(April 27- May 27)
- used drum to climb up on couch
- will walk backwards and then plop on your lap
- runs at you and falls into you
- has gotten good at climbing the stairs
- Likes "This Little Piggy" song and anticipates the "wee wee wee..."
- has a new "quiver laugh" when he's excited!
- likes game when I use 2 fingers to make a person at meal time and hide it/tickle him
- covers his eyes with his hands
- got lots of new outdoor toys: slide, water table, sand box, baby pool, picnic table
- showed him how to crawl backwards off couch and he will do that sometimes
- will follow simple commands like "drink your bottle" and "get/throw the ball"
- climbed up onto our platform bed without any help!
- climbed onto a box of diapers
- put a ball in basketball net correctly
- mastered getting on and off the couch (using pillows or the L shaped part to help)
- nods his head up and down "yes"
- Learning different motions to "If You're Happy and You Know It" like stomp your feet, pat your head
- High 5
- Climbed on glider all by himself, Tyler immediately followed. Now he tries to climb from that chair to the entertainment center
- slide into pool outside
- Says/cries "Mama' when he's upset
- Loves green smoothies and drinking out of a cup and water bottles
- stopped wearing sleep sacks at night when it got hot out
- will walk backwards and plop into your lap
- runs at you and falls into you
- squeezes his eyes shut for a few seconds at a time
- does the downward dog yoga pose
- threw Kyle's batman shoes into the toilet
- doesn't try to climb up past first stair while watching Kyle climb them all
- taught him how to nod his head up and down "yes"
- screams really loud just for fun!
- stamps his feet in a happy dance
- pulls his ABC doggy around the house or follows it when I pull it
- twists his upper body to dance
- Likes "This Little Piggy" song and anticipates the "wee wee wee..."
- loves being on the couch and looking out the windows and playing with pillows
- will follow simples commands like "drink your bottle" and "get/throw the ball"
- put ball in basketball net correctly without any help!
- mastered getting on and off the couch (using pillows to help)
- got a 4th tooth on bottom
- Learning different motions to "If You're Happy...." like stomp your feet, pat your head
- High 5
- Climbed on glider all by himself, right after Kyle
- slide into pool outside
- puts ball on tee and plays with bats
- Says "Dada" but not sure how intentional it is
- Loves green smoothies and water bottles
- stopped wearing sleep sacks at night when it got hot out
- 1st mohawk after I wiped all the food out of his hair after a meal & made it stand up. His hair is getting longer! He has some long hairs over his ears but isn't getting a hair cut yet, despite Uncle Nick always asking!
Other highlights:
- We had to say goodbye to our cat Nala. :( We got her when she was just a kitten and she was only 7 1/2 years old. We found out a few weeks ago she had a tumor and she was not going to get better.
last picture with Nala |
- Celebrated my 2nd Mother's Day.
- Celebrated at Aunt Haley's bachelorette party!
- The boys came to my school orchestra concert. The "big kids" loved seeing them. Tyler sat through the whole concert very content. Kyle got a little fussy and had to go out in the hall and during intermission he was climbing the risers in the front.
Running the halls after the morning concert! |
Who doesn't like sleeping pictures?? Red, white & blue on Memorial Day.