Ryker has changed so much in the last month that I want to document, for my memory, some of his developments before all of his new skills quickly become old tricks! So far he is doing everything earlier than his siblings, but mostly because he tries so hard to keep up with them! He continues to get stronger and braver with his climbing and other physical skills, as evidenced last week when he scaled his crib and landed in a thud on the floor, but the biggest change is in his emerging personality and language. He is his own little person now and so expressive. His play is advancing (he will build with duplo blocks, push cars with purpose, etc), and he will follow simple commands ("put in," "go get," "clean up"). Ryker just started daycare ("school") two days a week (after we very sadly lost our awesome nanny to an unexpected move), and everyone has commented on how happy he is and how easily he has adjusted. Thankfully, this is how Ryker is about most things. Although he does have his own opinion and will let you know about it, he isn't bothered by much and generally just goes with the flow.
Ryker is in a language burst right now and has new words daily. After watching Myles struggle so much with talking over the past 5 years (he too is making improvements), it is still amazing to me how kids just learn new skills with seemingly no instruction. Our experience with Myles has helped me value a child's ability to communicate SO much, so I am thrilled to hear Ryker's little voice. It seems as though he tries to repeat most everything we say, and he jabbers a lot, but words he definitely has in his repertoire include
apple, banana, up, down, go, car, Daddy, Mama, Sydney, me, more, all done, yogurt (whoa-gah),
see (probably his favorite word as he points to whatever he wants to "see"),
dog,
no, yum, hi, bye, uh oh, whoa, and others that I'm not remembering right now.
The cliché is true, he is growing up far too quickly.
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