My First Easter

We had a great Easter this past weekend. We got ready and went to the early church service and then spent the rest of the day together. And together we all took naps in the living room. :-)
Riley got a fun Easter package from Grandma and Grandpa Henry with lots of little goodies in it. You can see in the picture above he is enjoying a Reese's Peaunut Butter Cup and also enjoying the large box it all came in.
I have affectionately nicknamed our little guy Smiley Riley because there is a constant smile on his face. He is such joy and each day I am learning new and exciting things about him and his personality. This is a fun age. He is rolling over more and even as I type this I hear him upstairs talking to himself in his crib. I love him!
I hope you all had a great Easter, and enjoyed celebrating our risen Savior!

4 Months!

Riley is almost 4 1/2 months. I can't believe it! The weeks are flying by and our little guy continues to grow and grow. He was over 12 pounds at his 4 month check-up and doing great. Riley is a huge smiler. He is constantly smiling and squeeling with delight. I absolutely love hearing him "talk" to himself while he is laying in his crib in the morning. And I love walking in his room, peaking over the crib and seeing his smiling face beaming back at me.
Since turning 4 months he has enjoyed a visit from Grandma and Grandpa Henry and also taken his first trip to State College to scope out a future dorm room. He has also started eating cereal, though it tends to end up more on his tummy than in his tummy. He is enjoying tummy time a lot more and has actually rolled over several times. It is fun to cheer him on and watch him roll.
His eczema is slowly getting better. I just cake on the auqaphore several times a day. His acid reflux has kind of kicked back in, hence bibs or nakedness in almost every picture. One day I changed his outfit 3 times in 15 minutes and finally just put him to bed naked. And oddly enough Riley really loves having his outfits changed. All babies I have ever changed fuss and fuss but Riley gets a big smile on his face and enjoys the entire process. Weird but awesome.
With all the visitors and traveling it has definately thrown him off and we are back to the days of sleepless nights. I am hoping this week we can get back on track.

Enjoying Visitors

Grandma and Grandpa Henry came today to visit me. I am so excited to see them and be cuddled by them. We are going to have a fun time together!

update

i can't write much but i wanted to let you all know riley has a horrible case of eczema. they didn't give us anything but told me to use aquaphor. i had been using johnson's baby lotion and that was drying his skin out even more. it seems to be improving now. thank you all so much for your prayers.

A Rough Couple of Days

Riley awoke this morning at 2:30 crying. This isn't normal for our boy who has been sleeping through the night since week 9. Over the last week he has developed blotches on his chest. In the one picture from my last post you can see them around his neck. I thought they were just from damp bibs left on him and I needed to do a better job of keeping him dry. But in all my attempts to do that the bloches have continues to consume his entire belly, up his neck and behind his ears. I am headed to the doctor in 30 minutes and praying they can help us out. He just looks miserable, but he truly hasn't been that fussy. If I had hot red blotches all over my belly, and neck I would certainly be making it known to everyone.

Pray the doctors will be able to help us and Riley can quickly be back on the road to recovery. And please pray for me. When stuff like this happens it is easy to believe the lie that I am a bad mom. I know that is not the truth but I am fighting it right now.

I'll keep you updated.

Lots of Pictures

Playing under his new toy. Despite the face he really does like it.


We try to give Riley tummy time and this is what he does...he pushes up with his belly and doesn't know to use his arms to push himself up.



All dressed up and nowhere to go.


He can't sit still, even for a second.



Riley likes not wearing clothes.



This is Riley's pooping face.


His official 3 month picture.

3 Months Old

I can't believe out little 4 pound 11 ounce boy is now three months old and 10 pounds 12 ounces. Praise the Lord with us for His faithfulness to us over these last three months. It hasn't been easy but we are enjoying every day. Below are some of my favorite pictures since my last post.