Saturday, July 10, 2010

13 Months!

I can't believe a month has already passed since Ryan's first birthday. I'm not sure what happened, but ever since he has turned one he seems like less of a baby and more of a toddler. It makes me sad that he is growing so fast because I feel like my time with him as a 'baby' went by way too fast. At the same time, I am so excited to watch him transform into a big boy right before my eyes. Today also marks 8 months since we got our referral and saw his sweet little face for the first time. Hard to believe that it's been 8 months! Time is going by way too quickly....
Here's what Ryan has been up to this past month...

*Ryan loves fruit but won't eat his veggies....he always analyzes his food before eating it! He is becoming picky. Some days he eats tons of food and others he screams if he doesn't like his meal I have selected for him.

*He has started to blow kisses.

*He takes anywhere from 2-10 steps on his own...but still prefers crawling. Needs to gain a little more confidence.

*He loves giving us kisses!

*He is still only 19 lbs. 4 ounces!

*He still hates his pool and water table but loves his bath and enjoyed swimming in a lake...makes no sense to me!

*He says mama, dada, uh-ahhhh (uh-oh), and ba for ball. He also says Mmmmmm when you ask him if he's ready for lunch or dinner.

*He is trying to stand up with out holding onto anything...he only makes it as far as one knee.

*He claps all the time, especially if he hears clapping on T.V.

*He loves balloons and points to them whenever he sees them

*He absolutely loves Sesame Street and is a huge fan of Elmo!

*Out of all of his toys he loves playing with a ball best.

*If you ask Ryan where his belly is he will start patting his belly. If you ask him where his nose is he touches mine.

He is so much fun and is learning very quickly. He started out as such a good eater and now he is becoming a little more picky which means I need to be a little more creative. He hates if he gets the same things two days in a row for lunch or dinner and will start screaming and yelling if he does...so I have to always be sure to provide options for him. He is going through a little separation anxiety...can't walk one foot away before he starts crawling after me to pick him up. Other than that things are going pretty good. I feel like each week brings something new and exciting. We are loving this sweet, loving, stubborn, and strong willed little boy more and more each day!






4 comments:

  1. You are a great mom and I love you!

    Joey

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  2. Ditto...

    Enjoying the great picture's and I have been printing some of them (YES!! I finally figured it out) Looking forward to seeing you all next week. We miss you guys so much Ryan is growing too fast. What a sweet little boy. Give him lots of kisses for us luv mom

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  3. Love this post!! Love to see how much in common Cooper has with all of the other precious boys who came home about the same time!! And as far as strong-willed & stubborn....we have one of those too!!! Glad to see Ryan is doing so well!!

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  4. Happy 13 months Ryan! He is doing so well:-)

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