where did it go?

I can't believe in 11 days our little monkey will be 18 months already!?!?! Just one year ago Tyler was pretty much in a summer romper every day just crawling around this place. Where does the time go?

Tyler has been talking more, and more every single day. Some days he comes home from daycare saying all kinda of crazy things I have never heard him say. Mostly just words have added to vocabulary but has developed a new a favorite phrase... "Where did it go?" Most times just comes out as "wherego?" but we have heard him pronouce each word and I just can't believe he can say it at all.... Now he takes all his toys or tag blanket, hides it and says "Where'd it go?" I always say "I dunno, where is it?" And he'll say "Here go!". What a silly little man.

We have been fortunate enough to enjoy most of the nice weather. I try to take Ty out to the park or at least outside to ride his bike around here. I just hope there is plently more warm weather to come.

up north

Allen and I took Tyler up north to Grandma and Grandpa Borcher's cabin near Baldwin. It was so nice to just get away and Tyler just had a blast! But what kid wouldn't when they got to spend ALL their day outside? We left Friday afternoon and Ty slept the whole way there. Allen and I were concerned about his sleeping and napping (normally does not do that well) but he kinda surprised us with 2 naps on Saturday and 2-3 hour nap Sunday. Night time was a little different as he ended up in the rocker with Daddy one night and slept ON me the other. And both days was up at the crack of dawn with the birds.... Each morning he would wake up, eat like 2 bites of breakfast then haul me over to the door... "side, side"... He played with the water in his little pool there, went a quad ride with Daddy, went on a hike with Mommy, played ball w/ Daddy and Uncle Tony and got to see cousins Eli and Cheyenne and lots of other random people - he didn't care though, he took it all in and was a huge ham! Of course it is all fun and games until some one gets hurt.... well I expect a few scratches and bug bites and stuff (hello? it is the woods!) but on Saturday morning Tyler was SO excited to see Grampa up, he ran, tripped on his blanket and biffed it so that he ended up with a fat lip; bottom teeth puncture the top lip :( Of course he was screaming and I had no idea at first, but after some much needed snuggling about 20 minutes later was raring to go!!! All in all it was SO worth the lack of sleep to how much he loved it there, and I didn't even care that he was as filthy as Pig Pen!!! It will be fun to bring him again and see how he remembers.

Becoming a "big boy".....

This weekend Tyler got to have a sleepover at Gramma Borchers house, while Mommy froze her tail off watching Daddy race. :) He seemed to have a lot of fun here, and who wouldn't with going to the park, getting a tattoo (wash off kind obviously) and staying up late... he had a blast! Allen and I got to enjoy a nice night to ourselves including SLEEPING IN! Ahhhh.... And then Sunday it was back to reality.

I must say Tyler is really just blooming before our eyes. I finally had to buy him new jeans and tennis shoes because he has just shot right up in height and all a sudden his feet grew like a size and a half?!?!?! He has been talking so much (still don't understand most of it) but is saying more and more words all the time. He now says "at" for hat, "cuck" for truck and instead of Dada can now say "daadee" (so adorable!).

Tyler is still a big helper with putting coats and shoes away, replacing caps/lids and even in the bathroom. He loves to come in the bathroom, close the lid and says "all done" and the will flush the toilet. I am very pleased with the interest he shows in this, and if he keeps it up, we may just be trying potty training this fall!!! (I know, don't count my chickens) AND after dropping the mattress to lowest level, we found out real quick that he can still get out. THANKFULLY, with a little coaching, Tyler has been staying in his bed for naps and bedtime!! YAY!

I am looking forward to a nice long BEAUTIFUL holiday weekend we have ahead of us! I'm sure we will be outside LOTS!

one little monkey....

Friday afternoon I had an appointment for a manicure/pedicure as a little treat to myself for Mother's Day. Gramma Pickerd was nice enough to come over and watch Tyler while I was away. He had gone down for a nap right before I left. By the time I had got home he was no longer napping. He had slept for about an hour and Gramma had heard him over the monitor and then all was quiet again. All of a sudden was the sound of a door opening and then the pitter patter of little feet. Gramma got upstairs as fast a she could only to find out one little monkey had climbed out of bed, went into Mommy and Daddy's room, shut the door and turned on the TV. WHAT A LITTLE STINKER!

That afternoon........ after waking up for a nap, no need to call "mama", sure just get out of bed and go play in our room.

Saturday morning...... Al shot out of bed startled by the sound of our door (which startled me out of a dead sleep) to find Ty awake and out of bed. "Hiiiiii" says Tyler.....

Saturday nap times..... who needs a nap when you can crawl out of your bed FIVE times?!?!!? At this point was not willing to stay in his bed and ends up falling asleep in Mommy's arms on the couch.

Sunday morning..... HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY! "Hiiii" again from Ty as he pulls and pulls on my fingers to get me out of bed at 7:00 AM..... Guess he didn't get the memo that mommies are supposed to sleep in! That day we dropped his mattress to the absolute lower (was yet - didn't think this would come so soon!).

Sunday night.... I think he was just way to exhausted, but stayed in bed all night!

Monday night..... I put Tyler to bed around 8:45 p.m. and he was good until I hear banging and then the door trying to be opened. Sure enough as soon as I get up there and open the door there is Ty and this time he knew he was in trouble. When I scooped him up he started crying instantly. So I just told him "You are tired and it is time for nu-night. You are to stay in your bed and you do not get out of your bed". To very much my surprise he did! YAY! He did cry, which I figured he would but not for long and went right to sleep.

I am hoping that this tactic will work, I know he is becoming a "big boy" but Mommy is just not ready for Big Boy Bed.

Hope all you mothers had a nice Mother's Day!

little heartbreaker

So, Tyler has not really ever had a problem with going to daycare. The exception was a phase of separation anxiety when he was an infant which passed in like two weeks time. Since then he has always known when we got there and would scramble like crazy trying to get out of car seat because he was so excited to be there. And during that time he could care less that I was leaving him there. Recently when we pull into the driveway he is still be excited and wants to go in but now once inside, he will suction himself to me like a starfish, wrapping his legs around my leg, locking his feet and arms around my neck grabbing my clothes. And he is UNBELIEVABLY strong for how little he is! He also recently has been extra whiney, clingy, just really not seeming to know what he wants exactly. Anyway..... Today was the kicker. Brought him to daycare, was ready to get out of the car and go in. Got in there and, that's right, STARFISH! Did NOT want me to go. We tried distracting him with basketballs, bouncy balls, even the slide and wanted NOTHING to do with it. I think he has figured out what we are trying to do, sticking little smarty. I finally said that's it, I had to go. Told Tyler "Mama is going to say good bye and then give you too Mrs. Sandy" I gave him a couple kisses and handed him over. Of course he was crying instantly as I walked away. I turned around to say "Bu-bye" and there he was in Sandy's arms with his hand just a reaching for me crying "Ma, ma, ma, ma, ma". And as I continued to leave, tears rolled down my cheeks.