Spring is here and Ryan loves to be outside!

Ryan is really starting to babble more and more. "Da-da " is still his favorite word, but now we have the b's, the g's, and occasionally the m's down. He will chat up a storm, especially in the morning. Ryan eats 3 meals a day and has 3 bottles. He is still sleeping great and we rarely have to get up with him if he wakes up during the night. I weighed him the other day and he is about 20 lbs. My back can definitely tell! He is really fun right now and loves to have one of us playing with him. His is ALL over the house and when we leave the room, even for a split second, he gets very upset. Definitely has some separation issues, but from what I read, it is very common for this age. I signed him up for Gymboree classes last week. We went to 1 class to check it out and he loved it. So once a week we will be attending the "play and learn" class. It also appears that he is finally getting some teeth buds. Not sure how long it will take for the teeth to break through, but I bet in the next month we will have 2 little pearly whites! It is really hard to believe that he is 8 1/2 months old! We will be planning his first birthday party before we know it!

Here are some recent pictures of our little buddy!

Just enjoying a nice day outside. He was actually picking those little white flowers.

Watching dad play with a baseball that showed up in our yard one day.

A new use for his exersaucer.

I walked in the bathroom and found him underneath. Too cute.

Looks like he is unsure if he is allowed to play like this.

We take a long walk almost everyday and it is very rare for him to stay awake the entire time.

Grandma Bobbi took him for a walk in his wagon and this is how he returned home. Sound asleep.

His new toy!

Waiting for Dad to get home.