I could not have asked for a better kid!

Kylan is the best. He is turning more and more into a person every day. He is really loving and will run up to you to give and receive hugs (as well as kisses.) The other day ky was taking turns running from me and daddy to give hugs (all on his own accord.)

We have figured out that Kylan is calling Rob "mama." He is having a difficult time with those d's. It was so funny--the other day Rob came home from work and Kylan began clapping his hands and saying "mama".

Kylan is maturing in other ways too--he now throws tantrums when he doesn't get what he wants--this is something we are trying to stop now--we'll see how that goes. He also gets upset if you are eating something different then him. (Sometimes he gets upset when you are eating the same thing as him.) He is also beginning to insist on feeding himself. This is tricky. He doesn't have the coordination yet to use a spoon, but he tries. We would be bad parents if we discouraged his desire to feed himself.

Ky got his first skinned knee (I forgot to take a picture.) He was running on the driveway (wearing shorts) and he tripped. We knew it was bound to happen--but it was so sad when it actually did. Kylan also now has a sixth tooth (four on the top, two on the bottom.)

So for mother's day we surprised grandma Irvin and went to Indiana for a very very short visit. My Uncle also is battling cancer and so it was important to go see him as well. Kylan got to meet his great grandmother Hammond for the first time. He walked around the house and showed everyone what a big boy he was. He also spent some time rearranging Grandma's kitchen cabinets. He had a great time seeing Uncle Joel and future Aunt Jamie's new house. It is beautiful. He also watched his uncles play marbles (something mama used to play with Uncle Joel way back in the day.) For Mother's day the four siblings (Me, Joel, Jeff, and John) cooked a wonderful meal. We had a great time! Too bad it was so short. Ky also had a wonderful time sporting around disposable diapers (something he rarely wears.) Doesn't he have the cutest little chubby thighs?

The next weekend we went to the farmer's market for the first time this year. It takes place around the capital. After we bought yummy stuff, we sat in the grass and ate. Ky had a lot of fun walking around and checking out the capital. We also took him into the capital building where he got to drink out of a marble water fountain. Talk about fancy.

Well next blog entry will be either the first b'day one or the "Ky's most embarassing moments" entry. I can't believe he is almost a whole year old!

11 months and handsome as ever.

Never leave your child alone for a second! That top picture would be Kylan discovering the joys of Toilet paper. Boy did he have fun. The second pic is of Kylan discovering that even though TP is fun to play with, it does not taste so good.

11 months and what a little walker.

He often walks with his hands clasped now, or he walks clapping. (6 pic from top is of him clapping) He actually learned to clap his hands at his first brewers game this year (April 20th I think.) We have been to a couple of games and he still enjoys them (especially getting the attention of the people around us.) Oh yeah--and when the brewers hit a home run---he is fascinated by the fireworks.

He also went to his first tailgate before a Brewer game. Ky had fun eating with Grandpa. It was a good time. We saw Cousin Elizabeth from Nebraska and said goodbye to Cousin Dr. Paul. Cousin Dr. Paul is receiving his medical degree next week and then moving out to San Diego. We will miss him.

Kylan has also learned how to making farting noises with his mouth. He is very proud. He will walk up to you and put his mouth on your arm/face/leg and blow. What a boy!

He loves being outside and now his new walking skills makes the outside so much more exciting. He tries to eat the plants and trees. BLAH! We try to get him to ride his trike, but he would rather push it.

His vocab continues to expand. He now says "Bread" and "MAMA" quite regularly. It was pretty cool--the other day we were taking a walk and there was a man across the street walking two dogs. Kylan started saying "BEAR! BEAR" Then he said "HI BEAR!" (FYI--our dog's name is bear.) He is a pretty smart kid!

Garage sale season has begun! YEAH! I just bought a "Super Gate" at one the other day, so now I am able to confine Ky to the family room. This gives me a bit more sanity during the day. Now if we can just find a cheap entertainments center with doors. (to keep little fingers off the electronics. Ky already broke the sound knob on the stereo.) We also bought the neat trike you see in the pics up top. It converts from a rocker to a tricycle that we can push (until he is ready to push himself.) I also picked him up a big bag of trucks for $2 and lots of play clothes for .10 to .25 each. Now that he is old enough to play outside I don't want him wrecking his nice outfits--so play clothes come in very handy. Did I mention I love garage saling! YEAH! (I also bought Rob a brand new suitcase for $8.)

Let's see I forgot to mention the pics of Aidan, Mark and Gianna. We went over to play with our Godson (Aidan) and had some fun. We (the adults) learned though it is better to get the kids together earlier in the day and to do things outdoors--so there is less mess indoors.

So that is all I have for now. Can you believe that Ky is almost 1 year old! I can hardly believe it! I plan to post at least once more before the big party!

Have a good one!