"Oh no man" when something falls down or doesn't go how he wanted it to.
"Round, Round, Bus" (said in singing voice while waving pointer fingers in the air) for the wheels on the bus go 'round and 'round song
"Teatup" for I'm a little teapot song. C's are T's these days.
"Did it" when he accomplishes something. Or, like yesterday morning, he waited until I got to the bottom of the stairs then said "mommy did it" while clapping. Yes, Tyler, walking down the stairs IS an accomplishment these days. Let's not even talk about walking up them.
"Snacks" not to be confused with just a general "eat", snacks means goldfish or veggie straws or something along those lines. Grandma found out the hard way recently...Tyler said "snacks". Grandma gave him yogurt. Yogurt is not "snacks". Tyler didn't eat it.
"Dilla" for quesadilla- a recent addition to the growing repetoire of meals he likes
"Cado" for avocado
and in similar fashion....
"Butt" for button. As in press a button, but Tyler has no time for multiple syllables these days.
Wednesday, June 24, 2015
Monday, June 22, 2015
Music Monday
This popped up on Pandora today- great timing as I used to listen to it all the time but haven't for a long time, love it and some days it's just a good reminder.
"All will be well, even after all the promises you've broken to yourself.
All will be well, you can ask me how but only time will tell.
You've got to keep it up and don't give up. Chase your dreams and you will find, all in time. All will be well. "
Gabe Dixon Band- All Will Be Well
Sunday, June 21, 2015
38 weeks!
38 weeks with Baby H #2
And one more because it's cute
And the rest of the family on Father's Day 2015...
Monday, June 15, 2015
The Calendar
I should maybe stop looking at a calendar...
I just realized tonight that we are:
3 weeks from Baby H#2's arrival "date"
4 weeks from Tyler (our baby!!) turning 2
AND
5 weeks from moving out of the house we currently love and into the one we hope to love for years to come
Emotions run high while 8 months pregnant. Emotions run approximately 10,000 times higher based on the above realization while 8 months pregnant.
Good luck to Kevin. Keep him (and all of us!) in your prayers :)
Monday, June 8, 2015
The End of an Era
Yesterday marks the end of an era...not to be too overly dramatic or anything! I coached the last soccer games of this spring season and of this current "era" of soccer in my life. When the next soccer season comes around in a month, I won't be a part of it as we've decided to make a big & major change for our family by having me stay home with Tyler and Baby H #2 after his or her arrival in July.
I say it's the end of an era because literally since I was 5, my life's calendar and subsequently- my life- has revolved around the soccer seasons. I am overjoyed to imagine what nights and weekends and falls and springs might have in store for our family. I am also simultaneously scared of all of that T.I.M.E.
It is bittersweet to walk away from coaching, as it really has been exactly what I dreamed it would be- creating relationships and connecting with players through a sport that I love, learning just as much (if not more) from all of them as I hope I have taught. In turn though, I will get to make Kevin and Tyler and Baby H #2 my priority for the next "era" of my life.
Since we announced to the club that I wouldn't be returning, I have received many responses from parents. Congratulations was said most often (which caught me off guard as I didn't realize making the choice to stay home was a "congrats" type moment until it started coming repeatedly) as well as "you won't regret it" and "the time when they are little goes so fast." I KNOW deep in my heart that I won't regret it although some days (like yesterday...coaching my last games) are harder than others. I also KNOW how fast the time goes every time I look at Tyler- who I can remember holding in my arms as a tiny newborn and now when I see him rapidly approaching 2, I wonder where 2 whole years went.
Actually, 2 years probably went faster because I was gone a lot! The timing for this change is impeccable too because just yesterday when I called Kevin in between games, Tyler was in the background saying "Mommy. Home. Mommy. Home." to which I had to respond, "No, mommy is working and not coming home yet." (insert fighting back tears here) He's just getting old enough to really get it. Obviously, I know there will be times I'll be away (and I'll WANT to be away) but I hope my heart feels a little less torn between two worlds during those times.
But my biggest hope, thinking ahead to what life will be like, is that we will get to be the family we have dreamed we want to be! And that makes the "end of the era" actually just the start of a brand new one.
I say it's the end of an era because literally since I was 5, my life's calendar and subsequently- my life- has revolved around the soccer seasons. I am overjoyed to imagine what nights and weekends and falls and springs might have in store for our family. I am also simultaneously scared of all of that T.I.M.E.
It is bittersweet to walk away from coaching, as it really has been exactly what I dreamed it would be- creating relationships and connecting with players through a sport that I love, learning just as much (if not more) from all of them as I hope I have taught. In turn though, I will get to make Kevin and Tyler and Baby H #2 my priority for the next "era" of my life.
Since we announced to the club that I wouldn't be returning, I have received many responses from parents. Congratulations was said most often (which caught me off guard as I didn't realize making the choice to stay home was a "congrats" type moment until it started coming repeatedly) as well as "you won't regret it" and "the time when they are little goes so fast." I KNOW deep in my heart that I won't regret it although some days (like yesterday...coaching my last games) are harder than others. I also KNOW how fast the time goes every time I look at Tyler- who I can remember holding in my arms as a tiny newborn and now when I see him rapidly approaching 2, I wonder where 2 whole years went.
Actually, 2 years probably went faster because I was gone a lot! The timing for this change is impeccable too because just yesterday when I called Kevin in between games, Tyler was in the background saying "Mommy. Home. Mommy. Home." to which I had to respond, "No, mommy is working and not coming home yet." (insert fighting back tears here) He's just getting old enough to really get it. Obviously, I know there will be times I'll be away (and I'll WANT to be away) but I hope my heart feels a little less torn between two worlds during those times.
But my biggest hope, thinking ahead to what life will be like, is that we will get to be the family we have dreamed we want to be! And that makes the "end of the era" actually just the start of a brand new one.
Friday, June 5, 2015
Tyler- 22 Months
22 months and counting! So close to 2 it's getting scary!
He learns and imitates SO many words every day. Some of our favorite things Tyler says:
"Come on" which always includes a hand motion of rubbing his fingers together over his shoulder to summon someone.
"Are you" which means where are you but he hasn't grasped the first word of the phrase yet.
"Amen" as clear as day and always very profoundly!
"Thank you" one day a few weeks ago, after soooo many months (22 to be exact) of trying to get him to use the actual words instead of the sign, I handed him some food for breakfast and he said "thank you." I stopped in my tracks because I am so used to seeing him sign it and responding "can you say thank you" or "can you use your words"....I was so excited that he actually said it that I probably got a bit over-excited only further encouraging him to say it a million times that day (and every day since). The thing I love about it is that he says "thank you" with a different tone than pretty much anything else he says- as if he knows how to be truly sincere.
New skills:
Tyler sings! (and dances) Often when he's in his car seat, he will strike up a little tune and although he's not singing actual words- I love it. He also raises his two pointer fingers in the air and waves his arms around to dance to his own song.
Old favorites:
Tyler still loves his legos. We don't have them out all the time but he knows where they are in the closet and usually at some point in the day he'll ask to get them (or go get them himself). They hold his attention of longer than pretty much anything else he does or plays with. His legos also make us realize he needs this sibling he's going to be getting soon- he will play with them on his own but he'd much rather one of us sit on the floor to play with him. While the baby won't be able to "play" at first, eventually I know they'll be two peas in a pod.
Stats to remember:
Weight- 30 pounds
Clothes- 2T
Bedtime- 7-730pm
Wakeup- 630-730am
Nap- middle of the day & around 2 hours, give or take
New skills:
Tyler sings! (and dances) Often when he's in his car seat, he will strike up a little tune and although he's not singing actual words- I love it. He also raises his two pointer fingers in the air and waves his arms around to dance to his own song.
Old favorites:
Tyler still loves his legos. We don't have them out all the time but he knows where they are in the closet and usually at some point in the day he'll ask to get them (or go get them himself). They hold his attention of longer than pretty much anything else he does or plays with. His legos also make us realize he needs this sibling he's going to be getting soon- he will play with them on his own but he'd much rather one of us sit on the floor to play with him. While the baby won't be able to "play" at first, eventually I know they'll be two peas in a pod.
Stats to remember:
Weight- 30 pounds
Clothes- 2T
Bedtime- 7-730pm
Wakeup- 630-730am
Nap- middle of the day & around 2 hours, give or take
Thursday, June 4, 2015
This is Ours, 7th Edition
There haven't been as many photo updates of the house over the last few weeks because not much has changed from the outside appearance...until yesterday! They've been working mostly on the interior drywall and all of that so hard to see changes from the outside. We went over a few days ago to drive by and saw what we thought was siding sitting in front of the house and apparently, we were right!
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