Ryder . 47 Weeks

47 weeks; 24 pounds, 3 ounces.

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Ryder stood up.  ON HIS OWN.  Like, without using anything to pull himself up.  He stood there, waved his arms around, and sat back down on his own.  The kid is going to start walking soon - he loves when someone walks with him, allowing him to hold onto their fingers.  He can do it one-handed, but prefers when he can hold on to 2 hands.

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Reading a book before I leave for work.

A great shot of his two teeth.  He has been chewing on EVERYTHING this past week - maybe more are on their way.

Playing with a toy lent to us by Ryan.  It is supposed to encourage walking, but Ryder doesn't like when it moves away from him!

Playing with his truck.

We went on a walk before bedtime, and Ryder couldn't keep his eyes open, but didn't want to let go of the toys.

He doesn't care what toys are in his way, when he wants to play with something different, he will climb over anything in his path!

and, a bonus:

A picture from Ryder's day with Grandpa Jim and Grandma Martha (with a little PhotoShop magic). 

The front yard is in!  It was a ton of work, considering the weather, but it looks so nice.  After the downpour all day on Friday, we called our family and friends who were going to come help us and canceled, but Patrick and I were worried about the sod sitting on the driveway, so we used 2 plywood boards to help us walk across our muddy lawn.  Ryder spent time on our porch before one of our neighbors came over to offer to watch him.  We finished up the larger side of the front lawn that night in about 2 hours - when we went to pick Ryder up, the neighbors had made us homemade chili to have for dinner!  Then, Saturday morning we went back out, this time with Ryder in his highchair eating snacks - until Ryan's mom came out and took him over to her house to play.  We were able to get it finished ourselves, and are happy to have it completed - AND to have the best neighbors!!

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There is still some work to do with the yard, but now our focus will shift back to the basement to finish up my Craft Room!