Boys will be boys

Sometimes being a mommy is tough -- being torn about not spending enough time with the boys when I am working a lot, having to play bad cop, being tired a lot - but it is always the most rewarding, gratifying and humbling job. Especially lately, because the boys are too cute for words! However, since this is a blog, I will attempt to put into words all of the cuteness to which I am referring:

Tyler Update

Well, for those who were placing bets, it is official - Tyler's walking! That's right, mere days after I left for Tahoe, Tyler started walking more than crawling. I called it before I left, but it still made me sad to miss those first days. He was walking across the living room when I left, so it is not like I missed his first steps, but now if he wants something, he stands up and walks to it. He still has the baby walk and he stands just like his daddy (sticky his belly out) - it is too cute. I will try to put some video up soon of Tyler walking. We are sticking with bare feet for now because he has no idea what to do when we put shoes on his feet!

Tyler also seems to understand more of what I am saying these days and I find myself trying to give him more instructions to see how much he actually gets. I told him it was time for dinner tonight and showed him his food and told him to come get into his highchair and he came running. :)

The other big transition Tyler has made recently is to whole milk. He only drinks whole milk these days and he will even drink it cold (finally!). I weaned Tyler just before my trip to Lake Tahoe. I was sad to do it, but it was time and he was ready.

He continues to impress me (and everyone for that matter) because he is such a great sleeper! I am such a lucky mommy to have two good sleepers (knock on wood). It is so nice to be able to sing songs and then kiss him goodnight and just lay him in his crib. From what I hear, Tyler even slept like a champ for Mom Mom and Peepaw while we were away.

This weekend we spent a lot of quality time together recovering after a hectic week last week and from vacation. Tyler is getting so big so fast, so I really enjoyed cuddling with him in the Ergo while we walked around the block while Andrew rode his bike. Tyler had his head on my chest and it reminded me of those early days when he was just weeks old and I held him in the same position and he barely filled the Ergo. How time flies!

Finally, I am not sure if you all would agree, but Tyler seems to think that I am the funniest person these days. He spent most of the weekend alternating between laughing at me and calling out "Mama, Mama, Mama ...' over and over again. It was music to my ears!

Andrew Update

Andrew is so observant and curious these days and he loves to ask questions. Sometimes you can look at him and see the wheels turning when he is trying to figure something out. Doug had the pleasure of getting Andrew's first "why?" questioning. Doug said it was one 'why' after the next. I don't remember what he was asking about per se, but he soaks it up like a sponge! Andrew's memory is incredible as well - he mentioned the Easter Egg Hunt we did last year and I was amazed that he really seemed to remember it. He is definitely at the age where you can't promise to do something tomorrow unless you plan on following through because Andrew will remind us that we promised that we would do this or that ...

Friday night we ran some errands and as we were headed back to the car, Andrew noticed that he moon was following us. I thought that was the cutest observation! Saturday, after Andrew's nap we went for a walk around the block and Andrew rode his bike around the block. He has great balance and is very fast on his bike. While he was riding around the block he noticed the fire hydrants and pointed one out to me. I told him what it was and explained how firemen use them. When we got to another one he got off his bike and put his hand on the hydrant and said, "Mommy, talk about this". So I explained again what it was and how it was used and then he proceeded to explain it back to me. It was too sweet. He does that a lot actually - he also loves to "read" to me after I read to him. Since it was getting dark, I told Andrew we needed to head home and he replied, "one more lap". See, I tell Andrew all of the time when I am walking or running and he is in the jogging stroller that we have one more lap. So, I got it back in spades yesterday!

Oh, and today, I let Andrew have a piece of gum in the car and it ended up in his hair! I actually had to cut it out! Needless to say, I am glad he is a boy because you can't even tell. I can't imagine having to cut a little girls hair an inch from the root!