7 months 2 Weeks

Another milestone just happened almost 2 hours ago...Ryo crawled for REAL! That means, instead of his soldier-crawling that he has been doing for a month, he took his first few "hands-to-floor" steps! I captured his third attempt on my Blackberry...see video..he was kinda cranky because it's bedtime and he just wanted me to pick him up...which I did after the 28 second clip.

Ahhhh, I truly think if I stayed home, I would be posting a zillion videos and pictures.

29 Weeks

Ryo turned 7 months October 1! Woohoo! Lolo Amang and Lola Inang (grandparents) celebrated with us bringing us some yummy Filipino food. It was a welcomed gift indeed being as the last couple of weeks we Ryo and mommy has been battling a cold and both needed their moms! We are now okay and our routines are back to normal. (A few days there, Ryo reverted back to newborn days waking up crying every couple of hours with a stuffed-up nose!).

For the first time at a notable length (e.g more than 5 minutes), Ryo held his bottle on his own! I am thinking that he was ready for this awhile ago as it was just too easy to get him to do it. You see, yesterday we visited his cousin Abigail, who is 2 weeks younger. She holds her bottle like no one else's business. We've always held the bottle for him, so I was not quite sure if he could do it or not. So, during his middle of the night feeding (around midnight), being half asleep myselg, I gave him his bottle and guided his little hands to hold it....voila! he did it...totally effort less! The little guy has been holding out on us!

12 Weeks

This week Ryo's personality is really coming out. He loves to converse and sing a long to just about any song someone sings to him. Yesterday Ryo and Mommy went to a group play date in Beaumont. It was really fun hanging out with other mom's and their babies who are the same age as Ryo. In the 3 hours we were there, the babies played (not really with each other though), nursed..although Ryo only wanted the bottle :-( and slept. Ryo was a little fussy at times, but it was still great! Next time, we are going to host it at our house.

One of the mom's, Lisa, told me a bout a cool site where you can get baby stuff for at least half off. They post one item a day and you can purchase until sold out: Mamma Bargains Yesterday there was an Easy Walker stroller for two hundred something, retail is $499! I haven't bought anything yet, but this is one site I will check back often. I think the idea came from Steap and Cheap which is an outdoor gear and clothing site.

Another site I just found today focuses on eco-friendly baby products: Green Baby Bargains