5 Months Old...

I can't believe my little boy is 5 months old, everyone tells you to enjoy your baby because time will go by so quickly and boy does it fly.... Ryder is so sweet and the light of our lives ! ! I can't imagine life without my little chubber !!

We have been having a bit of a rough time ( and Mommy has been freaking out ) Ryder had a bit of a rash under his chin on Thursday evening and by Friday morning when he woke up it was bright red and had spread all over his neck. I called and made a doctor appointment immediately. It turns out that he developed a yucky yeast infection under his chin. Apparently "being fat ain't all that" everyone is alway commenting how cute and fat my Ryder is and this is part of the cause of the infection. He has many rolls under his chin and as much as I clean under there he still gets milk, slobber, water trapped in and no air to dry it out. My poor baby...We started treating it with a perscription called Nystatin, I think at this point Ryder was feeling pretty miserable and it was a sleepless night on Saturday. By Sunday the infection looked like it was spreading to his chest, down his belly, and onto his legs. So by Monday I was thoroughly stressed out and off to the doctor again. The infection was gone, but due to his sensitive skin, the rash got inflamed and started spreading, we have been using perscription hydrocortizone and THANK GOD it is clearing up ! ! ! ! :) Now we have a happy baby and happy mommy & daddy ! !

By the way at the doctor appointment Ryder weighed in at 19 lbs, 2 oz ! !

He's a Little WHOPPER ! !

Here are some random pictures from last week since I haven't posted anything.....

Ryder holding both his feet, like a little pro ! !

Sitting in his new high chair patiently waiting for some yummy sweet potatoes ! ! He has loved the pears and sweet potatoes.. This week we have been giving him squash and he hates it, he actually gags ! ! It's not that bad !

Ryder and his Gussy Boy ! ! Gus loves to give him kisses !

This is from his bath last night, I had him soaking in the aveeno oatmeal bath...You can see the yucky rash....The whole time he has been healing I kept saying "at least he's still smiling"

Fight Night !

Saturday night we went over to a friends to watch the UFC fight. It was a fun time, Ryder enjoyed seeing all the action and watching everyone. Jason said maybe Ryder can take MMA (mixed martial arts) when he gets bigger, I said , I don't think so! ! That's the last thing I need to worry about, my little baby boy being an Ultimate Fighter.....Besides Ryder is a LOVER, not a FIGHTER! !

Mommy and Ryder...

Ryder and his new friend Meadow, he liked her alot...



Jason, Ryder, and Dani (the hostess with the mostest)!



Daddy and Ryder...

Ryder was so tired, he couldn't even keep hold of his binky!

The Farmers Market

Yesterday, Ryder and I got an early start ( to beat the HEAT). We left the house around 8:30 and went up to the Farmers Market. It was not what I was expecting, it was pretty small and they didn't have very much fruits and veggies, I ended up getting some sweet potatoes and carrots. The petting zoo was cute they had little baby pigs that were adorable and Ryder just looked at them and smiled. After we left there we headed to Sprouts to pick up some squash, pears, and apples. When we got home Ryder was wore out, he took a nap and I started making my baby purees. I spent about 12 dollars and made plenty of servings to last about 6 weeks or longer. We started with pears and this week he will be getting sweet potatoes!

Ryder sampling some sweet potatoe puree at the Farmers Market!

YUMMY!

Nature Boy! Posing with a Butternut Squash!

Pears ! !

Ryder has been on rice cereal and mommy's milk for almost 2 weeks now. His pediatrician told us to wait about 2 weeks and then we could start him on some fruits and veggies. I am taking some inspiration from another excellent mommy :) and making Ryder's baby food. I bought a little recipe book with different fruit and veggie purees for baby. It is actually a pretty neat book it starts with baby's first foods and goes all the way to 7 years old. One of the first puree recipes is for PEARS, so at the grocery store last night I picked up a couple of organic pears and prepared them and stuck the portions in the freezer. Everyone has told me not to give him the fruits first, but to start with the veggies, so hopefully I did not make a mistake. We fed him the pears today when I got home from work. At first I think he thought it was a little weird, but after he got used to it he LOVED it and gobbled it up!

His first taste.....

I guess it's OK.....

I want another bite....

Oh yeah this is YUMMY....

All Done ! ! ! ! ! !

For those of you who live on the "west side" there is an event going on at Park West (101 & Northern). It looks like it will be pretty fun. They have it once a month and it is this Saturday. It is an organic farmers market and the flyer advertises live music, petting zoo, face painting, story time, and homemade goodies and crafts. I am planning on going and getting lots of yummy fruits and veggies to make more baby food ! ! !

Our Family Easter ! !

Ryder had his first Easter basket! ! We hope to reuse the same one every year! !

Look what he got .......

Swim shorts and shirt...

matching hat...

and sunglasses...Too cool...He's ready to go swimming!


Gibbs Family, our little Chubby Bunny is so CUTE! !

Easter With Grandma & Pappy ! !

We went to visit Grandma and Pappy ! ! Ryder got a cool camouflage jeep Easter basket with an outfit and some Aveeno Baby lotion! !

He got his very own telephone! !

and a VERY cool Baby Boom Box and piano ! !


Thanks to Grandma and Pappy for all the cool gifts! !


WE LOVE YOU ! !


We colored eggs at my mom's house. I can't remember the last time that I colored easter eggs. I remember when I was little it was such a big production to color Easter Eggs and we would be so excited. We would want the egg kits with the stickers and glitter or we would use a white crayon and draw pictures on our eggs. I can't wait to make all these fun memories with Ryder! !


Ryder LOVED playing the the crinkley paper in the basket :)

Easter With Nana & Papa ! !

Easter was a fun and busy day! We spent the morning with Nana and Papa...Ryder got 2 Easter baskets! ! They were filled with all kinds of fun stuff, he got some toys and lots of cute books! ! He sure is a lucky boy! !

THANK YOU Nana & Papa ! !

We LOVE YOU ! !

Ryder's GREAT Grandma got him a "Jesus Loves Me Easter Bunny" The bunny sings the song in the cutest little voice! ! Thank You Great-Grandma ! !

Look at this CUTE Little BUNNY ! ! ! !

Ryder got to visit......

The EASTER BUNNY!

HAPPY EASTER ! ! !

Chubby BUNNY ! !

We took these photos at Ryder's 3 month session....He looks a little embarrassed that his Mommy made him wear PINK bunny ears! !

"Aww Mom, do I really have to wear PINK bunny ears, I am humiliated"

"I make these bunny ears look pretty good"

First Taste ! !

Jason and I decided to have some fun and give Ryder his first taste of cereal this morning. I have been so excited for this, but I didn't get the reaction I was expecting. I guess that I was thinking since my boy is so chubby that he would love the cereal, but that was not the case. I was hoping to get a cute shot of him smiling with cereal covering his little face. Instead he made the yucky face and spit that cereal right out! !

I guess my new action plan is to continue trying with the cereal for the rest of the week and by next week start him on something a little more yummy like sweet potatoes, banana, or squash (all Dr. recommended)

4 Month Appointment...

Ryder had his 4 month appointment today, he is weighing in at 17 lbs-13.5 oz & 25 inches ( he is short and round ) ! Such a BIG BOY ! His pediatrician checked his tummy time and how well he is holding his head up and said that he is doing very well. We have been having some issues with his skin and he has been getting rashes, we actually took him in on Monday to get it checked out. Turns out he has very sensitive skin and I can only use unscented hypoallergenic soaps and lotions ( no more nice baby scented lotions ). We have been using Aveeno and his skin is clearing up and looking alot better, Thank Goodness! Other than that everything is perfect!

The pediatrician also said that I could start him on the baby cereal any time....I know that it is suggested to wait 6 months, but I talked to her about it and she said that it was fine to start and recommended that I do so in the next month or so. I am super excited to give him his first taste and think that we will try it out next week. Of course we have to wait for Daddy to be here for the experience!

Here he is sitting up like a BIG BOY! I have been working with him on holding his balance and once he finds it he will sit up for a couple of minutes! then he topples over! !


Bath time! His hair is growing, slowly but surely! !