Summer has been so busy and with mom not able to move around as well as usual, it has made for some interesting times. The hardest part this month has been that Devin has decided that while mommy is not able to chase him or carry him where she wants him to be it is the perfect time for him to start to show how stubborn and independent he wants to be. Devin still has a smile that will melt any heart, but his temper tantrums and complete disregard to what we say if it is not what he wants to hear has been very frustrating. I just hope when he can talk more, that we can have less tears and more talks. Here are some fun things that happened this month.
Had baby-sitters at the beginning of the month and loved all the extra attention
When I am in bed and he wants to get my attention, he likes to poke me in the butt! Cheeky monkey!
When this kid gets a cookie (or pretty much any snack) he likes to hold them firmly in one hand and keep it until it crumbles into a total mess
Had a great time going for a hike at the Hudsonville Nature Center with Daddy, but came home with bug bites everywhere
Will not crawl down the steps, but will walk down holding onto your hands. I think he sees his brother walking down the steps and does not want to crawl
When at the library he loves to put books in the bag when we check out
Tips water over his own head in the tub while trying to lift the filled cup onto a higher shelf and is often very upset, but it does not stop him from doing it again
Threw up in the middle of the night and slept through it, creating a huge smell and mess for me in the morning. He did very well after a bland breakfast and was himself the rest of the day
Loves to bring me nail polish over and over again
Woke up screaming one night, but because I cannot lift him (because of my knee) Daddy had to go and rescue him
Had fun playing with Clara and grabbing every toy she had, but she just smiled at him
Would not eat noodles unless I would put them on a fork and then he would take it off my fork to eat, strange kiddo
While at Grandpa and Grandma's pool, he was touching flowers in a pot and then took off one petunia flower and shoved it in his mouth! You are not supposed to eat the flowers kid!
Had a slight fever and very snuggly while getting over small cold
Had a blotchy face once we came in from outside, not sure if he is reacting to the sunblock or not
Ryan took the boys through a car wash and Devin was NOT happy
Enjoyed going out to dinner with Mom and Dad at Tom + Chee for our anniversary, he loved it and smiled a lot
Slipped on the floor while I was mopping and bit his lip badly...blood everywhere poor kiddo
Has really started to understand directions, especially "go get Lovey"
Any time he puts a piece in a puzzle he likes to smile and clap (he is pretty good at it too!)
Has started to like eating toast, especially cinnamon sugar toast
When I gave him my hairbrush one day, he started to pull the hair out and smile at me as he gave me a strand at a time. This kid loves to clean it out every time he sees it!
He has no problem pushing Kyler away from him when he gets frustrated and does not want to share
With the sunny weather, we have been going outside more which means constant fights over sunblock
Has been learning which buttons to push when playing with certain toys and sorting out shapes
Loves to play "Buzz" at the dinner table with Daddy. Daddy points a finger and they touch tips of fingers to which he makes the "buzz" noise and gets a huge smile.
While playing in the hotel kiddie pool, he walked around and went under the water, then popped back up not frightened at all! Kid loves the water
Had fun playing with Thomas the Train in the store with brother
While on vacation, I snuggled with Devin in bed one night. I did not sleep well at all, but having him snuggle and have his head on my chest to sleep was so worth it. Waking up and having a little smile looking at me, and then giggling and putting his head down to snuggle with me was precious
Loves to show off his yoga skills, downward dog all the time
Has started to be much more picky about food. Will only eat Sargento string cheese, not Meijer and most of the time does not seem to want ice cream
Devin LOVES to be up-side-down
Had a great visit with Great Grandma Van Dyke, but really REALLY hates the elevator
Trying to get him to paint with a brush, he just likes to stick his fingers in it...and of course eat it.
hanging out with his buddy Duncan
Sweet Snacker
Check out those smiles...
...so cute
4th of July pool Day
He loves the hammock and the brownies!
just checking on my cake mommy
sacked out in Duncan's bed
Hi mommy! I love you =)
This kid loves to look outside
Pool babe!
Snuggle time with Daddy, and a bit of a splotchy face from sunblock
This kid loves his stroller...usually because he gets to be outside
Summer is always so much fun as a kid and living by family has been so nice to have my kids do things that I did in the summer. Kyler and Devin are always around the swimming pool at Grandpa and Grandma's but we have also been able to enjoy things like fireworks and family vacations too. It has been a fun month of great adventures and Kyler doing things only he could come up with!
Had a great time with baby sitters as my knee continued to heal from surgery, but also cried when they left, he just gets so attached.
Kyler tried his first "firecrackers" courtesy of Uncle Darrel and Aunt Lynsey he got to throw snaps on the ground and often would get "duds"
On 4th of July Kyler was a force to be reckoned with, carrying around his trusty squirt gun and just having a great time.
Daddy took Kyler to see his first fire works, even though he was getting tired, he loved them!
He loves going hiking at the Hudsonville Nature Center or as he calls it "the park with no playground"
Since I was not able to do much with my knee healing, we painted lots of pictures and mailed out a few
Not sure, but we think that Kyler is starting to read, either that or he has an amazing memory
Has loved to help pick and water the garden, always so proud of the veggies we grow
Went to the dentist with Daddy and did so great, but was warned that he is going to need to stop sucking his thumb...which just meant he tried to put a blanket over him to hide it
Devin got sick and he kept saying "its okay Dev"
Had a sliver in the bottom of his foot and screamed while we took it out, poor kiddo, so many tears
When a friend was over, he went to get a tissue for the little girl's "runnies" and wiped her face
Has begun to give "wild animal hugs" which is a super tight hug around the neck, the best
Has started to jump into the deep end without being caught. Does not seem to worry about going under the water
having a fun time swimming at the pool, has become a nice picnic time with cousins
Had fun getting the car washed with Daddy
Brushed my hair to get me ready for my date with Daddy
Told me that Daddy is "Jengo Fett" Kyler is "Bobba Fett" so I asked him who I was and after a little thinking he told me I was "Tinka Fett"
At the front of church, the pastor asked about what do we do with water so Kyler said "drink it" and later he added "make big splashes in Grandpa and Grandma's pool"
After lots of jumping in the water, ate dinner and then threw up on me...probably drank too much
At nap time, always prays for Aunt Lynsey and for the Baby in her tummy that needs to come out
After picking up coupon prizes for finishing the first half of the summer reading program we had a powdered donut hole picnic
When we visited Costco, he loved to watch the "cherry picker type" machine and the guy making pizzas
"When I get large mommy, you can still sit and snuggle with me"
We took a trip to Middlebury Indiana to stay in the Essenhaus. Had so much fun with family and snuggled with me in bed at night. I loved our sleepless cuddle night even if I was tired
Kept singing "Its Christmas in July, Its Christmas in July, hi ho bederio, its Christmas in July" followed by the second verse of "We're going to eat the presents"
When asked to hold up the shirt he got for a present, he lifted the shirt he was wearing to flash his tummy
Had a great time playing miniature golf and eating a big blue ice cream cone
Went to the vet and loved looking at the kitten "mommy he isn't licking me" and later upset because of a strange sound from another cat...it was purring
Went to drop off paperwork at his school and went right up to the stained glass window and said "mommy look it's Jesus at my school"
Playing with the sprinklers he started to say "I don't want to get my hair wet" (does not get that from me =)
Had a great visit with Great Grandma who even had cards for him to play with and he loved identifying the shapes and colors for her.
Went out to dinner and a movie with mommy and Daddy to see Minions! He loved it, but more exciting was the popcorn!
Has become so good at his balance bike! he can coast for 100s of feet!
Was so excited to get a "Stormtrooper Hot wheels car"
My little guy is becoming more and more like a big boy. He has starting really showing his personality and expressing so many things. This kid is pretty funny at times, but he can also be super snuggly and throw a mean temper tantrum. One thing that I love though, is this kid is such a fan of his mommy and after I had knee surgery he often came to visit in bed and loved to just sit in my lap more than usual. Here is a few more highlights from this month:
Still nursing twice a day at the beginning of the month, but soon no more mornings and after surgery, totally done. Kind of sad that it is all over
He loves to take little walks down the sidewalk, but can throw a total melt down when I will not let him walk in the street.
Had fun doing watercolor painting, but thought it would be fun eating the black paint, gross!
Had a great time unraveling toilet paper...what a mess!
Kettle Corn could not be eaten fast enough from the farmer's market
After figuring out stairs, all Devin wants to do is climb and repeat
Keeps me very busy in the bathroom when I try to get ready so now I just give Devin a bin of nail polish and he keeps busy taking them all out
had fun going to the Splash Pad, but still got "stuck" under the water so had more fun walking around and trying to steal food from other kids...do I have a klepto on my hands?
Had fun playing with our neighbor girl and it was cute to see Devin "share" by taking away a toy and then giving it back over and over again
Has started to snuggle with stuffed animals and carrying around his loveys. He has started to favor the giraffe lovey that Ryan picked out
Loves to read the same books over and over again, especially "Where is Baby's Pumpkin" and he always smacks his lips together when we say "Yum" at a certain page
As much as Devin loves to go outside (and brings me his shoes), he HATES getting sunblock on, too bad they go hand in hand
Had fun going to check out the Hudsonville Nature Center, but did not walk as much as I had hoped, and wanted to be carried a lot of the hike
Devin has finally mastered getting up on his own without holding onto something
After getting a new van, Devin shrieks which changed after putting the sun shade up
Has now started to get cookies at the grocery store, and often covered in sprinkles
Loves to jump on the mattress with his brother
Really good at doing "downward dog"
Has become better at putting puzzle pieces in, but does get frustrated when they do not go in easily
Had so much fun building towers with his big brother
Just like toilet paper, he took every single tissue out of the box...again a mess =)
When we read a "First Words" book, laughs and giggles when he sees the Teddy Bear picture
Eating noodles, loves to put them on his fingers like a ring and eat them
At the Epilepsy walk, looked so cute in his over-sized shirt and loved to watch the tigers walk in front of him
Has enjoyed time at the pool and likes to jump in my arms and splash around.
While looking at the toys in the bottom of a large bucket, fell in and just hung out with his feet kicking in the air, did not even get upset but it was pretty funny after he was upright
After my surgery, he would come in to visit me and loved to shake my pill bottles, he also brought me his lovey to share
Loves to shake his head "no" when we ask him to say "yes"
Finally decided he likes to eat cinnamon sugar donuts
After having fun in the pool, loved to snuggle on my chest and just be with his mommy
Trying to figure out the water coloring painting
Someone loves kettle corn from the farmers market
Someone loves his bear
Such a sweetie
This kid likes to stay hydrated
Check out those little blonde curls
Getting tired and ready for a nap
Still loves his cottage cheese and still messy
Mr Blue Eyes
hanging with his "girl" friend
Stylying his "slightly large" t-shirt from the Epilepsy Walk
Dev Dev, don't drink the kiddie pool water!
My little nurse after my surgery...
"here take these mommy"
Exploring the Hudsonville Nature Center
Fun time with friends
This kid likes chocolate cake almost as much as his mommy
