Anderson Adventures: May 2011

So apparently I have become a once a month blogger. Usually when Ryler turns a month older, just so I can document where he and Tray are at. And really I have no idea how you other Moms do it so often. I'm amazed and jealous. Someone will have to teach me some time-managing tips or somethings cause really I just don't find the time to do it as often as I should. Kudos to all those out there who are obviously much better at this than I lol So! On with my monthly update...

Ryler is 5 months old today! He is just getting so big I can hardly believe it. One the one hand it really feels like we have had him all along, it's hard to imagine that it has only been 5 months. But on the other hand he is getting so big it hurts just a little bit. I am really good at tripping myself out about it too. I am always thinking things like 'only one more months and he'll be half a year old! Another 6 months and he'll be a year! It's going by way too quick!' Ha ha at times I have to remind myself to calm down and take ONE day at a time and not get caught up in silly thoughts like that or I will lose out on all these first precious moments.

Our little man is soooo cute and so much fun! Every day I swear he changes and learns something new. The boys and I had the opportunity to spend a week down in Payson with my cousin and her kids last week while Darren came back to WY to work. It about broke Darren's heart to see how much the boys can change in just one week and that he missed it all :( It makes me really never want to leave him for any amount of time at all lol

Some updates on Ryler..

Ryler is starting to sit up. He still has some practicing to do for sure. But he's starting to get it. Which is always a fun milestone. :)

He sleeps from 9-8ish with a feeding around 6.

Ryler is starting to realize when I pass him off to someone else, and will look around for me and smile when he finds me. Though he never really cares who is holding him. He loves everyone :)

He especially loves the ladies lol There are a few friends he just loves and smiles at constantly.

He really loves his Daddy. He gets really excited when Daddy comes home and starts waving his arms around excitedly begging to be picked up and loved on.

He is very intrigued with his cute little toes. Though he can not get them into his mouth which frustrates him to no end since EVERYTHING has to go in his mouth. lol Maybe its a boy thing?? Neither of my boys were able to get their feet in their mouths.. They just aren't flexible enough I guess.

Everything has to go in his mouth, as mentioned above. lol I get people mentioning sweetly to me all the time that they think he is hungry.. but he really just wants to munch on everything. The one indicator I have for his hunger (chewing wise) is my face. He only tries to chew on my face when he is hungry. lol Kinda weird.

He has a major toy addiction. He seriously loves toys! Especially his little giraffe off the jungle gym his aunt Janeen gave him.

He grabs our faces in his hands which I think is just adorable. I have got to get some pictures of it. I want to melt when Darren leans down to say hi to him and Ryler reaches up and rests his chubby little hands on either side of Darren's face. **Melting**

He loves taking baths with his brother now and goes nuts when he sees the toys floating by. He is not quite quick enough to catch them yet so Tray is usually kind enough to help him out.

He loves taking his binky out of his mouth AND can now put it back IN! Ha ha thank goodness. He would get so frustrated before. And he still does at time if its upside down or something, he does not know how to flip it around yet.

We have now mastered the laying down nursing. AWESOME I must say. lol Why didn't anyone tell me you have to put your arm under their heads?? Or maybe thats just me cause I am slightly bust-challenged lol But this whole time I would just lay him flat on the bed and could not for the life of me understand how he was supposed to reach! ha ha I struggle I know.

He can roll from his back to his side and back and does it frequently, but has not been able to get all the way over on to his cute fat belly.

He gets startled very easy but giggle ferociously afterwards lol

Um.. I can't think of any other changes at the moment, I will come back and add any if I do.

Tray has been very sweet to Ryler lately. He went through a faze for a few weeks where he really didn't want anything to do with Ryler. He was never mean to him, but just ignored him for the most part. I am happy to say he has come around again and wants to hold and play with Ryler again which I just love. Tray has a new found obsession with toast?? I think I have Aunt Heather to blame for that one? lol But every morning he eats 3-4 pieces which is fine by me. As long as he is eating SOMETHING. He is still not the biggest fan of food. But I can usually get him on board with pancakes, ramen, man n cheese, or grilled cheese. Pathetic I know but he will seriously opt to go without food. What can ya do. He is an Anderson.. and they have bigger appetites than anyone else I know, so eventually his eating skill will kick in. (That is the hope anyways) He is talking ALL. THE. TIME. Ha ha we can't figure out how to get him to stop?? Just kidding, we love it. He comes up with the weirdest things to say too. Some of his recent statements: When I was pretending to nibble his ear. He giggled and said "Mommy don't eat me! I'm not the lunch!" Or when I ask him to do something his response is "Ok, Ok. Fine Fine." Yesterday he was having a hard time keeping his pants to stay up thanks to his lack of bum, but through the day he had done a pretty good job or pulling them up when they started to slip. Last night we hear him whining in the other room and ask him what's wrong and he yells back "My pants! Mommy, Daddy! My pants are gone!" We didn't think too much of it till he came waddling in the room with his pants around his ankles looking pretty upset about it. Ha ha I about fell of my off my chair, Darren spit out his water, we were laughing so hard. The poor thing got all pouty lipped and about started crying. We quickly ended our laughter and helped him with his pants. I just love my boys!! Well this is all for now, sorry for the novel.. I guess that is what I get for only posting once a month! I am determined to post again very soon :)

Now for an overload of pictures? Yes please!

Ryler's FLUFFY hair ha ha (This is one of my FAVORITE pics!)

He is just so handsome!

This is Tray playing in a box. lol It was our way of celebrating me finally unpacking the last box! Don't judge me... it had been stashed in Darren's closet :)

Tray, like every other little boy, is obsessed with cars. He basically has the whole cast thanks to his Aunt Janeen and cousin James. So he likes to act out the movie as he is watching. I love when I hear him quoting the movie "No tires! Just gas!" as he makes Guido change Lightnings tires :)