as time went by

i made it a goal to post a blog entry this last weekend
i’m only a few days late so i’ll consider it a success.

our family has been keeping busy over the last few months!
ryker had his four-month check up in october.
he is in the 90 percentile for weight and 80th for height.
the same night as his check up, we ended up at
the hospital after ryks starting having trouble breathing.
we found out he had croup, which took a couple weeks to clear up.

we went back to the doctor today due to labored breathing
and learned ryker now has bronchiolitis and an ear infection.
a couple steroid medications and antibiotics later,
and we just put a little kid to bed who is breathing much better.

other than that, ryks has been doing great!
he loves to stand up – especially when you try to burp him—
he is constantly doing crunches and wants you to pull him up.
he is almost sitting up on his own
(i think his large belly helps with his center of gravity)

he grabs everything:
my hair, my skin, graham’s arm hair, kylie’s hair, his feet…
basically anything he can get his hands on.

ryker has become a little chatter box.
he smiles and sticks his tongue out when he sees new people
and i’ve noticed he flirts with the girls, giving them a shy smile



when he’s not talking or smiling, he’s making wet-razz noises.


my favorite thing is when i put his binky in his hand,
and he puts it in his mouth and then pulls it out, then repeats.
this game goes on for a while and i laugh the whole time.

we’ve enjoyed going to a couple utah football games,
even though a four-hour game is hard for ryks to endure

ryker with dad before the game


ryks with aunt ashley during the game


our little family (ryker's patience is growing thin)


we went to st. george to see aunt stacey and
ryker did great on his first road trip.

somewhere over the last two months,
ryker’s curly hair disappeared!
so i thought i should post a couple pics
to remember his beautiful, dark hair.

ryker with his great grandpa vincent

ryker and his cousin ellie (cute face ryks! haha)






for halloween, ryker was the cutest monster ever!
we tailgated for a while before we went
trick-or-treating at my parents’ neighborhood

ryks with his uncle chris

ryker flirting with the girls by pulling their hair

(classic boy move)

our little chunk - aren't his cheeks the best!

ryker with his other uncle chris


ryker is sitting in his high chair,
which I love because i can get more things done.
and he seems to like the chair

(apparently if there are a lot of toys around)

and finally kylie and nigel are doing great.
i have let them stay inside while we are at work
and they haven’t destroyed anything (knock on wood).
nigel has figured out how to drink from the kitchen sink
we’ll get a video and post it. it’s hilarious.

love,

the weddicks