August 6, 2008

Hey! It's been awhile, so I thought I would post something to say hi.

Tyler turns 18 months old tomorrow. OMGoodness, can anyone tell me where the time has gone. It seems like just yesterday I was telling my friend, Susan, that I thought I was going to be the first woman to ever be pregnant forever. Pregnancy days are now a fading memory.

Tyler is such a handful right now. If he hasn't gone into the terrible twos yet, I'll never make it through. He has so much energy and such an attitude right now. I can honestly say that if I didn't love him so much......well, I don't know what I would do. I so totally understand why some animals eat their young!

We went for a walk yesterday after dinner (which, by the way, Tyler ate great at). It was a very nice evening, and we were hoping that Ty could use up some energy. He rode in his favorite little red car for about 15 minutes and then wanted out. So, we let him out to walk, but his walk isn't a walk, it's a little trot....as fast as his little legs will carry him. He did this for a good 15 - 20 minutes. He wore me out just watching him. Then when we got home, his babysitter, Cindy, came by for her walk and asked if she could take Ty with her. So, off he went on another about 30 minute walk. I actually got a nice long wonderful shower without Tyler beating on the door and screaming because he couldn't come in or, like most times, in the shower with me.

Ty isn't talking yet. We have, however, found a speech therapist, and I am hoping that we start the sessions this coming Monday (keep your fingers crossed for me). Everyone tells me that it is nothing to worry about, but I cannot help it. It is really bothering me/worrying me that he isn't speaking. He should AT LEAST be saying Momma and Dadda, but he isn't. The only distinguishable word he says is "hi." So, hopefully, with the therapists help, he will be catching up with those his age quickly.

He has such a huge attitude right now. It takes nothing for him to throw himself on the floor kicking his feet and screaming his head off if he doesn't get exactly what he wants when he wants it. He is so opinionated for one who cannot talk! But, it makes snuggling with him that much more special. Before bed each night, he sits in my lap and drinks his last sippy cup of milk (although he won't let me even touch it anymore). We just sit there and rock (thanks again Rachael for the glider/rocking chair...it's awesome). He either falls asleep or relaxes enough for me to put him in bed. Last night, though, he wanted nothing to do with me at all! He wanted his dad. So, he sat on the couch with his dad and went to sleep that way. It is so precious watching him cuddle with Daddy.

We are doing Ty's 18 month photos on Sunday. A lady from where I work is doing them. I cannot wait to post some here. I am so excited.

Ok, gotta go, but here are a few more random shots of the little tornado before I go. Thanks for visiting.

Tyler playing outside.

Just a close up. He is so darn cute (I know I am a biased Mom).

July 30, 2008

Whew...busy week. We had the baseball game on Saturday and then the Brickyard on Sunday. Tyler loves going to baseball games so he went with us on Saturday, but his cousin Heather stayed with him on Sunday.

He has been so clingy lately. He hates it when I have to get up and get ready for work in the morning. He loves laying on me and snuggling. He wants me to carry him around all morning as well. And now, he has started wanting to get into the shower with me. It's so fun playing in there with him. Anytime the water hits him, he just giggles and giggles.

He is making me a nervous wreck though when he plays in the backyard. He constantly is climbing up the slide of his playset and then running around on the platform which is probably at least 5 feet high. He gives me heart attacks every time he gets near the edge. I told his dad that we need to "enclose" that platform thing so that the only way up or down is the slide. Maybe that will make me feel a little better.

I swear I don't know where he gets his energy. He is a constant blur of motion from when he gets up until when he goes to bed. And he no longer walks anywhere. It is a full out run....as fast as his little legs will carry him. He gets great delight in running from me. He will stop when I tell him to (most times), but when I get within an arm's reach of him, he is off again. It is one big game to him....he is laughing and giggling the entire time. It is so hard to be stern with him about running away when his little face lights up with laughter.

We are having his 18 months pictures taken in less than 2 weeks. A lady who works where I do is doing it. She is so awesome and takes great contemporary type shots. I am so excited!!! I truly hope that he behaves well and is "picture" cooperative, if you know what I mean.

July 25, 2008

As many of you know, Tyler is in Occupational Therapy since the little stink won't each much more than peas and carrots (no meats whatsoever). Anyway, the therapist is really trying to get him to take more foods. She has also been trying to get him to drink out of a straw. He has not sucked on anything basically since his palate surgery this past November. She has been using a small cake decorating bottle-like thing and aquarium tubing. The bottle is flexible enough that we have been able to squeeze a little liquid up into the tubing thus helping Tyler suck it into his mouth. He then sucks in and out and in and out (like you would breathe in and out very fast out of your mouth). Finally, he was able to get a little liquid into his mouth and now he does it without the in and out motion. It's not perfect, but it is so much better than not at all. I am so proud of my little man.

Not much going on this weekend for the tornado (although I am sure he find/make excitement). We are going to an Indians game on Saturday night and then to the Brickyard on Sunday.

July 23, 2008 My first entry

Ok, this is my first entry into the blogworld. So, please, keep that in mind.

I named this blog "Inside My Tornado" because that is exactly how it feels to be living with Tyler. He is truly a toddler tornado terror. He is the only person I have ever known that can go from happy-go-lucky to all out temper tantrum, to include throwing himself on the floor, screaming, arching his little back, and beating his head on whatever is closest, in a half a second flat. He is so head-strong and opinionated even though he hasn't uttered a single understandable word except "hi" yet.

We have just returned from our very first family camping trip. It was a good trip but completely exhausting. The tornado was EVERYWHERE!!! So, he had a great time, while I chased him around constantly. It was fun, however, watching him stop and pick up every blade of grass, dried leaf, rock, bug (dead or alive), and stick that he could find. He inspected everything to include attempting to taste it with his tongue (can you say "Yuck!"). I caught him one time when I obviously wasn't watching close enough enjoying the taste of a dead bug. It didn't make him sick. So, I suppose it was ok, but I about tossed my cookies on that one. His dad just laughed his ass off at it. I personally found nothing funny about my little baby putting a dead bug in his mouth.

He truly enjoyed the makeshift bath/pool on Saturday evening. It was so ungodly hot this weekend. We were all filthy pigs by then. So, I emptied the plastic tub that I brought the food in and gave Tyler a bath in it. I let him play in it as well for about 30 minutes. After that, I dressed him in a pair of shorts and little T-shirt and let him watch his new favorite movie, Shark Tales, on the portable DVD player we took.

When enjoyed hiking around Yellowood State Park, and then we headed over to Brown County State Park to enjoy the scenery there. While at Yellowood hiking, the tornado fell asleep in Daddy's backpack. It was so cute and a little nerve wracking to see his little head bobbing all over the place in the backpack. He slept for a good 15 minutes or more.

When we started out driving to Brown County, Tyler fell asleep again (this time in the car). He slept for a good 2 hours (wish I could have done the same). When he woke, we stopped a couple of places for him to get out and explore. He had a great time running up and down the hills there and also in exploring the Lookout Tower.

On Sunday, we packed up and left. I can honestly say that I am looking forward to the next time we go camping.