I'm a little in shock that it's time to take a 8 month picture! The little dude needs to stay at this age forever!

Rylan is such a fun boy and is sure loved by EVERYONE. He is sleeping almost 12 hours every night in his own room, which has made a huge difference-from about 9:30-9 most mornings.  He's napping 3x a day. He LOVES food....and it can be anything.  He loves eating on his own with ritz crackers, baby puffs, baby cookies, baby apples, yogurt melts. It's cute to see him use his hands to grab the food. 
He says 'mama-mama; dada-dada; mmmmm (when eating food)' and always babbles.  He's a pro at the army crawl; likes to clap on his own (especially when you say YAY); loves standing and using his walker; loves being with everyone and cries most times when he's alone; like playing with toys and is enthralled with Milly; has come to love watching Little Einsteins with the girls (they choose that show many times knowing he likes it); he's just a fun, smiling, happy boy!
He's got us all wrapped around every little finger.
At the  Great to be 8, a friend was holding him and rubbed his tummy and he was dazed.  So we've now done that and he loves it. He LOVES his sisters and they sure take care of him.  Hadi is learning to be more soft and not screaming.  She will be the perfect sister to be crazy with and play.  Jaycee is such a nurturer.  She will be the perfect big sister to help with being his 2nd mommy.  He's very lucky to have sisters that care & love so much.  Daddy loves Rylan and tries to do guy things like watch football...but sometimes he just wants mom.  I won't argue that.  Rylan is such a blessing and has my heart!!!

Our little guy is at such a fun age and getting big fast!!!  When little Ms. Hadi holds him, I joke that he is going to outgrown her. 
Rylan is such a joy to all of us. He is sleeping, finally, from 10-8:30 and this week gets his own room! He still eats with mom but would rather eat everything that everyone else has. He loves food! He doesn't have a favorite or a dislike;if it can go in his mouth, then he's happy. He loves to talk. Can say "mama", DadDy taught him to shake his head back and forth when we say "no-no" and he loves to try and clap with people. He's a pro at moving all over and working on the crawling idea. What a joy he brings to Craig and I and the girls

I'm 6 months!!!!

I had my dr apt yesterday and I've grown!  I weigh 14lb 15oz (7%) and 25 1/2 inches long (8%) and my noggin is 43 cm (37%).  Mom was so excited that I'm growing and on the charts.  I'm such a happy baby and love my food!  My favorites so far are prunes, peaches & bananas but I don't mind the vegetables either.  I just love to eat!!!  I love to sit up and can almost do it on my own-I occasionally fall over to the sides.  I also am really good at rolling all over the floor.  Toys are fun now especially the crinkle books that make noise or the toys I can hold and shake to make noises.  Mommy thinks its funny when I do that.  I love my big sisters and my parents--they make me smile and so happy.  My favorite place to take naps is my swing with one of my blankets & my new binkies.  I'm sleeping pretty good-from 9pm-9am with a feeding about 6am.  I still like to eat with mommy but I get really distracted and I don't want to eat as long.  I'm just to busy to see what's going on all the time.  Mom & Dad say I'm such a happy baby and always laughing & smiling. 
I don't really cry except when I'm hungry or tired.  Otherwise, I'm very easy to be around.  I have started to have a little stranger danger to some people but when I see my family, I realize it's okay.  

I'm so lucky to be in such a loving family and we all are so blessed!  

Can you believe I'm 5 months?!!!

Mom says I'm a little stud and I still laugh & smile at her...I've got charm!  I like to play with toys, being on my tummy but my favorite is when it's time to eat.  I've tried carrots, peas & applesauce and I love my oatmeal & rice cereal.  It's been fun to eat new foods and I get really excited when I see my bowl of food.  I go to bed around 8-9 and sleeping until 5-6 with some naps in the daytime. 

I'm 4 months old already!

I'm slowly, but surely...growing!  I'm weighing in at a whole 11lb 15oz and I grew to 24 1/8 inches.  I love to be interactive with others.  When I'm not eating, I'm always smiling and giggling all the time.  I'm almost rolling over and starting to be interested in eating with the big kids.  I LOVE my blanket & binkie and still need them to fall asleep.  I sleep for 6-8 hour stretches at night, to give mom & dad a break.  I love to sit up and be involved with everything going on. 

*We just can't say how much we love our little guy and so blessed he is here in our family*

I'm 3 months and growing WAY too fast!!!

Loves: when it's time to eat with mom; binkie; smiling at my family;

I hit another milestone this month when I laughed for the first time when dad was playing with the blanket.  It was fun to hear my voice!  I also found my fingers and my hands and like to explore with them.  I love my family and time with each one of them.  Mom still can't over how cute my dimples are!!! 

I'm 2 months (8 weeks) and getting so big!

LOVES: binkie still; making fun faces right after eating; staring up at lights & mobiles or anything above me; being patted or burped on the back; 

I'm growing so fast and reaching milestones.  I started to smile last week (7 weeks) most the time after I eat.  I have a little bit of reflux so it feels really good for someone to burp me.  I still love sleeping in my swing and now I usually can sleep for 6 hours until needing to eat again.  I love being held and giving smiles to my sisters, mom, dad and cousins.