Ryder at 17 Months Old

Ryder has had a busy month with Christmas, the New Year, and having daddy home a lot extra with all the holidays.  He is definitely become a climber and climbs EVERYTHING.  Mostly he likes to climb Rilyn's bed and their little chairs in the kitchen.  But stools, tubs, and bookshelves come in at a close second.  

He finally has broken through all his teeth!  The drooling has seemed to subsided a little and we are hoping that soon the drool is gone!  

His vocabulary is expanding every day.  Some new and consistent words this month are: cracker, water, shoe, thank you, up, and of course no is becoming his most favorite word. He also is starting to learn some animal sounds.  Right now he knows what a cat, elephant, and cow say.  

I can't even think of what his favorite foods are this month....it seriously changes so often. He likes cereal, oranges, and oatmeal probably the most right now.  

He still loves to play with most toys and can entertain himself for a long time.  He loves books, toys that he can push around, and his hammer and ball toy.  He also gets to play with whatever Rilyn tells him too...so he plays restaurant often as well as going for pretend walks with sissy.  

He is becoming very independent and wants to brush his teeth on his own, try to put on his shoes, wash his hair, and always walk instead of sit in the stroller or be carried.

He is just a ball of energy and so much fun to be with especially now that he is talking!