Ever Changing Baby

Ryan has changed so much recently I thought I would have a blog focused just on some of his recent milestones.

• Today he went from laying on his belly to sitting up all on his own for the first time. This makes it way easier to play with toys (imagine laying on your tummy and trying to play games with both hands... not easy).
• He has also started eating everything... lasagna, yogurt, salmon, pickles etc.. His two teeth on the bottom just popped through but I think he needs a few more to get the chewing thing down pat until then he gets the pudding version of everything. I hope the teeth come in soon, I am not a huge fan of this teething business.
• Ryan is making lots of new noises, he sings to songs on the radio or rather talks over them. He says Dada and Mama, but not to Don and I... just babble.. but the real thing should come soon.
• His favorite thing is when people smile at him, even his reflection in the mirror.
• He gives hugs and reaches for people when he wants to be held. When he hugs he gets really aggressive.
• He has just discovered that when you hit two hard things together it makes a loud noise which he loves and does it with everything.
• I don't know how much he weighs, but it sure seems like a lot when I am carrying him around, he is in 9month clothes and seems to be getting bigger daily. He is 7 1/2 months old.
• He can go from one side of the room to the other in a sort of crawl slide, he doesn't like his knees on the floor so he either has straight legs with bottom straight up or is slithering.
• His favorite books are 5 little monkeys and the Hungry Caterpillar, I read them numerous times a day.

Life is good, Ryan is more amazing then I ever thought he could be. I'm sure after I post this I will think of a lot other things that he does but this is enough for now.