ryan is [7] months old

wow.  seven months old.  for some reason 7 months seems old to me - definitely not a little baby anymore.  

 

. he is absolutely everywhere – still with his army crawl that gets faster every day.  he lost skin on his big left toe from pushing off and a blister is forming - it isn’t stopping him. 

. he climbs in to things. 

. he climbs up the stair by our front door and is trying to figure out the staircase. 

. he’s no longer content sitting with a bucket of toys – apparently that’s boring. 

. he waves hi and bye and is quite proud.

. he grunts.  alot. 

. it is nearly impossible to change this dude’s diaper or get him dressed.  I think baby restraints need to be invented for crazy boys like Ryan.  It’s insane!

. he loves playing on a big sheet on the grass in the front yard - you can find us out there alot watching Nate play. 

. he loves food.  when he sees either a bottle or a bowl of food for him – he gets a huge grin and starts panting.

. he loves chunky food like pieces of a banana or a pear.

. he isn’t a very long napper during the day.  a few times a month he surprises me with a good, long nap but they are usually quite brief.  this is mainly due to the fact that he is a sleeping pooper.  he poops almost every time he sleeps.

. which means he goes to bed between 6:30 – 7:00 every night.  a few times a week he sleeps from 6:30pm – 6:30am STRAIGHT. 

. he wants his own personal space from his big brother which rarely happens.  He doesn’t want anyone in his way – he wants to do his thing without being interrupted.  however, he always wants to see someone.  he doesn’t like being alone.

. he gets M A D when you take something away from him.  holy cow.

. still loves his binky & the bath.  he’s just like nate with the water . . . loves having it poured over his head or dunking his head in.

. he finds a tag on anything and everything and will eat it until you take it away.

. i think more teeth are on their way.  he currently has two on the bottom.

 

[the wave in photos]

 

[spencer & leigh – your nephew may need some dental work down the road with this thumb obsession.  we’re working on it.  promise.]