Rylee {5 months}

Happy 5 months to our sweet Rylee Lynn! Hard to believe you are almost halfway to a year old. This month you have been so much fun! You have the cutest personality, always moving & talking, and you bring a smile to our face everyday. We love you more than you know<3

Growth/Development:

• Weight- 15 lbs
• Wearing 3-6 month clothes
• Size 2 diapers
• Rylee is still eating 4 oz every 3 hrs during the day (eats 5 times)
• She has her last feeding around 6:00pm and wakes up around 6:00am 
• Rylee is a busy bee! She moves constantly...rolling, turning, and even trying to stand!
• Reaches for toys to play with
• Talks ALL the time :) Loves to hear her voice!

Favorites:

• She LOVES bath time, being outside, watching her mobiles, walking around, playing with toys that light up and play music

Firsts/Milestones:

• Rolled over from back to tummy while playing on her mat!!
• Spent Christmas with MeeMe, Poppy, Granny, Granna, & Pops
• Met Santa for the first time

Love this picture. She has officially found the elephant :)

Rylee {4 months}

Happy 4 months to our sweet Rylee Lynn! You are the best thing in our lives and we feel extremely lucky to be your parents. You have changed so much over the past four months and our love for you grows stronger and deeper with each day. Thank you for being the best baby in the world and bringing so much joy to your Daddy and I. We love you forever and always<3

Growth/Development:

• Weight- 15lbs
• Wearing 3 and 3-6 month clothes
• Just moved up to size 2 diapers
• Rylee is still eating 4 oz every 2-3 hrs during the day (eats 6 times)
• She has her last feeding around 7:00pm and wakes up between 6:00-7:00am 
• Losing more of her hair (she looks bald compared to how she looked when she was born)!
• She is getting way more active!
• Reaches and grabs things in sight

Favorites:

• She LOVES bath time, being outside, watching her mobiles, sitting up in her Bumbo chair, her binky, staring at Mali (she smiles so big), and staring at cellphones & computers!

Firsts/Milestones:

• Rolled over from tummy to back while in her crib!!
• Had her first sleepover at Aunt Mera's house 
• Dressed up as the cutest Minnie Mouse for Halloween
• Major drooler these days!!
• Has been spitting up more than usual this month after she eats
• Had her second cold :(
• Giggled for the first time while playing with Daddy...sweetest noise ever!!! 

Rylee {3 months}

Happy 3 months to our sweet Rylee Lynn! I cannot believe you are a quarter of the way to being 1 year old! I know I should not think of it that way but it just seems like time is flying by now that you are here! You continue to amaze me everyday. You are so smart, beautiful, happy, and you have the cutest personality these days! I feel so blessed and lucky that God chose us to be your parents! We love you forever and always<3

Growth/Development:

• Weight- 13lbs
• Wearing 0-3, 3, and some 3-6 month clothes
• Still wearing size 1 diapers
• Rylee is able to lift her head so good! She has great head/neck control. 
• Talks, coos, and smiles ALL the time :)
• Kicks all the time! I think this is her way of playing :)
• Grasps small toys near her and our shirts when holding her
• Has found her hands and always wants to suck on them or her paci
• Getting good at tummy time and enjoying it more than she used to
• Rylee is still eating 4 oz every 2-3 hrs during the day (eats about 6 times)
• She wakes up around 7:30am to eat then plays on her mat for a while. About an hour later she is due for her first nap of the day.
• She is such a good sleeper at night! Her last feeding is around 8pm and then she is out! She sleeps in her crib for about 11 hours!! :) This makes mommy & daddy very happy!!

Favorites:

• Rylee loves bath time (splashes a lot), car rides, her thumb/fist, pacifier, being outside, starring at mommy while we exchange facial expressions, playing on her mat in the mornings, music, mobiles, etc.

Firsts/Milestones:

• Went on her first family vacation to Aunt Mera's lake house!
• Went on her first boat ride (slept the entire time)
• Went to the pumpkin patch 
• Started sleeping with her elephant binky
• Blows bubbles all the time!
• Started making clicking noises in the morning
• Sat up in her bumbo chair! She enjoyed it but tends to lean to one side :)
• Sleeping through the night (11 hours)!!
• Getting much better at tummy time
• Lifts head like a champ :)
• Beginning to talk, coo, giggle more
• Has found her arms and legs. She kicks and moves them all the time!

Rylee {2 months}

Happy 2 months to our sweet Rylee Lynn! I cannot believe two whole months have gone by since you entered our world. You have changed so much and amaze us everyday. We love you all the way to the moon and back sweet girl<3 Thank you for making the last two months the best time of our lives!!

Growth/Development:

• Weight- 12.3 lbs
• Height- 23 1/4in
• Wearing 0-3 and 3 month clothes
• Still wearing size 1 diapers
• Rylee is able to lift her head a lot these days during tummy time and when being held
• Makes direct eye contact and follows us with her eyes
• Grasping objects, our fingers, and our shirts
• Loves to smile and has started giggling/making cooing noises
• Rylee is eating about 4 oz every 2-3 hrs during the day 
• She takes a bath around 7pm then her last feeing is around 9-10pm
• She has been sleeping in her crib between 6-9 hours at night and even slept 10 hrs one night!

Favorites:

• Rylee loves bath time, her paci, napping in her swing, being rocked to sleep, cuddling with mommy & daddy, playing on her mat in the morning, starring at the ceiling fan, car rides, and walks. 

Firsts/Milestones:

• Went to visit Granna & Pops, went to church, and went to your first restaurant (Ruthies)
• Sleeping mostly through the night or waking only once to eat
• Sleeping in her crib
• Making better eye contact
• Lifting head 

Rylee's Newborn Pics

When Rylee was less than two weeks old we had an amazing photographer come to our house to take her very first professional pictures! Most photographers prefer for newborns to be asleep so they can position them in all sorts of cute poses but Rylee, of course, was wide eyed and alert the majority of the time...LOL! Even though she did not cooperate very well the photographer managed to capture the most adorable and perfect pictures of our sweet little girl (both awake and asleep). Thank you so much Lisa! We LOVE how they turned out.

This is the baby bed my Papa made over 70 years ago!

Rylee's toy chest Mike made for her :)

YAY..I'm done :)

My family<3

Love this picture of Mike & Rylee

www.simplyblissphotography.com

Rylee {1 month}

Happy 1 month to my sweet Rylee Lynn! I cannot believe a whole month has already flown by. Even though it has been a very sleepless month I would not have changed it for anything. You are such a good baby!!
You love to be held, rocked, suck on your paci, go for walks outside, go for rides in the car, watch your mobile, listen to music, play on your mat in the mornings, and visit with your cousins! This month you have been eating 4 oz every 3 hours and sleeping between 4-5 hours at night. You love to nap after you eat during the day (especially on mommy or daddy). You smile all the time, follow us with your eyes, are very alert, have started to lift your head, and recognize our voices.
At your one month check up you measured 21.5 in long and weighed 9 lb 14 oz! You are too long for newborn clothes and are officially wearing 0-3 month clothes now. You are a growing girl!!
Thank you for making your daddy and I the happiest new parents in the world! We love you all the way to the moon and back<3

Rylee's Birth Story

It all started when Mike and I went to my 40 week appointment Monday morning, July 23rd, to find out that Rylee was still doing great! Since I was already 4 cm dilated, 80% effaced, still head down, and in a -2 position my doctor suggested that I go ahead and get induced the following morning!! I was torn between waiting until Rylee wanted to come on her own or getting induced but we decided to go ahead and get induced since my doctor would be leaving Wednesday for a week to go on vacation. She scheduled us to arrive at 5:30am with our bags packed at the hospital the next day (which is on her actual due date-July 24th)! The minute we left the appointment I suddenly had a rush of emotions come over me. I was nervous, anxious, excited, and happy to finally get to meet my sweet baby girl the next day! That night Mike and I got NO sleep at all...I woke up at 3:30am the next day to begin the best day of my life.

Here is my last preggo pic at 40 weeks (keep in mind this was at 5am)!!

We arrived at 5:30am so I could get all ready for the big day. The nurse said I was still only dilated 4cm but that I was having contractions on my own that were 2-4 minutes apart (which I did not know), so she gave me pitocin to help the contractions move along. I got my IV and later on my epidural which quickly numbed me from the waist down. My doctor came in to break my water at 8:30am and at that time I was dilated 5cm, 90% effaced, and almost at a 0 position. She then came back later at 10:45am to tell me I was dilated to 7cm and in a 0 position. At noon my nurse checked me and I was dilated to 9cm, 100% effaced, and a +1 position. At 12:30pm I was completely dilated and ready to push! I began pushing until they told me to stop because she was very close and they had to call my doctor to come in. My doctor was called at 1:20pm and at 1:37pm on July 24th I heard the sweetest cry and was introduced to our little miracle we had made. Words can not express the overflowing emotion I had when I held Rylee for the first time. Mike held it together for the most part and was just grinning from ear to ear; while tears of joy streamed down my face as soon as she entered the world. At that very moment I immediately felt an indescribable love for her that I never knew existed. We are head over heels in love with this sweet girl and are loving every moment with her.

Meeting my daughter for the first time...

Rylee Lynn Sosbe<3

My amazing doctor!

Daddy holding Rylee for the first time

Our first family photo

Cousins!

We are now a family of three and we could not be any happier. Rylee has been with us for an entire week now and I honestly could not imagine my life without her. She has put more joy in our lives then I could have ever asked for. We are beyond blessed with our perfect little baby girl. I cannot believe she is already one week old. 

Thank you God for this amazing gift you have given us.