Ryan was born weighing 8 pounds, 11 ounces and was 20 inches long! He was born first thing in the morning at 7:43am via C-section. Unlike Troy's birth, I was able to cuddle him right away and boy did that melt my heart! Matt and I were thrilled to welcome him to our family.
Little tidbits I want to remember:
- He has the crooked pinkie just like his brother and daddy. We checked right away.
- The morning of his birth, they took him away to the nursery to have his lungs evaluated. Although he was only away for 3 hours, it felt like an eternity to me! Thankfully he was back with us in no time and the fluid soon dissipated.
- His first night home was quite comical for us (as was Troy's), however he slept for much of it. His first full day home was Troy's second birthday!
- Troy showed no resentment towards him and to this day still has not. I am confident they will be the best of friends.
- The first three weeks of his life were quite calm. He was pretty easy going, nursed well, and so on....and then some AWFUL gas pains took over and we had a challenging few weeks. Waking up every thirty minutes day and night was pretty rough. We made it through and Ryan is a happy baby who likes routine!
- He loves his play mat.
- He sleeps in the car seat more than his brother did.
- Now that he sleeps better, his naps are longer than his brother's were!
- He loves to be carried forward, is curious, and already tries to stand.
- His smile is to die for and came out around week 5 on June 19th.
- He absolutely loves to be outside and enjoys stroller rides very much.
- We've made it to the zoo, lake, shopping, restaurants, pool, open gym, library, and many play dates. He is learning to go with the flow but.....really likes his own bed!
- He has made us a very happy and busy family of four.
I've been blessed to spend the summer with all three of my loving boys.
