Look Who Is Cruising Now!

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

More Ice Cream Tears

Brooke had her first ice cream cone. It went similar to the chocolate milkshake incident. She said she wanted a cone, we got her one. It was really tiny and we figured she could handle it. She didnt like how it dripped on her and it make her upset. We showed her how to lick all around it and she seemed to get the hang of it, so things were looking up. When she got to the cone we explained to her that she had to bite/eat it. She took a few bites and was doing ok. Then, when we werent looking, she bit the bottom of the cone. It started leaking. She got upset again. She cried that she didnt want a cone. She wanted a milkshake. We tried to act like an ice cream cone was the best thing in the world and tried to sell her on it. The tears stopped, but she was never really convinced.

Ryan is getting pretty used to all the drama :)

Sunday She Said

Brooke yawns
Mom: Brooke, are you tired?
Brooke: No. Im just hungry. Im so hungry I yawned.

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Brooke: It was a pond!
Mom: I think it was a river.
Brooke: No, it was a circle. It was a pond. For ducks.

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Brooke: Im going on an airplane by myself tomorrow!
Mom: Where are you going?
Brooke: On an adventure with Dora!

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