A Clap, A Kiss, A Hug and A Dance!

I will have to say that the best part of being a parent so far is watching my child learn new things. This past week Ryan learned to clap his hands and now he does it all the time. It's so cute. Every time he starts clapping we start clapping too and say Yay!!!!! He cracks a smile and keeps clapping. He also learned to give kisses. When ever I hold one of his stuff animals close to him I tell him to give it a kiss. He will open his mouth, lean forward, and put his mouth right on the stuff animal. I love this. He started to give me kisses as well. It's so fun watching him learn new things. The last two days he started giving hugs. He will rest his head on my shoulder and put his arms around my neck. It's so sweet and I am absolutely loving how affectionate he is and how much is bonding with me.

Another thing Ryan started doing is dancing. He will do this at random times and I LOVE it! He bends his little legs and moves around. I think it's so funny how they pick up on things and learn things on their own. The last few days have been great. The screaming events have subsided and are much less often. He even slept through the night last night without waking up screaming. When he does scream I put my finger to his mouth and say Shhh. I then talk to him in a whisper and it seems to stop the screaming immediately.

We are working on waving hi and good-bye, giving high five and some sign language to help us communicate with him.
Tomorrow Ryan goes back to the doctor's to make sure his ears are all better. He will also be weighed again and I'm very curious to see how much weight he has gained in the last three weeks. I am guessing not very much being that he is very active and is constantly crawling around. However, this kid has quite the appetite and really loves his food.

Here are a few updated pics...