13 1/2 Months!

I'm so happy that school is out for the summer! It's going to be so much fun watching Tlyer grow and develop these next couple of months. I am happy to say that Tyler has been eating and sleeping very well. He's been going to bed around 8:00pm and sleeps in anywhere between 8:30-9:30am, sometimes even later. I don't mind that at all! Tyler is finally eating better. He loves breakfast foods- french toast sticks and raisin bread are his favorites. He also loves macaroni and cheese, yogurt, and american cheese. I wish he would eat more fruits and vegetables, but we're working on that! He pretty much will not eat his baby food jars anymore and is on "real" food now, which amazes me. We're still working on the sippy cup. Tyler will only drink water from it but will not take his milk from a cup. I see another challenge in our near future! He loves drinking out of my water bottles or sipping out of my cup, so we might have to skip the sippy cup altogether and teach him how to use a cup...we'll see!
Tyler and I are going to be taking mom and tot swim lessons together throught the park district. We do lots of playing all day long and take a couple stroller or wagon walks a day. Tyler is very vocal and uses his hands while "having conversations" with whoever will listen to him, but he's really not saying any words yet besides mama and dada. He definitely understands what we ask of him or tell him to do. He can point to certain body parts and follow demands, such as jump, clap, give high five, go get Blue, look outside, etc. He is walking all over the place and goes up and down the stairs! Tyler's favorite book is "Barnyard Dance" and he will try to dance when I read it and "bow to the horse and cow". It's really cute! Each month keeps getting better and better and we just love watching Tyler grow!