Seven Months and Halloween

 I know I am a little late in posting this, but Ryan is now 7 (and a half) months and is really coming into his own. He is a stubborn lil fellow and knows exactly what he wants and how to get it. I wonder where he gets this from?!? His personality is forming more and more each day. He has really discovered his voice the past few weeks and babbles (and screams) A LOT! We are not sure if he really knows how to throw a temper tantrum or if he gets frustrated, but lately he will tense his arms and with both hands in tight fists, he will tense up his entire body, scream as loud as he can, scrunch up his face, and kick his legs back and forth. It is really hard not to laugh at him.
Here's what else has been going on with Ryan:
*He goes to bed about 8 pm and usually sleeps 12 to 12.5 hours at night
*He hates napping. They are still very unpredictable and in total he usually naps 1.5-2 hours a day
*He loves just about anything he eats, but especially carrots, sweet potatoes, and bananas
*He takes four 8.5 oz bottles per day
*He recently has started crying anytime we put him in his high chair, not sure why!
*He rolls over on his changing table and makes it extremely difficult to change him.
*Wears mainly 12 month clothes now and it about to get his big boy car set
*Still has yet to master sitting up. He can do it on his own, but gets lazy and eventually falls over.
*Bath time is a lot of fun for him now; he plays with his toys and kicks the water and just has a great time.
*To go to bed he takes his pacifier and his little lovie puppy that he likes to rub against his cheek
*He HATES to be alone and will cry if he can't see someone - not sure how or when this will resolve itself

Keeping him still for these pics is getting harder and harder. Most of them ended up with him chewing the paper.

Reading with dad

We took him to the pumpkin patch at our church, the day before Halloween so there were hardly any pumpkins, but since Wes was going to be out of town for work, we wanted pics of Ryan in his lion costume. He actually did okay in it. He was by no means elated, but he didn't scream the entire time either. Hopefully next year he will be ready for some trick-or-treating!!

Love our lil lion :)