Ryden's week

I discovered three new teeth in Ryden's mouth that weren't there a week ago.  With the one that came in last Friday, that makes four teeth in a week.  Plus getting over hand, foot and mouth, this was a very grumpy week for the kid.

He also started trying to take steps this week so hopefully he will be walking soon!  At some point I realized that he is now 13 months old and should be walking soon.  The last month went so fast.

Hand, foot, mouth

UGH!  Ryden has hand, foot and mouth, yuck!  Harper had it this fall and now Ryden has it.  Supposedly it's going around, I took him to the doctor this afternoon to confirm my diagnosis and he was the third baby with it she had seen today.  It could be worse, but I feel bad, I know that it probably hurts but there's not a lot to do about it.


On a brighter note, he cut another tooth.  That makes 5, it wasn't the one I thought was going to come through next though so hopefully another one will pop through shortly.

A teamh

I'm so lucky that Harper and Ryden get along so well.  There are, of course, times when she gets mad at him or vice versa, but for the most part they get along.  They are becoming friends now, yesterday Harper snuck up on the counter to get some cereal with Ryden in tow.  He just wants to be where she is.  She got her cereal and the first thing she did was give him a piece, like they were a team.

Tough choices

Nate has been gone for a week now.  Ryden doesn't know the difference, but Harper does.  Most of the time she isn't worried about it.  There are times when she asks about him or just mentions him while she's talking.  I'm just not sure how to deal with it.  How do I explain to her that Daddy needs to get help and I can't be responsible for him anymore?  Hopefully someday they will both understand that this decision is what is best for all of us.

Big kids

Last week, Ryden officially started standing on his own.  Every day since then he has gotten better and better.  It is only a matter of time until he starts taking steps from that position.  

My other child, you know Harper, has apparently learned to use the mouse.  We have been trying to get her to figure it out because she likes to play games on the computer, but it was not going well.  Tonight, we were watching Pixar shorts on YouTube and she was running the mouse to pick new videos.  Amazing.

They are both growing up so fast.  I'm so lucky to have such amazing kids.