Rylee's Red Hots~March of Dimes

We are happy to say that we raised $400 for the March of Dimes. We also took part in the walk that was held in Belleville, IL on Sat April 17th. We had a group of about 12 adults and 3 children, including Rylee, that walked with us that morning. We had some great weather for our walk too, and I am so excited and can't wait to share a team picture with you.

Thanks for all who was apart of the team and those that also donated to Rylee's Red Hots Team!! This shirt was given to Rylee at the walk, it says " I was a preemie, look at me now!"

Let the teething begin....UGH!

This has been a test for me I swear...I can handle a lot, I mean A LOT...but listening to your baby cry for 30 minutes or more when there is nothing more you can do to help her is really hard on me. I really just want to cry with her.

We actually went back to the Dr. on Monday April 26 to see if there was anything else wrong like an ear infection, but luckily there wasn't. Dr. said she couldn't find anything wrong with her and summed it up to being a combo of things, like a growth spurt and teething.

If you are a mother or father I know you have gone threw this. But gosh at one point, I actually told Keith this might be our ONLY child. Which will not happen I know we both want one more at least. But that is how bad it has been.

But things have been better ever since that Dr. visit, she is either not hurting to bad right now or is getting used to it. The bad thing is, there is still no tooth to be found......just come on with it already.

Rylee rolled over.

Rylee rolled over for the first time on Sunday April 18th, Keith and I both saw it and we even got it on video, which I will post soon.

6 month update.

We had our 6 month check-up on April 5th, and everything is going good. She is growing like a weed. Dr. says she is in the 25% for length and weight, and a little less for her head size, but nothing to worry about.

Rylee's stats:
Height 25 inches
Weight 15lbs 7oz
Head Circumference 16 1/4 inches

All in all she is doing great and right about where they want her to be. That preemie formula really does miracles. You wouldn't know by looking at her that she was a preemie now.

We also got the OK to start on jar food, and of course to start with veggies first then the fruits. We tried them for the first time about 3 days after the doc and she is loving everything so far. She has tried Green Beans, Squash, Carrots, Peas....but she loves her Sweet Potatoes the most!!

6 months and Easter Pics

Here are just a few of the many pictures from a fun family photo shoot from back in March.