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Let’s see how Ryan is doing this month.

By seven months, Ryan…SHOULD be able to:

-feed self a cracker – I’ve given him an arrowroot cookie and he can do pretty well with those.
-razz – yup.
-coo or babble when happy – yup.
-smile often when interacting with you – yup.

…will PROBABLY be able to:

-sit without support – He still can’t do this.
-bear some weight on legs when held upright – yup.
-object if you try to take a toy away – oh yeah, big time.
-work to get a toy that’s out of reach – yup.
-look for dropped object – yup.
-rake with fingers and object and pick it up in fist – yup.
-turn in the direction of a voice – yup.
-babble – yup.
-play peekaboo – not yet.

…may POSSIBLY be able to:

-creep or crawl – yup. The baby gates are back up.
-pass a cube or other object fron hand to the other – yup.
-stand holding on to someone or something – he’s very close. Rob keeps trying to get him to do this. He can do it for maybe a second or less.

…may even be able to:

-pull up to standing position from sitting – no.
-get into a sitting position from stomach – no.
-play patty-cake or wave bye-bye – no.
-walk holding on to furniture – no.
-say “mama” or “dada” – no.

It’s another month and Ryan is a little bit older. The progression seems to be so much faster with him than it was with Alex. It’s probably because I know what to expect this time around.

Well, here’s the update.

By six months, Ryan…SHOULD be able to:

-keep head level with body when pulled to sitting – yes.
-say “ah-goo” – yes.

…will PROBABLY be able to:

-bear some weight on legs when held upright – yes.
-sit without support – not yet. He has a habit of pushing with his legs and rocking which knocks him off balance.
-turn in a direction of a voice – he responds to his name and always looks at Alex when he’s talking.
-razz – yes.

…may POSSIBLY be able to:

-stand holding on to someone or something – no.
-object if you take a toy away – maybe. He does cry when a toy he is playing with falls out of his reach.
-work to get a toy that’s out of reach – yes.
-pass a cube or other object from one hand to the other – yes.
-look for a dropped object – yes.
-rake with fingers a tiny object and pick it up – yes.
-babble – not yet.
-feed self cracker or other finger food – no.

…may even be able to:

-creep or crawl – no.
-pull up to standing position from sitting – he can’t sit yet, so no.
-get into sitting postion from stomach – nope.
-say “mama” or “dada” – nope.

Time for another monthly milestone.

By five months, Ryan…SHOULD be able to:

-hold head steady when upright – yup.
-on stomach, raise chest, supported by arms – he can push up a little bit, but not for very long.
-pay attention to an object as small as a raisin – yup.
-squeal in delight – yes and quite often.
-reach for an object – yup.
-smile spontaneously – yup.
-smile back when you smile – yup.
-grasp a rattle – yup.
-keep head level with body when pulled to sitting – yup.

…will PROBABLY be able to:

-roll over – not yet, but he’s trying.
-bear some weight on legs – yup.
-say “ah-goo” – yup.
-razz – yup.
-turn in the direction of a voice – yup.

…may POSSIBLY be able to:

-sit without support – he’s very close. He can go a few seconds before he topples.

…may even be able to :

-pull up to standing position from sitting – nope.
-stand holding on to something – nope.
-object if you try to take a toy away – nope.
-pass an object from one hand to the other – yup.
-look for dropped object – nope.
-rake with fingers a tiny object and pick it up in fist – nope.
-babble – nope.

Ryan is officially four months old today. He keeps getting bigger and bigger. I’ll have to go through his clothes again soon to get out the bigger sizes for him.

Anyway, here are the updates.

By four months, Ryan…SHOULD be able to:

-on stomach lift head 90 degrees – yup
-laugh out loud – he’s a giggly boy.
-follow and object in an arc 180 degrees – yup.

…will PROBABLY be able to:

-hold head steady while upright – yup.
-on stomach, raise chest, supported by arms – not yet.
-grasp a rattle – yup.
-reach for an object – He has a hanging frog on his car seat, he has started reaching out for it.
-squeal in delight – you bet.

…may POSSIBLY be able to:

-keep head level with body when pulled to sitting – yup.
-roll over (one way) – yup.
-turn in a direction of a voice – He always and turns and looks at Alex when he talks.
-say “ah-goo” – Sort of. He makes noises, but they are more like moans or hums.
-razz – yup.

…may even be able to:

-bear some weight on legs when held upright – Rob says he does, I haven’t noticed it.
-sit without support – he’s trying, but not yet.
-object if you take a toy away – nope.

Another milestone has past, and Ryan is another month older. He gets more and more active every day. I only have a few more months left on mat leave and they are going by too fast.

By the end of this month, Ryan SHOULD be able to:

*on stomach lift head 45 degrees – yup.

…will PROBABLY be able to:

*laugh out loud – yes, it’s so beautiful.
*on stomach lift head 90 degrees – not yet.
*squeal in delight – yup.
*bring both hands together – yup.
*smile spontaneously – yes, and he does it a lot. He’s a very happy baby.
*follow an objection above face 180 degress – yes.

…may POSSIBLY be able to:

*hold head steady when upright – he’s got great head control. I almost never have to support his head anymore.
*on stomach, raise chest supported by arms – not yet.
*roll over – not yet.
*grasp a rattle – yes.
*pay attention to an object as small as a raisin – I haven’t tested this one yet.

…may even be able to:

*bear some weight on legs when held upright – nope.
*reach for an object – nope.
*keep head level with body when pulled to sitting – nope.
*turn in the direction of a voice – I haven’t seen him do this. Although when he’s facing Alex and Alex starts talking he will look at his brother.
*say “ah-goo” or similar vowel consonant combinations – he talks all the time.
*razz – nope.