Rylan Observations

Before Rylan changes too much, I wanted to write about some of the things we've noticed about him.

Rylan does not have Brian's eyelashes like Carter does. Carter's were long and full from birth. Rylan just has a few short eyelashes right now. Looks like he's going to take after me on this one.

Rylan has dimples in both of his cheeks. His face is a little chubby right now so I'm not sure if they are going to stay. Rylan doesn't show his dimples off very often, but when he does, they are very cute.

Rylan still doesn't open his eyes all that much. He started off usually opening only his right eye when he wanted to look around a little. He's starting to look around more now, but he doesn't open his eyes up fully very often. Carter opened his eyes up wide from the day he was born. He had an intense stare that made him look like he was taking everything in. Rylan seems to not be as worried about what's going on around him.

Rylan's eyes are a dark blue-gray right now. I know Carter's started off darker than the light blue they are now, but I'm not sure if they were this color or not. Rylan's hair is darker than Carter's was when he was born. However, Rylan's hair color is already changing. It was a medium brown color when he was born and is starting to lighten up. I think the darker hair is falling out and the lighter, fuzzier hair is now more visible. I hope it's falling out because Rylan has a patch of hair on the top of one of his ears that I'm hoping falls out!

Rylan is so hairy still! I know it's supposed to rub off after a few weeks, but he's like a little teddy bear right now. The hair is white so it's not very noticeable, but he's covered in it!

Rylan got his first sponge bath at home on last Friday (July 2nd). He's had a couple more since then. He's been doing a good job of putting up with them without too much fussing.

When we put Rylan on his stomach for some tummy time, he's pushes his feet on the ground scooting forward already (he moves a lot if you put your hand behind his feet). The other night he almost turned over on his own when he got his feet going and started rotating his hips. We might be in trouble if this one figures out turning over and crawling early. It's not too hard with two right now when one stays where you leave him!

Carter is still doing great with Rylan - no injuries so far! Carter loves to give Rylan kisses on the top of his head. He also loves to put his head up to Rylan's as a sort of hug. He started giving Rylan fist bumps yesterday. Carter wants to hold him a lot and be close to him. Carter really does like his brother so far.

I still can't get over how big Carter seems now that we have a newborn around. I've always thought he was tiny (which on the percentile charts, he is small for his age). But now he seems like a giant. His hands and feet seem so big and meaty. Changing his diaper is so different than changing Rylan's - his diapers are huge! I'm starting to get used to Carter's size again, but it was just the weirdest thing for both Brian and me at first.