Ella's 8th & 9th month and Tyler's 25th & 26th month

Ella Marie~

A few days after turning 8 months Ella said Mom-mom and Dada; although she says Mom the most :) Her new thing this month has been standing. Anything she can pull herself up on she will. I also started her on table foods this month. First watermelon, then puffs, sharp cheddar shredded cheese (my favorite too), yogart, cottage cheese, mac and cheese, pees and carrots. Turns out she loves feeding herself and so far does not have the gag reflex that Tyler did. She got her second illness this month, a brief 3-4 day bout with a stomach bug - coming out both ends. After about 2 weeks we finally got her back to only getting up once a night.

month 9 - still up at night, sometimes once, sometimes 2-3 times and will only stop screaming if i feed you. you finally crawl now instead of just scooting. you can now wave and are starting to think about clapping your hands. you are also more aware. you love looking at everything when you get to sit in the shopping cart when tyler is not with us. The trips with just the both of us and fun and needed :) You are still a crazy sleeper! Mommy is tired please sleep :). Up again twice this month and sometimes once. We do dinner at 5 or 6 and eat oatmeal again around 7 and i try to give you 6-8 oz of milk before bed but somehow that is not doing the trick. I cannot stand to hear you cry and hope you grow out of this stage really soon :) We got pumpkins this month and have played more outside knowing that Fall will soon be coming to an end. you love putting grass in your mouth and crawling around anywhere. you're favorite word is still "mum mum mum", which i love :) and you are walking with the assistance of the baby walker toy. You have also really become attached to your book, 'Who Lives in the Pond' by Baby Einstein. You coo / scream when you see it. I think you like talkig to the frog b/c when we try to read it you just eat the pages or try to get down and crawl around. You have not taken to a sippy cup yet and it is driving me crazy! I dislike bottles and could like to be done with them by your 1st birthday which will be here before we all know it. I've also noticed you really are starting to recognize familar faces. Grandmommy, Grandma Wilma, and some of the neighbor kids from our Wednesday playdates.

Tyler - you went from saying a few words to telling whole stories. I'm caputuring a lot on video and you get so excited when you are thinking about what you want to say. It's really cute. you are also say, Oh yeah in a really really funny tone. I'm trying to capture this too!! you just went through a phase (hope it's over) that you took off your pjs in your crib and then take off your diaper. you are doing it b/c it makes you feel like a big boy that you can do it yourself; however we have now put you in a onsie, zippie. you play with the zipper, up down up down until you fall asleep but thankfully haven't taken it off yet. you are more interested in ella (feeding her, playing with her, and bossing her around) Little Ella is such a good sport! During our neighborhood walks you refuse to be straped in the wagon and insist on pushing your lawn mower or winnie the pooh toy. We are continuing to talk about going potty on toilet or telling mommy before you have to go but really there is no interest from you yet. you still love to hide behind the oversized sofa chair when you poop and i really don't think you even notice when you pee. looks like you will be closer to 3 b/f you are out of diapers. I love you tyler! you are thoughtful and funny soo lovable!!!!!!!!!!



I love everything about you and sometimes my heart is so full of love and joy and it's impossible to express it all to you through kisses and hugs. I love every minute we are together and pray that we have a close relationship in our life and can share in everything to come. You are truely beautiful inside and out and I love every second of every day that i get to spend with you.





Ty Ty~


Month 25 & 26