My Smiley Little Boy

"Daaa!"

“Daaa,” we heard Ty calling from his room this morning. He likes to run in there, shut the door, and hide. And, he loves to be chased! This morning, he was calling for Corey, who he recently started calling, “Da” (half of “dada”). We think it’s really sweet!

Ty is sixteen months old and very active! He is running, climbing, and exploring everything! He even says lots of things now…some, only his mom can interpret! Others you can understand by looking at what he’s pointing to. He says “dog” very clearly! (I’ve never seen someone so excited about dogs!) And dogs say, “huf, huf, huf!” He also points to and says, “bird, bowl, and ball”–which sometimes tend to sound the same! He was saying, “quirl” when he saw a squirrel in our backyard until this week he’s decided it’s a “dog!” He says, “shoe,” “mama,” and “side” for outside. He loves seeing airplanes and pretty much any other mode of transportation. Oh, and he can say “star.” I’m really proud of my pumpkin…can you tell?

I am also 27 weeks along…beginning my third trimester! I can’t believe my due date is approaching so quickly! I have felt really great and have been using my second- trimester-energy-boost to clean out the depths of our closets and prepare for the new baby! I keep telling Ty that there is a baby in mommy’s tummy but since he understands what a baby is and what a belly button is, I think he’s confused as to why mommy is calling her belly button a baby.

Here are some pictures of our little monkey…an appropriate Halloween costume for our little climber! And, a picture of Ty in his rocking chair that was mine when I was a little girl.