of new clothes and lots of loaned clothes :).

He has pretty decent periods of awake time. Luckily this is normally during daytime hours!

Baby belly 2 weeks later. Feels tiny to me after what it was!

One Week Old

Ryan went in for his one week check up on Tuesday.  He started at 8lbs 11 ounces at birth.  Was down less than 2 ounces by 11pm of day 2.  At one week old he has more than gained back to his birth weight.  Big boy is up to 8lbs 14.5 ounces!!  They also measured him at 21.5 inches.  I don't think he grew 1.5 inches in a week.  I would guess that maybe the initial measurement was off.  It isn't like newborns like to stretch out too easily.

For the most part he likes to be awake for a good amount of time in the mornings.  He is pretty good about just hanging out in his pack an play for a bit.  He does have this big sister that we still have to help sometimes.  It can be hard being the second born and having to wait.  

As is to be expected his favorite thing to do is EAT!  He is also a champ at going through diapers ;).  He is a decent sleeper for a newborn.  He takes a long while to eat and eat and eat before he will go to sleep but then he will sleep for a good 3 hour stretch at least.  Wakes up for another good feeding and goes back to sleep for another 3 hour stretch.  I feel pretty rested with getting several hours in a row.  I don't remember Jillian doing so well with sleeping...  Maybe I'm just used to getting up from being pregnant and this is really more sleep than I had been getting ;). 

Bringing Home baby

Settling into her bis sister role.  She loves him :)

Ready to go home. Finally!

My mom brought us home only because Rick had to go to work.

Heading home with my two kids!

Day 2 (10-15-14)

Grandma and Grandpa Morphew came over at 1 to meet Ryan.  Big sister Jillian had stayed the night with meemaw and papa and couldn't wait to get back to the hospital too see her baby brother.  That first day she was very possessive of him and only "allowed"people to hold him for a limited time frame. 

Throughout the day they kept a close eye on Ryan's heart rate.  His resting rate was always in the 90's and usually a new born has a rate closer to 120.  After about 24 hours it came up to just over 100.  It was within an acceptable range just on the low end.  The nurse called Dr Iorio about him and she gave him the all clear.  He never left my room for a nursery stay.  They just checked his vitals every 4 hours instead of 8. 

Day 3 (10-16-14)

Jillian arrived at the hospital at the beginning of visiting hours once again.  She was so excited and she wanted to stay with us.  We made sure it was OK with the nurse that she stayed even after my mom left and she said that was fine.  Ryan got cleared to be released before lunch.  The doctor checking patients for the day was busy with procedures and laboring moms so we ended up waiting around all day for me to get my official clearance to go home.  Rick was at the hospital with us until about 3 when he needed to leave for his visit.  It was still over another hour before the doctor came to clear me.  My mom came back so I didn't have to mange both kids by myself in the hospital room. 

Once I was cleared for discharge I called my nurse.  It took another hour or so or her to have time to get us discharged.  As she was giving Ryan one last look over she was asking if he had wet his diaper.  He still hadn't that day.  As she took off his diaper.... well he let her have it and peed all over her hand, his clothes, his blankets, and the baby bassinet.  At the same time Grandma and Grandpa came over for a quick visit.  They were able to hold Ryan while I finished my discharge paperwork. 

Finally home!