Just one of those kids.....

So for the last couple weeks Tyler has had a gunky draining nose along with this congested cough that just progressively sounded worse and worse. He acted fine for the most part except a couple days he did not want to eat or drink hardly anything, and was going to bed at 7 or 7:30 even with 2 two hour naps at daycare. I finally took him to the doctor on Friday morning, and low and behold (not to my surprise) yet another ear infection in the right ear. I did talk to them about the fact he has had quite a few, and I was told that at or after 18 months their Eustachian (sp?) tubes start to descend make it had to fluid to get backed up and cause them. So we are just going to see if it gets better between 18 months and 2 years and go from there.

Our weekend was pretty laid back. Friday, Ty and I were at the doctor and did some grocery shopping and then Grandma Pickerd came over so Mommy could go to a Ladies Night Out. :) Although I always miss him, I had a GREAT time! Saturday, as most any one who lives in the Midwest knows, there was tons of rain and thunderstorms, so Allen's race got cancelled. I was actually quite happy for this cause it meant some quality time together. Grandma and Grandpa Davis came over while Allen and I hit up dinner and a movie. Today, we have just been lounging around, had a nice big Sunday breakfast, Tyler played and watched movie on TV with us. I didn't plan on doing anything since I expected it to rain ALL day and right now the sun is shining?!?!?! Leave it to Michigan meteorologists......

I have mentioned (and prolly repeatedly) what a ham Ty is lately, so I thought I would share with you a few of his antics..... Clearly thinks his bucket is a hat and he just loves the beads so how can I say no? And yes, Tyler is putting on Mommy's PINK headband.... Aunt Kate B. couldn't believe that Kendall and him had this in common right now. And last but not least, what kid doesn't like shoes? But some how it's just WAY funnier when your little BOY is putting on clearly what are GIRL shoes..... Priceless.....

Testing, testing......

What a BEAUTIFUL weekend we had with the weather! And I am so excited for another one! We had a lot of fun this weekend with LOTS of outside time.

Friday, I met up with my friend Mandy and her girls and took all the kids to ware off some energy at Millennium Park. It was really nice there since there was a range of ages, toys for every kid. Afterwards, we ran home to grab sweatshirt and something to eat and then headed to Allen's softball game, where there is dirt EVERYWHERE. Tyler could care less and had a blast with his new rake from the Easter Bunny, and of course all the balls around. Saturday was a stay at home day, but we had some fun together playing outside with T-Ball, golf and sidewalk chalk. Allen was at the track for the first race of the season. And then Sunday it rained...... oh well with all Ty's toys there is still plenty to do!

Tyler has been receiving more time outs lately. He sure is trying our patience and seeing what he can and can't get away with. Before a year old he threw everything. We did get him to understand to only throw balls and NOT at people. Well now we are back to throwing everything. Only now you tell him not to, he looks at you, throws it, then laughs. ha.... ha.... Mommy is not laughing. But he does sit in the time out well, and is getting even better at saying "sorry".

When Tyler is not being naughty he is certainly one of the funniest kids I know. He LOVES my shoes, my jewelry, my headbands, both of our sunglasses and belts. Who the heck knows what it is about these things, but he loves them.

I do have some new pics, and have finally figured out how to get a slide show on here. So once I upload those, come back and take a look!

Have a great weekend!

Happy Easter

What a weekend! Friday Mee-maw (Gramma Pickerd) came over to deliver Tyler's Easter presents which was a new bike (that fits him right now) and a golf club set. Well he just loves BOTH of these new toys. He is learning how to pedal and getting pretty good at it. And the golf clubs.... well were teaching him that it's not okay to hit Mommy with those. But both are a big hit! Later that evening, Tyler and I headed to G&G Davis' to visit Allen while he was working on his car and bring him some dinner. Tyler just had a blast. Allen showed him how to use some tools and did a little exploring in the garage. He didn't even mind the loud power tools! Yep, definately a Davis.

Saturday we went to a party for Cousin Eli's 1 month Celebration. It's Asian tradition to celebrate at 1 month of life and have a party. So we did. Lots of yummy food and LOTS of loudness from the children. Tyler and Brayden had a so much fun playing together and were so adorable. After everyone ate and some hanging out, we decided that we were all in need for some Burlingame Dairy Dip! YUM!!! Tyler's very first DD!!! It was definitely freezing, but I didn't care it was delicious. Tyler was exhausted, so I think had he been more awake he would have enjoyed it more (and maybe if not so cold).

Sunday was Easter of course and started at home with Easter basket #1. Well as soon as he saw it he just tore right into it pulling stuff out left and right. Next thing I know he has one of the eggs open and shoving M&Ms in his mouth. SO cute! He found his book and bubbles which he decided to eat also. (so wish I had a pic of this). After some clean up we headed to the Borcher's for breakfast - VERY DELICIOUS! Mommy ate way to much! Easter basket #2 had brought Tyler and Eli both new baseball bat/ball set (Detroit Tigers of course) so of course the boys headed outside to test 'em out (and by boys I mean Al, Tony and Andrew - LOL) Was such a beautiful day out and they all had fun. In the afternoon we headed to Cousin Uncle Jim's for Davis Easter and egg hunt. Having only slept in the car at all that day, Tyler was pretty tired, but after refueling from dinner was ready to GO! Lots of playing and surprisingly got into the egg hunt. He thought the eggs were balls and smashed one, but we so enjoyed watching him enjoy himself.

Hope you all had a wonderful Easter!

Little Blessings

Every day I watch Tyler and I just can't believe that we were told that he may have learning or mental disabilities. He has hit every single milestone right on the money and most of them ahead of his time. He continues to amaze and seems like nearly every day he comes home from day care doing something he has not yet done before. Yes, we have had our share of run ins with some sickness, but Ty seems to bounce right back from what ever ails him and his development just keeps on going.

I've noticed that he seems to be a very visual learner, watching every move you make at times. He must be in a learning phase or something, because he just seems to do something new almost every day and pick up on things really quickly. Faster than I can get updates on this site!

WORDS: I think I already had this on another post, but afterwards it was bugging me. I wrote down all the words he knows and it's about 25. I was surprised! He seems to picked up a couple new ones in the last couple weeks and I hope it continues. Even though with or with out words I know he will be a little chatter box!

BIG HELPER: Tyler has been wanting to help do EVERYTHING lately. He LOVES to throw things away. If he finds a piece of lint in the carpet he will pick it up and go tot he pantry to throw it away. When he is done eating he tells us "all done", reaching both his cup and plate to the table and takes his own bib off. Once he is down, he like to help push the chair in. He also is pretty good about picking up. At least for his age I feel.

PROBLEM SOLVING: T might make a great researcher one day who knows but he really seems to enjoy problem solving. He loves to dump his mega blocks out and then make a tower stacking them one by one. Then he takes it apart one by one and then does it all over again. Like most kids, he loves the tupperware cupboard. I have all mine nested together and he will take them and stack them, then try and stack them so they are nesting again. He wants to put lids/caps on himself and is just all around into figuring things out.

MIMICKING: So far Tyler has been able to learn peek-a-boo with his own hands (really into this right now) as well as blowing kisses (does quite get this one) spitting your tongue and the latest (Thanks to Grandma Pickerd aka Me-maw) point your finger at mommy when you say no. Yeah, that's a fun one.

TYLER DO IT: So stubborn and independent. I have NO IDEA where he gets that from ;)~ Ty really wants to be able to do so many things himself. Throwing away garbage, putting on shoes and coat. Putting away shoes and coat. Getting dressed. You name it, he'll prolly try it himself before asking for help. And forget cutting up his pizza, or serving him tacos in a bowl, he has decided he will eat it the way Mommy and Daddy do. And he actually eats his meals better that way! However when it comes to meal that MUST be eaten with utensils, he does a great job with both fork and spoon. He does not move his plate until he is done and rarely throws his cup any more.

TIME OUT: Time out is not something new for Tyler. Fortunately it hasn't had to happen but a handful of times. But when his nautiness warrents a time out, he does pretty well. He actually sits and stays in his spot until we tell him he can get out. He usually cries most of or the entire time. We explain to him why he was there, he has to say sorry and give kisses. (he really LOVES to give kisses) Tyler is also really good about saying sorry. I give a big high five to daycare on this on especially (Thank you Sandy, Stacia and Amber!) This is another one that does not need to be used a lot (yay!) but I hope will be helpful for him to learn to be careful and that it's not okay to do certain things.

This weekend we got a chance to spend some quality time with Grandma Pickerd with lunch at Applebee's and a little shopping therapy at Wal-mart. Tyler does really well on outings and was so nice for me to have some one to entertain him while I grabbed stuff.

Saturday we were going to head to the mall to see the Easter Bunny, however since this was such a nice day we skipped and went to Grandpa and Grandpa Davis' and Uncle Tony and Aunt Yen's instead. Tyler had a BLAST playing outside at G&G Davis' and who can blame him when he and Brayden have their very own Mustang to drive! And a wagon and a GIANT ball to kick and thrown. Surprisingly enough, the power tools didn't bother him one bit. After some fresh air we headed to Tony and Yen's to visit with Yen and Eli. Man, I had forgotten how fast they grown. That tiny little peanut has already gained some weight and it showing on his ADORABLE chubby little cheeks and thighs. Tyler could care less for the most part, until Mommy had him or you laid him down in his pack n' play. He tried to climb up both me and the pack n' play. Nice, Tyler. I'm sure he will eventually outgrow this and they will have a BLAST together. But for now, I am all set with a little baby fix once and a while. :)

Today was a lazy day and soon day will be done and back to another week of work.

Some other good news we have is that last week Allen's doctor told him he could quit taking his Coumidin! Woo - hoo! We are not sure what then next step would be next. Hopefully it would be testing his anticoagulants (same as Tyler had) to see where the clotting problem is and if further or long term treatment is required. At Tyler last visit I had let Dr. Conner know (I finally remembered), she felt at this time there wouldn't be any need to treat Tyler so we shouldn't have to go back to the hematologist at this point.

Tyler's eczema is about 95% better with being on Zyrtec and a better cream. He still gets little break out patched on legs and arms, but it is no longer spreading with bright red scaly large patches all over his body thank goodness! We have also removed all our peanut products from the home and become quite accustomed to reading labels. It's actually quite amazing how many products are either made with or processed in plants with peanuts.

Well if you have made it this far, I would like to sorry for the length of this post. Hopefully in the future I will be able to keep up with Tyler better. I better get used to, cuz he is on a roll and don't think he has any plans to stop - WHAT A BLESSING!