Tuesday, March 29, 2011

3 Months And A Potty

My little butter ball is now 3 months old! Its going by soo fast! His personality is becoming more and more distinct and he is just so much fun. Ryler is a very laid back guy. He just goes along with anything. As long as he is fed and dry we never really have to worry about him. He is always happy and smiley or sleeping :) We just love him! Tray is a very helpful big brother. When Ryler is taking a nap and starts stirring I'll hear tray go in by the crib and say "shhh baby" and sometimes even get him back to sleep. Other times when Ryler decides he doesn't want to be put back to sleep he'll start talking and kicking around and I'll hear Tray in there say "SHH!! QUIET BABY!!" ha ha Brothers are fun.

A little about Ryler Roo..

He now weighs 12.1 lbs and is 23 1/2 inches long. Hes short and fat :)
He is super laid back and just such a good baby. Complete opposite from Tray.
He is an awesome eater. Again.. opposite from Tray lol
He is a very easy burper and always has two.
He still loves his showers and takes one every night with Darren.
He LOOOVES Darren. As soon as Darren gets home Ryler is eying him until he comes to pick him up. He kicks and coos and talks Darren's ear off :) Love it!
He is babbling and cooing lots which we just love.
He loves sitting up, with assistance of course, and now loves standing up.
He hates having his ears touched which I think is super funny. I cant stand my ears being touched either.
He has lost his "newborn" cry.
His eyes are still a steely blue.
His hair is still a light brown. Trays hair was blonde by now.. so were thinking Rylers hair might just stay brown.
He has the cutest smile ever complete with dimples, and has started to laugh.
He loves being wrapped up like a burrito and will fall asleep shortly after being wrapped.
He will sleep for 6-9 hours at a time at night. Usually waking up once to eat.

Now for an over load of pictures..

We had Ryler's pics taken a few weeks ago. They turned out really cute!

I love his chin collar :)

I just love that fatty :)

Fresh out of the shower. All clean!

Chubs!



I was trying to get a big cheesy grin but wasn't having much luck lol

Now for a Tray update! We started potty training Monday and he is doing awesome! We are so happy for him! He knows all of his colors and can count to ten. He loves to read and to color. He knows what sound every animal makes, when I asked him yesterday what a parrot says his answer was "You wanna a cookie?" ha ha He says his prayers every night and always makes sure to add the "car TV" in his list of thankfuls. (DVD player we had installed in my car. Love it!) He loves Lightning McQueen and got some "big boy lightning undies" yesterday. He loves his little brother and loves holding Ryler until he spits up then he yells "mom! I done!" ha ha He has a crazy shoe fetish. He is very adamant about which shoes he wears and it changes daily. He has more energy than anyone I know and can easily run circles around me. Getting him to go to sleep is still a trick. He could stay up till midnight every night and not even be fazed.. We are the ones that get warn out. He loves watching Cars, Despicable Me, and "Perry" (Phineas and Ferb) Tray loves to dance and cant help but dance whenever there is music on. His new move is to jump and land on one knee with the other leg straight out in attempt to jump into the splits lol He loves any kind of vehicle and always has. Cars, trucks, planes, trains, helicopters, tractors, fire trucks, police cars, motorcycles, "snow-bills" (snowmobile) you name it. Tray loves pizza and can eat as much as I can. He loves oranges these days and can eat two whole oranges at a time. He has an attitude! He'll yell at me sometimes, point his finger right at me and say "MOMMY STOP IT!" or "MOMMY BE QUIET!" Its really hard not to laugh while getting after him. He can be a real stink but he sure is funny.

He will probably hate me for this picture when he's older but I couldn't resist. ha ha he is so cute!

Cheesers! ha ha Ryler stuck his head in the way right as I was taking the picture

This is Tray saying "Mom, I done! Mom! I done!" ha ha I made him stick it out till I could grab a picture.

We do this at least once or twice a week. We go to the arcade area in Wal-mart and spend about an hour while tray "rides" every ride.. Its lame but there's really not a whole lot to do around here. **Notice the Sunday shoes he just HAD to wear to the store. Ugh lol

The McDonalds in Evanston is awesome! If you are ever passing through you have to stop. These are the kid chairs there. It has an awesome play area, xbox stations and has tv's everywhere. Even in the bathrooms lol

Thursday, March 10, 2011

Talent!

My sweet Mother has the AMAZING talent of being able to capture faces! I have seen her art all my life in paintings and drawings around our home and my Grandparents home, in lesson plans and kids crafts, and in portraits of us kids she did when we were younger. She has gifted me with some wonderful pieces she did of Tray as well that I have hanging in his room.

She has recently started sketching portraits for sale. Here are a few she did recently...

My sweet Ryler

My cute Tray

My nephew Cooper

My niece Maddie

My niece Avery

These are just a few, and only one of types of portraits she does. The pictures of these portraits don't even come close to doing them justice. They are amazing!!

If you or anyone you know would be interested in getting one of your cute kiddos, or yourself, or your family, or your niece and nephews, or grand kids, you can email her a picture to sketch and you will absolutely LOVE it!

Check out her blog! Purelyportraits.blogspot.com