ten months

ryker is amazing! he is growing so fast and i am making sure we enjoy every moment. ryks is very observant. he watches people carefully. he is also an entertainer. the other night we went out for ice cream with my family and my future sister-in-law's family. ryks was the center of attention. he squinted his eyes, laughed a lot, and cheered for everyone. i was so proud of him! he even flirted with nichole's sister gabby. he is such a ladies' man!

ashley, chris and nichole are adorable with ryks. i love that they are so close to him. they even fight over who gets to hold him or take him on walks. graham's brothers are also great with ryker. it is so wonderful ryks has such supportive aunts and uncles who get to see him often and watch him grow.

we have big news at our house - ryker is now scooting! it's a funny approach and seems very exhausting but he is getting around. after he scoots a few times he stops to clap and cheer for himself. i'll have to post a video soon. we laugh so much. we had to take ryks to the doctor's because he has asthma and needed medicine. while we were there i learned ryks weighs 29 lbs. that's a lot of weight for a ten month old to pick up off the floor. so we think ryks will forget about crawling and go from scooting to walking. i love my chunky baby!!

what a great, perfect kid. we love him so much!

little k's big adventure

this is little k.
he just turned one.
he is going on an adventure with his family.
they are going to live in a far away place (texas).
we hope he'll be back after a couple years.
we'll miss this cute little face!

the first word

ryker is doing the funniest thing!
he squints his eyes and chuckles
to get people's attention.
it works! the kid is adorable.








ryks has also been starting to eat
more solid foods and loves the gerber cheetos


the other awesome things ryks is now doing
include high-fives, waving good bye,
and shaking his head when he hears music

but the best thing ryker does is says "mama!"
the first time he clearly said it was when
he was jumping in his bouncy chair.
he stopped, looked at me, and said "mama"
then started bouncing again.
a few days later he was standing in the crib
at my parents house and said "mama" while trying
to reach for me to take him out of the crib.
so i'm calling it - his first word was "mama!"

all of that plus fun with
hannah and the robinsons,
the living planet aquarium,
easter,
cousins, and
family parties,
it has been a great couple weeks!