Author: nischan

We went out to Barb and Dave’s for Easter.  Ty had fun playing with the little castle and fishing pole that they got for him.  The castle came with a little plastic boulder and catapult, and boy was that a big hit! 🙂

Kevin’s friend Dennis came over and was trying out Kevin’s new mower.  Tyler surprised us by letting Dennis take him for a ride on it.  Usually he’s a little too skittish around people he’s not real familiar with, and him letting Dennis hold him for the ride was really nice.

I’m not sure what to call this face Tyler makes.  He does it when he’s surprised and/or startled.  It’s really cute, and I’m glad I was able to get it on film!

Tyler was riding his truck toy through the kitchen and rode straight into a bright beam of sunshine.  He squinted, held up his hand to the light, and said “get back, keep it sun!”

Tyler’s Uncle Ken came up for a visit this weekend.  It was funny to watch Ken playing with Ty.  I don’t think he really knows what to do around little kids, but he did a good job!  If I get a chance, I will upload the little video clip I have of them playing together.

It seems as though all of a sudden Ty is using pronouns!  I have been hearing him use “I” “me” “you” etc appropriately, lately.

We tried to teach Tyler how to play hide and seek yesterday.  Kevin and Ty would count and I would go hide and they would look for me.  That worked fine, but the concept of hiding until someone finds you will apparently take a little longer for him to understand.  Kevin would help Ty hide,… Continue reading Not Quite Clear on the Concept

It’s a little startling when you can hear yourself reflected from your child’s mouth.  Yesterday Tyler and I were “playing play-dough” and one of the plastic things broke.  I fixed it and gave it back to him, and he said “Good job, mommy!”  with the exact inflection that I say it with.  It was like… Continue reading Good Job

Tyler’s second birthday!  It’s hard to believe another year has rolled around.  He’s talking up a storm now.  He’s had his first haircut (sniff, sniff — I loved his shaggy locks and little curls!) and he’s been cleared for dairy!  Barb and Dave came out to celebrate our little man’s second birthday. Kevin got Tyler… Continue reading Second Birthday