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!
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Sunday, April 5, 2009
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!
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!
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Silly Little Monkey
Still LOVES his chair!
Lovely face after chocolate chip cookie.
Tyler loves the tupperware cupboard and thinks he has to climb into everything.....
Well, since Tyler has been on his antibiotic he seems to be feeling 200% better. He has just been runing around here, getting everything out, and bascally just bouncing off walls. Allen and I on the other, just seem to get worse. Hopefully we too will see a turn around point.
Tyler seems to keep finding ways to either amaze me or make me laugh and sometimes both! The other night he had asked for a "na-na". While the banana has always been his favorite fruit, how he wants it now is not the same. No more slicing, and he does not want 1/2 with out the peel. The only way he seems to eat it is by peeling it halfway, cutting the peel (otherwise he tries to eat it) and let him have the whole thing - and he will eat it too. So I got him his nana, and he sat in my lap quietly ate on the couch. When he got down the peel where there was only 1 bite left I noticed he was "playing" with the peel. Logically thinking that he wanted that last bite and was trying to peel it with himself, I was wrong. I tried to help him and he instantly pulled it away. So as I watch, he is folding up each side of the peel, hops off my lap and walks to the pantry where the trash is. So I followed him to the pantry to open the door for him and he throws it away. This is prolly a totally "had to be there" story, but I thought is was adorable and gave me a chuckle and proud mama feeling. Maybe we can learn this boy right. :)
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
15 Month Check Up
Last Friday Tyler had his 15 month check up. Well I’d love to tell you that he has had a huge growth spurt, BUT he actually has only gained 6 ounces since 1 year check up?!?!? Crazy. I tell you that kid must burn absolutely everything he eats, cuz he eats like a champ and a petite little thing. Tyler weighed in at 22.6 lbs and measure 30 inches putting him in the 12th and 14th percentiles. Tyler is not a fan of hats so he would not sit still for the nurse or Dr. Conner for head circumference. Oh well.
While we were at the doctor’s Friday he had already had a cold for like a week and checked out fine. Yesterday was another story. He had a cough that progressively got worse this weekend and yesterday we BOTH stayed home as Tyler decided to share his cold. So I made us both appointments. I had a sore throat and wanted to get the clear on Strep before going to work and Tyler’s cough worsening was excuse enough to bring him in. The second she looks in his ear….. ANOTHER EAR INFECTION. Oh this poor kid! So he is on antibiotic again and already seemed better this morning and I have had no calls from daycare, so we shall see.
I know it’s been a long time since I have updated on Tyler, so this will be long. I understand if you have already stopped reading – haha!
Words – Tyler is getting better at “using his words” but every time he gets sick, it’s another set back. His most used words are: Mama, Dada, Ball, Go, Up, Down, All done, All gone, Herego, Ankyou, Ock!, Poop, ‘Side, Nana(banana not grandma), ‘Ara (for Sara the dog) and once in a while I can get a please out of him. Not too shabby. What make me really excited is that he REALLY seems to be understanding us more. The other day he dumped his blocks out and when I asked him to put them away he picked them up one by one and back in the bucket they went. And most people know he is a huge Blue’s Clues fan, and now when Steve asks where the clue is he can pick it out on the screen. I caught him doing this by accident one day and just couldn’t believe it! He is still going to the gate when you ask him if he has “ock”/poop in his diaper or if you ask him if he is ready for a nap/bed.
With the nice weather last week we sure did take advantage. Tyler absolutely loves it outside and I just didn’t have the heart keep him cooped up! Monday night we went for a walk and went in our “backyard” and played with a ball, rocks anything he could get his hands on. Tuesday I took him to the park and we walked on the trail in the park and then I let him play on the play set there which is nice cuz it’s Tyler size so he could go up and down himself. I did take him down the “big” slide a couple times and he LOVED it!
He has been so happy and so much fun lately I am just so looking forward to what will hopefully be very fun summer of parks, beaches and camping! Oh, and I PROMISE to get some new pics on here soon!!!
While we were at the doctor’s Friday he had already had a cold for like a week and checked out fine. Yesterday was another story. He had a cough that progressively got worse this weekend and yesterday we BOTH stayed home as Tyler decided to share his cold. So I made us both appointments. I had a sore throat and wanted to get the clear on Strep before going to work and Tyler’s cough worsening was excuse enough to bring him in. The second she looks in his ear….. ANOTHER EAR INFECTION. Oh this poor kid! So he is on antibiotic again and already seemed better this morning and I have had no calls from daycare, so we shall see.
I know it’s been a long time since I have updated on Tyler, so this will be long. I understand if you have already stopped reading – haha!
Words – Tyler is getting better at “using his words” but every time he gets sick, it’s another set back. His most used words are: Mama, Dada, Ball, Go, Up, Down, All done, All gone, Herego, Ankyou, Ock!, Poop, ‘Side, Nana(banana not grandma), ‘Ara (for Sara the dog) and once in a while I can get a please out of him. Not too shabby. What make me really excited is that he REALLY seems to be understanding us more. The other day he dumped his blocks out and when I asked him to put them away he picked them up one by one and back in the bucket they went. And most people know he is a huge Blue’s Clues fan, and now when Steve asks where the clue is he can pick it out on the screen. I caught him doing this by accident one day and just couldn’t believe it! He is still going to the gate when you ask him if he has “ock”/poop in his diaper or if you ask him if he is ready for a nap/bed.
With the nice weather last week we sure did take advantage. Tyler absolutely loves it outside and I just didn’t have the heart keep him cooped up! Monday night we went for a walk and went in our “backyard” and played with a ball, rocks anything he could get his hands on. Tuesday I took him to the park and we walked on the trail in the park and then I let him play on the play set there which is nice cuz it’s Tyler size so he could go up and down himself. I did take him down the “big” slide a couple times and he LOVED it!
He has been so happy and so much fun lately I am just so looking forward to what will hopefully be very fun summer of parks, beaches and camping! Oh, and I PROMISE to get some new pics on here soon!!!
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Welcome Baby Eli!
Tonight Tyler got to meet his very brand new baby cousin. Elliot (Eli) Anthony Davis was born at 6:21 pm Wednesday, March 11, 2009. He weighed in at just 6 lbs and 14 oz and measured 19 1/2 inches long. He has a VERY full head of dark thick hair and is adorable! Mom is doing well and both Yen and Tony are excited he is finally here! Tyler didn't really want to have anything to do with him. We sat on the couch there and he pointed to Eli and said "B" (for baby) and then said "dow' (down). I thought he might be jealous that I had another baby but there was too much to explore in that hospital room. Who says hospitals don't have entertainment?
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