19 Weeks

Picture of Ryo having fun with his Tita Elaine

Ryo is certainly growing...he takes 5 ounces of formula per feeding, is up more, and I've noticed that he can be a little more independent when in the right environment. What environment would that be? On his playmat listening to the classical works of Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, and Puccini. While he enjoys reaching for the toys hanging from his playmat, he also loves to turn over to his right side and continue to turn...so we learned to place a barrier of pillows all around him.

18 Weeks

July 12, 2009

We found a new pediatrician! Ryo had his 4 month appointment on July 8th and had his second round of shots. Our new doctor is on board with our desire to space out his immunization shot schedule to follow Dr. Sear's suggested schedule. So, Ryo received the DTaP and Rotovirus shots. At 5 months he'll get Pc and HIB. This time around was sooo much better than his first round! He cried only for a couple minutes (during the shot) and then he was fine. Daddy held him, so I think that really helped.

Cousin Adrian visited Ryo for the weekend. Ryo is just so much happier it seems these weeks...smiling, talking, only cries when hungry, tired, or in need of a diaper change!

Firsts:

1. Roadtrip to Bakersfield (mommy had to do a 1.5 hour presentation)
2. Dipped legs in Big Bear Lake
3. Went to Lake Gregory in Crestline - Ryo sat and played in the water with Mommy and Daddy
4. Visit from Adrian Pedroni
5. Visit from Lukas Yung

17 Weeks

Ryo turned 4 months on July 1, 2009! To mark the day, he rolled over from his stomach to his back for the first time for Mommy before she left for work! This week he has been constantly rolling from side to side on the bed, the couch, and on his play mat! He's pretty quick so we have to keep a watchful eye on the little guy!

Ryo also met his Great Grand Aunt Beth from the Philippines over the weekend. It was a special site to have Ryo meet his Great Grandmother's sister!

For the fourth of July, we spent the day at a Powwow in the Pechanga Indian Reservation. Ryo got his first taste of learning about the indigenous people of this land. It was a great way to spend a nice Saturday afternoon.

Another milestone this week...Ryo giggled for the first time! Mommy was doing her yoga cobra pose above Ryo and once she looked down at his face, he giggled!

16 Weeks

Updates on Ryo this week:

First trip to Vegas! We visited my sister and my niece, Penny for the day. Ryo got his first experience in getting into a pool. It only lasted a few minutes though, because the water was too cold


Ryo invited his play group friends, Gavin, Mara and Isaiah to our home on June 28th. They spent the afternoon "talking," playing, eating, and sleeping.

15 Weeks

First trip on an airplane! We all went to Chicago this week (6/14-6/19) because I had a conference and a sales meeting for work. Even though I was busy at work during the day, it was a so nice to come back to the hotel to hang out with my two men.

Milestones:

6/14 Plane ride - Ryo was a little fussy, cried for 6 minutes straight (but it felt like hours), then went to sleep the rest of the flight...BUT I had to hld him over my left shoulder the ENTIRE time.
6/15 Ryo rolled over for the first time on seat of a booth at Red Lobster in Schamburg, IL. He did it wice for mommy to see!
6/16 Ryo and dad hung out in Chicago all day despite the rain. The went to the Art Institute of Chicago, had a Chicago dog and deep dish pizza, and met up with my co-workers Sue, Vanessa, and Darian.
6/18 Ryo and Aaron visited me at work - Riverside Publishing headquarters - the three of us had lunch
6/19 Flew back to Southern California. Ryo was great on the plane! He slept on both our laps.

14 Weeks

Ryo celebrated his 100th Day this week - June 9, 2009. I left work a little early so that mommy, daddy and Ryo could celebrate. We didn't do too much...just took a bunch of naked pictures of him..it's an Okinawan tradition. I guess 100 days is a major milestone...Ryo is happy, health, and growing! Ryo had breastmilk and formula to cap it off, while Aaron and I ate sushi!

One more thing to note...for the first time since we left the house to go to the hospital when I was in labor....Aaron and I rode in our car...just the two of us. We dropped off Ryo with Lolo and Lola so that we could go to Liza's 30th b-day bash. First time away from him...about 5 hours. It was fun to hang out with Aaron, but we were happy to see Ryo at then end of the night!

13 Weeks

Ryo's 13th week seemed to have gone by super quick. Here's a few tidbits I noticed...

He is awake more during the day
His nap time this week were shorter 1-2 hours
At around 7 to 8:30 he takes a longer stretch to sleep...3-4 hours
This continues into the night
He loves to start out sleeping on his right side, eventually rolling onto his back
Hasn't done a full roll yet...when is that going to happen?
Is not taking to nursing when I come home from work...this makes me so sad! He'll only nurse during the middle of the night or early morning
When he talks in Ryo speak, I swear he knows exactly what he is saying and knows what we are talking about

How am I feeling?

sad that Ryo doesn't breastfeed as much
guilty that pumping at work gets increasingly difficult (timing....too much work!) last Friday was the first day I did not pump at all. I had meeting after meeting...
wish that i could just be a stay-at-home mommy
thrilled that after stressful days at the office I come home to a bg undle of joy in a small package