2 months today!

I can't believe it, Rilynn is already 2 months old. Her buddy Ivan came over today to celebrate her 2 month birthday and his 8 week birthday. Unfortunately I was unable to get a picture of the 2 of them together, but here is a picture of Rilynn in her swing.



She is getting so big!

Trying to get into a routine...

Matt and I decided that it was time to get Rilynn into a routine so on Sunday we studied the book "The Baby Whisperer Solves all Your Problems." It basically teaches you what signs to look for to know when your baby is hungry, sleepy, bored, etc. and tells you that all babies need some type of routine. What it recommends is E.A.S.Y. - Eat, Activity, Sleep, Your time. Unfortunately, E.A.S.Y. is not all that easy!

Rilynn did sleep in her crib for the first time Sunday night - from 9pm to 4am at least, but of course not all the way through. I was up at 12:30am and then again from 2am until 4am. But the past 2 nights have gotten progressively better. Last night she stayed in her crib from 9pm until 7am this morning, but woke to feed at 11:30pm, 2am, and 4:45am. Our problem lies with the sleep part since Rilynn is still wanting to feed every 2 1/2 to 3 hours. We think that has to do with her reflux; she can't possibly eat enough to hold her over 4 and 5 hours because she spits up a good portion of what she eats. Although it has been tough on me, we are going to keep trying. It has already gotten easier to put her down for naps and she is sleeping longer on her own, which I see as a big plus! I will keep you all posted on how/if this routine works out!

Here is a video of Rilynn on her play mat during activity time...

Another (future) Purina employee...

At 7 weeks mommy and Rilynn went back down to Purina for lunch with daddy. I guess she wasn't too impressed with daddy's office...

Thanks Aunt Kristen!

Here is a picture of Rilynn in her Nike outfit that Aunt Kristen gave her. You can tell from her smile that she likes her athletic garb!

More pictures from our Atlanta trip.

Here is Rilynn with her Great Grandma Mary...

...and with GG and Aunt Kristen...

... and Yvette. Brooke worked with Yvette at Newell Rubbermaid and in 2007 Yvette told Brooke that she had a reoccurring dream that Brooke was pregnant. She kept telling Brooke that she would have a baby in 2008, little did she know her premonition would come true.

Here is Rilynn with her mommy, her cousin Tracy, and her new cousin Jake. Jake was born just one month and one day after Rilynn.

Rilynn helped mommy and daddy give out candy while cousins Gabbie and Coen went trick-or-treating with Aunt K, Uncle Lem, Gammy and Papa on Halloween.

And here is Rilynn with Pappy and GG at her 2nd Georgia Tech tailgate.

Once we returned to St. Louis Rilynn got to participate in her first election by waiting in line with mommy and daddy for two hours.

What a beautiful smile!