14 Months of Ryan

In 14 months... look how much our little guy has grown :]

 {day one}

 {month one}

 {month two}

 {month three}

 {month four}

 {month five}

 {month six}

 {month seven}

 {month eight}

 {month nine}

{month ten}

 {month eleven}

{month twelve}

{month thirteen}

{month fourteen}

[ 12 month photos ]

FINALLY, here are Ryan's 12 month photos. A week before he turns 13 months. ;]

BONUS PICTURES! ;]

 [finally starting to grow some hair!!]

 [signing "all done"]

 [signing "please"]

[signing "more"]

{ 12 months old! }

My oh my... 12 months old! I haven't taken Ryan's 12 month pictures yet... but I thought I would update anyway, because wow, has he learned a TON lately!

I had a proud mama moment the other day... I put him on his little potty after his nap, like I usually do. This time, he not only peed on the potty, but he also signed "T" (what we use for toilet) at the same time! I was seriously blown away... he has been picking up on signing so well!

His signing vocabulary now includes...

...milk
...more
...please
...thank you
...toilet
...book
...all done

And his verbal vocabulary includes...

...mama
...dada
...moo
...ball
...up
...buh [for nums]

I'm not sure on his weight/length... I'll have to check! He was 16.3lbs at the end of December... I'd say he's close to 17lbs now. But I've been wrong before ;] He's been mostly wearing 6-9 month pants, 9 month sleepers, and 6-9 or 9 month onesies. And size two shoes! Tiny shoes are so adorable...

Another huge thing: he is walking. He's pretty much got it down like it's no big deal, too. It is SO CRAZY to see him walk around the corner of the room... it makes me do a double take sometimes because I'm so used to seeing him crawling! He doesn't need to crawl over to a couch or shelf or anything to stand up now... he just pushes himself off the ground, sometimes with a toy in hand. Little multi-tasker.

One of my favorite things he does is when I ask him to go get a book (verbally and by signing). He stands up, stops for a second with his hands in the air like "Where's the book? Where IS the book? I'm on a MISSION!" and walks over to the shelf where the books are... and then he pulls one off, smiles, and carries it back to me to read for him. SO ADORABLE.

He definitely loves the kitties. He loves to snuggle them and chase them. I think they really like him too :] I hope they continue to be pals as they get older. I think it helps that we have super needy (er, cuddly) kittens. He just loves that they are all over him all the time.

He still loves to eat... I wish I had a metabolism like he seems to have. I'm not sure where he puts it all!!

Still only four teeth but he's working on 2-4 upper teeth. Teething seems to come and go. I kind of wish they would just come in already!

I think that's about all of the "new" stuff... but it's late and I'm probably forgetting some things. *yawn* This post is subject to being edited in the morning when I am more coherent...

[ 11 month photos ]

Ryan is 11 months old! It really doesn't feel like it has been that long. He seems so grown up, but yet he's still just a little guy... he's still my baby! 

He got over his need for baths twice a day, but he still enjoys them. He also still really loves to eat... I can't believe how much he eats! And he's getting pretty close to walking... but he's pretty cautious, so it probably could be a little while. 

He's finally wearing mostly 9 month clothes! He still fits into 3-9 month onesies, but he has to be in 9 month sleepers because 6 month ones are too short. 9 month pants are the perfect length, but they are forever falling off of him! My peanut weighs 16.3lbs; I thought he was closer to 18lbs now, but I'm a terrible guesser. I must have been way off on my "guess" for his 9 month weight (16.4lbs), too, or maybe he has lost some... I don't know. I'm not worried because he is getting to be a lot more active and he's developing just fine. I need to check his length sometime... he's definitely taller! 


He has four teeth now. It has opened up a whole new world for him in regards to eating... biting things in half is so much easier now! Unfortunately, solid food isn't the only thing he has been biting... but we're working on it. ;]


He says: mama, dada, moo, up ("buh"). He signs: milk, more, please, all done. We're working on a few others but so far, he likes to sign "more" for absolutely everything. 

Here are his 11 month photos! I have to add that these were (obviously) taken outside.

In January. 

In MINNESOTA. 

We definitely haven't had much winter (well, up until yesterday!). It was 47 degrees on this day... and it was BEAUTIFUL. Ryan and I had such a blast being outside! I was just snapping a few photos but decided to use them for his 11 month pictures because there are a ton of them ;] I'm not joking... there are a ton! Ready??