Doing much better!

Ryan is doing much better at daycare! Such good news, I have been so worried about him. He is starting to take more naps there; not long naps but more naps so that is a start. Hopefully soon he can nap longer and get into that second cycle of sleep that is so important for his growing body. And growing he is. I had to take him to the doctor a week and a half ago because his cold was not getting any better. Turns out, the cold turned in to an ear infection. I never would have known. He wasn’t fussy and was still sleeping just fine. I am glad I took him in and it looks like we caught it early. He has been on medicine to help clear it up and when I took him back on Friday the doctor said that he was all better. I was very happy to hear that. While there, they weighed him and he weighed 13 lbs 15oz at the first visit (11/6) and 14lbs 4ozs at the second visit (11/13). So he is still gaining right on track. He is making friends at daycare and it is so cute to see him interact with the other babies. And thankfully, he is adjusting to the longer days and is more awake at night when we get home so Mommy and Daddy get to spend some time with him during the week. This past weekend we went on his first road trip and went to Louisville. He did great. He slept the whole way there and the whole way back. We did a little bit of shopping, ate at the Cheesecake Factory (so yummy) and then went to the zoo. It was so nice out and a great day to be outside. He slept for the first little bit at the zoo but was awake looking around at all the animals for the most part. Not surprisingly, he could have cared less about the smaller animals but he was interested in the bigger ones. I didn’t expect for him to be as interested as he was. We got a good reaction out of him when he saw the giraffes because we got to get up real close to it. His eyes got all big and his mouth dropped open, he could have stayed and stared at it for a long time. He was too cute. We all had a great time. Then yesterday was the first time he went to the nursery at church, they said he did great but he didn’t take a nap while there. Luckily he did when we got home and he wasn’t too fussy the rest of the day. Besides that, not much else is going on. We are falling into a normal routine and working out the kinks in it. Ryan is such a great baby that he is making things very smooth for us. Below are some pictures from the past couple of weeks and the zoo. Plus, check out our photographer’s website for his 3 month pictures. Click on the link http://carlislephotography.smugmug.com/Proofs then search for Johnson R. 3 months, password is johnson. They turned out really cute even though we didn’t get a lot of smiles from him (he was sleepy).


A picture just to show how chubby my boy is getting. And he is always chewing on his hands, can't keep them out of his mouth.




Dressed up like a big boy! Such a cutie!





Ryan watched his first UK basketball game this past week and wore his first UK t-shirt (well, he didn't watch it; he isn't allowed to watch tv but he played in his swing while Mommy and Daddy watched UK).




At the zoo.

3 Months!

Ryan is 3 months old now. He is doing well and growing quickly. He is not a little guy anymore (although he will always be our little baby). He started daycare last week and it is going ok. He doesn’t nap well there though. I am hoping it is just a phase. I know it will take some time for him to get used to the noise, the other babies, and new people but it is so hard to see him so tired. Last week when we picked him up he went right to sleep in the car and slept the whole night. He would wake up to eat and then go right back to sleep. Last week was definitely hard because we were missing our little guy so much when all he would do was sleep when we picked him up. So far this week he still isn’t napping well at daycare but is staying awake a little more at home but is a bit fussy and has to be held by Mommy. Plus, he came down with his first cold. Poor little guy. I am sure it was a combination of being overly tired and his immune system being down due to that and then being around all the new babies and people (who carry all kinds of new germs he hasn’t been around). Friday night was pretty rough. He woke up several times because he was so congested he couldn’t breathe. Luckily, he is doing better already and is almost over it; although Jonathan and I came down with it. I made Jonathan take medicine as soon as I got sick to try to avoid him getting too sick and it worked well. Hopefully we don’t keep giving it back and forth to each other. The daycare workers say Ryan is such a great baby and doesn’t cry except when he gets hungry. And that he is so curious that he just spends all his time looking around and taking everything in. I have a feeling he is going to be too curious for his own good. He has been a little more attached to his Mommy since he has started daycare because he is so tired and in a strange place during the day (honestly, that doesn’t bother me one bit). We didn’t go anywhere for Halloween since he was sick but we did dress him up. He was the cutest pumpkin ever. Jonathan made fun of me when I bought the costume but loved it. Ryan didn’t mind that we dressed him up either. And since Jonathan and I were laughing so much he did too. Hopefully we can get into a good routine and everyone can adjust. I am adjusting back to work well and enjoying my new position. Jonathan enjoyed his two weeks off with Ryan but is glad to be back to work. We go Saturday for Ryan’s 3 month pictures and I am very excited about that. However, it is hard to get a smile on camera from him. He will be smiling and laughing and as soon as you pick up the camera he quits and just stares at the camera. Here are some pictures that I have taken over the last couple of weeks.

We put him the bumbo chair for the first time a couple of weeks ago. He enjoyed being able to sit up. Here is a picture of him smiling at his Daddy.

Playing with Daddy.

When Jonathan was home with Ryan they came to visit me at work.

We put him to work.

One of his favorite poses; putting his dukes up.

Being a cool little dude.

Happy Halloween!!! You can't tell from the picture but he was laughing right before this.

We put together his jumperoo over the weekend and put him in it. He is still too small for it though so we will have to wait a little longer before he can play in it.

Our 3 month old little guy!