Well, it happened. Ryan turned 1 year old yesterday. I can't believe it, this is the fastest year of my life. All day yesterday while at work I kept thinking, one year ago I was in the hospital giving birth to Ryan, it just doesn't seem real. Anyway, I am so happy that Ryan is a happy and healthy little boy and is learning and growing and is such a fun little guy. His brother and sister just adore him, as do his parents. We are so happy and thankful to have him as part of our family.
I haven't taken him in yet for his one year check up so I don't know his height and weight yet, I'll have to add that later. Ryan is such a busy kid. Like any one year old, he won't sit still for 2 seconds. He loves to stand up and walk around furniture, and will stand unassisted for quite awhile, until I want to get a picture of it anyway.
He has taken a few steps a couple of times but will only try once. After he falls down you can't get him to stand up again, he just goes limp and doesn't want to try again. I hope this isn't any indication of how he'll handle other challenging things throughout his life. :) Ryan jabbers all the time but can say a few things like mama, dada, and uh-oh, he nods yes and no, and will count 1, 2, 3. He doesn't say the actual words but if we say it he'll copy the sounds and inflection we do, then throw the ball or do whatever we were counting for.
Ryan loves to eat, and likes most things. If anyone is eating he is right there wanting to share. He has loved eating watermelon this summer and thought it was pretty cool that he got to hold his own piece. He didn't care if he was eating the red juicy part or the hard green part.
Ethan and Ally both have little chairs in their rooms and Ryan loves to climb and play on them. He climbs up and down, over and over, and it keeps him entertained for quite sometime. He thinks he's pretty big when gets up in there and is pretty proud of himself.
We went on a little cookout the other night when Dale and her kids and Michael and Payton were home. Ryan loves being outside, exploring and tasting things. He thought this bucket was pretty fun too. I think he was trying to hide it behind it head but the handle kept getting stuck.
The other day I was trying to get several things done before we had to be somewhere and feeding Ryan dinner was one of them. I just didn't have time to do it all myself so I asked the kids to help me feed Ryan. Ethan and Ally thought this was the greatest thing, and I was pretty surprised that Ryan actually let them feed him. As you can see he was getting his bites in double time.
What a cute boy. This is Ryan at one of Ethan's soccer games. I love that smile. Love you, little buddy!
