3 Months Old

tripp ryder: 3 months

WOW! We can't believe our little peanut is 3 months old already! Time sure does fly by. We have been loving every minute and thank god for our precious gift everyday!! Here are a few things tripp is up to these days:

• on more of a routine (i.e. bedtime bath: 7:30pm bedtime bottle: 8-8:30pm then sleeping in big boy crib until about anywhere from 4-6am)
• loves to splash in the bath (throws his arms and legs around and laughs)
• wearing size 3 months and some 6 months
• in size 2 diapers!
• weighs over 15 lbs.
• takes a morning nap and afternoon nap and sometimes a few others
• talks and laughs ALOT especially in the morning
• wakes up and doesn't cry...just looks around and smiles until we go get him
• moves alot in his crib...starts out at top of crib then by morning he is all the way at the bottom!
• can flip over on his side
• loves outside and especially loves his swing outside...almost always puts him to sleep (we even put a fan out there)
• is a little sweater! (is always hot! carl even had to hang a little fan in the car above his carseat to keep him cool)
• doesn't like car rides anymore:(
• loves to ride around in his papoose thingy (baby bjorn) as long as he is facing out!
• only likes his mama to put him to sleep at night (love this! told carl one day he will only want to be with his dad...so I have to enjoy this time;))
• really enjoys watching tv...especially handy manny on disney channel (he laughs and kicks his legs whenever they sing the song)
• went swimming for the first time at lance's house and loved it!

As you can see our little man has been quite a busy little fellow! he continues to amaze us each and everyday. I love being tripp's mom so much, it's the best job I've ever and will ever have!! I received an email that pretty much sums up how I feel:

Before I was a mom:
I had never been puked on.
pooped on.
chewed on.
peed on.
I had complete control of my mind and thoughts at all times.
I slept all night.
I never held down a screaming child so the doctor could give shots.
I never looked into teary eyes and cried.
I never got so happy over a simple grin.
I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep.
I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn't want to put him down.
I never felt my heart break into a million pieces when I couldn't stop the hurt.
I never knew that something so small could affect my life so much.
I never knew I could love someone so much.
I never knew how much I would love being a mom!
I had never gotten up every ten minutes in the middle of the night to make sure everything was alright.
I didn't know the feeling of having my heart outside my body.
I didn't know how special it could feel to feed a hungry baby.
I didn't know that something so small could make me feel so important and so happy.
I had never known the warmth, the joy, the love, the heartache, the wonderment,
or the satisfaction of being a mom.
I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much before I was a mom.

I just thought this was such a sweet message! Hope you other moms enjoy it too!

Tripp and I have a fun weekend ahead of us! We will be bunking with yaya and aunt rat for the weekend while carl is in austin for lance's bachelor party. We will miss carl but we will have fun with the girls! Below are some pictures of my little butter bean! Hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoy taking them! :)

not so happy about mommy's photo taking



such a cutie pie

tripp 3 months old

loves to play!

"i figured out how to hit and grab my toys"

Thanks for stopping by! We will update again real soon!! Have a safe and blessed weekend!

Blessing,

Traci & Tripp

Memorial Day Weekend

We had a really fun filled memorial day weekend! Saturday was my litle sister's birthday so we all went out to benihana's to celebrate. It was Tripp's first time! He really liked looking around! He was a little angel and we had a great time and a great dinner!!

On Sunday Carl and I spent the day taking care of things around the house. We also decided to try out tripp in his little baby pool. He wasn't a big fan and didn't have much of an expression at all. He just kind of looked at us like "come on this is boring...and stop taking my picture mommy!" He didn't start smiling and laughing until daddy pulled him out and started drying him off! See picture above! Sunday night we headed over to carl's parents for some yummy gringos!

Monday was a busy day and we had a blast! We started off the day at my mom's where we had some yummy grilled steaks, sweet potatoes and salad! We had a good time hanging out and tripp of course loves seeing his yaya! Later we went over to lance's house to go swimming with he, michelle and some of his family and friends. We were wondering how tripp would like a "real" swimming pool. Well he loved it! He loved kicking his legs and probably enjoyed the cool water on such a hot day! We had so much fun hanging out with all of them. Lance's mom was even sweet enough to watch tripp for us so we could hang out by the pool and visit with everyone! It was such a fun day! Tripp loved hanging out with his uncle lance and even threw up on him! It was hysterical....sorry lance!!:)

Below are some pictures from our oh-so-fun weekend!!:

tripp with uncle lance and aunt michelle

hanging out with the guys

i love swimming!

tripp and daddy

everyone lounging in the pool

carl and lance relaxing

playing with yaya!


Happy birthday Aunt Rat!

looking around at benihana's


tripp and daddy watching tv

We have discovered that tripp loves to watch tv! He especially loves to watch handy manny on the disney channel. Whenever the music plays he starts to kick his legs and laugh....it's so precious! I have of course dvr'ed many handy manny episodes for our little peanut to enjoy! The picture above is from last night. Carl and tripp were both focusing really hard on the tv! We were even trying to play with tripp and he would look around us to see the tv!! Just like daddy!!

Tripp turns 3 months on friday, so I will of course be updating the blog with all the new stats and fun facts on this little guy! Carl will be out of town this weekend for lance's bachelor party so tripp and I will be bunking with yaya! Should be a fun weekend but we will miss daddy!!

Thanks for checking in and I will update again soon!! Have a blessed week!!

Blessings,

Traci & Tripp

Exciting Friday!

Friday was a really big day for us! Tripp learned a new trick and he slept in his crib for the first time!! First here is tripp's new trick:

On my back...

kicking my legs....

and rolled over on my side!

This was very exctiting for us! I would lay on his left side and he would kick his legs to get some momentum and then would roll right over on his side! I even caught it on video for daddy to see! But luckily carl walked in the door right as tripp was performing his new talent! He was more than happy to show it off for daddy!! Yay Tripp!!

On Thursday afternoon I received a wrapped package in the mail. The card read: "Happy Everyday to the best mother in the world". It was so sweet and unexpected. Inside the box was a video monitor! I had told carl I was really apprehensive about putting tripp in his crib without being able to see and hear him. So we had discussed a video monitor but hadn't made any final decisions. So when I got one in the mail I was so excited...what a sweet hubby I have! So Friday night we tried it out and transferred tripp from his bassinet in our room to his crib in his room. He slept great and had no problems! Mommy on the hand was super worried and watched him on his monitor most of the night! I think I will feel better about it tonight:) What a big boy we have! He is just growing up so fast!

Thursday night Carl was so sweet and watched tripp while I had a girl's night with my mom and sister to see Sex and the City 2! It was so fun and great to get out! Thanks honey!! Tripp of course loved spending the evening with his daddy!!

Today is My little sister's Birthday! We are all going to Benihana's tonight to celebrate! It will be tripp's first trip (out of the womb) to benihana's!! Happy Birthday Aunt Rat!!! We love you!!

We have a super fun and busy weekend ahead! we will definitely update after the weekend! Hope everyone has a fun and blessed holiday weekend!! Below are a few pictures...enjoy!

Tripp watching his morning disney channel

Tripp and daddy....so tired!

look at that belly!

Thanks for stopping by!

Blessings,

Traci & Tripp:)

a little update

So this is what I've gotten to wake up to the past few mornings......

mommy caught me smiling!

Tripp has been such a little angel the past few days! (of course he's always an angel to his mama!) First of all tripp has been going down at 8:30pm and not waking up again until 6:30am!! It is great! I of course still wake up every couple hours to check on him especially when he is moving around but I am getting a lot more sleep than before! He has also started this new thing where when he wakes up he will lay quietly in his bed and just look around, smile and laugh! It is too cute! He used to wake up screaming until someone picked him up but not lately. This morning Carl was still home and able to see our happy little guy waking up.

I forgot to mention last week that we have estimated tripp to weigh about 14 1/2 lbs. Carl weighed himself and then weighed himself with tripp thus the estimation;) Our boy is getting big! We just love him soooo much!!

Today we got to spend some time with nana (my grandma) for her birthday! We brought her lunch, a cake and some flowers. She has been watching tripp for us while I get to go see some clients. We love you nana! Happy Birthday!!

Below are a few pictures from the past few days...enjoy!

coach, tripp, aunt janelle and kate

tripp and kate

"happy birthday uncle lance!"

(monday was lance's 27th birthday and tripp wanted to wish him a happy day!)

mommy loves her little man!

Thanks for checking in...just wanted to give a little update! Have a blessed rest of the week!!

Blessings,

Traci & Tripp

2 1/2 months and getting so big!

cousins! (jake, blake and tripp)

Can't believe another week has passed. Time really does fly by! Our precious little boy is now 2 1/2 months old and getting bigger by the minute! He is such a joy and it is a privilege to be his mommy! Here are a few things I love about being a mommy:

• being the only on who can soothe my little guy sometimes
• when my little guy wraps his little arms around my neck
• melts my heart to see him smile and laugh
• love to see carl and tripp together
• love to watch tripp relax in his bath
• love the smell of my freshly bathed guy
• love to see tripp so happy in his swing outside
• when tripp "talks" to me
• and most of all...just being with him!

I certainly feel blessed, not only to have a precious and healthy little boy but also to have a wonderful hands-on supportive hubby and daddy for tripp:) Also blessed to have a wonderful extended family. This past weekend kelly and the boys came into town. We had so much fun hanging out with them. On Friday afternoon Kelly and I braved a trip to Sam's with a 1 and 6 year old boy and a 21/2 month old boy! It was quite an adventure. Just a little example of our adventure at one point: blake was climbing on top of piles and jumping through isles, jake was trying to grab on to my basket so he could play with tripp and when tripp wasn't sleeping he was whining! Oh so much fun!! kelly and I enjoyed every minute:) Later we all went over to yaya's (who was out of town and missed the festivities) and got to see our sister tiffany who is in from school for the summer. It was nice spending time with my sisters and boys:) The picture from above is from our weekend together as well as some below...enjoy!

Last week my sister tiffany came over during the week to visit me and tripp. We discovered that she has a super power...putting babies right to sleep! Tripp was really fussy and after about 20 minutes of trying to put him to sleep I asked her to hold him for a sec while I made a bottle. I thought I had gone deaf for a second when it went silent until I turned around and saw tripp sleeping soundly on her chest! It happened again later....it's like instantly calming! I invited her to move in at that moment...who needs college anyways;) Below is a picture of the super hero at work:)

We (by we I mean carl;)) recently out up a swing for tripp outside in our breezeway. Tripp LOVES it! It almost always puts him right to sleep! In fact for the past 2 mornings Carl and I will put him in the swing and sit and enjoy our morning coffee together. It is just too precious! Needless to say Tripp and I will be spending many a days outside in the breezeway! Carl and I even bought a fan today to put out there to help keep our little sweater cool!

Tripp is starting to be more on a schedule now-a-days. He still eats about every 2 hours during the day and now at night he is sleeping much longer! Last night he slept from about 8:30-4:45am! It was great! I of course woke up a few times to check on him but he was sleeping like a little angel. On average he usually sleeps for about 5 hours after his bath and night bottle, then wakes up for a bottle and goes back to sleep for about another 4 hours. Of course this still fluctuates sometimes. All in all things are getting much better!

Well I guess that is enough rambling for now! Below are some of the pictures discussed earlier in this post. Enjoy!! :)

cousin blake and tripp




cousin jake giving tripp hugs and kisses...so sweet!





precious jake (who could say no to that face!)


almost caught tripp smiling!




aunt mo cutting tripp's nails...I'm not a pro yet;)


aunt rat working her magic;)




still in his pj's and passed out!


later in the day and starting to zonk out!

Thanks for checking in on our crazy life! We will update again soon!! Hope everyone has a blessed week!

Blessings,

Traci & Tripp

Super Fun Weekend

Taking a bubble bath...daddy put bubbles on my head!

This past weekend was a really fun one! We had lots of family time, which is always a blessing and we were able to attend a couple's shower for two of our best friends, Lance and Michelle. My mom (tripp's yaya) baby-sat for us while carl and I got to get out and go to the shower by ourselves. It was my longest time away from the little guy but I survived! Tripp of course had a blast with his yaya and aunt rat. I am very lucky to have such a wonderful mom!! Below are a few pic from the shower. Also below is a picture of the beautiful porch swing carl made for lance and michelle. My hubby is super talented!

Carl, me, michelle and lance


Carl and I before the shower





The beautiful porch swing

Below are some more pictures of our precious little butter bean! Including a picture of Tripp in a swing outside coach & grammy's house. He loved it sooo much he even fell asleep! So I of course ran out the next day and bought one for our backyard! Tripp and I will be spending plenty of time out there swinging! Hope you all enjoy!

Daddy thinks I look like an old man (aka: coach!)



another mohawk!


LOVED the swing outside at coach and grammys! (mommy went out and bought one for my backyard the next day!)



so precious in his jogging stroller




Daddy's all-star!

(really love my baseball...thanks uncle lance and aunt michelle!)

We hope you all have a great week!! Thanks for checking in. We will update again real soon!!

Many Blessings,

Traci & tripp

10 weeks old

So our little boy is now 10 weeks old! I can hardly believe it. Tripp continues to change and grow everyday! He is just so precious and at such a fun stage. I promise Tripp does smile and laugh...he just will not let me catch it on camera! He is just like his daddy!! He does this thing where he will be laughing and talking up a storm and as soon as he sees the camera come out...he immediately puts on his serious face...or what carl likes to call his "poker face"! It makes me laugh so hard and reminds me of my darling hubby;)

I enjoy spending time with my little man everyday. It is a challenge sometimes and sometimes I even wonder if I will make it through the day, but it is such a blessing to be able to spend everyday with my little guy. It's amazing how much better I've gotten at this mom thing. I can change a diaper, make a bottle, do a load of laundry, feed a hungry baby, put him down for a nap, work-out and put dinner in the crock pot all before 10am! I've also become a queen of multi-tasking! It's the hardest job but it's the best job in the world! I feel blessed:)

This weekend is going to be a fun one. Not only do we get plenty of family time but we also get to go to a couples wedding shower for two of our best friends, Lance and Michelle! Little tripp will get to spend the evening with his yaya! It will be nice to get out with just carl and I.

Here are some things little tripp is up to these days:

• Eats 5-6 ounces at each feeding
• still eating about every 3 hours
• slept through the night on wednesday night (9-5!) but hasn't again since
• laughing and talking so much!
• laughs the most at daddy
• wearing 3 month clothes and some 6 month clothes
• in size 1 diapers
• stops smiling/laughing at the sight of a camera!
• LOVES bathtime!
• likes to lay in his crib and listen to his lullabys
• likes to go for walks in his jogging stroller
• likes to watch colorful shows on tv (mickey mouse clubhouse and handy manny)
• still enjoying tummy time!
• takes a long nap in the morning after his morning bath
• does not like pee pee diapers!
• has quite a little temper;)

Just wanted to give a little update on our little man. Here are some pictures from the past couple weeks! Enjoy!

crib time! (was smiling right before I pulled out the camera!)

thought it was so funny that daddy put a washcloth on his head! (again sight of camera=poker face)

mommy loves her little man!

Gig' em'!

cool like daddy:)

our precious little ducky!

Thanks for checking in...we will update again after the weekend! Have a blessed weekend! :)

Blessings,

Traci & tripp