6 Weeks

Now that Rylee is 6 weeks old she is really starting to interact with us. She definitely knows who her mommy and daddy are. She is smiling and talking (cooing and other noises) at us a lot more now. She is also a nosy little girl. Rylee has had a pretty strong neck now for awhile but now she just loves to lift that head up and look around. She is awake and alert longer during the days now and is still sleeping great at night. We are going on over 2 weeks in a row that she has slept for around 6 hours when we first put her down to sleep at 9. Our bathtime/feeding routine at night seems to be working pretty well. We are so proud of her for being such a good sleeper (it makes it so much easier on us).

Some of Rylee's favorite things (besides eating and sleeping):

- Our living room ceiling fan: on or off she loves to stare at it (it keeps her so content)

- Sitting in her bouncy chair if the vibration is on

- The star that lights up and plays music on her Baby Einstein Activity mat: she kicks, flaps her arms, smiles, and talks at that star

- Dad coming home at lunch time: Brad tries to come home everyday for lunch and Rylee is so excited to see him and gives him so many smiles

- Going for walks with mom, Mindi, and Gracie: we go for a walk almost everyday with our neighbors and Rylee loves being outside. She usually is awake for awhile at the beginning but then the movement eventually puts her to sleep (and Gracie)

- Lifting her head up and looking around at everything