Tyler, you are 15 months old! You are growing so much every day! I feel like every time I look at you, you have grown! You are at such a learning stage right now! I feel like everything I do with you needs to be so precise because you are watching everything and taking it all in. I know you learn from everything I say and do...I try to talk in complete sentences with you and say words for everything we see or play with. I really feel that it is so important that you say the word for everything...even though we may think it is cute to call it something else or in "baby talk", but being in the education field...I only see that as hindering you down the road...so we will talk in full words and sentences! AND...you can do it! My favorite right now is I was giving you blackberries the other day and I said, "Tyler, would you like some blackberries?" You responded.."blackberry" and you will repeat it every time we say it with you! So funny that you picked up on that! I think you do the best with "b" words. You love to be outside still and love for us to give you all of our attention...it is so cute the way you will take our hand to come with you when you want us to go somewhere. You are really good at holding our hand usually and I love that, especially if you want to walk in a store or across the street. Makes me feel so much more at ease when you are walking. You are a little dare devil and so brave! Nothing scares you, which scares me! You have had some accidents where you have gotten some bumps and scrapes due to the fact that you are not scared! Some of your favorite words right now: dada, mama, up, blackberry, bird, cracker, duck, quack quack, out, bath, book, and you jabber all the time! I love when you will carry a phone around and jabber and laugh like you are really having a conversation with someone. You love animals, especially dogs, birds, and rabbits!
You weigh about 23 lbs and are about 30 in. long. You are a growing girl! You LOVE to eat! Sometimes your daddy and I joke that you eat more than us! You will pretty much eat anything that we do. You love fruit and chewy granola bars! You get so excited with these foods! You really love trying to drink out of a cup and if I have a water bottle and you see it...you have to have it...with the cap off! You love water...usually if you get to drink out of the water bottle or play with your water table, you are drenched head to toe!
We celebrated your 2nd Easter and you did so well! You hunted every egg the Easter Bunny left for you at home...it was too cute watching you! You got lots of goodies from so many that love you as well as goodies left from the EB at home! You looked so cute in church in your yellow dress and big flower! We have many play dates with your cousins Alex and Ethan and our neighbor Finley. You love seeing all of them! A couple weekends ago, we went to visit your cousins and played at Suson Park in South County. We saw cows, horses, chickens, geese, ducks, and pigs. We played on the playground and we were worn out by the end of the day!
God has blessed us with the most perfect little girl ever created. We are blessed with a healthy and happy baby girl! I can't believe how fast you have grown, I just blinked my eyes and this little miracle that was placed into my arms 15 months ago turned into a sweet, fun loving toddler! I love seeing what a smart, brave, hilarious, beautiful little girl you are!
You are my absolute joy. You have taught me how to be completely selfless and to appreciate not only the big monumental moments of life, but even the small moments that usually get overlooked. Tyler, you may think that the only person learning in our mother/daughter relationship is you; however, you continue to teach me not only how to me a mom, but a better person. Yes, you have your stubborn moments as well, when you believe you are in charge and will not give up on getting what you want...don't know where you got this from! Ha! I love you and hope that you will carry this with you in life and never let others step on you! I'm excited to see what the coming year has in store for you and to continue on your journey of learning and growing, just please don't grow up too fast! You deserve to be a baby (I'm still having a hard time calling you a toddler), free to try things out and make mistakes, for as long as you can! Tyler, I'm so very proud of you, and blesses beyond measure and will love you forever and always.
Love,
Mommy
Monday, May 7, 2012
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
13 months!
Tyler,
You were 13 months old on February 28th! We all finally recovered from your birthday party illness! We went to see Dr. Deloso on the 10th of Feb. for your 12 month check up and shots. You did great! You had to get shots in both arms this time and barely cried at all! You just sat on my lap and didn't cry for the first one and barely for the second! You are such a big girl! They said you look great! You are 60th percentile for weight (21 lbs) and off the charts for height! You are a petite girl! You are still wearing some 3-6 mo. jeans and dresses! Too funny to me! We went to visit Daddy at work after your appointment and you were so social! Loved getting to see your Daddy! We had you 1 year pictures taken at Concept and you were not loving it! You cried as soon as you saw the photographer...a guy of course, which you are still not too sure of men still. We got through two outfit changes and they turned out ok. Daddy says it only takes one, and that is all we got with smiles...one smile! Ha! You are still drinking rice milk twice a day and sometimes 3 times a day...about 16-24 oz. You are a pretty good eater, but know what you want! Love to say crack-er! You will pretty much eat whatever we have on our plate! You are saying da da, sometimes mama when you are upset, pup, bye, max, up, and jabbering like crazy. You are a busy girl! You make us smile and laugh every single day! You can always brighten anyone's day!
Your cousins came to stay at Gram's house for a long weekend and you loved it! We played everyday with them and had so much fun! The next weekend, we went to visit them at their house! You absolutely adore them and love getting to play with them! We probably won't see them again until Easter (a whole month!) :-( We can't wait!
This month, you also had your first hair cut! You sat like a big girl...it was just a trim, but you got a cute little certificate to keep in your baby book! The weather has been beautiful here, so we have been enjoying an abundance of outdoor time, which you of course love! We are looking forward to watching you continue to bloom into the beautiful little girl you are! We Love You to the moon and back! We are so blessed to have you in our lives and thank our Lord for blessing us with you!
Love you sweet pea!
Mommy and Daddy
You were 13 months old on February 28th! We all finally recovered from your birthday party illness! We went to see Dr. Deloso on the 10th of Feb. for your 12 month check up and shots. You did great! You had to get shots in both arms this time and barely cried at all! You just sat on my lap and didn't cry for the first one and barely for the second! You are such a big girl! They said you look great! You are 60th percentile for weight (21 lbs) and off the charts for height! You are a petite girl! You are still wearing some 3-6 mo. jeans and dresses! Too funny to me! We went to visit Daddy at work after your appointment and you were so social! Loved getting to see your Daddy! We had you 1 year pictures taken at Concept and you were not loving it! You cried as soon as you saw the photographer...a guy of course, which you are still not too sure of men still. We got through two outfit changes and they turned out ok. Daddy says it only takes one, and that is all we got with smiles...one smile! Ha! You are still drinking rice milk twice a day and sometimes 3 times a day...about 16-24 oz. You are a pretty good eater, but know what you want! Love to say crack-er! You will pretty much eat whatever we have on our plate! You are saying da da, sometimes mama when you are upset, pup, bye, max, up, and jabbering like crazy. You are a busy girl! You make us smile and laugh every single day! You can always brighten anyone's day!
Your cousins came to stay at Gram's house for a long weekend and you loved it! We played everyday with them and had so much fun! The next weekend, we went to visit them at their house! You absolutely adore them and love getting to play with them! We probably won't see them again until Easter (a whole month!) :-( We can't wait!
This month, you also had your first hair cut! You sat like a big girl...it was just a trim, but you got a cute little certificate to keep in your baby book! The weather has been beautiful here, so we have been enjoying an abundance of outdoor time, which you of course love! We are looking forward to watching you continue to bloom into the beautiful little girl you are! We Love You to the moon and back! We are so blessed to have you in our lives and thank our Lord for blessing us with you!
Love you sweet pea!
Mommy and Daddy
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
One year old!!!
How is it possible that I am already writing your first birthday post!?!? This has been the best year of my life, but definitely the fastest year of my life! I got very emotional the day before your birthday thinking back to the excitement your daddy and I were experiencing with your arrival coming! Those are moments that I will always cherish! One year ago you made me a mommy for the first time and I am ever so thankful for you and feel tremendously blessed to be your mommy! God has truly blessed us with you in our life! This past month you have grown so much! You are basically running everywhere! We planned and planned for your party and it came and went so fast! Your theme was Winter Onederland...it was adorable! I took your picture for your invitations in a tutu with you wearing a scarf and hat. It turned out great! Perfect for the theme! The decorations, to the food, to your outfit all were fantastic! You didn't quite know what to think about all of the people, but you had a great time I know! We had cupcakes for all of our guests and you had your own giant cupcake for your smash cake. You dug in to your cake and had so much fun smashing it in your hands, but you would not eat it off of your hands! It was hilarious! Daddy fed you some off of a fork and then you ate it, but I'm not sure that you loved it! Which I am happy about! :-) You are one blessed little girl! You had an overflow of gifts from so many who love you! Mommy and Daddy were overwhelmed!
Unfortunately, the day after your party people started coming down with the flu, we were worried it was food poisoning, but pretty sure it was the flu because everyone got sick on different days up to a week and a half after the party! You got sick first...it was pitiful and I just wanted to make you better! Then Daddy came home sick on Monday...I thought I was in the clear, but I came home Tuesday sick. Then, you and I both came down with strep on Wednesday! It was a disaster week! Thankfully we are all healthy again and you are eating and drinking like normal again...more than normal actually!
You are a healthy, growing girl. At your 12 month appointment, you weighed 21 pounds (60th percentile) and you are 32 inches long (99th percentile...you were off the charts!) This is so hard for me to believe how long you are! The doctor said at this rate you would be 5 foot 9! WOW! You also were so brave with your shots that you had to get. It was the first time getting them in your arms and you only cried for one of the shots! Such a strong girl!
We have also weened you off of your bottle! It was a pretty easy transition. We did it gradually and slowly. We took you off of it during the day and only gave it to you morning and night, then we took it away at night and finally got it away in the morning. Now, you completely drink out of your cup and get milk morning and night, with water and fortune delight during the day. You drink about 12-16 ounces of milk a day. You eat 3 meals a day. You are saying a few words: the most common ones are: dada, cracker (cwak), pup for puppy, up (when you want to be held), and your own version of all gone. You love crackers! You will stand next to the cabinet where they are and say cracker until we come to give you one. It is funny! You are starting to give high fives and you still love to dance! Barney continues to be your favorite character! You get so excited when he comes on! Your absolute favorite right now is books! You love to read books and bring them to us all day long to read to you. You will carry the book to us and sit in our lap! It is so sweet! I love it! We also moved you into your new carseat from your carrier seat. You are still rear facing...we will keep you that way until 40 pounds to have you in the safest position possible! You have done pretty well in your new seat and I think you like that you can see out the window better, but you don't fall asleep as easily because you are sitting more upright. So many new transitions this month! You are so a happy girl and we love you so much! We can't believe you have been in our lives a year, but at the same time it seems that you have been in our life forever! You make our world complete and thank God every single day for giving us a healthy, happy girl! We look forward to celebrating many more happy times with you! We love you so much! Happy first birthday! May God continue to bless you!
Unfortunately, the day after your party people started coming down with the flu, we were worried it was food poisoning, but pretty sure it was the flu because everyone got sick on different days up to a week and a half after the party! You got sick first...it was pitiful and I just wanted to make you better! Then Daddy came home sick on Monday...I thought I was in the clear, but I came home Tuesday sick. Then, you and I both came down with strep on Wednesday! It was a disaster week! Thankfully we are all healthy again and you are eating and drinking like normal again...more than normal actually!
You are a healthy, growing girl. At your 12 month appointment, you weighed 21 pounds (60th percentile) and you are 32 inches long (99th percentile...you were off the charts!) This is so hard for me to believe how long you are! The doctor said at this rate you would be 5 foot 9! WOW! You also were so brave with your shots that you had to get. It was the first time getting them in your arms and you only cried for one of the shots! Such a strong girl!
We have also weened you off of your bottle! It was a pretty easy transition. We did it gradually and slowly. We took you off of it during the day and only gave it to you morning and night, then we took it away at night and finally got it away in the morning. Now, you completely drink out of your cup and get milk morning and night, with water and fortune delight during the day. You drink about 12-16 ounces of milk a day. You eat 3 meals a day. You are saying a few words: the most common ones are: dada, cracker (cwak), pup for puppy, up (when you want to be held), and your own version of all gone. You love crackers! You will stand next to the cabinet where they are and say cracker until we come to give you one. It is funny! You are starting to give high fives and you still love to dance! Barney continues to be your favorite character! You get so excited when he comes on! Your absolute favorite right now is books! You love to read books and bring them to us all day long to read to you. You will carry the book to us and sit in our lap! It is so sweet! I love it! We also moved you into your new carseat from your carrier seat. You are still rear facing...we will keep you that way until 40 pounds to have you in the safest position possible! You have done pretty well in your new seat and I think you like that you can see out the window better, but you don't fall asleep as easily because you are sitting more upright. So many new transitions this month! You are so a happy girl and we love you so much! We can't believe you have been in our lives a year, but at the same time it seems that you have been in our life forever! You make our world complete and thank God every single day for giving us a healthy, happy girl! We look forward to celebrating many more happy times with you! We love you so much! Happy first birthday! May God continue to bless you!
11 months old!
Tyler, you were 11 months old on December 28th! Wow! You are only a month away from your 1st birthday...this mommy better get to planning! I am excited to celebrate having you for a year, but sad at the same time that I feel like you will no longer be a baby! You had a very exciting month, as we were very busy with Christmas! It was your first and I hope all of the pictures I took will show what a special time it was for you! Your Daddy let me buy a new camera (that snaps pictures as fast as I could've hoped for!) so I didn't miss a beat for all of the excitement!
You weigh right around 20 pounds when I stand on the scale with you. We will find out your exact measurments at your 12 month appt, but not until February. You are walking/running all over. You started walking backwards too...too funny! You love for us to chase you and then you run and laugh! You are eating more and more solids and want to feed yourself! It is a mess, but we are letting you (most of the time :-)
You follow me all around the house and hold your arms our for us to pick you up...love to be held these days! I am trying to get you to say more words. This last week you said "up" and I can tell you try to mimic us. You mimic us with a lot of things like sneezing and coughing. It cracks us up!
You are sleeping pretty well. I think some more teeth are on their way, but our nights haven't been too disrupted. Usually down between 9 and 10 and up at 7 when I am at school, but sometimes will sleep until 8 when I am off.
I have been trying to give you your milk in your cup during the day and just the bottle at night. It is going just so so. You LOVE your bottle! We'll see if we can make it. You guzzle your milk when it is in the bottle, but not so much when it is in your cup. My only concern is to make sure you are still eating enough and getting the right amount of milk.
Your first Christmas was a busy one! Christmas Eve we were at Grandma and Grandpa Haertling's to open gifts and then went to Great Grandparent's Kryger's house. This was the year we were going to Christmas Eve Service in Nashville at our church, but with you and your cousins, we opted for 7:00 service instead of 11:00. You were ok, you only napped for about 30 minutes in the morning and 30 minutes in the afternoon...not near enough for you. But because we were on the go that is what happened. I was not going to let that happen the next day...you needed your nap. So my theory was we worked around you.
Christmas morning we opened presents with you at our house from Santa! You did the best with us at home. You actually took the time to tear the paper and look what was in the wrapping...so much fun! Santa brought you a doll, stroller, ball, alphabet handheld toy, and some clothes. I think you were so focused at home because there were no other distractions. Then, we went to Grandma and Grandpa Kania's to open with them and your cousins. You had blast playing with them! You got a chair that you absolutely love! After you nap we made our way to Great Grandma Kania's. Then, you napped some more and we headed to Hoyleton to the Suedmeyer Christmas.
On Monday, we went to celebrate with the Haertling's at Great Grandparent's house.
You saw Santa for the first time in town before Christmas and did not like him at all! But, did see Santa at the family Christmases and did ok..with me holding you! I had the best break with you! We just played and played at home.
For your first New Year's Eve, we had planned to just stay at home, but were invited last minute to go to the Storey's house. You got to go and play with your friends Braylin, Brewer, Brody, and Bowen. Finley could not come, so you were the only girl! You are going to have to keep up with the boys quite a bit I think! We were in their basement and could not keep you away from the stairs! They had a room full of neat toys, but you could have cared less...the stairs were your choice! Mommy and Daddy got their workout! It was funny though, if we had one of the guys sit there, you would not go near them...you just are not sure about most guys. Since all the babies were at the party, we didn't make it to midnight there. You did fall asleep as soon as we got in the car, and Gram had called and said they were all still out at Aunt Joyce's, so we thought we would ring in the new year with them and just put you in the spare room to sleep. However, you really wanted to party too, and woke up as soon as we stopped the car. So, we let you ring in the new year with us! It actually was fun and you were in a good mood even though it was so late! We stayed just a little past midnight and then went home and got you to bed. I am so excited about spending 2012 with you! I can't wait to see the fun that the new year will bring us with you in our lives! I know we have many memories to make! We love you so much and are so happy you are in our lives! Happy 2012!!!
You weigh right around 20 pounds when I stand on the scale with you. We will find out your exact measurments at your 12 month appt, but not until February. You are walking/running all over. You started walking backwards too...too funny! You love for us to chase you and then you run and laugh! You are eating more and more solids and want to feed yourself! It is a mess, but we are letting you (most of the time :-)
You follow me all around the house and hold your arms our for us to pick you up...love to be held these days! I am trying to get you to say more words. This last week you said "up" and I can tell you try to mimic us. You mimic us with a lot of things like sneezing and coughing. It cracks us up!
You are sleeping pretty well. I think some more teeth are on their way, but our nights haven't been too disrupted. Usually down between 9 and 10 and up at 7 when I am at school, but sometimes will sleep until 8 when I am off.
I have been trying to give you your milk in your cup during the day and just the bottle at night. It is going just so so. You LOVE your bottle! We'll see if we can make it. You guzzle your milk when it is in the bottle, but not so much when it is in your cup. My only concern is to make sure you are still eating enough and getting the right amount of milk.
Your first Christmas was a busy one! Christmas Eve we were at Grandma and Grandpa Haertling's to open gifts and then went to Great Grandparent's Kryger's house. This was the year we were going to Christmas Eve Service in Nashville at our church, but with you and your cousins, we opted for 7:00 service instead of 11:00. You were ok, you only napped for about 30 minutes in the morning and 30 minutes in the afternoon...not near enough for you. But because we were on the go that is what happened. I was not going to let that happen the next day...you needed your nap. So my theory was we worked around you.
Christmas morning we opened presents with you at our house from Santa! You did the best with us at home. You actually took the time to tear the paper and look what was in the wrapping...so much fun! Santa brought you a doll, stroller, ball, alphabet handheld toy, and some clothes. I think you were so focused at home because there were no other distractions. Then, we went to Grandma and Grandpa Kania's to open with them and your cousins. You had blast playing with them! You got a chair that you absolutely love! After you nap we made our way to Great Grandma Kania's. Then, you napped some more and we headed to Hoyleton to the Suedmeyer Christmas.
On Monday, we went to celebrate with the Haertling's at Great Grandparent's house.
You saw Santa for the first time in town before Christmas and did not like him at all! But, did see Santa at the family Christmases and did ok..with me holding you! I had the best break with you! We just played and played at home.
For your first New Year's Eve, we had planned to just stay at home, but were invited last minute to go to the Storey's house. You got to go and play with your friends Braylin, Brewer, Brody, and Bowen. Finley could not come, so you were the only girl! You are going to have to keep up with the boys quite a bit I think! We were in their basement and could not keep you away from the stairs! They had a room full of neat toys, but you could have cared less...the stairs were your choice! Mommy and Daddy got their workout! It was funny though, if we had one of the guys sit there, you would not go near them...you just are not sure about most guys. Since all the babies were at the party, we didn't make it to midnight there. You did fall asleep as soon as we got in the car, and Gram had called and said they were all still out at Aunt Joyce's, so we thought we would ring in the new year with them and just put you in the spare room to sleep. However, you really wanted to party too, and woke up as soon as we stopped the car. So, we let you ring in the new year with us! It actually was fun and you were in a good mood even though it was so late! We stayed just a little past midnight and then went home and got you to bed. I am so excited about spending 2012 with you! I can't wait to see the fun that the new year will bring us with you in our lives! I know we have many memories to make! We love you so much and are so happy you are in our lives! Happy 2012!!!
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