Late Christmas Post and 11 Months!!

Here are pictures from Christmas. Yes, there are only 2. My stupid camera was dying when we got to Jon's parents' Christmas morning. We had a good Christmas though. Ryder got some toys and clothes. Jon got clothes and I got a LOT of clothes. I was SO EXCITED! My grand total in gift cards to Forever 21 was $200!!! I didn't get it all at once and one of them was supposed to be Jon's but he gave it to me because he is sweet and knows how much I love shopping there. Jon and I weren't supposed to exchange gifts really but then he surprised me with my own gift card on top of giving me his so I scored on the clothes. Can I just tell you how awesome it is to go in there and just grab everything you like without having to look at the price or sit there on your phone and calculate how much you're about to spend? It is a great feeling that I never got to experience until now. We got to talk to Jon's brother Jake who is on his mission in Canada via webcam which was very cool. Then we drove up to my parents' cabin in Heber to spend time with them and some of my siblings. it was fun but i really wish Ryder would walk. The floor was kinda cold so he constantly had cold hands and feet. He has been trying on and off for weeks but still can't really walk. Some days he does well and tries really hard and then he'll stop trying completely. Hopefully he'll be walking by his first birthday which is almost here on February 6th!!! I'm so excited. I've been looking forward to it! Anyways, nothing else is really new. Ryder finally got over his vomit and diarrhea but it lasted a whole week. I'm still giving him soy formula because he can keep it down and i'm afraid to start him back on the whole milk just yet. That's the sickest he's ever been and I hope it is a LONG time before he gets real sick again.














So Ryder turned 11 months on January 6th. Still no walking, 6 teeth, but I think more are coming because he's been up in the night again. He's developing more personality. If he's around a group of us and we are all laughing he will totally fake laugh like he's in on the conversation. It is hilarious. He also does a fake smile where he wrinkles his nose and shows all his teeth. He is starting to wave now. He doesn't really move his hand much but if you wave to him he will just raise his hand in the air and that's his wave. Let's see what else...He likes to turn pages when we read books but i never get to finish reading a whole page because he's impatient - like his mom :) He will still go to anyone, even strangers (yikes) and he is very loving to everyone. That's about all for this month. My next post on Ryder will be his 1st birthday!!! YAY!!