cuddle time

The best thing in the whole world is when Ryland falls asleep on me, and I get to cuddle with her. This happens daily, and I cherish my time with my little girl. I would never trade these moments for anything. She is so precious when she is asleep, and I feel like the luckiest person in the world when I get to share these moments with her!

Sittin' pretty

Yesterday Champ and I took Ryland out to do a little bit of Christmas shopping, and Ryland sat in the cart like a big girl! She loved it! She was grabbing at everything in the cart, and talking to everyone who walked by. It's amazing to think that she can sit in the cart like that. I guess our little girl is growing up, she is almost 7 months old after all!!

Looking back

Just a few nights ago, I was looking back to old videos of Ryland. I was so amazed at how much she has grown, and forgot how tiny she used to be. I thought I would share a new video, and one of the older ones I watched. Enjoy!

Out to eat!

Just a couple weekends ago, we took Ryland out for my best friend, Shannon's birthday dinner. It was a nice restaurant, and Ryland did awesome! She got passed around the round dinner table, and provided us with some great entertainment while we waited for our food. Everyone always says, "she is such a well behaved baby, so calm and happy". And, it's true, she is a happy go lucky girl!

Early morning walk

This morning we got all bundled up, and took Scarlet for a walk. It was a beautiful morning, but very very cold and windy. Ryland was very cute in her cozy pink outfit. I could definitely tell that she has gained a few pounds since the last time I pushed her in the stroller. It's a good exercise pushing a 19 lbs baby around!

It's begining to look a lot like Christmas

A few nights ago, Champ, Ryland and I went a picked out our Christmas tree! It was cold outside, and Ryland was asleep, but Champ and I found the perfect tree for Ryland's first Christmas. It's a lot of fun to decorate the tree, because Ryland really likes to look at the lights. She also loves to grab the ornaments, and put them in her mouth, of course! Champ and I discovered that this is probably the only Christmas that we will be able to buy Ryland's presents when she is with us. It's kind of convenient, we can go to the store with her, find out which toys she likes, and then get those ones...pretty funny!

Ryland eats green beans!

The past couple weeks, we have been giving Ryland rice cereal. Some days she eats it, and some days she doesn't. We decided to try out something new last night. So, as our pediatrician suggested, we tried out a vegetable first, instead of a fruit. Ryland still is a little confused about how to eat with a spoon, but she is slowly getting the hang of it. She seemed to like the green beans a bit more than the rice cereal. Not sure what we'll feed her next, but we're going to stick with the green beans for a few days!