looking back for a minute

Just a look back of the past months of little Jake man!

This time last year, I was 33 weeks pregnant

My belly, 3 weeks to the day, before Jake was born. Check out my pregnancy induced swayback!

Jake Ryan

February 6th 2010

8lb 2oz

21.5"

Jake, freshly born. This was taken within hours of his birth. He was wide eyed from the very beginning!

2 weeks old

3 weeks old

1 month old - I love this picture, haha

6 weeks - hilarious!

Easter, 2010. He was 2 days shy of 2 months

so presh, my favorite of his 2 month photos (he was almost 3 months)

11 weeks old

Just a few days shy of 3 months

3 months old, after the swing, the jumperoo was the next major hit (later came Big Cat)

the swing always helps me see how big he got in the tiny days... 3 1/2 months here

3 month photos

4 months old, starting to get around via rolling everywhere

4 months, haha

Those eyes!! 4 months

we called this the inchworm

5 months, Jake's first Fourth of July

swing fail. last time in the swing. ornery fella! 5 months

sitting up unassisted and without falling over- 5 months. we also got our first teeth this month

I know it's blurry. This is one of the only pictures I have of this mode of transportation that lasted a few weeks. He scooted himself like this. 5 1/2 months

sweet boy 6 months

this was his very first time on all fours. he pushed up and had this look on his face. he spent 3 weeks rocking back and forth and moving from sitting to this position before he took off. this was 6 months and a few days

I could not complete this post without including food. this was a favorite for a while... wagonwheels. mmm. lol

the very first time he crawled. he crawled through here and into the kitchen, where he knocked over the dog bowl and dog food went everywhere. 6 months, 28 days

4 days later, he pulled up. this was the first time.

my favorite of his 7 month photos

probably one of my favorite photos, to date, of anything i've ever photographed.

J's first vacay to Branson 7 1/2 months

8 months old with "Big Cat" and yes, a naked butt.

8 months old. Jake took his first steps at 8 months, 22 days.

8 1/2 months old, playing at the park

LOVE this. A week before he turned 9 months.

ROTTEN, getting into everything

After J took his first steps, (3 in a row) It took him about a month before he'd take more than 3 at a time or stand alone without plopping back down immediately. Once he took more than 3 steps, it was all down-hill from there!!

And this is where we are now. This video was taken today. He walks about half the time now. :( 

Just like I was warned... time really does fly by!!!