Ryker has grown so much as a big brother. but regressed a little as to be expected. He was doing so well potty training and now wets his pants at least once a day. we are trying to figure out what can motivate him to stay dry but its a work in progress. he loves to look at rex and hold him occasionally. mostly loves to play with us and wants us involved with him a little more often than before.
rylie. oh rylie. I love her so much but she is a feisty one. since rex has come she is a little more defiant and definitely testing boundaries. she is the instigator in most rambunctious behavior. since rex has come ryker and rylie spend 2-3 hrs playing in their room once we put them down for bed. we often walk in and rylie is on rykers bed. or racing from the wall and slamming into the door. she runs up to us with a big smile on her face. we try to be stern. let her know its bed time. but ryker doesnt do much to discourage her. he laughs and plays with her. they both look out the window and bang on the blinds. we have raised the blinds now. rylie loves to lay on the bed and kick her feet on the wall. thats a big no no. it is so loud in the other room. wakes up poor grandma and rex. we pulled rykers bed away from the wall so they would stop, but now they just do it on rylies bed. ugh. we are working on that. for now im sorry to any visitor that comes and stays in that room. its a work in progress to get them to stop.
anyways back to rylie. she is so sweet with rex. when she sits next to us she wants to hold him. we bring him over and she snatches him out of our arms practically. we still help holding his head, but she loves to wrap her arms around him and will even give him a little kiss. she laughs at him when he squeaks and loves to watch him in the car. she does want a lot more attention though. after a day or 2 of being very confused and frustrated we realized she just needs some extra love. so we have learned to hold her more. focus more on her in the mornings. let her sit with us and get down on her own terms. its still a juggle sometimes especially around dinner time or when rex is eating and justin needs to take care of both kids. but we are learning! still adjusting right? sometimes all 3 kids are crying and there is little we can do about it.
here are some pics from the first week with rex.
ryker and rylie first holding rex
we had a fun shopping date with just rylie. she loved it. it was good for both mom and dad to spend some one on one time with her. she got some cool new sunglasses!
first bath at home!
dad makes the coolest train tracks. this is more bland than most. but ryker always asks him to make one.
our first attempt at tummy time. we spent most of it eating our arm
such a sweet boy
motorcycle pic. we have to have one with all our boys.
sleeping with dad
justin at 2 days old on the left and rex on the right. i thought ryker and justin looked really similar. and they do. but rex maybe even more so!
rylie chillin in rex's bouncer
sweet kisses from big brother
he fits so well in rykers dump truck
the latch broke (too long ago) on our car seat so we decided we want our kids to be safe and got rex a new one. both kids had to try them out again. they dont fit as well as they used to. haha
she finally let me put a ponytail in her hair! it looks horrid but i was just impressed that she let me put it in and kept it there for 5 min! also her face is hysterical
boys playing on the bed while dad cuts his hair
fun slide at the park
we went on a picnic on sat as a family. just a little outdoor time.
staring lovingly at grandma. she has been so good to keep us happy all night long for the last week.
sunday i tried again with the ponytail. it looked a lot better. with her sunglasses she just looks like such a diva
my sweet boy
justin broke out his old RC car and the kids loved it!
playing with dad
fun on the slide at the park.
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