Rylee & Bee Friend Make Up: March 31, 2010

In the last week, Ryan & I have seen a huge change in Rylee's voice. Not only has she become more boisterous, but she is attracting tons of attention. When we went to the mall this week, Rylee's random yells and coos had lots of people looking. In addition, she's started to develop a little whine. While I haven't successfully caught that on camera yet, here is an example of her random yells & coos while playin with Bee Friend. Enjoy...

Strawberry Baby- March 27, 2010

When Ryan & I first started picturing what our little girl would look like, we knew there was a great chance she might have red hair. After all, I was born with red hair and Ryan even had red hair when he was a baby. And let's not forget the countless number of redheads on both sides of our families.

Well, I think the red is starting to show and Grandpa Peters snapped the photo to prove it!!



So what do you think? Will Miss Rylee stay blonde or go red?

PS That's me holding Rylee and you just might see a hint of strawberry in my hair too...

The Life of a 7-Week-Old: March 26, 2010

In just 7 weeks Rylee has grown so quickly. She is using her hands so much more and while she can't exactly grab objects, she can grasp things placed in her hands. And once she wraps her hands around something (especially her paci or, unfortunately, her own hair), she doesn't let go very easily. She also started waving her arms in the air and sometimes even bats at objects. Another amazing milestone? Rylee can do pull ups now...

6 Week Well Baby Check: March 25, 2010

Today Rylee Girl had her 6-week well baby check up with her pediatrician. Rylee now weighs 9 1/2 lbs and is 21 3/4 inches tall. I was a tad nervous for today's appointment because I knew she would be getting a few immunizations during today's visit. In addition to an oral vaccine, Rylee got two shots in her right thigh and one in her left. Our little Rylee took the thigh stabs like a champ and only let out a few cries!

Where's Waldo?, The Rylee B Edition: March 24, 2010

Our little one was in a super spunky mood this morning so we thought it would be funny to surround her little body with stuffed animals. She thought it was really cool at first too and loved being surrounded by all her buds. Unfortunately, the fun didn't last very long and Rylee didn't think the picture idea was as funny as her Mom & Dad did. Oops!!

Dad's Girl: March 23, 2010

Ryan officially went back to work last week. It's quite different not having him around as much. But, as much as I miss him, there is someone else who is missing him just as much. Can you say Daddy's Girl?

Sitting Pretty: March 22, 2010

Getting Rylee to sit in her Bumbo isn't the easiest task. I can't blame her seeing as the seat forces her to sit straight up- a position she isn't exactly comfortable in. But, every once in a while I'm able to convince her that she looks so pretty when she sits up straight and today was one of those days. yippy...