March, April...February. Who knows.

I realize I haven't posted pictures for a while, so I decided that today I would. Only my list of pictures that I want to post is really long. So you may get all of them, or you may only get a couple. I'm not sure if I'm patient enough today to upload and then place all of them where I want them in the post. But here, let's get started.

Tyler continues to grow. I know, amazing, isn't it? I'm glad he's growing because, yes, that's what's supposed to happen...but it's happening so quickly!






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Ty already owes us his first bag of M&M's (you know, you get ice cream for kissing, M&M's for hand-holding)

We were at Molly's baby shower (CONGRATS Molly and Vic! Peter is beautiful!) and Ty made a phone call.


A few minutes later, little Xanti shows up and she and Ty get friendly. I'm pretty sure she made the first move though.

Here's the proof:



Ry has started to teach Ty some very important things in life, one of them being that he should always be a gentleman and open doors for ladies. Whenever we go outside to get in the car the first thing Ryan does is to take Ty to my door, where Tyler will help turn the key and lift the handle. Then they'll swing the door open together, I'll get in and Ty will push the door closed. It's really one of the cutest things I have ever seen! This picture really has nothing to do with that story...I just like it.


So my various food cravings have been really random. One day I was craving a salad with tomatoes, cucumbers and hard-boiled eggs. I think Ryan's been watching a bit too much of the Food Network because he brought me this. Or maybe it's just all of his work fundraisers featuring really fancy food. Either way, it was beautiful and tasted perfect!



So, we really already have two children. Cleo, our lovely kitty, is probably the weirdest and most OCD cat that I have ever known. She follows me around the house and the second I sit down (no matter where it is, bathroom included) she has to jump into my lap. Not only that but she has to put her face as close to mine as possible. If I don't pet her, she'll nibble my hand until I do. If I'm not in the mood to hold her and put her on the floor, she'll attempt to jump back up at least three more times, and each time I will place her (or toss her, depending on my mood) back on the floor. Then she'll sulk away and find another comfortable place to settle, usually with Ryan. If I'm holding Tyler, that only increases her desire to sit right on me. So she gets to participate in Ty's bedtime routine.



Ty loves playing on the stairs. His favorite activities include jumping off the second or third stair into my or Ryan's (hopefully) waiting arms, throwing balls from the top landing to dad at the bottom, throwing balls up the stairs from the bottom, or just choosing a stair and laying on it. He also likes to go upstairs into his room, choose a random toy or other (sometimes heavier) item, and then launch it down the stairs. We might have to talk about that before the baby gets here.



Ty really enjoys his rocking chair. Lately it has been his favorite place to sit in the mornings while eating breakfast and watching Sid the Science Kid. It seems that that has become one of his favorite shows, along with Sesame Street and the Ellen show. If I ever have the TV on when Ellen is starting he'll immediately start dancing and clapping and laughing. It's quite interesting.



My favorite thing will always be cuddling with my little boy.