Labor Day Weekend FUN!

It said to use the feet on infants for the t-shirt...cause obviously it's hard to get their hands unclenched! They ball them in fist and it's next to impossible.

Yes, we used the same foot for both footprints...no my son does not have weird feet..haha

My blue footed baby

We had a blast Saturday. I had bought the "Worlds Best Dad" t-shirt for him for Father's Day in June and he said that we were going to finally get it done before Rylan turns 5...haha. So we did it and we got a plain white shirt and put my handprint, Rylan's footprints and Butch's handprint and the date. It turned out really cute. He is getting big so fast and we want to have fun memories and things to look back on! Rylan didn't really know what to do about the paint on his feet. He kept curling his toes cause it was kinda cold. It was a great day of family time and laying around enjoying one another.

First Foods..

He WANTED MORE!!!!

We went for Rylan's 4 month check up on August 25 and he had to get 4 shots again. :( But on the upper hand he is gaining weight real well and growing in length. He weighed 15 lbs. 14 1/2 oz. and was 25 1/2 inches in length. In all he was in the 75 percentile for other babies his age. Dr. Sester said everything looked great and told us we could start cereal and baby food!!! We started some rice cereal and he loved it, but it makes him constipated - NOT FUN!...so we went on to 1st foods and started some sweet potatoes and he's doing really well with it. I thought he was going to make a huge mess, but he didn't. It did kinda messy around his mouth and he did grab the spoon from me a few times, but he did pretty good. I know the older he gets he will become more independent and will make more of a mess because of him being more mobile. I'm not sure if I've blogged about him rolling over...he can roll from his tummy to his back. Then yesterday we were on the way to my parents house and I showed him how to pull on one of his toys to make it wind up and vibrate and he kept pulling on it the rest of the trip and had it down pat! He is so smart...it's amazing how he catches onto things so fast. He loves watching his Illustrative Bible DVD too...he's going to know the Bible from front to back by the time he's 2! :) God has blessed us with a smart child!

1st Time on a Horse

I Adore Him

Can you tell Rylan is the other love of my life?!? I could never describe the love I have for my little boy. It's an amazing love...

4 months old

Rylan's Dedication 8/23/2009

Rylan's Dedication Day was Sunday, August 23, 2009 at New Life UPC in Birmingham, AL. Bro.Sutton preached an amazing message! We will always know that Rylan has angels watching over him and following him where ever he goes. He has no need to be afraid of worried because he is in the hands of God.

We had a lot of family come to be a part of his dedication. We had the Sulligent crew: Grandma, Melinda, Dillon, Brianne, Caitlyn, David & Sonya. Then there was the ones from Calera: Glen, Dialyn, Nathan, Kai & Kamilah. Bessemer, AL: MawMaw & PawPaw. Centreville, AL: Neida & Shelby. Atlanta & Brunswick, Georgia: Deb, Meg & Kain. Then, of course, my parents and Chase. So we definitely had a big bunch!! It was great. We took lots of pictures. I wish I had time to post all of them. It took about 45 min. to take Rylan's picture with everyone. We did have one interruption though - A GOOD interruption. Kai wanted to be baptized, so we paused and watched him be baptized in the precious name of Jesus. So it was an awesome day!! We are so glad to be a part of an ON FIRE church!! God is good!

After we left the church we went to eat at Crackle Barrell on 280 and we were there for a while. I don't think we got out of there until 3:00. But we had a great time seeing everyone and having them be a part of a special day that we are not ever going to forget!!

What a Milestone..

He loves a blankie over his face!!

My little man

Yes, he finally grabbed his bottle and held it (with a little help)...what a milestone. I am in awe...Grandma was holding him and she told me to come look at him cause he was holding his bottle. Yep, he was. He has finally learned how to use both hands and coordinate them to work together.