It has been another wonderful month of great growth and development. Ryan is all over the place and into everything. He has cut three molars this month! Red cheeks, drool and a hand in the mouth are commonplace. However, he is still such an easy going guy. Some of his new physical feats are climbing on and off of things like his Mickey car, walking backwards and Some of our favorite new developments are:
- Nodding his head when asked questions- "Did you have a good day at Donna's?", "Are you ready for a nap?"
- Pointing to body parts: nose, eyes, hair and belly button
- Doing had gestures with songs- he heard me say the word caterpillar and then grabbed my fingers to do "Fly butterfly, fly" just like we do when sing the Caterpillar song!
- "Mmm-ahh"- blowing kisses with sound effects- so cute!
- He has started mimicing real life actions- putting daddy's hat on, wearing Maddy's leash and mom's sock as a scarf, trying to use the hair dryer and putting his arms through his coat sleeves
- He runs to mom with a huge smile and open arms when she pick shim up at daycare (Drop off is still the same: no waving, blowing kisses or "buh-byes"...he is focused on making his triple decker graham cracker sandwiches! I just am grateful he feels safe and happy without his mom!)
He is also developing his verbal skills: he now says "Baba", "ball", "okay" and lots of chattering. Joe and I both think we heard "I lay down now", "love you" and "I love ma". He continues to be fascinated with all vehicles. He loves watching trucks and buses go by, makes car noises when "driving" them around the room, gravitates towards the firetruck and bus at Grampa and Gramma's and now makes a "bmmm, bmmm" sound when he plays with his boat in the tub. We have also had our first instances of time out worthy behaviors: bit mom on the leg, hit mom and, the best of all, (hehe)...he not only pooped in the bathtub, but decided to pick it up and throw it at daddy! We were in shock, grossed out and laughing all at the same time.
Right after I looked at the picture below, it finally sunk in that he was no longer a baby. I knew his crawling days were in the past, but he still had the baby face. But now his baby features are fading...his hair has grown in, the chubby cheeks no longer. My baby has grown into a little boy in a blink- it's unbelievable.
He continues to be an amazingly loving, calm and happy little boy. Our daycare provider said she wishes she could have 5 Ryans. His happy personaility is infectious. We get told all teh time by family, friends and even strangers how adorable, happy and well-behaved our little man is. We respond with bigs smiles and thank yous. For we know know how truly blessed we are. We thank God everyday for our most precious blessing!
