building a plane

This morning Tyler pulled out his blocks and proceeded to build. I looked down and he pointed to his completed work and declared it an "airplane!" I was so impressed because it really resembled a plane with two wings.

redmons in town

The Redmons came into town for the Thanksgiving holiday. We were lucky enough to get to have dinner together twice and the mommies even managed a shopping spree. Tyler was calling Audrey Kate "Awwrie Kate," which became just "Kate" the second night which then evolved into "Teet!" Audrey Kate really tried to keep up with Tyler and she found his antics hilarious. Although her favorite was a gator ball! Did I mention how smart she is?

lineup

Alex thinks Tyler may have some of my OCD tendencies. What do you think gives him that idea?

happy birthday mommy

My family took me to lunch for my birthday to celebrate. And then two days later on the actual day, Alex gave me a beautiful necklace. Tyler was happy to model it.

big boy bed

Out of the blue, Tyler requested to take his nap in the twin bed in his future big boy room. We let him and he did it. Then at bed time Alex asked if he wanted to sleep in the crib or big boy bed. He said "bed," so again we let him. He slept from 8:30 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. No getting up, no calling out for us. Just complete courage to sleep in the bed with no railings and no falls. What a big boy!

dancing fool

Tyler loves to dance! He'll turn on the iPod and scream "Dance, Dance!" When Lynne came to visit, he quickly warmed up to her and then started putting the moves on her - dance moves that is.

no keys!

Mommy has pregnancy brain and keeps getting into the car before realizing she hasn't brought the car keys with her. The second or third time it happened, Alex was standing in the doorway to wave goodbye and I asked him to run back in to get the keys for us. Tyler was waiting patiently in his car seat and chimed in, "Uh oh, no keys...Daddy!" Days later while leaving again, I got into the front seat and Tyler looked at me and said "No keys?" I had actually remembered this time and when I held up the keys and jingled them Tyler squealed "YEAH!"

party

I was watching TV when a character on the show yelled, "Let's parrrty!" To my total shock, Tyler throws his hands in the air and repeats "Parrrrty!"

merry go round

As a reward for such stellar behavior at the photography studio, Tyler and I took a ride on the merry go round in the mall. Tyler was really excited but became somewhat concerned when the ride began and his horse began to move. But he stayed calm and took it all in.

model material

Tyler's 2-year portraits. The photographer was amazed that Tyler followed all of her instructions without hesitation. But what she didn't realize was that she had provided the ultimate motivation: a radio flyer car!

2-year checkup

At Tyler's checkup he measured 35 1/2 inches tall (75th percentile), head circumference at 19 1/4 inches (50th-75th percentile) and weighed in at 31 1/2 pounds (75th-90th percentile). A far cry from being below the 10th percentile shortly after birth. He's also reached all the social and developmental milestones for his age. And he got a sticker for his brave face to a flu shot.

party animal

We rounded out Tyler's birthday week with a party with his little buddies. Tyler really enjoyed playing with his friends and new toys. Have you ever eaten a cupcake while lying on your back? Tyler highly recommends it. All of the running around left Tyler beat so he pretended to take a quick catnap. Such a jokester.

spotting scope

Tyler's favorite show is Go, Diego, Go! At certain points in the show, Diego asks viewers to hold up their spotting scopes to look deep into the jungle to see an animal. How cute is this little boy?

lying on stomach

Tyler got his very own kid's DVD player for his birthday and enjoys watching it while mommy and daddy are in the kitchen preparing dinner. He sets it up on the floor and lies on his stomach to watch the shows. I find it so adorable to see him there, knees bent and his little feet dangling toward the sky.

big brother

That's right. Tyler will transform into a big brother in May 2009. Mom and family are all doing very well. If you ask Tyler where mommy's baby is, he'll point to my belly.

i want some

We were eating dinner and Tyler took one look at my sesame chicken and said "I want some!" The attitude with which he said it was hilarious. He zeroed in on the noodles especially and ate nearly half of my Lean Cuisine.

happy 2nd birthday!

My baby is no longer a baby. He is a big boy in every way. Size, intellect, vocabulary, humor, attitude. And what I like best about him, he is just to fun!

before the chill

We are really trying to take advantage of the nice weather and get to the playground as much as possible before it gets too cold. As I sat there watching Alex and Tyler play together I started to cry. We are just so blessed and I am so in love with my husband and my son. We really have so much fun together. Even Daisy did; she went down the slide too while in my lap!

birthday celebration with the family

Thanks to all of Tyler's extended family. The Maryland relatives joined in person and those out-of-town relatives were there in spirit. Tyler really enjoyed ripping open the gifts and running around with Uncle Dylan. What a fun day!

stupid

Alex said something was stupid and Tyler immediately repeated, "STUPID!" It was a wake up call to us that we really need to watch what we are saying.

boatyard brunch

We celebrated Uncle Dylan's birthday with all of the Joneses and Christine at the Boatyard Bar & Grill. Yummy food and it was fun embarassing Dylan by singing Happy Birthday to him.