Crib Sleeping 101

Rya is now officially sleeping in her crib. She had grown too long for the bassinet and it was time to move her to her own room, and own bed. It's funny because she looks so little in her crib...it's adorable. The first night was a little rocky, but last night was AWESOME! She slept for 7 and a half hours straight, then was fed and changed and went right back to sleep for another 4 hours. Of course, I had to get up around the 6.5 hour mark to make sure she was still ok...haha. Hopefully this sleep pattern is a sign of good things to come...like sleeping through the night...one can only hope :)

We had family pictures taken yesterday along with Rya's 1 month pics. Will try to get them scanned in and posted when we pick them up at the end of the month.

Other than that, all is well. Rya is growing everyday and getting more and more personality. She's grinning more often and has major neck control. She's even come close to rolling over to her belly a couple times - which is insane! We have a really strong little girl. I head back to work in 2 weeks. I can't believe how fast time flew by! We have an interview with a possible daycare on Wednesday evening, so say a prayer that this works out.

Hope everyone enjoys their week! HAPPY EASTER :)

How fast they grow...

Family visits are keeping us pretty busy this week. First Grandma Becky and Grandpa Ron were here to spoil Rya, now Grandma Laurie and Grandpa Greg are taking over. Now just got word that Cousin Charlie will be here to meet our little one. Pretty exciting stuff.

Just had Rya's 1 month doc visit. She's perfectly healthy...already up to 10 pounds and has grown an inch! She's in the 75th percentile for length. Yup...she's going to be a tall one (sorry Uncle Terry..haha)!! She finally lost her umbilicial cord about 4 days ago! It was pretty GROSS! Rya also got to go on her first boat ride Monday. She LOVED it! Slept the entire time...haha! And before you freak out on me for bringing a 1 month old out on a boat...I got the doctor's approval :) Other than that all is well. About 2 weeks left until I go back to work. Still haven't found a daycare so keep your fingers crossed for us!

Now, as promised, here are a couple updated slideshows for you all. They're pretty long...sorry :)

And even more...

So I'm seriousy thinking about staying in my house and away from the outside world until I can get my body back to some semblance of normal. We were at the grocery store the other day and there were some Girl Scouts selling cookies outside the door. One of the moms was joking with Roy and said something to the effect of buying me some cookies because "the baby will be here before we know it". She thought I was pregnant!!! I know my belly hasn't gone completely down yet (it's only been 3 weeks afterall) but man...was that depressing!!! As if I wasn't self conscious enough already...oh well...Rya is worth it all :) Some updated pics are below...


Mom and Rya


Rya's first bath


Hello Daddy...


Getting dried off


What's up Mom?


Baby got back?!

Mommy pride :)

Finally...a picture with her beautiful eyes open!


Daddy and his little girl


Hello Sweet Pea :)

Quick Recap

Just thought I'd repost Rya's birth info. You can also see it in the slideshow below.

Rya Faith
Born: 02/25/07 @ 4:30am via c-section
8 lbs 10.6 ounces
21 inches long

Our Little Girl

Wanted to post a few pics and show off our little girl. Enjoy :)



Rya in her bouncer


She enjoys her sleep - just like mommy USED to :)



Awww...how cute is that?!

Yup - once you're a mom you'll talk about anything

Well...I can honestly say that I now know what it's like to have BIG boobs...and I'm NOT liking it one bit!! Can we say OUCH!!!!!! LOL :) They progressively got bigger yesterday afternoon and night...Roy thought I was lying until he actually saw them...HAHAHA...you should have seen his face! It was like - instant boob job!

Other than that, we're all doing fine. Rya had her first doc appointment yesterday. She's in good health. The doc mentioned something about her hips "clicking" and suggested we use 2 diapers at a time to help. They'll check her in a week and see if it's gone away as it could have been from the rough delivery. Her appetite is definitely increasing...she went from a consistent 1.5 ounces to an average of 3 ounces a feeding. Little chunker :) She's still really good and is sleeping about 4-5 hours at a time (YAY). I'm slowly starting to feel better...though it will be awhile before I can walk COMPLETELY normal.

Now it's all about settling into life with a newborn...and I couldn't be more EXCITED!!! :)