8 Months

8 Months of absolute joy and wonderment have filled our lives! Ryan is growing so quickly. He is so active and strong now- especially evident when we "try" to change his diaper. It has now become a 2 person job. He is trying to reach everything within his eyesight- keeping him on his back for 10 seconds is nearly impossible! Ryan has also become more expressive- his favorite facial expression is "ooooo". Our little buddy is now on the move. He is army crawling everywhere. His favorite "toys" to reach for are cords, remotes, shoes and the sound system. He is still as smiley as ever: smiling at pictures of himself on the iphone, exchanging smiles with anyone and everyone at church, smiling at his reflection in the car window, smiling as he claps for Tiger Woods or American Idol contestants, laughing at Aunt Chris as he destroys the tower of blocks she just built on Easter...we can't help but smile and laugh with him everyday! We continue to live each day with more love in our hearts than we could have ever imagined. To the joys of parenthood!

7 Months

7 Months

Wow! Time continues to fly. Ryan is growing up so quickly. He has already outgrown his infant car seat so we are now carrying him in and out of the car and he is sitting in store carts independently. Ryan is now more interactive, mobile and independent. Some of our favorite moments have been: reaching hands out for mom, grabbing and holding Madison's paw in the air, rotating 360 in 5 seconds- we are thinking he may begin to crawl soon and "raking" all the touch and feel books. While it has been a wonderful month of firsts, it has also been a scary month of firsts. Ryan had is first visit to Children's Hospital for his first high fever (105.6- yikes!). He was amazingly alert and stable though. The doctors told us it was a virus and early stages of bronchitis. He is still a little under the weather, but keeps smiling! We cherish each day that passes and try our best to hold onto all the wonderful small moments.

Ryan Laughing

6 Month Update

It is Valentine's day and our baby's half birthday. He's 6 months old already- We can't believe it! This has been a very eventful month in the Dahms household. There have been a lot of firsts: Ryan's first cold, first time sitting up without support, first time he found his hair on his head (he likes to pull it- ow!), first time he began to roll all over the place, 1st time holding a bottle with handles, 1st solid foods and 1st tooth! The biggest first has probably been that Ryan began eating solids in January- now can't seem to get enough of them. He now lets us know he's ready for his dinner when he sits in his high chair with his mouth wide open! Mom has taken on a new adventure- making baby food purees. She is slowly learning how to be more savvy in the kitchen! Another big milestone has been the emergence of teeth. Ryan now has two bottom front teeth- he chews on everything he can get his hands on! Our family and friends always comment on how Ryan is such a happy baby. We truly are very blessed. We can't tell our friends and family enough how much we love being parents. On this special day to remember the people you love, Joe and I thank God we have be given this precious little boy to teach us the true meaning of selfless, unconditional love.

6 Months on Valentine's Day