Ryan is 8 Months Old

Weight: 22lbs
Height:?

According to What to Expect the First Year, at 8 months Ryan...

should be able to

• bear some weight on legs when held upright X
• feed self a cracker X
• rake with fingers an object and pick it up in fist X
• turn in the direction of a voice X
• look for dropped object X

will probably be able to

• pass a cube or other object from one hand to the other X
• stand holding on to someone or something X
• object if you try to take a toy away X
• work to get a toy that's out of reach X
• play peekaboo X
• get into a sitting position from stomach

may possibly be able to

• creep or crawl
• pull up to a standing position from sitting
• pick up tiny object with any part of thumb and finger X
• say "mama" or "dada", indiscriminanatelyX

may even be able to

• play patty-cake (clap hands) or wave bye-bye high five
• walk holding on to furniture (cruise)
• stand alone momentarily
• understand "no" (but not always obey it)

X means Ryan can do this at 8months

*Pic courtesy of Aunt Bonnie, who has a great eye and got Ryan looking quite handsome on the 4th of July