All about Rhyder....6 Months Old!

Rhyder, you turned a half year old this month. 6 months!! Its crazy to think that half a year ago, you weren’t on this earth (well you kind of were, but you know what I mean) and now you are. And can I tell ya, YOU ARE CUTE!!!

Seriously, you may be the cutest little boy on the planet…at least that’s what everyone tells us and Mommy & Daddy happen to agree.

Your name, Rhyder, means “Warrior or Knight” and your middle name, Josiah, means “God will save.” We loved that combination. Our little humble knight…a member of God’s army.

You have your Daddy’s blue eyes which I absolutely love. Never thought your brown eyed Mommy would have a blue eyed boy!

You have the most perfect baby features that make you adorable.

You have A LOT of hair...so much so that a college student at church turned around and said “WHOA! Baby toupe!” hahaha! You do look older because of all the hair. A lady at Kyle’s wedding this weekend guessed that you were 2. 

Mommy cut it a couple days ago...my first little boys haircut ever and I'd have to say it looks awesome!

You have a sweet, sweet spirit. You are full of smiles.

Between about 2 and 5.5 months, you were an awful, awful sleeper. You would wake up 10-15 times a night and then you wouldn’t nap well during the day either. It was tough. But as of about May 2^nd, you started sleeping….now you usually go 12 hours straight! Whoop!

Your favorite toy is “Mr. Moose.” You spend a lot of time in the exer-saucer the Maders let us borrow…you like to jump, jump, jump!

You LOVE to be outside. If you’re crying, I can walk you outside and you look around in wonder.

You cuddle with your Buggie (the red ladybug that Daddy won’t call “ladybug” :) 

You smile with your eyes.

When we were in the hospital, your nursery pediatrician told us you had a “congenital defect” which scared us when he said it because congenital defect usually goes with heart…but he said we had nothing to worry about. Its just that you are missing a tiny little lip muscle that makes you cry and smile out of one side of your mouth. I LOVE it…its your little “Rhyder quirk” and its adorable.

You hated bananas the first time you tried them. So much so that watching you try to eat them made me nauseous. Your favorite food is sweet potatoes and you like pretty much everything else too.

You like to chill in your Bumbo on my bathroom counter while I get ready for the day. You like my jewelry (shhh don’t tell Daddy).

You break into a big smile when I sing “ABCs” “Jesus Loves Me” "Itsy Bitsy Spider" or “My God is so Great.”

You love Baby Einstein Beethoven except the part where the lady opens the toy doors…you cry at that part.

At your 6 month appointment, you were 18lbs, 12 oz. 73% weight, 85% height, 83% head circumference…you’re our big boy.

I pray for you often to develop in character and integrity, to have a strong but kind heart, to love the Lord at a young age, and to be adventurous but to stay safe. Your are precious to us and we love you.