The Voorhies Family: March 2012

What a chunk! We had Ryker's 2 month check-up yesterday and he weighed in at 11 pounds 11 ounces and 22 1/4 inches long. He is getting roly-poly thighs and a double chin! Obviously, he is a great little enthusiastic eater (takes after the Brewers).

He is sleeping pretty well at night, usually only wakes up once - which is a wonderful little habit into which he has worked himself! He does enjoy making all sorts of noises and stretches in his sleep that have us wondering what the heck is going on in his dreams. He has become more interactive and smiley when he is awake, which is a ton of fun and has even rolled over a couple of times!

He spends his days with his best friend Emery (the baby girl I care for during the day). They are starting to become aware of each other through the respective noises each one makes. Emery is thoroughly entertained and thinks it's funny when Ryker is crying, and Ryker tends to start crying if Emery does (already an empathetic one). We have days filled with a variety of genres of music (Daddy is starting him early), dancing, reading books, tummy time, long walks, listening to the Spanish TV shows to pick up on the language, and a wide variety of activities to develop brains and muscles (as you can see, the teacher in me is still very much present). Oh, and eating, sleeping, and filling diapers of course!

Evenings are spent with some quality Daddy time. He loves listening to Jon's deep voice and quiets down to hear it. He has been getting a little fussy in the evenings lately. We have our bedtime routine which includes a bath. It's funny how Ryker went from screaming the entire bath, to somewhat enjoying it now and crying when it is over.

Our goal for month 3 is to be better at taking video of all the adorable (biased of course) things Ryker does. We also need to build up our stores of embarrassing things to show his prom date someday. Until then, here are some adorable (ahem - biased again) photos from Ryker's 2nd month of life.