Ryders first Camping trip-6.20.14

So my family and i have always gone caming up north near Flagstaff by Mormon lake. Kris and i have gone there a couple time even just dating in high school with our families. It was kinda exciting to bring Ryder here and start the tradition with him. This trip was just with my parents and it was so fun just the 5 of us. They just love him
this was on the way up...he thought his hands were just the funniest things!

we kinda couldnt wait for for him to wake up and explore the woods!

he was fascinated with my dads red hat all weekend(its his favorite color)

we went to upper lake mary to do some fishing and wakeboarding

the water was chocolate milk we called it haha

my dad and kris wakeboarded in the freezing water

where did ryder go?

ryder loved the razor!

he loved his play pen!!

he loved it

fathers day/my little cowboy

Fathers Day

so this was my hubbys FIRST fathers day!!

i told him we could do whatever he wanted so of course he decided that on saturday we would go to the lake!!

on our way up to roosevelt lake

 papa and ry

 daddy wakeboarding

 he is serious about watching daddy

 mimi holding sleepy ry-we love the boat for this reason- it always puts him to sleep

 daddy and son

so i habe always gotten "worlds greatest dad" for my dad all these years, and FINALLY i got to buy kris one! he wore it all fathers day! :)

 this is the norm at the mcclendon house. we come over, everyone drops everything, sets up ryders toys and plays!! they just love him!

 family pic!

happy fathers day babe!

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the other day i put our ryder in his carhartts and camo overalls. i d-i-e-d. soooo cute.

ryder is 6 months old

HAPPY HALF BIRTHDAY RYDER!

i cant believe our boy is a HALF YEAR old!! so crazy!!! 

this past month has been so fun. Ryder is coming into his own personality and is just becoming this ball of fun.

the few big things he has mastered this last month is sitting up and rocking on all 4's all before he turned 6 months! i just cant believe how fast he is growing up!!

loves:

-sitting up

-squash

-everything in his mouth

-chewing on sippy cups

-anything red

-his crawl and roll ball

-diesel

-rocking back and forth while sitting

-anything fed to him with my finger

-water;bath,lake,pool

-song fancy by iggy

-squealing at the top of his lungs like a girl

-rolling and rolling around

-making mama laugh

hates:

-loud noises

-majority of baby food

-sleeping-he still doesn't sleep more than 4 hours at night

-his car seat
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ryder currently:
-eats 4-5 ounces every 3-4 hours
-wears size 2 diapers
-wears 3-6 months clothes but is now starting to upgrade into 6+ months
-eats baby food at least once a day-favorites so far is squash and carrots
here is a video of him eating applesauce haha not a huge fan

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at his doctors appointment he was:

weight: 16lbs 8 oz (23rd percentile)

length: 25 1/2 inchces (9th percentile)
head: 17 3/4 (93 percentile)

the doctor said it was incredible that ry was already sitting up like he that. he said that usually doesn't happen till 8 months or so. the doc said his lungs are clear, heart is strong, ears are good. 
overall he said he is a good healthy boy!

he loves the paper on the table

i just love him

 this kid cried for about 5 seconds when he got the shots, i picked him up and he smiled at the nurse. haha he is a trooper. here he is just minutes after he got his shots in his car seat on our way home.

 happy boy!

sometimes he just needs a mid-day bath to help his little legs 

after getting shots

 his poor legs