he claps
he sleeps
he swings
he climbs
he cries
did I mention he climbs?
he drools
he eats
he cruises
he's growing!!!
Kyler is our busy baby. He rarely sits still. I've never seen a baby crawl as fast as Kyler, I am always shocked to see where he has climbed, and he can throw his body out of your arms! I don't even know how to baby proof for him other than to just be with him all the time and intercept. He's been cruising along furniture and finding his balance to stand for a few seconds. We have to wrestle him to change his diaper or clothes. He usually screams bloody murder the whole time. His new favorite game is to pick up and throw a ball, then crawl after it and throw it over and over again. He can totally entertain himself! When he likes what he does he claps for himself. It started out by hitting his legs, but quickly turned into real clapping.
He'll also clap anytime he hears a clap sound (even when it's coming from the TV, like during the Oscars!). I love that he starts to anticipate things. He really knows patty cake, farmer rides, this little piggie, and peek-a-boo. When we read books he helps me turn all the pages. He can identify his family, like if I ask where Kendall is he'll look at her or crawl to her. When I pick him up from daycare his face lights up and he quickly comes to me laughing and squealing. Sometimes his love for me comes in the form of a bite. I was the only one he bit for a long time, but lately he's take a bite out of Keith, Kendall or Bernie too.
He can also be so sweet. He loves to snuggle when he's tired, gives "hugs" to Kendall (likes to rip her face off), and flirts like crazy! When he is falling asleep he makes this funny little moan, and when he is fast asleep he appears to be sucking on his tongue. Maybe because he gave up the binkie cold turkey! He is so adventurous that I sometimes put him in the swing just to get him to fall asleep because I worry if I leave him awake in the crib he'll jump out.
He only spits up ever once in a while now (so great!) and still eats like a champ. He loves turkey and bananas best. He likes to feed himself and even can do his own squeeze pack (but gets super messy). But despite all the extra calories he still wakes up for a night feeding. UGH! Just when I think we've got him back to sleeping through the whole night he tricks us into feeding him again. I have no idea what his stats are but he has to be in the 20's for weight now. He has rolls for days and my arms are sore after packing him around for very long.
He is still cutting teeth slow and steady. I wish he could just get the rest of them in and we could move past teething. He has his 5th tooth and I think the 6th one is just about here.
He says Mama more and more now. Mostly when he needs something! Go figure! Dada is his go to word for most things, but you can tell a slight difference in the word when he is talking to or about Keith. Another word I'm pretty sure he is actually saying is "yeah." It's always in context! He'll say Ba for bottle and has a few other district sounds that I can't quite pin down a word for.
He is a delight! He is still very even tempered and happy 99% of the time. He puts up with a lot from sister and I think that has made him tough and tolerant of a ton! The poor kid doesn't know any different. We love him like crazy and are excited for his future while we savor his baby-ness.
