- Weight: 19 lbs 7 oz (only gained 1 lb 6 oz since 6 months)
- Length: 28 1/2 inches
- plays peek-a-boo
- not crawling... but moving a lot
- has 4 teeth - 2 top (fangs) and 2 bottom (middle)
- dances to everything
- wakes up 3-4 times a night
- takes 1 morning nap (1.5 -2 hrs) and 1 afternoon nap (45 min - 1 hr)
- loves daddy time
- falls asleep best to calming music
- eating a lot more food (pureed fruits & veggies, banana, pear, baked potato are favorites)
- pulls himself to stand (mostly in his crib, but sometimes on our pants or the couch)
- smiles and plays with everyone, even strangers
- loves finger food in his snack bowl (kix, cheerios, baby finger foods)
- wants to drink daddy's water, not his own if there is a choice
- has a great sense of humor
- a little eczema on his arms and legs
- still wants to be held/entertained all the time
- loves crinkly things (plastic bags, envelopes, paper napkins)
- sleeps in his crib... most of the time
- loves to be outside
- does not like his hair being washed
- likes to hold and play with little colored balls
- loves to read his books, especially Touch and Feel Farm, Old MacDonald, and The Hungry Caterpillar
- loves to play pat-a-cake and the itsy-bitsy spider
- likes to hold your hands and make them clap
- likes to play with cords - computer cord, hair dryer cord, etc.
- sleeps with his giraffe and holds onto the ears or horns
- likes to chew on a large hunk of carrot when his teeth hurt
- thinks it is a great game to take everything out of containers
- loves his cousin Elliott
- really talkative
Elliott and Ryder holding hands
So fun to hear all his stats and what he like to do. He is growing so fast.
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