Ryder is three months.

It's hard to believe another month has passed. This boy just keeps getting cuter and cuter. Here's what he's been up to:

- gained another pound and grew another inch, I checked his stats a little over a week ago. He weighed roughly 10lbs (it's hard to weigh him on our scale at home) and was about 22.5in long. This kid is the tortoise of growing, slow and steady.

- started rolling from belly to back. This one surprised us. He's still not consistently doing it but he does not like to be on his belly so as soon as you put him down for tummy time he starts trying to roll.

- his hair is growing back in! Ahhh I'm so relieved about this. I did not have much hair until I was about 2, and then I had a mullet. Ryder looks so much like me as a baby I thought he was going to have the same fate, but it's growing back in! (thank you coconut and lavender oils)

- Ryder is the smiliest boy I've ever seen. He loves to smile. If he can catch your eye he smiles. If you kiss him he smiles. If you touch his belly he smiles. If you hold his hand, he smiles. 

- Caiden is the only one that has gotten him to belly laugh. He's done it twice and we were all mesmerized by the sound.

- speaking of laughter, he is definitely ticklish on his belly and sides. If you start to tickle him he grunts and smiles. He also loves it when you rub your nose side to side on his belly and give him belly kisses. 

- when you start kissing on his cheeks he turns his head and gives you a big, wet, open mouth kiss. He even tries to slip you a little tongue action from time to time. 

- he has the worlds tiniest feet. Newborn shoes are still incredibly big for him. He's still wearing newborn shorts/pants but he graduated from newborn diapers to size 1 and newborn shirts to 0-3 months. Tiniest peanut on the block.

- if he is awake his eyes are wide open. He is just soaking in the world. And he's awake a lot.

- his sleep has been sporadic this month. I tried taking him off his medication for acid reflux for a few weeks and it did not go so well. He was waking up every 2 hours to eat all night long and was having the hardest time napping. I put him back on the meds this week and his sleeping has improved. Currently sleep pattern: goes to bed at 7, 7:30, sleeps for 8 hours; wakes up and eats, sleeps for another 3 hours; wakes up and eats, sleeps for another 1-2 hours depending on how quiet Caiden is. He usually takes a morning nap for about 1.5 hours but wakes up half way through to eat and takes an afternoon nap for about 2-3 hours waking up once or twice to eat. 

- this child must have my dad's metabolism. He eats constantly and my milk is very creamy. I have no idea how he is not the michelin tire man by now. Lucky boy, I always wanted that Greer metabolism.

- he discovered his tongue and his feet this month. He loves to stick his tongue out at me and tries to mimic the faces you make at him. He holds on to his toes and just smiles.

- this boy loves loves loves bath time and swimming at the pool. He loves to kick and splash around in the water.

- he loves his play mat and his butterfly toy. He loves to hold on to things. There's a turtle on his play mat that's tummy lights up if you touch the turtle and it plays a little song. He adores it. He also love the octopus on the play mat. His butterfly toy makes that wrapper crinkle sound when you touch it and he loves that. 

I had to include these last pictures with Caiden because that big brother cannot get enough of his baby. He constantly needs to be touching and kissing him. The affection is definitely not one sided either, Ryder loves his big brother. His eyes just light up when Caiden gives him his undivided attention. It makes me love the both so much more.