Ryan at 7 Months

Sorry we didn't get your seven month picture until now, Bub. You and Norah were in rough shape last week - you both had some sort of nasty cold virus and each had ear infections, too. Everyone's on the mend now, but we didn't want to save your puffy eyes and runny nose for posterity!

You've finally gotten another tooth, but it's not a front one. It's off to the side, so it sort of came as a surprise! You're a champion crawler now, up on all fours all the time. And you are great at pulling yourself up to standing at the toy table, at Norah's play kitchen, at the dining room chairs - anywhere you can find something to support you. As physical as Norah is, you are even more so. You're really getting into Norah's toys these days which causes her a lot of stress, but she's slowly learning to deal with it. The other thing that you're always into is paper! You're pretty sure any kind of paper you can find lying around would make a GREAT snack. We find you chewing on mail, books, Kleenex... it's kind of a problem! You say mama now, but I'm pretty sure you don't mean me yet and a lot of times, it's just a long chant: mamamamamamamama.

We love your drooly smile and your squeaky noises and your raspberry-blowing skills. You're the sweetest little guy we know. Happy seven months Ry Guy!