11 months - Ryker

It seems like over the past couple of weeks my baby boy has suddenly become a toddler! Ryker is now walking full time, even running to keep up with (or run away from) his sister. They love to play together so much. They really are each others best friend. They love to play peekaboo, chase each other, and copy each other. It's so much fun to see them together. The day that Ryker mastered walking he also learned several new words, it's as though he was waiting to figure out walking before saying any of them. He can now say: Dada, Mama, no, all done, yay, hi, and book. He also loves to fake cough, he thinks it's rather hilarious. Over the past month Ryker has also started interacting with us more when he plays. He likes to hand us toys to play with or hand us books to read, or point out light fixtures, those fascinate him. It's nice having a little glimpse into his mind. His favorite book right now is Chicka Chicka Boom Boom. Reading (or reciting from memory) that book almost always calms him down. His other favorite activity that usually calms him down is playing pat-a-cake. Ilyana usually enjoys joining us with that too. I'm particularly thankful that over this past month Ryker has finally started consistently sleeping through the night, praise the Lord. He usually goes to bed around 6:30 and is up around 7. He's still taking two naps a day as well around 9:30 and 1:30. A few weeks ago we all caught the stomach flu that has been going around which took a huge toll on Ryker's appetite but he continued nursing well and has slowly but surely started getting back into eating solid foods again. His favorite foods are any type of fruit (especially blueberries), steamed veggies, beef, and yogurt. He also really likes the pouches of baby food that the kids sometimes get as a snack. He will try to tackle Ilyana and take hers if he doesn't have his own. Ryker has quite the personality and I'm excited to continue seeing him grow and develop as he nears his first birthday!