The summer is here and we are finally getting to spend more time outside and in the pool. Later this month I had knee surgery so Kyler was with lot of people who were helping us out watching him. I think that Ky has really enjoyed all the excitement, but seeing how he behaves without a nap makes me think that he still needs a little rest time so that he can make good choices in the afternoon. Here are a few highlights from this past month.
Tried some rice I made and said "This is not good mommy." Guess I have a food critic in the house
Has been giving names to objects. Today his wagons name was "Chalky"
We have started to explain privacy to him while we go to the bathroom. Today he could not figure out why I was not standing up. I told him I did not have a penis and he yelled horrified "you pee out of your butt?!"
Had a great time going to the farmer's market for the first time and brought Grandma a lilac
We played in the kiddie pool out back but then he decided to roll around in the sand...total mess but such a great smile
When he had a bit of a stuffy nose he was upset because "I can't sniff my Lovey Mommy!"
Has started to become obsessed with Wheel of Fortune
Had a friend Clara over today to play and Kyler LOVED to help and play under the playmat with her
While on a walk with Grandpa and Grandma he said that one of the construction guys "He is the Man" to which he said, "only my wife thinks that."
Had a fun time trading and sharing toys with Charles down the street
Had fun exploring the Hudsonville Nature Center and telling me anytime we saw a map. He also loved to figure out where we were on the map.
Has been taking lots of pictures with his camera, most of them are pretty blurry but he still has fun with it
We got a new van and it has directions on it, so now Kyler always asks what direction we are going and he tells us when the letters change (N for North etc)
We had a great and pretty warm time visiting our friends the Triplets, it has been too long!
Kyler was so excited to sign up for the summer reading program at the library and has had NO problem with getting the right amount of reading in each day
Picked out the Superman PEZ dispenser and when I asked why he picked it out he said "Because Superman is the Man!"
While scooping out dessert for Father's Day he LICKED the top of the ice cream carton! Crazy!
There was no Little Lambs at church but Kyler sat in the 3:18 room with us and colored really well!
Kyler has become really good at his balance bike and is already starting to get too tall for it, new bike might be in the horizon.
Woke up telling me he did not feel well and threw up all over our bed. Poor kid was laying around all morning
Ben and Kellie came to visit and Kyler had a great time playing, eating ice cream and running around outside
Had fun with Grammy, Papa, Parker and Chase here for the weekend and loved eating out at Tom + Chee before going to the Slip and Slide and Epilepsy walk at the zoo.
Swimming is becoming one of his favorite things of all times! He blows bubbles, jumps in from the deep end off the diving board and has gone under a few times with minimal tears.
Found Star Wars ABCs and 123s, which he soon memorized and later started to watch with Daddy
"I love Aunt Lori, she smells like strawberries."
After I had surgery he must have heard Ryan saying "let me know if you need anything" so when meeting a little old lady at the store he asked her the same thing.
While at the pool, had a great time with Uncle Darrel swimming and wanted to make sure he ate dinner
Had fun with Grandpa and Grandma on different days while I was healing and had fun watching the cement being poured for their new deck.
Kyler has official become a 3 and a HALF year old. He has been such a helpful and fun kiddo. One thing that has become very apparent this month is that he is a very encouraging kiddo. He rode Sandy at Meijer and actually told her, "you are doing great!" and when we saw a caterpillar in the parking lot he was telling it, "keep going little guy." The best encouragement was around Memorial day when he was playing catch with Great Grandma Van Dyke and she mentioned that she couldn't do it so he said "just keep trying Grandma, you can do it." Even with all the encouragement though, he does have times when he is really difficult and can be very stubborn. He does not always listen and when he is asked to do things he can be very stubborn and will refuse, shout and run to "calm down."
Here are a few other highlights from the month:
Loves to build towers with his brother and it is so cute to see them sharing
Went to a Calvin softball game and enjoyed an ice cream time with Daddy afterwards.
At church the little kids were singing and before they finished, Kyler stepped forward and said into the microphone "How about we sing Deep and Wide?"
Had a fun time with students here and when he came up from his nap, he kept asking where the students were.
Helped me to plant the flowers we grew from seeds back in February and has loved helping me water them and pointing out the colorful flowers that bloom
Loves to make letters out of his noodles from his soup
When he walked home without me and he knew he was not supposed to go that far from me, he hid in the CR-V because he knew he was making a bad choice
When he came home from running errands with Daddy, he got really upset and started crying because he could not find me in the house
Had a great time with family visiting and had so much fun with the book from Grammy and Papa (The Book with No Pictures).
We had a great time heading out and getting fresh donuts before visiting goats and even a horse at the Post Family Farm
Still loves to wash his cars in the sink
His appetite is often high and low, eating not much and then 3 bowls of cereal for breakfast
Has loved going on walks and actually walking Duncan when we are on the sidewalk. He does a really good job and it is so fun to watch him and Duncan jogging down the sidewalk together
He has discovered how much fun to blow/pick off dandelion seeds.
We had a lot of fun discovering animals like a toad which peed on me so he did not want to touch it and a chipmunk that we fed peanuts by our slider.
We took the kiddie pool out and he loved to splash and use the slide even though it was cold.
After having a total melt down outside and turning around after a walk, he went to calm down in his room and when I went to talk to him, found him already asleep at 11:30.
Has loved to paint lately and has been working on writing/painting all of his letters!
Enjoyed riding his balance bike with his Daddy and checking out all of the drains
Went with Ryan out to Calvin to watch a Chemistry demonstration and later going to Yesterdog for the first time
Ryan buried dinosaurs in his sandbox and he had a great time "digging" them up
Had a great time playing in a sprinkler in the front yard
We had so much fun at the Memorial day parade and often shouted "please give me candy."
After filling out paperwork, we went to deliver it to his new school and he was just so excited!
We tried out the splash pad for the first time and he had so much fun running around and enjoying the water
Went to his first birthday party for a friend
Helped me to plant our vegetables in the garden after picking them out
Had a great time playing hide and seek in a huge diaper box, always the best toys!
Little Cardinals fan
Hanging out with big bear!
Loves his Daddy
Still loves his letters
Hanging out with his buddy Cohen at the Calvin Baseball Game!
This little guy is just growing up so quickly! I love seeing his little personality coming through and he has been pointing and showing what he wants more and more. Though he is really not talking much other than Momma, and "Da" he does let us know when he wants something by pointing and doing a "backwards" wave where you is waving it towards himself. He does have a bit of a temper when he does not get what he wants, but other than that he is still a pretty chilled out little kiddo. Here are so fun highlights from this past month:
helped me and Kyler build a tower with Megablocks
Loved to push his little cart around on the driveway and sidewalk
While on walks outside down the sidewalk, always wants to head into the street and gets VERY angry with mommy when I wont let him
When we had students over for dinner, he was a total flirt with the ladies
Can just stand and stare at his brother's goldfish, smiling at it swimming
Now that we have short season, his little knees are getting so skinned up, poor kiddo.
Has discovered how much fun it is to pop bubbles
Will bring me the Baby Mozart DVD all the time to watch, his favorite
Has really started to like reading books, especially the touch and feel.
Went to Post family farm where he ate most of my donut and loved to touch the goats
When given a dandelion on a walk, he promptly put it in his mouth and ate it...oh kiddo.
Always seems to smile with Elmo comes on the screen.
Really good at putting blocks on pegs and stacking blocks on top of each other
His lower lip will come out and he will start to cry when I tell him "no"
When on a walk, wanted to hold a toad so badly that had already peed on me.
Has started to squat down to pick things up
Figured out to climb up the stairs and now that is all he wants to do, but does not know how to go back down
Had fun at the splash pad, but often got "stuck" under the water spraying him
Will hold our neighbor Lily's hand when she is getting changed
Loves certain books and wants them read over and over, lately it is the book "I am a Baby"
Had a great time splashing in the sprinkler
Woke up one morning screaming, he had his knee stuck in his crib
Enjoyed the memorial parade and loved watching the cars go by, but soon just wanted to wave his little American flag and would not let go of it
Loves to take Daddy's hat on and off his head
Has just started to snuggle with his loveys and stuffed animals
Continues to love to eat his veggie pouches, and even went to take an empty one out of the trash to try and suck more out of it
Had fun playing with another neighbor Clara, and held her hand too...pretty flirtatious little guy
Loved to play with his brother in the large diaper box, often closing the flaps on his brother and then opening them up right away too!
my handsome man just sitting there
Loves to smile with his finger in his mouth
Drool and snot...typical smile around here
There is a reason we call him the "Tummy Flasher"...
...yep, he loves to show off that belly
Finger in the mouth again!
Trying to "play" Wii
Smiling in his cute orange outfit!
How adorable right?
Hanging out with Aunt Britani and Uncle Charlie
playing in the kiddie pool, even though it was freezing he did not want to get out
Snuggle time with Daddy!
Going on a walk with neighbor Lily! What little sweeties!
I have my snack cup mommy!
Loved the cookie cutters more than the Play-doh
Waiting for the parade to start!
Just hanging out watching the cars go by
He loved this little flag...he never wanted to let it go...
