The Ry Guy Report: 18 Months

Weight  22 lb

Height  29 inches

Milestones

• Engages in imaginative play
• Points to show something interesting
• Says 9 words (plus does sound effects, like "ding dong" and "vroom")
• Shows affection to familiar people
• Knows what ordinary objects are for (like telephone, brush, shoes, spoon)
• Points to 2 body parts (nose and belly)
• Scribbles on his own
• Can follow one-step requests without gestures (like "go to your chair", or "bring the basket to Daddy", etc.)
• Walks alone
• Drinks from an open cup
• Eats with a spoon
• Helps dress/undress himself
• Enjoys filling and emptying containers
• Wants to do everything himself

Helping Daddy vacuum!

Likes

• Imitating Mom and Dad (cooking, talking on the phone, folding laundry)
• Drinking coconut milk!!!
• Almond crackers
• "Driving" the laundry basket up and down the hallway (even does the vroom vroom noise)
• Helping Daddy sweep the floor
• Christmas tree & lights
• Christmas ornaments (hasn't broken any yet, just likes taking them off the tree)

Dislikes

• Miscommunication
• Changes to his routine
• Teething (finally got 2 new teeth!)
• Waiting... for anything...

Big helper! Ry loves doing anything Daddy's doing.

The Quotable Ry Guy  He tries to say, "coffee", but it comes out "kah-kuff" or something to that effect.  He enjoys helping Daddy make coffee in the Keurig every morning.

The Ry Guy Report: 16 Months

Weight 21 lbs

Height 28.75 inches

Milestones

• Can turn pages of a book unassisted
• Is attached to a stuffed animal (Fluffy Frog!!)
• Likes to sing
• 'Kids Bops" (tries to dance to upbeat music)
• Gets upset when frustrated
• Climbs and explores
• Is choosy about his food
• Initiates and displays affection (loves to give mommy hugs and sloppy kisses)
• Signs "Book", "Car", "Bath", "Eat", "Blanket", "Sleep", and "Fly"

Likes

• Helping Mom around the house (tries to sweep and fold towels)
• Scribbling with a pen/paper
• Stacking/unstacking everything!
• To imitate (words, actions)
• Playing peekaboo
• Being the center of attention
• High fives!
• Mommy's phone

Dislikes

• Bad dreams
• Walking (crawling is WAY faster)

The Quotable Ry Guy "Go!" and "Up!"

The Ry Guy Report: 14 Months

Ry helping Mom Pinterest.... He loves the computer already!

Weight  19.6 lbs

Height  28.5 inches

Milestones

• Took a few steps, but prefers crawling
• Signs "Dog", "More", "All Done", "Potty"(we use the same sign for both potty and diaper)
• Waves bye-bye
• Tries to imitate words
• Babbles with inflection
• Looks at the correct picture when image is named
• Assists when being dressed
• Climbs up stairs
• Climbs down stairs
• Demonstrates preferences, points at what he wants
• First sentence!

Fun in the sun!

Likes

• Climbing on top of boxes, stools, storage bins, etc.
• Playing with Daddy's computer and computer chair
• Feeding himself with a spoon
• Putting objects back into larger containers
• Sorting and stacking....anything.....
• His Baby Einstein radio (Thanks, Aunt Beka!)

Dislikes

• Not having his way
• Daddy leaving for work
• Sitting still
• Bed time

The Quotable Ry Guy:  "All Done", "Kitty", "Dog", "I want Mommy", and "Did it!"

The Ry Guy Report: 13 Months

 

 

Weight  19 lb

 

Height  28.5 inches

 

Milestones

• Balances on his own while standing still
• Walks with a little help
• Follows simple directions
• Pulls himself up easily
• Climbs (crawls) up stairs (scary for mom!)
• Crawls very quickly
• Signs "baby" and "all done"
• Sorts objects

 

Likes

• Splashing in the pool
• Blueberries
• Squash
• His "Walker Wagon"
• Toy trucks/cars/helicopter/submarine (he moves them all back and forth and says vroom) 
• Cats
• Baby Signing Time DVDs

 

Dislikes

• Either Mom or Dad leaving
• Falling down
• Mosquitos
• More than 2 cats at the same time

 

The Quotable Ry Guy  "Kitty" and "Vroom"

The Ry Guy Report: 12 Months

 

Weight 19 lbs

Length 27.5 inches

Milestones

• Pulls himself to standing
• Crawls really well
• Cruises around the furniture
• Feeds himself chunks of solid food
• Follows simple directions (like, "come here")
• Got his 6th tooth

Likes

• Watching kids
• Sitting up at the table with the adults
• "Helping" Mom empty the dishwasher and fold the towels
• "Playing" piano
• Books

Dislikes

• "No"
• Wearing hats
• Sunburn!

The Quotable Ry Guy  "Mama, Dada, Banana"

The Ry Guy Report: 11 Months

Happy Mother's Day!

Weight  19.5 lb

Length  28 inches

Milestones

• Pulls himself up on furniture without assistance
• Feeds himself almost all finger foods
• Feeds himself soft foods with a spoon (if food is placed on the spoon for him)
• Drinks a small amount from a cup with assistance
• Got his 5th tooth!
• Demonstrates preferences (toys, foods, etc.)
• Army crawls (on his belly - but, forward motion at least! Finally!)
• Can pick up the tiniest object using his pincer grasp.
• Independent wrist/hand action

Ry loves his daddy!

Likes

• To explore independently
• Feeding himself
• Music (tries to "sing" along)
• Walks in the stroller
• Routine!

Dislikes

• Socks
• Hats
• Sunglasses
• Being away from Mommy
• "No"
• Eczema

The Quotable Ry Guy:  No new words yet. Just Mama and Dada and a whole lot of gibberish.

My intrepid explorer, off to see the world...

The Ry Guy Report: 10 Months

Weight  19 lbs

Length  27 inches

Milestones

• Teeth! (First tooth on March 16, quickly followed by two more)
• Claps his hands
• Understands "No"
• Understands the sign for "Milk", although he doesn't sign back yet
• Scoots forward and backward while sitting upright
• Attempts to pull himself up, succeeds with a little help from Mom or Dad

Likes

• Taking things out of containers
• Blueberries!
• Chewing
• Music
• Pictures, especially of himself or Mom & Dad
• The feel of new grass on his hands

Dislikes

• Lying still to have his diaper or clothes changed
• Being spoon fed (he wants to do it himself!)
• Teething (bottom center tooth and bicuspids coming next)
• The feel of new grass on his feet
• Nap transitions

The Quotable Ry Guy  "Mama" and "Dada" (although we're not completely sure he knows which word goes with which person yet)

The Ry Guy Report: 9 Months

Weight  19 lbs

Length  26 inches

Milestones

• Imitates facial expressions and motions
• Bangs two items together
• Rotates horizontally and pushes up onto his toes (no knees yet!)
• Stands supported
• Explores surroundings
• Pushes himself backwards and in circles on tummy
• Uses pincer grasp (thumb and forefinger)
• Combines syllables into word-like sounds

Likes

• Mango and pears
• Storytime with Mommy
• Hair
• Bouncing

Dislikes

• Socks!
• Teething

The Quotable Ry Guy  "Tatatatatata. Bababababa."

The Ry Guy Report: 8 Months

Weight 18.25 lbs

Length 26 inches

Milestones

• Legs are becoming stronger everyday! Loves to stand up in his exersaucer.
• Can scoot himself backwards on the floor (no crawling yet!)
• Teething.

Likes

• Bananas.
• Taking blocks out of a bucket.
• Chewing on his thumb.
• Bathtime.

Dislikes

• Strangers.
• Sudden, loud noises.

The Quotable Ry Guy Happy squeaks!!! He loves the sound of his own voice.

The Ry Guy Report: 7 Months

Weight  18.25 lbs

Length  25.75 inches

Milestones 

• Learning object permanence
• Teething
• Showing signs of separation anxiety
• Sits unsupported
• Eating first foods
• Spins himself in a circle when placed on his tummy (no forward motion yet)

Likes

• Eating!
• Variety
• The piano
• Sitting up
• Being with Mommy
• Chewing on his thumb

Dislikes

• Sleeping
• Not being able to see Mommy
• Sitting still
• Having his face wiped

The Quotable Ry Guy I thought for sure he said Mama a few weeks ago, but I haven't heard it since. Wishful thinking, I guess. He mostly just squeals, hums, or babbles.

The Ry Guy Report: 6 Months

Weight 17.25 lbs

Length 25.5 inches

Milestones

• Rolled over from tummy to back on Nov. 22!
• Sits up pretty well on his own, but still wobbly and falls over sometimes.
• Teething like crazy.
• Chews on everything in sight.
• Can play on his tummy for longer periods of time now.

Likes

• To sit up in his high chair seat and interact with the family at the dinner table (or play with his toys).
• Grabbing for everything within (or close to) his reach.
• Drooling.
• Squealing with glee.
• Bathtime.

Dislikes

• His last nap of the day.
• Teething.
• Strangers in hats.

The Quotable Ry Guy  "[ear piercing shriek] or [belly laugh]".  "Hmmmm... [blurble]".

"This one's for me, right?"

 

The Ry Guy Report: 5 Months

Ry Guy celebrating pumpkin season (thanks to my aunt for the adorable hat!)

Weight 17 lbs (got the scale fixed... looks like I over estimated last month)

Length  25 inches

Milestones 

• Rolls halfway over (from back to side, but can't quite make it all the way over yet).
• Sits up with support.
• Grasps and shakes objects (he's got a good grip!!).
• Sleeps "through the night" (by clinical definition - more than 6 hours at a time.  But, since he goes to bed around 7:30, this still means I get up to feed him in the early morning, then he goes back to bed until around 7 a.m.).  But, this is a vast improvement.
• Is increasingly interested in eating (loves to watch Mom and Dad at the dinner table).
• Starting to exhibit teething symptoms.
• Mimics Mommy's funny faces (sticking tongue out, etc.)

Likes 

• Chewing/sucking on his fingers... preferably as many at a time as he can cram in his mouth.
• Seeing what's going on.  All the time.
• His toes.
• Sitting up.
• Drooling... puddles.  On everything.
• Burrowing his face in Mommy's neck when he's tired.

Dislikes 

• Napping.  He is doing better with falling asleep at night, but daytime naps are still a real struggle.
• His carseat (or anything that requires him to be strapped in and reclining).

The Quotable Ry Guy  "[belly laugh] or [scream]".  Depends on his mood. :)

The Ry Guy Report: 4 Months

 

Weight Not sure, my scale is dead... I estimate 17 lbs.

Length  24.5 inches

Milestones 

• Reaches for and grasps objects  (especially Mommy's hair)
• Hands work together to hold and shake toys, rattles, etc.
• Rolls halfway over (from back to side, but can't quite make it all the way over yet)
• Puts EVERYTHING in his mouth
• Has great head control when he sits up with support; only bobbles a little bit!
• Prefers to sit up instead of recline
• Loves to look around; can see across the room

Likes  His froggy toy and noisy book

Dislikes  Sleeping... sigh... still gets up twice a night to eat most nights and has trouble falling asleep on his own

The Quotable Ry Guy  "Gurgle, squeal, laugh"

The Ry Guy Report: 3 Months

Smiley little guy!

Weight  15 lbs

Length 24 inches

Milestones

• Bats at and touches toys dangled above his head... his favorite is the blue monkey that came with his vibrating infant seat (thanks, Grandma and Poppa!). 
• Holds his head up without support.
• Follows people with his eyes (and turns his head to watch them). 
• Knows when Mom is (or isn't) nearby.

Likes to play with Daddy.

Dislikes wet diapers and being away from Mom.

The Quotable Ry Guy  [Giggle], hummmm (makes humming noises when he's eating or happy).

The Ry Guy Report: 2 Months

Weight 11.5 lbs

Length 23.5 inches

Milestones Smiles (July 27!) and coos. Blows bubbles. Recognizes mom and dad.

Likes  To "fly" (being held on his tummy over your forearm while you walk around.  And don't even think about sitting down - nay, nay!).

Dislikes  Sleeping. Still.

The Quotable Ry Guy  "Gurgle, coo..."

tummy time is so tiring!

The Ry Guy Report: 1 Month

My guys taking a snooze

Mommy's little man

Weight 7lbs 4oz

Length  20 inches

Milestones Alert, follows objects with his eyes if it's high contrast colors and no more than 12 inches away.

Likes  To cuddle. 

Dislikes  Sleeping.

The Quotable Ry Guy  (Scream.....) Colic has a way of making life challenging for everyone.

Flying with Daddy