My baby boy is growing up...I took away his bottle today. I was supposed to do it over a month ago, but I couldn't bring myself to face the challenge. Today went much smoother than I expected. Tyler didn't drink much milk from the sippy cup in the morning, but he still went down for his first nap. Then, he ended up drinking about 5 ounces of milk from the cup before his afternoon nap. Before bed, he wouldn't drink any, but he still fell asleep easily. We will see how tonight goes! I have to admit that I cried a little bit as he was drinking from the cup before his nap. I will never nurse him or feed him his bottle again. He's not a baby anymore. Was it supposed to go by that quickly?
We've been spending more time outside lately. Tyler loves just walking around and exploring. I took him to the big playground today at Tom Brown Park and he had a blast. He just walked around, laughed at the other kids, climbed and walked all over the playground, went on the swings and went down the slide. Although toddlerhood has already presented new challenges and we really miss the baby stage, Matt and I were discussing how much fun he is right now. He makes us laugh every day.
A few things about my boy:
He plays with Buster. He will run around with Buster's ball, Buster will knock him down and Tyler will just crack up.
He loves to Skype! When he hears the noise Skype makes when I'm calling someone, he starts laughing and runs toward the computer. He shows off by making baskets with his basketball and dancing.
Foods he loves: Pasta, cheese, cereal (Cherios, Chex, whatev), fruit.
A few months ago, Matt taught Ty how to click his tongue. Now, when Tyler sees his dad he will just start smiling and clicking his tongue.
He hates having his nails clipped. A couple of months ago, I had Matt hold him down while I did it. He made up a song about Tyler on the spot and sang it to him while Tyler just laughed the whole time. This tactic worked one time, and one time only. There is no cheering him up now.
He dances when he hears music.
He loves to watch the Elmo video his Nana bought him for Christmas.
He throws tantrums when I won't let him have something.
He screams at the pantry door when he wants crackers.
If he hears the word "outside", he goes to the back door and tries to pry it open.
He wears size 3 diapers.
He still uses the pacifier, but mostly when he's sleeping. That will be the next thing to take away.
Not too much else is going on here. Life has been pretty slow and simple lately, but sometimes, that's the way I like it.
If you can't tell, I got a new camera and I've really enjoyed trying to take better pictures of Tyler. I've attempted some editing, but I really have no clue what I'm doing! I'm looking forward to finding a few classes to take, but for now I will just be doing it on my own. Tyler is the perfect subject.
