The Bebej Blog: Kyler -- Month 14 (12/18/12-1/17/13)

I still cannot believe how fast a month can go by, though I know that with the holidays, things went by faster than ever. Kyler continues to grow, learn quickly, experience new things, try new foods, and enjoy spending time with anyone around him. He is a very outgoing little man who seems to show no fear of strangers which has made getting to know people very easy. We started to notice a little more caution and even a few tears when separated from us though. I started going to coffee break at church on Thursdays, and now that we have been fairly healthy, Kyler has also been in nursery much more often. However, even after completely switching over to one nap a day, he still was getting pretty tired right in the middle of the morning.

Kyler learned a lot of new things this month. He learned to shake his head "no," but we are not sure that he really knows what it means. He can now point to his nose, mouth, and sometimes other parts such as ears and eyes. His favorite part is still his tongue, which he will readily stick out at you when you do likewise. When we ask to give kisses, he will lean in to receive them, but he has not figured out how to give one yet. He also likes to lean in and receive kisses from Duncan! We play downstairs more often now that we have carpet to play on, and when asked to if he wants to "go downstairs," he will run to the gate and reach up his hands for you to pick him up. Our favorite thing that Kyler learned this month is how to pray. He will fold his hands together when we ask him to pray and look up at us with a smile--now how cute is that?

Kyler started wanting to watch television much more this month, often bringing us videos to watch and wanting to actually cuddle in our laps while watching. We now have to be strict about how much television is on now so that we do not end up with a couch potato for a son, but one video a day doesn't seem to be too much. We often went out to play in the snow, but Kyler often throws a bit of a fit when he has to come back inside--which was a new experience for us, but certainly not the last. Ryan has taken on the duty of making sure that Kyler gets to ride "Sandy" the horse after shopping for groceries. (For those of you who do not know, it's a mechanical horse at all Meijer stores you can ride for a penny.) Kyler also really started to "sort" things this month, grouping similar things together and in a certain order, only to move them to another place minutes later.

Over this month, we had many different family Christmas parties, Skype conversations, and places to visit. Kyler's foods continue to vary, as he has tried peanut butter, ham, blueberries, cherries, bell peppers, cranberry juice, spinach, and blackberries. He continues to eat very well and has been using a spoon to eat yogurt on his own, though we often have to clean the yogurt off everyone (including the dog) when he is done. We went out to breakfast as a family during Ryan's holiday break, and though it went really well, our days of dining out leisurely are a distant memory for now. Kyler continues to grow into such a good boy, even with the occasional temper flare up, but we love to see his big smile with all 15 teeth!