uh oh

Tyler is such the little mimic. If I tap my hands to the beat of a song, he does the same. He was playing with a little toy truck and Tyler rammed it into the wall. I said, "uh oh." Then I heard this little "uh oh," copying the same tone.

hi doggie

Last weekend as we drove past a man walking his dog, Tyler exclaimed, "OG!" We thought out loud, Did he just say Dog? Well, apparently he did. He's used the word at daycare when playing with Snowball, Deb's little dog. And this morning as I got him out of his crib, he looked down at Daisy, waved hello and then said, "Hi doggie!"

blueberrries

We offered blueberries a while back. He ate a few but wasn't convinced. I had a full package and offered them to him thinking he'd down a few. He ate every last one of them at one sitting in addition to his dinner!!

happy feet

Tonight we watched part of the movie Happy Feet with Tyler before his bedtime. He was cuddled up between the two of us in our bed. He was so sleepy he kept lying down, but as the music and dancing from the movie kicked in, he just had to get up and move. Up on his knees he moved back and forth to the beat and flapped his arms like the penguins. It was the cutest thing ever!

dah

He's said mah for mommy and now he's said dah for daddy! He's having so much fun with his funny daddy.

big waves

Tyler has really found the enjoyment in waving goodbye to friends and family. Earlier this week, he waved to Meg as she left, to Daddy as we were about to hop in the car and today to Oma. Sometimes they are big waves with some elbow/arm action, somtimes little finger curl waves and sometimes he even waves his hand toward himself.

first metro ride and time to DC

My sister is working in DC until May and her family came down to visit. Alex, Tyler and I hopped on the Metro and spent the day with them touring the National Museum of the American Indian. He liked the Metro, hated all the elevators and loved his cousins Perrin and Andrew (aka Harry Potter)!

bath fun

Bottle of bath wash? Now you see it, now you don't! Who me? I didn't do a thing!

bottle bye bye

Tyler has used a straw and various sippy cups for quite some time but this week we eliminated the backup bottle entirely. It seems he's had less milk than usual, but we're confident he'll get with the new program soon.

fruit and chocolate lover

Oma joined us for a fun dinner out at Applebee's. I think Tyler impressed her with his appetite. He ate chicken nuggets, applesauce, apple, pineapple and strawberries. He tried (and promptly spit out) some steak. And then he still had room for his favorite chocolate Teddy Grahams for dessert and some bites of mom, dad and Oma's chocolate mousse.

sweet n' sour

Tyler had his first Happy Meal experience from McDonald's. He was happy to gobble up the nuggets and fries, but it was the sauce that he particulary enjoyed. He dipped both in the sweet n' sour and then when he ran out of fries, he dipped his finger in the sauce.

good eater

During Tyler's last checkup we asked the doctor's advice on making sure Tyler gets a balanced diet and doesn't fill up on snack foods. She had some great pointers which we already implemented and seen results. Tyler's most favorite healthy snack is raisins. He can pop those nonstop!

mardi gras

Tyler loves to party. And he loves to play with the Mardi Gras beads from our 2005 New Orleans trip. He carries them around and loves the clinking noises they make as he swings them around.

more

We taught Tyler another sign a few nights ago. A long time ago we taught him the sign for milk and since then he's started to use it for other things he'd want by pointing and then signing milk. Almost as though the milk sign now means "gimme." So I tried teaching him the sign for "more" and he learned it within a few minutes. Guess we're overdue to expand his vocabulary!

one-armed plane

Tyler absolutely LOVES to dance!! His best new move -- rotating in a circle while holding his left hand up. So cute!

basket case

I bought some baskets for the living room to store the growing number of Tyler's toys. But he found a new use for them!

15 months

On the 15-month anniversary of Tyler's birth he celebrated with...shots! Boo hoo! But Tyler dealt with it very well and even managed a smile for Nurse Jane despite her having given him three shots a minute earlier. He also liked playing on the scale (no baby scale anymore, aww) and kneeling on a small stool and pulling out the stirrups (ha!).

He weighed in at 24.3 pounds (50 percentile) and measured 30 inches (25 percentile). Our doctor said we could expect a growth spurt, which we've already seen starting.

Howes' house

The Campbells and the Howeses had a play date! The mommies were even able to squeeze in some card-making time. But mostly we chatted about and laughed at our funny boys. When we first arrived the boys seemed like deer caught in headlights. They just stared at each other standing a few feet away standing as still as statues. But soon they came out of their shells and played nonstop and Tyler was ready for bed early!

cough cover

Debbie and I have been working on getting Tyler to direct his coughs into his arm rather than projecting them out in the air. This morning I asked him to cover his mouth and, VOILA, he did it! Now he's really good at doing it when we ask but we've got to nudge him because he forgets on his own.

bark

Tyler and I walked Daisy together tonight. He loved pointing to the planes overhead and touching the bark of the trees along our path.

nose blower

It's the little things. Many months ago Alex taught Tyler to blow his nose when Alex holds a tissue up to Tyler's nose. We didn't realize that nose blowing is such an impressive feat for a 14-month-old until Debbie told us that she knows 3-year-olds who can't do it. Go figure!

go giants!

The Redmons joined us for an evening of SuperBowl watching and Giant rooting. Audrey Kate and Tyler had a great time taking a ride in Tyler's wagon and playing with the ball popper. Oops, we're missing a red ball...oh Tyler, you know where it is? Way to go little guy!

twelfth tooth

This bottom left first molar must have popped in shortly before or during my week in Puerto Rico because it's clearly through the gum. But I've noticed that he is drooling like a dripping faucet so maybe his second molars are on their way soon.

happy birthday Oma!

Tyler's Grandma Reifin and Jones share a Jan. 31 birthday. Today Grandma Jones ("Oma") came to celebrate along with Uncle Dylan. Tyler enjoyed reading books with Oma and climbing over Uncle Dylan on the floor.

gateway

A big scare today: Tyler figured out how to open the baby gate!! He's into everything nonstop so we'll have to continue to watch him nonstop.