Rylee's 4 month stats!

Yes, it is that time again, already. I can't believe how fast 30 days can go by and how much things can change in those 30 days. Rylee is growing so fast and changing everyday. I feel so lucky that I get to spend everyday with her and see every change.

Rylee at 4 months

- weighs 14lbs 6 oz.
- height: 25 inches
- wears a size 2 diaper
- wears 3-6 month clothes. I finally packed up all of her newborn and 0-3 months. I can't believe how little she was.
- has the cutest thighs ever. I love the chubby rolls
- rolled over!!!!!
- sleeps between 10-11 hours at night. However, has decided that she doesn't like bedtime and will roll onto her stomach and cry that she can't get back on her back (even though we know she can and does during the day) I think she knows that she has us wrapped around her finger!! :)
- is still not a fan of naps. But has picked up a good hour long one in the morning but still prefers a cat nap or two in the afternoon
- loves to fall asleep on her right side sucking her thumb- precious!!!!
- thinks her hands and wrist are the best snack EVER and sucks on them all the time.
- drool is a staple part of her outfit.
- has started the teething process- FUN!
is the cutest little "boo" ever. I love you baby girl!

Rollin', Rollin' Rollin' Rylee's Rolling!

Yes Ladies and Gentleman our little girl is rolling!!! And we are so proud! Let me start with the few days leading up to the roll. I have to admit I am a competitive person and two weeks ago at my mom's group a mom with a daughter 1 day older than Rylee told me her daughter rolled. I have to admit I was jealous-I wanted Rylee to be first. I also really wanted her to roll before she was 4 months old- why I am not sure I just thought it would be fun. So I came home and really started to work with Rylee- encouraging her that rolling would be really fun. Well she didn't really agree. She decided that she really loved going onto her side and then stopping there and laughing or sucking her thumb. But I didn't give up. I showed her that rolling was fun and that everyone (aka mom) was doing it. Once again she smiled and rolled to her side. Well then on the Wednesday before her 4 month birthday she started to really roll onto her side and looked as though she was going to go the distance so I ran got the camera, video camera and started filming. Well 20 minutes later and after tons of encouragement-nothing but smiles on her side. So I gave up. Then Thursday morning, I tried again-nothing. I decided that it just wasnt going to happen before the big day. So I put Rylee down for her morning nap and all of a sudden she woke up screaming. I ran into her room and guess what I see- Rylee on her tummy. She had rolled and I missed it!!! I was so excited that I started snapping pictures and tried to get her to do it again on the floor. Guess what- she did it for me, her dad and the video camera. This time not only did she go from back to tummy but also from tummy to back. It was a very proud moment for us. Plus she did 1 day before she was 4 months!! Now she rolls everywhere and is loving it.
Here are some pics!

Her first roll!!!


Playing and rolling

dinner time at the Tomaszewski's

As many of you know Rylee is a social butterfly. She loves to be around people and to watch all of the action. Well being around us is no different. She loves to be in her swing watching us or in our laps so she can see everything. Last week she decided that she didn't like sitting in her swing while we were eating at the dinner table and she decided to let us k now that (i.e. threw big fit). So I came up with the brilliant idea of putting her in the bumbo (best invention ever) and let her join us at the dinner table. I figured why not start family dinner now so she gets used to it. Well it was a HUGE success!!! She loved it!! She smiled, talked and watched us the whole time. Plus we loved it. We loved hat we were sitting around the table together. The best part was when she became mesmerized by Chris' diet pepsi can. she followed it everywhere. We were going to film it for diet pepsi but decided we didnt want her to be an instant celebrity! :)

Rylee survived her first Rescue Racing race!

Over memorial day weekend we packed up the toyhauler and headed to Yerrington,NV to watch Chris race. First let me say that babies have so much stuff. We packed the stroller, swing, bouncer, pack n play and a bunch of toys. What use to take me 20 minutes to pack took me 3 hours!!! But we finished packing and hit the road. Rylee did great on the 5 hour drive. She is a champ in the car. She spends time talking to her "friends" that hang from her car seat- Frank the frog and Dannie the duck and then she sleeps.
Then we arrived at the race. Let me just get it out there that we were camping- no plugs ins, limited water and load cars. While we were unpacking the wind started up and it got crazy. It was blowing everything including the trailer and then out of no where rain!! Yes, rain. o be honest I looked at Chris and said find me a rent a car place because I am out of here. But then I took a deep breath, hoped into the RV and decided that this was going to be a crazy adventure.
Rylee did amazingly well. She slept great even though her schedule was off, she enjoyed all of the people and action and has become a fan of desert racing!! She did not mind the dirt, noise or late nights. She loved having her cousin Natalie spend the night.
Chris did amazingly well too. he finished the race and placed 4th. It was very exciting because everyone had a great race. After 2 years of wrenching and trail and error Rescue Racing is now a contender.
I think the hardest part of the weekend was the clean up. There was dirt everywhere. So we spent most of Monday evening cleaning everything. I think we had 12 loads of laundry (I am still working on it)!!
But here are a few pics of the weekend..

Daddy explaining to Rylee where we were headed and how much fun it would be!


Natalie and Rylee hanging out


Rylee and daddy attending the team meeting


Rylee wishing daddy good luck. "we love you daddy"


Princess napping while mommy and daddy clean -lucky girl!!

Rylee's 3 month stats!!!

So our little girl is already 3 months. I know I say this every month but WOW time goes by so fast. Even though people told me the time would fly by I had no idea just how right they are. I am trying to savor every minute with her. Every day she is changing so much. Her personality is shining through more and more each day. So here are a few of her stats for the month...


At three months Rylee:

- weight: 12lbs 6 oz
- has outgrown her 0-3 month clothes
- has moved on to size 2 diapers
- is starting to get more hair on the top of her head- it looks like it is getting lighter but we will see
- her eyes color has taken on a more hazel color but has a blue ring around the outside- they are beautiful
- is sleeping 10-11 hours a night!!! But still hates nap time during the day. She will sleep in the car or walk but hates a nap in her crib. She thinks she might miss something...
- is cooing all the time. We can sit and coo back and forth for many minutes before she looses interest.
- still twirls her feet while she eats
- would rather sit in our lap than lay down-that way she can see everything going on
- smiles all the time and has started to laugh which cracks Chris and I up everytime
- she love to follow chris and I around with her eyes
- has started to like her Baby b'jorn- thank goodness
- survived her first cold. I think it was harder on mom and dad. She was a champion!
- can move herself from one end of the crib to the other in no time. Every morning we wake up to her in a different place.
- is starting to realize she can grab things with her hands. Once she does grab something she wants to put it in her mouth.
- loves sucking on her hands.
- is the most beautiful baby in the world :)

playing and talking to her animal friends!


going on a walk with mom


just sitting around


on her way to her first race!


She loves to "low ride" in her swing and talk to the mechanism :)


what our day is full of- SMILES!!


laughing

Easter 2009

So its been a few weeks since Easter but I want to update those of you that are still following this blog. We had a fabulous Easter. The family came to our home and we BBQ and had a great time hanging out in the backyard enjoying the warm weather. What made this Easter even better (other than Rylee being here) was that we had about 500 sheep and goats behind our house. It was so incredible to hear them bah-bah throughout the day. Rylee enjoyed her first Easter- she even let me put a bow on her head. She loved watching the older kids gather eggs and they even saved her one egg to find. Here are some pics...

Rylee and her grandparents


Our Family


A Proud grandpa and a very tired little girl


Rylee sporting her first bow...sooo cute. Too bad it only lasted about an hour. She is just like her mommy and doesn't like bows!


Rylee and Mema

Rylee's 2 month stats!

Our baby girl is already 10 weeks old!!! I can't believe it- time is going by so fast and we are enjoying every second of it. I'm sorry for the slow updates but when Rylee is awake I hate wasting time on the computer! But we have had the best month with her. Our days are filled with smiles and laughs, playing and talking, and taking walks and seeing new sites. It is the best life!!!

Here are Rylee's two month stats:

- Weight: 10lbs 9 oz
- Height: 23.25 inches
- Head circum: 37 cent.
- Her eyes are slowly changing- they are blue around the outside and the most beautiful hazel color in the center- a total 50/50 of Chris and I!!! Now it will be interesting to see which color wins :)
- She is smiling more and more everyday. She smiles the moment we walk into her room in the morning and as she drifts off to sleep at night. Every smile still melts our hearts!
- She has started to laugh. She gets very excited and opens her mouth wide and starts to lift up her shoulders- it is the cutest thing ever!
- She has started to enjoy her swing- thank goodness because it makes mealtime much easier. She scrunches herself down to the bottom and loves to stare at the swinging mechanism. She can sit there for an hour without any problem.
- She is enjoying her playmat...she loves to stare at herself in the mirror and smile. Then she starts to grab at the animals and bell.
- She survived her first road trip to the bay area for Jen and Dan's baby shower. She slept the entire way there and most of the way home. She loves her car seat and we are so thankful for that! When she is in her car seat she LOVES to look at her frog, chick and crab that dangle from the handle. She smiles at them, then coo's and grabs them. It is very entertaining to watch.
- She is sleeping through the night. She stills stays up til around 10-11pm (which is very late for mommy) but then sleeps from anywhere between 7-8am!!! I am so proud of her!!
- she hates being swaddled. She loves to stretch out and sleep with her arms sprawled out. She is just like her daddy and needs plenty of room to sleep. I still am obsessive about checking on her because she loves to shimmie herself all around her crib.
- She has found her hands and loves them...she loves to try to put her entire fist into her mouth. We are trying to encourage a thumb or finger but she prefers the taste of her whole fist. :)
- She hates pacifiers and will not take one (mommy is secretly happy about this)
- She loves to watch what everyone is doing and hates it when we put her down for a nap when people are here. She is going to be our social butterfly!
- She is our princess and has stollen our hearts :)

The smile that melts our hearts!!!


All sprawled out. She loves to stretch out!


Reading time!!


Rylee loves her mommy!!


Sporting her first pair of tennis shoes and not so sure she likes shoes


Rylee loves her daddy!!


Smiles


and more smiles!!!


and after a long day...nap time!!!