Growing up with Tyler, Kevin, Jacob, and Baby!: 2006

Saturday, August 26, 2006

Annual Family Pictures

April 2011:

October 2009:

December 2008:

December 2007:

Kevin's Year Pics

Two Years Old:

One Year Old:

Birth:

Tyler Yearly Pics

Four Years Old:

Three Years Old:

Two Years Old:

One Year Old:

Birth:

Sunday, January 1, 2006

Kevin Tidbits

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Tyler Tidbits

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Blogs I Follow

http://mompetition.blogspot.com

http://www.musingsofahousewife.com/

http://www.mamabargains.com/

http://jdorganizer.blogspot.com/

http://pioneerwoman.blogspot.com/

http://bakerella.blogspot.com/

http://www.mamarazzischool.com/

I have been married to my best friend for seven years! I am currently "retired" from the wonderful world of law and spend my days watching our two beautiful sons discover the ups and downs of life, while trying to keep our barky dogs from barking too much.

Favorite Book/Series: Right now, Vince Flynn novels. Once, I finish this series...who knows.

Favorite Activities: Reading, crafty stuff, doing family things, and going to the gym for me time...love me time.

Things I Never Imagined I Would Say:

- Stop it. Stop bulldozing your brother!

- No. Kevin is not old enough for a balloon ride Tyler! (Tyler was trying to have a "balloon ride" by putting a play mat over them both so they were laying below it...I just wasn't comfortable enough letting him put things over Kevin...and Tyler just didn't understand saying "it's fun mommy, try it".

Jacob's Other Stuff

Jacob's Daily Happenings

02.23.11 - Born at 8:59 PM and weighed in at 8 lbs, 7 oz.

04.14.11 - Got Jacob to smile at for the first time where I knew it was a pure smile...and he did it three different times for me!

Jacob's Yearly PIctures

Birth:

Kevin Signs I Know

01.10.2010: Kevin has spent the last few days signing "more" with a lot of excitement at mealtimes or while playing. We finally think that he has figured out "more" because mealtimes are a lot quieter as he seems much more content that we are getting food to him at the right pace. He has also thrown his hands up in the air the last few meal times after eating a lot, so we are guessing that he is working on his "all done"!

11.20.2009: Kevin is figuring out that when someone signs "milk" or "food" or even "more" that I should start screaming in excitement.

10.01.2009. I am currently working hard with my big brother, daddy, and mommy to learn how to communicate with my hands. I already know that when they sign "food" or "more" that something fun is about to happen (I love to eat). I can't wait until I can tell them things back with my hands, because they really don't get it when I try to talk to them!

Kevin Other Stuff

Kevin Daily Happenings

02.05.10: While reading some books before bed, Kevin said "dog" several times and clearly while reading about a dog!

10.31.09: Kevin is now well over nine months and LOVES to stand. At anytime he is pulling up on things to explore his world on a new level, and of course always attempting to get a better glimpse at the blue light on the DVR, or any electrical outlets. Definitely have to keep a close eye on him!

10.27.09: Kevin surprises us all by standing in his crib this morning chewing on the handrail as Adam, Tyler, and I enter to say good morning. It was his first time to get "caught" standing up in his crib and we were glad that he woke up early enough so Adam could see it too!

10.20.09: My heart is melting as I listen to Kevin repeat "dada" over and over with different inflections while sitting in his highchair eating sliced bananas. I know that the "dada" doesn't refer to Adam quite yet, but he is now saying two syllable words and that is just too cool! He is getting so big saying his big words and eating sliced food!!

10.12.09: Kevin is once again battling a cold. The poor guy constantly seems to have a cold lately. So, he is sleeping a lot more again, and soaking up any cuddle time that he can work into our crazy days. In fact, Kevin enjoyed a nice snuggle/sleep with Adam yesterday at church (this usually doesn't happen as we are busy keeping tabs on Tyler and passing Kevin back and forth, but with the nursery open again, Adam and I got some quality alone time with Kevin during Mass). The cold hasn't stopped him though from exploring the house and having fun though. This weekend, he was quick to remind us that things like electrical cords, outlets, and newspapers are interesting to him, and he is quick to move when it comes to getting what he wants...not crawling yet, but can scoot, turn, and grab quickly! He also spent the weekend doing a lot of standing up against toys. He LOVES to stand and play, whether it is the piano, car walker, or musical play table. He has figured out how to push buttons, turn things, and generally how to make the toys "play", and with this new skill brings the attention of big brother. Kevin does a good job of conveying that he wants to play with a certain thing on the toy though despite Tyler trying to take over, and so a lot of Saturday was spent practicing sharing with both boys.

10.01.09: This morning we discovered that Kevin now has his third tooth! It is on the bottom like the other two, and that is the only reason I noticed when he was laughing (as I thought that he had something in his mouth). Sure enough, it was a tooth! Just amazing how he worked on that one without letting us know...what a brave little man.

9.15.09: I sit in awe as Kevin has officially mastered the "army crawl" with speed, and isn't afraid to go take back what is his from his big brother. ;) Oh, how my life is changing.

9.13.09: Tyler runs into the kitchen to tell us that Kevin is sitting. Since we left him on his tummy, we were a little surprised when we ran into the living room to see him sitting up. Guess he learned a new skill!

9.12.09: Kevin gets his second tooth! It sits right next to his first tooth (so this new one is lower row, and the left one in the middle), and oh they look so cute especially when he does his all out smile.

8.13.09: Kevin sat on his first "big boy" toy car and had a blast holding on to the steering wheel, pushing the horn to make music, and just drooling all over it! Definitely, starting to become a big boy!

08.13.09: Still working on figuring out how to crawl, but mainly his attention is now on the new thing invading his mouth. Kevin is chewing on everything from toys, to his cheek/hands, to my clothing. He is in good spirits despite having his first tooth coming in!

08.09.09: Just after lunch, Adam discovered that Kevin has his first tooth (lower right)! He has been a little fussy, but is mainly so happy that we wouldn't have known but for him wanting to chomp on everything and drooling up a storm!

08.07.09: Got up on all fours, moved one knee then the other forward, and then belly flopped.

Videos

Here are links to the posts that have videos included. If you click on the link, it should take you to a full post and you should find a video withint that post.

2009:

Thimmesch Boys Plant a Tree (Tyler: 2 1/2, Kevin: 5 months)

Golden Valley Orchestra at Brookview Park (Tyler: 29 months; Kevin 4 months)

Tyler and Kevin (Tyler: 27 months; Kevin: 2 months)

Tyler Meets Kevin (Tyler: 24 months; Kevin: Newborn)

2008:

Some Videos of Christmas Time (Tyler: 23 months)

Trip to OKC (Tyler: 22 months)

A Quick Video (Tyler: 18 months)

More Video of Pool Time (Tyler: 18 months)

Monday at the Pool (Tyler: 18 months)

Day Out With Thomas (Tyler: 18 months)

Tyler and Matt: Day Two (Tyler: 18 months)

Too Hot Not To Go To The Pool (Tyler: 17 months)

Jackhammer Day (Tyler: 16 months) - Adam's demolition

Tyler's New Car (Tyler: 16 months) - 3 videos

What a Day (Tyler: 15 months)

Tyler Walking (Tyler: 15 months)

Ellie's Theatrical Debut (Tyler: 13 months)

Happy Birthday Tyler (Tyler: 12 months)

Things Tyler Can Do at Twelve Months (Tyler: 12 months)

Tyler - Thursday (Tyler: 12 months)

2007:

Tyler at Jungle Jamboree (Tyler: 11 months)

Tyler at Jungle Jamboree Part II (Tyler: 11 months)

Around the House - Tyler (Tyler: 11 months)

Here are some other videos that we took of Tyler before we started our family blog.

Tyler: Birth to 8 Months in 60 Seconds:

Tyler: 4 months

Tyler Laughing - 4 months

Tyler: OKC (4 months)

Tyler Other Stuff

Tyler Daily Happenings

12.30.09: While hanging out in daddy's office yesterday, Tyler asked what book daddy was reading. Daddy showed him the big book of SEC regulations sitting on his desk. Tyler asked if he could read it and daddy said sure. Tyler opened it up, saw all of the small print and said "that is a lot of words daddy" and closed the book. Then he looked up and with a big smile said "that is just wonderful daddy, your book is wonderful". AHHHH. Too cute. I hope that he continues to love books and words as he gets older!!!

10.31.09: Tyler enjoyed the Hawkeye game against Indiana. He would watch parts with us and then run off to play. The best part about watching the game with him today was when Tyler Sash got a fumble and returned it for a touchdown. Tyler was watching with us, and as we were yelling for Tyler Sash to run, Tyler was yelling "I'm doing it, I am going to score, Tyler scores a touchdown!". :) Just too cute to listen to him get all excited about another Tyler making a big play.

10.31.09: Tyler gets up early with daddy, who makes him a bowl of cereal and some applesauce for breakfast. While sitting at the table eating breakfast (Kevin and I are still sleeping), Adam asks Tyler whether Tyler likes the breakfast that Adam made for him. Apparently, Tyler looked up at Adam and in only a way that Tyler can, said "You did not make my BREAKFAST...you just put milk on my cereal and opened my applesauce DADDY". Tyler apparently thought that this daddy was quite the goofball for thinking that that was making a breakfast, and remembered that moment to tell me later in the day.

10.21.09: I think that it is adorable that Tyler refuses breakfast because he is busy making a picnic and bossing his friends (Tyler Sash, Pooh Bear, Elmo, Mickey Mouse, and Donald Duck) around so that they help him. So far, they have packed broccoli and ice cream, and are having their picnic at the park since they all are going to work on the bulldozer there after they swing. Tyler told them that if they eat their broccoli and ice cream all gone, then he will drive them to the cookie house in his grey car. Too cute!

10.20.09: Tyler shocked me today by looking at a lot of different clocks on a paper and telling me what time it was. So I printed out more and we had fun learning about clocks and practicing pointing to the hands (since his default guess is always two o'clock) to see what the hands are actually pointing at.

10.19.09: Tyler did his first fingerpaint. It was for his daddy, and not only included some smiley faces, but also included some goats. He was so proud to be making a fun painting and was sure to put lots of blue (daddy's favorite color) and yellow (Tyler's favorite color) all over the paper.

10.12.09: Upon seeing that it is snowing this morning, Tyler announces to Adam that they need to clean it up. Then, while sitting at breakfast, Tyler tells me that we should make daddy some hot chocolate when he gets home from work because "daddy will like to drink it, it warm him up". Ahhh. So, now, Tyler is alternating between looking at the snow in the backyard and pretending to make hot chocolate for daddy and Ellie (not sure why Ellie is getting it...maybe because she looks cold) at the kitchen table. Too sweet.

10.11.09: As we are waiting for Mass to start, Adam realizes that the church childcare is open once again (it closes during the summer and start of the school year). He looks at Tyler and asks him if he wants to go play with kids, and immediately Tyler is up and headed out. Adam told me that Tyler immediately ran to the toys once they walked in (a welcomed change after the tears we would have last year, and just a reminder that he is growing up) and that he didn't care that Adam was leaving. Upon returning, the lady's in the nursery told us all the story's that Tyler told them as apparently he talked nonstop while he was there (including telling them about how grandma has a sister....no idea which grandma he was talking about or where he realized that grandma's can have sisters...). ;) Just bittersweet knowing that he is big enough to go play by himself with strangers for an hour....we love that he is growing up...but then of course there is the reminder that he is growing up! ;)

10.05.09: Tyler has his first hot chocolate. He came out after his nap (he can open his door even though it has a child lock on it now, so naptime or quiet time seems to end whenever he wants anymore) and came out right as I was making myself a cup. So, I made him a small cup of his very first hot chocolate in his monkey "coffee" cup and we had a nice chat at the table sipping our warm drink.

10.05.09: This morning Tyler goes and changes out of his pajamas all by himself (something that happens occasionally) and walked in with the clothes that he wanted to wear for the day. I helped get him changed and he pointed out that he already had his shoes on (he had his Thomas Train slippers on) and announced that "Tyler needs to walk....needs to take a Tyler walk". He kept saying this over and over, and I finally asked him where he wanted to walk. He told me that he needed to walk down the street. I told him that he cannot walk down the street by himself because there could be cars driving down the road and that could be dangerous. He told me that it was okay because the cars were sleeping, and that he "needed" to walk down the street to go to daddy's work to help daddy work. It took a little convincing, but ultimately he settled on just walking downstairs to have a pretend picnic instead. :)

9.08.09: After getting home from Iowa, Adam and I are standing in the kitchen talking and Tyler walks in with an unopened McDonald's toy that he dug out of a bag while we were busy unpacking the car. He is trying his hardest to open it up (there is a car inside), but can't get the plastic open. Adam asks him if he would like help, and one determined Tyler responds with "No! I am a big boy....I am a big boy...." as he continues to struggle. He makes the affirmation that he is a "big boy" a couple more times before looking up at Adam and saying "I am NOT a big boy" and hands Adam the package to open. It was a very cute moment, though we felt for him on his realization that he still needs parental help once in awhile. :)

8.26.09: While waking Kevin up this morning, Tyler ran in to help. He announced to me that Kevin and daddy were "Tyler's buddies" and then kept asking Kevin "are you my buddy Kevin? yes, you are my buddy" over and over and over again. He was just so excited with this piece of news, that I asked him if I could be his buddy and he just looked up at me and said "whhhhaaaatttttt?" with those big brown eyes looking up at me and a big smile on his face. I asked again if I could be his buddy, and he told me "no mama, you are NOT my buddy, you are a girl!" with a big smile on his face. Apparently, only boys are eligible for Tyler buddy status right now. I can't complain though, because he did give me one of the sweetest kisses on the check after that.

8.20.09: After taking Kevin's truck to the grocery store, Tyler decided that it was time for breakfast. I asked him if he wanted to have oatmeal, something he has not had in months, and his eyes got so big! He started screaming "OAT-meal" over and over and over. For those of you that remember how he used to chant this when he was younger, it was in the same way with the same excitement. Oh, what a fun morning already. :)

8.19.09: Tyler told me that Kevin and him are going to the library this morning. They have ten errands to do, and are going to do them in Kevin's car (Tyler is stuck on "ten" because Adam has been reading him "ten" books at night...small ones...in lieu of several songs at bedtime). I listened to Tyler convince Kevin to let Tyler drive, and then they buckled (noisely). After finishing three errands (the library, gas, and groceries), they stopped to get lunch. Tyler ordered "milk and water" for Kevin and "chocolate milk and a cheeseburger" for Tyler. They Tyler sped off telling Kevin to be careful and not make a mess. :) And then promptly stopped for ice cream. ;) I just love Tyler's imagination....and think (based off of Kevin's sounds and smiles) that he is LOVING playing with big brother today!

8.19.09: This morning, Tyler and Kevin were quietly playing in Tyler's room. Kevin was playing with some blocks and Tyler was performing a concert for Kevin with various instruments (all pretend), so I ran downstairs to start some laundry. I got a load started and then took the kitchen trash outside. After that, I headed back into Tyler's room (I wasn't gone long, so you would think that everything would be the same, but alas I was wrong) where I see Candyland game pieces EVERYWHERE and each boy has half of the board (sigh). I am just looking at the mess, when Tyler looks up at me and says "Kevin teach Tyler how to do this mama, Kevin is good at Candyland." I said, "he broke the game?" and Tyler responded with "we don't break it mama, we are playing." Sigh. I can't get upset because I am the one who left it within reach after playing it with Tyler yesterday, so it is my fault, but I did find it funny that Tyler is putting it all on Kevin already! ;)

8.17.09: Upon walking in to get Tyler up for the morning, Tyler sat up in bed and promptly asked whether daddy wore a green tie to work. I told him that I would have to call daddy to ask him, and Tyler agreed and also wanted to tell daddy that his fan blew the light in his closet out last night and that they will need to fix the light because "me want to see books in Tyler's bed"! ;) (Really, we just turned the light off after he went to sleep and since we keep his books in his closet I guess that he woke up looking for his books (since last night he told Adam that he wanted to see his books as Adam was tucking him in). I asked him how he was going to fix the light in his closet and he told me "we fix it real good, real good at Home Depot" and ran to get his flashlight."

8.14.09: Tyler walked right to the fridge this morning after getting up (something he always does after we decide on what type of cereal he is having...his or daddy's). He opened the fridge up and said "oh no...who drank my milk?!?!" in a very accusatory fashion! I had to tell him that daddy drank his milk all gone this morning, but that we would go to the store to get more. That was all Tyler needed to hear. He quickly ate his dry cereal and then off we headed to the store, where he proceeded to tell EVERYONE that we got lots of milk because "daddy drank my milk all gone". Ha.

8.13.09: I just watched Tyler tuck Pooh Bear into bed. I asked him if he wanted the lights off for Pooh Bear, but Tyler told me no, so I left. I grabbed something from the kitchen and walked back down the hall to hear Tyler signing "good night my pooh bear" (a song that we sing to Tyler every night). I came out here to post about it because it was so cute, and Tyler came running out with a pretend cup telling me that Pooh Bear needs water and went to get him water and then told him "night night" (asking for water has become a Tyler ritual). Then Pooh Bear started crying, so Tyler went to get him and it turns out that Pooh Bear needs Thomas the train to sleep with. So they grabbed a Thomas and Tyler went back to bed, with Tyler singing one more song and then telling Pooh Bear to dream about Thomas the train. I just love how he imitates daily life!

8.13.09: I think (he has been doing it consistently for three days) that I can officially type that Tyler knows "one plus" addition...at least up to the point that he can count (right now it is consistently twenty, with sometimes up to thirty). It all started with a math puzzle game he got and so we had to teach him the "____ plus ____ is ____" format to be able to work the puzzle. Now, he can usually read you that format if you write it out, (i.e. knows the "plus" and "equal" sign). Anyways, Adam worked on adding ones and he quickly realized that one plus something is just one more of that something. So now you can ask him what "one plus seven is" or something else between one and twenty, and so long as he isn't being silly, will tell you "eight" or the other correct answer.

8.13.09: I walk in to wake Tyler up this morning. He is sitting in his bed and looks up at me with his big brown eyes and says "I'm sick.". That was it. As he then climbed out of bed and walked into the living room to find Kevin. He starts playing with some stacking toys that you can turn into balls. He makes three balls, one for me (the biggest), one for Kevin (the smallest), and one for himself (a middle sized one). I ask them what they are, and he tells me apples. He then tells me that mine tastes like a banana, Kevin's is chocolate, and his is medicine. Yuck! But he ate his all gone and then told me that he was feeling better.

8.12.09: While sitting at the table with Kevin, who was finishing up his dinner, I hear Tyler running into the kitchen yelling "let's blow him up mommy, I wanna blow him up". Huh? Tyler finally makes it into the kitchen and says "mama, i blow him up all by myself". I look at him (since I was feeding Kevin his yummy dinner of avacado, lentil, and pear) to see Tyler holding the ear thermometer. Ah!! Makes so much sense....and as I piece it together Tyler tells me that he is a doctor and can do it all by himself.

8.11.09: I go in to get Tyler up for the morning and notice that his nose is really running. I asked him if his nose was running, and he looked at me with a serious look and said "no mommy, my nose not sick, it ran away". Ha! Apparently, Ellie's running away left an impression.

8.10.09: When I picked Tyler up from the childcare center at the gym, I started talking to a staff member who was playing with him. I asked him how she did today, and she said great and that he is quite the talker. Apparently, he approached her and asked her to play trains with him and when she sat down to play, he started talking nonstop! He told her that he likes to eat his food all gone, and when she asked him if he ate all of his vegetables because vegetables make you strong, he replied "yes, but not my tomatoes, I don't like tomatoes!". She asked him what he got if he ate his vegetables all gone, and he told her that "mommy lets me vacuum all by myself" and how daddy lets him build a trench. I then had to explain that this morning I had let him vacuum a bedroom by himself for the first time, and that he helped Adam work on some landscaping over the weekend where they made a small trench to lay some edging.

8.07.09: While playing playing outside on his tricycle, Tyler abrubtly stopped and ran into the garage. I started to hear dragging noises, and soon Tyler appeared with one of the car ramps (to raise up the front end so Adam can change the oil). Tyler got it situated and then ran back into the garage to get the other one. He took his time lining them up next to each other, then brought me his yellow plastic fire hat (he was a fireman today) that he was wearing. I asked him what he was doing, and he told me that he had to "work on my bicycle little bit). Sure enough, he then worked very hard to roll his tricycle up the ramps and once situated, then looked underneath and pretend fixed a few things before declaring "I fixed my bicycle, mommy" and continuing to then ride it.

8.06.09: After singing along to "Bring Him Home" from Les Mis, Tyler announces repeatedly that "mommy, I did bring him home to your house"; and it has happened everytime since. Too cute.

Tyler Words I Know

Here is an ongoing list of words that Tyler can read. I will update this from time to time, but mainly want a record for my own purposes, and therefore might not be as on top of things as I would otherwise be if I were doing this for someone else. :)

A
I
Tyler
Mom
Dad
Kevin
Dog
Iowa
She
He
To
It
All - Ball, Call, Mall
My
No
Ask
Of
The
By
Like
See
Up
Have
Is
For
You
Many
And
Have
No
In
Me
At -- Cat, Bat, Mat
On