Ryker's first Christmas!

We have made it through all the holiday parties and trips to Idaho. Finally some peace until surgery in three weeks.  Ryker got to experience lots of family events and friends the last week. He even got to check out his house in Idaho and finally see his room that will never be his. Sad! But overall it was fun in Idaho and we sure do love the Thrailkill family. The parties were a little overwhelming for him. He has slept so much this past week due to all the excitement of christmas, parties, and santa. Thanks to his amazing Aunt Jen we were able to attend all the family gatherings without exposing little man to other little humans. Hopefully he stays well for surgery. The last week Ryker has improved his head turning. He was struggling with turning his head to the right side, but with a long week of exercises we accomplished it. We are also working on supporting his head, which he is doing great on. He is now able to sit in a bumbo chair with out any help from me. He is not sure if he likes the chair, but little man is getting use to it. Ryker has found that his left hand is so much better to suck on then his binkie. I am a little worried he will find his thumb and that will be another thing we will have to overcome.  We went up on milk milliliter intake by the bottle. He is now able to eat 15mls which is almost a 1/2 ounce. Ryker has been struggle with the bottle the last couple of days. The milk has found it's way into his nose when he breaths and sucks, so I am just praying surgery will help with this situation. We also had his little baby blessing on Sunday. It was such a nice blessing to have before surgery. Now that all the parties and holidays are over, we are getting nervous for surgery. I know it will be worth it. It's going to help so much. I just pray there is no complications during it. Here are a few pictures to keep you busy. Here's to another great week! Have a great new year!