Ryanisms

Ryan,

You are twenty-six months old right now and the time has just flown by. I still remember the day we brought you home from the hospital, and it seems that in the blink of an eye my baby has grown into such a big, strong, smart, handsome, and sweet big boy. You currently wear 24 months and 2T sized clothes and a 6.5 shoe. You are solid! You have a really good appetite, but you are a picky eater right now. You do not like to try new foods and if you don't like the way something looks, forget about it! You love apples, bananas, chicken, rice and sweets. One funny thing about you is that we always have to give you two of something. You want one of whatever you are eating in one hand at all times~ ha!!

Your are so smart and it blows me away how quickly you learn things. You do an excellent job of saying the sounds that most of the letters make and you even recognize some of the letters. You have a really good memory and you know the words to all of your favorite songs. Your current favorites are your Yo Gabba Gabba and Laurie Berkner Band cds. You will not allow me to listen to anything else when we are in the car!







You love playing outside; I think you'd stay out all day if we let you. Recently you have discovered that you love playing in dirt. You enjoy going to the playground and playing on the sliding board. You do not like to swing, though!








Ryan didn't like the carousel during his first trip to the Bronx Zoo back on Memorial Day. Once Mommy held him, though, he loved it.

One thing that I love about you is your heart. You are such a sweet, sweet boy. You are cautious and thoughtful. If you are afraid of something you hold on to your mommy and daddy real tight until we show you that it's okay. Usually, that's enough to convince you and then you're all smiles. I feel so proud of you when you take a chance and try something new.









Oh my! Big brother knows a pretty girl when he sees one.
You are sweet and affectionate and you give the best hugs ever! You are gentle and kind. Your brother can be a bit aggressive sometimes, but even though you are bigger than he is you never try to hurt him. Well, actually are begining to stick up for yourself more. I'm glad about this. You two are very close, though. When you wake up in the morning you make a beeline to find Evan. Once you find him you give your daddy and me a little attention.








You still love books. If I start reciting the words to a book or ask you for a certain title you can go find it and bring it to me so I can read it to you. How cool is that?






Your current favorite is a book about colors and shapes. You love circles right now and you point them out to me all the time. You also know triangles and stars.







You enjoy other kids, but you like to play solo too. You are really good at climbing, jumping, and figuring out how things work. I just love watching you. After I get over how adorable you are and how much I see your daddy in you I get caught up in how well you move. Sometimes I wish you could stay just like this for a little while longer. But you have growing and learning to do. I'm just so happy that I have a front row seat to watch you become who you are destined to be. You'll always be my baby, though. Love you much.

Always,
Mommy