Rilynn's First Trip to Atlanta

This week we took Rilynn to Atlanta. We drove from St. Louis to Tupelo, MS on Thursday night, which is about a 5 hour trip. Rilynn slept all the way to Memphis, which was great for us. Looks like Rilynn is going to be a good traveler. We stayed at Mamaw and Papaw's house that night and then drove into Atlanta on Friday morning. That night we went out to dinner with Gammy, Papa, Uncle Lem, Cousin Gabbie, Cousin Coen, and Aunt Kristen. This was the first time that the cousins and Aunt Kristen and Uncle Lem had met Rilynn.

Here are some pictures from their first meeting...

Here is Rilynn with her cousin Gabbie...

...And here is Rilynn with her Aunt Kristen (after Aunt Kristen's Soccer game).

On Saturday Rilynn went to her first Georgia Tech Homecoming Game. We took Rilynn down to the Georgia Tech campus for the traditional tail gate party. She was able to meet a bunch of new friends and help cheer on the Jackets. This will be the first of many Homecomings for Rilynn as we begin a new generation of Tech fans.







Unfortunately, the Jackets lost to UVA 24-17.

On Sunday Brooke's college friends threw her a "Sip and Show" baby shower. Rilynn was passed around and got to meet all of mommy's college friends.

A ZTA legacy...

Brooke's mom, sister, and our niece Gabbie were also at the shower. Gabbie just can't get enough of her little cousin Rilynn...

Rilynn's big adventures...

Last Wednesday Rilynn had her first play date. I took Rilynn over to one of my co-worker's houses to meet her new buddy, Ivan. Ivan was born just 5 days after Rilynn, although he was 3 weeks premature. Rilynn has not grown that much, she just looks that much bigger because Ivan is so small...

Here are a couple of pictures of Rilynn at bathtime. This was on her 4 week birthday...

Rilynn is finally getting used to her swing. She is very alert and is interested in the bear that hangs above her. Also, if you listen closely, you can hear her hiccups, something she had a lot in utero and still has a lot now!


And today mommy and Rilynn went to Purina to visit daddy. Here is a picture of Rilynn in her car seat when we were on our way...

We leave for Mississippi and Atlanta this Thursday for a long 11 day visit! We have plenty of fun outings planned and will be sure to take and post plenty of pictures!

For GG...

Here's a breif clip of Rilynn, the little wiggle worm.



Good thing we bought a oversized chair....we're teaching Laiden that Rilynn's head isn't a pillow.




Rilynn went for a walk with Mommy at Forest Park...

Such the model...

Yesterday we took Rilynn to have her pictures taken for her birth announcement. The studio did a great job capturing a wide array of images. Below is a narrowed down grouping of the over 100 pictures that were taken of Rilynn. We hope you enjoy looking through them as much as we have!



Rilynn & Daddy



Rilynn & Mommy



























You can also look on the hospitals web site at a picture taken when Rilynn was just a day old. Look at how much she changed in just 10 short days! Rilynn at Missouri Baptist

Back to the doctor...

We took Rilynn back to the doctor today for her two week check up. We were surprised to find out that she now weighs 8 lbs 3 oz! I guess our concerns that she wasn't getting enough to eat were a bit unwarranted. She has also grown .75 inch and is now 21.25 inches in length.

Below is a picture of our growing girl in her daddy's arms.

One week old...

This picture is a little delayed, but here is Rilynn at one week old with big sis Laidan checking in to make sure everything is okay!