The first week with Rylan

The first week with Rylan has been great and it has been wonderful that Ron has been able to spend the first week off of work. We are starting to learn signs from Rylan so we know when he is tired or when he needs something. The first days home and in the beginning of the week he had a lot of problems with gas pains, so he was very uncomfortable. We now think that a lot of the pains were due to jet lag being in the sitting position for so long on the plane and it has taken a few days to get rid of the pains, but by the end of the week we could tell he was starting to feel better. Rylan is eating very well and he loves his baths. He is not taking very good morning naps and we can tell that he needs them, but he is taking on average a two hour nap in the afternoon. He loves his stroller rides! This week we are just trying to make him feel secure and comfortable. It is important this week to make sure he knows that Ron and I are his parents and we are here to take care of him. In the middle of the week, we took a ride to visit Brad Bohlken and Nate Curry (Daddy wanted to show him off a little to his friends). We also used the opportunity to surprise his will-be babysitter. She is very nice and thought it would be great for Ron & I to introduce Rylan to her and see how the other kids in her home act. Rylan and I also visitd Grandma Holub for a couple of hours and did a lot of floor time play. Great Grandma Holub also stopped by for a quick visit. Towards the end of the week, we were able to get him to take a two hour morning nap and a two hour afternoon nap. He is sleeping in his crib and wakes up about four hours after putting him to bed and then again around 2:30a.m. So far he is waking up about every hour to two hours after that. He basically just needs his pacifier put back in his mouth. He is waking up anytime between 5:30 and 7:30 in the morning. We really don't have a schedule yet, which is okay. We are very happy with how the first week has gone.