Okay so I missed a few months, and a lot has happened with our Ryan! He now has his two bottom teeth! They came in about a month ago and we are waiting for some more to follow. He wasn't too upset when they came in but he did get a pretty bad rash which looked very painful but he survived.
He is also full on crawling! He never scooted or really rolled around much but once he figured out how to crawl he was off! Before he even learned how to crawl he was pulling himself up on everything so when he put the two together, he was one excited boy!
He loves to point at things. He doesnt wave good-bye he just points. When he wants someone or something he points or reaches like in the above picture. He is also a very good grunter and can help us figure out what he wants through his points and grunts. If I even walk in the kitchen with him he starts going crazy pointing and grunting at all the food that he wants to eat.
Speaking of food- he is a very good eater. He will eat just about anything but I have noticed he doesnt eat a lot. I think he just likes to eat little bits of food all day long. His favorites so far seem to be bananas, strawberries, cheerios, bread and applesauce but the only thing he has ever actually spit out and not eaten are peas. He still nurses but really only a few times a day. I think he will be pretty easy to wean (hopefully).
He still loves his sisters and they love him. When he wakes up in the morning and the girls hear him they will stop whatever they are doing and run to him and cover him with kisses and he loves it. He will laugh and try and pull their hair. He is a very silly boy and loves to play games and make you laugh. He will randomly start spitting and then look at you to see if you are laughing and then just keep going laughing in between each spit.
He is also much more adventurous then the girls were. He will pull himself up to something and then just let go or he will dive to reach something just hoping he makes it. I can see a lot of trips to the doctor in his future. He is also standing by himself for longer periods of time. Tonight he stood there for almost a minute. I am sure he will be walking before his first birthday!
And finally, (most importantly to me) he is finally doing much better at sleeping! He still struggles with naps but sleeps much better at night. He usually goes to bed around 7 (its so early because he hardly takes any naps all day and is exhausted by about 6) and I usually feed him before I go to bed around 11 and then he sleeps until about 6 am, I feed him and he goes back to bed until about 9 am. I can definitely live with that kind of sleeping schedule. He sure love him and his cute personality and can't wait to see what he has in store for us next month!
The girls wanted to write thank you notes for Santa to go with his cookies. I love how you can just see the excitement in their faces!
Before bed, Grandma and Grandpa read Lydia a Christmas book- it was so sweet!
Presents from Santa. Abigale's on the left and Ryans on the floor.
The beautiful tree:
Jonathan's dad is an amazing painter and the night before Christmas Eve, Abigale asked him if she could paint a picture of baby Jesus. Apparently, he drew the picture but she did most of the painting. I was very impressed and am excited to have the paintings for Christmas every year!
They also painted this one!
Christmas morning! The girls woke up so excited around 7:00 but unfortunately, Ryan did not sleep much all night and the girls had to wait upstairs for everyone to wake up. It was torture trying to distract them and keep them from running down. Finally, they were released and it was worth the wait!
I love this age because it doesnt matter what they get, they are so excited!
Lydia got the pink rose she asked for from Santa (thank you dollar section of Target)
Aaron got all the guys these awesome shirts- I love Jonathans!
Two of Jonathan's presents- gift card to his favorite donut shop and ear plugs (yes, they have been used when a certain baby is crying and he needs sleep!)
Even Ryan got some presents!
