9 months old

I know there are a lot of pictures here, but I narrowed them down as much as I could. I just need to get on here more often and post more pictures during the month rather than trying to squeeze them all into one post.
This last month has been so much fun. Ryker is growing up so quickly and his personality is starting to really show. He loves to fake a cough when asked if he has a "bad cough" or when he hears someone else cough.
It's a good thing the weather is getting warmer because Ryker is going crazy having to be inside and he is driving me crazy.

Whenever he sees a mirror he gets so excited and has to at least wave at the little boy. He usually tries going in for a big wet slobbery kiss.

As you can see from these pictures, his tongue is hardly ever in his mouth.

At his 9 month appointment he weighed in at 23 lbs and 30" long. Needless to say, he has grown out of his infant carrier and into the big boy chair. He loved it at first, but has decided he doesn't like to be so confined and still not able to see out the windows.

Not only did we get a great car seat, but we also got a great entertainment center....

Uncle Andrew flew in from Maine to go to the races in Las Vegas and we were able to spend a few minutes with him before he left to go down and then again before he flew back home. We can't wait for him and Brandi to move back to Utah so we can see them all the time. That won't be for a while and for now they will be moving to Hawaii for a while. Vacation here we come!!!!

Ryker couldn't quite figure out what that stuff was growing on his face. He kept grabbing and rubbing it.

He also loves reading books.

Grammy tried reading to him, but he saw the camera. So much for story time.

He found the camera again. We are so blessed to have such a happy fun loving baby. He has a smile for everyone all the time.

I love seeing his little hands and monster feet sticking out from under the covers.