On The Go: 17-Month Olds

I thought it was about time to give you an update on the littlest man of our family.  At Ryan's age, he makes drastic improvements just weeks at a time.  His vocabulary has increased rapidly this month.  He went from saying one word here and there to short sentences overnight it seemed.  We now hear a lot of "I want" sentences.  Mainly these include:  "I want eat."  "I want milk."  "I want sucker."   He also asks a lot, "Where Daa-dee?"  And of course how can we forget the favorite words of a child with older siblings, "MINE!" and "No!!!" are very popular when he is speaking to Katelynn and Justin.

 

I have spent weeks trying to get some cute shots of Ryan.  He doesn't want to stop moving to pose for any pictures for me.  This first shot says it all.  It's a very regular thing to be outside playing and have Ryan try to escape down the greenway trail.  If you try to go after him, he just turns around laughing at you and runs a little faster.  (Which by the way is something else he has mastered this past month.. forget walking when you can run!)

 Here's another shot that totally shows off my little guy's personality.  He loves to belly laugh!  He thinks he is pretty funny stuff and his big sister and brother are pretty funny too!

Ryan is literally a ball full of energy.  It's so hard to describe him in just one word.  It amazes me how three children can all come from the same family and be so different.  While I see similarities in his brother and sister, Ryan already has a personality of his own.  He is a total boy- loves gross toliets and garbage cans, playing in the water, balls, and being wild and crazy, dangerous.  Some days I think he just might be the one to give me the most gray hairs in my old age, but at the same time he is super sweet and cuddly.  He loves to give kisses and hugs and run around with his brother and sister.  He just knows what he wants and he's determined to get it!  It is so fun getting to be his mommy and watch him grow!