Candid Moments

Ty loves to play by the front door. He likes to open and close it or try to close himself between the front door and screen door. And, he likes to put things (his toys, our shoes, etc.) between the two doors and then close the door. Here, I caught him in the act.

Here, he climbed up on the vent to peek out the window.

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.

my babes

things that make me smile

There are so many things in a day that Ty does that just make me smile. His new thing recently has been putting things in random places (I think I’ve shared that before.) Anyway, I smile every time I pull out a drawer or open a cabinet and find animal magnets in them. Today, I discovered a plastic spoon in my tennis shoe! I love how Ty starts dancing immediately when he hears music, and it makes me smile that he stands with his feet wide apart and really gets his hips into it! It makes me smile when he makes silly faces at me including his new one in which he holds his breath, his face turns red, he opens his eyes really wide, and he makes “fish” lips. Random, I know, but it’s really cute. And, I love how he started holding his arms out when he’s trying to say, “Where is it? or Where did it go?” He does that when he drops something from his high chair or as he’s watching a bird or dog or some other animal in the backyard and it moves from his line of vision. I smile every time he smiles or giggles or laughs really hard. It’s the best! It makes me smile that he can point to his nose (and say “nose”), mouth, ears, and belly button! I’m so proud of him! And even though I wanted “mama” to be his first word, it makes me smile when I ask him if he wants more (dinner, for example) and he says, “nooooooooooooo” in a really sweet way.

Ty knows what a lot of things are even though he can’t yet say their names. I like to play this game where I tell him to go get one of his stuffed animals and then watch proudly as he brings it to me. He’s really great at this game…He brings me his doggie, giraffe, turtle, etc. He also knows fire truck, shoes, mommy’s brush ( I was really impressed by that one this morning), and things like that. I decided that I would teach him a new word tonight–gorilla. He has a stuffed gorilla eating a banana. Anyway, I said, “Ty, where is the gorilla?” He walked in the direction of the basket filled with toys (as though he were going straight toward the gorilla) but then stopped at a picture frame with the three of us in it and pointed to me!!! And he giggled when he did it! That little stinker! Oh well, we’ll work more on that later.

beach baby

Hi friends! I’m sorry that it’s taken me so long to give an update! We wrapped up our summer by visiting family and going on vacationnnnnnnnnnnn! (We haven’t been on vacation in awhile! It was soooooooooo fun and much needed!) We went to Gulf Shores, Alabama and stayed on the beach. It was beautiful, relaxing, and wonderful! And Ty had the best time in the water! He absolutely LOVED the water! He preferred the pool over the ocean, but he had a good time playing in the sand and watching the waves come in! Here are a few pictures of my little beach boy…

Afternoon at Shaw Park