Ryan- 7 Months

Ryan is SEVEN months old today!  I can't believe how the time has flown!!  I say that about all my kids, I know, but it is so true!  He is such a little joy to have in our house and I can't imagine our life without him.  Whitney and Brooke are helping with him by playing silly little games that make him laugh and give him toys. His smile lights up the room and I can't help but smile and hug and kiss him just about 50 times a day!  I know he won't let me do it forever so I better do it while I can!  

Doesn't this picture just make you want to smile!? 

Sitting up, but not sure what to do next...

 Cooing at mommy :)

Ryan started eating solids a few days after he turned 6 months.  He caught on quickly and now has the hang of it.  He LOVES rice cereal and has also tried carrots, peas, apples, pears, and beef.  The beef seriously looked like dog food and it smelled disgusting, I don't think I'll be buying that one again.  Ryan hated it and made the most disgusted face.  Poor little guy. 

Ryan is scooting, lunging, rolling, and army crawling, and had been for a couple of weeks.  He is working on sitting unassisted and crawling the normal way.  I am not used to having a mobile baby this young.  Whitney and Brooke crawled long after 6 months.  From the time he was a newborn he has always preferred being on his tummy.  He can get to pretty much anything he wants and if he can't one of his sisters gets it for him.

Ryan is finally sleeping through the night.  It took about a week of crying and fixing the binky to get him to sleep all the way through.  For a few weeks before, I started to train him but would wake up, so I'd nurse him and he'd go back to sleep.  He worked his way up to waking and eating 3-4 times a night and that's when I decided it had to stop.  He mostly just wanted to be held and cuddled back to sleep anyway.  He does love to cuddle and I love to cuddle him, but I need my sleep too.

  We love you our sweet little baby boy!