Today marked several firsts for Tyler.
- He experienced his first power outage. The electricity went out for only a few seconds but after it came back on Tyler signed "more." I asked him if he wanted more TV or more lights out (we were watching "Despicable Me" at the time) and he pointed to the lights and signed "lights." He is definitely not scared of the dark.
- He tried spam for the first time. Loves it.
- He watched the Winter Olympics with Mommy and Daddy. He gave us "Despicable Me" and let us know he'd rather watch the minions.
- He pointed to the moon in the book Pajama Time! and said, "Moooon!"
- He opened a door by himself. Ryan and I have decided that we will have knobs in our homes, not handles.
And now for a list of Tyler's accomplishments.
Tyler is 19 months, 20 months in just 9 days. He can...
Sign:
- Baby
- Bird
- Car
- Cat
- Cheese
- Drink
- Eat
- Elephant
- Friend
- Help
- Hurt/Owie
- Light
- Love (we're working on "I love you")
- Milk
- More
- Please
- Rain
- Shoes
- Sleep
- Sorry
- Thank You
- Tractor
- Train
- Truck
- Tree
- Water
Says:
- Ba (Vietnamese for Grandma)
- Baba (for bottle)
- Ball
- Boots
- Bug (he hates bugs)
- Bus (his word for all things on wheels)
- Bye
- Cat/Kitty
- Cau (Vietnamese for Uncle)
- Cheeto (we're proud of this one)
- Cookie
- Cracker
- Cup
- Daddy
- Dog/Doggy
- Go
- Goofy
- Gus
- Guys (as in, Hi guys! and Bye guys!)
- Hi
- Juice
- Mama
- Mine
- Moon
- My-my (for binkie)
- Nana (sometimes it sounds like Grandma)
- No (possibly his favorite word)
- Ong (Vietnamese for Grandpa)
- Owie
- Poo poo
- Rhett (Grandpa Bob's dog)
- Riley
- Tess (his best friend)
- Ty-Ty/Tyler
- What's this? (the very first phrase he ever said)
- Where
- Wolfie/Wolf-Wolf
- Yes
Animal sounds he recognizes:
- Bee = Buzz
- Cat = Meow
- Cow = Moo
- Dinosaur = Roar
- Dog = Woof
- Duck = Quack
- Elephant = Avooo (I'm not sure how to spell it...definitely not "toot)
- Fox = He'll sing the song. Seriously.
- Horse = Neigh
- Lion = Roar
- Monkey = Ah ah ah (his monkeys don't say, "Ooh ooh ah ah")
- Rooster = Cock a doodle doo (it's really cute hearing him try to say it)
- Sheep = Baa
- Snake = Hiss
- Tiger = Roar
He also:
- Attempts to use the potty though we haven't had a successful "go" yet.
- Can spin and spin and spin without getting dizzy...unlike Mommy.
- Communicates his needs and wants fairly well.
- Demonstrates "happy," "sad," "angry," "scared," and "confused."
- Feeds himself. If we want a less messy situation, we do it for him. But he's pretty adept with a spoon and a fork. Though his utensils of choice are still his fingers.
- Follows directions. Even when he really doesn't want to.
- Gives kisses...open-mouthed, sloppy ones. Which really are the best kind.
- Hates bugs. He gets this from Mommy.
- Jumps with both feet in the air.
- Plays Ring-Around-the-Rosy.
- Points towards his diaper when he needs a change.
- Points towards his room/crib when he is tired.
- Reads along with Mommy and Daddy, knows how to turn pages.
- Recognizes circles and triangles (still working on squares).
- "Sings along" with his favorite songs such as "Baby Beluga" and "The Itsy Bitsy Spider."
- Understands the meaning of "up" and "down," "fast" and "slow," etc.
- Working on sharing. At the moment, "trading" is the equivalent of "sharing." It's something.
I can just go on and on about his "accomplishments." But I shouldn't. I think these are enough.
Tyler, I am so proud of you. You learn something new everyday and it is so much fun to watch you. I hope your future experiences will continue to surprise and delight you and you never lose your curiosity and wonderment.
And here are some picture of Tyler eating popcorn in a laundry basket. Because that's how he rolls.
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