3 Months

Ryann is now 3 months. I'm so sad that she is now is size 2 diapers and is in her 3-6 month clothes. Here are her current measurements:
13 lb 9 oz
23 1/4 inches
That is just an ounce shy of gaining two pounds in one month, and she barely got any longer so she is just getting chunkier. She is laughing and smiling all the time. She is loving her bouncer and is figuring out that when she hits the toys they make noise. She just sits and laughs and smiles at the noises. Ryann is turning into a complete mommy's girl. She has started to fuss when other people hold her and when I get her back she stops crying. I keep telling her she is too young to be so particular but I guess she isn't listening.
About two weeks ago Ryann decided she didn't like her pacifier anymore. She does, instead, love her hands. She sucks on them all the time. I try to pull her hand out of her mouth and replace it with a pacifier...it's a no go. She will take her pacifier here and there, but she prefers her hands.I caught her like this the other day, she put herself to sleep by sucking on her thumb.
I love all the positions she falls asleep in. She has slept through the night a lot in the past couple weeks. When she doesn't sleep through the night she only wakes up once. I feel so spoiled. The down side is she doesn't sleep much at all during the day. She starts to get fussier in the afternoon because she is SO tired. She rubs her eyes and you can see the eyelids getting so heavy but she just doesn't give in. I fear she is taking after her dad, she is going to stop napping at 6 months. She certainly takes after me when it comes to getting hungry, she screams.
She's part mom, part dad, and a whole lot of cute.

Opa and Uncle Nathan

My dad spoke at BYU's EFY again this year and after he came to spend the weekend with us. Since Nathan was in Mexico when we blessed Ryann and the rest of the family came out, he came out with my dad. It was great to see them and have Nathan meet Ryann, even though he didn't change a single diaper for me! While my dad was out he also did a fireside for my stake. It was originally just for our ward but then it was opened up to everyone. It was great to get to hear him speak, I have always loved listening to him.

Snuggling with her Uncle Neigh-Neigh. Ryann loved looking at her uncle whenever he talked. She was fascinated by his voice.
Spending time with dad and Opa
Ryann has decided she is too big to lay down anymore. She loves to sit up. Thanks Opa for the Bumbo chair.
It was my dad's birthday while he was out so we got a yummy chocolate cake for it. This year Sally didn't get any!
While Nathan was in Mexico he was obsessed with the black market. He got me this super cute purse for my birthday. It's perfect for my stuff and the a couple of diapers.

Nathan got himself a new snuggle buddy. Maggie loved having him and slept on him every night.

Drool and Jealous Maggie

Loving her Great Grandpa Stewart

Snuggling with dad

This baby can drool!!! It's traveling down the corner of her mouth and there is a puddle on the mat. She can goober my shoulder in no time flat.
Ryann is starting to enjoy her play mat. She gets so excited when she hits one of the toys.
Maggie was definitely having baby jealousy this day. Ryann was playing on the floor and got fussy so I sat on the floor next to her and she cheered up. Maggie got close to me and the more I played with Ryann the further she got into my lap. Don't worry Maggie, I wouldn't ever forget about you.
Ryann's fussy face.
You're still cute to me even when you are crying.

Ryann's Features

My favorite features of Ryann's
Fat roll on the ankles
Fat rolls on the thighs
Long eye lashes
and beautiful big blue eyes

Random Pictures

We went to the County Fair and ran into a friend who was back visiting her family. Her little boy was very interested in Clint's facial hair. It was so cute.
Me and my chunkster
Ryann is smiling and laughing all the time. My favorite thing she does it look up at the pictures on our wall and will just smile and laugh forever at them.
Ryann's first time in her high chair. She would not stop fussing so I decided to just put her in it and see what happened. She loved it. You can tell it's her first time in the chair because I'm still using it to store random things. This kid loves to sit up, and if would do it all the time if she could. She hates laying down. She will be crying because she is laying down and I will then sit her up and she will be happy. She has come to love her Boppy and is starting to like her bouncer. She loves to look at things and is becoming very aware of her surroundings. Laying down does not allow her the view of her world that she wants.
I'm okay with all the growing up because she still loves to cuddle. This is still her favorite cuddle position. The pacifier in her mouth on the other hand is starting to become non existent. She has not liked it so much lately and that saddens me. It was nice to have her take it to help her calm down and get her to last just a few more minutes until I have the chance to feed her. Maybe she will drift back into liking it. Her hands though, she loves them in her mouth!
Ryann loves to watch TV. Last night I was watching Wipeout Couples while holding Ryann so she could sit up. Ryann was loving the show and laughing at it. She also enjoys Hell's Kitchen and Dog the Bounty Hunter. Yes, you read that right...she likes Dog. My friend Mary and her 16 yr old daughter, Katie, were watching her while I was at work. Katie turned on the TV and Dog was on. Ryann immediately turned her head towards it and starting smiling and talking. Katie changed the channel and Ryann started to fuss. Katie changed the channel back and Ryann was happy again. Nothing like loud noises and lots of colors to get Ryann's attention.

Teal, Penni, Leona

As the Young Women's Secretary I got to go with the youth to the temple to do baptisms. It was wonderful to go and feel the spirit and it brought back memories of getting go as a youth. So to my three best friends growing up, Penni-Leona-Teal, I play the "Remember When" game. Remember how when we went we would always put our wet clothes down the laundry shoot and then poke our head in their and watch the people take away the cart? Remember spending SOOOO much time in the bathroom playing the the blow dryers and getting ready again? Life sure had changed. Being in Young Women's brings back memories of all the fun times we had growing up. Thanks for all the memories!

Wyoming

Clint FINALLY had some time off work and we decided to go take Ryann to meet her Great Grandma and Grandpa Greene in Wyoming. She did really well with all the driving but was quite fussy when we got there. She went through the weekend just wanting her mom and was only happy when we were at the hotel. Grandma and Grandpa still got in a couple of good holds.
That would be Sally on the side of this picture. Of course they got to come too!
She did let Grandpa give her a bottle
Trying on dad's sunglasses
We did a tour of the old State Penitentiary where Clint's dad used to work. Clint and I thought the other one had put both the dogs in the bed of the truck. We get there and Clint looks at me and ask, "Where's Sally?" Whoops! She was back at Grandma and Grandpa's. Clint called them and they found her right outside their door. Sally always has to wander before she gets into the vehicle and this time it caused her to get left. Thank goodness she didn't get lost. Maggie got to go on the tour with us and even got locked in a cell. I slacked on the pictures.
Ryann also got her first ride on a golf cart. We went to breakfast Sunday morning at the golf course where her Great Grandpa Greene used to work. Then afterwords he took us for a ride around the course. Once again slacked on the pictures. It was a beautiful course and cool to see all the wildlife: geese, rabbits, dead rattlesnake, and antelope.
But I think Clint's favorite part of the trip was this...
He not only got to look and sit in the car, the dealer let him drive it. And driving the speed limit was not required:)