The Bebej Blog: Kyler -- May 2014

At 2.5, Kyler has become so talkative and imaginative that I find I want to share almost everything he said or did this month. He has started to pretend with little stuffed animals, often wanting to have them touch books he is reading to them or tucking them in for a nap. He has also been catching on to emotions a lot more saying, "Devin sad," when he is crying or, "Mommy mad," when he does not listen to me. We also had a lot of great play dates and time with family, including his first time in the pool this year over the Memorial Day weekend. He loved it and can really swim almost completely on his own with his little puddle jumper on. He continues to jump off the side of the pool and the diving board too, but he has to wait for us to catch him or he will "drink too much pool water."

At the pet store, he heard a dog crying at the groomers: "Doggie no like haircut."
He called yard flamingo's at Lowe's ostriches.
He is obsessed with the "Holy, holy, holy song" (a.k.a. "Open the Eyes of my Heart") on the Praise Baby DVD
He got stuck under the blankets one night and had to be "rescued."
At the store, Kyler said, "Lady pink face," when he saw a lady with REALLY bright lipstick.
He helped to bring me medicine when I was sick: "Make you feel better, Mommy."
He tried to "build a word" by putting letters in a row and saying them out loud.
He wants to help with everything, saying,"I help, Mommy," when I was bringing up the vacuum.
He started to draw lines and circles when coloring.
He started doing an "ugga mugga" at bedtime; see Daniel Tiger to understand what this means.
He likes to group his cars into piles of colors.
When Ryan and I hug, Kyler loves to be in the hug too.
He continues to help out with tummy time, wanting to put his hand under Devin's head to "help."
He actually said to me, "Tired, Mommy--sleep," and took a really long nap.
He takes all the letters he has and starts to match them (e.g., flashcards, puzzles, foam tub letters).
He constantly wants to sing the "W-H-Y" song from Super Why (see below).
He fed a little chipmunk that comes by our slider and wanted to chase after it.
When asked what a baby bird's name was, he said "duck".
At his 2.5-year appointment, he was 31 lbs, 37 inches tall, and impressing the pediatrics staff with his letters.
He helps to haul the garbage cans from the street back to the house.
When he found two pieces of watermelon still attached on his plate, he said the pieces hinged together were a "treasure chest."
We had a bonfire with the neighbors, and he joined some of the older girls to play truth or dare, just sitting by them and randomly shouting, "Dare!"
He had so much fun at the Memorial Day parade, getting candy and loving all the trucks.
He called tootsie rolls from the parade "dog poopies."
When I was gone at Zumba one night, Kyler told Ryan, "Mommy come home. Mommy have white hair!" I dyed it that night, so that in the morning he said, "Mommy have dark white hair!"
He had a lot of fun running around and jumping through sprinklers.
He said, "Kyler make mommy happy!" which is so true kiddo.